House Contested Election Cases: 1933 to 2005 (open access)

House Contested Election Cases: 1933 to 2005

This report provides a summary of contested election cases from the 73rd Congress through the 109th Congress, 1933 to 2005. The descriptions primarily provide information concerning the nature of the action and the disposition of the case. The summary is limited to only those cases that were considered by the House of Representatives; cases decided at the state level are beyond the scope of this report.
Date: October 26, 2006
Creator: Whitaker, L. Paige
System: The UNT Digital Library
Brief Facts and Statistics (open access)

Brief Facts and Statistics

This report provides facts and statistics about Social Security that are frequently requested by Members of Congress and their staffs. It includes information about Social Security taxes and benefits, the program's impact on its recipients' incomes, federal tax receipts, federal spending and the economy, administrative information, and selected facts about Medicare.
Date: January 26, 2006
Creator: Sidor, Gary
System: The UNT Digital Library
Softwood Lumber Imports from Canada: Issues and Events (open access)

Softwood Lumber Imports from Canada: Issues and Events

This report provides a concise historical account of the dispute over softwood lumber imports from Canada, summarizes the subsidy and injury evidence, and discusses current issues and events.
Date: March 22, 2006
Creator: Gorte, Ross W. & Grimmett, Jeanne J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Brief Summaries of Federal Animal Protection Statutes (open access)

Brief Summaries of Federal Animal Protection Statutes

The report talks about federal animal protection statutes and statutes enacted to implement treaties. It mentions statutes which allow the disabled to use service animals and statutes aimed at acts of animal rights advocates.
Date: February 10, 2006
Creator: Cohen, Henry
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Legislation for Disaster Assistance: Summary Data FY1989 to FY2006 (open access)

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Legislation for Disaster Assistance: Summary Data FY1989 to FY2006

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Date: July 10, 2006
Creator: Murray, Justin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Disaster Evacuation and Displacement Policy: Issues for Congress (open access)

Disaster Evacuation and Displacement Policy: Issues for Congress

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Date: April 26, 2006
Creator: Bea, Keith
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lobbyists and Interest Groups: Sources of Information (open access)

Lobbyists and Interest Groups: Sources of Information

Lobbyists and interest groups play an active role in the American legislative process. Information on lobbyist registrations and on interest groups in general is available from a variety of online and printed sources, including files available for public inspection. This report is a guide for locating governmental sources that maintain files on lobby groups, their registrations, and finances. Also included in this report are nongovernmental sources that offer background information on the lobbyists and interest groups who focus on legislation in Washington.
Date: January 10, 2006
Creator: Oboroceanu, Mari-Jana
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Quality Issues and Animal Agriculture: EPA’s Air Compliance Agreement (open access)

Air Quality Issues and Animal Agriculture: EPA’s Air Compliance Agreement

This report discusses a plan announced by EPA in January 2005, called the Air Compliance Agreement, that would produce air quality monitoring data on animal agriculture emissions from a small number of farms, while at the same time protecting all participants (including farms where no monitoring takes place) through a “safe harbor” from liability under certain provisions of federal environmental laws.
Date: October 11, 2006
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
System: The UNT Digital Library
European Union Biofuels Policy and Agriculture: An Overview (open access)

European Union Biofuels Policy and Agriculture: An Overview

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Date: March 16, 2006
Creator: Schnepf, Randy
System: The UNT Digital Library
The FY2007 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues (open access)

The FY2007 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues

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Date: October 18, 2006
Creator: Henning, Charles A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
How Measures Are Brought to the House Floor: A Brief Introduction (open access)

How Measures Are Brought to the House Floor: A Brief Introduction

This report presents a brief description f the five methods used to bring proposed legislation to the House floor for consideration.
Date: December 6, 2006
Creator: Saturno, James V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Water Act: A Summary of the Law (open access)

