Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Legislative Actions Through the 110th Congress, First Session (open access)

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Legislative Actions Through the 110th Congress, First Session

This report is intended to provide a summary of legislative attempts to address issues of energy development and preservation in the Refuge from the 95th Congress through the 110th Congress, with emphasis on the 107th through 110th Congresses.
Date: January 10, 2008
Creator: Gillis, Anne; Corn, M. L. & Roberts, Beth A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Greenhouse Gas Reduction: Cap-and-Trade Bills in the 110th Congress (open access)

Greenhouse Gas Reduction: Cap-and-Trade Bills in the 110th Congress

This report discusses the Cap-and-Trade Bills in the 110th Congress which are meant to advance market-based greenhouse gas reduction programs, similar to the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments. The report presents a side-by-side comparison of the major provision in each of the bills and includes a glossary of common terms.
Date: January 31, 2008
Creator: Parker, Larry & Yacobucci, Brent D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Farm Legislation and Taxes in the 110th Congress (open access)

Farm Legislation and Taxes in the 110th Congress

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Date: January 22, 2008
Creator: Brumbaugh, David L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Alternative Minimum Tax for Individuals: Legislative Initiatives in the 110th Congress (open access)

The Alternative Minimum Tax for Individuals: Legislative Initiatives in the 110th Congress

This report discusses the alternative minimum tax (AMT) for individuals that was originally enacted to ensure that all taxpayers, especially high-income taxpayers, pay at least a minimum amount of federal taxes.
Date: January 10, 2007
Creator: Esenwein, Gregg A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Act Issues in the 110th Congress: Implementation and Oversight (open access)

Clean Air Act Issues in the 110th Congress: Implementation and Oversight

This report provides a discussion of several interrelated air issues of interest in the 110th Congress, including revision of the particulate standards, the role of independent scientific review in the setting of air quality standards, multi-pollutant legislation for electric power plants, mercury from power plants, and New Source Review. This report provides an overview of these issues; CRS reports that contain additional information and detailed sources are referenced in the appropriate sections.
Date: January 3, 2007
Creator: McCarthy, James E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Early Childhood Care and Education Programs in the 110th Congress: Background and Funding (open access)

Early Childhood Care and Education Programs in the 110th Congress: Background and Funding

This report provides an overview of federal child care, early education, and related programs, and their funding status in the 110th Congress.
Date: January 17, 2007
Creator: Gish, Melinda & McCallion, Gail
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trade Negotiations During the 110th Congress (open access)

Trade Negotiations During the 110th Congress

This report discusses the trade negotiations during Bush Administration, which has made bilateral and regional free-trade agreements (FTAs) an important element of U.S. trade policy, a strategy known as “competitive liberalization.”
Date: January 8, 2008
Creator: Fergusson, Ian F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Judicial Security: Comparison of Legislation in the 110th Congress (open access)

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
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization: An Overview of Selected Provisions in Proposed Legislation Considered by the 110th Congress (open access)

Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization: An Overview of Selected Provisions in Proposed Legislation Considered by the 110th Congress

The report is intended to provide a brief summary and analysis of major legislative provisions in bills related to reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration and related aviation programs that were considered during the 110th Congress.
Date: January 27, 2009
Creator: Elias, Bart
System: The UNT Digital Library
Intelligence Issues for Congress (open access)

Intelligence Issues for Congress

This report gives an overview of current intelligence issues of interest to the 112th Congress. It includes background and analysis including most recent development, ongoing Congressional concerns, specific issues for the 112th Congress, and a summary of related legislation from the 109th through the 112th Congresses.
Date: January 22, 2010
Creator: Best, Richard A., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
First-Term Members of the House of Representatives and Senate, 64th - 113th Congresses (open access)

First-Term Members of the House of Representatives and Senate, 64th - 113th Congresses

This report provides summary data on the number of Senators and Members of the House of Representatives who first entered Congress between the 64th Congress (1915-1917) and the 113th Congress (2013-2014).
Date: January 25, 2013
Creator: Manning, Jennifer E. & Petersen, R. Eric
System: The UNT Digital Library
Campaign Finance: Legislative Developments and Policy Issues in the 110th Congress (open access)

Campaign Finance: Legislative Developments and Policy Issues in the 110th Congress

