Tax Benefits for Health Insurance: Current Legislation (open access)

Tax Benefits for Health Insurance: Current Legislation

This report discusses a variety of potential proposals to change the tax benefits for health insurance and medical expenses, including measures that would expand the availability and attractiveness of health savings accounts (HSAs), or employer tax credits.
Date: February 6, 2006
Creator: Lyke, Bob
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Legislation in the 109th Congress (open access)

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Legislation in the 109th Congress

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Date: February 9, 2006
Creator: Sissine, Fred
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trade Issues in the 109th Congress: Policy Challenges and Opportunities (open access)

Trade Issues in the 109th Congress: Policy Challenges and Opportunities

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Date: February 22, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mexico-U.S. Relations: Issues for the 109th Congress (open access)

Mexico-U.S. Relations: Issues for the 109th Congress

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Date: February 21, 2006
Creator: unknown
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 laws and regulations guide the management of these resources by federal agencies. This report contains information on commercial and sport fisheries, aquaculture, and marine mammals and issues related to the 109th Congress.
Date: February 22, 2006
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change Legislation in the 109th Congress (open access)

Climate Change Legislation in the 109th Congress

Climate change and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are a continuing issue in the 109th Congress. Bills directly addressing climate change issues range from those focused primarily on climate change research to comprehensive emissions cap-and-trade programs. Additional bills focus on GHG reporting and registries, or on power plant emissions of carbon dioxide, as part of wider controls on pollutant emissions. The bills vary in their approaches to climate change issues. This report briefly discusses the basic concepts on which these bills are based and compares major provisions of the bills in each of the following categories: climate change research, technology deployment, GHG reporting and registries, and emissions reduction programs.
Date: February 22, 2006
Creator: Yacobucci, Brent D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Internet Taxation: Issues and Legislation in the 109th Congress (open access)

Internet Taxation: Issues and Legislation in the 109th Congress

This report discusses issues of state and local taxation of Internet transactions because commerce conducted by parties in different states over the Internet.
Date: February 2, 2006
Creator: Maguire, Steven & Noto, Nonna A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Science and Technology Policy: Issues for the 109th Congress (open access)

Science and Technology Policy: Issues for the 109th Congress

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Date: February 3, 2006
Creator: Gottron, Frank
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Act Issues in the 109th Congress (open access)

Clean Air Act Issues in the 109th Congress

The courts and the executive branch face major decisions on clean air issues in 2006, with Congress more likely playing an oversight role. One focus is EPA's Jan. 17 2006 proposal to strengthen air quality standards for fine particles, which are estimated to cause tens of thousands of premature deaths annually. Whether the proposal is supported by the available science and what impact its implementation would have have likely issues of concern. Other issues of continuing interest are EPA's 2005 decisions limiting interstate transport of air pollution and establishing cap-and-trade systems for emissions from coal-fired power plants, and the agency's proposed changes to New Source Review.
Date: February 10, 2006
Creator: McCarthy, James E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Veterans’ Health Care Issues in the 109th Congress (open access)

Veterans’ Health Care Issues in the 109th Congress

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Date: February 7, 2006
Creator: Panangala, Sidath Viranga
System: The UNT Digital Library