|
Date ↓
|
Report No.
|
Title |
| Date March 27, 1995 |
Report No. 95-424 |
Title
95-424 E March 27, 1995 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The GATT and the WTO: An Overview Arlene Wilson Specialist in International Trade and Finance Economics Division Summary Under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), eight rounds of trade negotiations lowered tariffs of developed countries to an average 3.9 percent. New areas, such as services, ...
|
| Date March 21, 1995 |
Report No. 95-205 |
Title
95-205GOV Membership of the 104th Congress: A Profile Mildred L. Amer Specialist in American National Government Government Division Updated March 21, 1995 Membership of the 104th Congress: A Profile SUMMARY For Members of the 104th Congress, this report provides data on party, age, occupations, education, length of service, religion, sex, race, national origin, military service, and marital ...
|
| Date March 14, 1995 |
Report No. 95-389 |
Title
95-389 GOV Federal Presidential Libraries Harold Relyea Specialist in American National Government Government Division B March 14, 1995 CRS FEDERAL PRESIDENTIAL LIB S SUMMARY Through the National Archives and Records Administration, the Federal Government currently operates and maintains nine presidential libraries, and will soon assume responsibility for a tenth facility. Inaugurated with the ...
|
| Date March 8, 1995 |
Report No. 95-361 |
Title
95-361 GOV CRS Report for Congress Reelection Rates of House Incumbents: 1790-1994 David C. Huckabee Analyst in American National Government Government Division March 8, 1995 CRS Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress REELECTION RATE OF HOUSE INCUMBENTS: 1790-1994 SUMMARY This report provides data on the success rate of House incumbents who have sought reelection beginning with the ...
|
| Date March 8, 1995 |
Report No. 95-355 |
Title
95-355 E March 8, 1995 U.S. Trade Laws and Intellectual Property Rights: Background Glennon J. Harrison Specialist in International Trade and Finance Economics Division SUMMARY Protection of intellectual property rights is a cornerstone of U.S. trade policy. The rapid expansion of international trade during the 1980s was accompanied by a corresponding increase in awareness that U.S. intellectual ...
|
| Date March 6, 1995 |
Report No. 95-351 |
Title
95-351 SPR Commuter and Large Air Carriers: Is It Time For One Level of Safety? J. Glen Moore Specialist in Science and Technology Science Policy Research Division March 6, 1995 COMMUTER AND LARGE AIR CARRIERS: IS IT TIME FOR ONE LEVEL OF SAFETY? Under current Federal Aviation Regulations, small aircraft with 30 or fewer seats used primarily by commuter airlines are regulated under one set of ...
|
| Date Feb. 21, 1995 |
Report No. 95-294 |
Title
95-294 E February 21, 1995 The China-U.S. Trade Dispute on Intellectual Property Rights Wayne M. Morrison Analyst in International Trade and Finance Economics Division SUMMARY Allegations of China's inadequate protection of U.S. intellectual property rights (IPR) have been a source of trade tension between the United States and China over the past few years. On February 4, 1995, the United States ...
|
| Date Feb. 16, 1995 |
Report No. 95-291 |
Title
95-291 EPW Distributed by Penny Hill Press Substance Abusers: New Rules for Disability Benefits from Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance Carmen D. Solomon Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division February 16, 1995 SUBSTANCE ABUSERS: NEW RULES FOR DISABILITY BENEFITS FROM SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME ANP) SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY ...
|
| Date Feb. 9, 1995 |
Report No. 95-261 |
Title
98-918 EPW Updated September 15, 1999 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration Fundamentals Joyce Vialet Specialist in Immigration Policy Domestic Social Policy Division Key Definitions. Immigration to the United States is regulated by Federal law. The basic U.S. law, the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), was enacted in 1952 and significantly amended since, most ...
|
| Date Feb. 1, 1995 |
Report No. 95-220 |
Title
95-220 S CRS Report for Congress Federal Gun Control Laws: The Second Amendment And Other Constitutional Issues Dorothy Schrader Senior Specialist In American Public Law November 2, 1995 CRS Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress llilllllllil FEDERAL GUN CONTROL LAWS: THE SECOND AMENDMENT AND OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES SUMMARY This report examines the arguments for an against an ...
