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Campaign Finance: Legislative Developments and Policy Issues in the 110th Congress (open access)

Campaign Finance: Legislative Developments and Policy Issues in the 110th Congress

This report provides an overview of major legislative and policy developments related to campaign finance during the 110th Congress.
Date: March 6, 2008
Creator: Garrett, R. Sam
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Issues in the 110th Congress: Climate Change, Air Quality Standards, and Oversight (open access)

Clean Air Issues in the 110th Congress: Climate Change, Air Quality Standards, and Oversight

This report provides a brief overview of the climate change issue as well as other Clean Air Act issues of interest in the 110th Congress.
Date: March 7, 2008
Creator: McCarthy, James E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Davis-Bacon Act Coverage and the State Revolving Fund Program Under the Clean Water Act (open access)

Davis-Bacon Act Coverage and the State Revolving Fund Program Under the Clean Water Act

This report discusses the Davis-Bacon Act (DBA), which established a prevailing wage requirement for persons working under government contracts, and the Clean Water Act (CWA), which includes a related requirement for the construction of wastewater treatment plants. In particular, it considers the impact on state revolving loan funds (SRF), in which states contribute part of the needed funds for projects and would need to account for the prevailing wage requirement.
Date: March 26, 2008
Creator: Whittaker, William G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emergency Communications Legislation: Implications for the 110th Congress (open access)

Emergency Communications Legislation: Implications for the 110th Congress

Since September 11, 2001, several bills introduced in the U.S. Congress have included provisions to assist emergency communications. Key provisions from a number of these bills have become law. This report discusses legislation addressing communications among first responders.
Date: March 19, 2008
Creator: Moore, Linda K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Proposals to Regulate Their Mortgage Portfolio Size in the 110th Congress (open access)

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Proposals to Regulate Their Mortgage Portfolio Size in the 110th Congress

This report analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of proposals to limit portfolio size.
Date: March 4, 2008
Creator: Weiss, N. Eric
System: The UNT Digital Library
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Amendments: 110th Congress (open access)

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Amendments: 110th Congress

This report provides information about the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Amendments of 110th Congress where that statute specified nine categories of information that may be permissibly exempted from the rule of disclosure.
Date: March 13, 2008
Creator: Relyea, Harold C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Genetic Nondiscrimination in Employment: A Comparison of Title II Provisions in S. 358 and H.R. 493, 110th Congress (open access)

Genetic Nondiscrimination in Employment: A Comparison of Title II Provisions in S. 358 and H.R. 493, 110th Congress

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Date: March 12, 2008
Creator: Jones, Nancy Lee
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major Tax Issues in the 110th Congress (open access)

Major Tax Issues in the 110th Congress

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Date: March 5, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 110th Congress: A Profile (open access)

Membership of the 110th Congress: A Profile

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Date: March 19, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mortgage and Rental Assistance as Disaster Relief: Legislation in the 110th Congress (open access)

Mortgage and Rental Assistance as Disaster Relief: Legislation in the 110th Congress

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Date: March 5, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The No Child Left Behind Act: An Overview of Reauthorization Issues for the 110th Congress (open access)

The No Child Left Behind Act: An Overview of Reauthorization Issues for the 110th Congress

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Date: March 20, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Renewable Energy: Background and Issues for the 110th Congress (open access)

Renewable Energy: Background and Issues for the 110th Congress

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Date: March 25, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Senate Policy on “Holds”: Action in the 110th Congress (open access)

Senate Policy on “Holds”: Action in the 110th Congress

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Date: March 14, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library