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| Date March 24, 1999 |
Report No. RL30101 |
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Order Code RL30101 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Taxpayer Bill of Rights 3: 1998 Tax Law Part 4 Summary of the New Law Updated March 24, 1999 Marie B. Morris Thomas B. Ripy Legislative Attorneys American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This one of a series of reports designed to analyze changes in tax law made in the Taxpayer Bill ...
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| Date March 19, 1999 |
Report No. RS20062 |
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Order Code RS20062 Updated March 19, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web National Missile Defense and the ABM Treaty: Overview of Recent Events Amy F. Woolf Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The Clinton Administration has announced a $6.6 billion addition to the DOD Budget for FY1999-FY2005 to support deployment of a National ...
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| Date March 17, 1999 |
Report No. RL30093 |
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Order Code RL30093 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Persian Gulf: Issues for U.S. Policy, 1999 March 17, 1999 Kenneth Katzman Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This CRS report is an annual analysis of current issues for U.S. policy toward the volatile Persian Gulf ...
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| Date March 17, 1999 |
Report No. RL30104 |
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Order Code RL30104 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Intellectual Property Protection for Databases at the International Level: Copyright and Sui Generis Forms of Protection March 17, 1999 Dorothy Schrader Consultant American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Copyright law protects both traditional print and computer-automated databases ...
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| Date March 17, 1999 |
Report No. RS20031 |
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Order Code RS20031 Updated March 17, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China and U.S. Missile Defense Proposals: Reactions and Implications Robert Sutter Senior Specialist Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The Chinese government has strongly criticized U.S. announcements that it will develop or assist in deploying missile defense systems involving ...
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| Date March 15, 1999 |
Report No. RL30081 |
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Order Code RL30081 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Child Care Subsidies: Federal Grants and Tax Benefits for Working Families March 15, 1999 Thomas Gabe, Bob Lyke, and Karen Spar Specialists in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT To help working parents with child care expenses, Congress has ...
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| Date March 12, 1999 |
Report No. RL30090 |
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Order Code RL30090 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Credit Union Membership Act Implementation: Legal Issues March 12, 1999 M. Maureen Murphy Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Regulations implementing the Credit Union Membership Act of 1998 are being challenged in court as impermissively expansive. This ...
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| Date March 11, 1999 |
Report No. 98-212 |
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98-212 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY1999: Legislative Branch Updated March 11, 1999 Paul E. Dwyer Specialist in American National Government Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental ...
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| Date March 11, 1999 |
Report No. 98-212GOV |
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98-212 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations for FY1999: Legislative Branch Updated March 11, 1999 Paul E. Dwyer Specialist in American National Government Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental ...
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| Date March 11, 1999 |
Report No. 98-938 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress In each of the past four fiscal years (FY1996-FY1999), Congress has directed the Administration to reduce the size of the Department of Defense (DOD) acquisition workforce defined as the employees who participate in the development and procurement of weapons, equipment, and provisions for the military services. These mandates reflect a view in ...
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| Date March 9, 1999 |
Report No. 95-772 |
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95-772 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Executive Orders and Proclamations Updated March 9, 1999 John Contrubis Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Executive Orders and Proclamations Summary What are executive orders and proclamations, and where does the President derive the authority to issue them? These questions ...
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| Date March 9, 1999 |
Report No. RS20109 |
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Order Code RS20109 March 9, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Taxpayer Bill of Rights 3: 1998 Tax Law Part 2: Burden of Proof Marie B. Morris Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary This is one of a series of reports designed to analyze taxpayer protection and rights provisions made by the Taxpayer Bill of Rights 3, enacted as Title III of the IRS Restructuring ...
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| Date March 9, 1999 |
Report No. RS20108 |
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Order Code RS20108 March 9, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Taxpayer Bill of Rights 3: 1998 Tax Law Part 3: Attorneys' Fees and Damages for IRS Abuses Marie B. Morris Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary This is one of a series of reports designed to analyze taxpayer protection and rights provisions made by the Taxpayer Bill of Rights 3, enacted as Title III ...
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| Date March 9, 1999 |
Report No. 97-415 |
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Order Code 97-415 A Updated March 9, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Criminal Aliens: Expanded Detention, Restricted Relief from Removal Larry M. Eig Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Congress began targeting criminal aliens as a deportation priority in the 1980s, and the 104th Congress furthered this effort in two major laws: the Antiterrorism and ...
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| Date March 8, 1999 |
Report No. 98-339GOV |
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98-339 GOV Updated March 8, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web House Committee Hearings: Scheduling and Notification Carol Hardy Vincent Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Each House committee has authority to hold hearings whether the House is in session, has recessed, or has adjourned (Rule XI, clause 2(m)(1)(A)). Regardless of the ...
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| Date March 5, 1999 |
Report No. RS20104 |
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Order Code RS20104 March 5, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F.: The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and Related Services Nancy Lee Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Supreme Court in Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F. held that the related services provision in the ...
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| Date March 4, 1999 |
Report No. RL30080 |
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Order Code RL30080 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Mexico and Drug Certification in 1999: Consequences of Decertification March 4, 1999 K. Larry Storrs Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report summarizes the drug certification requirements mandated by Congress, ...
