Congressional Research Reports

• Fish and Wildlife Service: Compensation to Local Governments
• Iraq-Kuwait: U.N. Security Council Resolutions--Texts and Votes
• Iraq-Kuwait: United Nations Security Council Resolutions Tests and Votes -- 1991
• Basic Questions on U.S. Citizenship and Naturalization
• The Fair Labor Standards Act: Changes Made by the 101st Congress and Their Implications
• The "Son of Sam" Case: Legislative Implications
• Countercyclical Job Creation Programs
• The Endangered Species Act and Private Property: A Legal Primer
• Plant Closings, Mass Layoffs, and Worker Dislocations: Data Issues
• President Bush's Judicial Nominations During the 101st and 102nd Congresses
• Social Security Benefits Are not Paid for the Month of Death: A Fact Sheet
• Israeli-Palestinian Agreement
• Expulsion and Censure Actions Taken by the Full Senate Against Members
• Haiti: Background to the Overthrow of President Aristide
• Social Security: Coverage of Household Workers - A Fact Sheet
• Trade and Environment: Treatment in Recent Agreements--GATT and NAFTA
• Extraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law
• Market-Based Environmental Management: Issues in Implementation
• Cigarette Taxes to Fund Health Care Reform: An Economic Analysis
• Intelligence Spending: Public Disclosure Issues
• Social Security: Brief Facts and Statistics
• Social Security and Medicare Taxes and Premiums: Fact Sheet
• Partnership for Peace
• The Davis-Bacon Act: Institutional Evolution and Public Policy
• The U.S. Occupation of Haiti, 1915-1934
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI): A Fact Sheet
• Hedge Funds: Should They Be Regulated?
• Defense Burdensharing: Is Japans Host Nation Support a Model for Other Allies?
• Social Security: Raising the Retirement Age Background and Issues
• Radio and Television Broadcasting to Cuba: Background and Current Issues
• The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments Act of 1994, S. 2230 )103rd Cong., 2nd Sess.): A Brief Analysis
• Brief Summaries of Federal Animal Protection Statutes
• Brief Facts About Congressional Pensions
• Cuba-U.S. Relations: Should the United States Reexamine Its Policy?
• Social Security: The Cost-of-Living Adjustment in January 2009
• Legislative Prayer and School Prayer: The Constitutional Difference
• Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Federal Civil Service Annuities
• NATO: Enlargement in Central Europe
• The Brady Handgun Control Act: Constitutional Issues
• Davis-Bacon: The Act and the Literature
• Social Services Block Grant: (Title XX of the Social Security Act)
• Awards of Attorneys' Fees by Federal Courts and Federal Agencies
• Federal Employees: Pay and Pension Increases Since 1969
• The Assault Weapons Ban: Review of Federal Laws Controlling Possession of Certain Firearms
• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: A Fact Sheet
• Tobacco Price Support: An Overview of the Program
• Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs)
• World Health organization: A Fact Sheet
• The Former Soviet Union and U.S. Foreign Aid: Implementing the Assistance Program, 1992-1994
• Committee System: Rules Changes in the House, 104th Congress
• Social Security's Treatment Under the Fed4eral Budget: A Summary
• Fedeeral Gun Control Laws: The Second Amendment and Other Constitutional Issues
• Cuba: U.s. Economic Sanctions Through 1996
• The Au Pair Program
• The National Institute of Standards and Technology: An Appropriations Overview
• U.S. National Science Foundation: An Overview
• DOD's Dual-Use Strategy
• Federal Farm Promotion ("Check-off") Programs
• The Advanced Technology Program
• Abortion Services and Military Medical Facilities
• Moldova: Basic Facts
• Child Pornography: Constitutional Principles and Federal Statutes
• Immigration: The Effects on Low-Skilled and High-Skilled Native-Born Workers
• Federal Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Taxes: A Description of Current Law
• The GATT and the WTO: An Overview
• A History of Federal Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Taxes
• Investigative Oversight: An Introduction to the Law, Practice and Procedure of Congressional Inquiry
• Military Retirement and Veterans' Compensation: Concurrent Receipt Issues
• R&D Partnerships: Government-Industry Collaboration
• The Federal Role in Technology Development
• Medal of Honor: History and Issues
• Post Employment, "Revolving Door," Restrictions for Legislative Branch Members and Employees
• Intelligence Implications of the Military Technical Revolution
• The Legislative Process on the House Floor: An Introduction
• The National Guard, State Defense Forces, and the Militias: Official and Unofficial Status
• U.N. Development Program: A Fact Sheet
• Biological Diversity Treaty: Fact Sheet
• Haiti: Efforts to Restore President Aristide, 1991-1994
• Conventional Arms Transfers: President Clintons Policy Directive
• The Unconstitutionality of State Congressional Term Limits: An Overview of U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton (Sup. Ct. Doc. No. 93-1456)
• Croatia: Basic Facts
• The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Congressional Intent
• Flag Protection: A Brief History and Summary of Recent Supreme Court Decisions and Proposed Constitutional Amendment
• The Fair Housing Act: Legal Overview
• The Effects on U.S. Farm Workers of an Agricultural Guest Worker Program
• Federal Tort Claims Act
• Abortion Law Development: A Brief Overview
• Defense Budget: Alternative Measures of Costs of Military Commitments Abroad
• The Difference Between DOD Programs That Develop Dual-Use Technologies and DOD's Dual-Use Technology Development Programs--A Fact Sheet
• Unemployment Benefits: Legislative Issues in the 108th Congress
• Presidential Emergency Powers: The So-Called "War Powers Act of 1933"
• International Labor Organization: A Fact Sheet
• Belarus: Basic Facts
• Habitat Modification and the Endangered Species Act: The Sweet Home Decision
• A U.N. Rapid Reaction Force? Considerations for U.S. Policymakers
• Federal Tort Reform Legislation: Constitutionality and Summaries of Selected Statutes
• Obscenity and Indecency: Constitutional Principles and Federal Statutes
• Freedom of Speech and Press: Exceptions to the First Amendment
• Individual Transferable Quotas in Fishery Management
• Metric Conversion and the Federal Role: An Update
• State Income Taxation of Military Personnel and United States Citizens Residing Outside of the United States
• The Voting Rights Act of 1965, As Amended: Its History and Current Issues
• Regulating Private Pensions: A Summary of ERISA
• Staff Depositions in Congressional Investigations
• The National Institutes of Health: An Overview
• The Posse Comitatus Act and Related Matters: The Use of the Military to Execute Civilian Law
• Capital Punishment: Summary of Supreme Court Decisions on the Death Penalty
• Greece and Turkey: The Rocky Islet Crisis
• Term Limits for Members of Congress: State Activity
• Bosnia: Civil Implementation of the Peace Agreement
• Campaign Activities by Congressional Employees
• A Comparison of the Pay of Top Executives and Other Workers
• National Endowment for Democracy: Policy and Funding Issues
• The Telecommunications Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-104): A Brief Overview
• Labor Standards and International Competition: Section 4(e) of the Fair labor Standards Act
• Davis-Bacon: Employment of Helpers on Federal Contract Construction
• TAIWAN: TEXTS OF THE TAIWAN RELATIONS ACT, THE U.S.-CHINA COMMUNIQUES, AND THE "SIX ASSURANCES"
• Cancer Research: Selected Federal Spending and Morbidity and Mortality Statistics
• Russia and U.S. Foreign Assistance: 1992-1996
• Frequently asked Questions About Tax-Exempt Organizations
• China: U.S. Economic Sanctions
• Conservation Provisions in the 1996 Farm Bill: A Summary
• State Eleventh Amendment Sovereign Immunity: Seminole Tribe v. Florida, 116 S.Ct. 1114 (1996)
• Northern Ireland: Fair Employment and the MacBride Principles
• Landmines: Basic Facts and Congressional Concerns
• Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1996
• Adoption: Interethnic Placement Legislation in the 104th Congress
• NAFTA and U.S.-Mexico Cattle Trade
• World Heritage Convention and U.S. National Parks
• Canada-U.S. Relations
• Small Business Innovation Research Program
• Bosnia War Crimes: The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and U.S. Policy
• Credit Provisions of the Enacted 1996 Farm Bill
• Dairy Provisions of the Enacted 1996 Farm Bill
• Voting and Quorum Procedures in the Senate
• German Military Presence in the United States: The Case of Holloman Air Force Base
• Country Applicability of the U.S. Normal Trade Relations (Most-Favored-Nation) Status
• Crop Insurance and Risk Management: Provisions in the Enacted 1996 Farm Bill
• Legislative Procedure for Disapproving the Renewal of China's Most-Favored-Nation Status
• War Powers Resolution: A Brief Summary of Pro and Con Arguments
• Prison Litigation Reform Act: An Overview
• Biosphere Reserves: Fact Sheet
• China's Rising Power: Alternative U.S. National Security Strategies-Findings of a Seminar
• Loss of Federal Pensions for Members of Congress Convicted of Certain Offenses
• Western Hemisphere Trade Developments
• The Legislative Process on the Senate Floor: An Introduction
• NATO Adapts for New Missions: The Berlin Accord and Combined Joint Task Forces (CJTF)
• Military Base Closures Since 1988: Status and Employment Changes at the Community and State Level
• Europe and China -- An Emerging Relationship
• Federal Regulation of Working Hours: An Overview Through the 105th Congress
• Homosexuality and the Federal Constitution: A Legal Analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Romer v. Evans
• The Baltic States: U.S. Policy Concerns
• "In God We Trust" on the Nation's Coins and Currency and as the National Motto: History and Constitutionality
• Alien Eligibility for Public Assistance
• Indian and Pakistani Nuclear Tests? Potential Test Ban Risks and Technical Benefits
• Water Infrastructure Financing: History of EPA Appropriations
• Small Business Administration: Overview and Issues
• Worker Rights Provisions and Trade Policy: Shoult They Be Linked?
• International Drug Trade and Its Impact on the United States
• Conference Committee and Related Procedures: An Introduction
• Bosnia Implementation Force (IFOR) and Stabilization Force (SFOR): Activities of the 104th Congress
• Congressional Statistics: Bills Introduced and Laws Enacted, 1947-2004
• PESTICIDE LEGISLATION: FOOD QUALITY PROTECTION ACT OF 1996 (P.L. 104-170)
• A Clean Air Option: Cash for Clunkers
• Chinese Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: Background and Analysis
• Capital Gains Taxes: An Overview
• Navy Major Shipbuilding Programs and Shipbuilders: Issues and Options for Congress
• Senkaku (Diaoyu) Islands Dispute: The U.S. Legal Relationship and Obligations
• Lobbying Regulations on Non-Profit Organizations
• International Monetary Fund (IMF) Gold Auctions: Current Proposal, History, and Congressional Role
• Nicaragua: Changes Under the Chamorro Government and U.S. Concerns
• Countries of the World and International Organizations: Sources of Information
• Child Abuse and Child Welfare Legislation in the 104th Congress
• Nicaragua's 1996 Elections and Results
• Covert Action: An Effective Instrument of U.S. Foreign Policy?
• SCHOOL PRAYER: THE CONGRESSIONAL RESPONSE, 1962-1998
• The Glass Ceiling: A Fact Sheet
• CRIME AND FORFEITURE: THE INNOCENT THIRD PARTY
• China: Commission of Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense (COSTIND) and Defense Industries
• Health Insurance Coverage: Characteristics of the Insured and Uninsured Populations in 2007
• Vietnam: Economic/Political Developments and U.S. Relations
• Farm Commodity Legislation: Chronology, 1933-2002
• Special Rules in the House of Representatives
• Environmental Reauthorizations and Regulatory Reform: From the 109th Congress through the 106th
• RICO: A Brief Sketch
• Older Americans Act: 105th Congress Issues
• Health Insurance: Uninsured by State, 2005-2007
• Child Nutrition Legislation in the 104th Congress
• Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program: An Overview
• Child Nutrition Issues in the 105th Congress
• Takings Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court: A Chronology
• Committee System: Rules Changes in the House, 105th Congress
• Crime and Forfeiture
• Drug Smuggling, Drug Dealing and Drug Abuse: Background and Overview Under te Federal Controlled Substances Act and Related Statutes
• U.N. Development Program: Background and Issues for Congress
• Economic Sanctions and the Former Yugoslavia: Current Status and Policy Considerations
• Appropriations for FY1998: U.S. Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies
• Appropriations for FY 1998: Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education
• Appropriations for FY 1998: VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies
• Appropriations for FY1998: Defense
• Appropriations for FY1998: Interior and Related Agencies
• APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY1998: ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT
• Appropriations for FY1998: Department of Transportation and Related Agencies
• APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY1998: MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
• Appropriations for FY1998: Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
• Appropriations for FY 1998: Legislative Branch
• APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY1998: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
• The IIOD Service Academies: Issues for Congress
• The Army Corps of Engineers' Nationwide Permits Program: Issues and Regulatory Developments
• Iran: U.S. Policy and Options
• The "Right to Die": Constitutional and Statutory Analysis
• NATO Enlargement and the Former European Neutrals
• VETERANS ISSUES IN THE 105TH CONGRESS
• Taiwan's National Development Conference: Proposed Policy Changes and Implications for the United States
• Worker Rights and U.S. Trade Policy: WTO Singapore Ministerial and Fast-Track Extension
• Federal Land Management: Appeals and Litigation
• NEW ZEALAND: POLITICAL/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS AND RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES
• Stormwater Permits: Status of EPA's Regulatory Program
• NAFTA and Related Environmental Issues and Initiatives
• Immigration: New Consequences of Illegal Presence
• The Houses Corrections Calendar
• Military Base Closures: A Historical Review from 1988 to 1995
• Health Insurance: Uninsured Children by State, 2005-2007
• Hong Kong's Reversion to China: Problems and Remedies for the United States
• SUPERFUND FACT BOOK
• DEFENSE RESEARCH: A PRIMER ON THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE'S RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION (RDT&E) PROGRAM
• Omnibus Patent Reform: An Overview of H.R. 400
• Defense Budget: Role of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council
• The U.S.-North Korea Nuclear Accord of October 1994: Background, Status, and Requirements of U.S. Nonproliferation Law
• House Rules Affecting Committees
• START II Debate in the Russian Duma: Issues and Prospects
• PRIVATE MORTGAGE INSURANCE: CANCELLATION OPTIONS
• Legal Analysis of Proposals to Make English the Official Language of the United States Government
• CHINA: BALLISTIC AND CRUISE MISSILES
• South Korea's Economic Reforms and U.S. Interests
• Asian Pacific Americans in the United States Congress
• Developing Technology for Humanitarian Landmine Clearing Operations
• IMMIGRATION-RELATED WELFARE PROVISIONS IN 105TH CONGRESS LEGISLATION
• CRIMINAL ALIENS: EXPANDED DETENTION, RESTRICTED RELIEF FROM REMOVAL
• Tobacco-Related Programs and Activities of the U.S. Department of Agriculture: Operation and Cost
• Federal Statutes Allowing Consumers "Cooling Off" Periods to Rescind Contracts
• LEGISLATIVE POWERS OF CONGRESS: A BRIEF REFERENCE GUIDE
• Commercial Fishing: Economic Aid and Capacity Reduction
• WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION COPYRIGHT TREATY: AN OVERVIEW
• Peacekeeping Options: Considerations for U.S. Policymakers and the Congress
• Environmental Protection: How Much it Costs and Who Pays
• The IMF's "General Arrangements to Borrow" (GAB): A Background Paper
• THE IMF'S PROPOSED NEW ARRANGEMENTS TO BORROW (NAB): AN OVERVIEW
• MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT ON INVESTMENT: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES
• BOSNIA STABILIZATION FORCE (SFOR) AND U.S. POLICY
• LONG BEACH: PROPOSED LEASE BY CHINA OCEAN SHIPPING COMPANY (COSCO) AT FORMER NAVAL BASE
• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA): Overview and Current Legal Developments
• Medicaid Disproportionate Share Payments
• CHINA-U.S. RELATIONS: CHRONOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENTS DURING THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION
• Clean Water Act Section 401: Background and Issues
• Volunteer Protection Act of 1997
• Conventional Arms Transfers to Latin America: U.S. Policy
• Hemispheric Free Trade: Status, Hurdles, and Opposition
• China and the Multilateral Development Banks
• Radio Free Asia: Background, Funding, and Policy Issues
• Azerbaijan: Recent Developments and U.S. Interests
• WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION PERFORMANCES AND PHONOGRAMS TREATY: AN OVERVIEW
• FEDERAL REGULATION OF WORKING HOURS: CONSIDERATION OF THE ISSUES
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Reauthorization Legislation: An Overview
• Job Training Under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA): An Overview
• FOREIGN POLICY AGENCY REORGANIZATION IN THE 105TH CONGRESS
• The Right of Undocumented Alien Children to Basic Education: An Overview of Plyler v. Doe
• CALIFORNIA’S PROPOSITION 187: A BRIEF OVERVIEW
• Should Credit Unions Be Taxed?
• The Discharge Rule in the House: Principal Features and Uses
• SLOVENIA: COUNTRY BACKGROUND REPORT
• Restrictions on Lobbying Congres with Federal Funds
• Making Private Entities and Individuals Immune from Tort Liability by Declaring them Federal Employees
• Russia's Nuclear Forces: Doctrine and Force Structure Issues
• Statutory Interpretation: General Principles and Recent Trends
• Frequently Asked Questions Concerning the Federal Income Tax
• CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AND VISITATION: SHOULD THERE BE A FEDERAL CONNECTION?
• Patent Reform: Overview and Comparison of S. 507 and H.R. 400
• Secwrities/Antitrust Treatment of Charitable Gift Annuities: Richie v. American Council on Gift Annuities, Inc.
