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| Date May 5, 2001 |
Report No. RL30956 |
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Order Code RL30956 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web What Is A Farm Bill? May 5, 2001 Jean Yavis Jones Specialist in Food and Agriculture Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Charles E. Hanrahan Senior Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Jasper Womach Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division ...
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| Date May 5, 2001 |
Report No. 98-511GOV |
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Order Code 98-511 GOV Updated March 5, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Consideration of the Budget Resolution Bill Heniff Jr. Consultant in American National Government Government and Finance Division Consideration of a concurrent budget resolution is governed by special procedures in the House and Senate. Although the procedures of each chamber differ, they serve ...
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| Date May 3, 2001 |
Report No. RL30955 |
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Order Code RL30955 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Issue of Globalization An Overview May 3, 2001 Gary J. Wells Visiting Fellow Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Issue of Globalization An Overview Summary In the 1990s, globalization gained widespread usage as a term with many interpretations. Globalism ...
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| Date May 1, 2001 |
Report No. RL30737 |
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Order Code RL30737 Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Diesel Fuel and Engines: An Analysis of EPA s New Regulations Updated May 1, 2001 Brent D. Yacobucci, James E. McCarthy, John W. Fischer, Alejandro E. Segarra, and Lawrence C. Kumins Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Diesel Fuel and Engines: An Analysis of EPA s New ...
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| Date April 25, 2001 |
Report No. RS20652 |
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Order Code RS20652 Updated April 25, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Nutrition Labeling: Fresh Meats Donna V. Porter Specialist in Life Sciences Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Since the early 1990s, nutrition labeling information on most fresh food products has been provided voluntarily, under the provisions of the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act. On January ...
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| Date April 24, 2001 |
Report No. RL30939 |
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Order Code RL30939 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Campaign Finance Bills in the 107th Congress: House April 24, 2001 Joseph E. Cantor Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Campaign Finance Bills in the 107th Congress: House Summary Thus far in the 107th Congress, 24 bills have been ...
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| Date April 24, 2001 |
Report No. RL30943 |
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Order Code RL30943 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Energy Costs and Agriculture April 24, 2001 Jerry Heykoop Agricultural Policy Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Energy Costs and Agriculture Summary U.S. agriculture is not an especially energy-intensive industry, but energy does account for about 6% of ...
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| Date April 24, 2001 |
Report No. 96-395 |
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Order Code 96-395 F Updated April 24, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web World Heritage Convention and U.S. National Parks Lois McHugh Analyst in International Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary On March 6, 2001, Congressman Don Young introduced H.R. 883, the American Land Sovereignty Act. H.R. 883 requires congressional approval to add any lands ...
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| Date April 24, 2001 |
Report No. 96-395F |
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Order Code 96-395 F Updated April 24, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web World Heritage Convention and U.S. National Parks Lois McHugh Analyst in International Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary On March 6, 2001, Congressman Don Young introduced H.R. 883, the American Land Sovereignty Act. H.R. 883 requires congressional approval to add any lands ...
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| Date April 20, 2001 |
Report No. RL30512 |
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Order Code RL30512 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2001: Legislative Branch Updated April 20, 2001 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 April 20, 2001 |
Report No. RL30875 |
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Order Code RL30875 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Step-Up vs. Carryover Basis for Capital Gains: Implications for Estate Tax Repeal Updated April 20, 2001 Nonna A. Noto Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Step-Up vs. Carryover Basis for Capital Gains: Implications for Estate Tax Repeal Summary ...
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| Date April 19, 2001 |
Report No. RS20193 |
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Order Code RS20193 Updated April 19, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Automated Teller Machine (ATM) Fees: Legislation and Issues Pauline Smale Economic Analyst Government and Finance Division Summary Congressional interest in the structure of fees associated with ATMs (automated teller machines) was increased as a result of a 1996 Visa U.S.A. and MasterCard International ...
