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Proposals to Reform “Holds” in the Senate
This report examines, over a more than three decade period, a wide range of proposals to reform holds. In general, the objective of these recommendations is not to abolish holds but to infuse more accountability, uniformity, and transparency in their use and to make it clear that holds are not a veto on the majority leader's prerogative of calling up measures or matters.
Date:
December 20, 2007
Creator:
Oleszek, Walter J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program: Background, Status, and Issues
This report discusses the background, status, and current issues of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. The Defense Department's F-35 Lightning II JSF is one of three aircraft modernization programs in tactical aviation, the others being the Air Force F-22A fighter and the Navy F/A-18E/F fighter/attack plane.
Date:
October 25, 2007
Creator:
Murch, Anthony
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Burma and Transnational Crime
This report discusses about Transnational Organized crime groups in Burma (Myanmar), that operates a multi billion dollar criminal industry that stretches across Southeast Asia.
Date:
October 25, 2007
Creator:
Wyler, Liana Sun
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Patents and Drug Importation
This report explores the intellectual property laws and policies concerning the parallel importation of patented pharmaceuticals into the United States.
Date:
June 1, 2007
Creator:
Thomas, John R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 110th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices
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Date:
June 7, 2007
Creator:
Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. Lynne; Sheikh, Pervaze A.; Meltz, Robert & Alexander, Kristina
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Pell Grant Program of the Higher Education Act: Background and Reauthorization
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Date:
October 15, 2007
Creator:
Mercer, Charmaine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Latin America and the Caribbean: Issues for the 110th Congress. August 2007
This report provides an overview of U.S. relations with Latin American and the Caribbean, focusing on the role of Congress and congressional concerns.
Date:
August 31, 2007
Creator:
Sullivan, Mark P.; Cook, Colleen W.; Hornbeck, J.F.; Olhero, Nelson; Ribando, Clare M.; Veillette, Connie et al.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Court Security Improvement Act of 2007: H.R. 660/S. 378 in Brief
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Date:
February 20, 2007
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Capital Gains Taxes: An Overview
This report discusses the tax legislation in 1997 that reduced capital gains taxes on several types of assets, imposing a 20% maximum tax rate on long-term gains, a rate temporarily reduced to 15% for 2003-2008, which was extended for two additional years in 2006.
Date:
January 24, 2007
Creator:
Gravelle, Jane G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2008
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Date:
September 20, 2007
Creator:
Davey, Michael E.; Matthews, Christine M.; Moteff, John D.; Morgan, Daniel; Esworthy, Robert; Schacht, Wendy H. et al.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Investigations of the Department of Justice, 1920-2007: History, Law, and Practice
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Date:
October 3, 2007
Creator:
Rosenberg, Morten
System:
The UNT Digital Library
FY2007 Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, Foreign Affairs, and Other Purposes
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Date:
March 28, 2007
Creator:
Daggett, Stephen; Belasco, Amy; Towell, Pat; Epstein, Susan B.; Veillette, Connie; Tarnoff, Curt et al.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Spectrum Management: Auctions
This report discusses the radio frequency spectrum that is used for all forms of wireless communications, including cellular telephony, paging, personal communications service, radio and television broadcast, telephone radio relay, aeronautical and maritime radio navigation, and satellite command and control. The issues discussed here refer principally to spectrum management for terrestrial technologies.
Date:
July 19, 2007
Creator:
Moore, Linda K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Lobbyists and Interest Groups: Sources of Information
Lobbyists and interest groups play an active role in the American legislative process. Information on lobbyist registrations and on interest groups in general is available from a variety of online and printed sources, including files available for public inspection. This report is a guide for locating governmental sources that maintain files on lobby groups, their registrations, and finances. Also included in this report are nongovernmental sources that offer background information on the lobbyists and interest groups who focus on legislation in Washington.
Date:
February 5, 2007
Creator:
Watkins, Zina L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Direct Investment: Current Issues
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Date:
April 27, 2007
Creator:
Jackson, James K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Drug Safety and Effectiveness: Issues and Action Options After FDA Approval
This report examines various options for strengthening FDA's ability to protect the public.
Date:
January 24, 2007
Creator:
Thaul, Susan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Higher Education Tax Credits and Deduction: An Overview of the Benefits and Their Relationship to Traditional Student Aid
This report is intended to provide information about the direct assistance for education expenses provided through the federal income tax system, thereby placing HEA student aid programs in a broader context.
Date:
January 5, 2007
Creator:
Levine, Linda & Stoll, Adam
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fair Credit Reporting Act: Rights and Responsibilities
This report discusses about the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) that establishes a consumer's right. It also consists of Permissible Uses of Consumer Credit Reports and Consumer Rights.
Date:
May 4, 2007
Creator:
Lee, Margaret Mikyung
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fuel Ethanol: Background and Public Policy Issues
This report provides background and discussion of policy issues relating to U.S. ethanol production, especially ethanol made from corn.
Date:
July 30, 2007
Creator:
Yacobucci, Brent D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
International Terrorism: Threat, Policy, and Response
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Date:
January 3, 2007
Creator:
Perl, Raphael F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Taxation of Aliens Working in the United States
This report discusses the federal tax treatment of alien individuals, i.e., foreign nationals, who are working in the United States.
Date:
January 18, 2007
Creator:
Lunder, Erika
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Former Speakers of the House: Office Allowances, Franking Privileges, and Staff Assistance
This report is categorized into six categories: (I) Allowances Made Available in 1959, (II) Allowances Made Available in 1970, (III) Allowances Made Available in 1974, (IV) Changes in Allowances, 1974-Present ,(V) Allowances Currently Available to Former Speakers, (VI) Restrictions on Use of Allowances by Former Speakers.
Date:
August 28, 2007
Creator:
Glassman, Matthew Eric
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Advisory Committees: A Primer
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Date:
March 20, 2007
Creator:
Smith, Stephanie
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The “Farm Bill” in Brief
This report discusses the farm bill, which renewed about every five years, governs federal farm and food policy. The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-171) is the most recent omnibus farm bill, covering a wide range of programs including commodity price and income support, farm credit, agricultural conservation, research, rural development, and foreign and domestic food programs, among others.
Date:
May 29, 2007
Creator:
Johnson, Renée
System:
The UNT Digital Library