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Federal Grants to State and Local Governments: A Brief History
This report discusses the history of the federal grants-in-aid system, which predates the Constitution. he grants-in-aid system assumed its current form when President Franklin D. Roosevelt initiated his New Deal programs. Since Roosevelt, the grants-in-aid system has expanded, especially in the number and dollar amount of categorical grant programs.
Date:
October 10, 2000
Creator:
Canada, Ben
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Biennial Budgeting: Background and Legislative History in the 106th Congress
Proposals for a two-year budget cycle have previously been reported in the Senate in 1988, 1990, 1994, and 1997. Another such proposal, S. 92, was reported by the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee on March 10, 1999 (S.Rept. 106-12). S. 92 calls for the House and Senate to use the first year of each Congress to consider a two-year budget resolution and two-year appropriation bills, and the second year to consider multiyear authorizations and conduct oversight. More recently, biennial budgeting has also been a topic of interest in the House where the Rules Committee conducted a series of hearings on February 16, March 10, and March 16, 2000.
Date:
May 4, 2000
Creator:
Saturno, James V.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
School Facilities Infrastructure: Background and Legislative Proposals in the 106th Congress
Congressional Research Service (CRS) report entailing background information and legislative proposals in the 106th Congress in regards to school facilities and infrastructure. Topics include, legislative action, enrollment projections and construction, estimates of construction needs, etc..
Date:
September 22, 2000
Creator:
Boren, Susan
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Forest Service Receipt-Sharing Payments: Proposals for Change
In lieu of property taxes, the Forest Service generally shares 25% of receipts from the sale, lease, rental, or other use of the national forests to the states for use on roads and schools in the counties where the national forests are located. This report discusses concerns about the equity and stability of Forest Service receipt-sharing payments, especially with the decline in timber sales over the past decade, and about the incentives of the current system.
Date:
April 26, 2000
Creator:
Gorte, Ross W.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Paying Down the Federal Debt: A Discussion of Methods
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Date:
August 10, 2000
Creator:
Bickley, James M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Forest Service FY2001 Budget Issues, Including Proposals for Land Sales and Trust Funds
This report provides a table detailing the requested Forest Service (FS) budget for FY2001 and comparing it FY1999 appropriations.
Date:
March 14, 2000
Creator:
Gorte, Ross W.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Paying Off the National Debt: Some Intergenerational Consequences
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Date:
October 17, 2000
Creator:
Labonte, Marc & Makinen, Gail
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Retirement of the National Debt: Will It Increase the Economic Size of the Federal Government?
None
Date:
August 17, 2000
Creator:
Labonte, Marc & Makinen, Gail
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Grants to State and Local Governments: Overview and Characteristics
Each fiscal year, Congress appropriates funds for grants to state and local governments to further national goals and assist sub-national governments. Examples of goals include attaining minimum national standards and improving program effectiveness. The federal government provides grants for numerous substantive purposes, such as crime prevention, community development, and transportation. In 1999, grants-in-aid to state and local governments totaled $270 billion. Grants can be classified by the substantive purposes they address. This report, however, reviews the fundamental characteristics according to which they can also be classified. Examples of grant characteristics include range of eligible activities, objectives, award process, and administrative requirements.
Date:
September 7, 2000
Creator:
Canada, Ben
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Industrial Competitiveness and Technological Advancement: Debate Over Government Policy
This report discusses contribution of technological advancement to economic growth and productivity increases. Because technology can contribute to economic growth and productivity increases, congressional interest has focused on how to augment private-sector technological development.
Date:
December 5, 2000
Creator:
Schacht, Wendy H.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Industrial Competitiveness and Technological Advancement: Debate Over Government Policy, December 28, 2000
This report discusses contribution of technological advancement to economic growth and productivity increases. Because technology can contribute to economic growth and productivity increases, congressional interest has focused on how to augment private-sector technological development.
Date:
December 28, 2000
Creator:
Schacht, Wendy H.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Internet Transactions and the Sales Tax
This report is an introduction to the economics of electronic commerce and its potential impact on sales and use tax collections. Presently, 45 states (and the District of Columbia) require that retail outlets add a fixed percentage to the sales price of all taxable items (inclusive of federally imposed excise taxes).