|
| Date Jan. 24, 1995 |
Report No. 95-187 |
Title
95-187 GOV January 24, 1995 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Committee System: Rules Changes in the House, 104th Congress Judy Schneider Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary The election of a Republican majority in the House for the first time in 40 years brought extensive change to the committee system. Many of the changes were ...
|
| Date Jan. 20, 1995 |
Report No. 95-184 |
Title
95-184 ENR Border Environment Cooperation Commission and North American Development Bank : Background and Issues J.F . Hornbeck Specialist in Industry Analysis and Finance Economics Division Mary Tiemann Specialist in Environmental Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division January 20, 1995 _ 1190a \. ti__ .aRfl CRS Border Environment Cooperation Commission and North American ...
|
| Date Jan. 18, 1995 |
Report No. 95-170 |
Title
Order Code 95-170 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Former Soviet Union and U.S. Foreign Aid: Implementing the Assistance Program, 1992-1994 January 18, 1995 Curt Tarnoff Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Former Soviet Union and U.S. Foreign Aid: Implementing the ...
|
| Date Jan. 11, 1995 |
Report No. 95-116 |
Title
Order Code RL31026 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web General Overview of United States Antitrust Law June 18, 2001 Janice E. Rubin Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress General Overview of United States Antitrust Law Summary This Report briefly summarizes (1) the primary United States antitrust statutes, and (2) some of ...
|
| Date Jan. 9, 1995 |
Report No. 95-142 |
Title
95-142 EPW Child Support : Changes Enacted or Proposed in the 103rd Congress Carmen D . Solomon Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division and Gina M . Stevens Legislative Attorney American Law Division January 9, 1995 -w /1j-Is CRS I l l 1 11 I l CHILD SUPPORT: CHANGES ENACTED OR PROPOSED IN THE 103RD CONGRESS SUMMARY In FY1993, the Child Support Enforcement (CSE) ...
|
| Date Jan. 5, 1995 |
Report No. 95-81 |
Title
95-81 GOV Crime Control Assistance Through the Byrne Programs Keith Bea Specialist in American National Government Government Division January 5, 1995 Crime Control Assistance Through the Byrne Programs SUMMARY The Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs are among the primary sources of Federal financial assistance for State and local drug law enforcement efforts. ...
|
| Date Jan. 3, 1995 |
Report No. 95-58 |
Title
95-58 ENR Distributed bv Pennv Hill Press Environmental Protection: From the 103rd to the 104th Congress Martin R. Lee, Coordinator Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division January 3, 1995 Environmental Protection: From the 103rd to the 104th Congress SUMMARY The 103rd Congress considered several major environmental bills, and enacted very few, but developed new legislative remedies and ...
|
| Date Dec. 29, 1994 |
Report No. 95-52 |
Title
95-52 A December 29, 1994 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Post Employment, "Revolving Door," Restrictions for Legislative Branch Members and Employees Jack Maskell Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary This report provides a brief discussion of the post-employment restrictions, often called "revolving door" laws, that are applicable to Members, officers and ...
|
| Date Dec. 2, 1994 |
Report No. 94-954 |
Title
94-954 SPR The Information Superhighway : Status and Issues Marcia S . Smith Specialist in Science and Technology Policy Science Policy Research Division December 2, 1994 El Ammik -t 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111 THE INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY : STATUS AND ISSUES SUMMARY As the media devote increasing attention to the "information superhighway," many question whether this latest high- ...
|
| Date Dec. 2, 1994 |
Report No. 94-961 |
Title
94-961 ENR Distributed by Penny Hill Press Risk Analysis and Cost-Benefit Analysis of Environmental Regulations Linda-Jo Schierow Analyst in Environmental Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division A December 2, 1994 Risk Analysis and Cost-BenefitAnalysis of Enviromental Regulations SUMMARY Concerns about the national economy, environment, public health, and the quality of EPA's ...
|
| Date Nov. 15, 1994 |
Report No. IB91035 |
Title
CRS Report: IB91035 - Implementing Acid Rain Legislation - NLE Redistributed as a Service of the National Library for the Environment* Implementing Acid Rain Legislation Larry Parker Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division Congressional Research Service Updated November 15, 1994 IB91035 CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS P.L. 101-549, Title IV -- Provisions ...
