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Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2012 (74th-112th Congresses) (open access)

Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2012 (74th-112th Congresses)

This report discusses how lame duck sessions occur, and the background of the lame duck sessions between 1940 and 2012. A "lame duck" session of Congress occurs whenever one Congress meets after its successor is elected, but before the term of the current Congress ends.
Date: September 19, 2014
Creator: Beth, Richard S. & Tollestrup, Jessica
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Votes and Legislative Actions, 95th Congress through 110th Congress (open access)

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Votes and Legislative Actions, 95th Congress through 110th Congress

This report provides a summary of legislative attempts to address issues of energy development and preservation in the Refuge from the 95th Congress through the 110th Congress, with emphasis on the 108th through 110th Congresses. The analysis below covers, first, the economic and geological factors that have triggered new interest in development, followed by the philosophical, biological, and environmental quality factors that have triggered opposition to it. That analysis is followed by a history of congressional actions on this issue, with a focus on those in the 107th Congress through the 109th Congress.
Date: November 19, 2008
Creator: Corn, M. Lynne & Roberts, Beth A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Budget Reconciliation Process: Timing of Committee Responses to Reconciliation Directives (open access)

Budget Reconciliation Process: Timing of Committee Responses to Reconciliation Directives

This report examines the timing of certain stages of the budget reconciliation process and the extent to which the submission due date included in a reconciliation instruction is a predictor for the timing of committee response. Specifically, it provides information on the dates by which committees have been directed to respond to reconciliation directives and the timing of House and Senate committees in responding to such directives in the past 14 Congresses (101st-114th Congresses).
Date: January 19, 2016
Creator: Lynch, Megan S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agricultural Trade Issues In the 106th Congress (open access)

Agricultural Trade Issues In the 106th Congress

This report considers the fall in agricultural exports between 1996 and 1999 in the United States. To solve this issue, much of the debate surrounds changing U.S. trade policies. The problem with this solution is that countries have not always honored existing trade agreements.
Date: May 19, 2000
Creator: Becker, Geoffrey S.; Hanrahan, Charles & Jurenas, Remy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major Leadership Election Contests in the Senate, 94th-111th Congresses (open access)

Major Leadership Election Contests in the Senate, 94th-111th Congresses

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Date: December 19, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Harbor Maintenance Tax and the 106th Congress (open access)

The Harbor Maintenance Tax and the 106th Congress

Prior to 1986, general funds of the U.S. treasury were used to pay 65% of the cost to operate ocean and inland ports and to maintain and deepen their channels. The other 35 percent is paid by ports, or by state or local governments. In 1986, Congress enacted the Harbor Maintenance Tax and used the revenues to provide some of the funds for what has come to be considered the federal portion of such costs
Date: January 19, 1999
Creator: Thompson, Stephen J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Minimum Wage: An Overview of Issues Before the 106th Congress (open access)

The Minimum Wage: An Overview of Issues Before the 106th Congress

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Date: July 19, 2000
Creator: Whittaker, William G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major Tax Issues in the 106th Congress: A Summary (open access)

Major Tax Issues in the 106th Congress: A Summary

Taxes have been a major focus of congressional attention during the first half of 2000. In part, Congress has returned to many of the issues it addressed last year. In August, 1999, Congress passed a set of tax cuts with the Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act (H.R. 2488; TRRA). However, President Clinton vetoed the bill, arguing that the cuts were too large (an estimated $792 billion over 10 years), would drain funds from Social Security surpluses, and would force reductions in domestic spending. Early in 2000, Congress signaled its intention of revisiting tax cuts with passage on April 13 of a fiscal year (FY) 2001 budget resolution (H.Con.Res. 290) calling for a 5-year tax cut of $175 billion.
Date: October 19, 2000
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Government and Fiance Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Review of Budget and Issues in the 106th Congress (open access)

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Review of Budget and Issues in the 106th Congress

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Date: January 19, 2001
Creator: Morrissey, Wayne A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
H.R. 1907, 106th Congress: American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 (open access)

H.R. 1907, 106th Congress: American Inventors Protection Act of 1999

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Date: October 19, 1999
Creator: Seitzinger, Michael V.
System: The UNT Digital Library