Social Security Reform: Economic Issues (open access)

Social Security Reform: Economic Issues

This report tackles the issue of Social Security reform from an economic perspective that focuses not merely on reform that achieves programmatic sustainability (sustainability within the trust fund), but reform that achieves sustainability for the government and economy as a whole. The President has indicated that Social Security reform will be a major issue in the 109th Congress. For some time comprehensive reform has been an issue of debate in Congress, but no major action has occurred.
Date: December 3, 2004
Creator: Gravelle, Jane & Labonte, Marc
System: The UNT Digital Library
Amendments in Disagreement (open access)

Amendments in Disagreement

This report briefly summarizes the process of amendments between the House of Representatives and the Senate, which occurs if the House and Senate approve differing versions of a measure. The House and Senate must approve an identical version of a measure before it may be presented for the President's approval or veto. If the House and Senate approve differing versions of a measure, the differences must first be resolved.
Date: November 3, 2004
Creator: Saturno, James V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Continuity of Operations (COOP): An Overview of Concepts and Challenges (open access)

Congressional Continuity of Operations (COOP): An Overview of Concepts and Challenges

Interruptions of congressional operations by incidents such as episodic computer virus infections and the 2001 anthrax contamination, the February 2004 ricin incident have demonstrated the importance of congressional continuity of operations (COOP) planning. This report discusses the circumstances surrounding COOP planning, including provisions for alternative meeting sites and methods for conducting House and Senate meetings and floor sessions when Capitol facilities are not available.
Date: February 3, 2004
Creator: Petersen, R. Eric & Seifert, Jeffery W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods (open access)

Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods

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Date: August 3, 2004
Creator: Becker, Geoffrey S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mental Health Parity (open access)

Mental Health Parity

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Date: December 3, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Project BioShield (open access)

Project BioShield

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Date: August 3, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
RICO: An Abridged Sketch (open access)

RICO: An Abridged Sketch

This report discusses the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) provisions enacted by Congress as part of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970.
Date: November 3, 2004
Creator: Doyle, Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library
Armenia Update (open access)

Armenia Update

This report is an update regarding Armenia's experience of domestic political turmoil since independence.
Date: September 3, 2004
Creator: Migdalovitz, Carol
System: The UNT Digital Library
Immigration: A Guide to Internet Sources (open access)

Immigration: A Guide to Internet Sources

This report identifies selected websites from the Internet on immigration topics in the United States.
Date: February 3, 2004
Creator: Torreon, Barbara Salazar
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Higher Education Act: Reauthorization Status and Issues (open access)

The Higher Education Act: Reauthorization Status and Issues

This report includes information such as background, summary, and possible reauthorization issues of the Higher Education Act.
Date: February 3, 2004
Creator: Stedman, James B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dominican Republic: Political and Economic Conditions and Relations with the United States (open access)

Dominican Republic: Political and Economic Conditions and Relations with the United States

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Date: November 3, 2004
Creator: Ribando, Clare M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Debt-Limit Legislation in the Congressional Budget Process (open access)

Debt-Limit Legislation in the Congressional Budget Process

This report provides a brief overview of debt-limit legislation within the congressional budget process.
Date: February 3, 2004
Creator: Heniff, Bill, Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wildfire Protection in the 108th Congress (open access)

Wildfire Protection in the 108th Congress

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Date: August 3, 2004
Creator: Gorte, Ross W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Capitol Hill Security: Recent Actions and Organizational Responsibilities (open access)

Capitol Hill Security: Recent Actions and Organizational Responsibilities

This report includes recent actions and organizational responsibilities related to Capitol Hill Security.
Date: February 3, 2004
Creator: Stathis, Stephen W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
RICO: A Brief Sketch (open access)

RICO: A Brief Sketch

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Date: November 3, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2005 (open access)

Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2005

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Date: December 3, 2004
Creator: Davey, Michael E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Public Debt Reduction Fund (open access)

Public Debt Reduction Fund

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Date: August 3, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Vacancies: Selected Proposals for Filling Them After a Catastrophic Loss of Members (open access)

House Vacancies: Selected Proposals for Filling Them After a Catastrophic Loss of Members

This report provides an overview of the selected proposals for filling them after a catastrophic loss of members on house vaccines.
Date: June 3, 2004
Creator: Richardson, Sula P. & Rundquist, Paul S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Safety Belts: Federal Policies, Incentives, and Reauthorization Issues (open access)

Safety Belts: Federal Policies, Incentives, and Reauthorization Issues

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Date: February 3, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Marshall Islands and Micronesia: Amendments to the Compact of Free Association with the United States (open access)

The Marshall Islands and Micronesia: Amendments to the Compact of Free Association with the United States

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Date: May 3, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gasoline Excise Tax – Historical Revenues: Fact Sheet (open access)

Gasoline Excise Tax – Historical Revenues: Fact Sheet

This report provides a fact sheet about the Gasoline Excise Tax - Historical Revenues. The gas tax was regarded as a user tax where the federal government has imposed a gasoline excise tax with the passage of the revenue act in 1932.
Date: March 3, 2004
Creator: Talley, Louis Alan & Jackson, Pamela J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) and Other Army Corps of Engineers Legislation (open access)

Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) and Other Army Corps of Engineers Legislation

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Date: September 3, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
China and the World Trade Organization (open access)

China and the World Trade Organization

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Date: August 3, 2004
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Discipline Provisions in P.L. 105-17 (open access)

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Discipline Provisions in P.L. 105-17

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Date: August 3, 2004
Creator: Jones, Nancy Lee
System: The UNT Digital Library