• PATENTS AND INNOVATION: ISSUES IN PATENT REFORM
• Suspension of Deportation: Tighter Standards for Canceling Removal
• Salaries of Members of Congress: Congressional Votes, 1990-2009
• The Use of Labor Union Dues for Political Purposes: A Legal Analysis
• Internet Gambling: Overview of Federal Criminal Law
• The Marshall Plan: Design, Accomplishments, and Relevance to the Present
• Federal Restrictions on State or Local Government Officer or Employee Political Activities
• The Balanced Budget Act of 1997: Retirement and Health Insurance Provisions for Postal and Federal Personnel
• NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM: A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO PROTECTING COASTAL WATER QUALITY
• Repealing Miranda?: Background of the Controversy over Pretrial Interrogation and Self-Incrimination
• Aviation Taxes and the Airport and Airway Trust Fund
• Internet Indecency: The Supreme Court Decision on the Communications Decency Act
• The OECD Shipbuilding Agreement and Legislation in the 105th Congress
• Minority and Small Disadvantaged Business Contracting: Legal and Constitutional Developments
• NATO Enlargement: The Process and Allied Views
• NATO EXPANSION: COST ISSUES
• AGRICULTURE AND EPA’S PROPOSED AIR QUALITY STANDARDS FOR OZONE AND PARTICULATES
• Gun Ban for Persons Convicted of Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence: Ex Post Facto Clause and Other Constitutional Issues
• The Congressional Appropriations Process: An Introduction
• The Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act of 1996: An Overview
• Kyrgyzstan: Recent Developments and U.S. Interests
• RUSSIA'S RELIGION LAW: ASSESSMENTS AND IMPLICATIONS
• Government Performance and Results Act, P.L. 103-62: Implementation Through Fall 1996 and Issues for the 105th Congress
• QUORUMS IN HOUSE FLOOR PROCEEDINGS: AN INTRODUCTION
• Access to Government Information in the United States
• Foreign Assistance: An Overview of U.S. Aid Agencies and Programs
• The Civilian Marksmanship Program
• NATO: Article V and Collective Defense
• Air Quality Standards: The Decisionmaking Process
• NATO's Evolution: A Selected Chronology from the Fall of the Berlin Wall to the Madrid Summit 1989-1997
• Georgia (Republic): Recent Developments and U.S. Interests
• The U.S. Presidency: Office and Powers
• SUPERFUND AND THE BROWNFIELDS ISSUE
• VICTIMS' RIGHTS AMENDMENT: BACKGROUND & ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH PROPOSALS TO AMEND THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION
• VICTIMS' RIGHTS AMENDMENT: OVERVIEW OF SUGGESTIONS TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION
• Kenya: The Challenges Ahead
• Federal Cocaine Sentencing: Legal Issues
• Foreign Science and Engineering Presence in U.S. Institutions and the Labor Force
• Overview of the Miller Act Subcontractor Protection in Federal Projects
• Comparison of Titles VI & VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Americans with Disabilities Act; Age Discrimination in Employment Act; Title IX of Education Amendments of 1972; and Rehabilitation Act of 1973
• THE EDUCATION/SKILL DISTRIBUTION OF JOBS: HOW IS IT CHANGING?
• The Buy American Act: Requiring Government Procurements to Come from Domestic Sources
• Security Classification Policy and Procedure: E.O. 12958, as Amended
• The Speaker of the House: House Officer, Party Leader, and Representative
• Legislative Proposals: Selected Considerations for the Development
• THE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM RESTORATION ACT: ITS RISE, FALL, AND CURRENT STATUS
• Greece and Turkey: Aegean Issues -- Background and Recent Developments
• Medicare Provisions in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA 97, P.L. 105-33)
• Social Security: Recommendations of the 1994-1996 Advisory Council on Social Security
• NAFTA, Mexican Trade Policy, and U.S.-Mexico Trade: A Longer Term Perspective
• Agriculture and Fast Track Trade Promotion Authority
• Russian Conventional Armed Forces: On the Verge of Collapse?
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Requirements Concerning the Provisions of Interpreters by Hospitals and Doctors
• "Legal Expense Funds" and Contributions for Legal Expenses in the House of Representatives
• Clean Water Act and Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) of Pollutants
• Analysis of Ten Selected Science and Technology Policy Studies
• Turkey: Situation Update
• Wetland Mitigation Banking: Status and Prospects
• Federal Indian Law: Background and Current Issues
• The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997: An Overview
• Discharge Rule in the House: Recent Use in Historical Context
• Indian Tribes and Welfare Reform
• NAFTA Labor Side Agreement: Lessons for the Worker Rights and Fast-Track Debate
• Points of Order in the Congressional Budget Process
• MILITARY READINESS: BACKGROUND TO CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE OVER TIERED READINESS
• Internet Domain Names: Background and Policy Issues
• SAMPLING FOR CENSUS 2000: A LEGAL OVERVIEW
• "Revolving Door," Post-Employment Laws for Federal Personnel
• Multilateral Development Banks Multilateral Development Banks to Developing Countries
• CHINA'S TREATMENT OF RELIGIOUS PRACTICES
• Longer Overtime Hours: The Effect of the Rise in Benefit Costs
• FAST-TRACK LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURES FOR TRADE AGREEMENTS: THE GREAT DEBATE OF 1991
• Why Certain Trade Agreements Are Approved as Congressional-Executive Agreements Rather Than as Treaties
• Suspension of Rules in the House: Measure Sponsorship by Party
• The Israeli Economy: Overview and Recent Developments
• Superfund Cleanup Standards Reconsidered
• The Budget Enforcement Act of 1997: A Fact Sheet
• Budget Enforcement Act of 1997: Summary and Legislative History
• China's Economic Development: An Overview
• Congressional Oversight
• China-U.S. Summit, October 1.997
• The International Labor Organization and International Labor Issues in the 105th Congress
• NUCLEAR WEAPONS PRODUCTION CAPABILITY ISSUES: SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, AND CHOICES
• The Appropriations Process and the Congressional Budget Act
• DEFENSE EXPORT LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM (DELG)
• Economic Sanctions to Achieve U.S. Foreign Policy Goals: Discussion and Guide to Current Law
• FAST-TRACK TRADE NEGOTIATING PROPOSALS: A COMPARISON OF 105TH CONGRESS LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS
• National Environmental Education Act of 1990: Overview, Implementation, and Issues for Congress
• Health Insurance Coverage of Children, 2007
• Prison Litigation Reform Act: Survey of Post-Reform Act Prisoners' Civil Rights Cases
• NAFTA BINATIONAL PANEL SYSTEM: SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL SUIT DISMISSED
• AMERICAN HERITAGE RIVERS
• CHINA'S ECONOMY: FINDINGS OF A RESEARCH TRIP
• SUPERFUND ACT REAUTHORIZATION: LIABILITY PROVISIONS OF LEADING CONGRESSIONAL PROPOSALS
• Satellite Television License of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. Section 119) and the 1997 Rate Adjustment
• STATUTORY OFFICES OF INSPECTOR GENERAL: A 20TH ANNIVERSARY REVIEW
• Days Reserved for Special Business in the House
• Procedural Distinctions between the House and the Committee of the Whole
• House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: A Brief History of Its Evolution and Jurisdiction
• House Committees: Categories and Rules for Committee Assignments
• NARCOTICS CERTIFICATION OF DRUG PRODUCING AND TRAFFICKING NATIONS: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
• Should the Federal Reserve Adopt an Inflation Target?
• Credit Union Common Bond Ruling: NCUA v. First National Bank & Trust Co.--U.S.--(No. 96-843)
• UNIFORM STANDARDS IN PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION: LIMITATIONS ON SHAREHOLDER LAWSUITS
• TEACHER QUALITY AND QUANTITY: PROPOSALS IN THE 105TH CONGRESS
• House Committee Markup: Preparation
• House Committee Reports: Required Contents
• Speechwriting in Perspective: A Brief Guide to Effective and Persuasive Communication
• Mexican Drug Certification Issues: U.S. Congressional Action, 1986-2001
• House Committee Jurisdiction and Referral: Rules and Practice
• MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS' ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND INFORMATION POLICIES: IMPACT OF THE PELOSI AMENDMENT
• Senate Committees: Categories and Rules for Committee Assignments
• IMPEACHMENT: AN OVERVIEW OF CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS, PROCEDURE, AND PRACTICE
• House Committee Markup: Vehicle for Consideration and Amendment
• TOBACCO ADVERTISING: THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF LIMITING ITS TAX DEDUCTIBILITY
• Independent Counsels Appointed Under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, Costs and Results of Investigations
• Contested Election Cases in the House of Representatives: 1933 TO 2007
• Social Security Reform: How Much of a Role Could Personal Retirement Accounts Play?
• CHINA'S MILITARY-OWNED BUSINESSES
• TAXPAYER PROTECTIONS IN THE IRS RESTRUCTURING BILL: ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND DAMAGES FOR IRS ABUSES
• APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY1999: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RELATED AGENCIES
• APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY1999: LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION
• Appropriations for FY1999: VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies
• APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY1999: DEFENSE
• APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY1999: INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES
• APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY1999: ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT
• APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY1999: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORATION AND RELATED AGENCIES
• APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY1999: MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
• APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY1999: FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS
• APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY1999: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
• APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY1999: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
• NATO POLICY: SELECTED LEGISLATION IN THE 103RD, 104TH, AND 105TH CONGRESSES
• THE PEACE CORPS: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES FOR CONGRESS
• VERTICAL MAXIMUM PRICE FIXING: STATE OIL V. KHAN
• ALGERIA: DEVELOPMENTS AND DILEMMAS
• CHINA'S RESPONSE TO THE ASIAN FINANCIAL CRISIS: IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. ECONOMIC INTERESTS
• COLAs for Military Retirees: Summary of Congressional and Executive Branch Action, 1982-2004 (FY1983-FY2005)
• Unanimous Consent Agreements in the Senate
• Voting in the Senate: Forms and Requirements
• House Voting Procedures: Forms and Requirements
• Bosnia Options After June 1998: Summary of a CRS/GAO Seminar
• FEDERAL TIMBER HARVESTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. TIMBER SUPPLY
• Global Climate Change: U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Status, Trends, and Projections
• IRAQ: COMPENSATION AND ASSETS ISSUES
• Committee Types and Roles
• Committee Jurisdiction and Referral in the Senate
• Preparation for Senate Committee Markup
• Markup in Senate Committee: Choosing a Text
• Markup in Senate Committee: Considering Amendments
• Reporting a Measure from a Senate Committee
• WIRETAPPING, TAPE RECORDERS & LEGAL ETHICS: QUESTIONS POSED BY ATTORNEYINVOLVEMENT IN SECRETLY RECORDING CONVERSATION
• WIRETAPPING, TAPE RECORDERS & LEGAL ETHICS: QUESTIONS POSED BY ATTORNEYINVOLVEMENT IN SECRETLY RECORDING CONVERSATION
• U.S. Agricultural Trade: Trends, Composition, Direction, and Policy
• AGRICULTURE IN THE NEXT ROUND OF MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
• Political Action Committees: Their Role in Financing Congressional Elections
• House Rules Manual: Summary of Contents
• FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION ACT MODERNIZATION ACT OF 1997--THE PROVISIONS
• A User's Guide to the Congressional Record
• Congressional Record: Its Production, Distribution, and Accessibility
• House Committee Markup: Reporting
• DRUG CERTIFICATION OF MEXICO IN 1998: ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTIONS OF DISAPPROVAL
• Savings and Loan Goodwill Cases on Remand
• U.N. REFORM IN THE 1997 GENERAL ASSEMBLY
• BANKRUPTCY AND CREDIT CARD DEBT: IS THERE A CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP?
• The Gender Wage Gap and Pay Equity: Is Comparable Worth the Next Step?
• Sponsorship and Cosponsorship of Senate Bills
• Functional Categories of the Federal Budget
• Campaign Finance Reform: A Legal Analysis of Issue and Express Advocacy
• INDEPENDENT COUNSEL PROVISIONS: AN OVERVIEW OF THE OPERATION OF THE LAW
• THE REAL ESTATE SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES ACT: DISCLOSURE OF FEES TO MORTGAGE BROKERS
• ERISA's Impact on Medical Malpractice and Negligence Claims Against Managed Care Plans
• FEDERAL EXCISE TAXES AND STATUTORY EXEMPTIONS
• THE PROPOSED WITNESS PROTECTION AND INTERSTATE RELOCATION ACT OF 1997: H.R. 2181
• PROMULGATING PROCEDURAL RULES FOR THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS AND COURTS OF APPEALS
• RUSSIAN MISSILE TECHNOLOGY AND NUCLEAR REACTOR TRANSFERS TO IRAN
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• The Contractor Responsibility Regulation: Needed Clarification or a Potential Blacklist?
• DNA IDENTIFICATION: APPLICATIONS AND ISSUES
• MEDICAID, SCHIP, AND OTHER HEALTH PROVISIONS IN H.R. 5661: MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND SCHIP BENEFITS IMPROVEMENT AND PROTECTION ACT OF 2000
• Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs
• THE U.S. DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE: TRENDS AND CURRENT ISSUES
• Drug Offenses: Sentencing Under the United States Sentencing Guidelines An Example
• Drug Offenses: Maximum Fines and Terms of Imprisonment for Violation of the Federal Controlled Substances Act and Related Laws
• The First Day of a New Congress: A Guide to Proceedings on the House Floor
• Prescription Drug Coverage Under Medicaid
• Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISR): The U-2 Aircraft and Global Hawk UAV Programs
• KOSOVO AND THE 106TH CONGRESS
• Russian Fighter Aircraft Industrial Base: Parallels with the United States?
• AIDS Funding for Federal Government Programs: FY1981-FY2009
• Trade Conflict and the U.S.-European Union Economic Relationship
• Presidential Transitions
• Diesel Fuel and Engines: An Analysis of EPA's New Regulations
• FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE AND THE AGRICULTURE RISK PROTECTION ACT OF 2000 (P.L. 106-224)
• THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY: ISSUES FOR CONGRESS
• Committee Assignment Process in the U.S. Senate: Democratic and Republic Party Procedures
• Congressional Authority to Standardize National Election Procedures
• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ANTHRAX VACCINATION
• Dietary Supplements: Ephedra
• Diamonds and Conflict: Bakcground, Policy, and Legislation
• Forest Fire/Wildfire Protection
• Patent Law and Its Application to the Pharmaceutical Industry: An Examination of the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984 (The Hatch-Waxman Act)
• China's Emergence as a Major Economic Power: Implications for U.S. Interests
• Alternative Transportation Fuels and Vehicles: Energy, Environment, and Development Issues
• Child Welfare: Implementation of the Adoption and Safe Families Act
• Environmental Protection: New Approaches
• HIV-1/AIDS AND MILITARY MANPOWER POLICY
• Tax Subsidies for Expanding Health Insurance Coverage: Selected Policy Issues for the 108th Congress
• Telemarketing: Dealing with Unwanted Telemarketing Calls
• Enforcement of Congressional Rules of Conduct: An Historical Overview
• Causes of Unemployment: A Cross-Country Analysis
• Ten Years in U.S.-China Policy; Interest Groups and Their Influence, 1989-2000
• Electoral Vote Counts in Congress: Survey of Certain Congressional Practices
• AMERICAN FEDERALISM, 1776 TO 2000: SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
• VOTING TECHNOLOGIES IN THE UNITED STATES
• Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Policy: Key Issues in the 107th Congress
• Across-the-Board Tax Cuts: Economic Issues
• The Child Care and Development Block Grant: Background and Funding
• Parliamentary Reference Sources: House of Representatives
• Parliamentary Reference Sources: Senate
• Agricultural Trade in the 106th Congress: A Review of Issues
• The Andean Trade Preference Act: Background and Issues for Reauthorization
• The Endangered Species Act: Consideration of Economic Factors
• FARM ECONOMIC RELIEF AND POLICY ISSUES IN THE 106TH CONGRESS: A RETROSPECTIVE
• General Management Laws: A Compendium
• Trends in Welfare, Work and Economic Well-Being of Female-Headed Families with Children: 1987-2006
• Environmental Laws: Summaries of Statutes Administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Unemployment Through Layoffs and Offshore Outsourcing
• THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX AND THE TREATMENT OF MARRIED COUPLES: BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
• Tax Activity in the 106th Congress
• Reserve Component Personnel Issues: Questions and Answers
• Veterans Issues in the 107th Congress
• The Electoral College: An Overview and Analysis of Reform Proposals
• Cuba: Issues for Congress
• GOVERNMENT AT THE DAWN OF THE 21ST CENTURY: A STATUS REPORT
• The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and Federal Water Rights
• North-South Korean Relations: A Chronology of the "New" Dialogue
• Federal Statutes: What They Are and Where to Find Them
• FEDERAL AND STATE INITIATIVES TO INTEGRATE ACUTE AND LONG-TERM CARE: ISSUES & PROFILES
• The Anticipated Effects of Depository Institutions Paying Interest on Checking Accounts
• FEDERALISM THROUGH TAX INTERDEPENDENCE: AN OVERVIEW
• Juvenile Delinquents and Federal Criminal Law: The Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act and Related Matters
• THE FIRST YEAR: ASSESSMENTS OF COOPERATION BETWEEN NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENTS AND CONGRESS
• HOUSE SCHEDULE: RECENT PRACTICES AND PROPOSED OPTIONS
• SOFTWOOD LUMBER IMPORTS FROM CANADA: HISTORY AND ANALYSIS OF THE DISPUTE
• Trade Agreement Monitoring and Enforcement: Issues for Congress
• International Family Planning: The "Mexico City" Policy
• BALKAN CONFLICTS: U.S. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND ISSUES FOR CONGRESS
• K-12 Teacher Quality: Issues and Legislative Action
• ENCRYPTION TECHNOLOGY: THE DEBATE IN THE 105TH AND 106TH CONGRESSES
• Tax Cuts, the Business Cycle, and Economic Growth: A Macroeconomic Analysis
• The National Security Council: An Organizational Assessment
• AIRBORNE ELECTRONIC WARFARE: ISSUES FOR THE 107TH CONGRESS
• THE VICE PRESIDENCY: EVOLUTION OF THE MODERN OFFICE, 1933-2001
• SPEECH OR DEBATE CLAUSE CONSTITUTIONAL IMMUNITY: AN OVERVIEW
• Agriculture: Previewing the 2002 Farm Bill
• THE SUPREME COURT ADDRESSES CORPS OF ENGINEERS JURISDICTION OVER "ISOLATED WATERS": THE SWANCC DECISION
• Minority Rights and Senate Procedures
• MAJOR TAX ISSUES IN THE 106TH CONGRESS: A RETROSPECTIVE SUMMARY
• Clean Air Act: A Summary of the Act and Its Major Requirements
• Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Online News and Information Sources
• Speakers of the House: Elections, 1913-2007
• MEDICARE PROVISIONS OF THE BALANCED BUDGET REFINEMENT ACT OF 1999 (P.L. 106-113)
• Capitol Hill Security: Recent Actions and Organizational Responsibilities
• Budget Reconciliation Procedures: The Senate's "Byrd Rule"
• Telework in the Federal Government: Background, Policy, and Oversight
• Yugoslavia War Crimes Tribunal: Current Issues for Congress
• Bankruptcy Reform Legislation in the 107th Congress: A Comparison of H.R. 333 as Passed by the House and Senate
• RU-486 (MIFEPRISTONE)
• Tax Rules and Rulings Specifically Applicable to Members of Congress
• CENSUS 2000: LEGAL ISSUES RE DATA FOR REAPPORTIONMENT AND REDISTRICTING
• Violence Against Women Act: History and Federal Funding
• Saving in the United States: How Has it Changes and Why Is it Important?
