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| Date Dec. 27, 2004 |
Report No. RL32655 |
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Order Code RL32655 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Influenza Vaccine Shortages and Implications Updated December 27, 2004 Sarah A. Lister Specialist in Public Health and Epidemiology Domestic Social Policy Division Erin D. Williams Specialist in Bioethical Policy Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Influenza Vaccine Shortages ...
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| Date Dec. 27, 2004 |
Report No. RL32548 |
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Order Code RL32548 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Veterans Medical Care Appropriations and Funding Process Updated December 27, 2004 Sidath Viranga Panangala Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Veterans Medical Care Appropriations and Funding Process Summary The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA ...
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| Date Dec. 27, 2004 |
Report No. RL32710 |
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Order Code RL32710 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Germany s Role in Fighting Terrorism: Implications for U.S. Policy December 27, 2004 Francis T. Miko Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Christian Froehlich Research Associate Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ...
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| Date Dec. 27, 2004 |
Report No. RS21983 |
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Order Code RS21983 Updated December 27, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web FY2005 Consolidated Appropriations Act: Reference Guide Robert Keith Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary Congress and President Bush brought action on the 13 regular appropriations acts for FY2005 to a close through the enactment of H.R. 4818, the ...
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| Date Dec. 23, 2004 |
Report No. RL32366 |
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Order Code RL32366 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Terrorist Identification, Screening, and Tracking Under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 6 Updated December 23, 2004 William J. Krouse Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Terrorist Identification, Screening, and Tracking Under Homeland ...
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| Date Dec. 23, 2004 |
Report No. IB10116 |
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Order Code IB10116 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Energy Policy: The Continuing Debate and Omnibus Energy Legislation Updated December 23, 2004 Robert L. Bamberger Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) ...
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| Date Dec. 23, 2004 |
Report No. RL32709 |
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Order Code RL32709 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Amtrak: The Political and Social Aspects of Federal Intercity Passenger Rail Policy December 23, 2004 John Frittelli and Robert S. Kirk Specialists in Transportation Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Amtrak: The Political and Social Aspects of Federal Intercity ...
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| Date Dec. 23, 2004 |
Report No. RL32036 |
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Order Code RL32036 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Homeland Security: Federal Assistance Funding and Business Opportunities Updated December 23, 2004 James R. Riehl, Coordinator Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Homeland Security: Federal Assistance Funding and Business Opportunities Summary ...
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| Date Dec. 23, 2004 |
Report No. RL30223 |
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Order Code RL30223 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Presidential Rescission Authority: Efforts to Modify the 1974 Framework Updated December 23, 2004 Virginia A. McMurtry Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Presidential Rescission Authority: Efforts to Modify the 1974 Framework Summary ...
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| Date Dec. 23, 2004 |
Report No. RL32343 |
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Order Code RL32343 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Gasoline Price Surge Revisited: Crude Oil and Refinery Issues Updated December 23, 2004 Lawrence Kumins and Robert Bamberger Specialists in Energy Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Gasoline Price Surge Revisited: Crude Oil and Refinery Issues Summary Since ...
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| Date Dec. 23, 2004 |
Report No. RL32617 |
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Order Code RL32617 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web A Perspective on Congress s Oversight Function Updated December 23, 2004 Walter J. Oleszek Senior Specialist in the Legislative Process Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress A Perspective on Congress s Oversight Function Summary In the wake of the final report of the National ...
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| Date Dec. 23, 2004 |
Report No. RS22009 |
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Order Code RS22009 December 23, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Education Reform in Pakistan K. Alan Kronstadt Analyst in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Pakistan s primary education system ranks among the world s least effective. The Bush Administration, Congress, and the 9/11 Commission each have identified this issue as relevant to ...
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| Date Dec. 22, 2004 |
Report No. RL31876 |
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Order Code RL31876 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Mexico-U.S. Relations: Issues for the 108th Congress Updated December 22, 2004 K. Larry Storrs Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Mexico-U.S. Relations: Issues for the 108th Congress Summary The United States and Mexico have a ...
