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| Date Sept. 22, 2004 |
Report No. RS21941 |
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Order Code RS21941 September 22, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Washington Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized Keith Bea Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division L. Cheryl Runyon and Kae M. Warnock Consultants Government and Finance Division Summary The governor and the director of the state of ...
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| Date Sept. 20, 2004 |
Report No. 98-844 |
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Order Code 98-844 GOV Updated September 20, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Shutdown of the Federal Government: Causes, Effects, and Process Kevin R. Kosar Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary When federal agencies and programs lack appropriated funding, they must cease operations, except in emergency situations. The failure of ...
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| Date Sept. 17, 2004 |
Report No. RS21863 |
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Order Code RS21863 Updated September 17, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Recent House Legislation Extending Selected Provisions of the 2001 and 2003 Tax Cuts Gregg Esenwein Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Summary The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 reduced marginal income tax rates, created a new 10% income tax ...
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| Date Sept. 16, 2004 |
Report No. RL32590 |
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Order Code RL32590 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Average Farm Subsidy Payments, by State, 2002 September 16, 2004 Jasper Womach Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Average Farm Subsidy Payments, by State, 2002 Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture makes direct subsidy payments ...
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| Date Sept. 16, 2004 |
Report No. RS21759 |
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Order Code RS21759 Updated September 16, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web FY2005 Budget Documents: Internet Access and GPO Availability Justin Murray Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Summary Every year the President submits to Congress a series of volumes that provide the text of the President s proposed budget for the coming fiscal year. ...
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| Date Sept. 15, 2004 |
Report No. RL30856 |
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Order Code RL30856 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Online News and Information Sources Updated September 15, 2004 Eugene H. Buck Specialist in Natural Resources Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Online News and Information ...
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| Date Sept. 15, 2004 |
Report No. RL32591 |
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Order Code RL32591 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Terms of Trade: Significance, Trends, and Policy September 15, 2004 Craig K. Elwell Specialist in Macroeconomics Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress U.S. Terms of Trade: Significance, Trends, and Policy Summary The nation s terms of trade the ratio of an index of export ...
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| Date Sept. 15, 2004 |
Report No. RS21530 |
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Order Code RS21530 Updated September 15, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Accounting Reform After Enron: Issues in the 108th Congress Mark Jickling Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Summary The sudden collapse of Enron Corporation in late 2001, amid revelations that its public accounting statements had been manipulated and falsified to conceal ...
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| Date Sept. 15, 2004 |
Report No. RS21876 |
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Order Code RS21876 Updated September 15, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Judge, Jury and Sentencing Guidelines: Their Respective Roles Following the Supreme Court's Decision in Blakely v. Washington Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Summary In Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000), the United States Supreme Court held that except in the case of ...
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| Date Sept. 15, 2004 |
Report No. RS21935 |
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Order Code RS21935 September 15, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Black Lung Excise Tax on Coal Salvatore Lazzari Specialist in Public Finance Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The Black Lung Excise Tax (BLET) on coal has been in effect since 1978 and finances the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund. An estimated $14,000 million in coal excise tax revenues ...
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| Date Sept. 15, 2004 |
Report No. RS21936 |
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Order Code RS21936 September 15, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Air Pollution Emission Control: Existing Technologies and Mercury Cobenefits Dana A. Shea Analyst in Science and Technology Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates the amount of pollution emitted into the atmosphere by stationary combustion ...
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| Date Sept. 14, 2004 |
Report No. RL32605 |
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Order Code RL32605 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Genocide: Legal Precedent Surrounding the Definition of the Crime September 14, 2004 Judith Derenzo Law Clerk American Law Division Michael John Garcia Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Genocide: Legal Precedent Surrounding the Definition of the Crime Summary The ...
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| Date Sept. 14, 2004 |
Report No. RL30014 |
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Order Code RL30014 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Salaries of Members of Congress: Current Procedures and Recent Adjustments Updated September 14, 2004 Paul Dwyer Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Salaries of Members of Congress: Current Procedures and Recent Adjustments Summary ...
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| Date Sept. 14, 2004 |
Report No. RL32387 |
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Order Code RL32387 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Self-Employment as a Contributor to Job Growth and as an Alternative Work Arrangement Updated September 14, 2004 Linda Levine Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Self-Employment as a Contributor to Job Growth and as an Alternative Work Arrangement ...
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| Date Sept. 14, 2004 |
Report No. RL32583 |
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Order Code RL32583 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Gasoline Supply: The Role of Imports September 14, 2004 Lawrence C. Kumins Specialist in Energy Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Gasoline Supply: The Role of Imports Summary Gasoline demand in the United States has grown consistently during the past decade, ...
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| Date Sept. 14, 2004 |
Report No. RL32586 |
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Order Code RL32586 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Paleontological Resources Preservation Act: Proposal for the Management and Protection of Fossil Resources Located on Federal Lands September 14, 2004 Douglas Reid Weimer Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Paleontological Resources Preservation Act: Proposal for ...