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| Date April 18, 2001 |
Report No. RS20329 |
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Order Code RS20329 Updated April 18, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web African Development Bank and Fund Raymond W. Copson Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The African Development Bank Group, including the Bank itself (AfDB) and its soft-loan affiliate, the African Development Fund (AfDF), is a development finance ...
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| Date April 18, 2001 |
Report No. RS20612 |
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Order Code RS20612 Updated April 18, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medicare: Prescription Drug Expenditures, 1997 Paulette C. Morgan Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Medicare beneficiaries spent, on average, a total of $744 per person for prescription drugs in 1997 (including beneficiaries out-of-pocket expenses and payments made by ...
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| Date April 18, 2001 |
Report No. RS20378 |
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Order Code RS20378 Updated April 18, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) Brenda Branaman Analyst in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) of 1930 was enacted to promote fair trading practices in the fruit and vegetables industry, and to ensure ...
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| Date April 17, 2001 |
Report No. RS20622 |
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Order Code RS20622 Updated April 17, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web International Disasters: How the United States Responds Lois McHugh Foreign Affairs Analyst Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division Summary The President can provide and fund emergency humanitarian assistance through several sources authorized and appropriated by Congress. These are: funds ...
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| Date April 17, 2001 |
Report No. RS20893 |
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Order Code RS20893 April 17, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program: How are State Allotments Determined? Craig W. Abbey Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a block grant program under which the federal government provides states annual grants ...
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| Date April 16, 2001 |
Report No. RL30532 |
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Order Code RL30532 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Army School of the Americas: Background and Congressional Concerns Updated April 16, 2001 Richard F. Grimmett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Mark P. Sullivan Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The ...
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| Date April 16, 2001 |
Report No. RS20386 |
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Order Code RS20386 Updated April 16, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Medicare's Skilled Nursing Facility Benefit Heidi G. Yacker Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Summary During much of the 1990s, skilled nursing facility (SNF) care under Medicare had been one of the program s fastest growing benefits, increasing from $2.5 billion in 1990 to $ ...
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| Date April 16, 2001 |
Report No. RS20890 |
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Order Code RS20890 April 16, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Foot and Mouth Disease: A Threat to U.S. Agriculture Alejandro E. Segarra and Jean M. Rawson Agricultural Policy Analyst and Agricultural Policy Specialist Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) among livestock in the United Kingdom and parts of Europe that ...
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| Date April 16, 2001 |
Report No. RS20891 |
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Order Code RS20891 April 16, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Air Quality and Emissions Trading: A Primer David M. Bearden Environmental Information Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Emissions trading is a market-based mechanism used to lower the costs of complying with air quality regulations. It allows sources facing high pollution control costs ...
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| Date April 12, 2001 |
Report No. RL30929 |
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Order Code RL30929 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Job Training: Characteristics of Workforce Training Participants April 12, 2001 Ann Lordeman Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Job Training: Characteristics of Workforce Training Participants Summary In 1998, the Workforce Investment Act (WIA ...
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| Date April 12, 2001 |
Report No. RL30932 |
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Order Code RL30932 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Microenterprise and U.S. Foreign Assistance April 12, 2001 Curt Tarnoff Specialist in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Microenterprise and U.S. Foreign Assistance Summary Microenterprises businesses operated by the poorest of entrepreneurs have ...
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| Date April 12, 2001 |
Report No. RS20886 |
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Order Code RS20886 April 12, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Romania After the 2000 Elections: Background and Issues for Congress Carl Ek Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary In parliamentary and presidential elections on November 26, 2000, the Romanian electorate restored to power the reformed communist party that it ...
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| Date April 12, 2001 |
Report No. RS20855 |
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Order Code RS20855 Updated April 12, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Foreign Policy Budget for FY2002 Susan Epstein and Larry Nowels Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The Bush Administration seeks a $23.85 billion foreign policy budget for FY2002, representing a nominal increase of 5.3% over FY2001 (2.3% in real terms when the effects of inflation are ...