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| Date March 3, 1999 |
Report No. 98-220 |
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98-220 E Updated March 3, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China s Response to the Global Financial Crisis: Implications for U.S. Economic Interests Wayne M. Morrison Specialist in International Trade and Finance Economics Division Summary Since 1997, several East Asian economies (notably Indonesia, Thailand, and South Korea), and since 1998, Russia and Brazil, have ...
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| Date March 3, 1999 |
Report No. RL30079 |
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Order Code RL30079 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Foreign Corrupt Practices Act March 3, 1999 Michael V. Seitzinger Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 was intended to prohibit bribery of foreign officials by American corporations. This report discusses the Foreign ...
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| Date March 2, 1999 |
Report No. 98-826GOV |
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98-826 GOV Updated March 2, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Engrossment, Enrollment, and Presentation of Legislation Paul S. Rundquist Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Engrossment, enrollment, and presentation of legislation are technical components of the legislative process. They attest to the accuracy of bill texts, confirm ...
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| Date March 1, 1999 |
Report No. RL30077 |
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Order Code RL30077 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Managed Care: Recent Proposals for New Grievance and Appeals Procedures March 1, 1999 Jon O. Shimabukuro Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report discusses recent proposals for new grievance and appeals procedures in managed care plans. This report ...
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| Date March 1, 1999 |
Report No. RS20065 |
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Order Code RS20065 Updated March 1, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Surpluses and Federal Debt Philip D. Winters Analyst in Government Finance Government and Finance Division Summary The federal government had a surplus of $70 billion in fiscal year (FY) 1998 while total federal debt increased by $109 billion. Why did the debt increase even though the government had a ...
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| Date March 1, 1999 |
Report No. RS20097 |
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Order Code RS20097 March 1, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW): A Fact Sheet Chikako Ohara Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division* Summary The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)1 has been pending before the Senate Foreign Relations ...
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| Date March 1, 1999 |
Report No. RS20090 |
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Order Code RS20090 March 1, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Taxpayer Bill of Rights 3: 1998 Tax Law, Part 1 New Rules for Innocent and Ex-Spouses Thomas B. Ripy Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary This is the first in a series of reports designed to analyze changes to tax law made in the Taxpayer Bill of Rights 3, enacted as Title III of the IRS Reform and ...
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| Date Feb. 25, 1999 |
Report No. RL30056 |
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Order Code RL30056 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Appropriations Supplemental for FY1999: Emergency Funding in P.L. 105-277 for Agriculture, Embassy Security, Y2K Problems, Defense, and Other Issues February 25, 1999 Larry Nowels, Coordinator Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT During the final days of ...
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| Date Feb. 23, 1999 |
Report No. 97-530 |
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97-530 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Parliamentary Reference Sources: House of Representatives Updated February 23, 1999 Mary Mulvihill, Consultant Government and Finance Division Richard S. Beth and Judy Schneider, Specialists Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report discusses how to access and use ...
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| Date Feb. 23, 1999 |
Report No. RS20084 |
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Order Code RS20084 February 23, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Right to a Clean Environment Provisions in State Constitutions, and Arguments as to A Federal Counterpart Robert Meltz Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The issue arises occasionally whether it might be desirable to amend the U.S. Constitution to add an environmental provision -- such as one ...
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| Date Feb. 22, 1999 |
Report No. 97-357GOV |
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97-357 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web House Rules Affecting Committees Updated February 22, 1999 Stanley Bach Senior Specialist in the Legislative Process Government and Finance Division Carol Hardy-Vincent Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT House Rules, especially ...
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| Date Feb. 22, 1999 |
Report No. RL30070 |
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| Date Feb. 19, 1999 |
Report No. 98-942 |
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98-942 STM Updated February 19, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Satellite-Delivered Television: Issues Concerning Consumer Access to Broadcast Network Television via Satellite Marcia S. Smith Specialist in Aerospace and Telecommunications Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Congress is debating whether to revise the 1988 Satellite Home Viewer Act ( ...
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| Date Feb. 18, 1999 |
Report No. 98-578 |
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I M This Congressional Research Service Report is made available to the public by 4NIE THE COMMITTEE FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT 1725 K Street, NW, Suite 212, Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 530-5810 cnie@cnie.org L FI riI 00A L * 'r TINAL EIYRWLff Congressional Research Service Report for Congress 98-578: The Russian Financial Crisis: An Analysis of Trends, Causes, and ...
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| Date Feb. 17, 1999 |
Report No. RL30065 |
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Order Code RL30065 Somalia: Background and U.S. Involvement Through the 1990s February 17, 1999 Theodros Dagne Specialist in International Relations With the assistance of Amanda Smith Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Somalia: Background and U.S. Involvement Through the 1990s Summary Since the withdrawal of the U.S. and U.N. missions in Somalia, violence between militias loyal to ...