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| Date Sept. 13, 2004 |
Report No. RS21934 |
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Order Code RS21934 September 13, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web International Capital Flows Following the September 11 Attacks: An Update James K. Jackson Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington raised concerns that foreigners would curtail their purchases of ...
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| Date Sept. 10, 2004 |
Report No. RL32575 |
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Order Code RL32575 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG): Jurisdiction Conflicts in Siting Approval September 10, 2004 Aaron M. Flynn Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG): Jurisdiction Conflicts in Siting Approval Summary Growing demand for natural gas and perceived ...
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| Date Sept. 9, 2004 |
Report No. RL32570 |
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Order Code RL32570 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Interstate Shipment of Municipal Solid Waste: 2004 Update September 9, 2004 James E. McCarthy Specialist in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Interstate Shipment of Municipal Solid Waste: 2004 Update Summary This report, which replaces CRS ...
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| Date Sept. 9, 2004 |
Report No. RS20936 |
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Order Code RS20936 Updated September 9, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration: A Guide to Internet Sources Barbara Salazar Torreon Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Summary This report identifies selected websites from the Internet on immigration topics in the United States. Selected government, legal, and organizational website addresses ...
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| Date Sept. 8, 2004 |
Report No. RL32567 |
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Order Code RL32567 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Lawfulness of Interrogation Techniques under the Geneva Conventions September 8, 2004 Jennifer K. Elsea Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Lawfulness of Interrogation Techniques under the Geneva Conventions Summary Allegations of abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. ...
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| Date Sept. 7, 2004 |
Report No. RL32568 |
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Order Code RL32568 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Senate Prescription Drug Importation Legislation: A Side-by-Side Comparison of Current Law, S. 2307, S. 2328, and S. 2493 September 7, 2004 Susan Thaul and Donna U. Vogt Specialists in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Senate Prescription Drug Importation ...
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| Date Sept. 7, 2004 |
Report No. RL32565 |
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Order Code RL32565 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Survey of Federal Laws and Regulations Mandating Affirmative Action Goals, Set-asides, or Other Preference Based on Race, Gender, or Ethnicity September 7, 2004 Charles V. Dale Legislative Attorney American Law Division Cassandra Foley Paralegal Assistant American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of ...
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| Date Sept. 7, 2004 |
Report No. RL32569 |
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Order Code RL32569 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Supreme Court Revisits the Environment: Seven Cases Decided or Accepted in the 2003-2004 Term September 7, 2004 Robert Meltz Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Supreme Court Revisits the Environment: Seven Cases Decided or Accepted in the 2003-2004 Term ...
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| Date Sept. 3, 2004 |
Report No. RL32559 |
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Order Code RL32559 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web West Virginia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized September 3, 2004 Keith Bea Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division L. Cheryl Runyon and Kae M. Warnock Consultants Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ...
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| Date Sept. 3, 2004 |
Report No. RS21926 |
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Order Code RS21926 September 3, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Puerto Rico Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized Keith Bea Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division L. Cheryl Runyon and Kae M. Warnock Consultants Government and Finance Division Summary The Emergency Management Act delegates powers to ...
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| Date Sept. 3, 2004 |
Report No. RS21927 |
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Order Code RS21927 September 3, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Maine Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized Keith Bea Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division L. Cheryl Runyon and Kae M. Warnock Consultants Government and Finance Division Summary The primary state disaster statute (codified at Maine ...
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| Date Sept. 3, 2004 |
Report No. RS21928 |
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Order Code RS21928 September 3, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Wyoming Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized Keith Bea Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division L. Cheryl Runyon and Kae M. Warnock Consultants Government and Finance Division Summary The Wyoming Emergency Management Act gives the ...
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| Date Sept. 3, 2004 |
Report No. RS21929 |
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Order Code RS21929 September 3, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Maryland Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized Keith Bea Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division L. Cheryl Runyon and Kae M. Warnock Consultants Government and Finance Division Summary The primary state emergency management statute ( ...
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| Date Sept. 3, 2004 |
Report No. RS20812 |
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Order Code RS20812 Updated September 3, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Armenia Update Carol Migdalovitz Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Armenia has experienced domestic political turmoil since independence. Since political assassinations in October 1999, President Robert Kocharian has outmaneuvered his opponents ...
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| Date Sept. 2, 2004 |
Report No. RS21925 |
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Order Code RS21925 September 2, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: A Legal Overview Michael V. Seitzinger Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 was enacted principally to prevent corporate bribery of foreign officials. This act had three major parts: 1. It required the keeping by ...
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| Date Sept. 1, 2004 |
Report No. RL32543 |
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Order Code RL32543 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Energy Savings Performance Contracts: Reauthorization Issues Updated September 1, 2004 Anthony Andrews Specialist in Industrial Engineering and Infrastructure Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Energy Savings Performance Contracts: Reauthorization Issues ...
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| Date Aug. 31, 2004 |
Report No. RL32553 |
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Order Code RL32553 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Union Membership Trends in the United States August 31, 2004 Gerald Mayer Economic Analyst Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Union Membership Trends in the United States Summary Union membership in the United States has declined significantly in recent decades. The number of ...
