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Air Quality: Multi-Pollutant Legislation in the 109th Congress (open access)

Air Quality: Multi-Pollutant Legislation in the 109th Congress

This report discusses air pollutants (petroleum, natural gas, and coal), which account for about two-thirds of U.S. electricity generation. These gases include several pollutants that directly pose risks to human health and welfare. The report also discusses the utilities that are subject to an array of environmental regulations.
Date: March 25, 2005
Creator: Parker, Larry & Blodgett, John E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Controversies for the 109th Congress (open access)

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Controversies for the 109th Congress

This report discusses the ongoing debate about whether or not to approve energy development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Current law forbids energy leasing in the Refuge. This report addresses several legislative options on the issue, as well as policymakers' arguments for and against development, especially in the wake of increasing terrorism since 2000-2001.
Date: April 25, 2005
Creator: Corn, M. Lynne; Gelb, Bernard A. & Baldwin, Pamela
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Act Issues in the 109th Congress (open access)

Clean Air Act Issues in the 109th Congress

The courts and the executive branch face major decisions on clean air issues in 2006, with Congress more likely playing an oversight role. One focus is EPA's Jan. 17 2006 proposal to strengthen air quality standards for fine particles, which are estimated to cause tens of thousands of premature deaths annually. Whether the proposal is supported by the available science and what impact its implementation would have likely issues of concern. Other issues of continuing interest are EPA's 2005 decisions limiting interstate transport of air pollution and establishing cap-and-trade systems for emissions from coal-fired power plants, and the agency's proposed changes to New Source Review.
Date: November 25, 2005
Creator: McCarthy, James E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Act Issues in the 109th Congress (open access)

Clean Air Act Issues in the 109th Congress

The courts and the executive branch face major decisions on clean air issues in 2006, with Congress more likely playing an oversight role. One focus is EPA's Jan. 17 2006 proposal to strengthen air quality standards for fine particles, which are estimated to cause tens of thousands of premature deaths annually. Whether the proposal is supported by the available science and what impact its implementation would have likely issues of concern. Other issues of continuing interest are EPA's 2005 decisions limiting interstate transport of air pollution and establishing cap-and-trade systems for emissions from coal-fired power plants, and the agency's proposed changes to New Source Review.
Date: November 25, 2005
Creator: McCarthy, James E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: Issues for the 109th Congress (open access)

Cuba: Issues for the 109th Congress

This report, which will be updated regularly, examines issues in U.S.-Cuban relations and tracks legislative initiatives on Cuba in the 109th Congress. The 109th Congress will likely continue an active interest in Cuba concerning human rights, debate over economic sanctions (especially on travel), food and agricultural exports to Cuba, terrorism issues, Radio and TV Marti, bilateral anti-drug cooperation, and migration issues.
Date: May 25, 2005
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Electoral College: Reform Proposals in the 109th Congress (open access)

The Electoral College: Reform Proposals in the 109th Congress

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Date: March 25, 2005
Creator: Neale, Thomas H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 109th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices (open access)

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 109th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices

The 109th Congress is considering proposals to amend the Endangered Species Act (ESA; P.L. 93-205, 16 U.S.C. §§1531-1543). Major issues in recent years have included changing the role of science in decision-making, modifying critical habitat (CH) procedures, incorporating further protection and incentives for property owners, and increasing protection of listed species, among others. In addition, many have advocated enacting as law some ESA regulations promulgated during the Clinton Administration. This report identifies other bills that have been introduced in the 109th Congress to address specific concerns related to how the ESA is implemented and how endangered species are managed.
Date: January 25, 2006
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. Lynne; Sheikh, Pervaze A.; Baldwin, Pamela & Meltz, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Protection Issues in the 109th Congress (open access)

Environmental Protection Issues in the 109th Congress

This report provides an overview of key environmental issues that are receiving or may receive attention in the 109th Congress. The sections on specific issues contain references to more detailed and extensive CRS reports on the subjects covered.
Date: March 25, 2005
Creator: Fletcher, Susan R. & Isler, Margaret M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Protection Issues in the 109th Congress (open access)

Environmental Protection Issues in the 109th Congress

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Date: October 25, 2005
Creator: Fletcher, Susan R. & Isler, Margaret
System: The UNT Digital Library
First-Term Members of the House of Representatives and Senate, 64th - 113th Congresses (open access)

