Child Care Issues in the 108th Congress (open access)

Child Care Issues in the 108th Congress

This report includes recent developments in federal child care programs and tax provisions. The report discusses several federal programs that support child care or related services, primarily for low-income working families. In addition, the tax code includes provisions specifically targeted to assist families with child care expenses. The report presents the legislative activity in the 108th Congress in regard to child care legislature and provisions.
Date: September 16, 2003
Creator: Gish, Melinda
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Head Start: Background and Funding (open access)

Head Start: Background and Funding

This report examines the history of federal funding for Head Start, which has provided comprehensive early childhood development services to low-income children since 1965.
Date: September 11, 2000
Creator: Butler, Alice & Gish, Melinda
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Online Privacy Protection: Issues and Developments (open access)

Online Privacy Protection: Issues and Developments

It is routinely acknowledged that the success of the Internet and electronic commerce depends upon the resolution of issues related to the privacy of online personal information. This paper discusses some potential threats to the privacy of online personal information, and efforts by businesses, governments, and citizens to respond to them. The paper also provides an overview of the legal framework for the protection of personal information. Individuals and businesses increasingly rely upon computers to transact business and to access the Internet. Online users may voluntarily disclose personal information, such information is often collected by Web sites for commercial purposes. The proliferation of online personal information has focused the attention of citizens, businesses, and governments on the issue.
Date: September 28, 1999
Creator: Stevens, Gina Marie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medical Records Privacy: Questions and Answers on the HIPAA Final Rule (open access)

Medical Records Privacy: Questions and Answers on the HIPAA Final Rule

This report discusses the issue facing Congress on whether to continue to support the executive branch’s prosecution of medical marijuana patients and their providers, in accordance with marijuana’s status as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, or whether to relax federal marijuana prohibition enough to permit the medical use of botanical cannabis products by seriously ill persons, especially in states that have created medical marijuana programs under state law.
Date: September 10, 2001
Creator: Redhead, C. Stephen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Flag Protection: A Brief History and Summary of Recent Supreme Court Decisions and Proposed Constitutional Amendment (open access)

Flag Protection: A Brief History and Summary of Recent Supreme Court Decisions and Proposed Constitutional Amendment

This report is divided into two parts. The first gives a brief history of the flag protection issue, from the enactment of the Flag Protection Act in 1968 through current consideration of a constitutional amendment. The second part briefly summarizes the two decisions of the United States Supreme Court, Texas v. Johnson and United States v. Eichman, that struck down the state and federal flag protection statutes as applied in the context punishing expressive conduct.
Date: September 1, 2004
Creator: Luckey, John R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Commemorative Observances: A Chronological List (open access)

Commemorative Observances: A Chronological List

Historically, national commemorative observances were recommended by Congress through the legislative process. This practice was discontinued by the House of Representatives in January 1995, although the Senate continues to issue sense of the Senate resolutions recommending the establishment of commemoratives. It has now become standard practice for special observances to be designated by a proclamation issued by the President. This report is a chronological list of these proclamations for 1997 and 1998, indicating the proclamation number and its Federal Register citation
Date: September 7, 2004
Creator: Fischer, Hannah
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FCC Media Ownership Rules: Issues for Congress (open access)

FCC Media Ownership Rules: Issues for Congress

The Federal Communications Commission adopted an order on June 2, 2003 that modified five of its media ownership rules and retained two others. The new rules were scheduled to go into effect on September 4, 2003, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit stayed implementation of the new rules pending adjudication of claims that the rules are unlawful. (Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC, 3rd Cir., No 03-3388, stay issued 9/3/03). Because of the potential that changes in these rules – which set limits on national television ownership, newspaper-broadcast and radio-television cross-ownership in a market, and ownership of multiple television or radio stations in a market – could have far-reaching effects, a number of bills have been introduced in the 108th Congress that reflect a range of positions on these issues. This report analyzes each of the areas that have changed as a result of the FCC action or may change as a result of congressional action. The various positions in the debate also are summarized.
Date: September 17, 2003
Creator: Goldfarb, Charles B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Requirements for Linguists in Government Agencies (open access)

Requirements for Linguists in Government Agencies

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Date: September 2, 2004
Creator: Kuenzi, Jeffrey J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Administrative Reorganization: 104th Congress (open access)

House Administrative Reorganization: 104th Congress

This report discusses the management responsibility for financial, security, and legislative operations.
Date: September 13, 1996
Creator: Rundquist, Paul S. & Tong, Lorraine H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Grants Work in a Congressional Office (open access)

Grants Work in a Congressional Office

Members of Congress often get requests from constituents for information and help in obtaining funds for projects. Many state and local governments, nonprofit social service and community action organizations, private research groups, small businesses, and individuals approach congressional offices to find out about funding, both from the federal government and from the private sector. The success rate in obtaining federal assistance is not high, given the competition for federal funds. A grants staff’s effectiveness often depends on both an understanding of the grants process and on the relations it establishes with agency and other contacts. The following report does not constitute a blueprint for every office involved in grants and projects activity, nor does it present in-depth information about all aspects of staff activity in this area. The discussion is aimed at describing some basics about the grants process and some of the approaches and techniques used by congressional offices in dealing with this type of constituent service.
Date: September 17, 2003
Creator: Gerli, Merete F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Out-of-State Money in the Congressional Elections of 1992, 1994, and 1996: Trends and Policy Issues (open access)

