FY2006 Homeland Security Grant Guidance Distribution Formulas: Issues for the 109th Congress (open access)

FY2006 Homeland Security Grant Guidance Distribution Formulas: Issues for the 109th Congress

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Date: December 9, 2005
Creator: Reese, Shawn
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Legislative Actions Through the 109th Congress (open access)

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Legislative Actions Through the 109th Congress

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 109th Congress, with emphasis on the 107th through 109th Congresses.
Date: April 9, 2007
Creator: Gillis, Anne; Corn, M. Lynne & Gelb, Bernard A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Child Care Issues in the 109th Congress (open access)

Child Care Issues in the 109th Congress

This report discusses the federal support for child care in several forms, ranging from grant programs to tax provisions. It also points out the federal child care-related programs and tax provisions.
Date: January 9, 2007
Creator: Gish, Melinda
System: The UNT Digital Library
State and Local Homeland Security: Unresolved Issues for the 109th Congress (open access)

State and Local Homeland Security: Unresolved Issues for the 109th Congress

This report discusses important state and local homeland security policy issues that the 109th Congress might address.
Date: June 9, 2005
Creator: Reese, Shawn
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Security Reform (open access)

Social Security Reform

This report examines the debate over the future of the Social Security system. It includes discussion of recent developments; background and analysis with information about the basic debate, specific area of contention, reform initiatives; and relevant legislation.
Date: December 9, 2004
Creator: Nuschler, Dawn
System: The UNT Digital Library
Child Care Issues in the 109th Congress (open access)

Child Care Issues in the 109th Congress

This report discusses how the federal support for child care comes in many forms, ranging from grant programs to tax provisions. It also points out how some programs serve as specifically dedicated funding sources for child care services, while for others, child care is just one of many purposes for which funds may be used.
Date: March 9, 2006
Creator: Gish, Melinda
System: The UNT Digital Library
The “Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005,” S. 256, in the 109th Congress (open access)

The “Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005,” S. 256, in the 109th Congress

This reports surveys selected provisions that have been of interest to past congresses that have considered comparable legislation.
Date: February 9, 2005
Creator: Jeweler, Robin
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
The Endangered Species Act in the 109th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices (open access)

The Endangered Species Act in the 109th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices

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Date: February 9, 2005
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. Lynne; Sheikh, Pervaze A.; Baldwin, Pamela & Meltz, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Immigration Related Border Security Legislation in the 109th Congress (open access)

Immigration Related Border Security Legislation in the 109th Congress

This report is organized to reflect the main border security issues relating to the movement of people into the country, as indicated by the legislation currently pending in the 109th Congress.
Date: December 9, 2005
Creator: Nuñez-Neto, Blas & Beaver, Janice Cheryl
System: The UNT Digital Library
Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 109th Congress (open access)

Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 109th Congress

While major immigration reform proposals remain pending, Congress has enacted limited provisions on temporary and permanent employment-based immigration as part of P.L. 109-13. It also has enacted legislation concerning alien victims of domestic violence, trafficking in persons, and refugees. This report discusses these and other immigration-related issues that have seen legislative action or are of significant congressional interest. DHS appropriations and immigration legislation related to Hurricane Katrina are covered in other products and are not discussed here. The final section of the report lists enacted legislation and selected bills receiving action
Date: June 9, 2006
Creator: Bruno, Andorra; Wasem, Ruth Ellen; Siskin, Alison; Nuñez-Neto, Blas; Garcia, Michael John; Viña, Stephen R. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library