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| Date Feb. 17, 1999 |
Report No. RS20064 |
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Order Code RS20064 February 17, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Justice Department Ethics and the McDade-Murtha Citizens Protection Act Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Summary This is an abridged version of Justice Department Ethics and Section 801 of the Omnibus Appropriations Law for Fiscal Year 1999, CRS Report RL30060, without the citations, ...
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| Date Feb. 16, 1999 |
Report No. RL30067 |
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Order Code RL30067 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web State Regulation of the Initiative Process: Background and Analysis of Issues in Buckley v. American Constitutional Law Foundation, Inc., et al. February 16, 1999 T.J. Halstead Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report discusses Buckley v. American ...
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| Date Feb. 16, 1999 |
Report No. RL30072 |
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Order Code RL30072 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Temporary Workers as Members of the Contingent Labor Force February 16, 1999 Linda Levine Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report opens with a discussion of the contingent work force and the public policy issues associated with ...
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| Date Feb. 8, 1999 |
Report No. 98-301 |
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98-301 GOV CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Holidays: Evolution and Application Updated February 8, 1999 Stephen W. Stathis Specialist in American National Government Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Congress has statutorily established 11 permanent federal holidays, which are legally applicable only to federal ...
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| Date Feb. 8, 1999 |
Report No. 96-722 |
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96-722 ENR Updated February 8, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996: Overview of P.L. 104-182 Mary Tiemann Specialist in Environmental Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Summary The 104th Congress made extensive changes to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) with the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 ( ...
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| Date Feb. 3, 1999 |
Report No. RL30050 |
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Order Code RL30050 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Aviation: Direct Federal Spending, 1918-1998 February 3, 1999 John W. Fischer Specialist in Transportation and Robert S. Kirk Economics Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The federal government has provided large financial resources in support of commercial aviation since 1918. This report ...
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| Date Feb. 2, 1999 |
Report No. RL30063 |
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Order Code RL30063 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Higher Education Act: Reauthorization by the 105th Congress February 2, 1999 James B. Stedman, Coordinator Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT On October 7, 1998, the President signed the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 (H.R. 6) into law (P.L. 105-244). This ...
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| Date Feb. 1, 1999 |
Report No. RL30044 |
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Order Code RL30044 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Proposed Budget Process Reforms in the Senate: A Brief Analysis of Senate Resolutions 4, 5, 6, and 8 February 1, 1999 James V. Saturno Specialist on the Congress Government Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This report provides a brief description of four resolutions (Senate Resolutions 4 ...
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| Date Feb. 1, 1999 |
Report No. RS20041 |
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Order Code RS20041 February 1, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web South Korea s Economic Prospects Raymond J. Ahearn Specialist in Trade Relations Foreign Affairs and National Defense Summary As South Korea has completed a full year of restructuring under an International Monetary Fund (IMF) imposed program, the prospects for a sustained economic recovery are mixed. While ...
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| Date Jan. 29, 1999 |
Report No. RL30042 |
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Order Code RL30042 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Compendium of Precedents Involving Evidentiary Rulings and Applications of Evidentiary Principles from Selected Impeachment Trials January 29, 1999 Elizabeth B. Bazan Nancy Lee Jones Charles Doyle Jay R. Shampansky Legislative Attorneys American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This ...
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| Date Jan. 27, 1999 |
Report No. 97-312 |
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97-312 ENR CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Superfund Fact Book Updated January 27, 1999 Mark Reisch Analyst in Environmental Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division David M. Bearden Environmental Information Analyst Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT This fact book is a compendium ...
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| Date Jan. 27, 1999 |
Report No. RS20030 |
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Order Code RS20030 January 27, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Turkey: Government Update Carol Migdalovitz Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary Capping three years of political instability, a fourth government since the December 1995 election has been formed in Turkey to lead the country to new elections on April 18, ...
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| Date Jan. 27, 1999 |
Report No. 98-381GOV |
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| Date Jan. 27, 1999 |
Report No. 98-706GOV |
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| Date Jan. 26, 1999 |
Report No. RL30034 |
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Order Code RL30034 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) and Human Rights: Background and Issues for Congress January 26, 1999 (name redacted), Jr. National Defense Fellow Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 ...
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| Date Jan. 25, 1999 |
Report No. RS20029 |
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Order Code RS20029 January 25, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Americans with Disabilities Act and Rights to Community Care: Olmstead v. L.C. Nancy Lee Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Supreme Court granted certiorari on December 14, 1998 in Olmstead v. L.C. to address the issue of whether the public services portion of the Americans with ...
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| Date Jan. 22, 1999 |
Report No. RL30031 |
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Order Code RL30031 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Environmental Risk and Cost-Benefit Analysis: A Review of Proposed Legislative Mandates, 1993-1998 January 22, 1999 Linda-Jo Schierow Specialist in Environmental Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ABSTRACT Between 1993 and 1998 Congress considered ...
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| Date Jan. 22, 1999 |
Report No. RS20017 |
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Order Code RS20017 Updated January 22, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Committee System Rules Changes in the House, 106th Congress Judy Schneider Specialist on the Congress Government Division Summary This fact sheet details changes in the committee system contained in H.Res. 5, the rules of the House for the 106th Congress. Committee Structure Name Changes. The ...
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