• Proposals to Allow Federal Reserve Banks to Pay Interest on Reserve Balances: The Issues Behind the Legislation
• Step-Up vs. Carryover Basis for Capital Gains: Implications for Estate Tax Repeal
• THE PRESIDENT'S REORGANIZATION AUTHORITY: REVIEW AND ANALYSIS
• Characteristics of and Reporting Requirements for Selected Tax-Exempt Organizations
• ELECTRICITY GENERATION AND AIR QUALITY: MULTI-POLLUTANT STRATEGIES
• Senate Organization in the 107th Congress: Agreements Reached in a Closely Divided Senate
• Africa: Scaling Up the Response To the HIV/AIDS Pandemic
• PREDATORY LENDING: BACKGROUND ON THE ISSUE AND OVERVIEW OF LEGISLATION IN THE 106TH CONGRESS
• MEXICO'S COUNTER-NARCOTICS EFFORTS UNDER ZEDILLO AND FOX, DECEMBER 1994-MARCH 2001
• Dietary Supplements: Legislative and Regulatory Status
• FEDERAL SENTENCING: HOW MUCH MAY THE JUDGE DECIDE-THE IMPACT OF THE SUPREME COURT'S DECISION IN APPRENDI v. NEW JERSEY
• The Consumer Credit Protection Act: An Overview of Its Major Components
• Global Markets: Evaluating Some Risks the U.S. May Face
• Explanation of and Experience Under the Family and Medical Leave Act
• Child Welfare: Reauthorization of the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program
• HONG KONG'S ONGOING TRANSITION: IMPLICATIONS OF CHINESE SOVEREIGNTY IN 2001
• Vietnam's Labor Rights Regime: An Assessment
• IRS: STATUS OF RESTRUCTURING AND REFORM AT THE OPENING OF THE 107TH CONGRESS
• Macedonia: Country Background and Recent Conflict
• MILITARY TECHNICIANS: PROPOSALS TO IMPROVE THEIR RETIREMENT OPTIONS
• Why Is the Amount of Currency in Circulation Rising?
• FEDERAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: BUDGETING AND PRIORITY-SETTING, 1993-2000
• BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA AND U.S. POLICY
• THE NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE: FEDERAL MANAGEMENT ISSUES
• Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions on Regulatory and Other Collegial Boards and Commissions, 107th Congress
• SOCIAL SECURITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM: A MODEL FOR REFORM?
• Pharmaceutical Research and Development and Analysis of the Process
• Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO): Opportunities and Challenges
• Housing Issues in the 107th Congress
• Peru: Recovery from Crisis
• Major Decisions in the House and Senate on Social Security: 1935-2000
• Retirement Savings and Household Wealth: Trends from 2001 to 2004
• Child Abuse and Treatment Act: Reauthorization in the 107th Congress
• Peanut Program Policy Issues
• State Department and Related Agencies FY2002 Appropriations
• The Federal Minimum Wage: The Issue of Indexation
• Job Training: Characteristics of Workforce Training Participants
• U.S. National Science Foundation: Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)
• Military Spending by Foreign Nations: Data from Selected Public Sources
• Microenterprise and U.S. Foreign Assistance
• Liberia: 1989-1997 Civil War, Post-War Developments, and U.S. Relations
• The Federal Arbitration Act: Background and Recent Developments
• Agricultural Trade in the Free Trade Area of the Americas
• Summit of the Americas III, Quebec City, Canada, April 20-22, 2001: Background, Objectives, and Results
• Terrorism and the Military's Role in Domestic Crisis Management: Background and Issues for Congress
• Airline Passenger Rights Legislation in the 107th Congress
• Child Care Issues in the 107th Congress
• House and Senate Rules of Procedure: A Comparison
• China-U.S. Aircraft Collision Incident of April 2001: Assessments and Policy Implications
• U.S. Tobacco Production, Consumption, and Export Trends
• Fashioning A Tax Cut Trigger: Economic Issues
• Head Start: Background and Issues
• Sports Gambling in School: A Legal Analysis of Proposals to Strengthen Federal Prohibitions
• The Issue of Globalization-An Overview
• Taiwan: Major U.S. Arms Sales Since 1990
• Presidential Appointee Positions Requiring Senate Confirmations and Committees Handling Nominations
• The President Pro Tempore of the Senate: History and Authority of the Office
• Capital Punishment: An Overview of Federal Death Penalty Statutes
• Marriage Penalty Legislation: A Comparison of Alternative Proposals
• National Missile Defense: Russia's Reaction
• Health in Russia and Other Soviet Successor States: Context and Issues for Congress
• Latin America and the Caribbean: Legislative Issues in 2001-2002
• The Brownfields Program Authorization: Cleanup of Contaminated Sites
• 2001 Tax Cut: Description, Analysis, and Background
• A Shortage of Registered Nurses: Is It On the Horizon or Already Here?
• East Timor Situation Report
• Defense Budget for FY2002: Data Summary, Interim Version
• Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 and International Adoptions
• Commissions and Joint Committees Established to Commemorate the Anniversary of the Birth of a President or First Lady, 1950-2000
• Panama: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations
• U.S. Defense Articles and Services Supplied to Foreign Recipients: Restrictions on Their Use
• Tibet, China, and the 107th Congress: Issues for U.S. Policy
• Ukraine's Future and U.S. Policy Issues
• UNESCO Membership: Issues for Congress
• Political Succession and Leadership Issues in China: Implications for U.S. Policy
• Appropriations for FY2002: U.S. Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies
• Appropriations for FY2002: Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and General Government
• Appropriations for FY2002: Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education
• Appropriations for FY2002: VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies
• Appropriations and Authorization for FY2002: Defense
• Appropriations for FY2002: Interior and Related Agencies
• Appropriations for FY2002: Energy and Water Development
• Appropriations for FY2002: Department of Transportation and Related Agencies
• Appropriations for FY2002: Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies
• Appropriations for FY2002: Military Construction
• Appropriations for FY2002: Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
• Appropriations for FY2002: Legislative Branch
• Appropriations for FY2002: District of Columbia
• Andean Regional Initiative (ARI): FY2002 Assistance for Colombia and Neighbors
• The Barcelona Process: The European Union's Partnership with the Southern Mediterranean
• Globalization: Implications for U.S. National Security
• The National Energy Policy Report: Environmental Permitting and Regulatory Issues
• Medicaid Upper Payment Limits and Intergovernmental Transfers: Current Issues and Recent Regulatory and Legislative Action
• Arctic Petroleum: Technology Development
• Putin's Economic Strategy and U.S. Interests
• The Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act and Circular A-76
• Fatherhood Initiatives: Connecting Fathers to Their Children
• General Overview of United States Antitrust Law
• High Speed Rail: Development and Investment Issues in the 107th Congress
• Copyright Issues in Online Music Delivery
• Comparison of Proposed Charitable Choice Act of 2001 with Current Charitable Choice Law
• The Changing Composition of the Federal Research and Development Portfolio
• The U.S. Trade Deficit: Causes, Consequences, and Cures
• Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fuel Equivalents to Potential Oil Production from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)
• Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and the 2007 Meetings in Sydney, Australia
• Military Housing Privatization Initiative: Background and Issues
• Charitable Choice: House-Passed Version of H.R. 7 Compared with Existing Charitable Choice Laws
• Public Aid to Faith-Based Organizations (Charitable Choice) in the 107th Congress: Background and Selected Legal Issues
• Renewable Energy Legislation in the 107th Congress
• Financial Risk: An Overview of Market and Policy Considerations
• Foreign Relations Authorization, FY2002/2003: An Overview
• Formulation of Monetary Policy by the Federal Reserve: Rules vs. Discretion
• Interstate Shipment of Municipal Solid Waste: 2001 Update
• Kosovo and U.S. Policy: Background to Independence
• House Offset Amendments to Appropriations Bills: Procedural Considerations
• Economics of Federal Reserve Independence
• A Primer on E-Government: Sectors, Stages, Opportunities, and Challenges of Online Governance
• Biological Weapons: A Primer
• Supreme Court Opinions: October 2000 Term
• Estate and Gift Tax Law: Changes Under the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001
• Sierra Leone: Transition to Peace
• Forestry Assistance Programs
• HIV/AIDS, Patents and the TRIPS Agreement: Issues and Options
• Suspension of Budget Enforcement Procedures During Low Economic Growth
• Postal Service Financial Problems and Stakeholder Proposals
• Trade in the 107th Congress: An Overview
• Regional Trade Agreements: An Analysis of Trade-Related Impacts
• Allocation of Wastewater Treatment Assistance: Formula and Other Changes
• The House of Representatives Apportionment Formula: An Analysis of Proposals for Change and Their Impact on States
• Senate Committee Activity: Action on Measures Referred, 1973-2000
• China: Selected Environmental Issues and Policies
• Private Actions to Sue for Civil Rights Violations in Federally Assisted Programs After Alexander v. Sandoval
• The Shib'a Farms Dispute and its Implications
• Survey of State Homestead Exemptions
• Democratic Republic of the Congo: Peace Process and Background
• Impoundment and Sale of Cattle Trespassing on Federal Public Lands
• Child Welfare Financing: Issues and Options
• Social Security: What Happens to Future Benefit Levels Under Various Reform Options
• Long-Term Care: Nursing and Paraprofessional Workforce Issues
• Calculating Estate Tax Liability During the Estate Tax Phasedown Period 2001-2009
• A Currency Board as an Alternative to a Central Bank
• Health Care Spending: Past Trends and Projections
• Emergency Funding for Agriculture: A Brief History of Supplemental Appropriations, FY1989-2009
• Charitable Contributions of Food Inventory: Proposals for Change
• Klamath River Basin Issues: An Overview of Water Use Conflicts
• Marijuana for Medical Purposes: The Supreme Court's Decision in United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative and Related Legal Issues
• Student Loan Repayment for Federal Employees
• House of Representatives Information Technology Management Issues: An Overview of the Effects on Institutional Operations, the Legislative Process, and Future Planning
• China's Western Development Campaign
• Economic Analysis of the Charitable Contribution Deduction for Non-Itemizers
• U.S. Trade in Financial Services: An Overview
• Missile Defense: The Current Debate
• Noncitizen Eligibility for Major Federal Public Assistance Programs: Policies and Legislation
• Legal Issues Related to Proposed Drilling for Oil and Gas in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)
• Water Infrastructure Needs and Investment : Review and Analysis of Key Issues
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): FY2002 Budget Request and Appropriations
• The Child Care Workforce
• Terrorism: Near Eastern Groups and State Sponsors, 2002
• Peacekeeping: Military Command and Control Issues
• The Capitol Visitors' Center: An Overview
• Early Childhood Education: Preschool Participation, Program Efficacy, and Federal Policy Issues
• Lobbying Congress: An Overview of Legal Provisions and Congressional Ethics Rules
• Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation Legislation in the 107th Congress
• Funding for Public Charter School Facilities: Federal Policy under the ESEA
• Higher Education Tax Credits and Deduction: An Overview of the Benefits and Their Relationship to Traditional Student Aid
• Racial Profiling: Legal and Constitutional Issues
• Selected Conservation Proposals for the Next Farm Bill
• Multinational Patent Acquisition and Enforcement: Public Policy Challenges and Opportunities for Innovative Firms
• Declarations of War and Authorizations for the Use of Military Force: Historical Background and Legal Implications
• Using Business Tax Cuts to Stimulate the Economy
• Nuclear Waste Repository Siting: Expediting Procedures for Congressional Approval
• World Bank: IDA Loans or IDA Grants?
• Sequestration Procedures Under the 1085 Balanced Budget Act
• Countercyclical Job Creation Programs of the Post-World War II Era
• Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Remittances
• Long-Term Economic Growth and Budget Projections
• Stem Cell Research and Patents: An Introduction to the Issues
• Firearms Prohibitions and Domestic Violence Convictions: The Lautenberg Amendment
• A U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: Economic and Trade Policy Issues
• Foreign Students in the United States: Policies and Legislation
• Federal and State Regulation of Research Involving Human Fetal Tissue
• Homeland Security: The Presidential Coordination Office
• Snowmobiles, Environmental Standards, and Access to National Parks
• Selected Aviation Security Legislation in the Aftermath of the September 11 Attack
• Foreign Support for the U.S.-Led War on Terrorism
• Superfund: A Summary of the Law
• Techniques for Preventing a Budget Sequester
• Patent Law: The Festo Case and the Doctrine of Equivalents
• Internet Tax Bills in the 107th Congress: A Brief Comparison
• District of Columbia Appropriations Act for FY2002: Comparison of General Provisions of P.L. 106-522 and House, Senate, and Conference Versions of H.R. 2944
• Disapproval of Regulations by Congress: Procedure Under the Congressional Review Act
• China: Labor Conditions and Unrest
• Terrorism Funding: FY2002 Appropriations Bills
• Argentina: Economic Problems and Solutions
• Supreme Court Nominations Not Confirmed, 1789-2007
• The Changing Structure of Agriculture and Rural America: Emerging Opportunities and Challenges
• Financing Issues and Economic Effects of American Wars
• Extending the Internet Tax Moratorium and Related Issues
• Trade Promotion Authority (Fast-Track): Labor Issues (Including H.R. 3005 and H.R. 3009)
• The September 11 Victim Compensation Fund of 2001
• Research and Experimentation Tax Credit: Current Status and Selected Isues for Congress
• Assisted Housing: Section 8 Mark-to-Market Restructuring
• China's Maritime Territorial Claims: Implications for U.S. Interests
• Public Charter School Accountability
• Combating Terrorism: 2001 Congressional Debate on Emergency Supplemental Allocations
• Energy Efficiency and the Rebound Effect
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Identification and Misidentification of Children with Disabilities
• Agriculture in Afghanistan and Neighboring Asian Countries
• Terrorism and the Law of War: Trying Terrorists as War Criminals before Military Commissions
• Discretionary Spending Limits for FY2002: A Procedural Assessment
• Pay-As-You-Go Requirement for FY2002: A Procedural Assessment
• The 2002 Farm Bill: Overview and Status
• Trade Promotion (Fast Track) Authority: H.R. 3005 Provisions and Related Issues
• Revenue Measures in Congress: Procedural Considerations
• Medicare: Payments to Physicians
• Terrorism: Section by Section Analysis of the USA PATRIOT Act
• Family Law: Congress' Authority to Legislate on Domestic Relations Questions
• Fixed Exchange Rates, Floating Exchange Rates:What Have We Learned?
• The WTO Doha Ministerial: Results and Agenda for a New Round of Negotiations
• International Money Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act of 2001, Title III of P.L. 107-56
• China's Relations with Central Asian States and Problems with Terrorism
• Saving for College Through Qualified Tuition (Section 529) Programs
• Commercial Remote Sensing by Satellite: Status and Issues
• The Balance of Payments: Meaning and Significance
• McDade-Murtha Amendment: Legislation in the 107th Congress Concerning Ethical Standards for Justice Department Litigators
• Arms Control and Strategic Nuclear Weapons: Unilateral vs. Bilateral Reductions
• Medicare: Supplementary "Medigap" Coverage
• Zimbabwe Backgrounder
• Colleges and Universities Attended by Representatives of the 107th Congress
• Colleges and Universities Attended by Senators of the 107th Congress
• The Economics of the Federal Budget Deficit
• The Berry Amendment: Requiring Defense Procurement to Come from Domestic Sources
• The Current Economic Recession: How Long, How Deep, and How Different from the Past?
• Prohibiting Television Advertising of Alcoholic Beverages: A Constitutional Analysis
• 21st Century Community Learning Centers: Background and Funding
• Reading First and Early Reading First: Background and Funding
• Child Welfare: Federal Program Requirements for States
• Safe Drinking Water Act: A Summary of the Act and Its Major Requirements
• K-12 Education Funding: Authorizations and Appropriations for FY2002
• Protection of National Security Information: The Classified Information Protection Act of 2001
• Independent Counsel Law Expiration and the Appointment of "Special Counsels"
• Africa and the War on Terrorism
• Enron: Selected Securities, Accounting, and Pension Laws Possibly Implicated in its Collapse
• Trade Promotion (Fast-Track) Authority: A Comparison of H.R. 3005 as Approved by the House and by the Senate Finance Committee
• The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)
• State and Local and Use Taxes and Internet Commerce
• Statutes of Limitation in Federal Criminal Cases: An Overview
• Pass Rates as an Accountability Measure for Teacher Education Programs
• Education Finance Incentive Grants Under ESEA Title I
• Anticircumvention Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Universal Studios v. Corley
• Suits Against Terrorist States by Victims of Terrorism
• Digital Television: An Overview
• Selected Procedural Safeguards in Federal, Military, and International Courts
• Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act (P.L. 107-188): Provisions and Changes to Preexisting Law
• Harbor Maintenance Funding
• Abu Sayyaf: Target of Philippine-U.S. Anti-Terrorism Cooperation
• Environmental Exposure to Endocrine Disruptors: What Are the Human Health Risks?
• Refugee Admissions and Resettlement Policy
• Energy Provisions of the Farm Bill: Comparison of New Law with Previous Law and House and Senate Bills
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Early Childhood Programs (Section 619 and Part C)
• Child Care: Funding and Spending under Federal Block Grants
• Health Insurance: Federal Data Sources for Analyses of the Uninsured
• Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Background and Issues
• The U.S. Postal Service Response to the Threat of Bioterrorism Through the Mail
• Patent Quality and Public Policy: Issues for Innovate Firms in Domestic Markets
• Tittle v. Enron Corp. and Fiduciary Duties Under ERISA
• K-12 Education: Highlights of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-110)
• Debt-for-Nature Initiatives and the Tropical Forest Conservation Act: Status and Implementation
• Soft Money, Allegations of Political Corruption, and Enron
• The Internet and the USA PATRIOT Act: Potential Implications for Electronic Privacy, Security, Commerce, and Government
• Federal Pay: FY2003 Salary Adjustments
• Intelligence to Counter Terrorism: Issues for Congress
• Safeguarding the Nation's Drinking Water: EPA and Congressional Actions
• Trade Remedies and Agriculture
• Recruiting and Retention in the Active Component Military: Are There Problems?
• Rehabilitation Act: Summary of 1998 Reauthorization Legislation
• Appropriations for FY2003: U.S. Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies
• Appropriations for FY2003: Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and General Government
• Appropriations for FY2003: Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education
• Appropriations for FY2003: VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies
• Authorization and Appropriations for FY2003: Defense
• Appropriations for FY2003: Interior and Related Agencies
• Appropriations for FY2003: Energy and Water Development
• Appropriations for FY2003: Transportation and Related Agencies
• Appropriations for FY2003: Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies
• Appropriations for FY2003: Military Construction
• Appropriations for FY2003: Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
• Appropriations for FY2003: Legislative Branch
• Appropriations for FY2003: District of Columbia
• Anti-Hoax Legislation in the 107th Congress: Addressing Problems Since September 2001
• Education of Limited English Proficient and Recent Immigrant Students: Provisions in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
• President Bush's Proposed Medicare-Endorsed Drug Discount Card Initiative: Status and Issues
• Business Investment and a Repeal of the Corporate Minimum Tax
• Federal Aid to Libraries in the Museum and Library Services Act of 2003
• The Economic Status of Noncustodial Fathers of Children on Welfare
• Children's Environmental Health: What Role for the Federal Government?
