Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Statutes: An Overview of Legislation in the 107th Congress (open access)

Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Statutes: An Overview of Legislation in the 107th Congress

This report examines legislation in the 107th Congress pertaining to federal mandatory minimum sentencing statutes (mandatory minimums), which demand that execution or incarceration follow criminal conviction. They cover drug dealing and using a gun to commit a federal crime, among other crimes.
Date: April 17, 2003
Creator: Doyle, Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library
Long Term Care: 107th Congress Legislation (open access)

Long Term Care: 107th Congress Legislation

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Date: January 22, 2003
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Public Aid to Faith-Based Organizations (Charitable Choice) in the 107th Congress: Background and Selected Legal Issues (open access)
Medicare Prescription Drug Proposals: Estimates of Aged Beneficiaries Who Fall Below Income Criteria, by State (open access)

Medicare Prescription Drug Proposals: Estimates of Aged Beneficiaries Who Fall Below Income Criteria, by State

This report discusses bills related to Medicare benefits, which include additional assistance for low-income beneficiaries. The assistance would have been in the form of reduced, subsidized or eliminated premiums, deductibles and other cost-sharing. Proposals in the 108th Congress will probably also include some of these features for low-income beneficiaries.
Date: February 11, 2003
Creator: Peterson, Chris L. & Morgan, Paulette C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wildfire Protection: Legislation in the 107th Congress and Issues in the 108th Congress (open access)

Wildfire Protection: Legislation in the 107th Congress and Issues in the 108th Congress

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Date: January 21, 2003
Creator: Gorte, Ross W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Faith-Based Organizations and Their Relationship with State and Local Governments: Analysis of Recent Initiatives (open access)

Faith-Based Organizations and Their Relationship with State and Local Governments: Analysis of Recent Initiatives

This report discusses federal, state, and local government funding for faith-based organizations (FBOs) to provide services to needy citizens. It provides an overview of several selected issues including the effectiveness of FBOs, their accountability for results, and the working relationship that FBOs have at various levels of government.
Date: January 23, 2003
Creator: Canada, Ben
System: The UNT Digital Library
Party Leaders in Congress, 1789-2003: Vital Statistics (open access)

Party Leaders in Congress, 1789-2003: Vital Statistics

This report presents tables that provide historical data including service dates, party affiliation, and other information, for 15 House and Senate party leadership posts. This information has been updated to reflect leadership changes in the 107th Congress.
Date: January 22, 2003
Creator: Rundquist, Paul S.; Sachs, Richard C. & Bullock, Faye M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Public Aid to Faith-Based Organizations (Charitable Choice): Background and Selected Legal Issues (open access)

Public Aid to Faith-Based Organizations (Charitable Choice): Background and Selected Legal Issues

This report provides background on ten selected questions related to public aid for faith-based organization. Despite the ongoing controversy about charitable choice, not until the 107th Congress were there full hearings and extended debates on its constitutionality, efficacy, and public policy implications.
Date: March 28, 2003
Creator: Ackerman, David M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unemployment Benefits: Legislative Issues in the 107th Congress (open access)

Unemployment Benefits: Legislative Issues in the 107th Congress

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Date: January 10, 2003
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Housing Issues in the 107th Congress (open access)

Housing Issues in the 107th Congress

This report summarizes current housing issues, cites legislative proposals, and in some cases, presents brief pro/con discussions.
Date: February 7, 2003
Creator: Bourdon, E. Richard
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 74th-107th Congresses (1935-2002) (open access)

Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 74th-107th Congresses (1935-2002)

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Date: August 15, 2003
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trade Promotion Authority (Fast-Track Authority for Trade Agreements): Background and Developments in the 107th Congress (open access)
China-U.S. Relations in the 107th Congress: Policy Developments, 2001-2002 (open access)

China-U.S. Relations in the 107th Congress: Policy Developments, 2001-2002

This report discusses policy developments from 2001 through 2002 related to China-U.S. Relations in the 107th Congress. It also points out the Key Events in Bilateral Relations and Human Rights in U.S.-China Relations.
Date: January 23, 2003
Creator: Dumbaugh, Kerry
System: The UNT Digital Library
Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions in Executive Departments During the 107th Congress, 2001-2002 (open access)

Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions in Executive Departments During the 107th Congress, 2001-2002

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Date: February 10, 2003
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Genetic Non-Discrimination in Insurance an d Employment : Side-by-Side Analysis o f Leading Bills of the 107 th Congress (open access)

Genetic Non-Discrimination in Insurance an d Employment : Side-by-Side Analysis o f Leading Bills of the 107 th Congress

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Date: January 29, 2003
Creator: Hearne, Jean & Jones, Nancy Lee
System: The UNT Digital Library
Identity Theft: An Overview of Proposed Legislation in the 107th Congress (open access)

Identity Theft: An Overview of Proposed Legislation in the 107th Congress

This report provides an overview of legislation proposed during the 107th Congress to address the growing problem of identity theft.
Date: February 21, 2003
Creator: Welborn, Angie A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sports Legislation in the 107th Congress (open access)

Sports Legislation in the 107th Congress

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Date: January 13, 2003
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Vacancies and Special Elections: 107th Congress (open access)

Vacancies and Special Elections: 107th Congress

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Date: January 17, 2003
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Security: Bills in the 107th Congress (open access)

Social Security: Bills in the 107th Congress

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Date: January 7, 2003
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions on Regulatory and Other Collegial Boards and Commissions, 107th Congress (open access)
Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions in Independent and Other Agencies During the 107th Congress (open access)

Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions in Independent and Other Agencies During the 107th Congress

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Date: July 11, 2003
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Animal Agriculture Issues in the 107th Congress: A Retrospective (open access)

Animal Agriculture Issues in the 107th Congress: A Retrospective

This report is about the Animal Agriculture issues in a retroscpective discussed during the 107th congress.
Date: March 14, 2003
Creator: Heykoop, Jerry
System: The UNT Digital Library
Child Care Issues in the 107th Congress (open access)

Child Care Issues in the 107th Congress

This report includes recent developments in federal child care programs and tax provisions. The report discusses several federal programs that support child care or related services, primarily for low-income working families. In addition, the tax code includes provisions specifically targeted to assist families with child care expenses. The report presents the legislative activity in the 107th Congress in regard to child care legislature and provisions.
Date: March 10, 2003
Creator: Gish, Melinda
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Water Issues in the 107th Congress (open access)

Clean Water Issues in the 107th Congress

Key water quality issues currently include: actions to implement existing provisions of the Clean Water Act (CWA), whether additional steps are necessary to achieve overall goals of the Act, and the appropriate federal role in guiding and paying for clean water infrastructure and other activities. In the second session of the 107th Congress, House and Senate committees approved legislation to reauthorize water infrastructure funding programs (H.R. 3930, S. 1961), but no further action occurred. Congress has been examining impacts on agricultural producers and how the programs will be funded.
Date: January 9, 2003
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
System: The UNT Digital Library