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Reducing Teen Pregnancy: Adolescent Family Life and Abstinence Education Programs
Congressional Research Service (CRS) report entailing information about Adolescent Family Life (AFL) and Abstinence Education programs in regards to reducing teen pregnancy. Topics include, purpose of the programs, allowable projects, evaluations and research, etc.
Date:
October 4, 2004
Creator:
Solomon-Fears, Carmen
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Freedom of Speech and Press: Exceptions to the First Amendment
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that “Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press. . . .” This language restricts government both more and less than it would if it were applied literally. It restricts government more in that it applies not only to Congress, but to all branches of the federal government, and to all branches of state and local government. It restricts government less in that it provides no protection to some types of speech and only limited protection to others. This report provides an overview of the major exceptions to the First Amendment — of the ways that the Supreme Court has interpreted the guarantee of freedom of speech and press to provide no protection or only limited protection for some types of speech.
Date:
January 7, 2004
Creator:
Cohen, Henry
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Detention of American Citizens as Enemy Combatants
This report provides background information regarding the cases of two U.S. citizens deemed “enemy combatants,” Yaser Esam Hamdi, who has been returned to Saudi Arabia, and Jose Padilla, who remains in military custody. The report addresses the constitutional and statutory sources that arguably provide authority for the detention of enemy combatants, as well as those that may prevent the exercise of that power with respect to U.S. citizens. The report concludes that historically, even during declared wars, additional statutory authority has been seen as necessary to validate the detention of citizens not members of any armed forces, casting in some doubt the argument that the power to detain is necessarily implied by an authorization to use force. Finally, the report briefly analyzes the Detention of Enemy Combatants Act, H.R. 1029, which would authorize the President to detain U.S. citizens and residents who are determined to be “enemy combatants” in certain circumstances.
Date:
March 15, 2004
Creator:
Elsea, Jennifer K.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Medical Records Privacy: Questions and Answers on the HIPAA Final Rule
This report discusses the issue facing Congress on whether to continue to support the executive branch’s prosecution of medical marijuana patients and their providers, in accordance with marijuana’s status as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, or whether to relax federal marijuana prohibition enough to permit the medical use of botanical cannabis products by seriously ill persons, especially in states that have created medical marijuana programs under state law.
Date:
March 10, 2004
Creator:
Redhead, C. Stephen
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Privacy Protection: Mandating New Arrangements to Implement and Assess Federal Privacy Policy and Practice
None
Date:
May 27, 2004
Creator:
Relyea, Harold C.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
9/11 Commission Recommendations: A Civil Liberties Oversight Board
Among the recommendations made by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (9/11 Commission) in its final report is the creation of a board within the executive branch to oversee adherence to guidelines on, and the commitment to defend, civil liberties by the federal government. This report examines this recommendation and its implications, and will be updated as events warrant.
Date:
August 9, 2004
Creator:
Relyea, Harold C.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Flag Protection: A Brief History and Summary of Recent Supreme Court Decisions and Proposed Constitutional Amendment
This report is divided into two parts. The first gives a brief history of the flag protection issue, from the enactment of the Flag Protection Act in 1968 through current consideration of a constitutional amendment. The second part briefly summarizes the two decisions of the United States Supreme Court, Texas v. Johnson and United States v. Eichman, that struck down the state and federal flag protection statutes as applied in the context punishing expressive conduct.
Date:
September 1, 2004
Creator:
Luckey, John R.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Commemorative Observances: A Chronological List
Historically, national commemorative observances were recommended by Congress through the legislative process. This practice was discontinued by the House of Representatives in January 1995, although the Senate continues to issue sense of the Senate resolutions recommending the establishment of commemoratives. It has now become standard practice for special observances to be designated by a proclamation issued by the President. This report is a chronological list of these proclamations for 1997 and 1998, indicating the proclamation number and its Federal Register citation
Date:
September 7, 2004
Creator:
Fischer, Hannah
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Commemorative Observances: A Chronological List
Historically, national commemorative observances were recommended by Congress through the legislative process. This practice was discontinued by the House of Representatives in January 1995, although the Senate continues to issue sense of the Senate resolutions recommending the establishment of commemoratives. It has now become standard practice for special observances to be designated by a proclamation issued by the President. This report is a chronological list of these proclamations for 1997 and 1998, indicating the proclamation number and its Federal Register citation
Date:
November 17, 2004
Creator:
Fischer, Hannah
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Requirements for Linguists in Government Agencies
None
Date:
September 2, 2004
Creator:
Kuenzi, Jeffrey J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Statistics: Bills Introduced and Laws Enacted, 1947-2003
This report is designed to fill the need for a simple tabulation of legislative workload. It provides the numbers of bills and joint resolutions introduced, and the numbers of public and private laws enacted, from the 80' Congress through the 108th Congress, first session (1947-2003).