• State and Regional Export and Foreign Investment Data: A Statistical Overview
• The Federal Migrant Education Program as Amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
• Internet Banking: Changing Expectations and Regulations
• Supplemental Educational Services for Children from Low-Income Families Under ESEA Title I-A
• The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Mediation Provisions
• Operations Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom: Questions and Answers About U.S. Military Personnel, Compensation, and Force Structure
• Older Americans Act: Programs, Funding, and 2006 Reauthorization (P.L. 109-365)
• Japan-U.S. Cooperation on Ballistic Missile Defense: Issues and Prospects
• Disqualification, Death or Ineligibility of the Winner of a Congressional Election
• Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security
• Water Infrastructure Financing Legislation: Comparison of S. 1961 and H.R. 3930
• Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions in Executive Departments During the 107th Congress, 2001-2002
• Enron and Stock Analyst Objectivity
• Defense Budget for FY2003: Data Summary
• Chemical Plant Security
• Presidential Advisers' Testimony Before Congressional Committees: An Overview
• Possible Impacts of Major Counter Terrorism Security Actions on Research, Development, and Higher Education
• Afghanistan's Path to Reconstruction: Obstacles, Challenges, and Issues for Congress
• Free Trade Agreements: Impact on U.S. Trade and Implications for U.S. Trade Policy
• Federal Interagency Coordinative Mechanisms: Varied Types and Numerous Devices
• Human Cloning
• Joint Strike Fighter (JSF): Potential National Security Questions Pertaining to a Single Production Line
• "Boutique Fuels" and Reformulated Gasoline: Harmonization of Fuel Standards
• U.S. Foreign Aid to East and South Asia: Selected Recipients
• China's Banking Reforms: Background and Issues for Congress
• Unauthorized Alien Students: Legislation in the 107th and 108th Congresses
• Treatment of "Battlefield Detainees" in the War on Terrorism
• Preventing Proliferation of Biological Weapons: U.S. Assistance to the Former Soviet States
• Imagery Intelligence: Issues for Congress
• State Department and Related Agencies: FY2006 and FY2007 Appropriations and FY2008 Request
• Welfare Reform: Comments from the Public on TANF Reauthorization
• Immigration: Adjustment to Permanent Resident Status Under Section 245(i)
• Health Expenditures in 2004
• Trade Promotion (Fast-Track) Authority: Summary and Analysis of Selected Major Provisions of H.R. 3005 and Title XXI of H.R. 3009
• The USA PATRIOT Act: A Legal Analysis
• The "Hatch-Waxman" Act: Selected Patent-Related Issues
• U.S. Immigration Policy on Temporary Admissions
• Expulsion, Censure, Reprimand, and Fine: Legislative Discipline in the House of Representatives
• Andean Regional Initiative (ARI): FY2002 Supplemental and FY2003 Assistance for Columbia and Neighbors
• V-22 Osprey Tilt-Rotor Aircraft
• World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD): Background and Prospective Issues
• Industry Trade Effects Related to NAFTA
• Terrorism: The New Occupational Hazard
• Afghanistan: Challenges and Options for Reconstructing a Stable and Moderate State
• Legislative History of the World War II Memorial and World War II Commemorative Legislation
• PILT (Payments in Lieu of Taxes): Somewhat Simplified
• Angola: Recent Developments and U.S. Policy
• Walker v. Cheney: Statutory and Constitutional Issues Arising From the General Accounting Office's Suit Against the Vice President
• Export Administration Act of 2001: Side-by-Side of S. 149 and H.R. 2541
• The Origination Clause of the U.S. Constitution: Interpretation and Enforcement
• Navy Shipbuilding: Recent Shipyard Mergers - Background and Issues for Congress
• The Americans with Disabilities Act: Supreme Court Decisions
• Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002: Summary and Comparison with Existing Law
• China's Trade with the United States and the World
• Defense Procurement: Full Funding Policy - Background, Issues, and Options for Congress
• Global Taxation and the United Nations: A Review of Proposals
• Supplemental Appropriations for FY2002: Combating Terrorism and Other Issues
• Educational Testing: Implementation of ESEA Title I-A Requirements Under the No Child Left Behind Act
• Internet Privacy: Overview and Legislation in the 109th Congress, 1st Session
• Superfund Taxes or General Revenues: Future Funding Issues for the Superfund Program
• Controversies over Redefining "Fill Material" Under the Clean Water Act
• Medicaid: Eligibility for the Aged and Disabled
• Baseline Budget Projections: A Discussion of Issues
• The Endangered Species Act (ESA), Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), and Department of Defense (DOD) Readiness Activities: Background and Current Law
• Monetary Aggregates: Their Use in the Conduct of Monetary Policy
• Election Reform Legislation: Comparison of House and Senate Versions of H.R. 3295
• World Bank: Funding IDA's Assistance Program
• Medicare: Payments for Covered Part B Prescription Drugs
• Medicare's Home Health Benefit: The Fifteen Percent Payment Cut
• Homeland Security Office: Issues and Options
• Substantive Due Process and a Right to Clone
• Maritime and Port Security: A Comparison of Major Provisions of S. 1214 and H.R. 3983
• Military Transformation: Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
• Omnibus Energy Legislation: H.R. 4 Side-by-Side Comparison
• Productivity Growth: Recent Trends and Future Prospects
• Federal Highway Assistance to U.S. Territories: Legislative/Funding History and Reauthorization Options
• Carbon Sequestration in Forests
• U.S. Global Health Priorities: USAIDs Global Health FY2003 Budget
• Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions in Independent and Other Agencies During the 107th Congress
• International Criminal Court: Overview and Selected Legal Issues
• Patent Administration: Current Issues and Possibilities for Reform
• Federal Tax Benefits for Families' K-12 Education Expenses in the Context of School Choice
• The Postsecondary Education Student Population
• Foreign Intercity Passenger Rail: Lessons for Amtrak?
• The "Deeming Resolution": A Budget Enforcement Tool
• Firms That Incorporate Abroad for Tax Purposes: Corporate "Inversions" and "Expatriation"
• Trade Promotion (Fast-Track) Authority: A Comparison of Bills Approved by the House and by the Senate with Notes on the Conference Report (H.R. 3009)
• Reorganizing the Executive Branch in the 20th Century: Landmark Commissions
• Wilderness: Overview and Statistics
• Nuclear Arms Control: The Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty
• House and Senate Committee Organization and Jurisdiction: Considerations Related to Proposed Department of Homeland Security
• The Andean Trade Preference Act: A Comparison of House and Senate Versions of H.R. 3009
• Managing International Financial Crises: Alternatives to "Bailouts," Hardships and Contagion
• Dietary Supplements: Purchase with Food Stamps
• The Prescription Drug User Fee Act: Structure and Reauthorization Issues
• Federal Sunset Proposals: Developments in the 94th to 107th Congresses
• Defense Cleanup and Environmental Programs: Authorization and Appropriations for FY2003
• Private Activity Bonds: An Introduction
• Employee Stock Options: Tax Treatment and Tax Issues
• The Canadian Financial System
• Immigration: Foreign Physicians and the J-1 Visa Waiver Program
• The Budget for Fiscal Year 2001
• Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Terrorist Attack: A Catalog of Selected Federal Assistance Programs
• Paternity Establishment: Child Support and Beyond
• Dumping of Exports and Antidumping Duties: Implications for the U.S. Economy
• Electric Utility Restructuring: Maintaining Bulk Power System Reliability
• The Vietnam-U.S. Textile Agreement
• Departmental Organization, 1947-2003
• Amtrak Profitability: An Analysis of Congressional Expectations at Amtrak's Creation
• Electronic Payments and the U.S. Payments System
• Federal Budget Process Reform: Analysis of Five Reform Issues
• Federal Budget Process Reform: Proposals and Legislative Actions in the 107th Congress
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): State Grant Formulas
• Auditor Reform Proposals: A Side-by-Side Comparison
• Higher Education Tax Credits: Targeting, Value, and Interaction with Other Federal Student Aid
• Resource Conservation Title of the 2002 Farm Bill: A Comparison of New Law with Bills Passed by the House and Senate, and Prior Law
• Education for the Disadvantaged: Overview of ESEA Title I-A Amendments Under the No Child Left Behind Act
• Regulation of Unsolicited Commercial E-Mail
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Possible Voucher Issues
• Davis-Bacon Act Coverage and the State Revolving Fund Program Under the Clean Water Act
• Homeland Security: Department Organization and ManagementLegislative Phase
• Capital Punishment: Summary of Supreme Court Decisions of the 2001-02 Term
• U.S. Policy Regarding the International Criminal Court
• Creation of Executive Departments: Highlights from the Legislative History of Modern Precedents
• Social Security Reform: Economic Issues
• Child Pornography Produced Without an Actual Child: Constitutionality of 107th Congress Legislation
• Homeland Security: Human Resources Management
• Child Labor in America: History, Policy and Legislative Issues
• Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, and Missile Proliferation Sanctions: Selected Current Law
• Recycling Computers and Electronic Equipment: Legislative and Regulatory Approaches for "E-Waste"
• Class Actions and Proposed Reform in the 107th Congress: Class Action Fairness Act of 2002
• Employer Stock in Retirement Plans: Investment Risk and Retirement Security
• Child Welfare and TANF Implementation: Recent Findings
• Europe and Counterterrorism: Strengthening Police and Judicial Cooperation
• Federal Taxation of the Pharmaceutical Industry: Effects on New Drug Development and Legislative Initiatives in the 109th Congress
• Visa Issuances: Policy, Issues, and Legislation
• Air Toxics: What Progress Has EPA Made in Regulating Hazardous Air Pollutants?
• Civil Service Reform Proposals: A Side-by-Side Comparison of S. 129 (108th Congress) with Current Law
• Combating Terrorism: Possible Lessons for U.S. Policy from Foreign Experiences, Summary of the Major Points of a Seminar
• Federal Workforce Flexibility Act of 2003: S. 129 (108th Congress)
• Global Climate Change: Federal Research on Possible Human Health Effects
• Collective Bargaining and Homeland Security
• Supreme Court Opinions: October 2001 Term
• The 2002 Farm Bill: Comparison and Commodity Support Provisions with the House and Senate Proposals, and Prior Law
• Beneficiary Cost-Sharing Under the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
• Informing Congress: The Role of the Executive in Times of War and Military Conflict, 1941-2001
• Chemical Facility Security
• Particulate Matter Air Quality Standards: Background and Current Developments
• Congressional Candidacy, Incarceration, and the Constitution's Inhabitancy Qualifications
• The Persian Gulf: Issues for U.S. Policy, 2006
• Critical Infrastructure Remote Control Systems and the Terrorist Threat
• NAFTA: Economic Effects on the United States After Eight Years
• Nuclear Smuggling and International Terrorism: Issues and Options for U.S. Policy
• Second Chance Homes: Federal Funding, Programs, and Services
• Homeland Security - Reducing the Vulnerability of Public and Private Information Infrastructures to Terrorism: An Overview
• Russian National Security Policy After September 11
• Long-Range Bombers: Background and Issues for Congress
• Critical Infrastructure Information Disclosure and Homeland Security
• Homeland Security Department Proposals: Scope of Personnel Flexibilities
• Department of Homeland Security: Consolidation of Border and Transportation Security Agencies
• Railroad Reorganization Under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code: Implications of a Filing by Amtrak
• Employer Stock in Pension Plans: Economic and Tax Issues
• Livestock: A Ban on Ownership and Control by Packers
• Corporate Accountability: Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: (P.L. 107-204)
• China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues
• Terrorism and Extraterritorial Jurisdiction in Criminal Cases: Recent Developments
• Normal-Trade-Relations (Most-Favored-Nation) Policy of the United States
• Proliferation Control Regimes: Background and Status
• An Analysis of the Tax Treatment of Capital Losses
• Federal Tax Provisions of Interest to the Disabled
• The Budget for Fiscal Year 2002
• The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): The President's Budget Request and Congressional Appropriations for FY2003
• Plants, Patents, and Seed Innovation in the Agricultural Industry
• Section 1983 and the Spending Power: Enforcement of Federal "Laws"
• Immigration: Alien Registration
• Military Aviation Safety
• Appropriations Subcommittee Structure: History of Changes from 1920-2007
• The National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPRA)
• International Tax Provisions of the American Competitiveness and Corporate Accountability Act (H.R. 5095)
• Federal Research and Development Organization, Policy, and Funding for Counterterrorism
• Child Nutrition and WIC Legislation in the 106th and 107th Congresses
• U.S. Foreign Trade in Services: Definition, Patterns and Policy Challenges
• Trade Title of the 2002 Farm Bill: Comparison of Final Provisions with the House and Senate Proposals, and Prior Law
• The Argentine Financial Crisis: A Chronology of Events
• K-12 Education: Special Forms of Flexibility in the Administration of Federal Aid Programs
• U.S. Military Intervention in Iraq: Some Economic Consequences
• German Elections of 2002: Aftermath and Implications for the United States
• Kashmiri Separatists: Origins, Competing Ideologies, and Prospects for Resolution of the Conflict
• Mobile Telephones and Motor Vehicle Operation
• Nuclear Threat Reduction Measures for India and Pakistan
• The Federal Government Debt: Its Size and Economic Significance
• Electronic Banking: The Check Truncation Issue
• District of Columbia Appropriations Act for FY2003: Comparison of General Provisions of P.L. 107-96 and S. 2809
• Congressional Continuity of Operations (COOP): An Overview of Concepts and Challenges
• Organic Agriculture in the United States: Program and Policy Issues
• Authorization of Use of U.S. Armed Forces Against Iraq: Side-by-Side Comparison of Selected Legislative Proposals
• The Taxation of Dividend Income: An Overview and Economic Analysis of the Issues
• Value-Added Agricultural Enterprises in Rural Development Strategies
• Nepal: Background and U.S. Relations
• The Department of Defense Rules for Military Commissions: Analysis of Procedural Rules and Comparison with Proposed Legislation and the Uniform Code of Military Justice
• The Impact of Mobilization on Student Reservists
• Medicaid, SCHIP, and Other Health Provisions in H.R. 4954: The Medicare Modernization and Prescriptions Drug Act of 2002, and S. 3018: The Beneficiary Access to Care and Medicare Equity Act of 2002
• Suits Against State Employers Under the Family and Medical Leave Act: Analysis of Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbsw
• Child Care: State Programs Under the Child Care and Development Fund
• Detention of Noncitizens in the United States
• Iraq: Differing Views in the Domestic Policy Debate
• The Effects of Oil Shocks on the Economy: A Review of the Empirical Evidence
• Japan's Economic and Security Challenges
• Iraq-Kuwait: United Nations Security Council Resolutions Texts-1992-2002
• European Counterterrorist Efforts Since September 11: Political Will and Diverse Responses
• Labor Market Characteristics of Agricultural Workers in the United States, 1996-2001
• The Economic Effects of 9/11: A Retrospective Assessment
• Campus-Based Student Financial Aid Programs Under the Higher Education Act
• Russia's Chechnya Conflict: An Update
• Florida Everglades Restoration: Background on Implementation and Early Lessons
• Trio and GEAR UP Programs: Status and Issues
• U.S. Nuclear Weapons: Changes in Policy and Force Structure
• Pakistan-U.S. Anti-Terrorism Cooperation
• Foreign Language and International Studies: Federal Aid Under Title VI of the Higher Education Act
• Copyright Law: Statutory Royalty Rates for Webcasters
• Computer Software and Open Source Issues: A Primer
• Medicares Home Health Benefit: Cost Sharing Issues and Options
• Federal Funding for Unauthorized Aliens Emergency Medical Expenses
• Summary of State Breastfeeding Laws and Related Issues
• The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996: Overview and Guidance on Frequently Asked Questions
• Wireless Privacy and Spam: Issues for Congress
• Foreign Investor Protection Under NAFTA Chapter 11
• Regulation of the Telemarketing Industry: State and National Do Not Call Registries
• National Security Education Program: Background and Issues
• Export-Import Banks Economic Impact Procedures: An Overview
• Title III and Title V of the Higher Education Act: Background and Reauthorization Issues
• Homeland Security Act of 2002: Tort Liability Provisions
• The Intelligence Community and 9/11: Congressional Hearings and the Status of the Investigation
• Interstate Shipment of Municipal Solid Waste: 2002 Update
• Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): Background and Issues in the 107th Congress
• Supervised Release: A Brief Sketch of Federal Law
• The Endangered Species Act: A Primer
• Survey of Recent State Policies to Manage Growth and Protect Open Space
• Mental Health Parity: Federal and State Action and Economic Impact
• Terrorist Financing: The U.S. and International Response
• Foreign Remittances to Latin America
• A History of the Extraterritorial Income (ETI) and Foreign Sales Corporation (FSC) Export Tax-Benefit Controversy
• Developing Countries: Definitions, Concepts and Comparisons
• Military Benefits for Former Spouses: Legislation and Policy Issues
• The Military Survivor Benefit Plan: A Description of Its Provisions
• Highway and Transit Program Reauthorization
• Fair Credit Reporting Act: Rights and Responsibilities
• IraqU.S. Confrontation: Chronology and Scheduled Events
• Federal Pell Grant Program of the Higher Education Act: Background and Reauthorization
• Terrorism: Background on Chemical, Biological, and Toxin Weapons and Options for Lessening Their Impact
• Terrorism in Southeast Asia
• F/A-22 Raptor
• Arming Pilots Against Terrorism: Implementation Issues for the Federal Flight Deck Officer Program
• Arms Sales: Congressional Review Process
• Middle East Oil Disruption: Potential Severity and Policy Options
• Government Performance and Results Act: Overview of Associated Provisions in the 106th Congress
• Homosexuality and the Constitution: A Legal Analysis of the Supreme Court Ruling in Lawrence v. Texas
• The Military Draft and a Possible War with Iraq
• Proposals to Reform Holds in the Senate
• Demilitarization of Significant Military Equipment
• The Millennium Challenge Account: Congressional Consideration of a New Foreign Aid Initiative
• Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade: Key Issues for the 108th Congress
• U.S. International Refugee Assistance: Issues for Congress
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• Medical Malpractice Liability Reform: Legal Issues and Fifty-State Survey of Caps on Punitive Damages and Noneconomic Damages
• U.S. Armed Forces Abroad: Selected Congressional Roll Call Votes Since 1982
• Smallpox Vaccine Stockpile and Vaccination Policy
• Balancing Scientific Publication and National Security Concerns: Issues for Congress
• North Korea: Economic Sanctions
• South Africa: Current Issues and U.S. Relations
• Transitional Medical Assistance (TMA) Under Medicaid
• U.S. Bilateral Assistance to Russia: 1992-2002
• Price Stability (Inflation Targeting) as the Sole Goal of Monetary Policy: The International Experience
• Patent Law and Innovation: The Creation, Operation and a Twenty-Year Assessment of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• A New Farm Bill: Comparing the 2002 Law with Previous Law and House and Senate Bills
• The National Ocean Policy Study: A Model for the Future?