This report provides an overview of major legislative and policy developments related to campaign finance during the 110th Congress. The report discusses legislative and oversight hearings and floor action during the period. It also explores major policy issues that are relevant for Congress, but have largely occurred away from Capitol Hill. As of this writing, approximately 50 bills devoted primarily to campaign finance have been introduced in the 110th Congress, but none have become law. A new lobbying and ethics law, the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act (HLOGA) contains campaign finance provisions related to "bundled" campaign contributions and campaign travel. That measure is the only campaign finance related bill to become law during the 110th Congress.
Date: January 14, 2008
Creator: Garrett, R. Sam
System: The UNT Digital Library
Farm Bill Legislative Action in the 110th Congress (open access)

Farm Bill Legislative Action in the 110th Congress

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Date: January 31, 2008
Creator: Johnson, Renée; Becker, Geoffrey S.; Capehart, Tom; Chite, Ralph M.; Cowan, Tadlock; Gorte, Ross W. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Budget Reconciliation Process: Timing of Committee Responses to Reconciliation Directives (open access)

Budget Reconciliation Process: Timing of Committee Responses to Reconciliation Directives

This report examines the timing of certain stages of the budget reconciliation process and the extent to which the submission due date included in a reconciliation instruction is a predictor for the timing of committee response. Specifically, it provides information on the dates by which committees have been directed to respond to reconciliation directives and the timing of House and Senate committees in responding to such directives in the past 14 Congresses (101st-114th Congresses).
Date: January 19, 2016
Creator: Lynch, Megan S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The House’s “Pay-As-You-Go” (PAYGO) Rule in the 110th Congress: A Brief Overview (open access)

The House’s “Pay-As-You-Go” (PAYGO) Rule in the 110th Congress: A Brief Overview

This report provides a brief overview of the House's PAYGO rule, including a legislative history and a discussion of procedures under the rule.
Date: January 31, 2007
Creator: Keith, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 110th Congress (open access)

Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 110th Congress

Aquaculture — the farming of fish, shellfish, and other aquatic animals and plants in a controlled environment — is expanding rapidly abroad, with more modest advances in the United States. This report discusses the federal laws and regulations that guide the management of resources in open ocean and near-shore coastal areas.
Date: January 12, 2009
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
English as the Official Language of the United States: Legal Background and Analysis of Legislation in the 110th Congress (open access)
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 110th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices (open access)

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 110th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices

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Date: January 16, 2007
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. Lynne; Sheikh, Pervaze A. & Meltz, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Aviation Administration: An Abridged Look at Reauthorization Issues in the 110th Congress (open access)

Federal Aviation Administration: An Abridged Look at Reauthorization Issues in the 110th Congress

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Date: January 9, 2007
Creator: Elias, Bart; Fischer, John W.; Kirk, Robert S.; McCarthy, James E.; Shimabukuru, Jon O. & Tatelman, Todd B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Lands Managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service: Issues for the 110th Congress (open access)

Federal Lands Managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service: Issues for the 110th Congress

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Date: January 10, 2007
Creator: Gorte, Ross W.; Vincent, Carol Hardy & Humphries, Marc
System: The UNT Digital Library
Domestic Food Assistance: Legislative Issues in the 110th Congress (open access)

Domestic Food Assistance: Legislative Issues in the 110th Congress

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Date: January 24, 2007
Creator: Richardson, Joe
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 110th Congress (open access)

Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 110th Congress

Aquaculture — the farming of fish, shellfish, and other aquatic animals and plants in a controlled environment — is expanding rapidly abroad, with more modest advances in the United States. This report discusses the federal laws and regulations that guide the management of resources in open ocean and near-shore coastal areas.
Date: January 22, 2007
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emergency Communications Legislation, 2002-2006: Implications for the 110th Congress (open access)

Emergency Communications Legislation, 2002-2006: Implications for the 110th Congress

Since September 11, 2001, several bills introduced in the U.S. Congress have included provisions to assist emergency communications. Key provisions from a number of these bills have become law. This report summarizes progress in developing legislation, especially in the 109th Congress, in three areas of emergency communications: communications among first responders and other emergency personnel; emergency warnings and alerts; and 911 call centers and systems. Each area could be the subject of further consideration in the 110th Congress, through oversight, additional legislation, or funding.
Date: January 8, 2007
Creator: Moore, Linda K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 110th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices (open access)

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 110th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices

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Date: January 12, 2009
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. Lynne; Sheikh, Pervaze A.; Meltz, Robert & Alexander, Kristina
System: The UNT Digital Library