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| Date Jan. 16, 2001 |
Report No. 97-731ENR |
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97-731 ENR CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Superfund and the Brownfields Issue Updated January 16, 2001 Mark Reisch Analyst in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Superfund and the Brownfields Issue Summary Congress has before it numerous bills to expand the Environmental Protection Agency s (EPA ...
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| Date Jan. 16, 2001 |
Report No. RS20536 |
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Order Code RS20536 Updated January 16, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Peruvian Elections in 2000: Congressional Concerns and Policy Approaches Maureen Taft-Morales Analyst in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary In a vote that observers said did not meet minimum conditions for a free and fair election, President Alberto Fujimori of ...
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| Date Jan. 13, 2001 |
Report No. RL30493 |
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Order Code RL30493 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The National Aeronautics and Space Administration s FY2001 Budget Request and FY2001-FY2002 Authorization: Description and Analysis Updated January 13, 2001 Richard E. Rowberg Senior Specialist in Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Erin Hatch Analyst in Space and Technology Policy Resources, ...
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| Date Jan. 12, 2001 |
Report No. 97-368 |
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Order Code 97-368 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Senate Floor Procedure: A Summary Updated January 12, 2001 Stanley Bach Senior Specialist in the Legislative Process Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Senate Floor Procedure: A Summary Summary The floor procedures of the Senate reflect a complex interplay among ...
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| Date Jan. 12, 2001 |
Report No. RL30505 |
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Order Code RL30505 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY2001: Defense Updated January 12, 2001 Stephen Daggett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations ...
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| Date Jan. 12, 2001 |
Report No. RL30717 |
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Order Code RL30717 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web DNA Identification: Applications and Issues Updated January 12, 2001 Eric A. Fischer Senior Specialist in Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report provides an overview of how the genetic information contained in DNA is used for ...
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| Date Jan. 12, 2001 |
Report No. 97-368GOV |
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Order Code 97-368 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Senate Floor Procedure: A Summary Updated January 12, 2001 Stanley Bach Senior Specialist in the Legislative Process Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Senate Floor Procedure: A Summary Summary The floor procedures of the Senate reflect a complex interplay among ...
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| Date Jan. 12, 2001 |
Report No. 97-644 |
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97-644 ENR CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web National Estuary Program: A Collaborative Approach to Protecting Coastal Water Quality Updated January 12, 2001 David M. Bearden Environmental Information Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress National Estuary Program: A Collaborative Approach to Protecting Coastal ...
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| Date Jan. 12, 2001 |
Report No. RL30514 |
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Order Code RL30514 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Global Capital Market Integration: Implications for U.S. Economic Performance Updated January 12, 2001 Craig K. Elwell Specialist in Macroeconomics Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Global Capital Market Integration: Implications for U.S. Economic Performance Summary The ...
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| Date Jan. 12, 2001 |
Report No. RL30226 |
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Order Code RL30226 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Trade, Trade Barriers, and Trade Deficits: Implications for U.S. Economic Welfare Updated January 12, 2001 Craig Elwell Specialist in Macroeconomics Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Trade, Trade Barriers, and Trade Deficits: Implications for U.S. Economic Welfare Summary ...
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| Date Jan. 12, 2001 |
Report No. RS20558 |
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Order Code RS20558 January 12, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Discipline Legislation in the 106th Congress Nancy Lee Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Although Congress described its 1997 changes to discipline provisions in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) as a careful balance, ...
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| Date Jan. 12, 2001 |
Report No. 97-736 |
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97-736 A Updated January 12, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Victims Rights Amendment in the 106th Congress: Overview of Suggestions to Amend the Constitution Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Summary Thirty-three states have added a victims rights amendment to their state constitutions. Both the House and Senate Judiciary Committees held hearings on ...
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| Date Jan. 12, 2001 |
Report No. RS20675 |
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Order Code RS20675 Updated January 12, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Pensions: Major Provisions of the Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2000 Paul J. Graney Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary On September 13, 2000, the Senate Finance Committee reported H.R. 1102 (S.Rept. 106-411) as a tax reconciliation bill known as the ...
