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The U.S. Tobacco Industry in Domestic and World Markets
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Date:
June 9, 1998
Creator:
Knight, Edward; Ayers, Patricia C. & Mayer, Gerald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Air Quality Standards: The Decisionmaking Process
The decisions by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1997 to revise the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone and particulate matter refocused attention on the criteria and the process by which these decisions are made Tracing the steps of the decision pieces, this report identifies the statutory criteria established by the Congress and summarizes the administrative procedures the Agency follows in setting these standards and in reviewing them every 5 years.
Date:
June 24, 1998
Creator:
Blodgett, John E.; Parker, Larry & McCarthy, James E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Child Nutrition Issues in the 105th Congress
This report covers proposed and enacted legislative initiatives to change child nutrition programs (including the WIC program) during 1997 and 1998.
Date:
June 18, 1998
Creator:
Richardson, Joe
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Adult Education and Literacy: Current Programs and Legislative Proposals in the 105th Congress
This report summarizes current programs for adult education and literacy, provides a funding history, and analyzes major provisions of the legislative proposals being considered by the 105th Congress for amending adult education and literacy programs. Specifically, the report examines the provisions of H.R. 1385, the Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act of 1997, as passed by the House, and H.R. 1385, the Workforce Investment Partnership Act of 1998, as amended by the Senate (originally considered as S. 1186). Key issues include state and local administration issues, comprehensive state plan requirements, integration with other federal training and employment programs, and program performance standards. The report will be updated as legislative action occurs.
Date:
June 17, 1998
Creator:
Irwin, Paul M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Budget: Social Spending Targets in the FY 1999 House Budget Resolution
None
Date:
June 11, 1998
Creator:
Nuschler, Dawn
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Its Rise, Fall, and Current Status
This report briefly summarizes Employment Division, Oregon Department of Human Resources v. Smith, the legislative history of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), the Supreme Court's decision in City of Boerne, Texas v. Flores, and RFRA's current legal status, and notes the introduction of the Religious Liberty Protection Act (RLPA).
Date:
June 25, 1998
Creator:
Ackerman, David M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"Property Rights" Bills Take a Process Approach: H.R. 992 and H.R. 1534
In the 105th Congress, the property rights agenda has shifted from "compensation" to "process" bills. While the former would ease the standards for when property owners harmed by government action are compensated, the new approach simply streamlines how federal courts handle such claims. This report examines the three leading process bills -- H.R. 992, House-passed H.R. 1534, and Senate-reported H.R. 1534. The bills embody two process approaches: allowing property owners suing the United States to bring invalidation and compensation claims in the same court, and lowering abstention and ripeness barriers when suing local governments in federal court for property rights violations.
Date:
June 24, 1998
Creator:
Meltz, Robert
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Religious Persecution Abroad: Congressional Concerns and Actions
The 105 Congress has sought to raise the priority of combating religious persecution worldwide among U.S. foreign policy objectives. The difficulty has been in agreeing on legislation that would effectively deal with religious persecution without adversely affecting other important U.S. interests. On May 14, 1998, the House passed H.R. 2431 (the Freedom from Religious Persecution Act of 1998) establishing in the State Department a Director of the Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring who is to issue an annual report assessing religious persecution abroad. The legislation places sanctions on countries and groups that carry out or permit such activities. The Senate may soon consider S. 1868 establishing an office in the Department of State to monitor religious persecution headed by an Ambassador at Large and requiring the President to take some action from a broad list of options against countries found engaging in or tolerating religious persecution.
Date:
June 25, 1998
Creator:
Bite, Vita
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Immigration-Related Provisions of Selected Bills on Religious Persecution
This report analyzes immigration-related provisions of H.R. 2431, the “Freedom from Religious Persecution Act,” as passed by the House on May 14, 1998, and S. 1868, the “International Religious Freedom Act,” as introduced in the Senate.
Date:
June 4, 1998
Creator:
Eig, Larry M. & Vialet, Joyce
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Term Limits for Members of Congress: State Activity
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Date:
June 4, 1998
Creator:
Richardson, Sula P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Liaison Offices of Selected Federal Agencies
This is a directory of approximately 150 government agencies designed to assist congressional staff in contacting agencies of the legislative branch, cabinet departments and other executive branch agencies and boards and commissions. This directory contains names of congressional liaison officers, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and occasionally e-mail addresses. It is regularly updated each spring.
Date:
June 23, 1998
Creator:
Kay, Kendra C. & Coleman, Mary F.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Trade Agreements: Renewing the Negotiating and Fast-Track Implementing Authority
Legislation authorizing the negotiation and, where required, fast-track implementation of trade agreements expired in early 1994. Action in the 104th Congress to renew the authority, prompted in part by the near-term prospect of the negotiation of a free-trade agreement with Chile, which might later be followed by other agreements, reached an impasse in late 1995 because of a disagreement between Congress and the Administration as to the inclusion of labor and environmental issues in agreements approved by fast-track procedure.