Out-of-State Money in the Congressional Elections of 1992, 1994, and 1996: Trends and Policy Issues

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Date: September 26, 1997
Creator: Cantor, Joseph E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fast-Track Trade Negotiating Authority: A Comparison of 105th Congress Legislative Proposals (open access)

Fast-Track Trade Negotiating Authority: A Comparison of 105th Congress Legislative Proposals

This report provides a side-by-side comparison of H.R. 2621 and S. 2400, as reported, 105th Congress bills that would provide the President with trade negotiating authority and accord certain resulting agreements and implementing bills expedited -- or "fast-track" -- legislative consideration.
Date: September 15, 1998
Creator: Grimmett, Jeanne J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Resources in CRS Research Centers and the La Follette Congressional Reading Room (open access)

Congressional Resources in CRS Research Centers and the La Follette Congressional Reading Room

This report describes types of CRS products and a selection of the most frequently used printed and online reference sources available in the reading room and research centers for use by congressional staff. These deal with legislation and public policy; bills, congressional documents, laws, and regulations; Congress, elections, and politics; the federal government; directories of organizations, associations, corporations, state agencies, educational institutions, and the media; biographical information; data on foreign countries and international affairs; quick facts and statistics; and special collections such as quotations.
Date: September 25, 2001
Creator: Gerli, Merete F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The House Amendment Tree (open access)

The House Amendment Tree

This report discusses the House amendment tree, a chart that depicts the maximum number and types of amendments.
Date: September 15, 1998
Creator: Oleszek, Walter J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Censure of the President by the Congress (open access)

Censure of the President by the Congress

Exploring a possible compromise between an impeachment and taking no congressional action, certain Members of Congress and congressional commentators have suggested a congressional “censure” of the President to express the Congress’ disapproval of the President’s conduct which has been the subject of an ongoing independent counsel investigation. This report provides and overview and discussion of the legal basis and congressional precedents regarding a congressional “censure” of the President.
Date: September 9, 1998
Creator: Maskell, Jack
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trade Promotion Authority (Fast-Track Authority for Trade Agreements): Background and Developments in the 107th Congress (open access)

Trade Promotion Authority (Fast-Track Authority for Trade Agreements): Background and Developments in the 107th Congress

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Date: September 17, 2002
Creator: Sek, Lenore
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations for FY2001: Legislative Branch (open access)

Appropriations for FY2001: Legislative Branch

Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental, and continuing) bills, rescissions, and budget reconciliation bills. This report is a guide to one of the 13 regular appropriations bills that Congress passes each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Legislative Branch Appropriations.
Date: September 11, 2000
Creator: Dwyer, Paul E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
References for Congressional Offices: Print, Online, and Services (open access)

References for Congressional Offices: Print, Online, and Services

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Date: September 5, 2002
Creator: Leary, Stephen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Budget Enforcement Procedures: Senate Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Rule (open access)

Budget Enforcement Procedures: Senate Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Rule

The Senate “pay-as-you-go,” or PAYGO, rule generally requires that any legislation increasing direct spending or reducing revenues be offset. A motion to waive the rule requires an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the membership (i.e., 60 Senators if no seats are vacant). Beginning in 1993, six points of order under the PAYGO rule have been raised against an entire bill or an amendment. Of these six points of order, four were sustained and two fell upon the adoption of a waiver motion.
Date: September 23, 2002
Creator: Heniff, Bill, Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 108th Congress: A Profile (open access)

Membership of the 108th Congress: A Profile

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Date: September 1, 2004
Creator: Amer, Mildred L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ratification of Amendments to the U.S. Constitution (open access)

Ratification of Amendments to the U.S. Constitution

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Date: September 30, 1997
Creator: Huckabee, David C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Prescription Drug User Fee Act of 1992: Effects on Bringing New Drugs to Market (open access)

Prescription Drug User Fee Act of 1992: Effects on Bringing New Drugs to Market

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Date: September 12, 1997
Creator: Cantor, David J
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Hatch-Waxman Act: Proposed Legislative Changes (open access)

The Hatch-Waxman Act: Proposed Legislative Changes

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Date: September 3, 2002
Creator: Schacht, Wendy H. & Thomas, John R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Hatch-Waxman Act: Proposed Legislative Changes Affecting Pharmaceutical Patents (open access)

The Hatch-Waxman Act: Proposed Legislative Changes Affecting Pharmaceutical Patents

This report describes the Proposed Legislative Changes Affecting Pharmaceutical Patents on Hatch-Waxman Act. The Hatch-Waxman Act provides the FDA with certain authorities to offer periods of marketing for a pharmaceutical independent of the rights conferred by patents.
Date: September 17, 2003
Creator: Schacht, Wendy H. & Thomas, John R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library