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Freshmen in the House of Representatives and Senate by Political Party: 1913-2008
This report presents the data sources and analysis of data regarding Freshmen in the House of Representatives and Senate by Political Party from 1913 through 2008.
Date:
August 20, 2008
Creator:
Amer, Mildred
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Functional Categories of the Federal Budget
None
Date:
August 19, 2008
Creator:
Heniff, Bill, Jr.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Buy American Act: Requiring Government Procurements to Come from Domestic Sources
This report discusses about requiring Government Procurements to come from Domestic Sources related to The Buy American Act of 2007.
Date:
August 29, 2008
Creator:
Luckey, John R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Inflation: Causes, Costs, and Current Status
None
Date:
August 26, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
President of the United States: Compensation
This report discusses the President’s compensation and the three most recent increases to the salary enacted in 1949 (81st Congress), 1969 (91st Congress), and 1999 (106th Congress).
Date:
August 6, 2008
Creator:
Schwemle, Barbara L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The World Trade Organization: The Non-Agricultural Market Access (NAMA) Negotiations
This report looks at the evolution of the Doha Round World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations, possible effects of the Non-Agricultural Market Access (NAMA) agreement, and major negotiating issues from a U.S. standpoint. NAMA refers to the cutting of tariff and non-tariff barriers (NTB) on industrial and primary products, basically all trade in goods which are not foodstuffs.
Date:
August 19, 2008
Creator:
Fergusson, Ian F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Investigations of the Department of Justice, 1920-2007: History, Law, and Practice
This report discusses the legislative oversight that is most commonly conducted through congressional budget, authorization, appropriations, confirmation, and investigative processes, and, in rare instances, through impeachment.
Date:
August 20, 2008
Creator:
Rosenberg, Morton
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Recreation on Federal Lands
None
Date:
August 25, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ocean Dumping Act: A Summary of the Law
The Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act has two basic aims: to regulate intentional ocean disposal of materials, and to authorize related research. Permit and enforcement provisions of the law are often referred to as the Ocean Dumping Act. The basic provisions of the act have remained virtually unchanged since 1972, when it was enacted to establish a comprehensive waste management system to regulate disposal or dumping of all materials into marine waters that are within U.S. jurisdiction, although a number of new authorities have been added. This report presents a summary of the law, describing the essence of the statute.
Date:
August 25, 2008
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Economic Slowdown: Issues and Policies
This report discusses about the Issues and Policies on Economic Slowdown. recent policies have sought to contain damages spilling over from housing and financial markets to border economy.
Date:
August 1, 2008
Creator:
Gravelle, Jane G.; Hungerford, Thomas L.; Labonte, Marc; Weiss, N. Eric & Whittaker, Julie M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sick Leave: Usage Rates and Leave Balances for Employees in Major Federal Retirement Systems
None
Date:
August 26, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Selected Privileges and Courtesies Extended to Departing and Former Members of the House of Representatives
None
Date:
August 19, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Budget Resolution Enforcement
None
Date:
August 12, 2008
Creator:
Heniff, Bill, Jr.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Controversies over Redefining “Fill Material” Under the Clean Water Act
On May 3, 2002, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) announced a final rule redefining two key terms, “fill material” and “discharge of fill material,” in regulations that implement Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. This report discusses the revised rule, focusing on how it changes which material and types of activities are regulated under Section 404 and the significance of these issues, especially for the mining industry.
Date:
August 21, 2008
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Budget Act Points of Order
This report provides information about the Congressional Budget Act Points of Order. Budget Act Points of Order are not self-enforcing. In order to enforce a congressional budget rule, a member must raise a point of order against the legislation violating it.
Date:
August 19, 2008
Creator:
Heniff, Bill, Jr.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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, intended to 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:
August 26, 2008
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rural Water Supply and Sewer Systems: Background Information
This report discusses the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean Water Act, which impose requirements regarding drinking water quality and wastewater treatment in rural areas. Approximately 27% of the U.S. population lives in areas defined by the Census Bureau as rural. Many rural communities need to complete water and waste disposal projects to improve the public health and environmental conditions of their citizens.
Date:
August 25, 2008
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. National Science Foundation: Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)
This report discusses current policy involving The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), as well as budget requests.
Date:
August 7, 2008
Creator:
Matthews, Christine M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: Issues for the 110th Congress
This report discusses the current political conditions of Cuba as well as its relationship with the United States. In particular, the report focuses on U.S. policy regarding how to best support political and economic change in one of the world's remaining communist nations, in the context of Fidel Castro's departure from heading the government because of poor health.
Date:
August 8, 2008
Creator:
Sullivan, Mark P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy DDG-1000 and DDG-51 Destroyer Programs: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress
This report provides background information on the DDG-1000 (Zumwalt) program. It discusses the Navy's proposed FY2010 budget requests of $1,084.2 million to complete the cost of a third Zumwalt-class destroyer that was authorized but only partially funded in FY2009.
Date:
August 8, 2008
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Technology Transfer: Use of Federally Funded Research and Development
This report discusses the federal use of technology transfer, a process by which technology developed in one organization, in one area, or for one purpose is applied in another organization, in another area, or for another purpose.
Date:
August 25, 2008
Creator:
Schacht, Wendy H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Renewable Energy Policy in the 2008 Farm Bill
This report discusses the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-246, the 2008 farm bill) which extends and expands many of the renewable energy programs originally authorized in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-171, 2002 farm bill).
Date:
August 1, 2008
Creator:
Capehart, Tom
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Current Economic Conditions and Selected Forecasts
This report contains information about the economy including an overview of the current economic conditions, fiscal and monetary policies, forecasts for 2008-2009, and other topics related to economic growth.
Date:
August 22, 2008
Creator:
Makinen, Gail E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Defense: FY2009 Authorization and Appropriations
This report is a guide to one of the regular appropriations bills that Congress considers each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Defense. For both defense authorization and appropriations, this report summarizes the status of the bills, their scope, major issues, funding levels, and related congressional activity.
Date:
August 1, 2008
Creator:
Towell, Pat; Daggett, Stephen & Belasco, Amy
System:
The UNT Digital Library