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An Act extending the term of the Office of the President of the Adiong Memorial State College from three (3) years to four (4) years in accordance with Republic Act No. 8292, otherwise known as the "Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997", further amending for the purpose Republic Act No. 7935, as amended by Republic Act No. 8651 June 15, 2023
English: Republic Act No. 11494 (Bayanihan to Recover as One Act) PDF file on the Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines website, signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on September 11, 2020
The English Language Unity Act is based on a similar bill, "The Bill Emerson English Language Empowerment Act", which passed in the House of Representatives in 1999. However, it never became law. It tried to amend Federal law to declare English to be the official language of the U.S. Government.
English: Republic Act No. 11201 (Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development Act) PDF file on the Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines website, signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on February 14, 2019
Although there currently exists no federal assistance for anti-bullying, Thursday's Child [14] offers a 24-hour helpline for children, teens and young adults in the U.S., who are bullying victims, at 1 (800) USA KIDS or (818) 831-1234 from a mobile device. Currently, it is the only such helpline in North America.
Code for America is a 501(c)(3) civic tech non-profit organization that was founded by Jennifer Pahlka in 2009, "to promote ‘civic hacking’, and to bring 21st century technology to government." [ 2 ] Federal, state, and local governments often lack the budget, expertise, and resources to efficiently deploy modern software. [ 3 ]
Republic Acts have also been utilized to enact legislation on areas where the legal codes have proven insufficient. For example, while the possession of narcotics had been penalized under the 1930s Revised Penal Code , the wider attention drawn to illegal drugs in the 1960s and the 1970s led to new legislation increasing the penalties for ...
September 3 – Speaker O'Neill and President Reagan settle one of the most unforgettable deals in US history (Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act), which would cut the ratio of spending of three to one and add more taxes. September 5 – Iowa paperboy Johnny Gosch is kidnapped. September 15 – The first edition of USA Today is published. [8]