Trade Negotiations During the 109th Congress (open access)

Trade Negotiations During the 109th Congress

This report discusses trade issues in the 109th Congress. For over 50 years, U.S. trade officials have negotiated multilateral trade agreements to achieve lower trade barriers and rules to cover international trade. During the 108th Congress, U.S. officials negotiated and Congress approved four bilateral free-trade agreements with Australia, Chile, Morocco, and Singapore.
Date: December 16, 2004
Creator: Fergusson, Ian F. & Sek, Lenore M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Security Reform (open access)

Social Security Reform

This report examines the debate over the future of the Social Security system. It includes discussion of recent developments; background and analysis with information about the basic debate, specific area of contention, reform initiatives; and relevant legislation.
Date: December 9, 2004
Creator: Nuschler, Dawn
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy Tax Policy (open access)

Energy Tax Policy

This report discusses the history, current posture, and outlook for federal energy tax policy. It also discusses recent energy tax proposals, focusing on the major energy tax provisions that were debated as part of omnibus energy legislation in the 108th Congress (e.g., H.R. 6), which may be reintroduced in the 109th Congress.
Date: April 22, 2005
Creator: Lazzari, Salvatore
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trade Negotiations During the 109th Congress (open access)

Trade Negotiations During the 109th Congress

This report discusses trade issues in the 109th Congress. For over 50 years, U.S. trade officials have negotiated multilateral trade agreements to achieve lower trade barriers and rules to cover international trade. During the 108th Congress, U.S. officials negotiated and Congress approved four bilateral free-trade agreements with Australia, Chile, Morocco, and Singapore.
Date: August 3, 2005
Creator: Fergusson, Ian F. & Sek, Lenore M.
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
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.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major Leadership Election Contests in the House of Representatives, 94th - 109th Congresses (open access)

Major Leadership Election Contests in the House of Representatives, 94th - 109th Congresses

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Date: June 8, 2005
Creator: unknown
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

This report provides information about the Child Nutrition and Women, Infant and children (WIC) Legislation in the 108th and 109th Congresses.
Date: July 13, 2006
Creator: Richardson, Joe
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major Leadership Election Contests in the House of Representatives, 94th-111th Congresses (open access)

Major Leadership Election Contests in the House of Representatives, 94th-111th Congresses

This report contains data on votes for Speaker of the House for the 94th through 110th Congresses and elections in party conferences or caucuses for major leaders within each party for the 94th through 111th Congresses. It reflects actual balloting on the House floor for Speaker and in the Democratic Caucus and Republican Conference for other positions.
Date: December 31, 2008
Creator: Amer, Mildred
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major Leadership Election Contests in the House of Representatives, 94th - 109th Congresses (open access)

Major Leadership Election Contests in the House of Representatives, 94th - 109th Congresses

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Date: May 4, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major Leadership Election Contests in the House of Representatives, 94th - 110th Congresses (open access)

Major Leadership Election Contests in the House of Representatives, 94th - 110th Congresses

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Date: November 29, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2008 (74th-110th Congresses) (open access)

Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2008 (74th-110th Congresses)

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Date: March 2, 2009
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Use of the Capitol Rotunda and Capitol Grounds: Concurrent Resolutions, 101st to 110th Congress (open access)

Use of the Capitol Rotunda and Capitol Grounds: Concurrent Resolutions, 101st to 110th Congress

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Date: August 14, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations by President George W. Bush During the 107th-109th Congresses (open access)

U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations by President George W. Bush During the 107th-109th Congresses

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Date: January 23, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Senate Committee Expenditures Resolutions, 110th Congress, and Funding Authorizations, 104th - 110th Congresses (open access)
U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations by President George W. Bush During the 107th-109th Congresses (open access)

U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations by President George W. Bush During the 107th-109th Congresses

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Date: May 24, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major Leadership Election Contests In the Senate, 94th - 110th Congresses (open access)

Major Leadership Election Contests In the Senate, 94th - 110th Congresses

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Date: December 6, 2007
Creator: unknown
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

This report provides information about the Child Nutrition and Women, Infant and children (WIC) Legislation in the 108th and 109th Congresses.
Date: May 23, 2006
Creator: Richardson, Joe
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major Leadership Election Contests in the Senate, 94th-111th Congresses (open access)

Major Leadership Election Contests in the Senate, 94th-111th Congresses

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Date: December 19, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Use of the Capitol Rotunda, Capitol Grounds, and Emancipation Hall: Concurrent Resolutions, 101st to 111th Congress (open access)
The Section 8 Housing Voucher Program: Reform Proposals in the 108th and 109th Congresses (open access)

The Section 8 Housing Voucher Program: Reform Proposals in the 108th and 109th Congresses

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Date: May 16, 2007
Creator: McCarty, Maggie
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Funding Requests and Authorizations, 104th-110th Congresses (open access)

House Committee Funding Requests and Authorizations, 104th-110th Congresses

This report provides committee funding requests and authorizations for House committees in the 104th-110th Congresses.
Date: April 12, 2007
Creator: Petersen, R. Eric
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Party Ratios: 98th-111th Congresses (open access)

House Committee Party Ratios: 98th-111th Congresses

This report provides statistical information on and selected analyses of the House committee party ratios for 14 Congresses, covering the period from the 98th through the 111th Congresses.
Date: March 30, 2009
Creator: Tong, Lorraine H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Remittances (open access)

Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Remittances

This report covers the contentious travel restrictions between the U.S. and Cuba from the 1960s to the present time. It includes background on the restrictions, enforcement of restrictions, and arguments for or against maintaining travel restrictions. It also provides background on relevant legislative initiatives during the 106th through the 111th Congresses.
Date: July 30, 2008
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
System: The UNT Digital Library