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Energy Policy: Conceptual Framework and Continuing Issues (open access)

Energy Policy: Conceptual Framework and Continuing Issues

This report discusses major policy approaches, provides a conceptual framework for categorizing energy policy proposals, and briefly describes energy issues that remain current in the debate after the enactment of EPACT.
Date: December 6, 2006
Creator: Bamberger, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agricultural Issues in the 110th Congress (open access)

Agricultural Issues in the 110th Congress

This report considers the issues the 110th Congress was confronted with in relation to agriculture and the issues inherited from the 109th Congress. The report also includes details about the upcoming farm bill and the usual problems that are examined with the creation of a new farm bill.
Date: December 11, 2006
Creator: Chite, Ralph M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emergency Communications Legislation, 2002-2006: Implications for the 110th Congress (open access)

Emergency Communications Legislation, 2002-2006: Implications for the 110th Congress

Since September 11, 2001, several bills introduced in the U.S. Congress have included provisions to assist emergency communications. Key provisions from a number of these bills have become law. This report summarizes progress in developing legislation, especially in the 109th Congress, in three areas of emergency communications: communications among first responders and other emergency personnel; emergency warnings and alerts; and 911 call centers and systems. Each area could be the subject of further consideration in the 110th Congress, through oversight, additional legislation, or funding.
Date: December 14, 2006
Creator: Moore, Linda K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The No Child Left Behind Act: An Overview of Reauthorization Issues for the 110th Congress (open access)

The No Child Left Behind Act: An Overview of Reauthorization Issues for the 110th Congress

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Date: December 14, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 110th Congress: A Profile (open access)

Membership of the 110th Congress: A Profile

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Date: December 15, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Minimum Wage in the 110th Congress (open access)

Minimum Wage in the 110th Congress

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Date: December 19, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade: Key Issues for the 110th Congress (open access)

Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade: Key Issues for the 110th Congress

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Date: December 20, 2006
Creator: Ribando, Clare M. & Vaughn, Bruce
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Act Issues in the 110th Congress: Implementation and Oversight (open access)

Clean Air Act Issues in the 110th Congress: Implementation and Oversight

This report provides a discussion of several interrelated air issues of interest in the 110th Congress, including revision of the particulate standards, the role of independent scientific review in the setting of air quality standards, multi-pollutant legislation for electric power plants, mercury from power plants, and New Source Review. This report provides an overview of these issues; CRS reports that contain additional information and detailed sources are referenced in the appropriate sections.
Date: January 3, 2007
Creator: McCarthy, James E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
State and Urban Area Homeland Security Plans and Exercises: Issues for the 110th Congress (open access)

State and Urban Area Homeland Security Plans and Exercises: Issues for the 110th Congress

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Date: January 3, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trade Negotiations During the 110th Congress (open access)

Trade Negotiations During the 110th Congress

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Date: January 3, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transportation Security: Issues for the 110th Congress (open access)

Transportation Security: Issues for the 110th Congress

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Date: January 3, 2007
Creator: Peterman, David Randall; Elias, Bartholomew & Frittelli, John
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pay Equity Legislation in the 110th Congress (open access)

Pay Equity Legislation in the 110th Congress

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Date: January 5, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emergency Communications Legislation, 2002-2006: Implications for the 110th Congress (open access)

Emergency Communications Legislation, 2002-2006: Implications for the 110th Congress

Since September 11, 2001, several bills introduced in the U.S. Congress have included provisions to assist emergency communications. Key provisions from a number of these bills have become law. This report summarizes progress in developing legislation, especially in the 109th Congress, in three areas of emergency communications: communications among first responders and other emergency personnel; emergency warnings and alerts; and 911 call centers and systems. Each area could be the subject of further consideration in the 110th Congress, through oversight, additional legislation, or funding.
Date: January 8, 2007
Creator: Moore, Linda K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Acceptance of Gifts by Members and Employees of the House of Representatives Under New Ethics Rules of the 110th Congress (open access)

Acceptance of Gifts by Members and Employees of the House of Representatives Under New Ethics Rules of the 110th Congress

This report discusses the new rules the 110th Congress adopted for the House of Representatives in regard to the receipt of gifts from lobbyists, foreign agents, and most of their private clients. There were also new rules placed on travel paid by outside private sources. These rules are designed to provide further transparency in the House.
Date: January 9, 2007
Creator: Maskell, Jack
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Aviation Administration: An Abridged Look at Reauthorization Issues in the 110th Congress (open access)

Federal Aviation Administration: An Abridged Look at Reauthorization Issues in the 110th Congress

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Date: January 9, 2007
Creator: Elias, Bart; Fischer, John W.; Kirk, Robert S.; McCarthy, James E.; Shimabukuru, Jon O. & Tatelman, Todd B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Alternative Minimum Tax for Individuals: Legislative Initiatives in the 110th Congress (open access)

The Alternative Minimum Tax for Individuals: Legislative Initiatives in the 110th Congress

This report discusses the alternative minimum tax (AMT) for individuals that was originally enacted to ensure that all taxpayers, especially high-income taxpayers, pay at least a minimum amount of federal taxes.
Date: January 10, 2007
Creator: Esenwein, Gregg A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Lands Managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service: Issues for the 110th Congress (open access)

Federal Lands Managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service: Issues for the 110th Congress

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Date: January 10, 2007
Creator: Gorte, Ross W.; Vincent, Carol Hardy & Humphries, Marc
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major Tax Issues in the 110th Congress (open access)

Major Tax Issues in the 110th Congress

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Date: January 10, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lobbying Disclosure: Themes and Issues, 110th Congress (open access)

Lobbying Disclosure: Themes and Issues, 110th Congress

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Date: January 12, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 110th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices (open access)

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 110th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices

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Date: January 16, 2007
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. Lynne; Sheikh, Pervaze A. & Meltz, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Water Quality Issues in the 110th Congress: Oversight and Implementation (open access)

Water Quality Issues in the 110th Congress: Oversight and Implementation

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Date: January 16, 2007
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
System: The UNT Digital Library
Early Childhood Care and Education Programs in the 110th Congress: Background and Funding (open access)

Early Childhood Care and Education Programs in the 110th Congress: Background and Funding

This report provides an overview of federal child care, early education, and related programs, and their funding status in the 110th Congress.
Date: January 17, 2007
Creator: Gish, Melinda & McCallion, Gail
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: Issues for the 110th Congress (open access)

Cuba: Issues for the 110th Congress

The contents of this report include the recent developments, political, economic conditions of Cuba, U.S policy towards Cuba, issues in the U.S -Cuban relations and Legislative issues in the 110th Congress
Date: January 22, 2007
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Budget Process Reform in the 110th Congress: A Brief Overview (open access)

Federal Budget Process Reform in the 110th Congress: A Brief Overview

This report briefly discusses the context in which federal budget process changes are made and identifies selected reform proposals by major category.
Date: January 22, 2007
Creator: Keith, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library