Climate Change: Comparison and Analysis of S. 1766 and S. 2191 (S. 3036) (open access)

Climate Change: Comparison and Analysis of S. 1766 and S. 2191 (S. 3036)

This report focuses on the second category of bills, and on two bills in particular: S. 1766 and S. 2191. S. 1766. Introduced July 11, 2007, by Senators Bingaman and Specter, S. 1766 would set emissions targets on most of the country's greenhouse gas emissions.
Date: June 4, 2008
Creator: Parker, Larry & Yacobucci, Brent D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mad Cow Disease and U.S. Beef Trade (open access)

Mad Cow Disease and U.S. Beef Trade

This report discusses the U.S. beef trade with its four major beef export markets, Canada, Mexico, Japan, and Korea. The 110th Congress has been monitoring U.S. efforts to regain foreign markets that banned U.S. beef when a Canadian-born cow in Washington state tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in December 2003.
Date: June 4, 2008
Creator: Hanrahan, Charles E. & Becker, Geoffrey S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007: The Role of the Clerk of the House and Secretary of the Senate (open access)

Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007: The Role of the Clerk of the House and Secretary of the Senate

This report focuses on the role of the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate in implementing the new lobbying registration and disclosure requirements. It also provides an overview of the new guidance document they have jointly issued.
Date: June 4, 2008
Creator: Straus, Jacob R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medal of Honor Recipients: 1979-2008 (open access)

Medal of Honor Recipients: 1979-2008

This report covers additions and changes to the list of recipients of the medal since the release of the committee print. The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the nation's highest award for military valor. It is presented by the President in the name of Congress and thus is often called the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Date: June 4, 2008
Creator: Gomez-Granger, Julissa
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mad Cow Disease and U.S. Beef Trade (open access)

Mad Cow Disease and U.S. Beef Trade

This report discusses the international beef market and U.S. efforts to regain foreign markets that banned U.S. beef when a Canadian-born cow in Washington state tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in December 2003.
Date: June 4, 2008
Creator: Hanrahan, Charles E. & Becker, Geoffrey S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs (open access)

Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs

This report addresses the Federal Assistance Programs related to Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide.
Date: June 4, 2008
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G. & Gilroy, Angele A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
V-22 Osprey Tilt-Rotor Aircraft (open access)

V-22 Osprey Tilt-Rotor Aircraft

This report discusses background information on the V-22 Osprey Tilt-Rotor Aircraft, as well as procurement and related oversight issues for Congress.
Date: June 4, 2008
Creator: Bolkcom, Christopher & Knight, William
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security (open access)

Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security

This report analyzes U.S. and international sanctions against Iran and provides examples of companies and countries that conduct business with Iran, based on a wide range of open-source reporting.
Date: June 4, 2008
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
System: The UNT Digital Library