Collection
Country
113 Matching Results
Results open in a new window/tab.
Results:
1 - 24 of
113
next
Brief Facts and Statistics
This report provides facts and statistics about Social Security that are frequently requested by Members of Congress and their staffs. It includes information about Social Security taxes and benefits, the program's impact on its recipients' incomes, federal tax receipts, federal spending and the economy, administrative information, and selected facts about Medicare.
Date:
January 26, 2006
Creator:
Sidor, Gary
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Lobbyists and Interest Groups: Sources of Information
Lobbyists and interest groups play an active role in the American legislative process. Information on lobbyist registrations and on interest groups in general is available from a variety of online and printed sources, including files available for public inspection. This report is a guide for locating governmental sources that maintain files on lobby groups, their registrations, and finances. Also included in this report are nongovernmental sources that offer background information on the lobbyists and interest groups who focus on legislation in Washington.
Date:
January 10, 2006
Creator:
Oboroceanu, Mari-Jana
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Education Technology Programs, Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
This report describes the EdTech program, including the allocation of grant funds to state and local education agencies.
Date:
January 18, 2006
Creator:
Mercer, Charmaine & Mangan, Bonnie F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Avoiding Gridlock in the Skies: Issues and Options for Addressing Growth in Air Traffic
The report discusses the factors affecting airport and airspace capacity, Impact of Under-capacity on flight Operations and Impact on congestion on aviation safety.
Date:
January 19, 2006
Creator:
Elias, Bart
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicle R&D: FreedomCAR and the President’s Hydrogen Fuel Initiative
This report discusses the organization, funding, and goals of the Freedom CAR and Fuel partnerships, and discusses legislation relevant to the partnerships.
Date:
January 9, 2006
Creator:
Yacobucci, Brent D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
European Trade Retaliation: The FSC-ETI Case
None
Date:
January 24, 2006
Creator:
Aheam, Raymond J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Education Vouchers: Constitutional Issues and Case
This report details the constitutional standards that currently apply to indirect school aid programs and summarizes all of the pertinent Supreme Court decisions, with particular attention to Zelman.
Date:
January 24, 2006
Creator:
Welborn, Angie A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Tax Benefits for Families’ K-12 Education Expenses in the Context of School Choice
This report focuses on proposals offered to amend the federal income tax code to subsidize the expenses of families with children enrolled in the K-12 school of their choice. It begins with a discussion of K-12 education reform efforts to provide a context for the proposed tax subsidies. Next, it reviews existing federal tax provisions that could help families pay for the cost of their children’s K-12schooling. The report then analyzes the kind of proposals that have been introduced to expand existing federal tax benefits or to authorize new ones for families incurring K-12 education expenses.
Date:
January 27, 2006
Creator:
Levine, Linda & Smole, David P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Medicare: Enrollment in Medicare Drug Plans
This report discusses the enrollment process for private prescription drug plans (PDPs) or Medicare Advantage prescription drug (MA-PD) plans. At a minimum, these plans offer "standard coverage" or alternative coverage with actuarially equivalent benefits. Beneficiaries are required to enroll in one of these private plans in order to obtain coverage.
Date:
January 3, 2006
Creator:
O'Sullivan, Jennifer
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Constitutionality of Requiring Sexually Explicit Material on the Internet to be Under a Separate Domain Name
This report discusses the constitutionality of proposal that there be a separate domain on the Internet exclusively for websites that contain sexually explicit material; it might be labeled “.xxx” to complement the current “.com,” “.org,” and others.
Date:
January 18, 2006
Creator:
Cohen, Henry
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Protection Agency: FY2006 Appropriations Highlights
This report discusses issues regarding the funding of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). As enacted in August 2005, Title II of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY2006 (P.L. 109-54, H.R. 2361) provided $7.73 billion for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), subject to an across-the-board rescission of 0.476%.
Date:
January 20, 2006
Creator:
Bearden, David & Esworthy, Robert
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) Program
This report provides a summary of the statutory history of the automated entry and exit data system, which was renamed the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) Program by the Bush Administration. It also discusses other laws that affect the implementation of the system and provides an analysis of the documentary requirements under current law. The report also discusses efforts to implement the program and selected issues associated with its development and implementation.
Date:
January 26, 2006
Creator:
Seghetti, Lisa M. & Viña, Stephen R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Medicaid and SCHIP Section 1115 Research and Demonstration Waivers
This report provides background information on the broad authority, to conduct research and demonstration projects under several programs authorized by the Social Security Act.
Date:
January 27, 2006
Creator:
Baumrucker, Evelyne P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Islam: Sunnis and Shiites. January 2006
This report includes a historical background of the Sunni-Shiite split and the differences in religious beliefs and practices between and within each Islamic sect as well as their similarities.
Date:
January 25, 2006
Creator:
Blanchard, Christopher M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hurricane Katrina: DOD Disaster Response
This report examines the existing disaster response procedures for the Department of Defense and how they were implemented, the use of the National Guard and its relationship to active duty forces.
Date:
January 24, 2006
Creator:
Bowman, Steve; Kapp, Lawrence & Belasco, Amy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
East Asia Summit (EAS): Issues for Congress
None
Date:
January 11, 2006
Creator:
Vaughn, Bruce
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Implications of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit for Dual Eligibles and State Medicaid Programs
This report provides information about the Implications of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit for Dual Eligibles and State Medicaid Programs. The report states the changes to eligibility for dual eligibles, changes to the scope of prescription coverage of the drugs.
Date:
January 19, 2006
Creator:
Tritz, Karen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressionally Chartered Nonprofit Organizations (“Title 36 Corporations”): What They Are and How Congress Treats Them
None
Date:
January 13, 2006
Creator:
Moe, Ronald C. & Kosar, Kevin R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Department of Justice Reauthorization: Provisions to Improve Program Management, Compliance, and Evaluation of Justice Assistance Grants
None
Date:
January 10, 2006
Creator:
James, Nathan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Wind Energy: Offshore Permitting
This report discusses the disputes over Corps jurisdiction prior to enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 as well as the current law applicable to siting offshore wind facilities.
Date:
January 25, 2006
Creator:
Flynn, Aaron M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Water Infrastructure Project Earmarks in EPA Appropriations: Trends and Policy Implications
This report discusses appropriations for EPA water infrastructure programs, focusing on congressional earmarks in the account that funds these programs. Information on the programmatic history of EPA involvement in assisting wastewater treatment and drinking water projects is provided in two appendixes.
Date:
January 19, 2006
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Exemptions from Environmental Law for the Department of Defense: An Overview of Congressional Action
This report discusses the difficulty of assessing the impact of environmental requirements on military readiness, broader exemptions for military activities that Congress has enacted, and DOD's request for additional exemptions.
Date:
January 9, 2006
Creator:
Bearden, David M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Water Infrastructure Financing: History of EPA Appropriations
This report summarizes, in chronological order, congressional activity to fund items in the State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG) account since 1987. In appropriations legislation, funding for EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) wastewater assistance is contained in the measure providing funds for the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies.
Date:
January 19, 2006
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Trade Deficit and the Impact of Rising Oil Prices
This report provides an estimate of the initial impact of the rising oil prices on the nation's merchandise trade deficit.
Date:
January 20, 2006
Creator:
Jackson, James K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library