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| Date Jan. 12, 2001 |
Report No. 98-441 |
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Order Code 98-441 E Updated January 12, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Is Globalization the Force Behind Recent Poor U.S. Wage Performance?: An Analysis Craig K. Elwell Specialist in Econometrics Government and Finance Division Summary The last 25 years have seen a rapid expansion of trade in goods and assets and a general rise of economic interdependence across the ...
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| Date Jan. 12, 2001 |
Report No. RS20781 |
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Order Code RS20781 Updated January 12, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Argentina: Political and Economic Conditions and Relations with the United States in 2000 M. Angeles Villarreal Foreign Affairs Analyst Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary In Argentina s presidential election, held on October 24, 1999, Fernando de la R a of the Alliance coalition ...
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| Date Jan. 12, 2001 |
Report No. RS20677 |
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Order Code RS20677 Updated January 12, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Assisted Suicide and the Controlled Substances Act: Legal Issues Associated with the Proposed Pain Relief Promotion Act Kenneth R. Thomas Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Pain Relief Promotion Act, as proposed in the 106th Congress, provided that the Attorney General, in ...
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| Date Jan. 12, 2001 |
Report No. 97-736A |
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97-736 A Updated January 12, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Victims Rights Amendment in the 106th Congress: Overview of Suggestions to Amend the Constitution Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Summary Thirty-three states have added a victims rights amendment to their state constitutions. Both the House and Senate Judiciary Committees held hearings on ...
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| Date Jan. 12, 2001 |
Report No. 98-441E |
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Order Code 98-441 E Updated January 12, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Is Globalization the Force Behind Recent Poor U.S. Wage Performance?: An Analysis Craig K. Elwell Specialist in Econometrics Government and Finance Division Summary The last 25 years have seen a rapid expansion of trade in goods and assets and a general rise of economic interdependence across the ...
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| Date Jan. 12, 2001 |
Report No. IB10042 |
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Order Code IB10042 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web OSHA Reform: Partnership with Employers Updated January 12, 2001 Edward B. Rappaport Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS General Political Considerations Reinventing OSHA Legislative Initiatives in General ...
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| Date Jan. 12, 2001 |
Report No. 98-940 |
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98-940 A Updated January 12, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Enforceability of Mandatory Arbitration Agreements: Wright v. Universal Maritime Service Corp. Jon O. Shimabukuro Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary In Wright v. Universal Maritime Service Corp., the U.S. Supreme Court found that a mandatory arbitration clause in a collective bargaining agreement ...
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| Date Jan. 12, 2001 |
Report No. RS20706 |
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Order Code RS20706 Updated January 12, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web H.R. 2415: Bankruptcy Reform in the Closing Days of the 106th Congress Robin Jeweler Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary A final effort to enact bankruptcy reform legislation took place as the 106th Congress came to a close. On Oct. 12, 2000, the House passed a conference report which ...
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| Date Jan. 12, 2001 |
Report No. 98-940A |
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98-940 A Updated January 12, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Enforceability of Mandatory Arbitration Agreements: Wright v. Universal Maritime Service Corp. Jon O. Shimabukuro Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary In Wright v. Universal Maritime Service Corp., the U.S. Supreme Court found that a mandatory arbitration clause in a collective bargaining agreement ...
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| Date Jan. 12, 2001 |
Report No. RS20779 |
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Order Code RS20779 January 12, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Supreme Court Rules Against Corps of Engineers Jurisdiction over Isolated Wetlands : The SWANCC Decision Robert Meltz Legislative Attorney American Law Division On January 9, 2001, the Supreme Court handed down the latest in its series of recent decisions relating to the balance between federal and state ...
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| Date Jan. 11, 2001 |
Report No. RL30628 |
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Order Code RL30628 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Cuba: Issues and Legislation In the 106th Congress Updated January 11, 2001 Mark P. Sullivan Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Maureen Taft-Morales Analyst in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of ...