• Bankruptcy Reform: A Recap
• Sri Lanka: Background and U.S. Relations
• Title IX, Sex Discrimination, and Intercollegiate Athletics: A Legal Overview
• The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: Background and Current Issues
• Walker v. Cheney: District Court Decision and Issues on Appeal
• Designating Lake Saint Clair a Great Lake: Legal Analysis
• Iraq War: Background and Issues Overview
• Homeland Security: 9/11 Victim Relief Funds
• Qatar: Background and U.S. Relations
• An Overview of the U.S. Public Health System in the Context of Emergency Preparedness
• Energy Policy: Conceptual Framework and Continuing Issues
• Punitive Damages in Medical Malpractice Actions: Burden of Proof and Standards for Awards in the Fifty States
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Medicaid
• Textile and Apparel Trade Issues
• Detention of American Citizens as Enemy Combatants
• Latin America and the Caribbean: Issues for the 108th Congress
• Border Security: Immigration Issues in the 108th Congress
• House Rules Changes Affecting the Congressional Budget Process in the 108th Congress (H.Res.5)
• China-U.S. Relations in the 107th Congress: Policy Developments, 2001-2002
• Privacy: Total Information Awareness Programs and Related Information Access, Collection, and Protection Laws
• Port and Maritime Security: Background and Issues for Congress
• Federal Disaster Recovery Programs: Brief Summaries
• Federal-Aid Highway Program: "Donor-Donee" State Issues
• The Marshall Islands and Micronesia: Amendments to the Compact of Free Association with the United States
• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Implementation: the Future of Commercial Trucking Across the Mexican Border
• Federal Agency Emergency Preparedness and Dismissal of Employees
• Cuba: Issues for the 108th Congress
• Homeland Security: Protecting Airliners from Terrorist Missiles
• Child Pornography Produced Without an Actual Child: Constitutionality of 108th Congress Legislation
• Health Insurance: State High-Risk Pools
• Child Welfare Issues in the 108th Congress
• The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998: Background and Implementation
• The American Steel Industry: A Changing Profile
• Foreign Direct Investment in China
• Victims Rights Amendment: A Proposal to Amend the United States Constitution in the 108th Congress
• Homeland Security: Department Organization and ManagementImplementation Phase
• Identity Theft: An Overview of Proposed Legislation
• Immigration: Noncitizen Eligibility for Needs-Based Housing Programs
• Congressional Budget Actions in 2003
• Family Caregiving to the Elderly by Employed Persons: The Effects on Working Caregivers, Employers, and Federal Policy
• Iraq: Debate over U.S. Policy
• Clean Air: New Source Review Policies and Proposals
• Financial Privacy: The Economics of Opt-In vs. Opt-Out
• Reconstruction Assistance in Afghanistan: Goals, Priorities, and Issues for Congress
• The Family and Medical Leave Act: Current Legislative and Regulatory Activity
• Presidential Succession: An Overview with Analysis of Legislation Proposed in the 108th Congress
• Homeland Security Act of 2002: Critical Infrastructure Information Act
• Spectrum Management: Auctions
• Iraq: United Nations and Humanitarian Aid Organizations
• Eliminating International Child Labor: U.S. and International Initiatives
• The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): An Overview
• Immigration: International Child Adoption
• Individual Retirement Accounts and 401(k) Plans: Early Withdrawals and Required Distributions
• U.S. Trade and Investment Relationship with Sub-Saharan Africa: The African Growth and Opportunity Act and Beyond
• Medicaid and the State Fiscal Crisis of 2000-2003
• Do Budget Deficits Push Up Interest Rates and Is This the Relevant Question?
• Estate Tax Legislation in the 108th Congress
• Trade and the 108th Congress: Major Legislative and Oversight Initiatives
• Risk Assessment and Regulation in the Federal Government: A Brief Overview
• The Effect of the Presidents Dividend Relief Proposal on Corporate Tax Subsidies
• Bankruptcy Reform in the 108th Congress
• The Budget for Fiscal Year 2004
• Foreign Assistance to North Korea
• Total Information Awareness Programs: Funding, Composition, and Oversight Issues
• Information Operations, Electronic Warfare, and Cyberwar: Capabilities and Related Policy Issues
• Animal Agriculture Issues in the 107th Congress: A Retrospective
• The U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement
• Tobacco Quota Buyout Proposals in the 108th Congress
• Vaccine Policy Issues
• Iraq: Turkey, the Deployment of U.S. Forces, and Related Issues
• Congressional Budget Actions in 2002
• The Endangered Species Act and Claims of Property Rights "Takings"
• Data Mining and Homeland Security: An Overview
• Appropriations for FY2004: U.S. Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies
• Appropriations for FY2004: Department of Homeland Security
• Appropriations for FY2004: Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education
• Authorization and Appropriations for FY2004: Defense
• Appropriations for FY2004: Interior and Related Agencies
• Appropriations for FY2004: Energy and Water Development
• Appropriations for FY2004: Transportation, Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, General Government, and Related Agencies
• FY2004 Appropriations: Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies
• Appropriations for FY2004: Military Construction
• Appropriations for FY2004: Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
• Appropriations for FY2004: Legislative Branch
• Appropriations for FY2004: District of Columbia
• Potential Humanitarian Issues in Post-War Iraq: An Overview for Congress
• China-U.S. Relations During the 108th Congress
• Committee Funding for House and Senate, 108th Congress
• Child Care Issues in the 108th Congress
• Overview of Management and Restoration Activities in the Salton Sea
• Entering the Executive Branch of Government: Potential Conflicts of Interest With Previous Employments and Affiliations
• Federal White-Collar Pay: FY2004 Salary Adjustments
• Dividend Tax Relief: Effects on Economic Recovery, Long-Term Growth, and the Stock Market
• Personal Reemployment Accounts: Results from Bonus Experiments
• Protecting the U.S. Perimeter: "Border Searches" under the Fourth Amendment
• Digital Rights and Fair Use in Copyright Law
• Supplemental Appropriations FY2003: Iraq Conflict, Afghanistan, Global War on Terrorism, and Homeland Security
• The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Selected Changes that Would be Made to the Law by H.R. 1350, 108th Congress
• Terrorist Motivations for Chemical and Biological Weapons Use: Placing the Threat in Context
• The Export Administration Act: Evolution, Provisions, and Debate
• Iraq: Reconstruction Assistance
• Intermodal Rail Freight: A Role for Federal Funding?
• Reorganization of the House of Representatives: Recent Reform Efforts
• An Overview of USDA Rural Development Programs
• Congressional Budget Resolutions: Motions to Instruct Conferees
• Agricultural Trade Issues in the 108th Congress
• Iraq: International Attitudes to Operation Iraqi Freedom and Reconstruction
• Trade Promotion Authority (Fast-Track Authority for Trade Agreements): Background and Developments in the 107th Congress
• Sensitive But Unclassified and Other Federal Security Controls on Scientific and Technical Information: History and Current Controversy
• The Role of Information in Lending: The Cost of Privacy Restrictions
• Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and International Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (ICOC): Background and Issues for Congress
• Energy: Selected Facts and Numbers
• A CRS Review of 10 States: Home and Community-Based ServicesStates Seek to Change the Face of Long-Term Care: Pennsylvania
• Animal Waste and Water Quality: EPA Regulation of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)
• Small Business Expensing Allowance: Current Status, Legislative Proposals, and Economic Effects
• Food Safety Issues in the 109th Congress
• Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico
• Executive Branch Continuity of Operations (COOP): An Overview
• Class Actions and Proposed Reform in the 108th Congress: Class Action Fairness Act of 2003 and 2004
• U.S.-European Union Disputes in the World Trade Organization
• High-Threat Chemical Agents: Characteristics, Effects, and Policy Implications
• Workplace Codes of Conduct in China and Related Labor Conditions
• Sexual Discrimination in Employment: Legal Analysis of Title VII of S. 16, the Employment Nondiscrimination Act of 2003
• High-Threat Biological Agents: Characteristics, Effects, and Policy Implications
• The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP): Program and Funding
• Criminal Charges in Corporate Scandals
• Pay Equity Legislation
• U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations by President George W. Bush During the 107th-109th Congresses
• The Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR)
• Post-War Iraq: Potential Issues Raised by Previous Occupation and Peacekeeping Experiences
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Background and Issues for Congress
• Banking and Financial Infrastructure Continuity
• The University of Michigan Affirmative Action Cases: Racial Diversity in Higher Education
• Compensatory Time vs. Cash Wages: Amending the Fair Labor Standards Act?
• Mexico-U.S. Relations: Issues for the 108th Congress
• Colleges and Universities Attended by Representatives of the 108th Congress
• Colleges and Universities Attended by Senators of the 108th Congress
• Securities Law: Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Selected 108th Congress Bills Concerning Corporate Accountability
• Congressional Budget Office: Appointment and Tenure of the Director and Deputy Director
• Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants (Title II, Part A of the Higher Education Act): Overview and Reauthorization Issues
• Counterintelligence Reform at the Department of Energy: Policy Issues and Organizational Alternatives
• Expedited Citizenship Through Military Service: Current Law, Policy and Issues
• Medical Malpractice Insurance: An Economic Introduction and Review of Historical Experience
• Intermodal Connectors: A Method for Improving Transportation Efficiency?
• The Al-Jazeera News Network: Opportunity or Challenge for U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East?
• Weapons of Mass Destruction: Trade Between North Korea and Pakistan
• Major Provisions of S. 1 as Passed by the Senate, and H.R. 1, as Passed by the House
• Revenue Reconciliation Directives in the FY2004 Budget Resolution
• Relicensing of Nonfederal Hydroelectric Projects: Background and Procedural Reform Issues
• The Jobs and Growth Tax Act (H.R. 2): A Brief Overview of the House Tax-Cut Bill
• The Toxic Substances Control Act: A Summary of the Act and Its Major Requirements
• South Korean Politics and Rising Anti-Americanism: Implications for U.S. Policy Toward North Korea
• Mercury in Products and Waste: Legislative and Regulatory Activities to Control Mercury
• House Resolutions of Inquiry
• China: Economic Sanctions
• Innocent Landowners and Prospective Purchasers Under the Superfund Act
• Developing Debt-Limit Legislation: The House's "Gephardt Rule"
• NATO Enlargement: Senate Advice and Consent
• Defense Department Original Transformation Proposal: Compared to Existing Law
• The PROTECT (Amber Alert) Act and the Sentencing Guidelines
• U.S. Housing Prices: Is There a Bubble?
• Federal Laws Related to Identity Theft
• Domestic Intelligence in the United Kingdom: Applicability of the MI-5 Model to the United States
• Pesticide Law: A Summary of the Statutes
• Derivative, Risk Management, and Policy in the Energy Markets
• Civil Service ReformH.R. 1836, Homeland Security Act, and Current Law
• FCC Media Ownership Rules: Current Status and Issues for Congress
• Trends in U.S. Foreign Food Aid, FY1992-FY2002
• Climate Change: Federal Laws and Policies Related to Greenhouse Gas Reductions
• Trade Agreements: Impact on the U.S. Economy
• Textile and Apparel Rules of Origin in International Trade
• General Revenue Sharing: Background and Analysis
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Public Health Situation and U.S. Response
• Local Telephone Competition: A Brief Overview
• Public Health Service Operating Agencies
• Measures of Consumer Confidence: Are They Useful?
• Budget Enforcement Procedures: Senate's Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Rule
• Iraqs Economy: Past, Present, Future
• Animal Agriculture: Selected Issues in the 108th Congress
• Iraq War: Defense Program Implications for Congress
• The Sudan Peace Process
• Evolution of the Senate's Role in the Nomination and Confirmation Process: A Brief History
• Issues in Dynamic Revenue Estimating
• Innovation, Intellectual Property, and Industry Standards
• Nonproliferation and Threat Reduction Assistance: U.S. Programs in the Former Soviet Union
• DODs National Security Personnel System: Statute, Regulations, and Implementation Plans
• Central Bank Independence and Economic Performance: What Does the Evidence Show?
• European Views and Policies Toward the Middle East
• Nonproliferation and Threat Reduction Assistance: U.S. Programs in the Former Soviet Union
• Chemical Facility Security: A Comparison of S. 157 and S. 994
• Foreign Assistance Authorization Act, FY2004
• Smallpox Vaccine Injury Compensation
• Civil Charges in Corporate Scandals
• The Department of Housing and Urban Development: FY2004 Budget
• Association Health Plans: Legislation in the 109th Congress
• Child Welfare Waiver Demonstrations
• Financial Management in the Federal Government: Efforts to Improve Performance
• Overview of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
• The Debt Limit: History and Recent Increases
• A CRS Review of 10 States: Home and Community-Based ServicesStates Seek to Change the Face of Long-Term Care: Texas
• Aviation Security: Issues Before Congress Since September 11, 2001
• U.S. Agricultural Biotechnology in Global Markets: An Introduction
• The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Selected Changes that Would be Made to the Law by S. 1248, 108th Congress
• Private Crude Oil Stocks and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Debate
• Programs Funded by the H-1B Visa Education and Training Fee, and Labor Market Conditions for Information Technology (IT) Workers
• Trade Agreements: Requirements for Presidential Consultations, Notices, and Reports to Congress Regarding Negotiations
• CALFED Bay-Delta Program: Overview of Institutional and Water Use Issues
• Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Discount Rate for the Corps of Engineers Water Resource Projects: Theory and Practice
• Emergency Preparedness and Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning in the Federal Judiciary
• Russia's Accession to the WTO
• Senate Consideration of Presidential Nominations: Committee and Floor Procedure
• Insurance Regulation: History, Background, and Recent Congressional Oversight
• Health Care Quality: Improving Patient Safety by Promoting Medical Errors Reporting
• Weak Dollar, Strong Dollar Causes and Consequences
• Foreign Relations Authorization, FY2004 and FY2005: State Department and Foreign Assistance
• Dual Eligibles: Medicaid Expenditures for Prescription Drugs and Other Services
• Polygraph Use by the Department of Energy: Issues for Congress
• Supreme Court Appointment Process: Roles of the President, Judiciary Committee, and Senate
• Pipeline Security: An Overview of Federal Activities and Current Policy Issues
• NASA Workforce Flexibilities: H.R. 1085 and S. 610, 108th Congress
• Nuclear Warhead Pit Production: Background and Issues for Congress
• Same-Sex Marriages: Legal Issues
• Supreme Court Opinions: October 2002 Term
• Authority to Enforce the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) in the Wake of the Homeland Security Act: Legal Issues
• File-Sharing Software and Copyright Infringement: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc v. Grokster, Ltd.
• Disaster Relief and Response: FY2003 Supplemental Appropriations
• Taxation of Life Insurance Products: Background and Issues
• HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean and Central America
• Breast-feeding: Impact on Health, Employment and Society
• Hatch-Waxman Related Provisions of the Medicare Prescription Drug Bills (H.R. 1 and S. 1): A Side-by-Side Comparison
• Social Security Benefits for Noncitizens: Current Policy and Legislation
• Medicare Fee-for-Service Modifications and Medicaid Provisions of H.R. 1 as Enacted
• Social Security Reform: Effect on Benefits and the Federal Budget of Plans Proposed by the Presidents Commission to Strengthen Social Security
• Export-Import Bank: Financing Requirements and Restrictions
• A Consumers Access to a Free Credit Report: A Legal and Economic Analysis
• A CRS Review of 10 States: Home and Community-Based ServicesStates Seek to Change the Face of Long-Term Care: Illinois
• Trade Agreements: Procedure for Congressional Approval and Implementation
• Animal Identification and Meat Traceability
• The History of the Blue Slip in the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 1917-Present
• WTO Dispute Settlement: Status of U.S. Compliance in Pending Cases
• Senate Policy Committees
• The Tourism Industry and Economic Issues Affecting It
• Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76: Selected Issues
• The E-Rate Program: Universal Service Fund Telecommunications Discounts for Schools
• Proposals to Establish a K-12 Scholarship or Voucher Program in the District of Columbia: Policy Issues and Analysis
• Andean Regional Initiative (ARI): FY2003 Supplemental and FY2004 Assistance for Columbia and Neighbors
• Homeland Security Advisory System: Possible Issues for Congressional Oversight
• Background on NEPA Implementation for Highway Projects: Streamlining the Process
• Iraqs Trade with the World: Data and Analysis
• Market Dynamics and Public Policy Issues in the Video Programming Industry
• Market Structure of the Video Programming Industry and Emerging Public Policy Issues
• The International Wine Market: Description and Selected Issues
• New Medicare Agency Provisions of S. 1, as Passed by the Senate, and H.R. 1, as Passed by the House
• Immigration Policy for Intracompany Transfers (L Visa): Issues and Legislation
• House Vacancies: Proposed Constitutional Amendments for Filling Them Due to National Emergencies
• Streamlining Environmental Reviews of Highway and Transit Projects: Analysis of TEA-LU (H.R. 3) and SAFETEA (S. 732)
• The Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 and Business Investment
• Copyright Law: Digital Rights Management Legislation in the 107th and 108th Congresses
• Safe Harbor for Service Providers Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
• Drug Certification/Designation Procedures for Illicit Narcotics Producing and Transit Countries
• Medicare Managed Care Provisions of Title II of S. 1, as Passed by the Senate, and H.R. 1, as Passed by the House
• Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Statutes
• Electric Utility Policy: Comparison of House-Passed H.R. 6 and S.Amdt. 1412
• Immigration: Policy Considerations Related to Guest Worker Programs
• District of Columbia Appropriations for FY2004: Comparison of General Provisions of P.L. 108-7 and the House and Senate Versions of H.R. 2765
• Federal Health Centers Program
• The Jobless Recovery From the 2001 Recession: A Comparison to Earlier Recoveries and Possible Explanations.
• Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
• Reintroduction of the 30-Year Treasury Bond: An Economic Analysis
• Teacher Recruitment and Retention: Federal, State, and Local Programs
• Innovation and Intellectual Property Issues in Homeland Security
• Agriculture in WTO Negotiations
• A CRS Review of 10 States: Home and Community-Based ServicesStates Seek to Change the Face of Long-Term Care: Florida
• Climate Change Legislation in the 108th Congress
• The Air Force KC-767 Lease Proposal: Key Issues for Congress
• Highway and Transit Program Reauthorization: An Analysis of Environmental Protection Issues
• Terrorists and Suicide Attacks
• Trade, Trade Barriers, and Trade Deficits: Implications for U.S. Economic Welfare
• World Trade Organization Negotiations: The Doha Development Agenda
• Border and Transportation Security: Budget for FY2003 and FY2004
• Housing Issues in the 108th Congress
• Army Corps of Engineers Water Resources Projects: Authorization and Appropriations
• A CRS Review of 10 States: Home and Community-Based ServicesStates Seek to Change the Face of Long-Term Care: Arizona
• Taxes, Exports, and Investment: ETI/FSC and Domestic Investment Proposals in the 108th Congress
• An Enhanced European Role in Iraq?
