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House Committee Funding Requests and Authorizations, 104th-110th Congresses
This report provides committee funding requests and authorizations for House committees in the 104th-110th Congresses.
Date:
April 12, 2007
Creator:
Petersen, R. Eric
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Legislative Actions Through the 109th Congress
This report is intended to provide a summary of legislative attempts to address issues of energy development and preservation in the Refuge from the 95th Congress through the 109th Congress, with emphasis on the 107th through 109th Congresses.
Date:
April 9, 2007
Creator:
Gillis, Anne; Corn, M. Lynne & Gelb, Bernard A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Death Penalty: Capital Punishment Legislation in the 109th Congress
This report discusses legislation regarding the death penalty in the 109th Congress. The USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act (Reauthorization Act) contains a number of death penalty related provisions. Some create new federal capital offenses; some add the death penalty as a sentencing option in the case of preexisting federal crimes; some alter the procedural attributes of federal capital cases. Other proposals offered during the 109th Congress would have followed the same pattern: some new crimes; some new penalties for old crimes; and some procedural adjustments. Only one of the other proposals, the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, passed, although at least one House approved several others. Three proposals do not fit the pattern; they either would have abolished the death penalty as a federal sentencing alternative or would have imposed a moratorium upon executions.
Date:
April 26, 2006
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Proposals in the 109th Congress to Split the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
None
Date:
April 26, 2006
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Housing Issues in the 109th Congress
None
Date:
April 25, 2006
Creator:
McCarty, Maggie; Perl, Libby; Foote, Bruce E.; Boyd, Eugene; Jackson, Pamela J.; Weiss, N. Eric et al.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Recreation on Federal Lands
This report discuses the 109th Congress's considering legislation and conducting oversight on issues involving recreation on federal lands, including traditional recreational pursuits and newer forms of motorized recreation. The Administration is addressing these issues through budgetary, regulatory, and other actions.
Date:
April 25, 2006
Creator:
Calvert, Kori & Vincent, Carol H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Water Resources Development Act (WRDA): Army Corps of Engineers Authorization Issues in the 109th Congress
None
Date:
April 24, 2006
Creator:
Carter, Nicole T.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Water Resources Development Act (WRDA): Army Corps of Engineers Authorization Issues in the 109th Congress
Congress generally authorizes Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) water resources projects before considering them in the annual appropriations process. The 109th Congress is considering authorizing Corps projects through two Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) bills — S. 728 and H.R. 2864. The House passed H.R. 2864 in July 2005; S. 728 was placed on the Senate calendar in April 2005. Previous WRDAs followed a loosely biennial schedule; however, the last WRDA was enacted in 2000.
Date:
April 24, 2006
Creator:
Carter, Nicole T.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Youth Gangs: Legislative Issues in the 109th Congress
None
Date:
April 21, 2006
Creator:
Franco, Celinda
System:
The UNT Digital Library
H.R. 5015, 109th Congress: Banning Securities Trading by Members of Congress and Their Staff Based upon Nonpublic Information
None
Date:
April 18, 2006
Creator:
Seitzinger, Michael V.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 109th Congress
Fish and marine mammals are important resources in open ocean and nearshore coastal areas; many federal laws and regulations guide their management. This report discusses a variety of laws and legislation pertaining to this issue.
Date:
April 13, 2006
Creator:
Buck, Eugene H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 109th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices
This report discusses various proposals to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA; P.L. 93-205, 16 U.S.C. §§1531-1543). Major issues include changing the role of science in decision-making, modifying critical habitat (CH) procedures, reducing conflicts with Department of Defense activities, incorporating further protection and incentives for property owners, and increasing protection of listed species, among others.
Date:
April 12, 2006
Creator:
Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. Lynne; Sheikh, Pervaze A.; Baldwin, Pamela & Meltz, Robert
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Protection Issues in the 109th Congress
This report gives an overview of key environmental issues receiving attention in the 109th Congress.
