Major Leadership Election Contests in the House of Representatives, 94th-111th Congresses (open access)

Major Leadership Election Contests in the House of Representatives, 94th-111th Congresses

This report contains data on votes for Speaker of the House for the 94th through 110th Congresses and elections in party conferences or caucuses for major leaders within each party for the 94th through 111th Congresses. It reflects actual balloting on the House floor for Speaker and in the Democratic Caucus and Republican Conference for other positions.
Date: December 31, 2008
Creator: Amer, Mildred
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Colleges and Universities Attended by Representatives of the 107th Congress (open access)

Colleges and Universities Attended by Representatives of the 107th Congress

This report identifies the colleges and universities attended by representatives and delegates in the 107th Congress grouped by state.
Date: January 2, 2002
Creator: Amer, Mildred L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wildfire Protection: Legislation in the 107th Congress and Issues in the 108th Congress (open access)

Wildfire Protection: Legislation in the 107th Congress and Issues in the 108th Congress

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Date: January 21, 2003
Creator: Gorte, Ross W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN) for Law Enforcement (open access)

National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN) for Law Enforcement

This report provides a brief history of how the current National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN) system evolved and operates. It includes information about issues that may be of concern to Members and committees of the 107th Congress, such as whether expanding NIBIN to include new gun purchases could be construed as a step toward a national gun registry system. The report also summarizes bills introduced in the 107th Congress related to NIBIN.
Date: July 3, 2001
Creator: Boesman, William C. & Krouse, William J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Faith-Based Organizations and Their Relationship with State and Local Governments: Analysis of Recent Initiatives (open access)

Faith-Based Organizations and Their Relationship with State and Local Governments: Analysis of Recent Initiatives

This report discusses federal, state, and local government funding for faith-based organizations (FBOs) to provide services to needy citizens. It provides an overview of several selected issues including the effectiveness of FBOs, their accountability for results, and the working relationship that FBOs have at various levels of government.
Date: January 23, 2003
Creator: Canada, Ben
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Party Leaders in Congress, 1789-2003: Vital Statistics (open access)

Party Leaders in Congress, 1789-2003: Vital Statistics

This report presents tables that provide historical data including service dates, party affiliation, and other information, for 15 House and Senate party leadership posts. This information has been updated to reflect leadership changes in the 107th Congress.
Date: January 22, 2003
Creator: Rundquist, Paul S.; Sachs, Richard C. & Bullock, Faye M.
Object Type: Report
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.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Public Aid to Faith-Based Organizations (Charitable Choice): Background and Selected Legal Issues (open access)

Public Aid to Faith-Based Organizations (Charitable Choice): Background and Selected Legal Issues

This report provides background on ten selected questions related to public aid for faith-based organization. Despite the ongoing controversy about charitable choice, not until the 107th Congress were there full hearings and extended debates on its constitutionality, efficacy, and public policy implications.
Date: March 28, 2003
Creator: Ackerman, David M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Campaign Finance Bills in the 107th Congress: Comparison of S. 27 (McCain-Feingold), H.R. 2356 (Shays-Meehan), H.R. 2360 (Ney-Wynn), and Current Law (open access)

Campaign Finance Bills in the 107th Congress: Comparison of S. 27 (McCain-Feingold), H.R. 2356 (Shays-Meehan), H.R. 2360 (Ney-Wynn), and Current Law

This report summarizes and compares three major campaign finance reform bills before the 107th Congress and current law (in most cases, the Federal Election Campaign Act, or FECA, 2 U.S.C. § 431 et seq.).
Date: July 5, 2001
Creator: Cantor, Joseph E. & Whitaker, L. Paige
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Senate Committee Party Ratios: 98th-115th Congresses (open access)

Senate Committee Party Ratios: 98th-115th Congresses

This report provides, in tabular form, Senate committee party ratios for 18 Congresses, covering the period of the 98th Congress (1983-1985) through April 2017, the first part of the 115th Congress (2017-2019).
Date: November 8, 2018
Creator: Eckman, Sarah J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Party Ratios: 98th-115th Congresses (open access)

House Committee Party Ratios: 98th-115th Congresses

This report documents, in tabular form, House committee party ratios for 18 Congresses -- covering the period from the 98th Congress (1983-1985) through February 2017, the first part of the 115th Congress (2017-2019).
Date: November 8, 2018
Creator: Eckman, Sarah J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Length of Congressional Service: First Through 107th Congresses (open access)

Length of Congressional Service: First Through 107th Congresses

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Date: August 9, 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gun Control Legislation in the 107th Congress (open access)

Gun Control Legislation in the 107th Congress

This report discusses the information related to gun control legislation. The contents include Gun-related statistics, federal regulation of firearms, possible issues in the 107th Congress
Date: January 11, 2001
Creator: Krouse, William
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unemployment Benefits: Legislative Issues in the 107th Congress (open access)

Unemployment Benefits: Legislative Issues in the 107th Congress

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Date: January 10, 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Campaign Finance Bills in the 107th Congress: House (open access)

Campaign Finance Bills in the 107th Congress: House

This report summarizes each House bill offered in the 107th Congress, arranged in both numerical order and by major issue addressed, with any legislative action shown.The provisions of these bills are grouped into 15 categories, based on type on issue addressed.
Date: April 24, 2001
Creator: Cantor, Joseph E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Anti-Hoax Legislation in the 107th Congress: Addressing Problems since September 2001 (open access)

Anti-Hoax Legislation in the 107th Congress: Addressing Problems since September 2001

This report is on Anti-Hoax Legislation in the 107th Congress: Addressing Problems since September 2001.
Date: March 1, 2002
Creator: Wallance, Paul, Starett, Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Senate Powersharing Agreement of the 107th Congress (2001-2003): Key Features (open access)

The Senate Powersharing Agreement of the 107th Congress (2001-2003): Key Features

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Date: December 27, 2006
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unemployment Benefits: Legislative Issues in the 107th Congress (open access)

Unemployment Benefits: Legislative Issues in the 107th Congress

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Date: November 7, 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 107th Congress (open access)

Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 107th Congress

This report provides the information related to the fishery, aquaculture, and marine mammal issues in the 107th Congress
Date: September 16, 2002
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elementary and Secondary Education: Reconsideration of the Federal Role by the 107th Congress (open access)

Elementary and Secondary Education: Reconsideration of the Federal Role by the 107th Congress

This report brief provides an overview of legislation to reauthorize the ESEA, ERDDIA, and NESA.
Date: February 12, 2002
Creator: Riddle, Wayne & Stedman, James
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Internet Gambling: A Sketch of Legislative Proposals in the 107th Congress (open access)

Internet Gambling: A Sketch of Legislative Proposals in the 107th Congress

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Date: October 8, 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Housing Issues in the 107th Congress (open access)

Housing Issues in the 107th Congress

This report summarizes current housing issues, cites legislative proposals, and in some cases, presents brief pro/con discussions.
Date: February 7, 2003
Creator: Bourdon, E. Richard
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
McDade-Murtha Amendment: Legislation in the 107th Congress Concerning Ethical Standards for Justice Department Litigators (open access)

McDade-Murtha Amendment: Legislation in the 107th Congress Concerning Ethical Standards for Justice Department Litigators

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Date: December 18, 2001
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): Background and Issues in the 107th Congress (open access)

Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): Background and Issues in the 107th Congress

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Date: November 27, 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library