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Public Aid to Faith-Based Organizations (Charitable Choice): Background and Selected Legal Issues (open access)

Public Aid to Faith-Based Organizations (Charitable Choice): Background and Selected Legal Issues

This report provides background on ten selected questions related to public aid for faith-based organization. Despite the ongoing controversy about charitable choice, not until the 107th Congress were there full hearings and extended debates on its constitutionality, efficacy, and public policy implications.
Date: March 28, 2003
Creator: Ackerman, David M.
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
Colleges and Universities Attended by Representatives of the 107th Congress (open access)

Colleges and Universities Attended by Representatives of the 107th Congress

This report identifies the colleges and universities attended by representatives and delegates in the 107th Congress grouped by state.
Date: January 2, 2002
Creator: Amer, Mildred L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Colleges and Universities Attended by Senators of the 107th Congress (open access)

Colleges and Universities Attended by Senators of the 107th Congress

This report identifies the colleges and universities attended by Senators serving in the 107th Congress. Where available in published sources, the degrees earned are also listed.
Date: January 2, 2002
Creator: Amer, Mildred L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major Leadership Election Contests in the House of Representatives, 94th - 107th Congresses (open access)

Major Leadership Election Contests in the House of Representatives, 94th - 107th Congresses

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Date: November 30, 2001
Creator: Amer, Mildred L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 107th Congress: A Profile (open access)

Membership of the 107th Congress: A Profile

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Date: January 10, 2001
Creator: Amer, Mildred L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 107th Congress: A Profile (open access)

Membership of the 107th Congress: A Profile

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Date: December 19, 2001
Creator: Amer, Mildred L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 107th Congress: A Profile (open access)

Membership of the 107th Congress: A Profile

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Date: August 1, 2002
Creator: Amer, Mildred L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Rules Changes Affecting Floor Proceedings in the 107th Congress (open access)

House Rules Changes Affecting Floor Proceedings in the 107th Congress

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Date: January 17, 2001
Creator: Bach, Stanley
System: The UNT Digital Library
Speakers of the House: Elections, 1913-2017 (open access)

Speakers of the House: Elections, 1913-2017

This report provides data on elections of the Speaker in each Congress since 1913, when the House first reached its present size of 435 Members. During that period (63rd through 115th Congresses), a Speaker was elected five times with the votes of less than a majority of the full membership.
Date: January 4, 2017
Creator: Beth, Richard S. & Heitshusen, Valerie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2010 (74th-111th Congresses) (open access)

Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2010 (74th-111th Congresses)

This report discusses how lame duck sessions occur, and the background of the lame duck sessions between 1940 and 2010. A “lame duck” session of Congress occurs whenever one Congress meets after its successor is elected, but before the term of the current Congress ends.
Date: August 30, 2011
Creator: Beth, Richard S. & Tollestrup, Jessica
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2012 (74th-112th Congresses) (open access)

Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2012 (74th-112th Congresses)

This report discusses how lame duck sessions occur, and the background of the lame duck sessions between 1940 and 2012. A "lame duck" session of Congress occurs whenever one Congress meets after its successor is elected, but before the term of the current Congress ends.
Date: September 19, 2014
Creator: Beth, Richard S. & Tollestrup, Jessica
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN) for Law Enforcement (open access)

National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN) for Law Enforcement

This report provides a brief history of how the current National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN) system evolved and operates. It includes information about issues that may be of concern to Members and committees of the 107th Congress, such as whether expanding NIBIN to include new gun purchases could be construed as a step toward a national gun registry system. The report also summarizes bills introduced in the 107th Congress related to NIBIN.
Date: July 3, 2001
Creator: Boesman, William C. & Krouse, William J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Airborne Electronic Warfare: Issues for the 107th Congress (open access)

Airborne Electronic Warfare: Issues for the 107th Congress

This report discusses electronic warfare (EW) as an effective technique for increasing aircraft and aircrew survivability in hostile environments, which in turn improves the overall effectiveness of the air campaign.
Date: February 9, 2001
Creator: Bolkcom, Christopher
System: The UNT Digital Library
Housing Issues in the 107th Congress (open access)

Housing Issues in the 107th Congress

This report summarizes current housing issues, cites legislative proposals, and in some cases, presents brief pro/con discussions.
Date: February 7, 2003
Creator: Bourdon, E. Richard
System: The UNT Digital Library
Housing Issues in the 107th Congress (open access)

Housing Issues in the 107th Congress

This report summarizes current housing issues, cites legislative proposals, and in some cases, presents brief pro/con discussions.
Date: July 19, 2002
Creator: Bourdon, E. Richard
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major Tax Issues in the 107th Congress (open access)

Major Tax Issues in the 107th Congress

Tax cuts have been one of the principal issues Congress has addressed in the first part of 2001. In part, this issue continues a debate that occurred through 1999 and 2000, as the federal budget began to register surpluses for the first time in nearly 30 years.
Date: May 24, 2001
Creator: Brumbaugh, David L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major Tax Issues in the 107th Congress (open access)

Major Tax Issues in the 107th Congress

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Date: January 5, 2001
Creator: Brumbaugh, David L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major Tax Issues in the 107th Congress (open access)

Major Tax Issues in the 107th Congress

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Date: June 17, 2002
Creator: Brumbaugh, David L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major Tax Issues in the 107th Congress (open access)

Major Tax Issues in the 107th Congress

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Date: July 29, 2002
Creator: Brumbaugh, David L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major Tax Issues in the 107th Congress (open access)

Major Tax Issues in the 107th Congress

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Date: September 16, 2002
Creator: Brumbaugh, David L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major Tax Issues in the 107th Congress (open access)

Major Tax Issues in the 107th Congress

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Date: December 4, 2002
Creator: Brumbaugh, David L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major Tax Issues in the 107th Congress (open access)

Major Tax Issues in the 107th Congress

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Date: December 9, 2002
Creator: Brumbaugh, David L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major Tax Issues in the 107th Congress (open access)

Major Tax Issues in the 107th Congress

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Date: January 28, 2003
Creator: Brumbaugh, David L.
System: The UNT Digital Library