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| Date Nov. 16, 2005 |
Report No. RS21850 |
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Order Code RS21850 Updated November 16, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Military Courts-Martial: An Overview Jennifer K. Elsea Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Reports of abuse of detainees held by U.S. military forces in Iraq have drawn attention to the role of military discipline and the military justice system. Under its authority to regulate the ...
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| Date Nov. 15, 2005 |
Report No. RL33154 |
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Order Code RL33154 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on the State Budgets of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi November 15, 2005 Steven Maguire Analyst in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on the State Budgets of Alabama, Louisiana, and ...
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| Date Nov. 15, 2005 |
Report No. RL33150 |
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Order Code RL33150 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Rumsfeld v. FAIR: The Solomon Amendment and Free Speech November 15, 2005 Alison Muhlfeld Law Clerk American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Rumsfeld v. FAIR: The Solomon Amendment and Free Speech Summary Today virtually all law schools have a nondiscrimination policy that prevents employers ...
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| Date Nov. 15, 2005 |
Report No. RS21392 |
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Order Code RS21392 Updated November 15, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Stock Options: The Accounting Issue and Its Consequences Bob Lyke Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Gary Shorter Specialist in Business and Government Relations Government and Finance Division Summary The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued a long- ...
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| Date Nov. 15, 2005 |
Report No. 98-635 |
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Order Code 98-635 GOV Updated November 15, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Assignments to Senate Subcommittees Judy Schneider Specialist on the Congress Government and Finance Division One of the first orders of business for Senate committees is deciding whether to establish subcommittees, and if so, determining their number, sizes, party ratios, chairs, ranking minority ...
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| Date Nov. 14, 2005 |
Report No. RL33082 |
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Order Code RL33082 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Bankruptcy Relief and Natural Disaster Victims Updated November 14, 2005 Robin Jeweler Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Bankruptcy Relief and Natural Disaster Victims Summary In the wake of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, many questioned whether implementing ...
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| Date Nov. 14, 2005 |
Report No. RS20532 |
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Order Code RS20532 Updated November 14, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: Reauthorization and Appropriations Edith Fairman Cooper Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The No Child Left Behind Act (P.L. 107-110) amended and reauthorized the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act ( ...
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| Date Nov. 10, 2005 |
Report No. RL32726 |
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Order Code RL32726 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Proposals for a Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies (CARFA): Analysis and Issues for Congress Updated November 10, 2005 Clinton T. Brass Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Proposals for a Commission on the ...
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| Date Nov. 10, 2005 |
Report No. IB96026 |
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Order Code IB96026 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Population Assistance and Family Planning Programs: Issues for Congress Updated November 10, 2005 Larry Nowels Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Introduction to U.S. Population Assistance ...
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| Date Nov. 9, 2005 |
Report No. RL33146 |
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Order Code RL33146 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Voluntary Voting System Guidelines: Summary and Analysis of Issues November 9, 2005 Eric A. Fischer Senior Specialist in Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Federal Voluntary Voting System Guidelines: Summary and Analysis of Issues ...
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| Date Nov. 9, 2005 |
Report No. RL32984 |
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Order Code RL32984 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Dallas Love Field: The Wright and Shelby Amendments Updated November 9, 2005 Todd B. Tatelman Legislative Attorney American Law Division John W. Fischer Specialist in Transportation Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Dallas Love Field: The Wright and Shelby ...
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| Date Nov. 9, 2005 |
Report No. RL33143 |
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Order Code RL33143 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Legislation (Including Budgetary Implications) November 9, 2005 Barbara Miles and William Jackson Specialists in Financial Institutions Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Legislation (Including Budgetary ...
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| Date Nov. 8, 2005 |
Report No. RS22317 |
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Order Code RS22317 November 8, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Congressional Gifts and Travel, Legislative Proposals for the 109th Congress Mildred Amer Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary It has been nearly a decade since the House and Senate have examined their rules on the acceptance of gifts and travel expenses. Press ...
