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| Date Nov. 13, 2006 |
Report No. RL33723 |
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Order Code RL33723 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Growth in Foreign Holdings of Federal Debt November 13, 2006 Philip D. Winters Analyst in Government Finance Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Growth in Foreign Holdings of Federal Debt Summary The government s persistent deficits have increased the amount of debt the ...
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| Date Nov. 8, 2006 |
Report No. RL33706 |
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Order Code RL33706 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Televising Supreme Court and Other Federal Court Proceedings: Legislation and Issues Updated November 8, 2006 Lorraine H. Tong Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Televising Supreme Court and Other Federal Court Proceedings: Legislation ...
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| Date Nov. 8, 2006 |
Report No. RL32901 |
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Order Code RL32901 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Minimum Wage, Overtime Pay, and Child Labor: An Inventory of Proposals in the 109th Congress to Amend the Fair Labor Standards Act Updated November 8, 2006 William G. Whittaker Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Minimum Wage, Overtime Pay, and ...
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| Date Nov. 8, 2006 |
Report No. RS22530 |
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Order Code RS22530 November 8, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web India and Iran: WMD Proliferation Activities Sharon Squassoni Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Members of Congress have questioned whether India s cooperation with Iran might affect U.S. and other efforts to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. India ...
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| Date Nov. 7, 2006 |
Report No. RL32847 |
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Order Code RL32847 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tsunamis and Earthquakes: Is Federal Disaster Insurance in Our Future? Updated November 7, 2006 Rawle O. King Analyst in Industry Economics Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Tsunamis and Earthquakes: Is Federal Disaster Insurance in Our Future? Summary Recent earthquakes and ...
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| Date Nov. 7, 2006 |
Report No. RS21763 |
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Order Code RS21763 Updated November 7, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web WTO Dispute Settlement: Stages and Pending U.S. Activity Before the Dispute Settlement Body Todd B. Tatelman Legislative Attorney American Law Division Cynthia M. Brougher Law Clerk American Law Division Summary World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries resolve disputes pursuant to the WTO ...
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| Date Nov. 6, 2006 |
Report No. RL33582 |
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Order Code RL33582 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web International Drug Trade and U.S. Foreign Policy Updated November 6, 2006 Raphael F. Perl Specialist in International Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress International Drug Trade and U.S. Foreign Policy Summary Efforts to significantly reduce the flow of ...
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| Date Nov. 6, 2006 |
Report No. RS22527 |
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Order Code RS22527 November 6, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Closing a Congressional Office: Overview and Guide to House and Senate Resources, 109th Congress R. Eric Petersen Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary The closure of a congressional office requires an outgoing Member of Congress to evaluate pertinent information ...
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| Date Nov. 3, 2006 |
Report No. RL40743 |
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Order Code RL30743 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Committee Assignment Process in the U.S. Senate: Democratic and Republican Party Procedures Updated November 3, 2006 Judy Schneider Specialist on the Congress Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service 4- The Library of Congress Committee Assignment Process in the U.S. Senate: Democratic and Republican ...
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| Date Nov. 3, 2006 |
Report No. RL30743 |
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Order Code RL30743 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Committee Assignment Process in the U.S. Senate: Democratic and Republican Party Procedures Updated November 3, 2006 Judy Schneider Specialist on the Congress Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service 4- The Library of Congress Committee Assignment Process in the U.S. Senate: Democratic and Republican ...
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| Date Nov. 2, 2006 |
Report No. RL33552 |
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Order Code RL33552 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Clean Air Act Issues in the 109th Congress Updated November 2, 2006 James E. McCarthy Specialist in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Clean Air Act Issues in the 109th Congress Summary The courts and the executive branch have faced major ...
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| Date Nov. 1, 2006 |
Report No. RL32263 |
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Order Code RL32263 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Informal Congressional Groups and Member Organizations: 109th Congress, 2nd Session Updated November 1, 2006 Jerry W. Mansfield Information Research Specialist Knowledge Services Group Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Informal Congressional Groups and Member Organizations: 109th Congress, 2nd Session ...
