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Spectrum Management: Auctions
This report discusses the radio frequency spectrum that is used for all forms of wireless communications, including cellular telephony, paging, personal communications service, radio and television broadcast, telephone radio relay, aeronautical and maritime radio navigation, and satellite command and control. The issues discussed here refer principally to spectrum management for terrestrial technologies.
Date:
July 19, 2007
Creator:
Moore, Linda K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Financial Services and General Government (FSGG): FY2009 Appropriations
None
Date:
November 19, 2008
Creator:
Hatch, Garrett L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal R&D Funding Under a Continuing Resolution
This report expressed growing concerns about America's ability to compete in the technological global market place.
Date:
January 19, 2007
Creator:
Davey, Michael E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD): FY2008 Appropriations
This report is a guide to one of the regular appropriations bills that Congress considers each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the Subcommittees on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. It summarizes the current legislative status of the bill, its scope, major issues, funding levels, and related legislative activity.
Date:
June 19, 2007
Creator:
Peterman, David R. & Frittelli, John
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation Legislation in the 107th Congress
None
Date:
September 19, 2001
Creator:
Sissine, Fred
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Avoiding Gridlock in the Skies: Issues and Options for Addressing Growth in Air Traffic
The report discusses the factors affecting airport and airspace capacity, Impact of Under-capacity on flight Operations and Impact on congestion on aviation safety.
Date:
January 19, 2006
Creator:
Elias, Bart
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Functional Categories of the Federal Budget
None
Date:
August 19, 2008
Creator:
Heniff, Bill, Jr.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Flexible Spending Accounts and Medical Savings Accounts: A Comparison
None
Date:
September 19, 2002
Creator:
Lyke, Bob & Peterson, Chris L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fuel Ethanol: Background and Public Policy Issues
This report provides background and discussion of policy issues relating to U.S. ethanol production, especially ethanol made from corn.
Date:
October 19, 2006
Creator:
Yacobucci, Brent D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Automated Teller Machine (ATM) Fees: Legislation and Issues
This report discusses the fees associated with automated teller machines (ATMs) that was increased as a result of a 1996 Visa U.S.A. and MasterCard International decision.
Date:
April 19, 2001
Creator:
Smale, Pauline
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Campaign Finance Law: The Supreme Court Upholds Key Provisions of BCRA in McConnell v. FEC
This report discusses the Supreme Court's decision in McConnell v. FEC. The court upheld against facial constitutional challenges key portions of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA), (P.L. 107-155, commonly known as the McCain-Feingold or Shays-Meehan campaign finance reform law).
Date:
December 19, 2003
Creator:
Whitaker, L. Paige
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Amendments in the Senate: Types and Forms
The amending process is central to the consideration of legislation by the Senate. This report briefly describes the various types of amendments that take place in the Senate.
Date:
May 19, 2003
Creator:
Saturno, James V.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Automobile and Light Truck Fuel Economy: The CAFE Standards
On April 6, 2006, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a final rulemaking for sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and light duty trucks beginning with model year (MY) 2008. The rule restructures the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) program for light trucks to establish standards based upon vehicle size, as opposed to the current program with one average standard for all light trucks. It marks a significant change to the CAFE program for trucks.
Date:
January 19, 2007
Creator:
Yacobucci, Brent D. & Bamberger, Robert
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Highway Finance: RABA’s Double-edged Sword
This report discusses a possible reduction in federal highway program spending. Congress has chosen to overrule provisions of law that would have reduced the FY2003 spending level to $23.2 billion, and has instead settled on $31.8 billion, the same as the FY2002 level.
Date:
May 19, 2003
Creator:
Fischer, John W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Executive Orders: Issuance and Revocation
Executive orders and proclamations are used extensively by Presidents to achieve policy goals, set uniform standards for managing the Executive Branch, or outline a policy view intended to influence the behavior of private citizens. The Constitution does not define these presidential instruments, and does not explicitly vest the President with the authority to issue them. Nonetheless, such orders are accepted as an inherent aspect of presidential power, and, if based on appropriate authority, they have the force and effect of law. This report discusses the nature of executive orders and proclamations, with a focus on the scope of presidential authority to execute such instruments and judicial and congressional responses thereto.
Date:
March 19, 2001
Creator:
Halstead, T. J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pesticide Registration and Tolerance Fees: An Overview
This report provides a historical overview of federal authority regarding pesticide fees, including the amount of fee revenues collected over time, and summarizes the key elements of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA) and the revisions reflected in PRIA 2.
Date:
December 19, 2005
Creator:
Esworthy, Robert
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Economic Downturns and Crime
This report examines the relationships between selected variables of economic strength and crime. It begins with an overview of crime rates during times of economic recession in the United States. It then reviews the existing literature in the field analyzing various data sets that examine whether the unemployment rate and foreclosures can be related to increases in the national crime rate.
Date:
December 19, 2011
Creator:
Finklea, Kristin M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)—Responsibilities and Potential Congressional Concerns
This report looks at inadequacies present in the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) which prevent the Center from adequately performing its duty. These inadequacies include issues with agency organization, lack of resources, and a focus on threats from Yemen over domestic threats.
Date:
December 19, 2011
Creator:
Best, Richard A., Jr.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Food Safety on the Farm: Federal Programs and Selected Proposals
This report discusses bills introduced into the 110th Congress pertaining to food safety that could affect farmers and ranchers. Several of these bills would expressly have required enforceable on-farm safety standards. Others that focused primarily on post-harvest food safety measures nonetheless might have led to changes in on-farm practices if the regulated sectors (handlers and processors of agricultural products) placed new demands on their suppliers in order to comply. Similar proposals are re-emerging in the 111th Congress, where food safety reform is expected to be on the agenda.
Date:
March 19, 2009
Creator:
Becker, Geoffrey S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Senate Executive Business and the Executive Calendar
The Senate has responsibilities under both Article I (outlining legislative prerogatives) and Article II of the Constitution. As a result, the upper body handles legislative and executive business differently. This report discusses the Senate’s lawmaking responsibilities under Article I; executive business, which consists of treaties and nominations.
Date:
May 19, 2008
Creator:
Oleszek, Walter J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Food Labeling: Allergy Information
This report provides background information on food allergies and review efforts to provide improved labeling information for food allergy sufferers.
Date:
March 19, 2007
Creator:
Porter, Donna V.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Commissions: Costs and Cost-Saving Strategies
This report discusses the congressional commissions, which are temporary advisory bodies, usually established by statute, that provide independent advice to Congress, make recommendations for changes in public policy, study or investigate a particular problem or event, or perform a specific duty.
Date:
December 19, 2014
Creator:
Glassman, Matthew E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Energy Tax Incentives in the 108th Congress: A Comparison of the House and Senate Versions of H.R. 6 and the Senate Finance Committee Amendment
This report discusses energy taxes incentives, which have long been an integral component of this nation’s energy policy. Efforts to significantly expand existing energy tax subsidies have been undertaken since the 106th Congress, but controversy over various non-tax energy policy provisions — corporate average fuel economy standards, the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge, etc. — have helped stall the legislation.
Date:
August 19, 2003
Creator:
Lazzari, Salvatore
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Use of Profit by the Five Major Oil Companies
The five major integrated oil companies operating in the U.S. market have earned net incomes totaling $308 billion since 2004. This report analyzes the uses of accrued profits by the five major integrated oil companies from 2004 through 2006.
Date:
June 19, 2007
Creator:
Pirog, Robert
System:
The UNT Digital Library