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Committee System Rules Changes in the House, 107th Congress (open access)

Committee System Rules Changes in the House, 107th Congress

This fact sheet details changes in the committee system contained in H. Res. 5, the rules of the House for the 107th Congress, adopted by the House January 3, 2001. This contains information on changes in the committee structure, committee procedure, and committee staff.
Date: January 5, 2001
Creator: Schneider, Judy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Long Term Care: 107th Congress Legislation (open access)

Long Term Care: 107th Congress Legislation

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Date: January 22, 2003
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Rules Changes Affecting Floor Proceedings in the 107th Congress (open access)

House Rules Changes Affecting Floor Proceedings in the 107th Congress

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Date: January 17, 2001
Creator: Bach, Stanley
System: The UNT Digital Library
Use of the Capitol Rotunda, Capitol Grounds, and Emancipation Hall: Concurrent Resolutions, 101st to 113th Congress (open access)
Unauthorized Alien Students: Legislation in the 107th and 108th Congresses (open access)

Unauthorized Alien Students: Legislation in the 107th and 108th Congresses

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Date: January 17, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Child Welfare: Reauthorization of the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program in the 107th Congress (open access)

Child Welfare: Reauthorization of the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program in the 107th Congress

This report discusses the reauthorization of the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments of 2001. The new law maintains the FY2001 mandatory funding level, authorizes additional discretionary funding, and grants new program authority to provide mentoring services for children of prisoners. In addition, the enacted legislation allows states to use Promoting Safe and Stable Families funds for infant "safe haven" programs, provides for reallocation of unused program funds, clarifies language defining family support programs, and gives more explicit instructions to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding use of funds set aside for research, evaluation and technical assistance.
Date: January 24, 2002
Creator: Stoltzfus, Emilie & Spar, Karen
System: The UNT Digital Library
First-Term Members of the House of Representatives and Senate, 64th - 113th Congresses (open access)

First-Term Members of the House of Representatives and Senate, 64th - 113th Congresses

This report provides summary data on the number of Senators and Members of the House of Representatives who first entered Congress between the 64th Congress (1915-1917) and the 113th Congress (2013-2014).
Date: January 25, 2013
Creator: Manning, Jennifer E. & Petersen, R. Eric
System: The UNT Digital Library
Colleges and Universities Attended by Representatives of the 107th Congress (open access)

Colleges and Universities Attended by Representatives of the 107th Congress

This report identifies the colleges and universities attended by representatives and delegates in the 107th Congress grouped by state.
Date: January 2, 2002
Creator: Amer, Mildred L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wildfire Protection: Legislation in the 107th Congress and Issues in the 108th Congress (open access)

Wildfire Protection: Legislation in the 107th Congress and Issues in the 108th Congress

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Date: January 21, 2003
Creator: Gorte, Ross W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Faith-Based Organizations and Their Relationship with State and Local Governments: Analysis of Recent Initiatives (open access)

Faith-Based Organizations and Their Relationship with State and Local Governments: Analysis of Recent Initiatives

This report discusses federal, state, and local government funding for faith-based organizations (FBOs) to provide services to needy citizens. It provides an overview of several selected issues including the effectiveness of FBOs, their accountability for results, and the working relationship that FBOs have at various levels of government.
Date: January 23, 2003
Creator: Canada, Ben
System: The UNT Digital Library
Party Leaders in Congress, 1789-2003: Vital Statistics (open access)

Party Leaders in Congress, 1789-2003: Vital Statistics

This report presents tables that provide historical data including service dates, party affiliation, and other information, for 15 House and Senate party leadership posts. This information has been updated to reflect leadership changes in the 107th Congress.
Date: January 22, 2003
Creator: Rundquist, Paul S.; Sachs, Richard C. & Bullock, Faye M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Budget Reconciliation Process: Timing of Committee Responses to Reconciliation Directives (open access)

Budget Reconciliation Process: Timing of Committee Responses to Reconciliation Directives