• Improving the Effectiveness of GSE Oversight: Legislative Proposalsin the 108th Congress
• Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children: ICPC
• Turkey: Update on Selected Issues
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS): The International Response
• Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Infrastructure Security: Issues for Congress
• Bomb-Making Online: Explosives, Free Speech, Criminal Law and the Internet
• Electric Reliability: Options for Electric Transmission Infrastructure Improvements
• The Bayh-Dole Act: Selected Issues in Patent Policy and the Commercialization of Technology
• The Assault Weapons Ban: Legal Challenges and Legislative Issues
• Federal Contracting of Commercial Activities: Competitive Sourcing Targets
• Federal Student Aid Need Analysis: Background and Selected Simplification Issues
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Current Funding Trends
• Federal Contract Labor Standards Statutes: An Overview
• Russian Oil and Gas Companies and Central and Eastern Europe
• The Fair Labor Standards Act: A Historical Sketch of the Overtime Pay Requirements of Section 13(a)(1)
• The Social Security Protection Act of 2003 (H.R. 743)
• FY2004 Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Global War on Terrorism: Military Operations & Reconstruction Assistance
• Natural Gas Prices and Market Fundamentals
• Medical Malpractice: The Role of Patient Safety Initiatives
• Iraq Agriculture and Food Supply: Background and Issues
• Consular Identification Cards: Domestic and Foreign Policy Implications, the Mexican Case, and Related Legislation
• The Federal Bureau of Investigation: Past, Present, and Future
• Extradition Between the United States and Great Britain: The 2003 Treaty
• Weapons of Mass Destruction Counterproliferation: Legal Issues for Ships and Aircraft
• The Office of Federal Student Aid: The Federal Governments First Performance-Based Organization
• Capital Income Tax Revisions and Effective Tax Rates
• Constitutionality of a Senate Filibuster of a Judicial Nomination
• Comparison of Tax Incentives for Domestic Manufacturing: 108th Congress
• Housing Assistance and Welfare: Background and Issues
• Iraq: Foreign Contributions to Stabilization and Reconstruction
• Transportation Conformity Under the Clean Air Act: In Need of Reform?
• North Slope Infrastructure and the ANWR Debate
• Navy DDG-1000 and DDG-51 Destroyer Programs: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress
• Agriculture in the U.S.-Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA)
• Unemployment Compensation (UC)/Unemployment Insurance (UI): Trends and Contributing Factors in UC Benefit Exhaustion
• Reorganization of the Senate: Modern Reform Efforts
• Congressional Intervention in the Administrative Process: Legal and Ethical Considerations
• Botnets, Cybercrime, and Cyber Terrorism: Vulnerabilities and Policy Issues for Congress
• Missile Proliferation and the Strategic Balance in South Asia
• Spanish Language Media After the Univision-Hispanic Broadcasting Merger: Issues for Congress
• The Alien Tort Statute: Legislative History and Executive Branch Views
• Can Public Policy Raise the Saving Rate?
• The FTO List and Congress: Sanctioning Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations
• Fair Credit Reporting Act: A Side-by-Side Comparison of House, Senate, and Conference Versions
• Judicial Nomination Statistics U.S. District and Circuit Courts, 1945-1976
• Airborne Laser (ABL): Issues for Congress
• Guatemala: Political Conditions, Elections, and Human Rights
• Tax Exemption for Repatriated Foreign Earnings: Proposals and Analysis
• Africas Great Lakes Region: Current Conditions in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda
• Nuclear Weapon Initiatives: Low-Yield R&D, Advanced Concepts, Earth Penetrators, Test Readiness
• Phosphorus Mitigation in the Everglades
• A CRS Review of Ten States: Home and Community-Based ServicesStates Seek to Change the Face of Long-Term Care: Oregon
• Federal Merger Review Authorities and Electric Utility Restructuring
• A Review of Medical Child Support: Background, Policy, and Issues
• Future of the Balkans and U.S. Policy Concerns
• North Korean Supporters in Japan: Issues for U.S. Policy
• Revising Insurance Regulation: Policy Considerations
• Election Reform and Electronic Voting Systems (DREs): Analysis of Security Issues
• Federal Railroad Rights of Way
• Funding for Military and Peacekeeping Operations: Recent History and Precedents
• Highway Rights of Way on Public Lands: R.S. 2477 and Disclaimers of Interest
• Diploma Mills: A Legal Overview
• Early Intervention in Reading: An Overview of Research and Policy Issues
• The Budget for the Fiscal Year 2003
• Climate Changes: Federal Research and Technology and Related Programs
• Senate Committee Party Ratios: 98th-108th Congresses
• Proposals to Amend the Senate Cloture Rule
• DOD Transformation Initiatives and the Military Personnel System: Proceedings of a CRS Seminar
• The BioWatch Program: Detection of Bioterrorism
• Across-the-Board Spending Cuts in End-of Session Appropriations Acts
• Marine Protected Areas: An Overview
• Tax-Favored Higher Education Savings Benefits and Their Relationship to Traditional Federal Student Aid
• Mutual Fund Reform Bills in the 108th Congress: A Side-by-Side Comparison
• Chemical Weapons Convention: Issues for Congress
• How to Develop and Write a Grant Proposal
• Caribbean Region: Issues in U.S. Relations
• Japan-North Korea Relations: Selected Issues
• The Size and Role of Government: Economic Issues
• Radioactive Waste Streams: Waste Classification for Disposal
• Performance Management and Budgeting in the Federal Government: Brief History and Recent Developments
• China's Currency: Economic Issues and Options for U.S. Trade Policy
• A CRS Review of 10 States: Home and Community-Based ServicesStates Seek to Change the Face of Long-Term Care: Maine
• Drug Trafficking and North Korea: Issues for U.S. Policy
• Safeguards on Textile and Apparel Imports from China
• Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 108th Congress
• Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad: 1798-2007
• Limiting Court Jurisdiction Over Federal Constitutional Issues: Court Stripping
• Macedonia (FYROM): Post-Conflict Situation and U.S. Policy
• Tax Preferences for Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs): Current Law and Legislative Initiatives in the 109th Congress
• 31st Century Community Learning Centers: Evaluation and Implementation Issues
• Insurance Guaranty Funds
• The Liability Risk Retention Act: Background, Issues, and Current Legislation
• Federal Advertising Law: An Overview
• Summary of Electricity Provisions in the Conference Report on H.R. 6
• Manufacturing Trends: Long-Term Context for Today's Policy Issues
• Taxation of Life Insurance Companies
• Institutional Eligibility and the Higher Education Act: Legislative History of the 90/10 Rule and Its Current Status
• Defense Cleanup and Environmental Programs: Authorization and Appropriations for FY2004
• Supreme Court Recognition of Fifth Amendment Protection for Acts of Production
• U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: Living Resources Provisions
• USA Patriot Act Sunset: Provisions That Were to Expire on December 31, 2005
• Australia, the Southwest Pacific, and United States Interests
• Monitoring Foreign Students in the United States: The Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS)
• Terrorism and Security Issues Facing the Water Infrastructure Sector
• Transnational Organized Crime: U.S. Policy, Programs, and Related Issues
• Prescription Drug Importation and Internet Sales: A Legal Overview
• Harbors and Inland Waterways: An Overview of Federal Financing
• Anti-Tax-Shelter and Other Revenue-Raising Tax Proposals Considered in the 108th Congress
• Job Loss: Causes and Policy Implications
• Charitable Choice: Legal and Constitutional Issues
• Preemption of State Law for National Banks and Their Subsidiaries by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
• Indian Reserved Water Rights: An Overview
• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE, or "Mad Cow Disease"): Current and Proposed Safeguards
• Debate, Motions, and Other Actions in the Committee of the Whole
• Water Infrastructure Projects Designated in EPA Appropriations: Trends and Policy Implications
• Nuclear Weapons in Russia: Safety, Security, and Control Issues
• Omnibus Energy Legislation: Comparison of Non-Tax Provisions in the H.R. 6 Conference Report and S. 2095
• Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Import Terminals: Siting, Safety and Regulation
• Parliament and Congress: A Brief Comparison of the British House of Commons and the House of Representatives
• Commonly Used Motions and Requests in the House of Representatives
• United States Olympic Committee Reform
• Comparisons of U.S. and Foreign Military Spending: Data from Selected Public Sources
• TANF Reauthorization: Side-by-Side Comparison of Current Law and Two Versions of H.R. 4
• International Government-Procurement Obligations of the United States: An Overview
• The Appropriate Number of Advice and Consent Positions: An Analysis of the Issue and Proposals for Change
• Safety Belts: Federal Policies, Incentives, and Reauthorization Issues
• The Fair Labor Standards Act: Overtime Pay Issues in the 108th Congress
• Military Base Closures: Implementing the 2005 Round
• Iraq and Al Qaeda: Assessment and Outside Links
• Pesticide Registration and Tolerance Fees: An Overview
• Long-Term Care: Consumer-Directed Services Under Medicaid
• Biological and Chemical Weapons: Criminal Sanctions and Federal Regulations
• Visa Waiver Program
• Regulation of Broadcast Indecency: Background and Legal Analysis
• Foreign Terrorist Organizations
• Miranda Reconsidered: Supreme Court Review of Miranda Rights in United States v. Patane, Missouri v. Seibert, and Fellers v. United States
• Asian Soybean Rust: Background and Issues
• Highway and Transit Program Reauthorization Legislation in the 2nd Session, 108th Congress
• SARS, Avian Flu, and Other Challenges for Chinas Political, Social, and Economic Transformation
• Proposed Savings Accounts: Economic and Budgetary Effects
• Iraq: Frequently Asked Questions About Contracting
• Regulation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Under the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act: A Legal Analysis
• Racial Profiling: Issues and Federal Legislative Proposals
• Bundling Residential Telephone, Internet, and Video Services: Issues for Congress
• Cash and Noncash Benefits for Persons with Limited Income: Eligibility Rules, Recipient and Expenditure Data, FY2000-FY2002
• U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) Program
• U.S. Immigration Policy on Permanent Admissions
• HOPE VI Public Housing Revitalization Program: Background, Funding, and Issues
• Health Insurance: A Primer
• Defense Transformation: Background and Oversight Issues for Congress
• The Federal Rulemaking Process: An Overview
• Child Care Reauthorization: A Side-by-Side Comparison of Child Care Provisions in House and Senate Versions of H.R. 4, S. 880, and Current Law
• Liberia: Transition to Peace
• Grazing Regulations: Changes by the Bureau of Land Management
• Campaign Finance Law: A Legal Analysis of the Supreme Court Ruling in McConnell v. FEC
• Congressional Budget Actions in 2004
• DNA Testing for Law Enforcement: Legislative Issues for Congress
• Petroleum Refining: Economic Performance and Challenges for the Future
• Colombia: Issues for Congress
• Cuba and the State Sponsors of Terrorism List
• AIDS Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC): Problems, Responses, and Issues for Congress
• Tax Issues in Litigation: Treatment of Judgment and Settlement Payments and Deductibility of Legal Expenses
• Small Business Tax Benefits: Overview and Economic Rationales
• Homeland Security: Final Regulations for the Department of Homeland Security Human Resources Management System (Subpart E) Compared With Current Law
• Visa Policy: Roles of the Departments of State and Homeland Security
• Child Support Enforcement: Side-by-Side Comparison of Current Law and Two Versions of H.R. 4
• Terrorism in South Asia
• U.S. Foreign Assistance to the Middle East: Historical Background, Recent Trends, and the FY2009 Request
• DHS's Max-HR Personnel System: Regulations on Classification, Pay, and Performance Management Compared With Current Law, and Implementation Plans
• Selected Legal and Policy Issues Related to Coalbed Methane Development
• The Budget for Fiscal Year 2005
• Transaction Tax: General Overview
• The War Powers Resolution: After Thirty-Four Years
• Intellectual Property, Computer Software and the Open Source Movement
• Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs), Including Mad Cow Disease: Public Health and Scientific Issues
• Enforcing Immigration Law: The Role of State and Local Law Enforcement
• Importation of Prescription Drugs Provisions in P.L. 108-173, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
• Bringing Peace to Chechnya? Assessments and Implications
• Air Quality: EPAs Proposed Interstate Air Quality Rule
• A Changing Natural Rate of Unemployment: Policy Issues
• Small Business Tax Preferences: Legislative Proposals in the 110th Congress
• The U.N. Convention Against Torture: Overview of U.S. Implementation Policy Concerning the Removal of Aliens
• How Medicaid Works: Program Basics
• Primer on Disability Benefits: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
• Federal Regulation of Boxing: Current Law and Proposed Legislation
• Motor Carrier Safety: Oversight and Reauthorization Legislation
• Bosnia and Kosovo: U.S. Military Operations
• Medicare Endorsed Prescription Drug Discount Card Program
• An Overview of the Section 8 Housing Program
• Asbestos Litigation: Prospects for Legislative Resolution
• Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities in the States, District of Columbia, and Insular Areas: A Summary
• Alaska Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized
• Arizona Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized
• Arkansas Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized
• California Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized.
• Offshoring (a.k.a. Offshore Outsourcing) and Job Insecurity Among U.S. Workers
• The Chained Consumer Price Index: How Is It Different?
• Haiti: Developments and U.S. Policy Since 1991 and Current Congressional Concerns
• A CRS Review of 10 States: Home and Community-Based ServicesStates Seek to Change the Face of Long-Term Care: Indiana
• Child Welfare: The Adoption Incentives Program
• State Corporate Income Taxes: A Description and Analysis
• Illinois Emergency Management and Homeland Security Authorities Summarized.
• Hawaii Emergency Management and Homeland Security Authorities Summarized.
• Appropriations for FY2005: U.S. Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies
• Appropriations for FY2005: Department of Homeland Security
• Appropriations for FY2005: Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education
• Authorization and Appropriations for FY2005: Defense
• Appropriations for FY2005: Interior and Related Agencies
• Appropriations for FY2005: Energy and Water Development
• Appropriations for FY2005: Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies
• Appropriations for FY2005: Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies
• Appropriations for FY2005: Military Construction
• Appropriations for FY2005: Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs
• Appropriations for FY2005: Legislative Branch
• Appropriations for FY2005: District of Columbia
• U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement Negotiations
• Oil and Gas Exploration and Development on Public Lands
• Mississippi Emergency Management and Homeland Security Authorities Summarized.
• Kentucky Emergency Management and Homeland Security Authorities Summarized.
• Missouri Emergency Management and Homeland Security Authorities Summarized.
• Montana Emergency Management and Homeland Security Authorities Summarized.
• Nevada Emergency Management and Homeland Security Authorities Summarized.
• Policing in Peacekeeping and Related Stability Operations: Problems and Proposed Solutions
• Central America and the Dominican Republic in the Context of the Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) with the United States
• Federal R&D, Drug Discovery, and Pricing: Insights from the NIH-University-Industry Relationship
• Massachusetts Emergency Management and Homeland Security Authorities Summarized.
• Michigan Emergency Management and Homeland Security Authorities Summarized.
• Minnesota Emergency Management and Homeland Security Authorities Summarized.
• Oregon Emergency Management and Homeland Security Authorities Summarized.
• Oklahoma Emergency Management and Homeland Security Authorities Summarized.
• Pennsylvania Emergency Management and Homeland Security Authorities Summarized.
• The Economic Impact of Cyber-Attacks
• New York Emergency Management and Homeland Security Authorities Summarized.
