Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO): Issues for Congress (open access)

Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO): Issues for Congress

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Date: August 4, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) (open access)

The Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR)

This report addresses the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). The CAFTA-DR is a regional agreement with all parties subject to “the same set of obligations and commitments,” but with each country defining its own market access schedule.
Date: April 4, 2006
Creator: Hornbeck, J. F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 109th Congress (open access)

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: April 4, 2006
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.
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
Elections in States Affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (open access)

Elections in States Affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

The aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita created staggering problems and challenging conditions for the people of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, as well as for the state and local governments there. Many problems were immediately apparent, whereas others that involved ongoing government functions, such as elections, were less obvious at first. This report discusses the challenge of running elections in the many affected communities.
Date: May 4, 2006
Creator: Coleman, Kevin J. & Fischer, Eric A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Campaign Finance: An Overview (open access)

Campaign Finance: An Overview

This report gives an overview of the concerns related to financing Federal election campaigning. The contents include Campaign finance practices and policy options to address campaign issues
Date: December 4, 2006
Creator: Cantor, Joseph E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Budget for FY2007: President's Request, Congressional Appropriations, and Related Issues (open access)

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Budget for FY2007: President's Request, Congressional Appropriations, and Related Issues

This report tracks appropriation action on the President's FY2007 funding request for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Issues of possible congressional concern are summarized, including a Joint Ocean Commission Initiative statement on ocean science and fisheries-related funding.
Date: May 4, 2006
Creator: Morrissey, Wayne A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Temporary Tax Provisions (“Extenders”) Expired in 2005 (open access)

Temporary Tax Provisions (“Extenders”) Expired in 2005

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Date: August 4, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Andean-U.S. Free-Trade Agreement Negotiations (open access)

Andean-U.S. Free-Trade Agreement Negotiations

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Date: January 4, 2006
Creator: Villarreal, M. Angeles
System: The UNT Digital Library
9/11 Commission Recommendations: Implementation Status (open access)

9/11 Commission Recommendations: Implementation Status

From Introduction: "This report provides a review of the 9/11 Commission recommendations and the status of their implementation at the end of the 109th Congress. The discussions herein are organized on the basis of policy themes that are core of the 9/11 Commission's recommendations, rather than a review of every numbered item set out in the Commission's final report."
Date: December 4, 2006
Creator: Grimmett, Richard F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Lands Managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service (open access)

Federal Lands Managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service

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Date: October 4, 2006
Creator: Gorte, Ross W.; Vincent, Carol Hardy; Humphries, Marc & Baldwin, Pamela
System: The UNT Digital Library
Restructuring U.S. Foreign Aid: The Role of the Director of Foreign Assistance (open access)

Restructuring U.S. Foreign Aid: The Role of the Director of Foreign Assistance

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Date: April 4, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The “Farm Bill” in Brief (open access)

The “Farm Bill” in Brief

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. This report discusses the "farm bill" and it's components.
Date: October 4, 2006
Creator: Becker, Geoffrey S.
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
Homeland Security: 9/11 Victim Relief Funds (open access)

Homeland Security: 9/11 Victim Relief Funds

This report discusses the federal and private sector responses to 9/11.
Date: October 4, 2006
Creator: Franco, Celinda
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Ship Acquisition: Options for Lower-Cost Ship Designs — Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Ship Acquisition: Options for Lower-Cost Ship Designs — Issues for Congress

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Date: January 4, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agriculture-Based Renewable Energy Production (open access)

Agriculture-Based Renewable Energy Production

This report discusses federal programs on agriculture-based renewable energy and how people associated with agriculture have reacted. Moreover, the report discusses how this reaction has been positive and taken the form of an increase in ethanol production along with wind energy.
Date: August 4, 2006
Creator: Schnepf, Randy
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Emergency Food and Shelter Program (open access)

The Emergency Food and Shelter Program

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Date: October 4, 2006
Creator: Perl, Libby
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Role of the House Majority Leader: An Overview (open access)

The Role of the House Majority Leader: An Overview

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Date: April 4, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
How Medicaid Works: Program Basics (open access)

How Medicaid Works: Program Basics

This report summarizes the basic elements of Medicaid, and includes the most recent data available.
Date: January 4, 2006
Creator: Herz, Elicia J.; Hearne, Jean; Stone, Julie; Tritz, Karen; Baumrucker, Evelyne P.; Scott, Christine et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Farm Commodity Programs: Honey (open access)

Farm Commodity Programs: Honey

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Date: October 4, 2006
Creator: Canada, Carol & Womach, Jasper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Broadband over Powerlines: Regulatory and Policy Issues (open access)

Broadband over Powerlines: Regulatory and Policy Issues

This report consists of broadband over powerlines in regulatory and policy issues.
Date: August 4, 2006
Creator: Moloney Figliola, Patricia
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major Tax Issues in the 109th Congress (open access)

Major Tax Issues in the 109th Congress

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Date: August 4, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of the Pay of Top Executives and Other Workers (open access)

A Comparison of the Pay of Top Executives and Other Workers

This report provides an overview of the comparison of the pay of top executives and other workers.
Date: May 4, 2006
Creator: Levine, Linda
System: The UNT Digital Library