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| Date April 9, 2001 |
Report No. RL30847 |
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Order Code RL30847 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Agriculture: Previewing the 2002 Farm Bill Updated April 9, 2001 Geoffrey S. Becker, Coordinator Resources, Science, and Industry Division Ralph M. Chite, Jean Y. Jones, Jean M. Rawson, Jasper Womach, and Jeffrey A. Zinn Resources, Science, and Industry Division Joe Richardson Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional ...
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| Date April 9, 2001 |
Report No. RL30912 |
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Order Code RL30912 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web H.R. 8: The Death Tax Elimination Act of 2001 April 9, 2001 Nonna A. Noto Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress H.R. 8: The Death Tax Elimination Act of 2001 Summary H.R. 8, the Death Tax Elimination Act of 2001, was passed by the House on April 4, ...
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| Date April 6, 2001 |
Report No. 98-916F |
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Order Code 98-916 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Foreign Aid: An Introductory Overview of U.S. Programs and Policy Updated April 6, 2001 Curt Tarnoff Specialist in Foreign Affairs Larry Nowels Specialist in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Foreign Aid: An Introductory Overview of U.S. Programs and ...
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| Date April 6, 2001 |
Report No. RL30931 |
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Order Code RL30931 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Military Spending by Foreign Nations: Data from Selected Public Sources April 6, 2001 Mary T. Tyszkiewicz Analyst in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Military Spending by Foreign Nations: Data from Selected Public Sources Summary This report ...
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| Date April 6, 2001 |
Report No. RS20877 |
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Order Code RS20877 April 6, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Clean Coal Technology Program: Current Prospects Carl E. Behrens Specialist in Energy Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The Clean Coal Technology (CCT) program, started in the 1980's and funded generously in the early 1990's, has completed most of its surviving projects and has not ...
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| Date April 5, 2001 |
Report No. 98-262GOV |
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Order Code 98-262 GOV Updated April 5, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web House Rules Manual: Summary of Contents Judy Schneider Specialist on the Congress Government and Finance Division The House Rules and Manual, officially titled Constitution, Jefferson s Manual and Rules of the House of Representatives, contains the fundamental source material describing procedures in ...
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| Date April 4, 2001 |
Report No. RL30511 |
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Order Code RL30511 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2001: Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Updated April 4, 2001 Larry Nowels Specialist in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes ...
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| Date April 3, 2001 |
Report No. RL30917 |
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Order Code RL30917 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Fruit and Vegetable Issues in the 106th Congress: A Retrospective April 3, 2001 Brenda Branaman Analyst in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Fruit and Vegetable Issues in the 106th Congress: A Retrospective Summary The FY2001 appropriations bill ...
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| Date April 2, 2001 |
Report No. RL30913 |
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Order Code RL30913 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Pharmaceutical Research and Development: A Description and Analysis of the Process April 2, 2001 Richard E. Rowberg Senior Specialist in Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Pharmaceutical Research and Development: A Description and Analysis of ...
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| Date April 2, 2001 |
Report No. RL30830 |
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Order Code RL30830 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web International Family Planning: The Mexico City Policy Updated April 2, 2001 Larry Nowels Specialist in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress International Family Planning: The Mexico City Policy Summary At an August 1984 International Conference on ...
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| Date March 30, 2001 |
Report No. RL30886 |
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Order Code RL30886 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Mexico s Counter-Narcotics Efforts under Zedillo and Fox, December 1994-March 2001 Updated March 30, 2001 K. Larry Storrs Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Mexico s Counter-Narcotics Efforts under Zedillo and Fox, December ...
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| Date March 30, 2001 |
Report No. RL30909 |
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Order Code RL30909 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Pocket Veto: Its Current Status March 30, 2001 Louis Fisher Senior Specialist in Separation of Powers Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Pocket Veto: Its Current Status Summary The Constitution provides that any bill not returned by the President within ten Days ( ...