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| Date Nov. 8, 2005 |
Report No. RS22074 |
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Order Code RS22074 Updated November 8, 2005 Limiting Tort Liability of Gun Manufacturers and Gun Sellers: Legal Analysis of P.L. 109-92 (2005) Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, P.L. 109-92 (2005), prohibits civil actions and administrative proceedings, except in six circumstances, against a manufacturer or seller of a ...
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| Date Nov. 8, 2005 |
Report No. RS22320 |
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Order Code RS22320 November 8, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Congressional Primaries and Filing Deadlines, 2006 Schedule Kevin Coleman Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary This report provides the dates of congressional filing deadlines and primary and runoff primary dates for 2006 for the states, the District of Columbia, and ...
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| Date Nov. 7, 2005 |
Report No. IB10127 |
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Order Code IB10127 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Mad Cow Disease): Agricultural Issues for Congress Updated November 7, 2005 Geoffrey S. Becker Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS What Is BSE? BSE in North ...
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| Date Nov. 4, 2005 |
Report No. RL33089 |
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Order Code RL33089 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Education and Training Issues Related to Major Disasters Updated November 4, 2005 Coordinated by Charmaine Mercer Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Richard N. Apling, Paul Irwin, Ann Lordeman, Rebecca R. Skinner, David P. Smole Specialists in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division ...
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| Date Nov. 4, 2005 |
Report No. RL33141 |
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Order Code RL33141 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Hurricane Katrina: Social-Demographic Characteristics of Impacted Areas November 4, 2005 Thomas Gabe, Gene Falk, and Maggie McCarty Domestic Social Policy Division Virginia W. Mason Congressional Cartography Program Library of Congress Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Hurricane Katrina: Social-Demographic ...
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| Date Nov. 4, 2005 |
Report No. RL32037 |
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Order Code RL32037 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Safe Harbor for Service Providers Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act Updated November 4, 2005 Brian T. Yeh Legislative Attorney American Law Division Robin Jeweler Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Safe Harbor for Service Providers Under the Digital ...
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| Date Nov. 4, 2005 |
Report No. RS22314 |
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Order Code RS22314 November 4, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Hurricane Katrina Recovery: Contracts Awarded by the Federal Government L. Elaine Halchin Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary Information about contracts and other types of government procurements made in support of hurricane recovery efforts may be obtained online ...
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| Date Nov. 4, 2005 |
Report No. RS20683 |
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Order Code RS20683 Updated November 4, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Taiwan s Accession to the WTO and Its Economic Relations with the United States and China Wayne M. Morrison Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary After several years of negotiations, Taiwan joined the World Trade Organization (WTO), the ...
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| Date Nov. 4, 2005 |
Report No. RS21931 |
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Order Code RS21931 Updated November 4, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2005 Henry Cohen and Kenneth R. Thomas Legislative Attorneys American Law Division Summary H.R. 420, 109th Congress, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2005, was reported by the House Judiciary Committee on June 14, 2005 (H.Rept. 109-123), and passed by the House on ...
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| Date Nov. 3, 2005 |
Report No. RL33135 |
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Order Code RL33135 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Global Fund and PEPFAR in U.S. International AIDS Policy November 3, 2005 Raymond W. Copson Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Global Fund and PEPFAR in U.S. International AIDS Policy Summary The United States is ...
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| Date Nov. 2, 2005 |
Report No. RS22245 |
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Order Code RS22245 November 2, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Postal Service for Katrina Survivors Nye Stevens Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary The U.S. Postal Service has experienced many disasters in the past, and it was relatively well prepared for the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. While the hurricane damaged some ...
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| Date Nov. 1, 2005 |
Report No. RL33138 |
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Order Code RL33138 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Employment-Related Issues in Bankruptcy November 1, 2005 Robin Jeweler Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Employment-Related Issues in Bankruptcy Summary This report provides an overview of the status of employee wages and benefits, including retiree benefits, when ...
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| Date Nov. 1, 2005 |
Report No. RL32684 |
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Order Code RL32684 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Changing Senate Rules or Procedures: The Constitutional or Nuclear Option Updated November 1, 2005 Betsy Palmer Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Changing Senate Rules or Procedures: The Constitutional or Nuclear Option Summary Reports ...
