Elections Reform: Overview and Issues (open access)

Elections Reform: Overview and Issues

This report discusses several issues as the Congress considers legislation to reform the voting process, a number of issues have emerged as part of the debate: the reliability of different types of voting technologies; voting problems and irregularities in the 2000 election; problems for militaryand overseas voters; the electoral college; and early media projections of election results.
Date: September 7, 2001
Creator: Coleman, Kevin J. & Fischer, Eric A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reducing Securities Transaction Fees: Revenue Effects of H.R. 1088 and S. 143 (open access)

Reducing Securities Transaction Fees: Revenue Effects of H.R. 1088 and S. 143

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Date: September 7, 2001
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electricity: The Road Toward Restructuring (open access)

Electricity: The Road Toward Restructuring

The Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (PUHCA) and the Federal Power Act (FPA) were enacted to eliminate unfair practices and other abuses by electricity and gas holding companies by requiring federal control and regulation of interstate public utility holding companies. Comprehensive energy legislation has passed the House and Senate. The House passed H.R. 6 on April 11, 2003. On July 31, 2003, the Senate suspended debate on S. 14, inserted the text of H.R. 4 (107th Congress) as a substitute, and passed H.R. 6. A conference agreement was reached November 17, 2003, and passed by the House the next day. H.R. 6 includes an electricity title that would, in part, repeal PUHCA, would prospectively repeal the mandatory purchase requirement under PURPA, and would create an electric reliability organization. On June 15, 2004, H.R. 4503, a comprehensive energy policy bill, passed the House.
Date: September 7, 2001
Creator: Abel, Amy & Parker, Larry
System: The UNT Digital Library
High-Speed Rail: Development and Investment Issues in the 107th Congress (open access)

High-Speed Rail: Development and Investment Issues in the 107th Congress

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Date: September 7, 2001
Creator: Peterman, David Randall & Maguire, Steven
System: The UNT Digital Library
Space Launch Vehicles: Government Activities, Commercial Competition, and Satellite Exports (open access)

Space Launch Vehicles: Government Activities, Commercial Competition, and Satellite Exports

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Date: September 7, 2001
Creator: Smith, Marcia S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Vietnam Trade Agreement: Approval and Implementing Procedure (open access)

Vietnam Trade Agreement: Approval and Implementing Procedure

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Date: September 7, 2001
Creator: Pregelj, Vladimir N.
System: The UNT Digital Library