Date:
December 12, 2000
Creator:
Maguire, Steven
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Internet and E-Commerce Statistics: What They Mean and Where to Find Them on the Web
Statistics indicating Internet usage are imprecise. It is difficult to measure the scale of the Internet (or the World Wide Web), calculate the number and types of users (age, sex, race, gender, location, etc.), or forecast future growth. This report discusses the inherent complexities of estimating Internet and electronic commerce growth and describes various types of Internet statistics, discussing how to evaluate them and providing Web addresses for locating them. In addressing these topics, it is important to understand how the statistics are compiled, how they are used, and what their limitations are.
Date:
October 24, 2000
Creator:
Tehan, Rita
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Electronic Commerce: An Introduction
Electronic commercial transactions over the Internet, or “e-commerce,” have grown so fast over the last five years that many experts continue to underestimate its growth and development. Whether retail business-to-customer or business-to-business transactions, e-commerce shows no signs of slowing down. In turn, policymakers both in the United States and abroad are likely to face increasingly complex issues of security, privacy, taxation, infrastructure development and other issues in 2000 and beyond. This report will be updated periodically.
Date:
June 27, 2000
Creator:
McLoughlin, Glenn J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Head Start: Background and Funding
This report examines the history of federal funding for Head Start, which has provided comprehensive early childhood development services to low-income children since 1965.
Date:
September 11, 2000
Creator:
Butler, Alice & Gish, Melinda
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Property Rights: House Judiciary Committee Reports H.R. 2372
On March 9, 2000, the House Committee on the Judiciary reported favorably H.R. 2372. The bill, titled "Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2000," is aimed principally at lowering the threshold barriers of ripeness and abstention encountered when land owners file in federal court challenging local government actions as "takings." (1) Under the Fifth Amendment's Takings Clause (which applies to state and local, not only federal, actions), private property may not be "taken" for public use without just compensation.
Date:
March 10, 2000
Creator:
Meltz, Robert
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
National Monuments and the Antiquities Act
None
Date:
April 17, 2000
Creator:
Hardy-Vincent, Carol & Baldwin, Pamela
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The United States Flag: Federal Law Relating to Display and Associated Questions
None
Date:
June 14, 2000
Creator:
Luckey, John R.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Going to Conference in the Senate
This report discusses the steps that the Senate must take, and one more step that it may take, as it arranges to send a bill to conference committee.
Date:
February 1, 2000
Creator:
Bach, Stanley
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Senate Committees: Categories and Rules for Committee Assignments
None
Date:
February 2, 2000
Creator:
Schneider, Judy
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tracking Current Federal Legislation and Regulations: A Guide to Basic Sources
This report introduces selected basic sources that are useful in obtaining background information or specific facts on the status of federal legislative or regulatory initiatives. It includes telephone, online, and media sources are included, as well as pertinent directories, such as those of organizations that track areas of interest. Annotations describing each source's contents and organization are included so that researchers can select those that most closely fit their needs. Internet addresses usually provide information about the items, rather than access to them.
Date:
February 15, 2000
Creator:
Davis, Carol D.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations for FY2000: Legislative Branch
Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental, and continuing) bills, rescissions, and budget reconciliation bills. This report is a guide to one of the 13 regular appropriations bills that Congress passes each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Legislative Branch Appropriations.
Date:
January 11, 2000
Creator:
Dwyer, Paul E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations for FY2001: Legislative Branch
Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental, and continuing) bills, rescissions, and budget reconciliation bills. This report is a guide to one of the 13 regular appropriations bills that Congress passes each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Legislative Branch Appropriations.
Date:
September 11, 2000
Creator:
Dwyer, Paul E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hearings in the House of Representatives: A Guide for Preparation and Procedure
The report describes provisions of House rules that pertain to hearings, and citations to these rules are included for reference.
Date:
May 1, 2000
Creator:
Sachs, Richard C.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library