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| Date Nov. 1, 2006 |
Report No. RS22525 |
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Order Code RS22525 November 1, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Electronic Banking: The Post-Check 21 Payments System Walter W. Eubanks Specialist in Economic Policy Government and Finance Division Summary The Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act (Check 21) was enacted in 2003 to encourage replacing paper check clearing with electronic check clearing because of the cost ...
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| Date Oct. 31, 2006 |
Report No. RL33363 |
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Order Code RL33363 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Davis-Bacon Act: Issues and Legislation During the 109th Congress Updated October 31, 2006 William G. Whittaker Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Davis-Bacon Act: Issues and Legislation During the 109th Congress Summary The Davis-Bacon ...
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| Date Oct. 30, 2006 |
Report No. RL33401 |
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Order Code RL33401 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Fair Labor Standards Act: Minimum Wage in the 109th Congress Updated October 30, 2006 William G. Whittaker Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Fair Labor Standards Act: Minimum Wage in the 109th Congress Summary The Fair Labor Standards ...
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| Date Oct. 30, 2006 |
Report No. RL31686 |
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Order Code RL31686 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Demilitarization of Significant Military Equipment Updated October 30, 2006 Valerie Bailey Grasso Analyst in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Demilitarization of Significant Military Equipment Summary This report examines the process and ...
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| Date Oct. 27, 2006 |
Report No. RL32160 |
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Order Code RL32160 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Caribbean Region: Issues in U.S. Relations Updated October 27, 2006 Mark P. Sullivan Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Caribbean Region: Issues in U.S. Relations Summary With some 34 million people and 16 independent nations ...
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| Date Oct. 27, 2006 |
Report No. RL33002 |
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Order Code RL33002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Labor Practices in the Meat Packing and Poultry Processing Industry: An Overview Updated October 27, 2006 William G. Whittaker Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Labor Practices in the Meat Packing and Poultry Processing Industry: An Overview ...
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| Date Oct. 27, 2006 |
Report No. RL33707 |
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Order Code RL33707 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Title XVI Water Reuse Program: Implementation and Legislative Issues October 27, 2006 Betsy A. Cody Specialist in Natural Resources Policy Resources, Science and Industry Division Nicole T. Carter Analyst in Environmental Policy Resources, Science and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ...
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| Date Oct. 27, 2006 |
Report No. RL32981 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress The aging of the population of the United States, hastened by the impending retirement of the huge baby-boom generation, has caused some policy-makers to question whether the U.S. Social Security system can meet the demands for retirement benefits in the future. The financial health of the system, which is largely financed through payroll taxes paid ...
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| Date Oct. 26, 2006 |
Report No. RL32961 |
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Order Code RL32961 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Veterans Health Care Issues in the 109th Congress Updated October 26, 2006 Sidath Viranga Panangala Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Veterans Health Care Issues in the 109th Congress Summary The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides ...
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| Date Oct. 26, 2006 |
Report No. 98-194A |
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Order Code 98-194 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web House Contested Election Cases: 1933 to 2005 Updated October 26, 2006 L. Paige Whitaker Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress House Contested Election Cases: 1933 to 2005 Summary This report provides a summary of contested election cases from the 73rd Congress ...
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| Date Oct. 26, 2006 |
Report No. RS22291 |
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Order Code RS22291 Updated October 26, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Military Base Closures: Highlights of the 2005 BRAC Commission Report and Its Additional Proposed Legislation Daniel H. Else Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division David E. Lockwood Specialist in Foreign Affairs and National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and ...
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| Date Oct. 26, 2006 |
Report No. RL33711 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress In terms of federal spending, Medicaid is one of the largest major domestic entitlement programs in the U.S. today. During the 1980s and 1990s, steadily rising Medicaid costs were attributed to the economic incentive to provide more care under the traditional, widespread fee-for-service (FFS) delivery system in which provider payments are made for ...
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| Date Oct. 26, 2006 |
Report No. 98-183GOV |
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Order Code 98-183 GOV Updated October 26, 2006 Senate Committees: Categories and Rules for Committee Assignments Judy Schneider Specialist on the Congress Government and Finance Division Senate Rule XXV and party conference rules address committee assignments. Senate Rule XXV, paragraphs 2 and 3 establish categories of committees, popularly referred to as A, B, and C, that condition assignment ...
