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American National Government: An Overview
This report is about the decentralization of power into three branches.
Date:
May 20, 2003
Creator:
Kaiser, Frederick M.
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
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
Obscenity and Indecency: Constitutional Principles and Federal Statutes
This report examines federal law regarding obscenity and indecency. The First Amendment provides: “Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.” In general, the First Amendment protects pornography, with this term being used to mean any erotic material. The Supreme Court, however, has held that the First Amendment does not protect two types of pornography: obscenity and child pornography. Consequently, they may be banned on the basis of their content, and federal law prohibits the mailing of obscenity, as well as its transport or receipt in interstate or foreign commerce.
Date:
May 2, 2003
Creator:
Cohen, Henry
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. - European Union Disputes in the World Trade Organization
This report discusses disputes in the World Trade Organization (WTO) between the United States and the European Union (EU). The report begins with an overview of the issues to be addressed, and continues with a brief description of the WTO dispute settlement process, a summary of U.S.-EU dispute settlement history, and a review of issues arising from cases of longstanding non-compliance. The report concludes with a discussion of continuing concerns and policy considerations.
Date:
May 27, 2003
Creator:
Ahearn, Raymond J. & Grimmett, Jeanne J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Floor Consideration of Conference Reports in the House
None
Date:
May 19, 2003
Creator:
Satumo, James V.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Revenue Reconciliation Directives in the FY2004 Budget Resolution
This report discusses the proposed levels of revenue reduction in the President’s budget and the congressional budget resolution for FY2004, the features of the budget reconciliation process, the inclusion of revenue reconciliation directives in the FY2004 budget resolution, and selected procedural issues pertaining to the consideration of the resultant reconciliation legislation.
Date:
May 7, 2003
Creator:
Keith, Robert
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Security Classification Policy and Procedure: E.O. 12958, as Amended
This report describes security classification policy and procedure, largely prescribed in a series of successive presidential executive orders issued over the past 50 years. This policy provides the rationale and arrangements for designating information officially secret for reasons of national security, and for its declassification as well.
Date:
May 14, 2003
Creator:
Relyea, Harold C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Role of Information in Lending: The Cost of Privacy Restrictions
This report examines the economics of information sharing in consumer credit markets by (1) explaining the role of information in the lending process; (2) describing the economic effects of credit reporting; and (3) outlining the potential economic benefits forgone by restricting consumer credit information.
Date:
May 19, 2003
Creator:
Nott, Loretta
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia: Security Issues and Implications for U.S. Interests
This report is an overview of U.S. Policy. It also points out the internal security problem and progress and U.S. Policy and issues.
Date:
May 29, 2003
Creator:
Nichol, Jim
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Floor Consideration of Conference Reports in the Senate
None
Date:
May 19, 2003
Creator:
Satumo, James V.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
VA-Home Loan Guaranty Program: An Overview
This report discusses the features of the Veterans Affairs (VA) home loan guaranty program, which has been providing home loan guarantees since 1944. Under this program, an eligible veteran may purchase a home through a private lender and the VA guarantees to pay the lender a portion of the losses if the veteran defaults on the loan.
Date:
May 9, 2003
Creator:
Foote, Bruce E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Former Soviet Union and U.S. Foreign Assistance
None
Date:
May 1, 2003
Creator:
Tarnoff, Curt
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Fair Housing Act: A Legal Overview
None
Date:
May 6, 2003
Creator:
Feder, Jody
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Minimum Wage and Average Hourly Earnings of Manufacturing Production Workers
None
Date:
May 20, 2003
Creator:
Whittaker, William G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs): Legislative History
None
Date:
May 20, 2003
Creator:
Snyder, Todd S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Do Budget Deficits Push Up Interest Rates and Is This the Relevant Question?
None
Date:
May 13, 2003
Creator:
Labonte, Marc
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A CRS Review of 10 States: Home and Community-Based Services – States Seek to Change the Face of Long-Term Care: Texas
None
Date:
May 1, 2003
Creator:
Tilly, Jane; O'Shaughnessy, Carol & Weissert, Rob
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The “Little Davis-Bacon” Acts and State Prevailing Wage Standards
This report introduces the state prevailing wage laws and provides an inventory of states in which, to varying degrees, they are in effect.
Date:
May 28, 2003
Creator:
Whittaker, William G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Derivatives, Risk Management, and Policy in the Energy Markets
None
Date:
May 16, 2003
Creator:
Pirog, Robert L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Small Business Tax Relief: Proposals in the 108th Congress and Their Economic Justification
This report examines the economic arguments for and against small business tax subsidies in the context of current congressional proposals to expand them. It begins with a brief description of current federal tax subsidies for small firms, moves on to consider the principal economic arguments for and against these subsidies, and concludes with a discussion of proposals in the 108th Congress to expand small business tax subsidies and their likely economic effects.
Date:
May 9, 2003
Creator:
Guenther, Gary
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House and Senate Rules of Procedure: A Comparison
This report compares selected House and Senate rules of procedure for various stages of the legislative process: referral of legislation to committees; scheduling and calling up measures; and floor consideration.
Date:
May 12, 2003
Creator:
Schneider, Judy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Freedom of Speech and Press: Exceptions to the First Amendment
This report provides an overview of the major exceptions to the First Amendment.
Date:
May 6, 2003
Creator:
Cohen, Henry
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:
May 8, 2003
Creator:
McMurtry, Virginia A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library