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House Committee Markup: Vehicle for Consideration and Amendment
This report discusses aspects of the process by which House committees mark up and report legislation. The markup begins with the chair calling up a particular measure for consideration by the committee. The next action depends on the nature of the "markup vehicle" (i.e., the text that the chair intends for the committee to amend and report), which may be different from the measure laid before the panel for consideration. The vehicle can come before the committee in several different forms, each of which has its own procedural and political consequences.
Date:
June 1, 2006
Creator:
Schneider, Judy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: Low-Income Provisions
This report begins by providing an overview of Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) benefits, including premium and cost-sharing liabilities for the general Medicare population. The overview is followed by a discussion of the subsidy benefits available for low-income individuals. The report then highlights some of the key implementation issues.
Date:
June 1, 2006
Creator:
O'Sullivan, Jennifer
System:
The UNT Digital Library
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program: Background, Status, and Issues
None
Date:
June 2, 2006
Creator:
Bolkcom, Christopher
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Freedom of Speech and Press: Exceptions to the First Amendment
This report provides an overview of the major exceptions to the First Amendment, i.e., of the ways that the Supreme Court has interpreted the guarantee of freedom of speech and press to provide no protection or only limited protection for some types of speech.
Date:
June 2, 2006
Creator:
Cohen, Henry
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Legislative Branch: FY2007 Appropriations
This report is a guide to the regular appropriations bills that Congress considers each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House Committee on Appropriations and Senate Subcommittee on Legislative Branch of the Senate Committee on Appropriations. It summarizes the current legislative status of the bill, its scope, major issues, funding levels, and related legislative activity.
Date:
June 2, 2006
Creator:
Dwyer, Paul E. & Brudnick, Ida A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Millenium Challenge Account: Implementation of a New U.S. Foreign Aid Initiative
This report discusses the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA), which provides assistance, through a competitive selection process, to developing nations that are pursing political and economic reforms in three areas: ruling justly, investing in people, and fostering economic freedom.
Date:
June 2, 2006
Creator:
Nowels, Larry
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy Ship Propulsion Technologies: Options for Reducing Oil Use -- Background for Congress
This report provides background information on options for technologies that could reduce the Navy's dependence on oil for its ships, as well as four general strategies for reducing the Navy's dependence on oil for its ships: reducing energy use on Navy ships; alternative hydrocarbon fuels; nuclear propulsion; and sail and solar power.
Date:
June 2, 2006
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
This report examines the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement which was originally intended to be part of a broader U.S.-Andean free trade agreement (FTA), but after negotiators failed to reach agreement, Peru and the U.S. decided to move forward on a bilateral basis. The PTPA is a comprehensive trade agreement that, if ratified, would eliminate tariffs and other barriers in goods and services trade between two countries. The labor provisions may be among the more controversial of the agreement.
Date:
June 5, 2006
Creator:
Villarreal, M. Angeles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Flood Insurance Reform: Side-By-Side Comparison of H.R. 4973 and Senate Committee Bill
None
Date:
June 6, 2006
Creator:
King, Rawle O.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Homeland Security: Defending U.S. Airspace
This report discusses U.S. air defense, in the wake of 9/11. Protecting U.S. airspace may require improvements in detecting aircraft and cruise missiles, making quick operational decisions, and intercepting them. A number of options exist in each of these areas. A variety of issues must be weighed including expediency, cost, and minimizing conflicts with civilian aviation.
Date:
June 6, 2006
Creator:
Bolkcom, Christopher
System:
The UNT Digital Library
AIDS: The Ryan White CARE Act
This report discusses the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, which makes federal funds available to metropolitan areas and states to assist in health care costs and support services for individuals and families affected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). This report discusses related legislation and appropriations.
Date:
June 7, 2006
Creator:
Johnson, Judith A. & Morgan, Paulette C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: A Brief History of Its Evolution and Jurisdiction
This report provides a history of the creation and evolution of the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
Date:
June 8, 2006
Creator:
Amer, Mildred
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Immigration Related Border Security Legislation in the 109th Congress
This report is organized to reflect the main border security issues relating to the movement of people into the country, as indicated by the legislation currently pending in the 109th Congress.
Date:
June 8, 2006
Creator:
Nuñez-Neto, Blas & Beaver, Janice Cheryl
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Military Aircraft, the F/A-18EF Super Hornet Program: Background and Issues for Congress
This report discusses aviation modernization program, more specifically the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet program and Key issues surrounding the program that relate to the total number of Super Hornets to be procured.
Date:
June 8, 2006
Creator:
Bolkcom, Christopher
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 109th Congress
While major immigration reform proposals remain pending, Congress has enacted limited provisions on temporary and permanent employment-based immigration as part of P.L. 109-13. It also has enacted legislation concerning alien victims of domestic violence, trafficking in persons, and refugees. This report discusses these and other immigration-related issues that have seen legislative action or are of significant congressional interest. DHS appropriations and immigration legislation related to Hurricane Katrina are covered in other products and are not discussed here. The final section of the report lists enacted legislation and selected bills receiving action
Date:
June 9, 2006
Creator:
Bruno, Andorra; Wasem, Ruth Ellen; Siskin, Alison; Nuñez-Neto, Blas; Garcia, Michael John; Viña, Stephen R. et al.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Brazil-U.S. Relations
This report analysis Brazil's political, economic, and social conditions, and how those conditions affect its role in the world and its relationship with the United States.
Date:
June 12, 2006
Creator:
Ribando, Clare M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: Gaming on Newly Acquired Lands
None
Date:
June 12, 2006
Creator:
Murphy, M. Maureen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 109th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices
None
Date:
June 13, 2006
Creator:
Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. Lynne; Sheikh, Pervaze A.; Baldwin, Pamela & Meltz, Robert
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hearings in the House of Representatives: A Guide for Preparation and Procedure
The report describes provisions of House rules that pertain to hearings; citations to these rules are included for reference. While House rules generally apply to committees and subcommittees, it is House Rule XI that contains many provisions specific to hearings. House rules set the general framework in which committees hold hearings.
Date:
June 13, 2006
Creator:
Carr, Thomas P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Alternative Minimum Taxpayers By State: 2003, 2004, and Projections for 2007
This report
Date:
June 14, 2006
Creator:
Esenwein, Gregg A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Broadband Internet Regulation and Access: Background and Issues
This report discusses broadband Internet, examining what it is and the various technologies that allow for its transmission. Broadband or high-speed Internet access is provided by technologies that give users the ability to send and receive data at volumes and speeds far greater than access over traditional telephone lines; it also provides a continuous, "always on" connection (no need to dial-up) and a "twoway" capability, that is, the ability to both receive (download) and transmit (upload) data at high speeds.
Date:
June 14, 2006
Creator:
Gilroy, Angele A. & Kruger, Lennard G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversion of a Savings Association from the Mutual to the Stock Form of Ownership: Current Legal Process
None
Date:
June 14, 2006
Creator:
Seitzinger, Michael V.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Research and Development: Budgeting and Priority-Setting Issues, 107th Congress
Federal research and development (R&D) funding priorities reflect presidential policies and national needs. This report discusses past and projected R&D budgets and initiatives.
Date:
June 14, 2006
Creator:
Knezo, Genevieve J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Investment in U.S. Securities
This report relies on a comprehensive set of data on capital flows, represented by purchase and sales of U.S government securities and U.S and foeign corporate stocks, bonds, into and out of the United States, that is reported by the Treasury Department on a monthly basis.
Date:
June 14, 2006
Creator:
Jackson, James
System:
The UNT Digital Library