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| Date Dec. 22, 2004 |
Report No. 98-878 |
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Order Code 98-878 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Casework in a Congressional Office Updated December 22, 2004 John S. Pontius Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Casework in a Congressional Office Summary This report and its appendices present a general overview of congressional ...
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| Date Dec. 22, 2004 |
Report No. RL32313 |
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Order Code RL32313 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2005: District of Columbia Updated December 22, 2004 Eugene Boyd, Coordinator Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The annual consideration of appropriations bills (regular, continuing, and supplemental) by Congress ...
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| Date Dec. 22, 2004 |
Report No. RL32510 |
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Order Code RL32510 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web District of Columbia Appropriations Act for FY2005: Comparison of General Provisions of P.L. 108-199 and House, Senate, and Conference Versions of H.R. 4850 (P.L. 108-335) Updated December 22, 2004 Eugene Boyd Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of ...
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| Date Dec. 22, 2004 |
Report No. RL32258 |
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Order Code RL32258 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Child Support Enforcement: Side-by-Side Comparison of Current Law and Two Versions of H.R. 4 (108th Congress) December 22, 2004 Carmen Solomon-Fears Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Child Support Enforcement: Side-by-Side Comparison of ...
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| Date Dec. 22, 2004 |
Report No. RS21067 |
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Order Code RS21067 Updated December 22, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Global Climate Change: Controlling CO2 Emissions Cost-Limiting Safety Valves Larry Parker Specialist in Energy Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Proposed CO2 reduction schemes present large uncertainties in terms of the perceived reduction needs and the potential costs of ...
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| Date Dec. 22, 2004 |
Report No. RS21906 |
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Order Code RS21906 Updated December 22, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web 9/11 Commission Recommendations: A Civil Liberties Oversight Board Harold C. Relyea Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary Among the recommendations made by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (9/11 Commission) in its final ...
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| Date Dec. 22, 2004 |
Report No. RS21895 |
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Order Code RS21895 Updated December 22, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Secrecy Versus Openness: New Proposed Arrangements for Balancing Competing Needs Harold C. Relyea Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary During the latter half of 2004, disputes arose over whether or not to declassify portions of the sensitive content of ...
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| Date Dec. 21, 2004 |
Report No. RL32308 |
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Order Code RL32308 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2005: Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies Updated December 21, 2004 David Randall Peterman and John Frittelli Coordinators Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that ...
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| Date Dec. 21, 2004 |
Report No. RL32616 |
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Order Code RL32616 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web 9/11 Commission: Legislative Action Concerning U.S. Immigration Law and Policy in the 108th Congress Updated December 21, 2004 Michael John Garcia Legislative Attorney American Law Division Ruth Ellen Wasem Specialist in Immigration Policy Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress 9 ...
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| Date Dec. 21, 2004 |
Report No. RL32664 |
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Order Code RL32664 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Interstate Travel: Constitutional Challenges to the Identification Requirement and Other Transportation Security Regulations Updated December 21, 2004 Todd B. Tatelman Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Interstate Travel: Constitutional Challenges to the ...
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| Date Dec. 21, 2004 |
Report No. RS22001 |
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Order Code RS22001 Updated December 21, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Locations and Inventory Anthony Andrews Specialist in Industrial Engineering and Infrastructure Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Spent nuclear fuel is principally stored at 83 locations throughout the United States, including reactor storage pools, ...
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| Date Dec. 20, 2004 |
Report No. RL31726 |
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Order Code RL31726 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Latin America and the Caribbean: Issues for the 108th Congress Updated December 20, 2004 Mark P. Sullivan, Coordinator Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division J. F. Hornbeck, Clare Ribando, K. Larry Storrs, Maureen Taft-Morales, and Connie Veillette Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research ...