First-Term Members of the House of Representatives and Senate, 64th - 113th Congresses

This report provides summary data on the number of Senators and Members of the House of Representatives who first entered Congress between the 64th Congress (1915-1917) and the 113th Congress (2013-2014).
Date: January 25, 2013
Creator: Manning, Jennifer E. & Petersen, R. Eric
System: The UNT Digital Library
Freedom of Information Act Amendments: 109th Congress (open access)

Freedom of Information Act Amendments: 109th Congress

This report discusses the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which was designed to enable any person — individual or corporate, regardless of citizenship — to request, without explanation or justification, presumptive access to existing, identifiable, unpublished, executive branch agency records on any topic.
Date: February 25, 2005
Creator: Relyea, Harold C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Ethics Rules Changes in the 109th Congress (open access)

House Ethics Rules Changes in the 109th Congress

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Date: May 25, 2006
Creator: Amer, Mildred
System: The UNT Digital Library
Housing Issues in the 109th Congress (open access)

Housing Issues in the 109th Congress

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Date: April 25, 2006
Creator: McCarty, Maggie; Perl, Libby; Foote, Bruce E.; Boyd, Eugene; Jackson, Pamela J.; Weiss, N. Eric et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 109th Congress: A Profile (open access)

Membership of the 109th Congress: A Profile

"This report presents a profile of the membership of the 109th Congress" (p. 1).
Date: October 25, 2005
Creator: Amer, Mildred L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Omnibus Energy Legislation, 109th Congress: Side-by-Side Assessment of House and Senate Versions of H.R. 6 (open access)

Omnibus Energy Legislation, 109th Congress: Side-by-Side Assessment of House and Senate Versions of H.R. 6

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Date: July 25, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Political Status of Puerto Rico:  Background, Options, and Issues in the 109th Congress (open access)

Political Status of Puerto Rico: Background, Options, and Issues in the 109th Congress

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Date: May 25, 2005
Creator: Bea, Keith
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program: Reauthorization in the 109th Congress (open access)

The Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program: Reauthorization in the 109th Congress

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Date: September 25, 2006
Creator: Stoltzfus, Emilie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recreation on Federal Lands (open access)

Recreation on Federal Lands

This report discuses the 109th Congress's considering legislation and conducting oversight on issues involving recreation on federal lands, including traditional recreational pursuits and newer forms of motorized recreation. The Administration is addressing these issues through budgetary, regulatory, and other actions.
Date: April 25, 2006
Creator: Calvert, Kori & Vincent, Carol H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rehabilitation Act of 1973: 109th Congress Legislation and FY2006 Budget Request (open access)

Rehabilitation Act of 1973: 109th Congress Legislation and FY2006 Budget Request

The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is the nation’s major program to provide comprehensive vocational rehabilitation (VR) services to help persons with physical and mental disabilities achieve employment goals and full integration into society. Authorization of appropriations for the Rehabilitation Act expired in FY2003. Although the 108th Congress considered legislation to reauthorize the Act, no final action was taken.
Date: February 25, 2005
Creator: Panangala, Sidath Viranga & O'Shaughnessy, Carol
System: The UNT Digital Library
Senate Committee Funding Resolutions, 109th Congress, and Funding Authorizations 104th-109th Congresses (open access)

Senate Committee Funding Resolutions, 109th Congress, and Funding Authorizations 104th-109th Congresses

All standing and select committees of the Senate (except for the Appropriations and Ethics Committees) obtain their operating budgets pursuant to a biennial committee funding resolution.
Date: February 25, 2005
Creator: Petersen, R. Eric
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sunset and Program Review Commission Bills in the 109th Congress: Comparing H.R. 3282 and H.R. 5766 (open access)

Sunset and Program Review Commission Bills in the 109th Congress: Comparing H.R. 3282 and H.R. 5766

The sunset concept provides for programs and agencies to terminate automatically on a predetermined schedule, following a systematic evaluation of past performance, unless explicitly renewed by law. In each Congress since the 105th, bills to create a federal sunset commission modeled on the sunset commission in Texas have been introduced by Representative Kevin Brady, including H.R. 3282 in the 109th Congress. President Bush supports creation of a federal sunset commission.
Date: July 25, 2006
Creator: McMurtry, Virginia A.
System: The UNT Digital Library