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Major Tax Issues in the 109th Congress
Congress considered a variety of tax issues over the course of 2004. Some of these were relatively narrow, applying to particular sectors or activities: energy taxation, charitable giving and charities, Internet taxation, tax shelters, and a variety of expiring tax benefits that apply to particular investments or activities. More prominent, however, were two more general issues that were the focus of tax policy deliberations for much of the year: domestic and international business taxation; and the extension of temporary tax cuts for individuals that were initially enacted in 2001 and in 2003.
Date:
April 14, 2005
Creator:
Brumbaugh, David L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Major Tax Issues in the 108th Congress
None
Date:
March 14, 2003
Creator:
Brumbaugh, David L. & Richards, Don C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 110th Congress
Report detailing issues and legislative concerns regarding immigration during the 110th Congress, with a focus on comprehensive reform.
Date:
February 14, 2008
Creator:
Bruno, Andorra; Wasem, Ruth Ellen; Siskin, Alison; Nuñez-Neto, Blas; Haddal, Chad C. & Garcia, Michael John
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 109th Congress
Fish and marine mammals are important resources in open ocean and nearshore coastal areas; many federal laws and regulations guide their management. This report discusses a variety of laws and legislation pertaining to this issue.
Date:
July 14, 2006
Creator:
Buck, Eugene H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Endangered Species: Difficult Choices
This report discusses various measures being considered by Congress that propose to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). Major issues in recent years have focused on whether to incorporate further protection for property owners and reduce regulatory impacts, whether to increase the protection afforded listed species, or whether to modify various aspects of the ESA, such as the role of science in decision-making.
Date:
June 14, 2004
Creator:
Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. L. & Baldwin, Pamela
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Endangered Species: Difficult Choices
This report discusses issues debated in the 107th Congress while is considering various proposals to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). Major issues in recent years have included changing the role of science in decision-making, changing the role of critical habitat, reducing conflicts with Department of Defense activities, incorporating further protection for property owners, and increasing protection of listed species, among others. In addition, many have advocated including significant changes to ESA regulations made during the Clinton Administration in the law itself.
Date:
April 14, 2003
Creator:
Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. Lynne & Baldwin, Pamela
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Charitable Choice Provisions of H.R. 7
This documents explains the House's bill of president George Bush's faith-based initiatives.
Date:
June 14, 2004
Creator:
Burke, Vee
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Welfare Reform: An Issue Overview
None
Date:
April 14, 2003
Creator:
Burke, Vee
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Welfare Reform: An Issue Overview
The House passed a bill (H.R. 3146) on September 24 to extend TAIF, mandatory child care, abstinence education, and transitional Medicaid, on current terms, through March 31, 2004. In the absence of legislation these programs would expire on September 30. The Senate Finance Committee approved a comprehensive TAIF preauthorization proposal of Chairman Chuck Grassley on September 10. Entitled Personal Responsibility and Individual Development for Everyone (PRIDE), the legislation would extend TANF, mandatory child care, abstinence education, and transitional Medicaid for 5 years, FY2004 through FY2008. It would raise TANF work participation standards, increase weekly work hours, add new countable work activities,
Date:
October 14, 2003
Creator:
Burke, Vee
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell": The Law and Military Policy on Same-Sex Behavior
This report describes the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" military policy, which holds that the presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in same-sex acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion which are the essence of military capability. This report also describes recent efforts by certain Members of Congress to amending this policy.
Date:
August 14, 2009
Creator:
Burrelli, David F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
FDA Authority to Regulate On-Farm Activity
None
Date:
August 14, 2008
Creator:
Burrows, Vanessa K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program
This report discusses the Special Inspector General provisions in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, H.R. 1424, which was enacted as P.L. 110-343 on October 3, 2008. This Act created a Special Inspector General (SIG) for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). This report will compare the duties and authorities of the SIG TARP to those of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) and the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), as well as statutory IGs under the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended (IG Act).
Date:
January 14, 2009
Creator:
Burrows, Vanessa K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) is one of the largest energy conservation programs in the nation. The DOE program is implemented in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Native American Tribes. It weatherizes an average of 70,000 dwellings per year. The program strives to increase the energy efficiency of dwellings occupied by low-income persons in order to reduce their energy consumption and lower their fuel bills. It targets vulnerable groups including the elderly, people with disabilities, and families with children.
Date:
November 14, 2001
Creator:
Butler, Alice D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Executive and Independent Agency Publications: Where to Get Official Documents
This is a directory of telephone numbers and addresses that congressional offices may use to obtain publications from the Executive Office of the President, the executive departments, and the independent agencies and commissions of the federal government. Electronic sources are included for locating copies of government publications on the Internet. The information for each agency was provided by the agency itself.
Date:
July 14, 2000
Creator:
Campos, Jesus
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Department of Homeland Security: State and Local Preparedness Issues
Both H.R. 5005 and S. 2452 propose a new Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which would have a number of responsibilities relating to state and local preparedness for potential terrorist attacks. This report discusses selected state and local preparedness issues that specifically pertain to the proposed Emergency Preparedness and Response Division of the new department.1 The report does not, however, discuss certain issues, such as the impact of integrating selected offices from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) into a new DHS,2 and the degree of authority the DHS would need to effectively evaluate state and local assistance programs.
Date:
August 14, 2002
Creator:
Canada, Ben
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Campaign Financing
This is one report in the series of reports that discuss the campaign finance practices and related issues. Concerns over financing federal elections have become a seemingly perennial aspect of our political system, centered on the enduring issues of high campaign costs and reliance on interest groups for needed campaign funds. The report talks about the today’s paramount issues such as perceived loopholes in current law and the longstanding issues: overall costs, funding sources, and competition.
Date:
February 14, 2002
Creator:
Cantor, Joseph E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Committee Types and Roles
This report contains information on the general structure of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate committee structure, types of committees, and subcommittees.
Date:
February 14, 2002
Creator:
Carr, Thomas P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Committee Types and Roles
There are three main types of committees—standing, select, and joint. Most committees form subcommittees to share specific tasks within the jurisdiction of the full committee.
Date:
February 14, 2002
Creator:
Carr, Thomas P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Summary of U.S. Forces
None
Date:
March 14, 2005
Creator:
Carter, Linwood B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Defense Authorization and Appropriations Bills: A Chronology, FY1970-FY2005
This report is a research aid, which lists the Department of Defense (DOD) authorization bills (Table 1) and appropriations bills (Table 2).
Date:
December 14, 2004
Creator:
Carter, Linwood B. & Coipuram, Thomas, Jr.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Water Resources Development Act (WRDA): Army Corps of Engineers Authorization Issues in the 109th Congress
None
Date:
October 14, 2005
Creator:
Carter, Nicole T.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) Drought: Federal Reservoir and Species Management
This report describes the Federal Reservoir and Species Management of Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) Drought.
Date:
November 14, 2007
Creator:
Carter, Nicole T.; Corn, M. Lynne; Abel, Amy; Kaplan, Stan Mark; Buck, Eugene H.; Folger, Peter et al.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Water Resources Development Act (WRDA): Army Corps of Engineers Authorization Issues
None
Date:
July 14, 2006
Creator:
Carter, Nicole T.; Hughes, H. Steven; Sheikh, Pervaze A. & Zinn, Jeffrey A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Distribution of Househol d Wealth in the United States
This report gives an overview of the distribution of household wealth in the United States. The contents include recent trends in household wealth, changes in composition, family stock holdings and explaining the distribution of Wealth.
Date:
August 14, 2003
Creator:
Cashell, Brian W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library