Emergency Spending: Statutory and Congressional Rules (open access)

Emergency Spending: Statutory and Congressional Rules

This report discusses the designation of spending as emergency, which has had significance in both procedural and budgetary terms.
Date: July 24, 2007
Creator: Saturno, James V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 110th Congress (open access)

Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 110th Congress

Aquaculture — the farming of fish, shellfish, and other aquatic animals and plants in a controlled environment — is expanding rapidly abroad, with more modest advances in the United States. This report discusses the federal laws and regulations that guide the management of resources in open ocean and near-shore coastal areas.
Date: July 13, 2007
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Greenhouse Gas Reduction: Cap-and-Trade Bills in the 110th Congress (open access)

Greenhouse Gas Reduction: Cap-and-Trade Bills in the 110th Congress

This report presents a side-by-side comparison of the major provisions of those bills and includes a glossary of common terms.
Date: July 13, 2007
Creator: Parker, Larry & Yacobucci, Brent D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
FDA Advisory Committee Conflict of Interest Reform Efforts in the 110th Congress (open access)

FDA Advisory Committee Conflict of Interest Reform Efforts in the 110th Congress

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Date: July 12, 2007
Creator: Williams, Erin D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Judicial Security: Comparison of Legislation in the 110th Congress (open access)

Judicial Security: Comparison of Legislation in the 110th Congress

This report discusses the state of judicial security in the United States and the legislation introduced in the 110th Congress that would enhance judicial security.
Date: July 11, 2007
Creator: James, Nathan
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Budget Process Reform in the 110th Congress: A Brief Overview (open access)

Federal Budget Process Reform in the 110th Congress: A Brief Overview

This report briefly discusses the context in which federal budget process changes are made and identifies selected reform proposals by major category.
Date: July 10, 2007
Creator: Keith, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Judicial Security: Responsibilities and Current Issues (open access)

Judicial Security: Responsibilities and Current Issues

This report discusses the current framework for federal judicial security, legislative efforts in the 110th Congress to improve judicial security, other proposals for reform, and the Fiscal Year 2008 budget for judicial security.
Date: July 9, 2007
Creator: Tong, Lorraine H.
System: The UNT Digital Library