The report reviews the legislative efforts in the Congress from the 90th Congress onward to enact legislation to provide for conversion in the United States to the use of the metric system of weights and measures.

This report addresses travel in the United States.

This report was created in response to a growing interest in the aspects of day care, and outlines types of day care, day care in countries outside of the United States, and the business side of day care.

This report presents Federal programs of assistance to American Indians to benefit Indian tribes and individuals.

The report is to assist the consumer in comparing various designs, systems, and construction techniques in order to select those most suited to geographic location and individual preference.

This report is about residential applications of solar heating and cooling technologies

This report is a guide for different bicentennial organizations and bicentennial projects of selected organizations.

This report provides an analysis of the provisions of The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (P. L. 93-383).

This report discusses the U.S. supreme court action, Congressional action, Federal and state judicial action and state legislation on abortion. It also discusses about the proposed bills and resolutions upon which no action has been taken.

This report presents the cost of the Capitol Visitors' Center (CVC), the most extensive addition to the Capitol since the Civil War, which is estimated at between $380 million and $395 million. Altogether $357.3 million in appropriated funds are available for project. An additional $65 million has been raised for construction of the center through private donations and the sale of commemorative coins.

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This report includes recent actions and organizational responsibilities related to Capitol Hill Security.

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This report provides a summary of the technology and policy considerations on funding emergency communications.

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This report discusses the Rationale for the center, Planning for the center, Impetus for Final Approval and pre-construction phase.

This report covers U.S. efforts to find a solution that assures seamless communications among first responders and emergency personnel at the scene of a major disaster. Legislation in the 112th Congress includes the Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act, the Broadband for Public Safety Act of 2011, the Broadband for First Responders Act, and the Strengthening Public-safety and Enhancing Communications Through Reform, Utilization, and Modernization (SPECTRUM) Act.

This report identifies areas where changes in existing policies and practices may facilitate achievement of the important goals for emergency communications that Congress and others have identified. Why these goals have become important, and recent planning efforts to achieve these goals, is discussed first. Next, possible barriers to achieving these goals are identified and described. The conclusion revisits key options presently under consideration by Congress.

This report identifies areas where changes in existing policies and practices may facilitate achievement of the important goals for emergency communications that Congress and others have identified. Why these goals have become important, and recent planning efforts to achieve these goals, is discussed first. Next, possible barriers to achieving these goals are identified and described. The conclusion revisits key options presently under consideration by Congress.