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Appropriations for FY2001: Legislative Branch
Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental, and continuing) bills, rescissions, and budget reconciliation bills. This report is a guide to one of the 13 regular appropriations bills that Congress passes each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Legislative Branch Appropriations.
Date:
April 20, 2001
Creator:
Dwyer, Paul E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Campaign Finance Reform: Constitutional Issues Raised by Disclosure Requirements
Campaign finance reform legislation often contains provisions that would impose additional reporting and disclosure requirements under the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA). For example, S. 27 (McCain/Feingold), would require disclosure of disbursements of expenditures over $10,000 for “electioneering communications,” which are defined to include broadcast ads that “refer” to federal office candidates, with identification of donors of $500 or more. S. 22 (Hagel/Landrieu) would increase and expedite current disclosure requirements under FECA. H.R. 380 (Shays/Meehan) would lower the current FECA threshold for contribution reporting from $200 to $50 and impose reporting requirements for soft money disbursements by persons other than political parties. This report will discuss some of the constitutional issues relating to these and other such disclosure requirements.
Date:
March 20, 2001
Creator:
Whitaker, L. Paige
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cooperative R&D: Federal Efforts to Promote Industrial Competitiveness
In response to the foreign challenge in the global marketplace, the United States Congress has explored ways to stimulate technological advancement in the private sector. The government has supported various efforts to promote cooperative research and development activities among industry, universities, and the federal R&D establishment designed to increase the competitiveness of American industry and to encourage the generation of new products, processes, and services. Among the issues before Congress are whether joint ventures contribute to industrial competitiveness and what role, if any, the government has in facilitating such arrangements.
Date:
April 20, 2001
Creator:
Schacht, Wendy H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: Issues for Congress
This report examines the economic and political situation in Cuba, including the human rights situation, and U.S. policy toward Cuba. The report also analyzes a number of issues facing Congress in U.S. policy toward Cuba, including: the overall direction of U.S. policy; challenges to U.S. policy in the World Trade Organization; restrictions on commercial food and medical exports; restrictions on travel; bilateral drug trafficking cooperation; Cuba and terrorism; funding for U.S.-government sponsored radio and television broadcasting to Cuba; the Russian signals intelligence facility in Cuba; migration issues; and compensation to the families of those Americans killed in 1996 when Cuba shot down two U.S. civilian planes. The report cites legislation that was passed in the 106th Congress, and also tracks legislative action on these various issues in U.S. policy toward Cuba in the 107th Congress.
Date:
November 20, 2001
Creator:
Sullivan, Mark P. & Taft-Morales, Maureen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Farm Support Programs and World Trade Commitments
Congress is now debating reauthorization of omnibus farm legislation, as most commodityprice support provisions expire in 2002. This report discusses this debate, specifically aspects relating to commitments that the U.S. has as a World Trade Organization (WTO) member. Because of the interrelationships between trade and domestic support policies, lawmakers are interested in what the Agreement on Agriculture stipulates with regard to domestic supports, and how not only the United States but also other countries are meeting their Agreement commitments.
Date:
July 20, 2001
Creator:
Becker, Geoffrey S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Sentencing: A Sketch of Apprendi v. New Jersey and Its Impact
None
Date:
March 20, 2001
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
H.R. 1875, 106th Congress, The "Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction Act of 1999"
None
Date:
February 20, 2001
Creator:
Wallace, Paul Starett, Jr.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The House Amendment Tree
This report discusses the House amendment tree, a chart that depicts the maximum number and types of amendments that may be offered to a measure before any amendment is voted upon.
Date:
February 20, 2001
Creator:
Oleszek, Walter J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House Voting Procedures: Forms and Requirements
This report discusses the procedural considerations suffuse voting and the methods of voting in both the House and in the Committee of the Whole.
Date:
February 20, 2001
Creator:
Oleszek, Walter J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Identification and Misidentification of Children with Disabilities
This report discusses issues related to the identification and misidentification of children with disabilities.
Date:
November 20, 2001
Creator:
Apling, Richard N.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Iran-Libya Sanctions Act (ILSA)
Report discussing the Iran Libya Sanctions Act as well as the legislative developments that occurred regarding the act.
Date:
July 20, 2001
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iraq-U.S. Confrontation
None
Date:
November 20, 2001
Creator:
Prados, Alfred B. & Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Jordan: U.S. Relations and Bilateral Issues
None
Date:
November 20, 2001
Creator:
Prados, Alfred B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Monetary Policy: Current Policy and Conditions
None
Date:
July 20, 2001
Creator:
Makinen, Gail
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Monopoly and Monopolization - Fundamental But Separate Concepts in U.S. Antitrust Law
This report illustrates the difference between the concepts of “monopoly” and “monopolization” by touching on the monopoly/monopolization thinking in the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), as illustrated in (1) statements on merger enforcement made by recent antitrust enforcement officials (generally indicative of the agencies’ concerns about competitive conditions and the effect of various market transactions), (2) the 1992 Horizontal Merger Guidelines 2 and (3) some observations on the Government actions against the Microsoft and Intel Corporations.
Date:
August 20, 2001
Creator:
Rubin, Janice E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pesticide Residue Regulation: Analysis of Food Quality Protection Act Implementation
This report discusses the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA) which amened the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), governing U.S. registration, sale, and use of pesticide products, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) under which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets allowable pesticide residue levels for food (tolerances).
Date:
April 20, 2001
Creator:
Schierow, Linda-Jo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
POWs and MIAs: Status and Accounting Issues
None
Date:
December 20, 2001
Creator:
Goldich, Robert L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Public (BLM) Lands and National Forests
None
Date:
August 20, 2001
Creator:
Gorte, Ross W. & Hardy-Vincent, Carol
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Research and Development Funding: Fiscal Year 2001
None
Date:
February 20, 2001
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rural Education: Legislative Initiatives
None
Date:
June 20, 2001
Creator:
Stedman, James B. & Apling, Richard N.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Saudi Arabia: Post-War Issues and U.S. Relations
This report includes information regarding current issues in Saudi Arabia, background to Saudi-U.S. relations, and congressional interest in Saudi Arabia
Date:
August 20, 2001
Creator:
Prados, Alfred B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"Self-Executing" Rules Reported by the House Committee on Rules
None
Date:
February 20, 2001
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Senate Amendment Process: General Conditions and Principles
None
Date:
February 20, 2001
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Senate Amendment Process: General Conditions and Principles
None
Date:
February 20, 2001
Creator:
Oleszek, Walter J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library