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Child Care Issues in the 108th Congress (open access)

Child Care Issues in the 108th Congress

This report includes recent developments in federal child care programs and tax provisions. The report discusses several federal programs that support child care or related services, primarily for low-income working families. In addition, the tax code includes provisions specifically targeted to assist families with child care expenses. The report presents the legislative activity in the 108th Congress in regard to child care legislature and provisions.
Date: September 15, 2003
Creator: Gish, Melinda
System: The UNT Digital Library
SCHIP Financing Issues for the 108th Congress (open access)

SCHIP Financing Issues for the 108th Congress

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Date: August 15, 2003
Creator: Baumrucker, Evelyne P. & Kraut, Peter
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Electoral College: Reform Proposals in the 108th Congress (open access)

The Electoral College: Reform Proposals in the 108th Congress

American voters elect the President and Vice President of the United States under a complex arrangement of constitutional provisions, federal and state laws, and political party practices known as the electoral college system. Despite occasional close elections, this system has delivered uncontested results in 46 of 50 elections since adoption of the 12th Amendment, effective in 1804. Throughout this period, nevertheless, it has been the subject of persistent criticism and many reform proposals. Related measures fall into two basic categories: those that would eliminate the electoral college and substitute direct popular election of the President and Vice President, and those that would retain the existing system in some form and correct perceived defects.
Date: April 15, 2003
Creator: Neale, Thomas H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues for the 108th Congress (open access)

China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues for the 108th Congress

The purpose of this report is to provide background for and summarize current developments in U.S. - People’s Republic of China (PRC) relations, including current and pending congressional actions involving the PRC.
Date: September 15, 2003
Creator: Dumbaugh, Kerry
System: The UNT Digital Library
Brownfields and Superfund Issues in the 108th Congress (open access)

Brownfields and Superfund Issues in the 108th Congress

The Superfund program for cleaning up the nation’s worst hazardous waste sites was created by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, or CERCLA (P.L. 96-510, as amended). This report discusses recent development and background issues, superfund issues, revenue issues, comprehensive reauthorization, and legislation regarding superfund program.
Date: April 15, 2003
Creator: Reisch, Mark
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Comparison and Analysis of Selected Provisions in H.R. 1350 as Passed by the House and by the Senate, 108th Congress (open access)

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Comparison and Analysis of Selected Provisions in H.R. 1350 as Passed by the House and by the Senate, 108th Congress

CRS Report for Congress entailing information about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Topics include, allocation of funds, eligibility of jurisdictions, safeguarding, etc..
Date: June 15, 2004
Creator: Jones, Nancy Lee & Apling, Richard N.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Protection Issues in the 108th Congress (open access)

Environmental Protection Issues in the 108th Congress

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Date: December 15, 2004
Creator: Fletcher, Susan R. & Isler, Margaret
System: The UNT Digital Library
Campaign Finance Legislation in the 108th Congress (open access)

Campaign Finance Legislation in the 108th Congress

This report discusses the 30 bills introduced during the 108th Congress seeking to improve campaign finance laws.
Date: December 15, 2004
Creator: Cantor, Joseph E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gun Control Legislation in the 108th Congress (open access)

Gun Control Legislation in the 108th Congress

This report discusses the information related to gun control legislation. The contents include Gun-related statistics, federal regulation of firearms, legislative action in the 108th Congress
Date: July 15, 2004
Creator: Krouse, William J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Animal Agriculture: Selected Issues in the 108th Congress (open access)

Animal Agriculture: Selected Issues in the 108th Congress

Various issues important to animal agriculture have generated interest among lawmakers in the first session of the 108th Congress. For example, under the 2002 farm bill (P.L. 107-171) many food stores in 2004 must provide country-of-origin labeling (COOL) on ground and fresh cuts of beef, beef, pork, and lamb. The House-passed USDA appropriation for FY2004 (H.R. 2673) would block funding to implemented COOL for meats. The Senate Committee version (S. 1427) lacks the ban.
Date: October 15, 2003
Creator: Becker, Geoffrey S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Accounting Reform After Enron: Issues in the 108th Congress (open access)

Accounting Reform After Enron: Issues in the 108th Congress

This report discusses the anxieties within Congress in the wake of the Enron scandal. Moreover, the report notes that the 108th Congress is not likely to pass legislative reform as extreme as the 107th Congress, but will still confront issues of accounting reform. The report also highlights what the 108th Congress plans to reform.
Date: September 15, 2004
Creator: Jickling, Mark
System: The UNT Digital Library
Highway and Transit Program Reauthorization Legislation in the 2nd Session, 108th Congress (open access)

Highway and Transit Program Reauthorization Legislation in the 2nd Session, 108th Congress

This report discusses significant legislative provisions in the two provisional bills that are likely to be the subject of congressional discussion to reauthorize federal highway, highway safety, and transit programs.
Date: December 15, 2004
Creator: Ficher, John W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trade Legislation in the 108th Congress (open access)

Trade Legislation in the 108th Congress

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Date: December 15, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library