Date:
March 3, 2004
Creator:
Manning, Jennifer E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Congressional Appropriations Process: An Introduction
This report describes the annual appropriations cycle from the President’s submission of his annual budget through enactment of the appropriations measures. It describes the three types of appropriations measures—regular appropriations bills, continuing resolutions, and supplemental bills. It explains the spending ceilings for appropriations bills that are associated with the budget resolution and the sequestration process, including a description of the mechanisms used to enforce the ceilings. It also explains the authorization appropriations process, which prohibits certain provisions in some of the appropriations bills.
Date:
December 6, 2004
Creator:
Streeter, Sandy
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Budget Resolutions: Selected Statistics and Information Guide
This report provides current and historical information on the budget resolution. It provides a list of the budget resolutions adopted and rejected by Congress since implementation of the CBA, including the U.S. Statutes-at-Large citations and committee report numbers, and describes their formulation and content. The report provides a table of selected optional components, a list of reconciliation measures, and information on the number of years covered by budget resolutions. It also provides information on the consideration and adoption of budget resolutions, including an identification of the House special rules that provided for consideration of budget resolutions; the amendments in the nature of a substitute to the budget resolution considered in the House; the number and disposition of House and Senate amendments to budget resolutions; and dates of House and Senate action on budget resolutions.
Date:
February 9, 2004
Creator:
Heniff, Bill, Jr.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Black Members of the United States Congress: 1870-2004
Thirty-nine black Members serve in the 107th Congress, all in the House of Representatives. In 210 years of congressional history, there have been 107 black Members of Congress: 103 elected to the House and four to the Senate. This report includes alphabetical listing of black members, selected biographical information, and committee assignments during their tenure in office.
Date:
March 4, 2004
Creator:
Amer, Mildred L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retirement Benefits for Members of Congress
None
Date:
January 14, 2004
Creator:
Purcell, Patrick J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Constitutionality of a Senate Filibuster of a Judicial Nomination
This report provides an overview of the major issues which have been raised recently in the Senate regarding the Judicial Nominations, Filibusters, and the Constitution: When a Majority Is Denied Its Right to Consent and in the press concerning the constitutionality of a Senate filibuster (i.e., extended debate) of a judicial nomination.
Date:
December 6, 2004
Creator:
Shampansky, Jay R.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
9/11 Commission Recommendations: Joint Committee on Atomic Energy - A Model for Congressional Oversight?
This report focuses on that portion of the 9/11 Commission recommendation that urges Congress to consider the model of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy (JCAE). It provides an outline of the history, structure, and powers of the JCAE and analyzes a number of issues that might be considered by policymakers as they weigh the suitability of the JCAE as a possible model when crafting congressional oversight mechanisms for intelligence.
Date:
August 20, 2004
Creator:
Davis, Christopher M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Secret Sessions of Congress: A Brief Historical Overview
None
Date:
October 21, 2004
Creator:
Amer, Mildred L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 108th Congress: A Profile
None
Date:
September 1, 2004
Creator:
Amer, Mildred L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Internet Gambling: A Sketch of Legislative Proposals in the 108th Congress
None
Date:
November 29, 2004
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
USA PATRIOT Act Sunset: A Sketch
None
Date:
January 7, 2004
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
USA PATRIOT Act Sunset: A Sketch
None
Date:
June 10, 2004
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
S.Res. 445: Senate Committee Reorganization for Homeland Security and Intelligence Matters
None
Date:
October 15, 2004
Creator:
Rundquist, Paul S. & Davis, Christopher M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 109th Congress: A Profile
None
Date:
December 20, 2004
Creator:
Amer, Mildred L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library