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| Date Dec. 20, 2004 |
Report No. 98-278 |
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Order Code 98-278 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Gender Wage Gap and Pay Equity: Is Comparable Worth the Next Step? Updated December 20, 2004 Linda Levine Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Gender Wage Gap and Pay Equity: Is Comparable Worth the Next Step? Summary Women s participation ...
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| Date Dec. 20, 2004 |
Report No. RL32537 |
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Order Code RL32537 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Defense Cleanup and Environmental Programs: Authorization and Appropriations for FY2005 Updated December 20, 2004 David M. Bearden Analyst in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Defense Cleanup and Environmental Programs: Authorization and ...
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| Date Dec. 20, 2004 |
Report No. RL32634 |
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Order Code RL32634 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web First Responder Grant Formulas: A Comparison of Formula Provisions in S. 2845 and H.R. 10, 108th Congress Updated December 20, 2004 Shawn Reese Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress First Responder Grant Formulas: A Comparison of Formula ...
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| Date Dec. 20, 2004 |
Report No. RS21885 |
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Order Code RS21885 Updated December 20, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Overview of the 2004 Corporate Tax Provisions: Revenue Effects Jane G. Gravelle Senior Specialist in Economic Policy Government and Finance Division Summary The corporate tax revisions that repealed the extraterritorial income tax (ETI) and adopted a domestic tax reduction for manufacturing ( H.R. ...
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| Date Dec. 17, 2004 |
Report No. RL31817 |
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Order Code RL31817 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Child Care Issues in the 108th Congress Updated December 17, 2004 Melinda Gish Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Child Care Issues in the 108th Congress Summary The 108th Congress inherited several child care-related agenda items from the previous Congress, including tasks ...
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| Date Dec. 17, 2004 |
Report No. RL30369 |
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Order Code RL30369 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Fuel Ethanol: Background and Public Policy Issues Updated December 17, 2004 Brent D. Yacobucci Specialist in Energy Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Jasper Womach Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Fuel Ethanol: ...
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| Date Dec. 17, 2004 |
Report No. RL31754 |
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Order Code RL31754 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Congressional Budget Actions in 2003 Updated December 17, 2004 Bill Heniff Jr. Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Congressional Budget Actions in 2003 Summary During 2003, Congress considered many different budgetary measures. Most ...
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| Date Dec. 17, 2004 |
Report No. RS20298 |
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Order Code RS20298 Updated December 17, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Sport Utility Vehicles, Mini-Vans, and Light Trucks: An Overview of Fuel Economy and Emissions Standards Brent D. Yacobucci Specialist in Energy Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Most sport utility vehicles, mini-vans, and pickups are classified as light trucks and thus are ...
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| Date Dec. 17, 2004 |
Report No. RS21597 |
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Order Code RS21597 Updated December 17, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Statutes: Legislative Proposals in the 108th Congress Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Summary Federal mandatory minimum sentencing statutes (mandatory minimums) demand that execution or incarceration follow criminal conviction. They cover drug ...
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| Date Dec. 17, 2004 |
Report No. RS21277 |
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Order Code RS21277 Updated December 17, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Alternative Fuel Vehicle Tax Incentives and the CLEAR ACT Brent D. Yacobucci Specialist in Energy Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Alternative fuels (non-petroleum fuels such as natural gas and electricity) and advanced technology vehicles face significant market barriers, such ...
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| Date Dec. 16, 2004 |
Report No. RL32585 |
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Order Code RL32585 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Semiautomatic Assault Weapons Ban Updated December 16, 2004 William J. Krouse Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Semiautomatic Assault Weapons Ban Summary The 10-year ban on the manufacture, transfer or possession of semiautomatic assault weapons ...
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| Date Dec. 16, 2004 |
Report No. RL32702 |
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Order Code RL32702 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Can the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Be Restored to Financial Health? December 16, 2004 Neela K Ranade Actuary Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Can the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Be Restored to Financial Health? Summary The Pension Benefit Guaranty ...