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| Date Aug. 31, 2004 |
Report No. RL32555 |
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Order Code RL32555 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medicaid/SCHIP as Primary Source of Health Insurance During the Year August 31, 2004 Chris L. Peterson Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Medicaid/SCHIP as Primary Source of Health Insurance During the Year Summary Although most Americans receive ...
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| Date Aug. 30, 2004 |
Report No. RL32563 |
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Order Code RL32563 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Productivity and Wages August 30, 2004 Brian W. Cashell Specialist in Quantitative Economics Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Productivity and Wages Summary Productivity growth is widely understood to be the means to raising living standards. Higher productivity means that ...
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| Date Aug. 27, 2004 |
Report No. RL32549 |
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Order Code RL32549 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Project BioShield: Legislative History and Side-by-Side Comparison of H.R. 2122, S. 15, and S. 1504 August 27, 2004 Frank Gottron Analyst in Science and Technology Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Eric Fischer Senior Specialist in Science and Technology Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division ...
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| Date Aug. 27, 2004 |
Report No. RS21923 |
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Order Code RS21923 August 27, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): Background Information and Issues for Congress Tiaji Salaam, Coordinator Analyst in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Erin D. Williams and Ruth Ellen Wasem Specialists in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Congress has acted to ...
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| Date Aug. 26, 2004 |
Report No. RL32547 |
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Order Code RL32547 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1996-2003 August 26, 2004 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, 1996-2003 Summary This report is prepared ...
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| Date Aug. 26, 2004 |
Report No. RS20700 |
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Order Code RS20700 Updated August 26, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Congressional Franking Privilege: An Overview John S. Pontius Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary The congressional franking privilege, which allows Members of Congress to send official mail to their constituents at government expense, dates from 1775, when ...
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| Date Aug. 23, 2004 |
Report No. RS21548 |
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Order Code RS21548 Updated August 23, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iran s Ballistic Missile Capabilities Andrew Feickert Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Iran s extensive inventory of ballistic missiles is considered by some as its primary means to deliver weapons of mass destruction (WMD) to a variety of potential ...
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| Date Aug. 23, 2004 |
Report No. RS20217 |
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Order Code RS20217 Updated August 23, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Equal Rights Amendments: State Provisions Leslie W. Gladstone Analyst in American National Government Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Twenty states adopted state equal rights amendments between 1879 and 1998. The texts of most of these amendments either are similar to the proposed federal ...
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| Date Aug. 23, 2004 |
Report No. RS20827 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Presidential and vice presidential terms and tenure are governed by Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution, and the 20th and 22nd Amendments to the Constitution. Article II prescribes a fouryear term. Section 1 of the 20th Amendment provides that terms of office for the President and Vice President end at 12:00 noon on January 20th of each year ...
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| Date Aug. 20, 2004 |
Report No. RL32539 |
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Order Code RL32539 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Terrorist Financing: Current Efforts and Policy Issues for Congress August 20, 2004 Martin A. Weiss, Coordinator Analyst in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Terrorist Financing: Current Efforts and Policy Issues for Congress ...
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| Date Aug. 20, 2004 |
Report No. RS20458 |
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Order Code RS20458 Updated August 20, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Vieques, Puerto Rico Naval Training Range: Background and Issues for Congress Ronald O Rourke Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary This report discusses the controversy leading up to the closure of the U.S. naval training range on the Puerto Rican island of ...
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| Date Aug. 20, 2004 |
Report No. RS21917 |
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Order Code RS21917 August 20, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wilderness Review Issues Ross W. Gorte Senior Analyst in Natural Resources Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Pamela Baldwin Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Congress has directed the federal land management agencies to evaluate the suitability of ...
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| Date Aug. 19, 2004 |
Report No. RL32283 |
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Order Code RL32283 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medicare Endorsed Prescription Drug Discount Card Program Updated August 19, 2004 Jennifer O Sullivan Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Medicare Endorsed Prescription Drug Discount Card Program Summary On December 8, 2003, the President ...
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| Date Aug. 19, 2004 |
Report No. RS21915 |
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Order Code RS21915 August 19, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Privacy: Key Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Gina Marie Stevens Legislative Attorney American Law Division Harold C. Relyea Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary Several of the recommendations made to protect against and prepare for terrorist attacks in the ...
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| Date Aug. 19, 2004 |
Report No. 98-68 |
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Order Code 98-68 C Updated August 19, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Constitution of the United States, the Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence: A Guide to Obtaining Copies Maureen Bearden Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Summary The texts of the Constitution of the United States and the Declaration of Independence are ...
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| Date Aug. 18, 2004 |
Report No. RL31834 |
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Order Code RL31834 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Intermodal Rail Freight: A Role for Federal Funding? Updated August 18, 2004 John F. Frittelli Specialist in Transportation Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Intermodal Rail Freight: A Role for Federal Funding? Summary As the freight industry enters the peak fall ...
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| Date Aug. 18, 2004 |
Report No. RL32536 |
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Order Code RL32536 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Multi-State Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange (MATRIX) Pilot Project August 18, 2004 William J. Krouse Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Multi-State Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange (MATRIX) Pilot Project Summary This report ...
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