Three types of rodent mites readily bite humans: the house mouse mite (Liponyssoides saguineus), spiny rat mite (Laelaps echidnina) and tropical rat mite (Ornithonyssus bacoti). The house mouse mite prefers to suck the blood of mice, but also will bite rats and people, often causing a rash around the bite.
Under strong public pressure, Congress passed the Tax Reform Act of 1969, and it was signed into law by President Richard M. Nixon on December 30, 1969.
Other, similar, legislation soon followed. After considerable debate on the scope of the DNI's powers and authorities, the United States Congress passed the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 by votes of 336â75 in the House of Representatives, and 89â2 in the Senate. President George W. Bush signed the bill into law on December 17, 2004.