Date:
June 30, 1998
Creator:
Pregelj, Vladimir N.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Long Beach: Proposed Lease by China Ocean Shipping Co. (COSCO) at Former Naval Base
None
Date:
June 3, 1998
Creator:
Kan, Shirley A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rehabilitation Act: Major Programs, 105th Congress Legislation, and Funding
None
Date:
June 8, 1998
Creator:
O'Shaughnessy, Carol & Butler, Alice D.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Current Economic Conditions and Selected Forecasts
This report begins with a comprehensive presentation of current economic conditions focusing on income growth, unemployment, and inflation. The posture of monetary and fiscal policy is surveyed as are the forecasts of economic activity. It concludes with data on the factors important for economic growth.
Date:
June 5, 1998
Creator:
Makinen, Gail
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Primary Dates, 1998
This report lists the dates of 1998 primary elections and, where applicable, runoff primary dates for the states and the District of Columbia. The election dates listed herein were provided by the respective election offices in the states and the District of Columbia; they are the dates for congressional primaries and for other state offices for which primaries will be held in 1998.
Date:
June 10, 1998
Creator:
Coleman, Kevin J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Campaign Finance Debate in the House: Substitute Amendments to H.R. 2183 (105th Congress)
This report provides a summary and comparison of the 11 substitute amendments to H.R. 2183, a campaign finance reform bill offered by Representatives Hutchinson and Allen, that, under H. Res. 442, will be in order for consideration by the House. The House began consideration of the bill and these substitute amendments (as well as additional perfecting amendments) on May 21, 1998. This report is intended for use by House Members and staff in preparation for and during House debate and assumes basic familiarity with the underlying issues. It may be updated to reflect further legislative actions.
Date:
June 10, 1998
Creator:
Cantor, Joseph E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Education Vouchers: The Constitutional Standards
The Court’s decisions permit a limited degree of public aid to be provided directly and a broader range of assistance indirectly. This report sketches the constitutional standards that apply to public aid to sectarian schools and especially to programs of indirect assistance such as education vouchers. It also summarizes recent significant state court decisions involving vouchers.
Date:
June 11, 1998
Creator:
Ackerman, David M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Overview of State Charter School Laws
CRS Report for Congress entailing information about state charter school laws. Topics include, all 50 states.
Date:
June 16, 1998
Creator:
Jones, Kimberly D.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
National Tests: Administration Initiative
The Clinton Administration is encouraging states and local educational agencies (LEAs) to administer new national tests to 4th-grade pupils in reading and 8th-grade pupils in mathematics each year beginning in 2000. Participation in the tests would be voluntary and would not affect a state or LEA’s eligibility for federal aid programs. These tests would be based on existing assessments that were developed with federal financial support. The federal government would oversee the development of the tests, paying the costs for this as well as technical assistance, and the initial round of test administration, using funds under the Fund for the Improvement of Education (FIE).
Date:
June 16, 1998
Creator:
Riddle, Wayne C.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Reading Instruction: New Federal Initiatives
President Clinton has proposed an “America Reads Challenge” program, with the goal of helping all children to read successfully by the end of third grade. On November 8, 1997, the House passed an alternative proposal: H.R. 2614, the “Reading Excellence Act”. The Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources reported a revised version of H.R. 2614 on June 10, 1998. Separately, the conference version of H.R. 2646, the Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools, contains provisions similar to the House-passed version of H.R. 2614. A contingent FY1998 appropriation of $210 million would be used for a new reading initiative if enacted by July 1, 1998.
Date:
June 29, 1998
Creator:
Riddle, Wayne C.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Transportation Fuel Taxes, Legislative Issues, and the Transportation Equity Act
In reauthorizing federal surface transportation programs this year (P .L 105-178), Congress has modified the attributes of some of the transportation fuel excise taxes that fluid. those programs and others. Since the federal government first started taxing transportation fuels, the issue of how the revenues should be used has played a major role in determining whether and which transportation fuels should be taxed; and by how much. Congress changed several aspects of transportation fuel taxation in 1997, most notably redirecting revenues from deficit reduction to the trust funds established for transportation-related projects This report provides the context for federal excise taxes on transportation fuels describes recent developments, and outlines the structure of those taxes on the major fuels with respect to levels, disposition of revenues, effective dates, and expiration dates. This report will be updated as legislative activity warrants.
Date:
June 17, 1998
Creator:
Gelb, Bernard A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The National Institute of Standards and Technology: An Overview
None
Date:
June 1, 1998
Creator:
Kruger, Lennard G. & Schacht, Wendy H.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Food and Drug Administration: Selected Funding and Policy Issues
This report discusses selected funding and policy issues related to Food and Drug Administration.
Date:
June 9, 1998
Creator:
Vogt, Donna U.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library