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Clean Air Issues in the 110th Congress: Climate Change, Air Quality Standards, and Oversight (open access)

Clean Air Issues in the 110th Congress: Climate Change, Air Quality Standards, and Oversight

This report provides information about the Clean Air Issues in the 110th Congress like Climate Change, Air Quality Standards, and Oversight.Five bills have been introduced to establish caps on greenhouse gas emission.
Date: April 4, 2007
Creator: McCarthy, James E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Legislation in the 110th Congress (open access)

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Legislation in the 110th Congress

This report reviews the status of energy efficiency and renewable energy legislation introduced during the 110th Congress. Most Senate action led to the Senate version of H.R. 6, an omnibus energy bill that the Senate passed on June 21, 2007. Most House action led to the omnibus energy bill H.R. 3221, which the House passed on August 4, 2007. A second area of focus has been on the funding-related bills for energy efficiency and renewable energy, especially H.R. 2641, the Energy and Water Appropriations bill for FY 2008.
Date: September 4, 2007
Creator: Sissine, Fred; Gillis, Anne & Gurevitz, Mark
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Legislation in the 110th Congress (open access)

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Legislation in the 110th Congress

This report reviews the status of energy efficiency and renewable energy legislation introduces during the 110th Congress. Most action in the second session is focused on the FY2009 budget request, the Farm Bill, and the proposed Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act. The U.S. Department of Energy's FY 2009 budget seeks $1,256.1 million for energy efficiency and renewable energy programs, compared to FY 2008 appropriations of $1,722.4 million on such programs.
Date: April 4, 2008
Creator: Sissine, Fred; Cunningham, Lynn J. & Gurevitz, Mark
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Proposals to Regulate Their Mortgage Portfolio Size in the 110th Congress (open access)

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Proposals to Regulate Their Mortgage Portfolio Size in the 110th Congress

This report analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of proposals to limit portfolio size.
Date: March 4, 2008
Creator: Weiss, N. Eric
System: The UNT Digital Library
Food Safety: Selected Issues and Bills in the 110th Congress (open access)

Food Safety: Selected Issues and Bills in the 110th Congress

This report provides selected issues and bills in the 110th Congress related to Food Safety.
Date: September 4, 2007
Creator: Becker, GeoffreyS.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gasoline Prices: Issues for the 110th Congress (open access)

Gasoline Prices: Issues for the 110th Congress

This report reviews the major legislative initiatives to deal with the gasoline price issue.
Date: February 4, 2008
Creator: Behrens, Carl E. & Glover, Carol
System: The UNT Digital Library
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
Housing Issues in the 110th Congress (open access)

Housing Issues in the 110th Congress

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Date: November 4, 2008
Creator: Perl, Libby
System: The UNT Digital Library
Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 110th Congress (open access)

Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 110th Congress

Report detailing issues and legislative concerns regarding immigration during the 110th Congress, with a focus on comprehensive reform.
Date: September 4, 2008
Creator: Bruno, Andorra; Haddal, Chad C.; Nuñez-Neto, Blas; Siskin, Alison; Wasem, Ruth Ellen; Garcia, Michael John et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nominations to Article III Lower Courts by President George W. Bush During the 110th Congress (open access)

Nominations to Article III Lower Courts by President George W. Bush During the 110th Congress

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Date: May 4, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reforming the Regulation of Government-Sponsored Enterprises in the 110th Congress (open access)

Reforming the Regulation of Government-Sponsored Enterprises in the 110th Congress

This report provides background on the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), discusses reform issues, and summarizes the provisions of House- and Senate-passed versions of H.R. 3221.
Date: August 4, 2008
Creator: Jickling, Mark; Murphy, Edward Vincent & Weiss, N. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Retrospective of House Rules Changes Since the 110th Congress (open access)

A Retrospective of House Rules Changes Since the 110th Congress

This report analyzes rules changes made on only the opening day of the 110th, 111th, 112th, and 113th Congresses, with references in footnotes to other selected legislation and actions that also affected House rules during these Congresses.
Date: June 4, 2014
Creator: Koempel, Michael L.; Schneider, Judy & Jarrett, J. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Speakers of the House: Elections, 1913-2017 (open access)

Speakers of the House: Elections, 1913-2017

This report provides data on elections of the Speaker in each Congress since 1913, when the House first reached its present size of 435 Members. During that period (63rd through 115th Congresses), a Speaker was elected five times with the votes of less than a majority of the full membership.
Date: January 4, 2017
Creator: Beth, Richard S. & Heitshusen, Valerie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Water Resources Development Act (WRDA): Corps of Engineers Project Authorization Issues (open access)

Water Resources Development Act (WRDA): Corps of Engineers Project Authorization Issues

WRDA is the main legislative vehicle for Corps civil works authorizations. This report considers the current status of WRDA and major issues shaping WRDA consideration in the 110th Congress, including changes to Corps project development practices and policies, coastal Louisiana wetlands restoration activities, Upper Mississippi River Illinois Waterway (UMR-IWW) investments, and Everglades restoration projects.
Date: October 4, 2007
Creator: Carter, Nicole T.; Hughes, H. S.; Sheikh, Pervaze A. & Zinn, Jeffrey A.
System: The UNT Digital Library