|
| Date Nov. 10, 1994 |
Report No. 94-879 |
Title
94-879 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web NATO: Origins of the Enlargement Debate in Central Europe November 10, 1994 Paul E. Gallis Specialist in West European Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress NATO: Origins of the Enlargement Debate in Central Europe Summary At the December 1994 NATO Ministerial ...
|
| Date Oct. 26, 1994 |
Report No. 94-821 |
Title
94-821 A October 26, 1994 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Legislative Prayer and School Prayer: The Constitutional Difference David M. Ackerman Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Supreme Court has held government-sponsored prayer in the public schools to violate the establishment of religion clause of the First Amendment. In contrast, it has held clergy-led ...
|
| Date Oct. 26, 1994 |
Report No. 94-821A |
Title
94-821 A October 26, 1994 Received through the CRS Web Legislative Prayer and School Prayer: The Constitutional Difference David M. Ackerman Legislative Attorney American Law Division SUMMARY The Supreme Court has held government-sponsored prayer in the public schools to violate the establishment of religion clause of the First Amendment. In contrast, it has held clergy-led prayer in legislative ...
|
| Date Sept. 29, 1994 |
Report No. 94-759 |
Title
94-759 F CRS Report for Congress Cuba-U.S. Relations: Should the United States Reexamine Its Policy? Mark P. Sullivan Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division September 29, 1994 CRS Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress I m i l l mil n i l iiiiii m i l i i i i i iiii m i Cuba-U.S. Relations: Should the United States Reexamine Its Policy? ...
|
| Date Sept. 21, 1994 |
Report No. 94-738 |
Title
94-738 F Ukraine's Uncertain Future and U .S . Policy Steve Woehrel Analyst in European Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division FM September 21, 1994 AWWk a im\_ CRS Congressional, 111111IIIII1I[Ii IIIllllIIIIIIII!III! UKRAINE'S UNCERTAIN FUTURE AND U.S. POLICY SUMMARY Ukraine is beset with serious political, economic and ethno-regional problems. Recent election results show a ...
|
| Date Sept. 8, 1994 |
Report No. 94-719 |
Title
94-719 EPW Major Deficit-Reduction Measures Enacted in Recent Years David Koitz Specialist in Social Legislation Michelle Harlan Technical Information Specialist Education and Public Welfare Division September 8, 1994 in AdMk DUR CRS 111111 IIIII IIII111111 IIIII IIIII III! III! MAJOR DEFICIT-REDUCTION MEASURES ENACTED IN' RECENT YEARS SUMMARY Since 1980, there have been 14 major pieces of ...
|
| Date Aug. 30, 1994 |
Report No. 94-636 |
Title
Order Code 94-636 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Radio and Television Broadcasting to Cuba: Background and Issues Through 1994 Updated August 30, 1994 Susan B. Epstein Specialist in Foreign Policy and Trade Mark P. Sullivan Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Radio and ...
|
| Date Aug. 30, 1994 |
Report No. 94-722 |
Title
94-722 E Intellectual Property Rights and The Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Talks: Economic Effects Lenore Sek Specialist in International Trade and Finance Economics Division August 30, 1994 'i"M' I N T E L L E C T U A L P R O P E R T Y R I G H T S AND T H E URUGUAY ROUND O F MULTILATERAL TRADE T A L K S : ECONOMIC EFFECTS SUMMARY On April 15, 1994, the United States and over 100 other ...
|
| Date Aug. 25, 1994 |
Report No. 94-674 |
Title
94-674 A August 25, 1994 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments Act of 1994, S. 2230, (103d Cong., 2d Sess.): A Brief Analysis M. Maureen Murphy Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary This report1 provides a brief analysis of S. 2230, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments of 1994 (the Amendments) introduced June 23, 1994, ...
|
| Date Aug. 19, 1994 |
Report No. 94-666 |
Title
94-666 E Paying for Health Care Reform : The Role of Cost Savings Nonna A. Noto Specialist in Public Finance Economics Division August 19, 1994 CRS gressi nal Resear vice; The b ar ;Gz~ gtess " In IIIIIi IIIII IIII Iii IIIII IIIII IIII IIII PAYING FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM : THE ROLE OF COST SAVINGS SUMMARY To be financially viable in the long-run, any health care reform plan that guarantees ...