Clean Water Act: A Summary of the Law

This report discusses the financial assistance for constructing municipal sewage treatment plants and certain other types of water quality improvements projects. It also points out Titles II and VI--Municipal Wastewater Treatment Construction.
Date: February 1, 2006
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
System: The UNT Digital Library
Flood Insurance Reform: Side-By-Side Comparison of H.R. 4973 and Senate Committee Bill (open access)

Flood Insurance Reform: Side-By-Side Comparison of H.R. 4973 and Senate Committee Bill

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Date: June 6, 2006
Creator: King, Rawle O.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Credit Union Regulatory Improvements Act of 2005 (CURIA) (open access)

Credit Union Regulatory Improvements Act of 2005 (CURIA)

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Date: March 7, 2006
Creator: Smale, Pauline
System: The UNT Digital Library
Education Technology Programs, Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (open access)

Education Technology Programs, Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

This report describes the EdTech program, including the allocation of grant funds to state and local education agencies.
Date: January 18, 2006
Creator: Mercer, Charmaine & Mangan, Bonnie F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Islam: Sunnis and Shiites. December 2006 (open access)

Islam: Sunnis and Shiites. December 2006

This report includes a historical background of the Sunni-Shiite split and discusses the differences in religious beliefs and practices between and within each Islamic sect as well as their similarities.
Date: December 11, 2006
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Mediation Provisions (open access)

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Mediation Provisions

This report discusses the statutory and regulatory requirements of IDEA, judicial decisions, and the concept of mediation as it applies to special education.
Date: September 26, 2006
Creator: Jones, Nancy Lee
System: The UNT Digital Library
Avoiding Gridlock in the Skies: Issues and Options for Addressing Growth in Air Traffic (open access)

Avoiding Gridlock in the Skies: Issues and Options for Addressing Growth in Air Traffic

The report discusses the factors affecting airport and airspace capacity, Impact of Under-capacity on flight Operations and Impact on congestion on aviation safety.
Date: January 19, 2006
Creator: Elias, Bart
System: The UNT Digital Library
Party Leaders in the House: Election, Duties, and Responsibilities (open access)

Party Leaders in the House: Election, Duties, and Responsibilities

Each major party in the House has a leadership hierarchy. This fact sheet summarizes the election, duties, and responsibilities of the Speaker of the House, the majority and minority leaders, and the whips and whip system.
Date: December 8, 2006
Creator: Heitshusen, Valerie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicle R&D: FreedomCAR and the President’s Hydrogen Fuel Initiative (open access)

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicle R&D: FreedomCAR and the President’s Hydrogen Fuel Initiative

This report discusses the organization, funding, and goals of the Freedom CAR and Fuel partnerships, and discusses legislation relevant to the partnerships.
Date: February 7, 2006
Creator: Yacobucci, Brent D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hurricane-Damaged Drinking Water and Wastewater Facilities: Impacts, Needs, and Respons (open access)

Hurricane-Damaged Drinking Water and Wastewater Facilities: Impacts, Needs, and Respons

This report describes impacts of the storms on drinking water and waste water treatment facilities and efforts to assess damages and needs to repair and reconstruct damaged systems.
Date: December 15, 2006
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
System: The UNT Digital Library
Prescription Drug Coverage Under Medicaid (open access)

Prescription Drug Coverage Under Medicaid

Medicaid is a joint federal-state entitlement program that pays for medical services on behalf of certain groups of low-income persons. It is the third largest social program in the federal budget, exceeded only by Social Security and Medicare and is typically the second largest spending item for states. This report discusses prescription drug policies under the program.
Date: February 21, 2006
Creator: Hearne, Jean
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicle R&D: FreedomCAR and the President’s Hydrogen Fuel Initiative (open access)

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicle R&D: FreedomCAR and the President’s Hydrogen Fuel Initiative

This report discusses the organization, funding, and goals of the Freedom CAR and Fuel partnerships, and discusses legislation relevant to the partnerships.
Date: January 9, 2006
Creator: Yacobucci, Brent D.
System: The UNT Digital Library