Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 107th Congress, First Session, Volume 147, Part 11 (open access)

Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 107th Congress, First Session, Volume 147, Part 11

The Congressional Record contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, and speeches for the Senate and House of Representatives.
Date: 2001
Creator: United States. Congress.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 107th Congress, First Session, Volume 147, Part 10 (open access)

Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 107th Congress, First Session, Volume 147, Part 10

The Congressional Record contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, and speeches for the Senate and House of Representatives.
Date: July 2001
Creator: United States. Congress.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 107th Congress, First Session, Volume 147, Part 15 (open access)

Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 107th Congress, First Session, Volume 147, Part 15

The Congressional Record contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, and speeches for the Senate and House of Representatives.
Date: 2001
Creator: United States. Congress.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
21st Century Community Learning Centers in P.L. 107-110: Background and Funding (open access)

21st Century Community Learning Centers in P.L. 107-110: Background and Funding

This report summarizes the major provisions of the reauthorized 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) program. It includes sections on fundings, national reservations, formula grants to states, competitive local grants, history, program effectiveness, and relevant legislation in the 107th Congress.
Date: March 16, 2004
Creator: McCallion, Gail
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Child Welfare: Reauthorization of the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program in the 107th Congress (open access)

Child Welfare: Reauthorization of the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program in the 107th Congress

This report discusses the reauthorization of the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments of 2001. The new law maintains the FY2001 mandatory funding level, authorizes additional discretionary funding, and grants new program authority to provide mentoring services for children of prisoners. In addition, the enacted legislation allows states to use Promoting Safe and Stable Families funds for infant "safe haven" programs, provides for reallocation of unused program funds, clarifies language defining family support programs, and gives more explicit instructions to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding use of funds set aside for research, evaluation and technical assistance.
Date: January 24, 2002
Creator: Stoltzfus, Emilie & Spar, Karen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicare Prescription Drug Proposals: Estimates of Aged Beneficiaries Who Fall Below Income Criteria, by State (open access)

Medicare Prescription Drug Proposals: Estimates of Aged Beneficiaries Who Fall Below Income Criteria, by State

This report discusses bills related to Medicare benefits, which include additional assistance for low-income beneficiaries. The assistance would have been in the form of reduced, subsidized or eliminated premiums, deductibles and other cost-sharing. Proposals in the 108th Congress will probably also include some of these features for low-income beneficiaries.
Date: February 11, 2003
Creator: Peterson, Chris L. & Morgan, Paulette C.
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
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
Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation Legislation in the 107th Congress (open access)

Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation Legislation in the 107th Congress

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Date: September 19, 2001
Creator: Sissine, Fred
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Committee System Rules Changes in the House, 107th Congress (open access)

Committee System Rules Changes in the House, 107th Congress

This fact sheet details changes in the committee system contained in H. Res. 5, the rules of the House for the 107th Congress, adopted by the House January 3, 2001. This contains information on changes in the committee structure, committee procedure, and committee staff.
Date: January 5, 2001
Creator: Schneider, Judy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Amendments Relating to the Discipline of Children with Disabilities in H.R. 1 and S.1, 107th Congress (open access)

Amendments Relating to the Discipline of Children with Disabilities in H.R. 1 and S.1, 107th Congress

This report discusses the Better Education for Students and Teachers Act, which would eliminate the requirement for educational services to children with disabilities in certain situations.
Date: June 22, 2001
Creator: Jones, Nancy Lee
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Election Reform Bills in the U.S. House of Representatives, 107th Congress: A Comparison of Selected Legislation (open access)

Election Reform Bills in the U.S. House of Representatives, 107th Congress: A Comparison of Selected Legislation

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Date: June 6, 2001
Creator: Coleman, Kevin J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Statutes: An Overview of Legislation in the 107th Congress (open access)

Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Statutes: An Overview of Legislation in the 107th Congress

This report examines legislation in the 107th Congress pertaining to federal mandatory minimum sentencing statutes (mandatory minimums), which demand that execution or incarceration follow criminal conviction. They cover drug dealing and using a gun to commit a federal crime, among other crimes.
Date: April 17, 2003
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Object Type: Report
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

Medicare, the nationwide health insurance program for the aged and disabled, does not cover most outpatient prescription drugs. On several occasions, the Congress has considered providing coverage for at least a portion of beneficiaries’ drug costs. The issue received renewed attention in the 106th Congress. However, there was no consensus on how the coverage should be structured. This report provides a side-by-side comparison of bills introduced in the 107th Congress that have received the most attention.
Date: August 13, 2001
Creator: O'Sullivan, Jennifer
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Long Term Care: 107th Congress Legislation (open access)

Long Term Care: 107th Congress Legislation

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Date: January 22, 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2004 (74th-108th Congresses) (open access)

Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2004 (74th-108th Congresses)

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Date: October 2, 2006
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Rules Changes Affecting Floor Proceedings in the 107th Congress (open access)

House Rules Changes Affecting Floor Proceedings in the 107th Congress

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Date: January 17, 2001
Creator: Bach, Stanley
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Public Aid to Faith-Based Organizations (Charitable Choice) in the 107th Congress: Background and Selected Legal Issues (open access)

Public Aid to Faith-Based Organizations (Charitable Choice) in the 107th Congress: Background and Selected Legal Issues

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Date: August 19, 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Renewable Energy Legislation in the 107th Congress (open access)

Renewable Energy Legislation in the 107th Congress

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Date: December 17, 2001
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major Leadership Election Contests in the House of Representatives, 94th - 109th Congresses (open access)

Major Leadership Election Contests in the House of Representatives, 94th - 109th Congresses

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Date: June 8, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Election Reform Bills in the U.S. Senate, 107th Congress: A Comparison of Selected Legislation (open access)

Election Reform Bills in the U.S. Senate, 107th Congress: A Comparison of Selected Legislation

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Date: June 6, 2001
Creator: Coleman, Kevin J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: Reauthorization Proposals in the 107th Congress (open access)

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: Reauthorization Proposals in the 107th Congress

This report consists of child abuse prevention and treatment act with reauthorization proposals in the 107th congress.
Date: December 4, 2002
Creator: Stoltzfus, Emilie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library