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| Date Dec. 16, 2004 |
Report No. RS21512 |
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Order Code RS21512 Updated December 16, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004 Robin Jeweler Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary P.L. 108-419, the Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004 (CRDRA), was signed into law by President Bush on November 30, 2004. The law makes extensive changes to the ...
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| Date Dec. 15, 2004 |
Report No. RL32226 |
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Order Code RL32226 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Highway and Transit Program Reauthorization Legislation in the 2nd Session, 108th Congress Updated December 15, 2004 John W. Fischer Coordinator Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Highway and Transit Program Reauthorization Legislation in the 2nd Session, 108th ...
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| Date Dec. 15, 2004 |
Report No. IB10115 |
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Order Code IB10115 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Environmental Protection Issues in the 108th Congress Updated December 15, 2004 Coordinated by Susan Fletcher and Margaret Isler Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Environmental Protection Agency ...
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| Date Dec. 15, 2004 |
Report No. RL32650 |
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Order Code RL32650 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Campaign Finance Legislation in the 108th Congress Updated December 15, 2004 Joseph E. Cantor Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Campaign Finance Legislation in the 108th Congress Summary During the 108th Congress, 30 bills were ...
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| Date Dec. 15, 2004 |
Report No. RS20425 |
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Order Code RS20425 Updated December 15, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Satellite Television: Historical Information on SHVIA and LOCAL Marcia S. Smith Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Congress has passed several laws to provide consumers greater access to local network television stations, particularly via satellite. The 1988 Satellite Home Viewer Act ( ...
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| Date Dec. 15, 2004 |
Report No. RS21604 |
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Order Code RS21604 Updated December 15, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Marketing Loans, Loan Deficiency Payments, and Commodity Certificates Jim Monke Analyst in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Marketing assistance loans are one of the three primary subsidies in U.S. farm commodity programs. Since the loan program is tied to current ...
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| Date Dec. 14, 2004 |
Report No. RL32305 |
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Order Code RL32305 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Authorization and Appropriations for FY2005: Defense Updated December 14, 2004 Stephen Daggett and Amy Belasco Specialists in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The annual consideration of appropriations bills (regular, continuing, and ...
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| Date Dec. 14, 2004 |
Report No. RL32695 |
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Order Code RL32695 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Election of the President and Vice President by Congress: Contingent Election December 14, 2004 Thomas H. Neale Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Election of the President and Vice President by Congress: Contingent Election Summary The 12th Amendment to the Constitution ...
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| Date Dec. 14, 2004 |
Report No. RS21785 |
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Order Code RS21785 Updated December 14, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Pell Grants for Prisoners Charmaine Mercer Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary In 1994, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act amended the Higher Education Act (HEA) to exclude individuals who were incarcerated in a state or federal penal ...
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| Date Dec. 14, 2004 |
Report No. RS21898 |
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Order Code RS21898 Updated December 14, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Concurrent Enrollment Programs Charmaine Mercer Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Initiated in part as a proposal to reform U.S. high schools, concurrent enrollment programs enable high school aged students to take college level course work and receive college ...
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| Date Dec. 13, 2004 |
Report No. RL32312 |
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Order Code RL32312 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2005: Legislative Branch Updated December 13, 2004 Paul E. Dwyer Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations ...
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| Date Dec. 13, 2004 |
Report No. RS21779 |
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Order Code RS21779 Updated December 13, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Farm Commodity Programs: Direct Payments, Counter-Cyclical Payments, and Marketing Loans Jim Monke Analyst in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Federal law has authorized farm income and commodity price support programs for over 70 years. The 2002 farm bill (P.L. ...
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| Date Dec. 13, 2004 |
Report No. RS22004 |
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Order Code RS22004 December 13, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Secure Rural Schools and County Self-Determination Act of 2000: Forest Service Payments to Counties Ross W. Gorte Senior Analyst in Natural Resources Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The Secure Rural Schools and County Self-Determination Act of 2000 (P.L. 106393) was enacted to ...
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