Electric Reliability: Options for Electric Transmission Infrastructure Improvements (open access)

Electric Reliability: Options for Electric Transmission Infrastructure Improvements

The electric utility industry is inherently capital intensive. At the same time, the industry must operate under a changing and sometimes unpredictable regulatory system at both the federal and state level. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 has set in place government activities intended to relieve congestion on the transmission system. Several factors have contributed to the lack of new transmission capacity; these are outlined within this report. This report also discusses earlier pieces of energy legislation.
Date: September 20, 2006
Creator: Abel, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electric Reliability: Options for Electric Transmission Infrastructure Improvements (open access)

Electric Reliability: Options for Electric Transmission Infrastructure Improvements

The electric utility industry is inherently capital intensive. At the same time, the industry must operate under a changing and sometimes unpredictable regulatory system at both the federal and state level. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 has set in place government activities intended to relieve congestion on the transmission system. Several factors have contributed to the lack of new transmission capacity; these are outlined within this report. This report also discusses earlier pieces of energy legislation.
Date: September 20, 2006
Creator: Abel, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electric Reliability: Options for Electric Transmission Infrastructure Improvements (open access)

Electric Reliability: Options for Electric Transmission Infrastructure Improvements

The electric utility industry is inherently capital intensive. At the same time, the industry must operate under a changing and sometimes unpredictable regulatory system at both the federal and state level. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 has set in place government activities intended to relieve congestion on the transmission system. Several factors have contributed to the lack of new transmission capacity; these are outlined within this report. This report also discusses earlier pieces of energy legislation.
Date: September 20, 2006
Creator: Abel, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy Policy Act of 2005, P.L. 109-58: Electricity Provisions (open access)

Energy Policy Act of 2005, P.L. 109-58: Electricity Provisions

None
Date: January 24, 2006
Creator: Abel, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Europe: Rising Economic Nationalism? (open access)

Europe: Rising Economic Nationalism?

None
Date: July 6, 2006
Creator: Aheam, Raymond J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
European Trade Retaliation: The FSC-ETI Case (open access)

European Trade Retaliation: The FSC-ETI Case

None
Date: January 24, 2006
Creator: Aheam, Raymond J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
European Trade Retaliation: The FSC-ETI Case (open access)

European Trade Retaliation: The FSC-ETI Case

None
Date: July 26, 2006
Creator: Aheam, Raymond J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Europe’s New Trade Agenda (open access)

Europe’s New Trade Agenda

This report summarizes the European Union's new initiative, casts the initiative from a historical perspective, and assesses the implications of this shift for the global trading system and for U.S. interests.
Date: December 6, 2006
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Morocco-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (open access)

Morocco-U.S. Free Trade Agreement

This report discusses the free trade agreement (FTA) between United States and Morocco. The United States and Morocco reached agreement on March 2, 2004 to create a free trade agreement.
Date: February 16, 2006
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trade Conflict and the U.S.-European Union Economic Relationship (open access)

Trade Conflict and the U.S.-European Union Economic Relationship

The United States and the European Union (EU) share a huge, dynamic, and mutually beneficial economic partnership. Not only is the U.S.-EU trade and investment relationship the largest in the world, but it is also arguably the most important. Agreement between the two partners in the past has been critical to making the world trading system more open and efficient.
Date: July 26, 2006
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-European Union Trade Relations: Issues and Policy Challenges (open access)

U.S.-European Union Trade Relations: Issues and Policy Challenges

This report includes information regarding issues and policy challenges with U.S.-European trade relations. Growing strains, resolving longstanding disputes, and strengthening the multilateral trading system are among topics discussed in this report.
Date: May 1, 2006
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-European Union Trade Relations: Issues and Policy Challenges (open access)

U.S.-European Union Trade Relations: Issues and Policy Challenges

None
Date: January 26, 2006
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-European Union Trade Relations: Issues and Policy Challenges (open access)

U.S.-European Union Trade Relations: Issues and Policy Challenges

None
Date: March 17, 2006
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement Negotiations (open access)

U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement Negotiations

None
Date: February 6, 2006
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J. & Morrison, Wayne M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Gifts and Travel: Proposals for the 109th Congress (open access)

Congressional Gifts and Travel: Proposals for the 109th Congress

This report provides a brief analysis of the proposal for change introduced or discussed in the 109th Congress and will be updated as events warrant.
Date: May 12, 2006
Creator: Amer, Mildred
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Record: Its Production, Distribution, and Accessibility (open access)

Congressional Record: Its Production, Distribution, and Accessibility

This report briefly discusses how the Congressional Record is created and distributed. The Congressional Record is the most widely recognized published account of the debates and activities in Congress and it often reflects the intent of Congress in enacting legislation.
Date: October 27, 2006
Creator: Amer, Mildred
System: The UNT Digital Library
The First Day of a New Congress: A Guide to Proceedings on the House Floor (open access)

The First Day of a New Congress: A Guide to Proceedings on the House Floor

None
Date: December 8, 2006
Creator: Amer, Mildred
System: The UNT Digital Library
Guide to Individuals Seated on the Senate Dais (open access)

Guide to Individuals Seated on the Senate Dais

This report provides a guide to individuals seated on the Senate Dais.
Date: December 6, 2006
Creator: Amer, Mildred
System: The UNT Digital Library
House and Senate Chaplains (open access)

House and Senate Chaplains

None
Date: October 27, 2006
Creator: Amer, Mildred
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: A Brief History of Its Evolution and Jurisdiction (open access)

House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: A Brief History of Its Evolution and Jurisdiction

This report provides a history of the creation and evolution of the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
Date: June 8, 2006
Creator: Amer, Mildred
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Ethics Rules Changes in the 109th Congress (open access)

House Ethics Rules Changes in the 109th Congress

None
Date: May 25, 2006
Creator: Amer, Mildred
System: The UNT Digital Library
Members Who Have Served in the U.S. Congress 30 Years or More (open access)

Members Who Have Served in the U.S. Congress 30 Years or More

This report identifies those 224 Members of Congress whose service in the House or Senate, or both, has been 30 years or more. The information provided is current through January 3, 2006.
Date: January 20, 2006
Creator: Amer, Mildred
System: The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 109th Congress: A Profile (open access)

Membership of the 109th Congress: A Profile

This report presents a profile of the membership of the 109th Congress. Statistical information is included on selected characteristics of Members, including data on party affiliation, average age and length of service, occupation, religious affiliation, female and minority Members, foreign-born Members, and military service.
Date: November 29, 2006
Creator: Amer, Mildred
System: The UNT Digital Library
Secret Sessions of Congress: A Brief Historical Overview (open access)

Secret Sessions of Congress: A Brief Historical Overview

"Secret" or "closed door" sessions of the House of Representatives and Seante are held periodically to discuss business, including impeachment deliberations, deemed to require confidentiality and secrecy. Authority for the two chambers to hold these sessions is implied by Article I, Section 5, of the Constitution. National Security is the principal reason for such sessions in recent years. This report provides a historical background of such sessions, as well as relevant regulations and expectations for Members of Congress during such sessions.
Date: September 27, 2006
Creator: Amer, Mildred
System: The UNT Digital Library