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Children in Poverty: Profile, Trends, and Issues
This report documents the trends of economic well-being of children, giving data on child poverty and the employment rate of their mothers.
Date:
December 1, 2004
Creator:
Burke, Vee; Gabe, Tom & Falk, Gene
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Committee Markup Process in the House of Representatives
This report provides information about the Committee Markup Process in the House of Representatives.Committees do not actually change the texts of the bills they mark up.
Date:
December 1, 2004
Creator:
Schneider, Judy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conference Reports and Joint Explanatory Statements
The conference report presents the formal legislative language on which the conference committee has agreed. The joint explanatory statement explains the various elements of the conferees agreement in relation to the positions that the House and Senate had committed to the conference committee.
Date:
December 1, 2004
Creator:
Davis, Christopher M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Energy Efficiency: Budget, Oil Conservation, and Electricity Conservation Issues
In the 108th Congress, debate over energy efficiency programs has focused on budget, oil, natural gas, and electricity issues, and provisions in the omnibus energy policy bill, S. 2095, H.R. 6, and S. 14/S. 1149. The Bush Administration’s FY2005 budget request for the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Energy Efficiency Program sought $875.9 million, including $543.9 for R&D and $332.0 million for grants. In the first session, the omnibus energy bill (H.R. 6) had several significant tax and regulatory measures for energy efficiency. It did not pass the Senate due to concerns about cost and an MTBE “safe harbor” provision.
Date:
December 1, 2004
Creator:
Sissine, Fred
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal-Aid Highway Program: "Donor-Donee" State Issues
This report provides information about "Donor-Donee" State Issues on Federal-Aid Highway Program which raised such heated debate as the arguments over how closely the program's payment to the individual states.
Date:
December 1, 2004
Creator:
Kirk, Robert S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Research and Development: Budgeting and Priority-Setting Issues, 108th Congress
This report discusses federal funding for research and development. National R&D funding continues to grow, but the federal R&D share has declined to less than 30% of the total. Debates focus on which fields of federal R&D should be increased and how to set priorities and to "balance" health and nonhealth fields.
Date:
December 1, 2004
Creator:
Knezo, Genevieve J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The First Day of a New Congress: A Guide to Proceedings on the House Floor
This report focuses on the floor activities of the House during its first formal session in a new Congress, and serves as a guide for participating in or watching these proceedings.
Date:
December 1, 2004
Creator:
Amer, Mildred
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Haiti: Developments and U.S. Policy Since 1991 and Current Congressional Concerns
President Jean-Bertrand Aristide first assumed office in February 1991, following elections that were widely heralded as the first free and fair elections in Haiti's then-186-year history. He was overthrown by a military coup in September 1991. The U.S. involved itself in this by cutting off aid to the government, imposing trade embargoes, and military intervention among other things. This report contains information on the Haitian government and U.S. Congressional concerns.
Date:
December 1, 2004
Creator:
Taft-Morales, Maureen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Highway Program Equity Guarantee Issues
This report examines some of the overarching policy implications of the MG debate.
Date:
December 1, 2004
Creator:
Kirk, Robert S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
HIV/AIDS International Programs: Appropriations, FY2003-FY2005
This report discusses about US International HIV/AIDS Programs, HIV/AIDS in the foreign operations Appropriations, Labor/HHS Appropriations and other appropriations.
Date:
December 1, 2004
Creator:
Copson, Raymond W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Markups: Commonly Used Motions and Requests
This report identifies motions commonly used and requests frequently heard during a markup.
Date:
December 1, 2004
Creator:
Schneider, Judy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House Committees: Assignment Process
This report provides an overview of the assignment process of the house committees.
Date:
December 1, 2004
Creator:
Schneider, Judy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House Committees: Categories and Rules for Committee Assignments
This report provides an overview of the categories and rules for committee assignments.
Date:
December 1, 2004
Creator:
Schneider, Judy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House Subcommittees: Assignment Process
None
Date:
December 1, 2004
Creator:
Schneider, Judy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Radioactive Tank Wastes: Disposal Authority in the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for FY2005
None
Date:
December 1, 2004
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Renewable Energy: Tax Credit, Budget, and Electricity Production Issues
This report discusses budget issues regarding renewable energy programs. In the 108th Congress, debate over renewable energy programs has focused on tax credits, incentives, budget, and provisions of the omnibus energy policy bill H.R. 6.
Date:
December 1, 2004
Creator:
Sissine, Fred
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Terrorism: Background on Chemical, Biological, and Toxin Weapons and Options for Lessening Their Impact
None
Date:
December 1, 2004
Creator:
Shea, Dana A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Toxic Substances Control Act: A Summary of the Act and Its Major Requirements
None
Date:
December 1, 2004
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ukraine’s Presidential Elections and U.S. Policy
This report discusses Ukraine's presidential elections, held on October 31 and November 21, 2004. The report discusses the election's importance in Ukraine's political transition, the conduct of the elections, and the political crisis that emerged after the elections. It also addresses U.S. policy on the elections, and congressional action.
Date:
December 1, 2004
Creator:
Woehrel, Steven
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program: Issues for Congress
This report presents the issues considered by the 108th Congress related to the civil works program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). The Corps plans, constructs, and operates water resources facilities primarily for flood control, navigation, and environmental purposes.
Date:
December 2, 2004
Creator:
Carter, Nicole T. & Sheikh, Pervaze A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cote dIvoire Divided: Civil War Reprise?
None
Date:
December 2, 2004
Creator:
Cook, Nicolas
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:
December 2, 2004
Creator:
Sullivan, Mark P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Distribution of Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers in the United States, 1994-2003
None
Date:
December 2, 2004
Creator:
Mayer, Gerald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Election Reform: The Help America Vote Act and Issues for Congress
None
Date:
December 2, 2004
Creator:
Fischer, Eric A. & Coleman, Kevin J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library