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| Date Oct. 31, 2005 |
Report No. RL33062 |
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Order Code RL33062 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Public Diplomacy: A Review of Past Recommendations Updated October 31, 2005 Susan B. Epstein Specialist in Foreign Policy and Trade Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Lisa Mages Information Research Specialist Knowledge Services Group Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Public Diplomacy: A Review ...
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| Date Oct. 31, 2005 |
Report No. RS21348 |
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Order Code RS21348 October 31, 2002 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Risk Assessment in the President s National Strategy for Homeland Security Rob Buschmann Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary The President s National Strategy for Homeland Security suggests that agencies responsible for homeland security may use risk assessment ...
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| Date Oct. 28, 2005 |
Report No. RL33130 |
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Order Code RL33130 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Budget Reconciliation: Projections of Funding in the State Children s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) October 28, 2005 Chris L. Peterson Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Budget Reconciliation: Projections of Funding in the State Children s ...
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| Date Oct. 28, 2005 |
Report No. IB97056 |
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Order Code 1897056 Products Liability: A Legal Overview Updated October 28,2005 Henry Cohen American Law Division ressisna! Research Service + The Library of Congress SUMMARY MOSTRECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND ANALYSIS AND Glossary Federal Statutes Enacted, 97th-108th Congresses LEGISLATION FORADDITIONAL READ~NG CRS Reports Products Liability: A Legal Overview Products liability refers to the ...
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| Date Oct. 27, 2005 |
Report No. RL32395 |
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Order Code RL32395 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Treatment of Prisoners in Iraq: Selected Legal Issues Updated October 27, 2005 Jennifer K. Elsea Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress U.S. Treatment of Prisoners in Iraq: Selected Legal Issues Summary Photographs depicting the apparent abuse of Iraqi detainees ...
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| Date Oct. 26, 2005 |
Report No. RL33127 |
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Order Code RL33127 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Speaker Hastert s Plan to Offset Spending: A Procedural Perspective October 26, 2005 Robert Keith Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Speaker Hastert s Plan to Offset Spending: A Procedural Perspective Summary Beginning in September ...
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| Date Oct. 26, 2005 |
Report No. 98-476 |
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Order Code 98-476 Updated October 26, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web AIDS: The Ryan White CARE Act Judith A. Johnson and Paulette C. Morgan Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act makes federal funds available to metropolitan areas and states to assist in health care costs and support services for ...
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| Date Oct. 25, 2005 |
Report No. RL33126 |
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Order Code RL33126 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Disaster Response and Appointment of a Recovery Czar: The Executive Branch s Response to the Flood of 1927 October 25, 2005 Kevin R. Kosar Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Disaster Response and Appointment of a Recovery Czar: The ...
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| Date Oct. 24, 2005 |
Report No. RL32322 |
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Order Code RL32322 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Central America and the Dominican Republic in the Context of the Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) with the United States Updated October 24, 2005 K. Larry Storrs, Coordinator Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Clare Ribando, Lenore Sek, Mark P. Sullivan, Maureen Taft-Morales, and ...
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| Date Oct. 24, 2005 |
Report No. RS22269 |
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Order Code RS22269 Updated October 24, 2005 Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005 Erika Lunder Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary On September 23, 2005, President Bush signed the Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005 (KETRA; H.R. 3768) into law, P.L. 109-73. It primarily contains temporary tax relief intended to directly and indirectly assist individuals in recovering from ...
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| Date Oct. 21, 2005 |
Report No. RL33050 |
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Order Code RL33050 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Risk-Based Funding in Homeland Security Grant Legislation: Issues for the 109th Congress Updated October 21, 2005 Shawn Reese Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Risk-Based Funding in Homeland Security Grant Legislation: Issues for the ...
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| Date Oct. 21, 2005 |
Report No. RS22280 |
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Order Code RS22280 Updated October 21, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Hurricane Katrina Recovery: Contracting Opportunities L. Elaine Halchin Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary Companies unfamiliar with the federal procurement process may find useful information at several government websites, including those of the General ...
