House Committee Party Ratios: 98th-111th Congresses (open access)

House Committee Party Ratios: 98th-111th Congresses

This report provides statistical information on and selected analyses of the House committee party ratios for 14 Congresses, covering the period from the 98th through the 111th Congresses.
Date: March 30, 2009
Creator: Tong, Lorraine H.
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
Environmental Protection Issues in the 107th Congress (open access)

Environmental Protection Issues in the 107th Congress

This report discuss issues that received congressional attention in the 107th Congress, such as The impact of air quality regulations, key water quality issues, superfund, solid/hazardous wastes, multibillion dollar cleanup and compliance programs, climate change, pesticides, EPA budget, and Science and Technology.
Date: January 30, 2003
Creator: Lee, Martin R. & Isler, Margaret M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Homeland Security: Coast Guard Legislation in the 107th Congress (open access)

Homeland Security: Coast Guard Legislation in the 107th Congress

The 107th Congress approved a port security and Coast Guard FY2002-FY2003 authorization bill. It included elements of several earlier bills addressing Coast Guard authorization, personnel, maritime improvement, and port security issues.
Date: January 30, 2003
Creator: Lee, Martin R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Immigration and Naturalization Service: Restructuring Proposals in the 107th Congress (open access)

Immigration and Naturalization Service: Restructuring Proposals in the 107th Congress

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Date: December 30, 2002
Creator: Seghetti, Lisa M.
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: December 30, 2002
Creator: unknown
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: December 30, 2002
Creator: Franco, Celinda
System: The UNT Digital Library
Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 107th Congress (open access)

Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 107th Congress

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Date: October 30, 2002
Creator: Bruno, Andorra; Wasem, Ruth Ellen; Seghetti, Lisa M.; Siskin, Alison & Ester, Karma
System: The UNT Digital Library
Multilateral Development Banks: Issues for the 107th Congress (open access)

Multilateral Development Banks: Issues for the 107th Congress

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Date: October 30, 2002
Creator: Sanford, Jonathan E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: Issues for the 107th Congress (open access)

Cuba: Issues for the 107th Congress

This report examines the economic and political situation in Cuba, including the human rights situation, and U.S. policy toward Cuba. The report also analyzes a number of issues facing Congress in U.S. policy toward Cuba, including: the overall direction of U.S. policy; challenges to U.S. policy in the World Trade Organization; restrictions on commercial food and medical exports; restrictions on travel; bilateral drug trafficking cooperation; Cuba and terrorism; funding for U.S.-government sponsored radio and television broadcasting to Cuba; the Russian signals intelligence facility in Cuba; migration issues; and compensation to the families of those Americans killed in 1996 when Cuba shot down two U.S. civilian planes. The report cites legislation that was passed in the 106th Congress, and also tracks legislative action on these various issues in U.S. policy toward Cuba in the 107th Congress.
Date: August 30, 2002
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P. & Taft-Morales, Maureen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Immigration and Naturalization Service: Restructuring Proposals in the 107th Congress (open access)

Immigration and Naturalization Service: Restructuring Proposals in the 107th Congress

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Date: July 30, 2002
Creator: Seghetti, Lisa M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major Leadership Election Contests in the House of Representatives, 94th - 107th Congresses (open access)

Major Leadership Election Contests in the House of Representatives, 94th - 107th Congresses

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Date: November 30, 2001
Creator: Amer, Mildred L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicare: Selected Prescription Drug Proposals in the 107th Congress (open access)

Medicare: Selected Prescription Drug Proposals in the 107th Congress

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Date: October 30, 2001
Creator: O'Sullivan, Jennifer
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pay Equity Legislation in the 107th Congress (open access)

Pay Equity Legislation in the 107th Congress

This report discusses the gender wage gap and the historical presence of a gendered wage gap up until the time of the report's creation. It reports how the Federal government has fought the wage gap through acts like Equal Pay Act (EPA) and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and the current idea on how to correct and assist gender-based discrimination in the work force.
Date: May 30, 2001
Creator: Dale, Charles V. & Levine, Linda
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tibet, China, and the 107th Congress: Issues for U.S. Policy (open access)

Tibet, China, and the 107th Congress: Issues for U.S. Policy

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Date: May 30, 2001
Creator: Dumbaugh, Kerry
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transportation Issues in the 107th Congress (open access)

Transportation Issues in the 107th Congress

This issue brief identifies key transportation issues facing the 107th Congress.
Date: April 30, 2001
Creator: Harrison, Glennon J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Committee Funding Resolutions and Processes, 107th Congress (open access)

Committee Funding Resolutions and Processes, 107th Congress

Senate action on its committee funding for the 107th Congress was modified as a result of the power-sharing agreement established by S. Res. 8 of January 5, 2001.1 This agreement assures Republicans and Democrats of equal staffing resources on all committees, and supplants Senate rules that require minority party control of at least one-third of each committee’s staff positions. Despite some delays in its normal timetable, the Senate, on March 8, 2001, agreed to a biennial funding resolution by unanimous consent.
Date: March 30, 2001
Creator: Rundquist, Paul S. & Petersen, R. Eric
System: The UNT Digital Library