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Brownfields and Superfund Issues in the 108th Congress (open access)

Brownfields and Superfund Issues in the 108th Congress

The Superfund program for cleaning up the nation’s worst hazardous waste sites was created by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, or CERCLA (P.L. 96-510, as amended). This report discusses recent development and background issues, superfund issues, revenue issues, comprehensive reauthorization, and legislation regarding superfund program.
Date: August 1, 2003
Creator: Reisch, Mark
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Research and Development: Budgeting and Priority-Setting Issues, 108th Congress (open access)

Federal Research and Development: Budgeting and Priority-Setting Issues, 108th Congress

This report provides information about the Budgeting and Priority-Setting Issues, 108th Congress on Federal Research and Development. Federal R & D funding priorities change over time, reflecting presidential and national preferences.
Date: August 8, 2003
Creator: Knezo, Genevieve J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Research and Development: Budgeting and Priority-Setting Issues, 108th Congress (open access)

Federal Research and Development: Budgeting and Priority-Setting Issues, 108th Congress

This report provides information about the Budgeting and Priority-Setting Issues, 108th Congress on Federal Research and Development. Federal R & D funding priorities change over time, reflecting presidential and national preferences.
Date: August 28, 2003
Creator: Knezo, Genevieve J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trade Negotiations in the 108th Congress (open access)

Trade Negotiations in the 108th Congress

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Date: August 3, 2003
Creator: Fergusson, Ian F. & Sek, Lenore
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fact Sheet on Congressional Tax Proposals in the 108th Congress (open access)

Fact Sheet on Congressional Tax Proposals in the 108th Congress

This report discusses the President, House and Senate tax proposals. Beyond the comprehensive tax proposals, both the House and the Senate have considered a range of targeted tax proposals. One of the first tax-related measures considered during the 108th Congress would provide tax reductions to armed services personnel. Congress has also initiated reconsideration of legislation not completed in the 107th Congress: tax incentives for charitable giving deductions, pension diversification, energy taxation, and tax shelters.
Date: August 4, 2003
Creator: Gravelle, Jane G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Internet Tax Bills in the 108th Congress (open access)

Internet Tax Bills in the 108th Congress

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Date: August 7, 2003
Creator: Noto, Nonna A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major Tax Issues in the 108th Congress (open access)

Major Tax Issues in the 108th Congress

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Date: August 1, 2003
Creator: Brumbaugh, David L. & Richards, Don C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Controversies for the 108th Congress (open access)

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Controversies for the 108th Congress

This report discusses the ongoing debate about whether or not to approve energy development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Current law forbids energy leasing in the Refuge. This report addresses several legislative options on the issue, as well as policymakers' arguments for and against development, especially in the wake of increasing terrorism since 2000-2001.
Date: August 19, 2003
Creator: Corn, M. Lynne; Gelb, Bernard A. & Baldwin, Pamela
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electronic Voting Systems (DREs): Legislation in the 108th Congress (open access)

Electronic Voting Systems (DREs): Legislation in the 108th Congress

Several bills have been introduced in the 108th Congress to address issues that have been raised about the security of direct recording electronic (DRE) voting machines. Touchscreen and other DREs using computer-style displays are arguably the most versatile and voter-friendly of any current voting system. The popularity of DREs, particularly the touchscreen variety, has grown in recent years. In addition, the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA, P.L. 107 — 252), while not requiring or prohibiting the use of any specific kind of voting system, does promote the use of DREs through some of its provisions.
Date: August 11, 2004
Creator: Fischer, Eric A. & Coleman, Kevin J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transportation Issues in the 108th Congress (open access)

Transportation Issues in the 108th Congress

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Date: August 10, 2004
Creator: Peterman, David Randall
System: The UNT Digital Library