This report examines the timing of certain stages of the budget reconciliation process and the extent to which the submission due date included in a reconciliation instruction is a predictor for the timing of committee response. Specifically, it provides information on the dates by which committees have been directed to respond to reconciliation directives and the timing of House and Senate committees in responding to such directives in the past 14 Congresses (101st-114th Congresses).
Date: January 19, 2016
Creator: Lynch, Megan S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gun Control Legislation in the 107th Congress (open access)

Gun Control Legislation in the 107th Congress

This report discusses the information related to gun control legislation. The contents include Gun-related statistics, federal regulation of firearms, possible issues in the 107th Congress
Date: January 11, 2001
Creator: Krouse, William
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unemployment Benefits: Legislative Issues in the 107th Congress (open access)

Unemployment Benefits: Legislative Issues in the 107th Congress

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Date: January 10, 2003
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations by President George W. Bush During the 107th-109th Congresses (open access)

U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations by President George W. Bush During the 107th-109th Congresses

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Date: January 23, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Relations in the 107th Congress: Policy Developments, 2001-2002 (open access)

China-U.S. Relations in the 107th Congress: Policy Developments, 2001-2002

This report discusses policy developments from 2001 through 2002 related to China-U.S. Relations in the 107th Congress. It also points out the Key Events in Bilateral Relations and Human Rights in U.S.-China Relations.
Date: January 23, 2003
Creator: Dumbaugh, Kerry
System: The UNT Digital Library
Genetic Non-Discrimination in Insurance an d Employment : Side-by-Side Analysis o f Leading Bills of the 107 th Congress (open access)

Genetic Non-Discrimination in Insurance an d Employment : Side-by-Side Analysis o f Leading Bills of the 107 th Congress

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Date: January 29, 2003
Creator: Hearne, Jean & Jones, Nancy Lee
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sports Legislation in the 107th Congress (open access)

Sports Legislation in the 107th Congress

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Date: January 13, 2003
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Vacancies and Special Elections: 107th Congress (open access)

Vacancies and Special Elections: 107th Congress

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Date: January 17, 2003
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Security: Bills in the 107th Congress (open access)

Social Security: Bills in the 107th Congress

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Date: January 7, 2003
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Copyright Law: Digital Rights Management Legislation in the 107th and 108th Congresses (open access)

Copyright Law: Digital Rights Management Legislation in the 107th and 108th Congresses

Digital Rights Management (DRM) refers to the technology that copyright owners use to protect digital media. This report surveys several of the DRM bills that were introduced in the 107th and 108th Congresses. Generally, the bills are directed at two separate goals. One goal is to increase access to digitally-protected media for lawful purposes. The other attempts to thwart digital piracy and would do so by enhancing civil and criminal sanctions for digital (and traditional) copyright infringement and educating the public about the rights of copyright holders.
Date: January 5, 2005
Creator: Jeweler, Robin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Speakers of the House: Elections, 1913-2017 (open access)

Speakers of the House: Elections, 1913-2017

This report provides data on elections of the Speaker in each Congress since 1913, when the House first reached its present size of 435 Members. During that period (63rd through 115th Congresses), a Speaker was elected five times with the votes of less than a majority of the full membership.
Date: January 4, 2017
Creator: Beth, Richard S. & Heitshusen, Valerie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Act Issues in the 107th Congress (open access)

Clean Air Act Issues in the 107th Congress

Revisions to the air quality standards for ozone and particulates, promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency in 1997, may also command renewed attention in the 107th Congress. The standards were challenged in the courts, and implementation is currently in limbo, pending resolution of appeals to the Supreme Court. The Court heard oral arguments November 7, 2000, and a decision is expected in spring 2001. The decision is likely to stimulate congressional oversight, and perhaps legislation.
Date: January 2, 2001
Creator: McCarthy, James E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Protection Issues in the 107th Congress (open access)

Environmental Protection Issues in the 107th Congress

This report discuss issues that received congressional attention in the 107th Congress, such as The impact of air quality regulations, key water quality issues, superfund, solid/hazardous wastes, multibillion dollar cleanup and compliance programs, climate change, pesticides, EPA budget, and Science and Technology.
Date: January 4, 2001
Creator: Lee, Martin R.
System: The UNT Digital Library