Medicare: Payments to Physicians (open access)

Medicare: Payments to Physicians

This report discusses payments for physicians services under Medicare that are made on the basis of a fee schedule.
Date: January 28, 1998
Creator: O'Sullivan, Jennifer
System: The UNT Digital Library
Food and Agriculture Issues in the 105th Congress (open access)

Food and Agriculture Issues in the 105th Congress

This report examines various budget issues regarding food and agriculture in the 105th Congress, examining recent developments and then taking a look a the context of those developments.
Date: December 28, 1998
Creator: Jones, Jean Y.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1994 (open access)

Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1994

This report summarizes provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1994 and outlines this Act's implementation schedule for use by Members of Congress and their staff.
Date: September 28, 1994
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Monopoly and Monopolization - Fundamental But Separate Concepts in U.S. Antitrust Law (open access)

Monopoly and Monopolization - Fundamental But Separate Concepts in U.S. Antitrust Law

This report illustrates the difference between the concepts of “monopoly” and “monopolization” by touching on the monopoly/monopolization thinking in the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), as illustrated in (1) statements on merger enforcement made by recent antitrust enforcement officials (generally indicative of the agencies’ concerns about competitive conditions and the effect of various market transactions), (2) the 1992 Horizontal Merger Guidelines 2 and (3) some observations on the Government actions against the Microsoft and Intel Corporations.
Date: June 28, 1999
Creator: Rubin, Janice E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Business and Labor Spending in U.S. Elections (open access)

Business and Labor Spending in U.S. Elections

Federal election law has long prohibited corporate and union spending in federal elections, but distinctions in statutes and judicial rulings have opened avenues by which these groups have been able to spend money in the electoral process. Business groups make particular use of political action committee (PAC) donations to candidates and soft money donations to parties. Unions made prominent use of issue advocacy in 1996, but labor’s political strength lies in exempt activity communications with members. This report explains these tools and their use in today’s elections.
Date: October 28, 1997
Creator: Cantor, Joseph E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Crop Insurance and Risk Management: Provisions in the Enacted 1996 Farm Bill (open access)

Crop Insurance and Risk Management: Provisions in the Enacted 1996 Farm Bill

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Date: May 28, 1996
Creator: Chite, Ralph M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Satellite Television License of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. Section 119) and the 1997 Rate Adjustment (open access)

Satellite Television License of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. Section 119) and the 1997 Rate Adjustment

This report summarizes the basic features of the television satellite compulsory license of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. 119), including the rate adjustment procedures; reviews the October 1997 rate adjustment setting the current 27-cent per signal per month per subscriber rate; and summarizes recent legislative proposals to stay further implementation of the 1997 rate adjustment, or to revise the section 119 license.
Date: September 28, 1998
Creator: Schrader, Dorothy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tax Issues: National Public Opinion (open access)

Tax Issues: National Public Opinion

This report provides a sample of public opinion questions concerning the current tax system, the Internal Revenue Service, and proposals for tax reform. It will be updated as new poll results become available. The report is for the use of Members as they consider legislation currently before the 105 Congress.
Date: May 28, 1998
Creator: Coleman, Kevin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electric Utility Restructuring: Overview of Basic Policy Questions (open access)

Electric Utility Restructuring: Overview of Basic Policy Questions

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Date: January 28, 1997
Creator: Parker, Larry B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations for FY2000: Legislative Branch (open access)

Appropriations for FY2000: Legislative Branch

This report addresses Legislative Branch Appropriations for FY2000 passed on June 10, 1999.
Date: June 28, 1999
Creator: Dwyer, Paul E.
System: The UNT Digital Library