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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
Head Start Issues in the 108th Congress
This report examines various legislative issues regarding Head Start, which is a federal program that has provided comprehensive early childhood development services to low income children since 1965. The program is administered by the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Date:
August 14, 2003
Creator:
Gish, Melinda & Butler, Alice
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Child Welfare Issues in the 108th Congress
Child welfare services are intended to protect children who have been abused or neglected or are at risk of maltreatment. These services take various forms, ranging from counseling and other supports for parents — which are intended to improve child well-being and prevent child abuse and neglect — to removal of the children from their homes. At the most extreme, these services include termination of parental rights and placement of the children for adoption. This report describes child welfare legislative issues in the 108th Congress.
Date:
August 11, 2003
Creator:
Stoltzfus, Emilie
System:
The UNT Digital Library
SCHIP Financing Issues for the 108th Congress
None
Date:
August 15, 2003
Creator:
Baumrucker, Evelyne P. & Kraut, Peter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Act Issues in the 108th Congress
Clean air issues were discussed at length in the 107th Congress, but legislation was not enacted, leaving the same issues for possible consideration in the 108th. The most prominent air quality issues discussed in this report are; the controversy over EPA’s proposed changes to the New Source Review (NSR) requirements, Clear Skies / Multi-Pollutant Legislation, gasoline additive MTBE, Conformity of Transportation Plans and SIPs Deadlines for Achieving the Ozone Air Quality Standard.
Date:
August 6, 2003
Creator:
McCarthy, James E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Clean Water Act Issues in the 108th Congress
The Clean Water Act Issues has again received attention in the 108th Congress. At issue is how the federal government will assist states and cities in meeting needs to rebuild, repair, and upgrade wastewater treatment plants, especially in light of capital costs which are projected to be as much as $390 billion over the next two decades. In October 2004, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee reported legislation to authorize $20 billion in funding for clean water infrastructure (S. 2550), while in July 2003, a House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee also approved a water infrastructure financing bill (H.R. 1560). Still, prospects for further action during the 108th Congress are uncertain.
Date:
August 27, 2003
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Protection Issues in the 108th Congress
The 108th Congress has acted on a variety of disparate environmental measures; some of these represent proposals or issues that had been under consideration in the 107th Congress and earlier. Environmental issues considered by Congress tend to fall into several major categories: (1) funding issues — whether funding levels are adequate and focused on appropriate priorities; (2) expanding, renewing, or refocusing specific environment programs; (3) environmental issues that are important “subsets” of other major areas of concern, such as energy, defense, or transportation programs; and more recently, (4) terrorism and infrastructure protection in areas such as wastewater and chemical facilities.
Date:
August 11, 2003
Creator:
Fletcher, Susan R. & Isler, Margaret M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Protection Issues in the 108th Congress
The 108th Congress has acted on a variety of disparate environmental measures; some of these represent proposals or issues that had been under consideration in the 107th Congress and earlier. Environmental issues considered by Congress tend to fall into several major categories: (1) funding issues — whether funding levels are adequate and focused on appropriate priorities; (2) expanding, renewing, or refocusing specific environment programs; (3) environmental issues that are important “subsets” of other major areas of concern, such as energy, defense, or transportation programs; and more recently, (4) terrorism and infrastructure protection in areas such as wastewater and chemical facilities.
Date:
August 29, 2003
Creator:
Fletcher, Susan R. & Isler, Margaret M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Latin America and the Caribbean: Issues for the 108th Congress
None
Date:
August 22, 2003
Creator:
Sullivan, Mark P.; Hornbeck, J. F.; Storrs, K. Larry; Taft-Morales, Maureen & Veillette, Connie
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: Issues for the 108th Congress
Cuba under Fidel Castro remains a hard-line communist state with a poor record on human rights that has deteriorated significantly since 2003. With the cutoff of assistance from the former Soviet Union, Cuba experienced severe economic deterioration from 1989 to 1993. While there has been some improvement since 1994, as Cuba has implemented limited reforms, the economy remains in poor shape. This report discusses the most recent development in Cuba, including political and economic conditions and the U.S. policy towards Cuba. It also considers the issues in U.S.-Cuban Relations.
Date:
August 11, 2003
Creator:
Sullivan, Mark P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
Tax Subsidies for Expanding Health Insurance Coverage: Selected Policy Issues for the 108th Congress
None
Date:
August 5, 2003
Creator:
Guenther, Gary
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Multilateral Development Banks: Issues for the 108th Congress
None
Date:
August 5, 2003
Creator:
Sanford, Jonathan E. & Weiss, Martin A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 108th Congress
This report provides the information related to the fishery, aquaculture, and marine mammal issues in the 108th Congress
Date:
August 12, 2003
Creator:
Buck, Eugene H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 108th Congress
This report provides information about the Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 108th Congress. fish and marine are important resources in the open ocean and nearshore coastal areas.
Date:
August 19, 2003
Creator:
Buck, Eugene H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Wildfire Protection in the 108th Congress
The 2000 and 2002 fire seasons were, by most standards, among the worst in the past 50 years. Many argue that the threat of severe wildfires has grown in recent years because of unnaturally high fuel loads (e.g., dense undergrowth and dead trees), raising concerns about damage to property and homes in the wildland-urban interface (WUI) — forests near or surrounding homes. Debates about fire control and protection, including funding and fuel treatments (e.g., thinning and prescribed burning), have focused on national forests and other federal lands, but nonfederal lands are also at risk.
Date:
August 5, 2003
Creator:
Gorte, Ross W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
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
Major Tax Issues in the 108th Congress
None
Date:
August 1, 2003
Creator:
Brumbaugh, David L. & Richards, Don C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
None
Date:
August 7, 2003
Creator:
Noto, Nonna A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Trade Negotiations in the 108th Congress
None
Date:
August 3, 2003
Creator:
Fergusson, Ian F. & Sek, Lenore
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Transportation Issues in the 108th Congress
None
Date:
August 11, 2003
Creator:
Peterman, David Randall
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Food Safety Issues in the 108th Congress
This report provides an overview of federal food safety activities and issues of concern to congress.
Date:
August 16, 2004
Creator:
Vogt, Donna U.
System:
The UNT Digital Library