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House Committee Party Ratios: 98th-111th Congresses (open access)

House Committee Party Ratios: 98th-111th Congresses

This report provides statistical information on and selected analyses of the House committee party ratios for 14 Congresses, covering the period from the 98th through the 111th Congresses (1983-2011). This report also discusses trends and compares party ratios in selected Congresses. Possible reforms to the apportionment of committee seats are also examined.
Date: November 4, 2010
Creator: Tong, Lorraine H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Senate Committee Party Ratios: 94th - 111th Congresses (open access)

Senate Committee Party Ratios: 94th - 111th Congresses

This report provides an overview of Senate standing committee sizes and ratios for the 94th Congress through the 111th Congress. Also included are data on permanent select committees with legislative jurisdiction. A table for each Congress shows the party division in the Senate, total number of seats on each committee, number of seats assigned to the majority and minority parties, and, where present, number of seats assigned to independents. The tables also provide the number of majority-minority caucus seat margins in the chamber and for each committees.
Date: November 23, 2010
Creator: Tong, Lorraine H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Funding Requests and Authorizations, 104th-112th Congresses (open access)

House Committee Funding Requests and Authorizations, 104th-112th Congresses

This report provides committee funding requests and authorizations as adopted pursuant to primary expense authorizations for House committees in the 104th-112th Congresses.
Date: March 24, 2011
Creator: Petersen, R. Eric; Garrett, R. Sam & Hemlin, Erin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Senate Committee Party Ratios: 94th - 110th Congresses (open access)

Senate Committee Party Ratios: 94th - 110th Congresses

This report provides an overview of Senate standing committee sizes and ratios for the 94th and 110th Congresses. Also included are data on permanent select committees with legislative jurisdiction. A table for each Congress shows the party division in the Senate, total number of seats on each committee, number of seats assigned to the majority and minority parties, and, where present, number of seats assigned to independents. The tables also provide the number of majority-minority caucus seat margins in the chamber and for each committees.
Date: November 18, 2008
Creator: Tong, Lorraine H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Votes and Legislative Actions, 95th Congress to 110th Congress (open access)

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Votes and Legislative Actions, 95th Congress to 110th Congress

This report provides a summary of legislative attempts to address issues of energy development and preservation in the Refuge from the 95th Congress through the 110th Congress, with emphasis on the 108th through 110th Congresses.
Date: September 2, 2008
Creator: Corn, M. L. & Roberts, Beth A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2010 (74th-111th Congresses) (open access)

Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2010 (74th-111th Congresses)

This report discusses how lame duck sessions occur, and the background of the lame duck sessions between 1940 and 2010. A “lame duck” session of Congress occurs whenever one Congress meets after its successor is elected, but before the term of the current Congress ends.
Date: August 30, 2011
Creator: Beth, Richard S. & Tollestrup, Jessica
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation Legislation in the 107th Congress (open access)

Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation Legislation in the 107th Congress

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Date: September 19, 2001
Creator: Sissine, Fred
System: The UNT Digital Library
Committee System Rules Changes in the House, 107th Congress (open access)

Committee System Rules Changes in the House, 107th Congress

This fact sheet details changes in the committee system contained in H. Res. 5, the rules of the House for the 107th Congress, adopted by the House January 3, 2001. This contains information on changes in the committee structure, committee procedure, and committee staff.
Date: January 5, 2001
Creator: Schneider, Judy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Senate Committee Party Ratios: 98th-114th Congresses (open access)

Senate Committee Party Ratios: 98th-114th Congresses

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Date: December 7, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Amendments Relating to the Discipline of Children with Disabilities in H.R. 1 and S.1, 107th Congress (open access)

Amendments Relating to the Discipline of Children with Disabilities in H.R. 1 and S.1, 107th Congress

This report discusses the Better Education for Students and Teachers Act, which would eliminate the requirement for educational services to children with disabilities in certain situations.
Date: June 22, 2001
Creator: Jones, Nancy Lee
System: The UNT Digital Library
Election Reform Bills in the U.S. House of Representatives, 107th Congress: A Comparison of Selected Legislation (open access)

Election Reform Bills in the U.S. House of Representatives, 107th Congress: A Comparison of Selected Legislation

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Date: June 6, 2001
Creator: Coleman, Kevin J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Statutes: An Overview of Legislation in the 107th Congress (open access)

Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Statutes: An Overview of Legislation in the 107th Congress

This report examines legislation in the 107th Congress pertaining to federal mandatory minimum sentencing statutes (mandatory minimums), which demand that execution or incarceration follow criminal conviction. They cover drug dealing and using a gun to commit a federal crime, among other crimes.
Date: April 17, 2003
Creator: Doyle, Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicare: Selected Prescription Drug Proposals in the 107th Congress (open access)

Medicare: Selected Prescription Drug Proposals in the 107th Congress

Medicare, the nationwide health insurance program for the aged and disabled, does not cover most outpatient prescription drugs. On several occasions, the Congress has considered providing coverage for at least a portion of beneficiaries’ drug costs. The issue received renewed attention in the 106th Congress. However, there was no consensus on how the coverage should be structured. This report provides a side-by-side comparison of bills introduced in the 107th Congress that have received the most attention.
Date: August 13, 2001
Creator: O'Sullivan, Jennifer
System: The UNT Digital Library
Long Term Care: 107th Congress Legislation (open access)

Long Term Care: 107th Congress Legislation

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Date: January 22, 2003
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2004 (74th-108th Congresses) (open access)

Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2004 (74th-108th Congresses)

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Date: October 2, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Rules Changes Affecting Floor Proceedings in the 107th Congress (open access)

House Rules Changes Affecting Floor Proceedings in the 107th Congress

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Date: January 17, 2001
Creator: Bach, Stanley
System: The UNT Digital Library
Public Aid to Faith-Based Organizations (Charitable Choice) in the 107th Congress: Background and Selected Legal Issues (open access)
Renewable Energy Legislation in the 107th Congress (open access)

Renewable Energy Legislation in the 107th Congress

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Date: December 17, 2001
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major Leadership Election Contests in the House of Representatives, 94th - 109th Congresses (open access)

Major Leadership Election Contests in the House of Representatives, 94th - 109th Congresses

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Date: June 8, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Use of the Capitol Rotunda, Capitol Grounds, and Emancipation Hall: Concurrent Resolutions, 101st to 113th Congress (open access)
Election Reform Bills in the U.S. Senate, 107th Congress: A Comparison of Selected Legislation (open access)

Election Reform Bills in the U.S. Senate, 107th Congress: A Comparison of Selected Legislation

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Date: June 6, 2001
Creator: Coleman, Kevin J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: Reauthorization Proposals in the 107th Congress (open access)

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: Reauthorization Proposals in the 107th Congress

This report consists of child abuse prevention and treatment act with reauthorization proposals in the 107th congress.
Date: December 4, 2002
Creator: Stoltzfus, Emilie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Class Actions and Proposed Reform in the 107th Congress: Class Action Fairness Act of 2002 (open access)

Class Actions and Proposed Reform in the 107th Congress: Class Action Fairness Act of 2002

This report discusses the class action and proposed reform in the 107th congress, in four different categories: (I) Background, (II) the legislation, (III) Section 1-7 and (IV) Possible Objections.
Date: July 20, 2002
Creator: Wallace, Paul Starett, Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unauthorized Alien Students: Legislation in the 107th and 108th Congresses (open access)

Unauthorized Alien Students: Legislation in the 107th and 108th Congresses

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Date: January 17, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library