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Capital Punishment Legislation in the 110th Congress: A Sketch (open access)

Capital Punishment Legislation in the 110th Congress: A Sketch

This report is a sketch on Capital Punishment Legislation in the 110th Congress.
Date: October 15, 2008
Creator: Doyle, Charles
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 action in the second session is focused on the FY2009 budget request, the Farm Bill (H.R. 2419), and three bills (H.R. 6049, H.R. 5984/H.R. 3221 [S. 2821], and S. 2886) that would extend or modify selected renewable energy and energy efficiency tax incentives.
Date: May 15, 2008
Creator: Sissine, Fred; Cunningham, Lynn J. & Gurevitz, Mark
System: The UNT Digital Library
Regulating Ballast Water Discharges: Legislative Issues in the 110th Congress (open access)

Regulating Ballast Water Discharges: Legislative Issues in the 110th Congress

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Date: January 15, 2009
Creator: unknown
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

This report discusses issues surrounding the Clean Water Act (CWA) of 1972 and programs set up to meet the water quality standards that it outlined. The report focuses specifically on the legislative issues for the 110th Congress in relation to the CWA. It also includes a brief comparison of the expected appropriations for FY2007 and FY2008.
Date: March 15, 2007
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
System: The UNT Digital Library
Veterans' Benefits: Issues in the 110th Congress (open access)

Veterans' Benefits: Issues in the 110th Congress

This report discusses veterans' benefits issues that are already part of the legislative agenda for the 110th Congress or are likely to be of interest to Congress. These benefits and issues fall under the jurisdiction of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA). Also presented in this report are an overview of the benefits and their eligibility requirements, data on both the veteran population and the benefit population, and summary information on the FY2008 budget for veterans' benefits.
Date: August 15, 2008
Creator: Davis, Carol D.; Loane, Shannon S.; Peterson, Meredith; Scott, Christine; Perl, Libby & Weimer, Douglas Reid
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: June 15, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Death Penalty: Capital Punishment Legislation in the 110th Congress (open access)

The Death Penalty: Capital Punishment Legislation in the 110th Congress

This report provides an overview of the proposals for the capital punishment legislation on death penalty.
Date: October 15, 2008
Creator: Doyle, Charles
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: February 15, 2008
Creator: Maskell, Jack
System: The UNT Digital Library
English as the Official Language of the United States: Legal Background and Analysis of Legislation in the 110th Congress (open access)
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
Overview of the Air Carrier Access Act (open access)

Overview of the Air Carrier Access Act

TThis report briefly discusses the Air Carrier Access Act's (ACAA) statutory provisions, accompanying regulations, relevant judicial opinions, legislation in the 110th Congress, and possible considerations for the 111th Congress.
Date: January 15, 2009
Creator: Toland, Carol J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emergency Communications Legislation: Implications for the 110th Congress (open access)

Emergency Communications Legislation: Implications for the 110th Congress

This report discusses legislation addressing communications among first responders and the issues such as interoperability -- the capability of different systems to connect.
Date: September 15, 2008
Creator: Moore, Linda K.
System: The UNT Digital Library