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Drug Courts: Background, Effectiveness, and Policy Issues for Congress
This report includes an overview of state drug courts and the related federal grant program. The report then discusses some of the related issues that may be of interest to congress if it considers reauthorizing the drug court grant program or other related legislation.
Date:
October 12, 2010
Creator:
Franco, Celinda
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables
This report contains information on the pay procedure and recent adjustments. It also contains historical information on the rate of pay for Members of Congress since 1789; the adjustments projected by the Ethics Reform Act as compared to actual adjustments in Member pay; details on past legislation enacted with language prohibiting the annual pay adjustment; and Member pay in constant and current dollars since 1992.
Date:
January 12, 2010
Creator:
Brudnick, Ida A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Filibusters and Cloture in the Senate
None
Date:
March 12, 2010
Creator:
Beth, Richard S.; Heitshusen, Valerie & Palmer, Betsy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Super-Majority Votes in the Senate
None
Date:
April 12, 2010
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
CRS Issue Statement on Elementary and Secondary Education
This report discusses about the primary issue of concern to the congress in elementary and secondary education. It further discusses about federal government strategies to support the education of elementary and secondary students in the United States.
Date:
January 12, 2010
Creator:
Skinner, Rebecca R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Building and Facility Security
None
Date:
April 12, 2010
Creator:
Reese, Shawn & Tong, Lorraine H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mountaintop Mining: Background on Current Controversies
This report provides background on regulatory requirements, controversies and legal challenges to mountaintop mining, and recent Administration actions. Congressional interest in these issues also is discussed, including legislation in the 111th Congress seeking to restrict the practice of mountaintop mining and other legislation intended to block the Obama Administration’s regulatory actions.
Date:
April 12, 2010
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Calculation of Lifecycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)
This report is about Calculation of lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions for the renewable Fuel Standards
Date:
March 12, 2010
Creator:
Yocobucci, Brent D. & Bracmort, Kelsi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Self-Insured Health Insurance Coverage
This report provides background information on private health insurance coverage, state and federal regulation of private coverage, and self-insured health plans. It includes data on the prevalence of self-insurance and discusses the employer decision to self-insure. Lastly, it describes selected private health insurance provisions under federal health reform, and application of such provisions on self-insured plans.
Date:
May 12, 2010
Creator:
Fernandez, Bernadette
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 111th Congress: A Profile
This report presents a profile of the membership of the 111th Congress. Statistical information is included on selected characteristics of Members, including data on party affiliation, average age and length of service, occupation, religious affiliation, gender, ethnicity, foreign births, and military service.
Date:
February 12, 2010
Creator:
Manning, Jennifer E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Wetlands: An Overview of Issues
None
Date:
July 12, 2010
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico: CRS Experts
None
Date:
July 12, 2010
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Proposed Import Restrictions on Milk Protein Concentrates (MPCs)
Low farm milk prices and declining dairy sector income in 2009 have renewed congressional interest in imposing new import barriers on milk protein concentrates (MPCs), which generally include casein, the main protein found in milk, and caseinates, a soluble form of casein. This report examines proposed import restrictions and potential trade policy implications.
Date:
January 12, 2010
Creator:
Shields, Dennis A. & Hanrahan, Charles E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Farm and Food Support Under USDA’s Section 32 Program
This report provides information about the Farm and Food Support Under USDA’s Section 32 Program which is funded by a permanent appropriation of 30% of previous year' s custom receipt, less custom transfers.
Date:
January 12, 2010
Creator:
Becker, Geoffrey S. & Ho, Melissa D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement: Background and Key Issues
None
Date:
March 12, 2010
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Renegotiation of the Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA) for Federal Crop Insurance
None
Date:
August 12, 2010
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Law on Parking Privileges for Persons with Disabilities
This report describes the federal role in parking privileges law, outlines the uniform system's model rules, and briefly discusses state responses to the model federal rules.
Date:
January 12, 2010
Creator:
Toland, Carol J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization: Issues and Legislation in the 111th Congress
A comprehensive congressional review of the primary laws governing child nutrition and WIC program was scheduled for 2009. Congress did not meet the September 30, 2009, deadline for comprehensive reauthorization. This report contains recent developments, background, major issues, enacted legislation, and related information having to do with child nutrition and WIC reauthorization
Date:
October 12, 2010
Creator:
Richardson, Joe
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Social Security: The Government Pension Offset (GPO)
None
Date:
February 12, 2010
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Managing Coal Combustion Waste (CCW): Issues with Disposal and Use
None
Date:
January 12, 2010
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Medicare Physician Payment Updates and the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) System
None
Date:
March 12, 2010
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
CRS Issue Statement on Health Care for Military Personnel and Veterans
This report discusses current military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan that has present a number of policy challenges for the second session of the 111th congress.
Date:
January 12, 2010
Creator:
Jansen, Don J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs
This report provides information about the Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide through Federal Assistance Programs.
Date:
January 12, 2010
Creator:
Kruger, Lennard G. & Gilroy, Angele A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2010
This report summarizes the FY2010 budget request for research & development (R&D) funding, including comparisons to R&D funding requests in the FY2009 budget. This report breaks down in detail the various aspects of the President's FY2010 R&D funding request.
Date:
January 12, 2010
Creator:
Sargent, John F., Jr.
System:
The UNT Digital Library