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| Date Jan. 11, 2001 |
Report No. RL30667 |
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Order Code RL30667 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Internet Tax Legislation: Distinguishing Issues Updated January 11, 2001 Nonna A. Noto Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Internet Tax Legislation: Distinguishing Issues Summary The Internet Tax Freedom Act (ITFA), enacted in 1998, placed a three- ...
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| Date Jan. 11, 2001 |
Report No. RL30273 |
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Order Code RL30273 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Encryption Export Controls Updated January 11, 2001 Jeanne J. Grimmett Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Encryption Export Controls Summary Encryption exports are controlled under the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and the Export Administration Act (EAA), the ...
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| Date Jan. 11, 2001 |
Report No. RL30322 |
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Order Code RL30322 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Online Privacy Protection: Issues and Developments Updated January 11, 2001 Gina Marie Stevens Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Online Privacy Protection: Issues and Developments Summary It is routinely acknowledged that the success of the Internet and electronic ...
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| Date Jan. 11, 2001 |
Report No. RL30781 |
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Order Code RL30781 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Home Heating Oil Price and Supply During Winter 2000-2001: Policy Options Updated January 11, 2001 Robert L. Bamberger Specialist in Energy Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress U.S. Home Heating Oil Price and Supply During Winter 2000-2001: Policy Options ...
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| Date Jan. 11, 2001 |
Report No. RL30217 |
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Order Code RL30217 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Performance-Based Pay for Teachers Updated January 11, 2001 James B. Stedman and Gail McCallion Specialists in Social Legislation and Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Performance-Based Pay for Teachers Summary Policymakers at all levels are considering and ...
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| Date Jan. 11, 2001 |
Report No. RS20485 |
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Order Code RS20485 Updated January 11, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Internet Gambling: A Sketch of Legislative Proposals in the 106th Congress Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Summary S. 692 (Sen. Kyl), as passed by the Senate, and H.R. 3125 (Rep. Goodlatte), as brought to the House floor on a suspension motion, would have outlawed commercial use ...
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| Date Jan. 11, 2001 |
Report No. RS20377 |
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Order Code RS20377 Updated January 11, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web RICO: Legislative Activity in the 106th Congress Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Summary The federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) provisions outlaw the use of various state and federal crimes (predicate offenses) to acquire, maintain, or conduct the ...
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| Date Jan. 11, 2001 |
Report No. RS20307 |
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Order Code RS20307 Updated January 11, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Statutes: An Overview of Legislation in the 106th 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 ...
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| Date Jan. 10, 2001 |
Report No. RL30634 |
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Order Code RL30634 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Rising Oil Prices: What Dangers Do They Pose for the Economy? Updated January 10, 2001 Marc Labonte Economist Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Rising Oil Prices: What Dangers Do They Pose for the Economy? Summary The sharp rise in oil prices beginning in March 1999 reflects ...
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| Date Jan. 10, 2001 |
Report No. RL30561 |
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Order Code RL30561 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The U.S. Trade Deficit in 1999: Recent Trends and Policy Options Updated January 10, 2001 Craig Elwell Specialist in Macroeconomics Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The U.S. Trade Deficit in 1999: Recent Trends and Policy Options Summary The U.S. trade deficit has risen ...
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| Date Jan. 10, 2001 |
Report No. RS20732 |
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Order Code RS20732 Updated January 10, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web StarLinkTM Corn Controversy: Background Alejandro E. Segarra, Agricultural Policy Analyst, and Jean M. Rawson, Agricultural Policy Specialist Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary StarLinkTM is a corn variety that has been genetically modified to contain an insecticidal protein derived from ...
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| Date Jan. 10, 2001 |
Report No. RS20537 |
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Order Code RS20537 Updated January 10, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Head Start: Background and Funding Alice Butler and Melinda Gish Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Head Start has provided comprehensive early childhood development services to low-income children since 1965. In 1998, the 105th Congress passed legislation to amend the program and extend its ...
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| Date Jan. 10, 2001 |
Report No. 96-20 |
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Order Code 96-20 EPW Updated January 10, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs): Legislative Issues in the 106th Congress James R. Storey Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Bills introduced in the 106th Congress would have raised the limit on contributions to individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and ...
