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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
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
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
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
Public Aid to Faith-Based Organizations (Charitable Choice) in the 107th Congress: Background and Selected Legal Issues (open access)
Protecting Natural Resources and Managing Growth: Issues in the 107th Congress (open access)

Protecting Natural Resources and Managing Growth: Issues in the 107th Congress

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Date: December 19, 2002
Creator: Zinn, Jeffrey A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Research and Development: Budgeting and Priority-Setting Issues, 107th Congress (open access)

Federal Research and Development: Budgeting and Priority-Setting Issues, 107th Congress

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Date: August 19, 2002
Creator: Knezo, Genevieve J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Housing Issues in the 107th Congress (open access)

Housing Issues in the 107th Congress

This report summarizes current housing issues, cites legislative proposals, and in some cases, presents brief pro/con discussions.
Date: July 19, 2002
Creator: Bourdon, E. Richard
System: The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 107th Congress: A Profile (open access)

Membership of the 107th Congress: A Profile

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Date: December 19, 2001
Creator: Amer, Mildred L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation Legislation in the 107th Congress (open access)

Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation Legislation in the 107th Congress

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Date: September 19, 2001
Creator: Sissine, Fred
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Policy: Key Issues in the 107th Congress (open access)

Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Policy: Key Issues in the 107th Congress

Among the 107th Congress' first orders of business will be dealing with the initiatives-both domestic and foreign policy-proposed by President Bush throughout his presidential campaign. This report contains information on those orders of business including U.S. foreign and security policy, global issues, defense policy, and more.
Date: December 19, 2000
Creator: Grasso, Valerie Bailey & Epstein, Susan B.
System: The UNT Digital Library