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Congressional Authority to Standardize National Election Procedures
Recent events surrounding the Presidential election have led to increased scrutiny of voting procedures in the United States. This report focuses on the constitutional authority and limitations that might be relevant to attempts by Congress to standardize these and other procedures.
Date:
November 27, 2000
Creator:
Thomas, Kenneth R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Grants to State and Local Governments: Overview and Characteristics
Each fiscal year, Congress appropriates funds for grants to state and local governments to further national goals and assist state and local government operations. Examples of goals include attaining minimum national standards and improving program effectiveness. The federal government provides grants for numerous substantive purposes, such as crime prevention, community development, and transportation. In FY2001, grants to state and local governments totaled $317 billion. Grants can be classified by the substantive purposes they address. This report, however, reviews the fundamental characteristics by which they can also be classified. Examples of grant characteristics include range of eligible activities, objectives, award process, and administrative requirements.
Date:
November 27, 2002
Creator:
Canada, Ben
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Juvenile Justice Legislation: Overview and the Legislative Debate
None
Date:
November 27, 2002
Creator:
O'Bryant, JoAnne; Teasley, David & Cooper, Edith Fairman
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Item Veto and Expanded Impoundment Proposals
In recent years conflicting budget priorities and divided political control have accentuated the institutional tensions between the executive and legislative branches inherent in the federal budget process. President Clinton, like his two predecessors, called for an item veto, or possibly expanded impoundment authority, to provide him with greater control over federal spending. This report provides a brief history of impoundment and discusses the debate surrounding the line item veto.
Date:
November 27, 2002
Creator:
McMurtry, Virginia A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Legislative Procedure in Congress: Basic Sources for Congressional Staff
None
Date:
November 27, 2002
Creator:
Greenfield, Susan Watkins
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Monitoring Inmate-Attorney Communications: Sixth Amendment Implications
This report provides an overview of the provisions of the interim rule, as well as a brief synopsis of Sixth Amendment implications regarding intentional intrusion into the attorney-client relationship.
Date:
November 27, 2001
Creator:
Halstead, T. J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
First Responder Initiative: Policy Issues and Options
None
Date:
November 27, 2002
Creator:
Canada, Ben
System:
The UNT Digital Library
North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Program
None
Date:
November 27, 2002
Creator:
Niksch, Larry A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2003
This report provides an overview of Federal Research and Development funding for FY2003.
Date:
November 27, 2002
Creator:
Davey, Michael E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Internet Privacy: Overview and Pending Legislation
None
Date:
November 27, 2002
Creator:
Smith, Marcia S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Public (BLM) Lands and National Forests
None
Date:
November 27, 2002
Creator:
Gorte, Ross W. & Hardy-Vincent, Carol
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Homeland Security Act of 2002: Tort Liability Provisions
The Homeland Security Act of 2002, P.L. 107-296 (H.R. 5005), contains the following provisions that limit tort liability, and this report examines each of them 1) Section 304,863,8901201,1402,1714-1717.
Date:
November 27, 2002
Creator:
Cohen, Henry
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. International Trade: Data and Forecasts
None
Date:
November 27, 2002
Creator:
Nanto, Dick K. & Lum, Thomas
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations for FY2001: District of Columbia
Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental, and continuing) bills, rescissions, and budget reconciliation bills. This report is a guide to one of the 13 regular appropriations bills that Congress passes each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on the District of Columbia Appropriations.
Date:
November 27, 2000
Creator:
Boyd, Eugene
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Internet Gambling: An Abridged Overview of Federal Criminal Law
None
Date:
November 27, 2006
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library