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Federal Grazing Regulations: Public Lands Council v. Babbitt
This report discusses new regulations on livestock grazing on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management became effective August 21, 1995. Many aspects of the new regulations were challenged in Public Lands Council v. Babbitt. A federal district court upheld many of the regulations, but struck down four of them and enjoined their implementation. At the appellate level, only the new regulation allowing conservation use to the exclusion of livestock grazing for the full term of a permit was held invalid. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case and argument has been set for March 1, 2000.
Date:
February 1, 2000
Creator:
Baldwin, Pamela
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Going to Conference in the Senate
This report discusses the steps that the Senate must take, and one more step that it may take, as it arranges to send a bill to conference committee.
Date:
February 1, 2000
Creator:
Bach, Stanley
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hearings in the House of Representatives: A Guide for Preparation and Procedure
The report describes provisions of House rules that pertain to hearings, and citations to these rules are included for reference.
Date:
May 1, 2000
Creator:
Sachs, Richard C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The First Day of a New Congress: A Guide to Proceedings on the House Floor
The House of Representatives follows a well established routine on the opening day of a new Congress. The proceedings include election of the Speaker, swearing in its members, election of administrative officers, and adoption of rules of procedure. Also, resolutions assigning its members to committees may be adopted. The House must take these actions at the beginning of each new Congress because it is not a continuing body. Article 1, Section 2 of Constitution sets terms for Members of the House at two years. Thus, the House ends at the conclusion of each two-year Congress and must reconstitute itself at the beginning of a new Congress. This report focuses on the floor activities of the House during its first formal session in a new Congress, and serves as a guide for participating in or watching those proceedings.
Date:
November 1, 2000
Creator:
Amer, Mildred L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Item Veto and Expanded Impoundment Proposals
This report discusses President's authority to call for an item veto, or possibly expanded impoundment authority, consideration of impoundment reform, to provide him with greater control over federal spending.
Date:
March 1, 2001
Creator:
McMurtry, Virginia A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: The Next Chapter
This report discusses the ongoing debate about whether or not to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) for energy development. The report discusses arguments for and against such development and focuses especially on related pieces of legislation that directly affects the future of the ANWR.
Date:
August 1, 2001
Creator:
Corn, M. Lynne; Gelb, Bernard A. & Baldwin, Pamela
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Firearms Prohibitions and Domestic Violence Convictions: The Lautenberg Amendment
This report provides an overview of the provisions of the Lautenberg Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968, which establishes a scheme prohibiting the possession of firearms by individuals who have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.
Date:
October 1, 2001
Creator:
Halstead, T. J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
“Junk E-mail”: An Overview of Issues and Legislation Concerning Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Mail (“Spam”)
This report discusses unsolicited commercial e-mail (UCE), also called “spam” or “junk e-mail.” Not only can it be a nuisance, but its cost may be passed on to consumers through higher charges from Internet service providers who must upgrade their systems to handle the traffic.
Date:
March 1, 2002
Creator:
Smith, Marcia S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Electronic Commerce: An Introduction
None
Date:
April 1, 2002
Creator:
McLoughlin, Glenn J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Global Climate Change: Market-Based Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
This report discusses global climate change and the possibility that human activities are releasing gases, including carbon dioxide (CO2), at rates that could affect global climate change.
Date:
October 1, 2002
Creator:
Parker, Larry
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Global Climate Change: Selected Legal Questions About the Kyoto Protocol
This report addresses legal issues after the United States signed the Kyoto Protocol to the UnitedNations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The protocol is not yet in effect internationally and cannot be legally binding on the U.S. unless and until the Senate gives its advice and consent.
Date:
October 1, 2002
Creator:
Ackerman, David M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Intelligence Issues for Congress
This report discusses the U.S. Intelligence Community's status and priorities in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Date:
October 1, 2002
Creator:
Best, Richard A., Jr.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Global Climate Change: Market-Based Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
This report discusses global climate change and the market-based strategies to reduce greenhouse gases.
Date:
April 1, 2003
Creator:
Parker, Larry
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A CRS Review of 10 States: Home and Community-Based Services – States Seek to Change the Face of Long-Term Care: Texas
None
Date:
May 1, 2003
Creator:
Tilly, Jane; O'Shaughnessy, Carol & Weissert, Rob
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Former Soviet Union and U.S. Foreign Assistance
None
Date:
May 1, 2003
Creator:
Tarnoff, Curt
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The National Debt: Who Bears Its Burden?
This report discusses the burden of a national debt, the view among economists, the federal budget deficits, and the financial burden that future generations will inherit, a larger privately owned capital stock and a higher level of income.
Date:
May 1, 2003
Creator:
Labonte, Marc & Makinen, Gail
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Education and Training Funded by the H-1B Visa Fee and the Demand for Information Technology and Other Professional Specialty Workers
None
Date:
July 1, 2003
Creator:
Levine, Linda
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Global Climate Change: Market-Based Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
This report discusses global climate change and the market-based strategies to reduce greenhouse gases.
Date:
August 1, 2003
Creator:
Parker, Larry
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Missing and Exploited Children: Overview and Policy Concerns
This report presents an overview of two national incidence studies prepared by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to determine annually the number of reported missing and recovered children in the nation. It also discusses the AMBER Alert System created to help recover reported missing children, legislation introduced in the 108th Congresses to address the missing children issue, and questions that remain regarding concerns about missing children.
Date:
August 1, 2003
Creator:
Cooper, Edith Fairman
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Salaries of Members of Congress: A List of Payable Rates and Effective Dates, 1789-2003
This report summarizes by what measures the Constitution requires Congress to determine its own pay, the annual payment adjustment procedure, changes in pay over time since 1789, and related legislation.
Date:
December 1, 2003
Creator:
Dwyer, Paul E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Salaries of Members of Congress: A List of Payable Rates and Effective Dates, 1789-2003
This report summarizes by what measures the Constitution requires Congress to determine its own pay, the annual payment adjustment procedure, changes in pay over time since 1789, and related legislation.
Date:
December 1, 2003
Creator:
Dwyer, Paul E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, H.R. 1036 and S. 659, 108th Congress: Legal Analysis
This report examines H.R. 1036, 108th Congress, as ordered to be reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 3, 2003, and passed by the House without amendment on April 9, 2003. H.R. 1036, titled the “Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act,” would prohibit lawsuits, except in specified circumstances, against a manufacturer or seller of a firearm or ammunition, or a trade association, for damages resulting from the criminal or unlawful misuse of a firearm or ammunition.
Date:
March 1, 2004
Creator:
Cohen, Henry
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Economic Impact of Cyber-Attacks
None
Date:
April 1, 2004
Creator:
Cashell, Brian W.; Jackson, William D.; Jickling, Mark & Webel, Baird
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Retirement Savings Tax Credit: A Fact Sheet
This report discusses the saver's tax credit, under which eligible individuals receive a non-refundable tax credit of up to $1,000 for contributing to a traditional IRA or an employer-sponsored retirement plan that is qualified under §401, §403 or §457 of the Internal Revenue Code. The credit was first available in 2002 but will expire after 2006 unless extended by Congress.
Date:
April 1, 2004
Creator:
Purcell, Patrick
System:
The UNT Digital Library