|
| Date Aug. 9, 1994 |
Report No. 94-351 |
Title
94-351 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Partnership For Peace August 9, 1994 Paul E. Gallis Specialist in West European Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Partnership For Peace Summary NATO's Partnership for Peace program seeks to encourage eligible states, above all the states of the former Warsaw Pact ...
|
| Date Aug. 4, 1994 |
Report No. 94-645 |
Title
94-645 A Copyright Restoration for Public Domain Works Dorothy Schrader Legislative Attorney August 4, 1994 COPYRIGHT RESTORATION FOR PUBLIC DOMAIN WORKS SUMMARY Only rarely in American history has Congress acted to restore cop5Tight in works that have fallen into the United States public domain. Copyright restoration for public domain works is now under serious consideration as part of the ...
|
| Date July 29, 1994 |
Report No. TRANSFERS86-93 |
Title
94-612 F CRS Report for Congress Conventional Arms Transfers to the Third World, 1986-1993 Richard F. Grimmett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division July 29, 1994 I_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _1 Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111 CRS CONVENTIONAL ARMS TRANSFERS TO THE TIURD WORLD, 1986-1993 SUMMARY The ...
|
| Date July 29, 1994 |
Report No. 94-612 |
Title
94-612 F CRS Report for Congress Conventional Arms Transfers to the Third World, 1986-1993 Richard F. Grimmett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division July 29, 1994 CRS I_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _1 Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111 CONVENTIONAL ARMS TRANSFERS TO THE TIURD WORLD, 1986-1993 SUMMARY The ...
|
| Date July 29, 1994 |
Report No. 94-612F |
Title
|
| Date July 1, 1994 |
Report No. 94-540 |
Title
94-540 E Distributed by Penny Hill Press Hardrock Mining, the 1872 Law, and the U.S. Economy Bernard A. Gelb Specialist in Industry Economics Economics Division A July 1, 1994 ROCK MINING, THE 1872 LAW, AND THE U.S.ECONOMY Enacted to promote mineral resource development and the settlement of the Western United States, the General Mining Law of 1872 as amended provides easy private access to ...
|
| Date June 20, 1994 |
Report No. 94-515 |
Title
94-515 F CRS Report for Congress Defense Burdensharing: Is Japan's Host Nation Support a Model for Other Allies? Stephen Daggett Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division June 20, 1994 CRS Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress D E F E N S E B U R D E N S H A R I N G : I S J A P A N ' S H O S T NATION S U P P O R T A MODEL FOR OTHER ALLIES? ...
|
| Date June 16, 1994 |
Report No. 94-500 |
Title
94-500 A June 16, 1994 Cop5Tdght Law: A Work of Parody as a "Fair Use" Douglas Reid Weimer Legislative Attorney American Law Division SUMMARY The United States Supreme Court recently held that a rap music group's parody of the copjrighted popular song-Oh, Pretty Woman-may be a fair use of the copyrighted work.^ In its unanimous ruling, the Court reversed the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals ...
|
| Date June 14, 1994 |
Report No. 94-501 |
Title
94-501 SPR The Bayh-Dole Act: Patent Policy and the Commercialization of Technology Wendy H. Schacht Specialist in Science and Technology Science Policy Research Division A June 14, 1994 rrrrr^ ')' . , . . ..^1 / ! - . ^ . l . t - , ^ ..C^ ' 1 'M^i : i , ' 1' . i:-.t, ^ ^ THE BAYH-DOLE ACT: PATENT POLICY AND THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF TECHNOLOGY SUMMARY In 1980, the Congress passed P.L. 96-517, ...
|
| Date June 3, 1994 |
Report No. 94-490 |
Title
94-490 EPW Goals 2000 : Overview and Analysis James B . Stedman Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division June 3, 1994 AIL CRS (Hill !lil lIl~ Hill 11111 'III I'I~ ~I1~ GOALS 2000 : OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS SUMMARY Goals 2000 : Educate America Act (P . L . 103-227) authorizes a range of initiatives for Federal support of education reform . Its basic reform strategy is ...