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| Date Oct. 24, 2006 |
Report No. RL32951 |
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Order Code RL32951 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Specialty Crop Issues in the 109th Congress Updated October 24, 2006 Jean M. Rawson Specialist in Agriculture Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Specialty Crop Issues in the 109th Congress Summary The U.S. specialty crop sector is comprised of producers, ...
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| Date Oct. 24, 2006 |
Report No. RS21019 |
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Order Code RS21019 Updated October 24, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Coast Guard Deepwater Program: Background and Issues for Congress Ronald O Rourke Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The Coast Guard s FY2007 budget requested $934.431 million for the Deepwater acquisition program. The conference report on H.R. 5441 ( ...
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| Date Oct. 23, 2006 |
Report No. RL33696 |
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Order Code RL33696 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1998-2005 October 23, 2006 Richard F. Grimmett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1998-2005 Summary This report is prepared ...
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| Date Oct. 23, 2006 |
Report No. RL32812 |
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Order Code RL32812 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Budget for Fiscal Year 2006 Updated October 23, 2006 Philip D. Winters Analyst in Government Finance Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Budget for Fiscal Year 2006 Summary The Treasury provided final budget totals for fiscal year (FY) 2006 the deficit was $248 billion ...
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| Date Oct. 23, 2006 |
Report No. RL33088 |
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Order Code RL33088 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tax Policy Options After Hurricane Katrina Updated October 23, 2006 Jane G. Gravelle Senior Specialist in Economic Policy Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Tax Policy Options After Hurricane Katrina Summary The damage from Hurricane Katrina raised at least four issues that ...
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| Date Oct. 23, 2006 |
Report No. RL32483 |
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Order Code RL32483 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Visibility, Regional Haze, and the Clean Air Act: Status of Implementation Updated October 23, 2006 Larry Parker Specialist in Energy Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division John Blodgett Deputy Assistant Director Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ...
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| Date Oct. 23, 2006 |
Report No. RL33708 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Antitrust law does not mandate either that markets be competitive, or that they contain some predetermined number of participants/competitors; it is concerned, rather, with the operation of markets, on the assumption that a properly functioning market (i.e., one in which there is an opportunity for viable competition, and is not skewed by the ...
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| Date Oct. 19, 2006 |
Report No. RL33405 |
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Order Code RL33405 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Defense: FY2007 Authorization and Appropriations Updated October 19, 2006 Stephen Daggett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Defense: FY2007 Authorization and Appropriations Summary In the week before Congress adjourned for recess ...
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| Date Oct. 19, 2006 |
Report No. RL32607 |
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Order Code RL32607 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Public Diplomacy: Background and the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Updated October 19, 2006 Susan B. Epstein Specialist in Foreign Policy and Trade Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress U.S. Public Diplomacy: Background and the 9/11 Commission Recommendations ...
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| Date Oct. 19, 2006 |
Report No. RS21305 |
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Order Code RS21305 Updated October 19, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS): Background and Issues for Congress Ronald O Rourke Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The Navy s proposed FY2007 budget requested $520.7 million to procure two Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs). The FY2007 defense ...
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| Date Oct. 19, 2006 |
Report No. RL32582 |
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Order Code RL32582 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medicare: Part B Premiums Updated October 19, 2006 Jennifer O Sullivan Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Medicare: Part B Premiums Summary Medicare is the nation s health insurance program for individuals aged 65 and over and certain disabled ...
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| Date Oct. 19, 2006 |
Report No. RS20241 |
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Order Code RS20241 Updated October 19, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Monopoly and Monopolization Fundamental But Separate Concepts in U.S. Antitrust Law Janice E. Rubin Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Antitrust doctrine holds that viable competition will best protect consumers; it is concerned with the viability of individual competitors only insofar ...
