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The Use of Profit by the Five Major Oil Companies
This report analyzes the uses of accrued profits by the five major integrated oil companies from 2004 through 2007.
Date:
April 11, 2008
Creator:
Pirog, Robert
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House and Senate Chaplains
None
Date:
April 25, 2008
Creator:
Amer, Mildred
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Organization and Process: A Brief Overview
Committees are integral to the work of Congress in determining the policy needs of the nation and acting on them. This report provides a brief overview of six features of the committee system in the House: organization, hearings, markup, reporting, oversight, and publications. Committees in the House have four primary powers: to conduct hearings and investigations, to consider bills and resolutions and amendments to them, to report legislation to the House for its possible consideration, and to monitor executive branch performance, that is, to conduct oversight.
Date:
April 21, 2008
Creator:
Schneider, Judy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Lawsuits Against State Supporters of Terrorism: An Overview
A 1996 amendment to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) enables American victims of international terrorist acts supported by certain States designated by the State Department as supporters of terrorism -- Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, and previously Iraq and Libya -- to bring suit in U.S. courts to seek monetary damages. Despite congressional efforts to make blocked (of "frozen) assets of such States available for attachment by judgment creditors in such cases, plaintiffs encountered difficulties in enforcing the awards. This report provides an overview of these issues and relevant legislation.
Date:
April 29, 2008
Creator:
Elsea, Jennifer K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative
In Juen 2005, G8 finance ministers proposed the new Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI). The MDRI proposes to cancel debts of some of the world's poorest countries owed to the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and African Development Bank. This report discusses MDRI's implementation and raises some issues regarding debt relief's effectiveness as a form of foreign assistance for possible congressional consideration.
Date:
April 1, 2008
Creator:
Weiss, Martin A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Supreme Court Decisions
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Date:
April 16, 2008
Creator:
Jones, Nancy Lee
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Presidential Claims of Executive Privilege: History, Law, Practice and Recent Developments
None
Date:
April 16, 2008
Creator:
Rosenberg, Morton
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Current Funding Trends
This report discusses funding trends related to the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) and tracks the actions taken to fully fund the grants-to-states program from Part B of IDEA.
Date:
April 11, 2008
Creator:
Lordeman, Ann
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Public Transit Program Funding Issues in Surface Transportation Reauthorization
None
Date:
April 16, 2008
Creator:
Mallett, William J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The President Pro Tempore of the Senate: History and Authority of the Office
None
Date:
April 2, 2008
Creator:
Davis, Christopher M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Renewable Energy R&D Funding History: A Comparison with Funding for Nuclear Energy, Fossil Energy, and Energy Efficiency R&D
None
Date:
April 9, 2008
Creator:
Sissine, Fred
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Income Inequality, Income Mobility, and Economic Policy: U.S. Trends in the 1980s and 1990s
None
Date:
April 4, 2008
Creator:
Hungerford, Thomas L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
“Independent” Legislative Commission or Office for Ethics and/or Lobbying
None
Date:
April 14, 2008
Creator:
Maskell, Jack & Peterson, R. Eric
System:
The UNT Digital Library