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| Date Oct. 20, 2005 |
Report No. RS22305 |
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Order Code RS22305 October 20, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web War Bonds in the Second World War: A Model for Hurricane Recovery Bonds? James M. Bickley Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Summary Severe damage and dislocations resulting from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have rekindled congressional interest in the concept of the sale of a Treasury ...
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| Date Oct. 19, 2005 |
Report No. RL32504 |
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Order Code RL32504 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Funding Plant and Animal Health Emergencies: Transfers from the Commodity Credit Corporation Updated October 19, 2005 Jim Monke Analyst in Agricultural Policy Resouces, Science, and Industry Division Geoffrey S. Becker Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resouces, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The ...
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| Date Oct. 19, 2005 |
Report No. RL33090 |
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Order Code RL33090 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: Legal Requirements for Federal and State Roles in Declarations of an Emergency or a Major Disaster Updated October 19, 2005 Elizabeth B. Bazan Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Robert T. Stafford ...
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| Date Oct. 19, 2005 |
Report No. RS22304 |
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Order Code RS22304 October 19, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web ANWR and FY2006 Budget Reconciliation Legislation Bill Heniff Jr. Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division M. Lynne Corn Specialist in Natural Resources Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The FY2006 budget resolution (H.Con.Res. 95, H.Rept. 109-61) contains ...
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| Date Oct. 19, 2005 |
Report No. RS22303 |
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Order Code RS22303 October 19, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Community Development Block Grant Funds in Disaster Relief and Recovery Eugene Boyd Analyst Government and Finance Division Summary In the aftermath of previous, presidentially-declared disasters, Congress has used the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program to help states and local governments ...
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| Date Oct. 18, 2005 |
Report No. RL33119 |
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Order Code RL33119 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU or SAFETEA): Selected Major Provisions October 18, 2005 John W. Fischer Coordinator Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient ...
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| Date Oct. 18, 2005 |
Report No. RL33091 |
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Order Code RL33091 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Hurricane Katrina-Related Immigration Issues and Legislation Updated October 18, 2005 Ruth Ellen Wasem Specialist in Immigration Policy Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Hurricane Katrina-Related Immigration Issues and Legislation Summary The devastation and displacement ...
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| Date Oct. 18, 2005 |
Report No. RS22300 |
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Order Code RS22300 October 18, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Retirement of Justice O Connor: Quorum Requirements, Rehearings and Vote Counts in the Supreme Court T.J. Halstead Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Justice Sandra Day O Connor s announcement that she will retire from the Supreme Court of the United States effective upon the confirmation ...
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| Date Oct. 18, 2005 |
Report No. RS22221 |
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Order Code RS22221 Updated October 18, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web S. 1783: The Pension Security and Transparency Act of 2005 Patrick Purcell Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary This report summarizes the major provisions of S. 1783, the Pension Security and Transparency Act of 2005. The bill combines provisions of S. 219, the ...
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| Date Oct. 18, 2005 |
Report No. RS22301 |
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Order Code RS22301 October 18, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Rural Housing: USDA Disaster Relief Provisions Bruce E. Foote Analyst in Housing Domestic Social Policy Division Summary When disasters occur, such as Hurricane Katrina, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides housing relief to residents of the affected areas in general and to affected participants ...
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| Date Oct. 18, 2005 |
Report No. RS22302 |
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Order Code RS22302 October 18, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Reconciliation Instructions in the FY2006 Budget Resolution Mary Frances Bley Information Research Specialist Knowledge Services Group Robert Keith Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary The House and Senate reached final agreement on April 28, 2005, on a budget ...
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| Date Oct. 14, 2005 |
Report No. RS22297 |
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Order Code RS22297 October 14, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Ports in Louisiana: New Orleans, South Louisiana, and Baton Rouge Vanessa Cieslak Information Research Specialist Knowledge Services Group Summary This report provides background information and import/export statistics on the ports of New Orleans, South Louisiana, and Baton Rouge. These ports provide ...
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