Clean Air Issues in the 110th Congress: Climate Change, Air Quality Standards, and Oversight (open access)

Clean Air Issues in the 110th Congress: Climate Change, Air Quality Standards, and Oversight

This report provides a brief overview of the climate change issue as well as other Clean Air Act issues of interest in the 110th Congress.
Date: July 28, 2008
Creator: McCarthy, James E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 110th Congress: A Profile (open access)

Membership of the 110th Congress: A Profile

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Date: July 27, 2007
Creator: unknown
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: July 11, 2007
Creator: James, Nathan
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reforming the Regulation of Government-Sponsored Enterprises in the 110th Congress (open access)

Reforming the Regulation of Government-Sponsored Enterprises in the 110th Congress

This report provides background on the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) reform issue, summarizes the provisions of H.R. 3221 and the Senate Banking Committee bill.
Date: July 1, 2008
Creator: Jickling, Mark; Murphy, Edward V. & Weiss, N. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Estate Tax Legislation in the 110th Congress (open access)

Estate Tax Legislation in the 110th Congress

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Date: July 2, 2008
Creator: Noto, Nonna A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Legislative Actions in the 110th Congress (open access)

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Legislative Actions in the 110th Congress

This report provides information on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and its Controversies for the 110th Congress.
Date: July 10, 2008
Creator: Corn, M. Lynne & Roberts, Elizabeth A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
FDA Advisory Committee Conflict of Interest Reform Efforts in the 110th Congress (open access)

FDA Advisory Committee Conflict of Interest Reform Efforts in the 110th Congress

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Date: July 12, 2007
Creator: Williams, Erin D.
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: July 13, 2007
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: Issues for the 110th Congress (open access)

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.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Journalists' Privilege: Overview of the Law and Legislation in the 109th and 110th Congresses (open access)

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
System: The UNT Digital Library
Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE): A Comparison of Selected Legislation in the 110th Congress (open access)

Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE): A Comparison of Selected Legislation in the 110th Congress

This report provides information about the Comparison of Selected Legislation in the 110th Congress on Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE).
Date: July 30, 2007
Creator: Yacobucci, Brent D.
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

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.
Date: July 20, 2007
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. Lynne; Sheikh, Pervaze A.; Meltz, Robert & Alexander, Kristina
System: The UNT Digital Library
Veterans’ Benefits: Issues in the 110th Congress (open access)

Veterans’ Benefits: Issues in the 110th Congress

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Date: July 19, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Amendments: 110th Congress (open access)

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Amendments: 110th Congress

This report presents Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) amendments of 110th Congress.
Date: July 21, 2008
Creator: Relyea, Harold C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Budget Process Reform in the 110th Congress: A Brief Overview (open access)

Federal Budget Process Reform in the 110th Congress: A Brief Overview

This report briefly discusses the context in which federal budget process changes are made and identifies selected reform proposals by major category.
Date: July 10, 2007
Creator: Keith, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Judicial Security: Responsibilities and Current Issues (open access)

Judicial Security: Responsibilities and Current Issues

This report discusses the current framework for federal judicial security, legislative efforts in the 110th Congress to improve judicial security, other proposals for reform, and the Fiscal Year 2008 budget for judicial security.
Date: July 9, 2007
Creator: Tong, Lorraine H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The No Child Left Behind Act: An Overview of Reauthorization Issues for the 110th Congress (open access)

The No Child Left Behind Act: An Overview of Reauthorization Issues for the 110th Congress

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Date: July 25, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Water Quality Issues in the 110th Congress: Oversight and Implementation (open access)

Water Quality Issues in the 110th Congress: Oversight and Implementation

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Date: July 26, 2007
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
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 presents a side-by-side comparison of the major provisions of those bills and includes a glossary of common terms.
Date: July 13, 2007
Creator: Parker, Larry & Yacobucci, Brent D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF): Issues for the 110th Congress (open access)

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF): Issues for the 110th Congress

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Date: July 16, 2008
Creator: Falk, Gene
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emergency Spending: Statutory and Congressional Rules (open access)

Emergency Spending: Statutory and Congressional Rules

This report discusses the designation of spending as emergency, which has had significance in both procedural and budgetary terms.
Date: July 24, 2007
Creator: Saturno, James V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Remittances (open access)

Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Remittances

This report covers the contentious travel restrictions between the U.S. and Cuba from the 1960s to the present time. It includes background on the restrictions, enforcement of restrictions, and arguments for or against maintaining travel restrictions. It also provides background on relevant legislative initiatives during the 106th through the 111th Congresses.
Date: July 30, 2008
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Misuse of Government Purchase Cards (open access)

Misuse of Government Purchase Cards

This report begins by providing background on agency purchase card programs. It then discusses identified weaknesses in agency purchase card controls that have contributed to card misuse, and examines legislation introduced in the 110th Congress that would address these weaknesses.
Date: July 30, 2008
Creator: Hatch, Garrett L.
System: The UNT Digital Library