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| Date March 30, 2001 |
Report No. RL30583 |
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Order Code RL30583 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Economics of the Federal Budget Surplus Updated March 30, 2001 Brian W. Cashell Specialist in Quantitative Economics Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Economics of the Federal Budget Surplus Summary Fiscal 1998 marked the first year that total receipts exceeded ...
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| Date March 30, 2001 |
Report No. RL30898 |
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Order Code RL30898 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Committee Funding Resolutions and Processes, 107th Congress Updated March 30, 2001 Paul S. Rundquist Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division R. Eric Petersen Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ...
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| Date March 30, 2001 |
Report No. RS20847 |
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Order Code RS20847 Updated March 30, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Child Tax Credit and the President s Tax Cut Plan Gregg A. Esenwein Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Summary The child tax credit was enacted as part of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997. The current credit is $500 per qualifying child. President Bush has proposed increasing ...
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| Date March 29, 2001 |
Report No. RL30800 |
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Order Code RL30800 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Federal Income Tax and the Treatment of Married Couples: Background and Analysis Updated March 29, 2001 Gregg A. Esenwein Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Federal Income Tax and the Treatment of Married Couples: Background and Analysis ...
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| Date March 29, 2001 |
Report No. RL30907 |
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Order Code RL30907 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The North Atlantic Right Whale: Federal Management Issues March 29, 2001 Eugene H. Buck Specialist in Natural Resources Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The North Atlantic Right Whale: Federal Management Issues Summary The endangered North Atlantic right ...
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| Date March 28, 2001 |
Report No. RL30906 |
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Order Code RL30906 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Bosnia and Herzegovina: Background on U.S. Policy Concerns March 28, 2001 Steven Woehrel Specialist in European Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Bosnia and Herzegovina: Background on U.S. Policy Concerns Summary In 1995, after over three years of ...
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| Date March 28, 2001 |
Report No. RL30519 |
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Order Code RL30519 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Growth of the Private Sector in China and Implications For China s Accession to the World Trade Organization Updated March 28, 2001 Wayne M. Morrison Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Growth of the Private ...
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| Date March 28, 2001 |
Report No. RS20860 |
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Order Code RS20860 March 28, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Supreme Court Upholds EPA StandardSetting Under the Clean Air Act: Whitman v. American Trucking Ass ns Robert Meltz Legislative Attorney American Law Division James E. McCarthy Specialist in Environmental Policy Resources, Science and Industry Division Summary On February 27, 2001, the Supreme Court handed ...
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| Date March 28, 2001 |
Report No. 97-301GOV |
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Order Code 97-301 GOV Updated March 28, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The House s Corrections Calendar Walter J. Oleszek Senior Specialist in the Legislative Process Government and Finance Division Summary On June 20, 1995, the House of Representatives passed a resolution (H.Res. 168) by a 271 to 146 vote to create an expedited procedure to repeal or correct laws, rules ...
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| Date March 27, 2001 |
Report No. RL30911 |
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Order Code RL30911 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Social Security in the United Kingdom: A Model for Reform? Updated March 27, 2001 Geoffrey Kollmann and Dawn Nuschler Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Social Security in the United Kingdom: A Model for Reform? Summary Predictions of future financial problems in the U.S. ...
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| Date March 27, 2001 |
Report No. RS20858 |
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Order Code RS20858 March 27, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Agricultural Export Subsidies, Export Credits, and the World Trade Organization Carol Canada Technical Information Specialist Resources, Science, and Industry Division Charles E. Hanrahan Senior Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Despite agreement in the World ...
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| Date March 27, 2001 |
Report No. RS20023 |
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Order Code RS20023 Updated March 27, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Committee Funding and Staff in the Senate Paul S. Rundquist Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division The Senate authorizes funds for two years for each of its committees (except Appropriations and Ethics) through an omnibus resolution, recommended by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration ...
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| Date March 26, 2001 |
Report No. RL30524 |
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Order Code RL30524 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions in Executive Departments During the 106th Congress, 1999-2000 Updated March 26, 2001 Rogelio Garcia Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions ...
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