The Legislative Drafter's Desk Reference
- ISBN-10
- 0871876701
- ISBN-13
- 9780871876706
- Category
- Law / Government / General
- Pages
- 450
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Publisher
- Congressional Quarterly
- Author
- Lawrence E. Filson
Description
Primarily an all-purpose manual for individuals who may be called on to draft legislation, but also a picture of what legislative drafting involves and how it fits into the legislative process as a whole. Includes a comprehensive list of drafting rules, principles, and forms applicable to all types of bills at all levels of government and a section on matters of form, style, and procedure that are specifically involved in bill drafting at the federal level. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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