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
System: The UNT Digital Library
School Construction, Modernization, Renovation, and Repair Issues: 110th Congress (open access)

School Construction, Modernization, Renovation, and Repair Issues: 110th Congress

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Date: December 30, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Low Carbon Fuel Standard: State and Federal Legislation and Regulations (open access)

A Low Carbon Fuel Standard: State and Federal Legislation and Regulations

This report analyzes the draft California standards, and discusses how those standards might work. Next, the report analyzes federal Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) legislation proposed in the 110th Congress. Finally, the report analyzes what effects an LCFS might have on state and national fuel supplies.
Date: December 23, 2008
Creator: Yacobucci, Brent D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major Leadership Election Contests in the Senate, 94th-111th Congresses (open access)

Major Leadership Election Contests in the Senate, 94th-111th Congresses

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Date: December 19, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The No Child Left Behind Act: An Overview of Reauthorization Issues for the 110th Congress (open access)

The No Child Left Behind Act: An Overview of Reauthorization Issues for the 110th Congress

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Date: December 17, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Health Insurance Reform and the 110th Congress (open access)

Health Insurance Reform and the 110th Congress

This report presents basic background on health insurance that may be useful to legislators considering health insurance reforms.
Date: December 12, 2008
Creator: Peterson, Chris L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 110th Congress (open access)

Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 110th Congress

This report discusses immigration-related issues that have seen legislative action or are of significant congressional interest.
Date: December 10, 2008
Creator: Bruno, Andorra
System: The UNT Digital Library
Renewable Energy: Background and Issues for the 110th Congress (open access)

Renewable Energy: Background and Issues for the 110th Congress

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Date: December 10, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electoral College Reform: 110th Congress Proposals, The National Popular Vote Campaign, and Other Alternative Developments (open access)

Electoral College Reform: 110th Congress Proposals, The National Popular Vote Campaign, and Other Alternative Developments

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Date: December 8, 2008
Creator: Neale, Thomas H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Water Quality Issues in the 110th Congress: Oversight and Implementation (open access)

Water Quality Issues in the 110th Congress: Oversight and Implementation

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Date: November 25, 2008
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Budget Process Reform in the 110th Congress: A Brief Overview (open access)

Federal Budget Process Reform in the 110th Congress: A Brief Overview

This report briefly discusses the context in which federal budget process changes are made and identifies selected reform proposals by major category.
Date: November 20, 2008
Creator: Keith, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 110th Congress: A Profile (open access)

Membership of the 110th Congress: A Profile

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Date: November 20, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Votes and Legislative Actions, 95th Congress through 110th Congress (open access)

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Votes and Legislative Actions, 95th Congress through 110th Congress

This report provides a summary of legislative attempts to address issues of energy development and preservation in the Refuge from the 95th Congress through the 110th Congress, with emphasis on the 108th through 110th Congresses. The analysis below covers, first, the economic and geological factors that have triggered new interest in development, followed by the philosophical, biological, and environmental quality factors that have triggered opposition to it. That analysis is followed by a history of congressional actions on this issue, with a focus on those in the 107th Congress through the 109th Congress.
Date: November 19, 2008
Creator: Corn, M. Lynne & Roberts, Beth A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Primary Residence Exception: Legislative Proposals in the 110th Congress to Amend Section 1322(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code (open access)
Senate Committee Party Ratios: 94th - 110th Congresses (open access)

Senate Committee Party Ratios: 94th - 110th Congresses

This report provides an overview of Senate standing committee sizes and ratios for the 94th and 110th Congresses. Also included are data on permanent select committees with legislative jurisdiction. A table for each Congress shows the party division in the Senate, total number of seats on each committee, number of seats assigned to the majority and minority parties, and, where present, number of seats assigned to independents. The tables also provide the number of majority-minority caucus seat margins in the chamber and for each committees.
Date: November 18, 2008
Creator: Tong, Lorraine H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tax Reform: An Overview of Proposals in the 110th Congress (open access)

Tax Reform: An Overview of Proposals in the 110th Congress

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Date: November 17, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Legislation in the 110th Congress (open access)

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Legislation in the 110th Congress

This report reviews the status of energy efficiency and renewable energy legislation introduced during the 110th Congress. Most action in the second session is focused on the FY2009 budget request and legislation that would extend or modify selected renewable energy and energy efficiency tax incentives.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Sissine, Fred; Cunningham, Lynn J. & Gurevitz, Mark
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Lands Managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service (FS): Issues for the 110th Congress (open access)

Federal Lands Managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service (FS): Issues for the 110th Congress

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Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Gorte, Ross W.; Vincent, Carol Hardy; Humphries, Marc & Alexander, Kristina
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change Legislation in the 110th Congress (open access)

Climate Change Legislation in the 110th Congress

This report briefly discusses the basic concepts on which climate change bills are based, and compares major provisions of the bills in each of the following categories: climate change research; emissions reduction technologies; U.S. actions pursuant to international emission reduction agreements; adaptation to the effects of climate change; GHG reporting and registration; and GHG emissions reduction programs.
Date: November 7, 2008
Creator: Ramseur, Jonathan L. & Yacobucci, Brent D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Housing Issues in the 110th Congress (open access)

Housing Issues in the 110th Congress

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Date: November 4, 2008
Creator: Perl, Libby
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Act Issues in the 110th Congress: Climate Change, Air Quality Standards, and Oversight (open access)

Clean Air Act Issues in the 110th Congress: Climate Change, Air Quality Standards, and Oversight

This report provides a brief overview of the climate change issue as well as other Clean Air Act that were of interest in the 110th Congress.
Date: November 3, 2008
Creator: McCarthy, James E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 110th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices (open access)

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 110th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices

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Date: October 29, 2008
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. Lynne; Sheikh, Pervaze A. & Meltz, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Runaway and Homeless Youth: Reauthorization Legislation and Issues in the 110th Congress (open access)

Runaway and Homeless Youth: Reauthorization Legislation and Issues in the 110th Congress

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Date: October 29, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Methamphetamine: Legislation and Issues in the 110th Congress (open access)

Methamphetamine: Legislation and Issues in the 110th Congress

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Date: October 23, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library