There is currently (as of April 2003), no federal law on cloning, though the issue is being hotly debated in Congress. Because there is so much activity on the state level in this area, we are posting links to websites that track these data on a regular basis. The President's Council on Bioethics makes no claims as to their accuracy and our posting these links should not be construed as an endorsement of their contents.

The prospect of cloning-to-produce-children, which would be a radically new form of procreation, raises deep concerns about identity and individuality, the meaning of having children, the difference between procreation and manufacture, and the relationship between the generations. See similar questions...

of January 1, 2005, charities that accept donations of vehicles, trucks, boats, and airplanes — and later sell these donated items — will be subject to additional reporting requirements. Charities will be required to disclose in writing, to each donor and to the IRS, the gross proceeds raised from the sale of their donated vehicle when the vehicle is sold for $500.00 or more. See similar questions...

The law will not affect donors who do not itemize on their taxes. Donors who do itemize their taxes will no longer carry the burden of determining the value for their donation. Instead, they will receive a verifiable written receipt from the charity, which will document the gross proceeds of the donated vehicle valued at $500.00 or more. Donors are encouraged to speak to their tax advisors for more information. See similar questions...

Federal law classifies lamps that fail the “Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure” (TCLP) as “Universal Waste.” Lamps that fail this test must be specially handled and cannot be disposed along with ordinary garbage. The specific handling and disposal requirements are provided by the “Universal Waste” rule (UWR), which is much less stringent than the procedures applicable to full industrial hazardous wastes. See similar questions...

The Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act does not apply to gaming areas of casinos. Smoking is still allowed in casino gaming establishments, unless the operator of such facilities assigns separate rooms or areas within the establishment as nonsmoking. For example, many casinos now voluntarily offer smoke-free poker rooms. See similar questions...

President Bush has expressed strong opposition to all human cloning, whether for biomedical research or for producing children. For more information about his views, visit the White House website at http://www.whitehouse.gov/ See similar questions...

Many countries have passed laws regarding one or both uses of human cloning. Approaches vary widely from country to country, with some banning both uses of cloning (for instance, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Norway), while others have prohibited cloning-to-produce-children while allowing and in some cases regulating cloning-for-biomedical-research (for instance, the United Kingdom). See similar questions...

Human cloning experiments are going through rough sailing not because of the UN directive (the US doesn't exactly bow to the UN on its internal policies), but because the sitting President is dead set against it. It is President Bush's firm stand that human life should never be extinguished or exploited to profit another. The American public agrees with him. In a recent Gallup poll, over 60% were against human embryo cloning as opposed to around 30% that approved. See similar questions...

A security freeze is a mechanism to prevent new account identity theft. Only a security freeze allows the consumer to limit access to his or her consumer reporting file. The federal Fair Credit Reporting Act creates two types of fraud alerts, but the only type available to consumers who have not yet been victims of identity theft, called the initial fraud alert, expires after 90 days unless renewed. The very short time period makes this a poor tool for ID theft prevention. See similar questions...

Both potential uses (cloning-to-produce-children and cloning-for-biomedical-research) begin in the same way with the act of cloning (by somatic cell nuclear transfer) that produces a cloned human embryo. They are therefore connected by technique and separated by intent. Any attempt to limit or regulate one would almost inevitably touch upon the other. See similar questions...

Many members of both parties in Congress have confused a public health issue, medical marijuana, with the politics of the War on Drugs. In doing so, they have denied an effective medication to the seriously ill and dying. On June 15, 2005, the House voted 264 to 161 against a bi-partisan measure, sponsored by Reps. See similar questions...

Answer: Federal law always supercedes state law. However, states that have adopted their own state Indian Child Welfare Acts may do so if the state law strengthens or expands the federal law but does not take away or modify the original intent of the federal mandates. In such case the higher standard of protection applies. Legal Reference: 25 U.S.C. See similar questions...

Where state law requires a higher minimum wage than the federal law, that state’s higher standard applies. See StateOvertimeLaw.us. www.agerights.com www.americanworkrights.com www.cronemason.com www.flsaclassaction.com www.homedepotovertime.net www.memphisdivorce.com www.overtimepaylaw.us www.overtimescams.us www.stateovertimelaw.us www.tennesseeemploymentlawcenter.com www.tradesecretprotection. See similar questions...

Nevada law now bans smoking in all areas of grocery and convenience stores, including the gaming areas in these businesses. See similar questions...

The legal area is large, but the consumer can always have an estimate on his possibilities in a concrete case by inquiring at Forbrugerklagenævnet (the Danish edition of Better Business Bureau): phone +45 7013 1330 (weekdays 9 am to 12 noon). See similar questions...

The Immigration and Nationality Act is a law that governs the admission of all immigrants to the United States. For the part of the law concerning immigrant visas for parents, please see INA § 201 and INA § 204. The specific eligibility requirements and procedures for applying for immigrant visas and permanent residence are included in the Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] at 8 CFR § 204.1 and 8 CFR § 204.2. See similar questions...