Federal Recess Judges (open access)

Federal Recess Judges

This report discusses the recess clause and takes a look at the history of recess appointments. Under Article II of the Constitution, the President is empowered "to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session." Presidents have used the recess appointment power on more than 300 occasions to place judges on the district, appellate, and U.S. Supreme Court level. This practice slowed after the 1950s, but recent recess appointments to federal appellate courts (the Fourth, Fifth, and Eleventh Circuits) have revived a number of constitutional issues.
Date: February 2, 2005
Creator: Fisher, Louis
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trade Promotion Authority (TPA)/Fast-Track Renewal: Labor Issues (open access)

Trade Promotion Authority (TPA)/Fast-Track Renewal: Labor Issues

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Date: February 2, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The “Farm Bill” in Brief (open access)

The “Farm Bill” in Brief

This report briefly discusses federal farm support, food assistance, agricultural trade, marketing, and rural development policies are governed by a variety of separate laws. Many of these laws periodically have been evaluated, revised, and renewed through an omnibus, multi-year farm bill. These policies can be and sometimes are modified through free-standing authorizing legislation, or as part of other laws.
Date: February 2, 2007
Creator: Becker, Geoffrey S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Calling Up Measures on the Senate Floor (open access)

Calling Up Measures on the Senate Floor

This report is about Calling up Measures on the Senate floor.
Date: February 2, 2007
Creator: Davis, Christopher M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mutual Fund Reform Bills in the 108th Congress: A Side-by-Side Comparison (open access)

Mutual Fund Reform Bills in the 108th Congress: A Side-by-Side Comparison

This report compares the provisions of these legislative proposals. It serves as an historical record of legislative activity in the 108th Congress.
Date: February 2, 2005
Creator: Jickling, Mark
System: The UNT Digital Library
Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs (open access)

Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs

This report provides an overview of the "digital divide", which is a term used to describe a perceived gap between those Americans who use or have access to telecommunications and information technologies and those who do not.
Date: February 2, 2005
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Serbia and Montenegro Union: Prospects and Policy Implications (open access)

Serbia and Montenegro Union: Prospects and Policy Implications

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Date: February 2, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trade Promotion Authority (TPA): Issues, Options, and Prospects for Renewal (open access)

Trade Promotion Authority (TPA): Issues, Options, and Prospects for Renewal

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Date: February 2, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Liaison Offices of Selected Federal Agencies (open access)

Congressional Liaison Offices of Selected Federal Agencies

This report provides information about the Congressional Liaison Offices of Selected Federal Agencies. This list of about 150 congressional liaison offices is intended to help congressional offices in placing telephone calls.
Date: February 2, 2004
Creator: Watkins, Zina L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rules and Practices Governing the Selection of House Officers (open access)

Rules and Practices Governing the Selection of House Officers

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Date: February 2, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
BiIIs, Resolutions, Nominations, and Treaties : Origins, Deadlines, Requirements, and Uses (open access)

BiIIs, Resolutions, Nominations, and Treaties : Origins, Deadlines, Requirements, and Uses

This report presents Origins, Deadlines, Requirements, and Uses of BiIIs, Resolutions, Nominations, and Treaties related to Congress.
Date: February 2, 2001
Creator: Beth, Richard S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (“Byrd Amendment”) (open access)

The Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (“Byrd Amendment”)

This report provides information about The Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act.CDSOA commonly known as Byrd amendment is a U.S law providing for the distribution of import duties collected as a result of antidumping.
Date: February 2, 2006
Creator: Grimmett, Jeanne J. & Jones, Vivian C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Committee of the Whole: Stages of Action on Measures (open access)

Committee of the Whole: Stages of Action on Measures

This report provides information about the Stages of Action on Measures on Committee of the Whole.
Date: February 2, 2001
Creator: Beth, Richard S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Senate Committees: Categories and Rules for Committee Assignments (open access)

Senate Committees: Categories and Rules for Committee Assignments

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Date: February 2, 2000
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Department of Homeland Security’s Risk Assessment Methodology: Evolution, Issues, and Options for Congress (open access)

The Department of Homeland Security’s Risk Assessment Methodology: Evolution, Issues, and Options for Congress

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Date: February 2, 2007
Creator: Masse, Todd; O'Neil, Siobhan & Rollins, John
System: The UNT Digital Library
Israel’s Proposal to Withdraw from Gaza (open access)

Israel’s Proposal to Withdraw from Gaza

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Date: February 2, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran’s Influence in Iraq (open access)

Iran’s Influence in Iraq

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Date: February 2, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recreation on Federal Lands (open access)

Recreation on Federal Lands

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Date: February 2, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fiscal Year 2007 Homeland Security Grant Program and H.R. 1: Description and Analysis (open access)

Fiscal Year 2007 Homeland Security Grant Program and H.R. 1: Description and Analysis

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Date: February 2, 2007
Creator: Reese, Shawn & Maguire, Steven
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nepal: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Nepal: Background and U.S. Relations

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Date: February 2, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sponsorship and Cosponsorship of Senate Bills (open access)

Sponsorship and Cosponsorship of Senate Bills

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Date: February 2, 2001
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Motion to Recommit in the House: The Minority’s Motion (open access)

The Motion to Recommit in the House: The Minority’s Motion

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Date: February 2, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Suspension of the Rules in the House: Principal Features (open access)

Suspension of the Rules in the House: Principal Features

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Date: February 2, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nationwide Permits for Wetlands Projects: Issues and Regulatory Developments (open access)

Nationwide Permits for Wetlands Projects: Issues and Regulatory Developments

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Date: February 2, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library