03015oam 2200505 450 991078283110332120170718124657.01-4522-6395-71-60426-369-5(OCoLC)436980057(MiFhGG)GVRL2ZLJ(EXLCZ)99100000000074675020070718d2008 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrThe legislative drafter's desk reference /Lawrence E. Filson and Sandra L. Strokoff2nd ed.Washington, D.C. ;London CQ Pressc2008Washington, D.C. :CQ Press,2008.1 online resource (xvii, 583 pages)Gale eBooksDescription based upon print version of record.1-4522-3539-2 0-87289-411-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Approaching the subject -- What is legislative drafting? -- The drafting process itself -- Defining the problem and its solution -- Searching out the collateral questions -- Organizing the bill -- The mechanics of good writing -- The roman rule, modified -- Readability -- General considerations -- The introductory provisions -- The central provisions -- The caboose -- General considerations -- The basic amendatory tools -- Amendatory form and style -- Organization of amendments -- Amendatory cautions -- General considerations -- Breakdown, designation, and headings of subdivisions -- Grammatical considerations -- Word usage in general -- Devices especially suited for coping with complexity -- References to statutory provisions -- References to nonstatutory provisions -- Dealing with effective dates -- Other usages and considerations -- Statutory construction -- Significant case law for the federal drafter -- Typography and typographical terminology -- Locations and forms of existing federal law -- Legislative vehicles in congress -- Federal drafting styles -- Federal parliamentary considerations -- Drafters of nonfederal law -- Considerations in drafting regulations.This book is a practical guide to the drafting of federal and state laws for law and public policy students, and legal, lobbying, and legislative professionals.It offers an introduction to the concept and the process of bill drafting along with step-by-step details of all the issues associated with crafting legislative bills or agency regulations.Bill draftingUnited StatesBills, LegislativeUnited StatesLegislationUnited StatesBill draftingBills, LegislativeLegislation328.73073Filson Lawrence E1573677Strokoff Sandra L.MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910782831103321The legislative drafter's desk reference3872215UNINA