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Presidential Review of Agency Rulemaking
None
Date:
April 5, 2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ocean Commissions: Ocean Policy Review and Outlook
This report includes information regarding ocean commissions. Ocean policy review, further outlook, and legislation are among topics discussed in this report.
Date:
May 5, 2005
Creator:
Justus, John; Buck, Eugene H.; Zinn, Jeffrey & Morrissey, Wayne
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Copyright Protection of Digital Television: The “Broadcast Flag”
This report addresses the adoption of a "broadcast flag" system by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to protect digital division (DTV) broadcasts from unauthorization redistribution.
Date:
April 5, 2005
Creator:
Lening, Carey
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions in Independent and Other Agencies During the 108th Congress
None
Date:
May 5, 2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal White-Collar Pay: FY2005 Salary Adjustments
This report provides the details related to Salary adjustments of Federal white-collar employees for the Fiscal Year 2005
Date:
January 5, 2005
Creator:
Schwemle, Barbara L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues
This report discusses the national security problem of China's role in weapons proliferation and issues related to the U.S. policy response, including legislation, since the mid-1990's.
Date:
October 5, 2005
Creator:
Kan, Shirley A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Terrorism Risk Insurance Legislation: Issue Summary and Side-by-Side
None
Date:
December 5, 2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sentencing Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines: An Abridged Terrorism Related Example
None
Date:
April 5, 2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
How Special Rules Regulate Calling up Measures for Consideration in the House
This fact sheet describes how a special rule -- a House resolution that regulates consideration of a specific legislative measure named in the resolution -- may set terms for consideration by Representatives. It includes information about the system of privilege, forms of consideration, and how the rules are used to manage the agenda.
Date:
December 5, 2005
Creator:
Beth, Richard S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Gasoline Prices: New Legislation and Proposals
This report discusses policy options for Congress regarding gas prices. The high price of gasoline was an important consideration during the debate on major energy legislation, which ended with the Energy Policy Act of 2005, H.R. 6 (P.L. 109-58). However, prices continued to surge, due to a large number of factors, such as the effects of Hurricane Katrina on Gulf Coast refineries, an increased world demand for crude oil, and inadequate U.S. refinery capacity.
Date:
December 5, 2005
Creator:
Behrens, Carl E. & Glover, Carol
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Preparation for Senate Committee Markup
This report briefly discusses the preparation which precedes the legislative stage during which a committee chooses the language of a measure it expects to report to the Senate, called "markups." Markups are carefully planned in advance to insure that the requirements of Senate rules have been met, political decisions have been made, and administrative issues have been addressed.
Date:
January 5, 2005
Creator:
Carr, Thomas P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
State Department and Related Agencies: FY2005 Appropriations and FY2006 Request
None
Date:
May 5, 2005
Creator:
Epstein, Susan B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs
This report is on Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs.
Date:
May 5, 2005
Creator:
Kruger, Lennard G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Iran Nonproliferation Act and the International Space Station: Issues and Options. December 2005
This report explains the origins of the INA, and a range of options for dealing with its ISS-related impacts that were considered by Congress.
Date:
December 5, 2005
Creator:
Squassoni, Sharon & Smith, Marcia S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway Investments: Proposed Authorization Legislation in the 108th Congress
None
Date:
April 5, 2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ordering a Rollcall Vote in the Senate
None
Date:
January 5, 2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Satellite Television: Reauthorization of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act (SHVIA)Background and Key Issues
None
Date:
January 5, 2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal-State Maritime Boundary Issues
None
Date:
May 5, 2005
Creator:
Welles, Laura K.; Flynn, Aaron M. & Buck, Eugene H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Belarus: Background and U.S. Policy Concerns
This report briefly summarizes the background information on Belarus and its U.S. policy concerns.
Date:
April 5, 2005
Creator:
Woehrel, Steven
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Changing Senate Rules: The “Constitutional” or “Nuclear” Option
This report indicate possible attempts to curtail the use of filibusters in the Senate, perhaps in the 109th Congress. Some have suggested that proponents of this idea may invoke something called the "nuclear" or "constitutional" option in Senate floor procedure to try to end a filibuster without the need for 60 votes .
Date:
April 5, 2005
Creator:
Palmer, Betsy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Space Programs: Civilian, Military, and Commercial
This report includes information regarding various United States space programs.
Date:
December 5, 2005
Creator:
Smith, Marcia S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Discharge Procedure in the House
This report is categorized into four categories: (I) Basic Discharge Procedure, (II) Consideration After Discharge, (III) Discharge and Special Rules and (IV) Discharge of Rule for Reported Measure.
Date:
December 5, 2005
Creator:
Beth, Richard S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Capital Income Tax Revisions and Effective Tax Rates
This report details the capital income tax revisions and effective tax rates.
Date:
January 5, 2005
Creator:
Gravelle, Jane G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: A Fact Sheet
None
Date:
January 5, 2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library