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| Date Oct. 18, 2006 |
Report No. RL32968 |
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Order Code RL32968 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Child Welfare: State Performance on Child and Family Services Reviews Updated October 18, 2006 Emilie Stoltzfus Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Child Welfare: State Performance on Child and Family Services Reviews Summary While child ...
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| Date Oct. 18, 2006 |
Report No. RL33571 |
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Order Code RL33571 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The FY2007 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues Updated October 18, 2006 Charles A. Henning, Coordinator Analyst in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Richard A. Best, Jr., David F. Burrelli, and Lawrence Kapp Specialists in National Defense Foreign Affairs, ...
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| Date Oct. 18, 2006 |
Report No. RL33565 |
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Order Code RL33565 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Western Water Resource Issues Updated October 18, 2006 Betsy A. Cody Specialist in Natural Resources Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Pervaze A. Sheikh Analyst in Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Western ...
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| Date Oct. 18, 2006 |
Report No. RL33155 |
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Order Code RL33155 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Child Welfare: Foster Care and Adoption Assistance Provisions in Budget Reconciliation Updated October 18, 2006 Emilie Stoltzfus Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Child Welfare: Foster Care and Adoption Assistance Provisions in Budget ...
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| Date Oct. 17, 2006 |
Report No. RS22520 |
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Order Code RS22520 October 17, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tax Benefits for Families: Recent Changes for the Head of Household Filing Status Christine Scott Specialist in Tax Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Summary To file a federal income tax return as a head of household, a taxpayer must meet three basic requirements. The taxpayer must (1) be unmarried (or ...
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| Date Oct. 17, 2006 |
Report No. RS22436 |
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Order Code RS22436 October 17, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Elections in States Affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Kevin J. Coleman Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Eric A. Fischer Senior Specialist in Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita created ...
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| Date Oct. 16, 2006 |
Report No. RL32903 |
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Order Code RL32903 Postal Reform Bills: A Side-by-Side Comparison of H.R. 22 and S. 662 Updated October 16, 2006 Kevin R. Kosar Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Postal Reform Bills: A Side-by-Side Comparison of H.R. 22 and S. 662 Summary The 109th Congress is considering two bipartisan bills that would reform the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) H.R. 22 and S. 662. ...
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| Date Oct. 16, 2006 |
Report No. RL33393 |
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Order Code RL33393 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Protecting Famous, Distinctive Marks: The Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006 Updated October 16, 2006 Brian T. Yeh Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Protecting Famous, Distinctive Marks: The Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006 Summary The Federal ...
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| Date Oct. 16, 2006 |
Report No. RL33699 |
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Order Code RL33699 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Brazil s Agricultural Production and Exports: Selected Data October 16, 2006 Logan Rishard Council Intern Knowledge Services Group Charles E. Hanrahan Senior Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Brazil s Agricultural Production and ...
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| Date Oct. 13, 2006 |
Report No. RS21103 |
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Order Code RS21103 Updated October 13, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Honduras: Political and Economic Situation and U.S. Relations Mark P. Sullivan Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Honduras faces significant challenges in the areas of crime and human rights and improving overall economic and living conditions in ...
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| Date Oct. 12, 2006 |
Report No. RL33690 |
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Order Code RL33690 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Food Stamps and Nutrition Programs in the 2002 Farm Bill October 12, 2006 Joe Richardson Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Food Stamps and Nutrition Programs in the 2002 Farm Bill Summary Among the titles dealing with farm-support and other agriculture-related issues, Title ...
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| Date Oct. 12, 2006 |
Report No. RL33689 |
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Order Code RL33689 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Flood Insurance Reform: Analysis and Comparison of 109th Congress Bills (H.R. 4973 and S. 3589) October 12, 2006 Rawle O. King Analyst in Industry Economics Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Flood Insurance Reform: Analysis and Comparison of 109th Congress Bills (H.R. 4973 ...
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| Date Oct. 12, 2006 |
Report No. RL32908 |
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Order Code RL32908 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Breastfeeding: Federal Legislation Updated October 12, 2006 Douglas Reid Weimer Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Breastfeeding: Federal Legislation Summary There has been significant growth in the practice of breastfeeding in recent years. As a result, Congress ...
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