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Changes to the SBA Disaster Loan Program: Proposed Legislation in the 110th Congress
This report consists of changes to the SBA disaster loan program with proposal legislation in the 110th congress.
Date:
June 22, 2007
Creator:
Weiss, N. Eric
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Lobbying Law and Ethics Rules Changes in the 110th Congress
None
Date:
September 7, 2007
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Veterans’ Benefits: Issues in the 110th Congress
None
Date:
September 19, 2007
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Brownfield Issues in the 110th Congress
The Brownfields Act authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants for the assessment and cleanup of sites that pose a less serious threat to human health and the environment than sites addressed by the Superfund program. The authorization expired on September 30, 2006. In the 109th Congress, a reauthorization bill, H.B. 5810, was reported from the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 28, 2006, but went no further. This report contains information on the EPA's involvement in the program, EPA appropriations, Housing and Urban Development's involvement in the program and appropriations, other federal Brownfield programs, and Congressional actions of the 109th and 110th Congresses as related to the programs.
Date:
April 24, 2007
Creator:
Reisch, Mark
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Water Quality Issues in the 110th Congress: Oversight and Implementation
This report provides the oversight and implementation on water quality in the 110th Congress.
Date:
May 1, 2007
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Legislation in the 110th Congress
This report reviews the status of energy efficiency and renewable energy legislation introduced during the 110th Congress. Most Senate action led to the Senate version of H.R. 6, an omnibus energy bill that the Senate passed on June 21, 2007. Most House action led to the omnibus energy bill H.R. 3221, which the House passed on August 4, 2007. A second area of focus has been on the funding-related bills for energy efficiency and renewable energy, especially H.R. 2641, the Energy and Water Appropriations bill for FY2008.
Date:
October 5, 2007
Creator:
Sissine, Fred; Gillis, Anne & Gurevitz, Mark
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Issues in the 110th Congress: Climate Change, Air Quality Standards, and Oversight
This report contains the clean air issues in the 110th congress about climate change, air quality standards, and oversight.
Date:
January 7, 2008
Creator:
McCarthy, James E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: Issues for the 110th Congress
This report gives an overview of Cuba's issues for the 110th Congress. The contents include the most recent developments, political and economic conditions, U.S. policy towards Cuba, issues in the U.S.- Cuban relations, legislations in the 109th congress, and legislative initiatives in the 110th Congress.
Date:
July 5, 2007
Creator:
Sullivan, Mark P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Judicial Security: Comparison of Legislation in the 110th Congress
This report discusses the state of judicial security in the United States and the legislation introduced in the 110th Congress that would enhance judicial security.
Date:
January 23, 2008
Creator:
James, Nathan
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pipeline Safety and Security: Federal Programs
This report discusses the United States pipeline networks and their security. The Surface Transportation and Rail Security Act of 2007 (S. 184) would require federal plans for critical pipeline security and incident recovery, and would mandate pipeline security inspections and enforcement.
Date:
February 26, 2007
Creator:
Parfomak, Paul W.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 110th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices
This report will identify and discuss oversight issues and legislation introduced in the 110th Congress to address specific concerns related to how ESA is implemented and how endangered species are managed, and will be updated periodically to reflect legislative action.
Date:
April 9, 2007
Creator:
Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. L.; Sheikh, Pervaze A.; Meltz, Robert & Alexander, Kristina
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 110th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices
This report will identify and discuss oversight issues and legislation introduced in the 110th Congress to address specific concerns related to how ESA is implemented and how endangered species are managed, and will be updated periodically to reflect legislative action.
Date:
May 2, 2007
Creator:
Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. L.; Sheikh, Pervaze A.; Meltz, Robert & Alexander, Kristina
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Water Quality Issues in the 110th Congress: Oversight and Implementation
This report discusses issues surrounding the Clean Water Act (CWA) of 1972 and programs set up to meet the water quality standards that it outlined. The report focuses specifically on the legislative issues for the 110th Congress in relation to the CWA. It also includes a brief comparison of the expected appropriations for FY2007 and FY2008.