Date:
April 12, 2006
Creator:
Fletcher, Susan R. & Isler, Margaret
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Research and Development: Budgeting and Priority-Setting Issues, 109th Congress
None
Date:
April 10, 2006
Creator:
Knezo, Genevieve J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Medicaid Issues for the 109th Congress
Medicaid is jointly financed by the federal and state governments, but each state designs and administers its own state program under broad federal guidelines. Accordingly, state variation in eligibility, covered services, and the delivery of, and reimbursement for, services is the rule rather than the exception. How is Congress to respond to the numerous proposals to move Medicaid forward into the near and long term? This report lays out some of these issues, explains the factors underlying them, and provides links to CRS products that can help Members of Congress and their staff prepare to discuss Medicaid’s role today and into the future.
Date:
April 10, 2006
Creator:
Hearne, Jean
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Agricultural Issues in the 109th Congress
This report discusses a number of issues affecting U.S. agriculture have been or are being addressed by the 109th Congress. The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-171), enacted in February 2006, included a net reduction in spending on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) mandatory programs of $2.7 billion over five years, and the reauthorization of a dairy income support program. Other issues of importance to agriculture during the second session of the 109th Congress include the consideration of emergency farm disaster assistance; multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations; concerns about agroterrorism, food safety, and animal and plant diseases (e.g., “mad cow” disease and avian flu); high energy costs; environmental issues; agricultural marketing matters; the reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; and farm labor issues.
Date:
April 7, 2006
Creator:
Chite, Ralph M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 109th Congress
Fish and marine mammals are important resources in open ocean and nearshore coastal areas; many federal laws and regulations guide their management. This report discusses a variety of laws and legislation pertaining to this issue.
Date:
April 4, 2006
Creator:
Buck, Eugene H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Internet Gambling: A Sketch of Legislative Proposals in the 108th and 109th Congresses
This report examines two bills that have been introduced in the 109th Congress to address issues regarding Internet gambling.
Date:
April 4, 2006
Creator:
Doyle, Charles & Thomas, Kenneth R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tax Preferences for Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs): Current Law and Legislative Initiatives in the 109th Congress
None
Date:
April 4, 2006
Creator:
Guenther, Gary
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Immigration Related Border Security Legislation in the 109th Congress
Report on immigration with a focus on border security and related legislation, considered by the 109th Congress.
Date:
April 3, 2006
Creator:
Nuñez-Neto, Blas & Beaver, Cheryl
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Funding Legislation, 109th Congress
This report provides committee funding requests for the 109th Congress and authorizations for House committees in the 104th - 108th Congresses.
Date:
April 29, 2005
Creator:
Petersen, Eric R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Protection Issues in the 109th Congress
Environmental protection concerns span a wide variety of issues, including clean air, water quality, chemical security, and environmental aspects of other major issue areas such as transportation and defense. This issue brief provides an overview of key environmental issues that are receiving or may receive attention in the 109th Congress. The sections on specific issues contain references to more detailed and extensive CRS reports on the subjects covered.
Date:
April 27, 2005
Creator:
Fletcher, Susan R. & Isler, Margaret M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Controversies for the 109th Congress
This report discusses the ongoing debate about whether or not to approve energy development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Current law forbids energy leasing in the Refuge. This report addresses several legislative options on the issue, as well as policymakers' arguments for and against development, especially in the wake of increasing terrorism since 2000-2001.
Date:
April 25, 2005
Creator:
Corn, M. Lynne; Gelb, Bernard A. & Baldwin, Pamela
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Act Issues in the 109th Congress
Major amendments to the Clean Air Act were among the first items on the agenda of the 109th Congress, with S. 131 (the Clear Skies Act) scheduled for markup by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee March 9. The most prominent air quality issues discussed in this report are; Clear Skies / Multi-Pollutant Legislation, Mercury from Power Plants, New Source Review (NSR), MTBE and Ethanol, Ozone Nonattainment Area Deadlines, and Conformity of Transportation Plans and SIPs.
Date:
April 22, 2005
Creator:
McCarthy, James E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library