• Steel: Price and Policy Issues
• Middle East Trade Initiatives: S. 1121/H.R. 2267 and the Administrations Plan
• FBI Intelligence Reform Since September 11, 2001: Issues and Options for Congress
• Andean Counterdrug Initiative (ACI)and Related Funding Programs: FY2005 Assistance
• Federal Regulations: Efforts to Estimate Total Costs and Benefits of Rules
• Territorial Delegates to the U.S. Congress: Current Issues and Historical Background
• Assistance to Firefighters Program: Distribution of Fire Grant Funding
• NATO and the European Union
• Gasoline Price Surge Revisited: Crude Oil and Refinery Issues
• Ballast Water Management to Combat Invasive Species
• Implementation of EPAs 8-hour Ozone Standard
• "Bunker Busters": Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator Issues, FY2005 and FY2007
• Selected Federal Homeland Security Assistance Programs: A Summary
• The White Collar Exemptions to Overtime Pay Under Current and Proposed Regulations: An Economic Analysis
• Deindustrialization of the U.S. Economy: The Roles of Trade, Productivity, and Recession
• Cultural Property: International Conventions and United States Legislation
• War on Drugs: Reauthorization and Oversight of the Office of National Drug Control Policy
• Minimum Wage, Overtime Pay, and Child Labor: Inventory of Proposals in the 108th Congress to Amend the Fair Labor Standards Act
• European Union-United States: Financial Services Action Plan's Regulatory Reform Issues
• Federal White-Collar Pay: FY2005 Salary Adjustments
• Federal Regulatory Reform: An Overview
• Computer Security: A Summary of Selected Federal Laws, Executive Order, and Presidential Directives
• The Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Possible Effects on Gasoline Prices of Selected Fill Policies
• Globalizing Cooperative Threat Reduction: A Survey of Options
• The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (P.L. 108-189)
• Tribal Sovereignty Over Nonmember Indians: United States v. Billy Jo Lara
• Key Benefits Under Medicaid and the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) for Children With Mental Health and Substance Abuse Problems
• State Policies on Immigrant Eligibility for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
• International Monetary Fund: Organization, Functions, and Role in the International Economy
• Adult Education and Literacy: Reauthorization Proposals of the 108th Congress
• Terrorist Identification, Screening, and Tracking Under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 6
• Certain Temporary Tax Provisions ("Extenders") Expired in 2007
• Immigration-Related Detention: Current Legislative Issues
• The Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA): Origin, Characteristics, and Institutional Authorities
• Trade Remedies: A Primer
• Economic Development Options and Constraints in Remote Rural Counties: A Case Study of the Great Plains Region
• Abandoned Mine Land Fund Reauthorization: Selected Issues
• Anti-Corruption Standards of the International Financial Institutions
• The U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: Provisions and Implications
• The Hatch-Waxman Act: Legislative Changes in the 108th Congress Affecting Pharmaceutical Patents
• Iraq: Former Regime Weapons Programs, Human Rights Violations, and U.S. Policy
• Federal Prison Industries
• Adequacy of the Armys FY2004 Funding for Operations in Iraq
• A Return to Private Security Screening at Airports?: Background and Issues Regarding the Opt-Out Provision of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act
• EPAs Proposed Policy on Wastewater Blending: Background and Issues
• Expanded Health Care Coverage for the Uninsured: Lessons Learned from States
• Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in U.S. Energy Policy: Infrastructure and Market Issues
• Self-Employment as a Contributor to Job Growth and as an Alternative Work Arrangement
• General Management Laws: Major Themes and Management Policy Options
• A State-by-State Compilation of Key State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Characteristics
• Vienna Convention on Consular Relations: Overview of U.S. Implementation and International Court of Justice (ICJ) Interpretation of Consular Notification Requirements
• Small-scale Terrorist Attacks Using Chemical and Biological Agents: An Assessment Framework and Preliminary Comparisons
• Bosnia and Herzegovina: Issues for U.S. Policy
• Federal Land Management Agencies: Background on Land and Resources Management
• Indonesia: Domestic Politics, Strategic Dynamics, and American Interests
• U.S. Treatment of Prisoners in Iraq: Selected Legal Issues
• Federal Funding of Program for Minority-Serving Institutions of Higher Education
• Federal Rulemaking: The Role of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
• Cable and Satellite Television Network Tiering and a la Carte Options for Consumers: Issues for Congress
• Border Security: Inspections Practices, Policies, and Issues
• Patents and Drug Importation
• Agriculture as a Source of Barge Demand on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers: Background and Issues
• Texas Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized
• Tennessee Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized
• Utah Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized
• Virginia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized
• Spectrum Policy: Public Safety and Wireless Communications Interference
• Highway Program Equity Guarantee Issues
• The Former Soviet Union and U.S. Foreign Assistance in 1992: The Role of Congress
• Network Centric Operations: Background and Oversight Issues for Congress
• Arsenic-Treated Wood: Background and Overview
• NOAA: A Review of the FY2004 Budget Request and Final Appropriations
• The Private Testing of Mad Cow Disease: Legal Issues
• The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Comparison and Analysis of Selected Provisions in H.R. 1350 as Passed by the House and by the Senate, 108th Congress
• The Department of States Patterns of Global Terrorism Report: Trends, State Sponsors, and Related Issues
• Navy Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress
• Private Security Contractors in Iraq: Background, Legal Status, and Other Issues
• Mercury in the Environment: Sources and Health Risks
• Broadband over Powerlines: Regulatory and Policy Issues
• The Administrations FY2005 Request for $25 Billion for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan: Precedents, Options, and Congressional Action
• Consolidation Loans: Redesign Options and Considerations
• Sensitive Security Information and Transportation Security: Issues and Congressional Options
• U.S.-Canada Wheat and Corn Trade Dispute
• Millennium Challenge Account
• Foreign Investment and Tax Incentives: Analysis of Current Law and Legislative Proposals
• Child Care and Child Welfare: Background Checks
• Particulate Matter (PM2.5): Implementation of the 1997 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
• The International Monetary Fund: Future Directions
• The Iraq Marshes: Restoration Activities
• South Carolina Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized
• South Dakota Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized
• Public Participation in the Management of Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management Lands: Overview and Recent Changes
• Older Americans Act: History of Appropriations, FY1966-FY2004
• U.N. Convention Against Torture (CAT): Overview and Application to Interrogation Techniques
• Environmental Protection Agency: Appropriations for FY2005
• Cotton Production and Support in the United States
• The Department of Housing and Urban Development: FY2005 Budget
• Comparison of the House and Senate ETI/Business Investment Bills (H.R. 4520 and S. 1637, 108th Congress)
• Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Markets in Transition: Implications for U.S. Supply and Price
• Military Helicopter Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress
• Holocaust-era Insurance Claims: Federal Court Decisions and State Statutes and Federal Legislative Proposals
• Cruise Ship Pollution: Background, Laws and Regulations, and Key Issues
• The Legal Services Corporation: Distribution of Funding
• Negotiated Rulemaking
• Social Security: The Government Pension Offset (GPO)
• Productivity: Will the Faster Growth Rate Continue?
• Manufacturing and Information Technology Trends in the United States and Other Industrial Countries: A Review of Major Studies
• U.S.-French Commercial Ties
• Legal Challenge to the FCCs Media Ownership Rules: An Overview of Prometheus Radio v. FCC
• Outsourcing and Insourcing Jobs in the U.S. Economy: Evidence Based on Foreign Investment Data
• Foreign Investment in U.S. Securities
• FY2003 and FY2004 State Allocations for Selected Homeland Security Assistance Programs
• France: Factors Shaping Foreign Policy, and Issues in U.S.-French Relations
• Indias 2004 National Elections
• Rising Energy Competition and Energy Security in Northeast Asia: Issues for U.S. Policy
• Health Savings Accounts
• FY2005 Defense Budget: Frequently Asked Questions
• The Advancing Justice Through DNA Technology Act of 2003 (H.R. 3214): A Section-by-Section Analysis
• Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway Navigation Expansion: An Agricultural Transportation and Environmental Context
• Executive Branch Power to Postpone Elections
• Omnibus Appropriations Acts: Overview of Recent Practices
• Suspension of the Rules in the House of Representatives
• U.S. Armys Modular Redesign: Issues for Congress
• Social Security: The Public Servant Retirement Protection Act (H.R. 2772/S. 1647)
• Tax Implications of SILOs, QTEs, and Other Leasing Transactions with Tex-Exempt Entities
• Immigration Consequences of Criminal Activity
• Homeland Security Research and Development Funding Activities in Federal Agencies: A Preliminary Inventory
• Federal Homeland Security Research and Development Funding: Issues of Data Quality
• Visibility, Regional Haze, and the Clean Air Act: Status of Implementation
• Foreign Outsourcing: Economic Implications and Policy Responses
• Below-Cost Timber Sales: An Overview
• Marine Protected Areas (MPAs): Federal Legal Authority
• U.S. Foreign Assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean
• Venezuela: Political Conditions and U.S. Policy
• Africa: Development Issues and Policy Options
• American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics
• The North Korean Economy: Leverage and Policy Analysis
• Medicare: Physician Self-Referral ("Stark I and II")
• Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP): Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act
• U.S.-China Military Contacts: Issues for Congress
• Athens Olympics 2004: U.S. Government Involvement in Security Preparations
• Vision 100: An Overview of the Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (P.L. 108-176
• Saudi Arabia: Terrorist Financing Issues
• Proposals for Intelligence Reorganization, 1949-2004
• What Effects Have the 2001 to 2003 Tax Cuts Have on the Economy?
• Water Infrastructure Financing Legislation: Comparison of S. 2550 and H.R. 1560
• Funding Plant and Animal Health Emergencies: Transfers from the Commodity Credit Corporation
• The Proposed Authorities of a National Intelligence Director: Issues for Congress and Side-by-Side Comparison of S. 2845, H.R. 10, and Current Law
• Higher Education Tax Credits: An Economic Analysis
• Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Programs: Issues for Congress
• The Mid-Session Review of the Presidents Budget: Timing Issues
• District of Columbia Appropriations Act for FY2005: Comparison of General Provisions of P.L. 108-199 and House, Senate, and Conference Versions of H.R. 4850 (P.L. 108-335)
• Importing Prescription Drugs: Objectives, Options, and Outlook
• Supreme Court Opinions: October 2003 Term
• Navy-Marine Corps Amphibious and Maritime Prepositioning Ship Programs: Background and Oversight Issues for Congress
• Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA): An Overview
• Intelligence Community Reorganization: Potential Effects on DOD Intelligence Agencies
• Student Loan Forgiveness Programs
• Distributional Effects of Taxes on Corporate Profits, Investment Income, and Estates
• Removing Terrorist Sanctuaries: The 9/11 Commission Recommendations and U.S. Policy
• Terrorism: Key Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission and Recent Major Commissions and Inquiries
• Agroterrorism: Threats and Preparedness
• U.S. Anti-Terror Strategy and the 9/11 Commission Report
• The U.S. Security Guard Industry: An Introduction to Services and Firms
• Congressional Oversight of Intelligence: Curent Structure and Alternatives
• Electronic Voting Systems (DREs): Legislation in the 108th Congress
• The Emergency Alert System (EAS) and All-Hazard Warnings
• International Law and Agreements: Their Effect Upon U.S. Law
• The NCAA and Due Process: Legal Issues
• World Oil Demand and the Effect on Oil Prices
• Critical Infrastructure Protections: The 9/11 Commission Report and Congressional Response
• The Information Quality Act: OMBs Guidance and Initial Implementation
• Vieques and Culebra Islands: An Analysis of Environmental Cleanup Issues
• Belarus: Background and U.S. Policy Options
• Implementation of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions (FACT) Act of 2003
• The Multi-State Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange (MATRIX) Pilot Project
• Defense Cleanup and Environmental Programs: Authorization and Appropriations for FY2005
• 9/11 Commission Recommendations: Joint Committee on Atomic Energy A Model for Congressional Oversight?
• The Proposed U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement
• Aviation Security-Related Findings and Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission
• The Condition of the Banking Industry
• Energy Savings Performance Contracts: Reauthorization Issues
• High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) and High Power Microwave (HPM) Devices: Threat Assessments
• Health Care Spending: Context and Policy
• Title VII Health Professions Education and Training: Issues in Reauthorization
• Veterans Medical Care Appropriations and Funding Process
• Project BioShield: Legislative History and Side-by-Side Comparison of H.R. 2122, S. 15, and S. 1504
• Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act: History and Recent Developments
• 9/11 Commission Recommendations: The Senate Confirmation Process for Presidential Nominees
• Social Security: Calculation and History of Taxing Benefits
• Union Membership Trends in the United States
• An Overview of Tax Benefits for Higher Education Expenses
• Mutual Fund 12b-1 Fees: Key Reform Proposals
• Requirements for Linguists in Government Agencies
• The 9/11 Commission and a National Counterterrorism Center: Issues and Options for Congress
• West Virginia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized
• Selected Products Liability Issues: A Fifty-State Survey
• Risk Management and Critical Infrastructure Protection: Assessing, Integrating, and Managing Threats, Vulnerabilities and Consequences
• Border Security: The Role of the U.S. Border Patrol
• Immigration: Terrorist Grounds for Exclusion and Removal of Aliens
• Survey of Federal Laws and Regulations Mandating Affirmative Action Goals, Set-asides, or Other Preference Based on Race, Gender, or Ethnicity
• Border and Transportation Security: Appropriations for FY2005
• Lawfulness of Interrogation Techniques under the Geneva Conventions
• Senate Prescription Drug Importation Legislation: A Side-by-Side Comparison of Current Law, S. 2307, S. 2328, and S. 2493
• The Supreme Court Revisits the Environment: Seven Cases Decided or Accepted in the 2003-2004 Term
• Interstate Shipment of Municipal Solid Waste: 2004 Update
• Brazil's WTO Case Against the U.S. Cotton Program
• Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons
• United States Sentencing Guidelines and the Supreme Court: Booker, Fanfan, Blakely, Apprendi, and Mistretta
• Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway Investments: Proposed Authorization Legislation in the 108th Congress
• The Quality of New Jobs from the 1990s Through June 2004
• The United States and Europe: Possible Options for U.S. Policy
• Victims of Crime Compensation and Assistance: Background and Funding
• Bolivia: Political and Economic Developments and Relations with the United States
• Supplemental Appropriations for the 2004 Hurricanes and Other Disasters
• Gasoline Supply: The Role of Imports
• Semiautomatic Assault Weapons Ban
• Paleontological Resources Preservation Act: Proposals for the Management and Protection of Fossil Resources Located on Federal Lands
• Taxes and Offshore Outsourcing
• The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape
• Average Farm Subsidy Payments, by State, 2002
• U.S. Terms of Trade: Significance, Trends, and Policy
• General Management Laws and the 9/11 Commissions Proposed Office of National Intelligence Director (NIC) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
• Thailand: Background and U.S. Relations
• Public Safety Communications Policy
• Nuclear Terrorism: A Brief Review of Threats and Responses
• Sick Leave: Usage Rates and Leave Balances for Employees in Major Federal Retirement Systems
• TANF Cash Benefits as of January 1, 2004
• Bunker Busters: Sources of Confusion in the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator Debate
• Comparison of 9/11 Commission Recommended Intelligence Reforms, Roberts Draft Bill, H.R. 4104, S. 190, S. 1520, S. 6, H.R. 4584, Current Law
• Comparison of 9/11 Commission Recommended Intelligence Reforms, S. 2845, S. 2774, H.R. 5024, Administration Proposal, H.R. 10, Current Law
• Military Role in Space Control: A Primer
• The Flat Tax, Value-Added Tax, and National Retail Sales Tax: Overview of the Issues
• Libya: Legislative Basis for U.S. Economic Sanctions
• Genocide: Legal Precedent Surrounding the Definition of the Crime
• Sudan: Economic Sanctions
• U.S. Public Diplomacy: Background and the 9/11 Commission Recommendations
• Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: Selected Legislation from the 108th Congress
• 9/11 Commission Recommendations: Intelligence Budget
• Medicaids Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership Program
• The Electoral College: How It Works in Contemporary Presidential Elections
• The Electoral College: Reform Proposals in the 108th Congress
• Standards for Retroactive Application Based Upon Groundbreaking Supreme Court Decisions in Criminal Law
• Duration of Continuing Resolutions in Recent Years
• Pakistans Domestic Political Developments
• 9/11 Commission: Legislative Action Concerning U.S. Immigration Law and Policy in the 108th Congress
• A Perspective on Congresss Oversight Function
• Medicare Advantage Payments
• FDA Regulation of Tobacco Products: A Historical, Policy and Legal Analysis
• Health Coverage Tax Credit Authorized by the Trade Act of 2002
• U.S. Immigration Policy on Asylum Seekers
• Postponement and Rescheduling of Elections to Federal Office
• Green Payments in U.S. and European Union Agricultural Policy
• Passenger Rail Security: Issues and Legislation in the 110th Congress
• American Bankers Association v. Lockyer: Whether California's Financial Information Privacy Law Has Been Preempted by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions (FACT) Act
• Coverage of Vision Services under the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
• Federal Responses to International Conflict and Terrorism: Property Rights Issues
• Upper Mississippi River System: Proposals to Restore an Inland Waterways Ecosystem
• Critical Infrastructure and Key Assets: Definition and Identification
• The 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act: Comparison of the Criminal Law and Procedure Provisions in H.R. 10 and S. 2845 as Passed by Their Respective Houses
• H.R. 10 (9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act) and S. 2845 (National Intelligence Reform Act of 2004): A Comparative Analysis
• U.S. Assistance to Vietnam
• Argentinas Sovereign Debt Restructuring
• Middle East Free Trade Area: Progress Report
• Inequality in the Distribution of Income: Trends and International Comparisons
• Medicare Payment Issues Affecting Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs)
• 'Localism': Statutes and Rules Affecting Local Programming on Broadcast, Cable, and Satellite Television
• Employment Statistics: Differences and Similarities in Job-based and Person-based Employment and Unemployment Estimates
• Sudan: The Darfur Crisis and the Status of the North-South Negotiations
• Medicaid Reimbursement Policy
• The Doha Development Agenda: The WTO Framework Agreement
• Insurance and Emergency Preparedness: The 9/11 Commission Recommendations
• Government Advertisement of Tourism: Recent Action and Longstanding Controversies
• Average Years of Service for Members of the Senate and House of Representatives, First-110th Congresses
• U.S.-Japan Economic Relations: Significance, Prospects, and Policy Options
• Campaign Finance Legislation in the 108th Congress
• Scientific Research and the Experimental Use Privilege in Patent Law
• The 2004 Corporate Tax and FSC/ETI Bill: The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004
• State Election Laws: Overview of Statutes Providing for Provisional Ballot Tabulation
• Safeguarding Federal Elections from Possible Terrorist Attack: Issues and Options for Congress
• Influenza Vaccine Shortages and Implications
• Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Immigration-Related Document Fraud: Overview of Civil, Criminal, and Immigration Consequences
• Wind Energy: Offshore Permitting
• Consolidating Intelligence Appropriation and Authorizing a Single Committee: 9/11 Commission Recommendations and Alternatives
• House Committees: A Framework for Considering Jurisdictional Realignment
• Democracy in Russia: Trends and Implications for U.S. Interests
• The Bush Administrations Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART)
• Interstate Travel: Constitutional Challenges to the Identification Requirement and Other Transportation Security Regulations
• Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress
• The Gas to Liquids Industry and Natural Gas Markets
• Federal Management and Protection of Paleontological (Fossil) Resources Located on Federal Lands: Current Status and Legal Issues
• Electronic Banking: The Implementation of the Check 21 Act
• Mexicos Counter-Narcotics Efforts under Fox, December 2000 to October 2004
• Guarding America: Security Guards and U.S. Critical Infrastructure
• Federal Program Performance Review: Program Assessment and Results Act and Other Developments
• Financial Institutions and Markets: Major Federal Statutes
• Coastal Louisiana: Attempting to Restore an Ecosystem
• Minority-Serving Higher Education Institutions: Analysis of Selected Institutional and Student Characteristics
• Metropolitan Area Designations by OMB: History, Current Definitions, and Uses
• The National Aeronautics and Space Administrations FY2005 Budget Request: Description, Analysis, and Issues for Congress
• Energy Use in Agriculture: Background and Issues
• Louisiana Emergency Management and Homeland Security Authorities Summarized
• Student Loan Issues and the Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act
• Peer Review: OMBs Proposed, Revised, and Final Bulletins
• Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act Contracts and Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma v. Leavitt: Agency Discretion to Fund Contract Support Costs
• Children in Poverty: Profile, Trends, and Issues
• The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA): A Summary
• Changing Senate Rules: The "Constitutional" or "Nuclear" Option
• Election Reform: The Help America Vote Act and Issues for Congress
• Afghanistan: Narcotics and U.S. Policy
• Federal Student Aid Need Analysis Simplification: Legislative Action
• China-Southeast Asia Relations: Trends, Issues, and Implications for the United States
• The Child Welfare Workforce: An Overview
• Ukraines Political Crisis and U.S. Policy Issues
• Anticircumvention under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and Reverse Engineering: Recent Legal Developments
• Distribution of the Tax Burden Across Individuals: An Overview
• Open Ocean Aquaculture
• Election of the President and Vice President by Congress: Contingent Election
• Fiscal Year 2005 Homeland Security Grant Program: State Allocations and Issues for Congressional Oversight
• Income and Poverty Among Older Americans in 2007
• Trade Legislation in the 108th Congress
• Seeking Withdrawal of Congressional Approval of the WTO Agreement: Background, Legislative Procedure, and Practical Consequences
• The Changing Demographic Profile of the United States
• The U.N. Population Fund: Background and the U.S. Funding Debate
• Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade: Key Issues for the 109th Congress
• Border and Transportation Security: Overview of Congressional Issues
• Spyware: Background and Policy Issues for Congress
• Avoiding Gridlock in the Skies: Issues and Options for Addressing Growth in Air Traffic
• Federal Taxes and the U.S. Territories: An Overview
• Amtrak: The Political and Social Aspects of Federal Intercity Passenger Rail Policy
• Germanys Role in Fighting Terrorism: Implications for U.S. Policy
• Homeland Security: Compendium of Recommendations Relevant to House Committee Organization and Analysis of Considerations for the House, and 109th and 110th Congresses Epilogue
• Agriculture-Based Renewable Energy Production
• Afro-Latinos in Latin America and Considerations for U.S. Policy
• Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami: Humanitarian Assistance and Relief Operations
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Analysis of Changes Made by P.L. 108-446
• Counting Electoral Votes: An Overview of Procedures at the Joint Session, Including Objections by Members of Congress
• Barriers to Corporate Fraud: How They Work, Why They Fail
• Major Tax Issues in the 109th Congress
• Grain Transport: Modal Trends and Infrastructure Implications
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Perspective on the Top 20 Emitters and Developed Versus Developing Nations
• Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004: National Standards for Drivers Licenses, Social Security Cards, and Birth Certificates
• Zimbabwe
• Mexico-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress
• Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity
• Proposals for a Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies (CARFA): Analysis and Issues for Congress
• Syria: Political Conditions and Relations with the United States After the Iraq War
• Electric Utility Regulatory Reform: Issues for the 109th Congress
• V-Chip and TV Ratings: Monitoring Children's Access to TV Programming
• Cuba: Issues for the 109th Congress
• Navy Aircraft Carriers: Proposed Retirement of USS John F. Kennedy--Issues and Options for Congress
• Veterans Medical Care Funding: FY1995-FY2004
• Latin America and the Caribbean: Issues for the 109th Congress
• The Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act: Background and Summary
• Mexico-United States Dialogue on Migration and Border Issues, 2001-2006
• Charitable Choice and Faith-Based Organizations
• Military Aviation: Issues and Options for Combating Terrorism and Counterinsurgency
• Tsunamis: Monitoring, Detection, and Early Warning Systems
• Security Threat Assessments for Hazmat Drivers
• Consumer Bankruptcy Reform in the 109th Congress: Background and Issues
• Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions on Regulatory and Other Collegial Boards and Commissions, 108th Congress
• North Korea: A Chronology of Events, October 2002-December 2004
• Mercury Emissions from Electric Generating Units: A Review of EPA Analysis and MACT Determination
• Pakistans Nuclear Proliferation Activities and the Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission: U.S. Policy Constraints and Options
• Fruits, Vegetables, and Other Specialty Crops: A Primer on Government Programs
• The Economic Implications of the Long-Term Federal Budget Outlook
• The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant: A Primer on TANF Financing and Federal Requirements
• U.S. Taxation of Overseas Investment and Income: Background and Issues in 2005
• Public Relations and Propaganda: Restrictions on Executive Agency Activities
• The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES): Background and Issues
• Continuity of Operations (COOP) in the Executive Branch: Issues in the 109th Congress
• Individuals with Disabilities Eduction Act (IDEA): Discipline Provisions in P.L. 108-446
• Immigration: Analysis of the Major Provisions of the REAL ID Act of 2005
• Air Quality: Multi-Pollutant Legislation in the 109th Congress
• Social Security Individual Accounts and Employer-Sponsored Pensions
• Unemployment and Older Workers
• U.S. Military Operations in the Global War on Terrorism: Afghanistan, Africa, the Philippines, and Colombia
• Al Qaeda: Statements and Evolving Ideology
• The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant: Responses to Frequently Asked Questions
• Class Actions and Legislative Proposals in the 109th Congress: Class Action Fairness Act of 2005
• Greenhouse Gases and Economic Development: An Empirical Approach to Defining Goals
• The Presidential Inauguration of 2005: Basic Facts and Information
• Climate Change Litigation: A Growing Phenomenon
• The "Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005" in the 109th Congress
• Federal Sentencing Guidelines: Background, Legal Analysis, and Policy Options
• Industrial Loan Companies/Banks and the Separation of Banking and Commerce: Legislative and Regulatory Perspectives
• Estate and Gift Tax Revenues: Several Measurements
• Military Death Benefits: Status and Proposals
• Andean-U.S. Free-Trade Agreement Negotiations
• Medicaid and SCHIP: The Presidents FY2006 Budget Proposals
• House Rules Changes Affecting Floor Procedures in the 109th Congress
• The Global Peace Operations Initiative: Background and Issues for Congress
• Plan Colombia: A Progress Report
• The Campus-Based Financial Aid Programs: A Review and Analysis of the Allocation of Funds to Institutions and the Distribution of Aid to Students
• Navy Ship Procurement: Alternative Funding Approaches--Background and Options for Congress
• Creating a National Framework for Cybersecurity: An Analysis of Issues and Options
• Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA): Reauthorization of Job Training Programs in the 109th Congress
• Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Amendments: 110th Congress
• Federal Deductibility of State and Local Taxes
• Clear Skies and the Clean Air Act: Whats the Difference?