|
| Date May 26, 1994 |
Report No. 94-464 |
Title
94-464 ENR Superfund Fact Book Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division May 26, 1994 CRS 1111111911111111111111!UUIIIII!III! SUPERFUND FACT BOOK SUMMARY Designed to bring about the decontamination and remediation of the Nation's inactive hazardous waste dumps, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), commonly known as Superfund, was enacted in ...
|
| Date May 26, 1994 |
Report No. 94-459 |
Title
Order Code 94-459 F May 26, 1994 The U.S. Occupation of Haiti, 1915-1934 Richard A. Best, Jr. Analyst in National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary In 1915, the United States undertook a military occupation of Haiti to preempt any European intervention, to establish order out of civil strife, and to stabilize Haitian finances. During the nineteen-year occupation, U.S. ...
|
| Date May 20, 1994 |
Report No. 94-435 |
Title
94-435 ENR The Florida Bay Economy and Changing Environmental Conditions Ross W. Gorte Specialist in Natural Resources Policy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division May 20, 1994 CRS IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII SUMMARY Florida Bay is a large, triangular coastal lagoon located at the southern tip of Florida, between Everglades National Park and the Florida Keys . Substantial ...
|
| Date May 12, 1994 |
Report No. 94-423 |
Title
94-423 F The Kurds in Iraq : Status, Protection, and Prospects Alfred B . Prados Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division a e' May 12, 1994 W. I IIIII! IlIII IIE IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIII IIII - TILE KURDS IN IRAQ : STATUS, PROTECTION, AND PROSPECTS SUMMARY The Kurds of Iraq continue to pursue a campaign to achieve long-held national aspirations . For some ...
|
| Date May 5, 1994 |
Report No. 94-392 |
Title
94-392 EPW Health Care Reform : The Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Celinda Franco Specialist in Social Legislation Education and Public Welfare Division May 5, 1994 11111111111!Il11111111111111111111111111 HEALTH CARE REFORM: THE k'EDERAL EMPLOYEES BENEFITS PROGRAM HEAL S Y The Federal Employees Health Benefits program (FEHBP) provides voluntary health insurance coverage for over 9 ...
|
| Date May 5, 1994 |
Report No. 94-379 |
Title
Theater Missile Defense: Indigenous Programs and Interest Among U S . Friends and Allies Steven A. Hildreth Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense D i - G .. . 111111111Ill11111111 1 1 11111IIIIIIII I arch mailable, without partisaal bias, in many for rsonal conwzlt;aticms irr their respective fields of expertise. Accession Number: 5059 Publication Date: May 05, 1994 ...
|
| Date April 25, 1994 |
Report No. 94-343 |
Title
94-343 F CRS Report for Congress Navy DDG-51 Destroyer Procurement Rate: Issues and Options for Congress Ronald O'Rourke SpecigJist in National Defense Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division AprH 25, 1994 CRS Congressional Research Service * The Library of Congress NAVY DDG-51 D E S T R O Y E R P R O C U R E M E N T RATE: ISSUES AND OPTIONS F O R CONGRESS SUMMARY Congress has procured 29 ...
|
| Date April 14, 1994 |
Report No. 94-375 |
Title
94-375 SPR Biotechnology, Breakthrough Drugs, And Health Care Reform : Lessons From The NIH-UniversityIndustry Relationship Wendy H . Schacht Specialist in Science and Technology Science Policy Research Division April 14, 1994 I i 111 I III III IIll IIIi! Illll III IIII BIOTECHNOLOGY, BREAKTHROUGH DRUGS, AND HEALTH CARE REFORM : LESSONS FROM THE NIH-UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY RELATIONSHIP SUMMARY ...
|
| Date April 7, 1994 |
Report No. 94-310 |
Title
94-310 ENR Selected Interior and Related Agencies Budget Requests for I 1995 T Alfred R. Greenwood Coordinator Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division April 7, 1994 SELECTED INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES BUDGET REQUESTS FOR FY 1995 SUMMARY This report reviews the FY 1995 budget request of the Department of the Interior with brief analyses of the budget requests of selected agencies ...
|