Date:
March 15, 2007
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 110th Congress
This report discusses fish and marine mammals which are important resources in open ocean and near shore coastal areas. It also discusses many federal laws and regulations that guide their management.
Date:
October 10, 2007
Creator:
Buck, Eugene H.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conservation and the 2007 Farm Bill
Conservation is playing a prominent role in the development of a farm bill by the 110th Congress. This report introduces some of the issues that are influencing the development of a conservation title. It then reviews the contents of the House-passed bill, H.R. 2419.
Date:
August 27, 2007
Creator:
Zinn, Jeffrey A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Legislation in the 110th Congress
This report reviews the status of energy efficiency and renewable energy legislation introduced during the 110th Congress. Action has focused on legislation to increase funding for energy efficiency and renewable energy.
Date:
May 1, 2007
Creator:
Sissine, Fred; Gillis, Anne & Gurevitz, Mark
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Bills in the 110th Congress
This report presents a side-by-side comparison of the major provisions of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, and includes a glossary of common terms.
Date:
March 29, 2007
Creator:
Parker, Larry & Yacobucci, Brent D.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Gasoline Prices: Issues for the 110th Congress
This report discusses potential issues regarding gasoline prices for the 110th Congress. As prices continued to surge, the continuing crisis renewed attention on some issues that were dropped or compromised in the debate over P.L. 109-58, as well as to a number of initiatives to reduce the impact of high prices on consumers.
Date:
February 6, 2007
Creator:
Behrens, Carl E. & Glover, Carol
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Water Resources Development Act (WRDA): Corps of Engineers Project Authorization Issues
WRDA is the main legislative vehicle for Corps civil works authorizations. This report considers the current status of WRDA and major issues shaping WRDA consideration in the 110th Congress, including changes to Corps project development practices and policies, coastal Louisiana wetlands restoration activities, Upper Mississippi River Illinois Waterway (UMR-IWW) investments, and Everglades restoration projects.
Date:
October 4, 2007
Creator:
Carter, Nicole T.; Hughes, H. S.; Sheikh, Pervaze A. & Zinn, Jeffrey A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Energy Policy: Conceptual Framework and Continuing Issues
This report discusses major policy approaches, provides a conceptual framework for categorizing energy policy proposals, and briefly describes energy issues that remain current in the debate after the enactment of EPACT.
Date:
December 6, 2006
Creator:
Bamberger, Robert
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: Issues for the 110th Congress
This report discusses the current political conditions of Cuba as well as its relationship with the United States. In particular, the report focuses on U.S. policy regarding how to best support political and economic change in one of the world's remaining communist nations, in the context of Fidel Castro's departure from heading the government because of poor health.
Date:
August 8, 2008
Creator:
Sullivan, Mark P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Emergency Communications Legislation: Implications for the 110th Congress
This report discusses the legislation addressing communications among first responders focused first on interoperability -- the capability of different systems to connect -- with provisions in the Homeland Security Act (P.L. 107-296).
Date:
August 5, 2008
Creator:
Moore, Linda K.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Journalists' Privilege: Overview of the Law and Legislation in the 109th and 110th Congresses
This report discusses the journalists' privilege, provides and overview of the law, describes the Grand Jury Subpoena related to the Judith Miller case, and gives an overview of the congressional response in the 109th and 110th Congresses.
Date:
July 29, 2008
Creator:
Cohen, Henry & Ruane, Kathleen Ann
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Davis-Bacon Act Coverage and the State Revolving Fund Program Under the Clean Water Act
This report discusses the Davis-Bacon Act (DBA), which established a prevailing wage requirement for persons working under government contracts, and the Clean Water Act (CWA), which includes a related requirement for the construction of wastewater treatment plants. In particular, it considers the impact on state revolving loan funds (SRF), in which states contribute part of the needed funds for projects and would need to account for the prevailing wage requirement.
Date:
March 26, 2008
Creator:
Whittaker, William G.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library