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Acceptance of Gifts by Members and Employees of the House of Representatives Under New Ethics Rules of the 110th Congress
This report discusses the new rules the 110th Congress adopted for the House of Representatives in regard to the receipt of gifts from lobbyists, foreign agents, and most of their private clients. There were also new rules placed on travel paid by outside private sources. These rules are designed to provide further transparency in the House.
Date:
January 9, 2007
Creator:
Maskell, Jack
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Agricultural Issues in the 110th Congress
This report considers the issues the 110th Congress was confronted with in relation to agriculture and the issues inherited from the 109th Congress. The report also includes details about the upcoming farm bill and the usual problems that are examined with the creation of a new farm bill.
Date:
January 23, 2007
Creator:
Chite, Ralph M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Alternative Minimum Tax for Individuals: Legislative Initiatives in the 110th Congress
This report discusses the alternative minimum tax (AMT) for individuals that was originally enacted to ensure that all taxpayers, especially high-income taxpayers, pay at least a minimum amount of federal taxes.
Date:
January 10, 2007
Creator:
Esenwein, Gregg A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Legislative Actions Through the 110th Congress, First Session
This report is intended to provide a summary of legislative attempts to address issues of energy development and preservation in the Refuge from the 95th Congress through the 110th Congress, with emphasis on the 107th through 110th Congresses.
Date:
January 10, 2008
Creator:
Gillis, Anne; Corn, M. L. & Roberts, Beth A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Brownfield Issues in the 110th Congress
The Brownfields Act authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to award grants for the assessment and cleanup of sites that pose a less serious threat to human health and the environment than sites addressed by the Superfund program. The authorization expired on September 30, 2006. In the 109th Congress, a reauthorization bill, H.B. 5810, was reported from the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 28, 2006, but went no further. This report contains information on the EPA's involvement in the program, EPA appropriations, Housing and Urban Development's involvement in the program and appropriations, other federal Brownfield programs, and Congressional actions of the 109th and 110th Congresses as related to the programs.
Date:
January 23, 2007
Creator:
Reisch, Mark
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
Campaign Finance: Legislative Developments and Policy Issues in the 110th Congress
This report provides an overview of major legislative and policy developments related to campaign finance during the 110th Congress. The report discusses legislative and oversight hearings and floor action during the period. It also explores major policy issues that are relevant for Congress, but have largely occurred away from Capitol Hill. As of this writing, approximately 50 bills devoted primarily to campaign finance have been introduced in the 110th Congress, but none have become law. A new lobbying and ethics law, the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act (HLOGA) contains campaign finance provisions related to "bundled" campaign contributions and campaign travel. That measure is the only campaign finance related bill to become law during the 110th Congress.
Date:
January 14, 2008
Creator:
Garrett, R. Sam
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Act Issues in the 110th Congress: Implementation and Oversight
This report provides a discussion of several interrelated air issues of interest in the 110th Congress, including revision of the particulate standards, the role of independent scientific review in the setting of air quality standards, multi-pollutant legislation for electric power plants, mercury from power plants, and New Source Review. This report provides an overview of these issues; CRS reports that contain additional information and detailed sources are referenced in the appropriate sections.
Date:
January 3, 2007
Creator:
McCarthy, James E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Issues in the 110th Congress: Climate Change, Air Quality Standards, and Oversight
This report contains the clean air issues in the 110th congress about climate change, air quality standards, and oversight.
Date:
January 7, 2008
Creator:
McCarthy, James E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Clean Water Act: 110th Congress Legislation on Discharges from Recreational Boats
This report addresses 110th Congress Legislation on discharges from Recreational boats related to Clean Water Act.
Date:
January 13, 2009
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Bills in the 110th Congress
This report discusses Greenhouse Gas reduction bills in the 110th Congress regarding Climate change. It presents a side-by-side comparison of the major provisions of those bills and includes a glossary of common terms.
Date:
January 31, 2007
Creator:
Parker, Larry
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change Legislation in the 110th Congress
This report provides information about the Climate Change Legislation in the 110th Congress.climate change and greenhouses were issues in the 109th congress as they have been in the past congress.
Date:
January 7, 2008
Creator:
Yacobucci, Brent D. & Ramseur, Jonathan L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Committee System Rules Changes in the House, 110th Congress
This fact sheet details changes in the committee system contained in H. Res. 6, the Rules of the House for the 110th Congress, agreed to by the House January 4, 2007. It contains information on changes in committee organization and structure, committee procedure, and earmark reform.
Date:
January 25, 2007
Creator:
Schneider, Judy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Criminal Restitution in the 110th Congress: A Sketch
Congress enacted two restitution provisions in the 110th Congress, one as part of the Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2008, and the other as part of the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008. It also devoted considerable time and attention to other restitution proposals that did not see final action before the end of the Congress.
Date:
January 13, 2009
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: Issues for the 110th Congress
This report provides information on the Issues for the 110th Congress with Cuba.U.S policy of Cuba has consisted largely of isolating the communist nation's economic sanctions, which the Bush administration has tightened significantly.
Date:
January 24, 2008
Creator:
Sullivan, Mark P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: Issues for the 110th Congress
This report provides information on the Issues for the 110th Congress with Cuba.U.S policy of Cuba has consisted largely of isolating the communist nation's economic sanctions, which the Bush administration has tightened significantly.
Date:
January 10, 2009
Creator:
Sullivan, Mark P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: Issues for the 110th Congress
The contents of this report include the recent developments, political, economic conditions of Cuba, U.S policy towards Cuba, issues in the U.S -Cuban relations and Legislative issues in the 110th Congress
Date:
January 22, 2007
Creator:
Sullivan, Mark P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Domestic Food Assistance: Legislative Issues in the 110th Congress
None
Date:
January 24, 2007
Creator:
Richardson, Joe
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Early Childhood Care and Education Programs in the 110th Congress: Background and Funding
This report provides an overview of federal child care, early education, and related programs, and their funding status in the 110th Congress.
Date:
January 17, 2007
Creator:
Gish, Melinda & McCallion, Gail
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Emergency Communications Legislation, 2002-2006: Implications for the 110th Congress
Since September 11, 2001, several bills introduced in the U.S. Congress have included provisions to assist emergency communications. Key provisions from a number of these bills have become law. This report summarizes progress in developing legislation, especially in the 109th Congress, in three areas of emergency communications: communications among first responders and other emergency personnel; emergency warnings and alerts; and 911 call centers and systems. Each area could be the subject of further consideration in the 110th Congress, through oversight, additional legislation, or funding.
Date:
January 8, 2007
Creator:
Moore, Linda K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 110th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices
None
Date:
January 16, 2007
Creator:
Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. Lynne; Sheikh, Pervaze A. & Meltz, Robert
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 110th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices
None
Date:
January 12, 2009
Creator:
Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. Lynne; Sheikh, Pervaze A.; Meltz, Robert & Alexander, Kristina
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 110th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices
None
Date:
January 26, 2007
Creator:
Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. Lynne; Sheikh, Pervaze A. & Meltz, Robert
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Legislation in the 110th Congress
This report reviews the status of energy efficiency and renewable energy legislation introduced during the 110th Congress. Action has forced on the CLEAN Energy Act, which passed the House on January 18. The bill proposes to use revenue from certain oil and natural gas policy revisions to create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve aimed at reducing foreign oil dependence and serving other purposes. The actual uses of the Reserve would be determined by ensuing legislation that would attempt to draw down its financial resources.
Date:
January 25, 2007
Creator:
Sissine, Fred
System:
The UNT Digital Library