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| Date Jan. 10, 2001 |
Report No. RS20523 |
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Order Code RS20523 Updated January 10, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Stem Cell Research Judith Johnson Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Recent actions by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) involving human embryonic stem cell research have rekindled debate over the difficult ethical and social issues ...
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| Date Jan. 10, 2001 |
Report No. RS20750 |
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Order Code RS20750 Updated January 10, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Prescription Drug Import Provisions of the FY2001 Agriculture Appropriations Act, P.L. 106-387 Donna U. Vogt Blanchard Randall IV Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The FY2001 Agricultural Appropriations bill [P.L. 106-387] included two amendments to the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act ( ...
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| Date Jan. 10, 2001 |
Report No. 96-20EPW |
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Order Code 96-20 EPW Updated January 10, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs): Legislative Issues in the 106th Congress James R. Storey Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Bills introduced in the 106th Congress would have raised the limit on contributions to individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and ...
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| Date Jan. 10, 2001 |
Report No. RS20577 |
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Order Code RS20577 Updated January 10, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web State Sales Taxation of Internet Transactions John R. Luckey Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary There are at least two common misconceptions in the area of State taxation of Internet transactions. Contrary to popular opinion, (1) States do have the power to impose a sales tax on sales ...
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| Date Jan. 9, 2001 |
Report No. RL30796 |
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Order Code RL30796 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Legislative Research in Congressional Offices: A Primer Updated January 9, 2001 Clay H. Wellborn Specialist in American National Government and Michael Kolakowski Librarian Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Legislative Research in Congressional Offices: A Primer Summary ...
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| Date Jan. 9, 2001 |
Report No. RS20768 |
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Order Code RS20768 January 9, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web House Apportionment 2000: States Gaining, Losing, and on the Margin1 Royce Crocker Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary On December 28, 2000, the Commerce Department released 2000 Census population figures and the resulting reapportionment of seats in the House of ...
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| Date Jan. 9, 2001 |
Report No. RS20774 |
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Order Code RS20774 January 9, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Authority of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to Fix Electricity Rates and Charges and to Require Refund Payments by a Public Utility Michael V. Seitzinger Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Sections 205 and 206 of the Federal Power Act concern rates and charges collected by a public ...
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| Date Jan. 8, 2001 |
Report No. RL30556 |
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Order Code RL30556 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Reaching Low-Income, Uninsured Children: Are Medicaid and SCHIP Doing the Job? Updated January 8, 2001 Elicia Herz Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Evelyne Parizek Baumrucker Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ...
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| Date Jan. 8, 2001 |
Report No. RL30794 |
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Order Code RL30794 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Farm Economic Relief and Policy Issues in the 106th Congress: A Retrospective January 8, 2001 Jasper Womach and Geoffrey Becker Agriculture Policy Specialists Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Farm Economic Relief and Policy Issues in the 106th Congress: A ...
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| Date Jan. 8, 2001 |
Report No. 96-178 |
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96-178 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Information Technology and Elementary and Secondary Education: Current Status and Federal Support Updated January 8, 2001 Patricia Osorio-O Dea Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Information Technology and Elementary and Secondary Education: Current ...
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| Date Jan. 8, 2001 |
Report No. 96-178EPW |
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96-178 EPW CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Information Technology and Elementary and Secondary Education: Current Status and Federal Support Updated January 8, 2001 Patricia Osorio-O Dea Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Information Technology and Elementary and Secondary Education: Current ...
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| Date Jan. 8, 2001 |
Report No. RL30491 |
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Order Code RL30491 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Education for the Disadvantaged: ESEA Title I Allocation Formula Provisions Updated January 8, 2001 Wayne Riddle Specialist in Education Finance Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Education for the Disadvantaged: ESEA Title I Allocation Formula Provisions Summary Title I, ...
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| Date Jan. 8, 2001 |
Report No. RS20772 |
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Order Code RS20772 January 8, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Superfund and Natural Resource Damages Mark Reisch Analyst in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The Superfund law gives government agencies that serve as natural resource trustees the authority to require responsible parties to make good the environmental harm they caused by ...
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