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Senate Committee Party Ratios: 94th - 110th Congresses (open access)

Senate Committee Party Ratios: 94th - 110th Congresses

This report provides an overview of Senate standing committee sizes and ratios for the 94th and 110th Congresses. Also included are data on permanent select committees with legislative jurisdiction. A table for each Congress shows the party division in the Senate, total number of seats on each committee, number of seats assigned to the majority and minority parties, and, where present, number of seats assigned to independents. The tables also provide the number of majority-minority caucus seat margins in the chamber and for each committees.
Date: November 18, 2008
Creator: Tong, Lorraine H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Votes and Legislative Actions, 95th Congress to 110th Congress (open access)

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Votes and Legislative Actions, 95th Congress to 110th Congress

This report provides a summary of legislative attempts to address issues of energy development and preservation in the Refuge from the 95th Congress through the 110th Congress, with emphasis on the 108th through 110th Congresses.
Date: September 2, 2008
Creator: Corn, M. L. & Roberts, Beth A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Legislative Actions Through the 108th Congress (open access)

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Legislative Actions Through the 108th Congress

This report provides a summary of legislative attempts from the 95th through the 108th Congresses, with emphasis on the 107th and 108th Congress, to address the issues of energy development and preservation in the Refuge.
Date: March 30, 2005
Creator: Gillis, Anne
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Vacancies and Special Elections: 108th Congress (open access)

Vacancies and Special Elections: 108th Congress

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Date: January 12, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wildfire Protection in the 108th Congress (open access)

Wildfire Protection in the 108th Congress

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Date: January 14, 2005
Creator: Gorte, Ross W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Presidential Appointments to Full-time Positions in Executive Departments During the 108th Congress, 2003-2004 (open access)

Presidential Appointments to Full-time Positions in Executive Departments During the 108th Congress, 2003-2004

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Date: January 8, 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues for the 108th Congress (open access)

China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues for the 108th Congress

This report summarizes the current developments in U.S-PRC relations, including current and pending congressional actions involving the PRC. It also points out U.S. Policy Trends and Key Issues in U.S- PRC Relations.
Date: May 20, 2004
Creator: Dumbaugh, Kerry
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The DHL Airways / Astar Air Cargo Controversy and Legislation in the 108th Congress (open access)

The DHL Airways / Astar Air Cargo Controversy and Legislation in the 108th Congress

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Date: December 29, 2003
Creator: Robinson, Alan M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Act Issues in the 108th Congress (open access)

Clean Air Act Issues in the 108th Congress

This report provides information about the Clean Air Act Issues in the 106th Congress. Congress last enacted major amendments to the clear air act in 1990 and EPA is in the midst of implementing numerous provisions of those amendments.
Date: July 28, 2004
Creator: McCarthy, James E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Protection Issues in the 108th Congress (open access)

Environmental Protection Issues in the 108th Congress

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Date: December 15, 2004
Creator: Fletcher, Susan R. & Isler, Margaret
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Vacancies and Special Elections: 108th Congress (open access)

Vacancies and Special Elections: 108th Congress

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Date: July 22, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Taxes, Exports, and International Investment: Proposals in the 108th Congress (open access)

Taxes, Exports, and International Investment: Proposals in the 108th Congress

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Date: January 12, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Child Nutrition and WIC Legislation in the 108th and 109th Congresses (open access)

Child Nutrition and WIC Legislation in the 108th and 109th Congresses

Child nutrition programs and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children are typically subject to periodic comprehensive reviews, when several appropriations and other authorities expire and have to be reauthorized.
Date: March 6, 2006
Creator: Richardson, Joe
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reauthorization of Title III and Title V of the Higher Education Act: Issues for the 108th Congress (open access)

Reauthorization of Title III and Title V of the Higher Education Act: Issues for the 108th Congress

This report provides an overview of the various programs established by Titles III and V of the Higher Education Act (HEA). The report primarily focuses upon the structure of the programs, and includes data on participation and annual funding. It concludes with an analysis of possible issues related to Title III and Title V that may be considered during the HEA reauthorization.
Date: February 26, 2003
Creator: Jackson, Charmaine
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Act Issues in the 108th Congress (open access)

Clean Air Act Issues in the 108th Congress

This report discusses the conference report on the energy bill which came to the House and Senate floor for action the week of November 17, 2003, that contained several clean air act provisions. It also contains the most recent developments on clean air act issues.
Date: June 23, 2004
Creator: McCartht, James E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Internet Gambling: A Sketch of Legislative Proposals in the 108th and 109th Congresses (open access)

Internet Gambling: A Sketch of Legislative Proposals in the 108th and 109th Congresses

This report examines two bills that have been introduced in the 109th Congress to address issues regarding Internet gambling.
Date: April 4, 2006
Creator: Doyle, Charles & Thomas, Kenneth R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions in Independent and Other Agencies During the 108th Congress (open access)

Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions in Independent and Other Agencies During the 108th Congress

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Date: May 5, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2004 (74th-108th Congresses) (open access)

Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2004 (74th-108th Congresses)

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Date: October 2, 2006
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major Tax Issues in the 108th Congress (open access)

Major Tax Issues in the 108th Congress

Tax policy is frequently considered by policymakers as a tool for boosting economic performance in various ways, and the likely economic effects of tax policy are often hotly debated. A brief overview of the current economic context is thus a good starting point for looking at tax issues facing the current Congress. This report provides an overview of major tax issues. The report begins by describing three aspects of the economic context in which the tax policy debate during 2004 is likely to occur: the general state of the U.S. economy; the position of the federal budget; and the level of taxes in the United States.
Date: September 9, 2004
Creator: Brumbaugh, David L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 108th Congress: A Profile (open access)

Membership of the 108th Congress: A Profile

This report presents a profile of the membership of the 108th Congress. Included is information on numbers of Members, party affiliation, average age and length of service, occupations, religious affiliation, military service, female and minority Members, and foreign-born Members.
Date: July 28, 2004
Creator: Amer, Mildred L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy Tax Incentives in the 108th Congress: A Comparison of the House and Senate Versions of H.R. 6 and the Senate Finance Committee Amendment (open access)

Energy Tax Incentives in the 108th Congress: A Comparison of the House and Senate Versions of H.R. 6 and the Senate Finance Committee Amendment

This report discusses energy taxes incentives, which have long been an integral component of this nation’s energy policy. Efforts to significantly expand existing energy tax subsidies have been undertaken since the 106th Congress, but controversy over various non-tax energy policy provisions — corporate average fuel economy standards, the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge, etc. — have helped stall the legislation.
Date: August 19, 2003
Creator: Lazzari, Salvatore
Object Type: Report
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
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Personnel Financial Services Protection Act: H.R. 5011, 108th Congress (open access)

Military Personnel Financial Services Protection Act: H.R. 5011, 108th Congress

This report discusses the military personnel financial services protection act: H.R. 5011, 108th The bill utilizes both Congress’ constitutional Commerce Power authority to enact insurance legislation, and the states’ traditional regulation of the insurance industry1 to create a scheme for regulating the sale of certain life insurance products to military personnel that supporters argue is fairer and more transparent than is currently the case.
Date: October 19, 2004
Creator: Rubin, Janice E. & Seitzinger, Michael V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sports Legislation in the 108th Congress (open access)

Sports Legislation in the 108th Congress

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Date: December 8, 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library