• FY2005 Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan, Tsunami Relief, and Other Activities
• European Unions Arms Control Regime and Arms Exports to China: Background and Legal Analysis
• MTBE in Gasoline: Clean Air and Drinking Water Issues
• Trade-Through Rule Reform: The SEC's Depth of Book Alternative
• Insurance Regulation: Issues, Background, and Current Legislation
• Major Coal Issues in the 109th Congress
• Congressional Budget Actions in 2005
• Life Expectancy in the United States
• House Committee Funding Legislation, 109th Congress
• House Committee Funding Requests and Authorizations, 104th-110th Congresses
• Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs): Regulatory Reform Legislation in the 109th Congress
• Africa, the G8, and the Blair Initiative
• Drug Safety and Effectiveness: Issues and Action Options After FDA Approval
• Power Marketing Administrations: Proposals for Market-Based Rates
• Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2006
• Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Law: Recent Legislation and Issues
• Reexamining Rules: Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act
• China-U.S. Relations: in the 109th Congress
• Nursing Workforce Programs in Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act
• Journalists' Privilege to Withhold Information in Judicial and Other Proceedings State Shield Laws
• Overview of the Federal Tax System
• Agricultural Biotechnology: Background and Recent Issues
• WTO: Antidumping Issues in the Doha Development Agenda
• Republic of the Marshall Islands Changed Circumstances Petition to Congress
• The Budget for Fiscal Year 2006
• Hardrock Mining: State Regulation
• Federal Home Loan Bank System: Policy Issues
• The National Counterterrorism Center: Implementation Challenges and Issues for Congress
• Child Care Issues in the 109th Congress
• Estate Tax Legislation in the 109th Congress
• Legislative Branch: FY2006 Appropriations
• Architect of the Capitol: Appointment, Duties, and Current Issues
• The Chief Justice of the United States: Responsibilities of the Office and Process for Appointment
• Social Security Reform: Legal Analysis of Social Security Benefit Entitlement Issues
• An Overview of the Administration's Strengthening America's Communities Initiative
• Federal Crime Control: Background, Legislation, and Issues
• Hurricanes and Disaster Risk Financing Through Insurance: Challenges and Policy Options
• The Medical Device Approval Process and Related Legislative Issues
• Beneficiary Information and Decision Supports for the Medicare-Endorsed Prescription Drug Discount Card
• Trade Issues in the 109th Congress: Policy Challenges and Opportunities
• The Schiavo Case: Legal Issues
• The Electoral College: Reform Proposals in the 109th Congress
• Clinical Trials Reporting and Publication
• Competitive Sourcing Statutes and Statutory Provisions
• TANF Reauthorization: Sideby-Side Comparison of Current Law, S. 667, and H.R. 240 (TANF Provisions)
• PAYGO Rules for Budget Enforcement in the House and Senate
• Child Welfare: An Analysis of Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Reviews
• Science and Technology Policy: Issues for the 109th Congress
• Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Votes and Legislative Actions, 95th through 110th Congress
• Border Security: The Complexity of the Challenge
• Border and Transportation Security: Selected Programs and Policies
• Border and Transportation Security: Possible New Directions and Policy Options
• Gun Control Legislation
• "Entrenchment" of Senate Procedure and the "Nuclear Option" for Change: Possible Proceedings and Their Implications
• Power to Regulate Commerce: Limits on Congressional Power
• Ukraine's Orange Revolution and U.S. Policy
• How the Federal Sentencing Guidelines Work: Two Examples
• Tsunamis and Earthquakes: Is Federal Disaster Insurance in Our Future?
• Investing Social Security Funds in the Stock Market: Some Economic Considerations
• Child Welfare Financing: An Issue Overview
• Hazardous Materials Transportation Security: Highway and Rail Modes
• Energy and Water Development: FY2006 Appropriations
• Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs
• Federal Perkins Loans and FFEL/DL Stafford Loans: A Brief Comparison
• Presidential Review of Agency Rulemaking
• Environmental Protection Agency: Appropriations for FY2006
• Health Information Technology: Promoting Electronic Connectivity in Healthcare
• The "Superwaiver" Proposal and Service Integration: A History of Federal Initiatives
• Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Legislation in the 109th Congress
• Peacekeeping and Conflict Transitions: Background and Congressional Action on the Civilian Response/Reserve Corps and other Civilian Stabilization and Reconstruction Capabilities
• Homeland Security Department: FY2006 Appropriations
• Coup in Kyrgyzstan: Developments and Implications
• Renewable Fuels and MTBE: A Comparison of Provisions in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58 and H.R. 6)
• U.S. Assistance to the Former Soviet Union
• Adult Education and Literacy: Overview and Reauthorization Proposals of the 109th Congress
• Mercury Emissions from Electric Power Plants: An Analysis of EPA's Cap-and-Trade Regulations
• The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): FY2006 Budget
• European Union's Arms Embargo on China: Implications and Options for U.S. Policy
• Youth: From Classroom to Workplace?
• Community Services Block Grants (CSBG): Funding and Reauthorization
• Key Environmental Issues in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58, H.R. 6)
• Standing Order and Rulemaking Statute: Possible Alternatives to the "Nuclear Option?"
• The Child Support Enforcement Program: A Review of the Data
• New Zealand: Background and Bilateral Relations with the United States
• Defense Budget: Long-Term Challenges for FY2006 and Beyond
• Cloture Attempts on Nominations
• Social Security Reform: President Bush's Individual Account Proposal
• The Department of Labor's New Rules for Working Children and Yough: February 2005
• The Rise of China and Its Effect on Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea: U.S. Policy Choices
• U.S. Automotive Industry: Policy Overview and Recent History
• Pesticide Use and Water Quality: Are the Laws Complementary or in Conflict?
• Science, State, Justice, Commerce and Related Agencies (House)/Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (Senate): FY2006 Appropriations
• Strategic Mobility Innovation: Options and Oversight Issues
• The Army's Future Combat System (FCS): Background and Issues for Congress
• Intercarrier Compensation: One Component of Telecom Reform
• Renditions: Constraints Imposed by Laws on Torture
• The National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center: Issues for Congress
• Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: FY2006 Appropriations
• Anti-Doping Policies: The Olympics and Selected Professional Sports
• Textile Exports to Trade Preference Regions
• Social Security: Raising or Eliminating the Taxable Earnings Base
• Post-9/11 National Threat Notification Efforts: Issues, Actions, and Options for Congress
• Appropriations for the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service in FY2006: Issues for Congress
• Housing Issues in the 109th Congress
• Indexing Social Security Benefits: The Effects of Price and Wage Indexes
• Minimum Wage, Overtime Pay, and Child Labor: An Inventory of Proposals in the 109th Congress to Amend the Fair Labor Standards Act
• Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: Low-Income Provisions
• Agriculture and Related Agencies: FY2006 Appropriations
• Transportation, the Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, the Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies: FY2006 Appropriations
• Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions in Independent and Other Agencies During the 108th Congress
• Security and Freedom Ensured Act (SAFE Act) (H.R. 1526) and Security and Freedom Enhancement Act (SAFE Act) (S. 737): Section by Section Analysis
• Breastfeeding: Federal Legislation
• Federal Protection for Human Research Subjects: An Analysis of the Common Rule and Its Interactions with FDA Regulations and the HIPAA Privacy Rule
• Air Force Aerial Refueling Methods: Flying Boom versus Hose-and-Drogue
• Federally Mandated Random Drug Testing in Professional Athletics: Constitutional Issues
• Federal-State Maritime Boundary Issues
• The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Interactions with Selected Provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
• Navy Ship Acquisition: Options for Lower-Cost Ship Designs--Issues for Congress
• Upper Mississippi-Illinois Waterway Investments: Legislation in the 109th Congress
• Agriculture in the WTO: Policy Commitments Made Under the Agreement on Agriculture
• Bioterrorism Countermeasure Development: Issues in Patents and Homeland Security
• World Trade Organization (WTO): Issues in the Debate on U.S. Participation
• Foreign Operations (House)/State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (Senate): FY2006 Appropriations
• Federal Counter-Terrorism Training: Issues for Congressional Oversight
• Hydropower Licenses and Alternative Licensing Conditions in H.R. 6
• Meat and Poultry Inspection: Background and Selected Issues
• Federal Pell Grants: Implications of Increasing the Maximum Award
• Defense: FY2006 Authorization and Appropriations
• Electric Utility Provisions in House-Passed H.R. 6, 109th Congress
• Congressional Authority Over the Federal Courts
• Clean Interstate Rule: Review and Analysis
• Breastfeeding and Jury Duty: State Laws, Court Rules, and Related Issues
• The Reliable Replacement Warhead Program: Background and Current Developments
• Labor Union Certification Procedures: Use of Secret Ballots and Card Checks
• The Individuals with Disabilities Eduction Act (IDEA): Paperwork Reduction in P.L. 108-446
• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE, or "Mad Cow Disease") in North America: A Chronology of Selected Events
• Political Status of Puerto Rico: Options for Congress
• U.S.-Mexico Economic Relations: Trends, Issues, and Implications
• Congressional Oversight of Judges and Justices
• Omnibus Energy Legislation, 109th Congress: Assessment of H.R. 6 as Passed by the House
• Child Support Enforcement: Side-by-Side Comparison of Current Law and Welfare Reautorization Bills (S. 667 and H.R. 240)
• What Do Local Election Officials Think about Election Reform?: Results of a Survey
• An Emergency Communications Safety Net: Integrating 911 and Other Services
• Agriculture Conservation Programs: A Scorecard
• State and Local Homeland Security: Unresolved Issues for the 109th Congress
• State and Local Taxes and the Federal Alternative Minimum Tax
• Gang Prevention and Suppression Legislation in the 109th Congress: Side-by-Side Comparison of S. 155, H.R. 1279, and H.R. 4472
• Health Insurance Coverage for Retirees
• FY2006 Appropriations for the Department of Transportation
• Gang Deterrence: A Legal Analysis of H.R. 1279 With References to S. 155
• Air Quality Issues and Animal Agriculture: EPA's Air Compliance Agreement
• Air Quality Issues and Animal Agriculture: A Primer
• Communications Act Revisions: Selected Issues for Consideration
• Medicaid: The Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP)
• Specialty Crop Issues in the 109th Congress
• Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: FY2006 Appropriations
• Climate Change: Comparison and Analysis of S. 1151 and the Draft "Climate and Economy Insurance Act of 2005"
• 527 Political Organizations: Legislation in the 109th Congress
• Climate Change Legislation in the 109th Congress
• Great Lakes Water Withdrawals: Legal and Policy Issues
• Farm Product "Check-off" Programs: A Constitutional Analysis
• Continuity of Congress: Enacted and Proposed Federal Statutes for Expedited Election to the House in Extraordinary Circumstances
• Methamphetamine Lab Clean-up and Remediation Issues
• Age Restrictionf for Airline Pilots: Revisiting the FAAs "Age 60 Rule"
• Veterans' Health Care Issues in the 109th Congress
• Vocational Education Reauthorization: Comparison and Analysis of Selected Provisions of S. 250 as Passed by the House and Senate
• The Availability of Judicial Review Regarding Military Base Closures and Realignments
• The United States as a Net Debtor Nation: Overview of the International Investment Position
• Recruiting and Retention: An Overview of FY2006 and FY2007 Results for Active and Reserve Component Enlisted Personnel
• Poland: Background and Current Issues
• Poland: Foreign Policy Trends
• Child Welfare: State Performance on Child and Family Services Reviews
• Presidential Succession: An Overview with Analysis of Legislation Proposed in the 109th Congress
• Biomedical Advances in Alzheimer's Disease
• Judicial Recess Appointments: A Legal Overview
• Federal Flood Insurance: The Repetitive Loss Problem
• Churches and Campaign Activity: Analysis of Houses of Worship Free Speech Restoration Act and Similar Legislation
• Genetically Engineered Fish and Seafood
• Veterans' Medical Care: FY2006 Appropriations
• Child Welfare: Programs Authorized by the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990
• A CRS Series on Medicaid: Dual Eligibles
• Exclusion of Capital Gains for Owner-Occupied Housing
• Alcohol Fuels Tax Incentives
• Legal Services and Noncustodial Parents Who Owe Child Support
• Age Dependency Ratios and Social Security Solvency
• Immigration Issues in Trade Agreements
• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Commemorative Works and Other Honors Autorized by Congress
• Dalla Love Field: The Wright and Shelby Amendments
• Defining Cable Broadband Internet Access Service: Background and Analysis of the Supreme Court's Brand X Decision
• Cambodia: Background and U.S. Relations
• Long-Term Growth of the U.S. Economy: Significance, Determinants, and Policy
• The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's FY2006 Budget Request: Description, Analysis, and Issues for Congress
• Accreditation and Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act
• Child Labor in West African Cocoa Production: Issues and U.S. Policy
• The Endangered Species Act and "Sound Science"
• Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fee on Coal
• District of Columbia: FY2006 Appropriations
• Selected Opinions of Justice O'Connor
• Patent Reform: Innovation Issues
• Climate Change: Federal Expenditures for Science and Technology
• Drug Testing in Sports: Proposed Legislation
• Foreign Relations Authorization, FY2006 and FY2007: An Overview
• U.S.-China Counterterrorism Cooperation: Issues for U.S. Policy
• Labor Practices in the Meat Packing and Poultry Processing Industry: An Overview
• Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations
• Cash Balance Pension Plans and Claims of Age Discrimination
• Information Brokers: Federal and State Laws
• Omnibus Energy Legislation, 109th Congress: Side-by-Side Assessment of House and Senate Versions of H.R. 6
• Individual Accounts: What Rate of Return Would They Earn?
• Capital Punishment: A Legal Overview Including the Supreme Court Decisions of the 2004-2005 Term
• Recess Appointments: A Legal Overview
• Australia: Background and U.S. Relations
• Terrorist Screening and Brady Background Checks for Firearms
• Islamic Terrorism and the Balkans
• Leasing and Permitting for Oil and Gas Development on Federal Public Domain Lands
• Mexican Workers in the United States: A Comparison with Workers from Social Security Totalization Countries
• U.S. Nuclear Cooperation With India: Issues for Congress
• Military Quality of Life/VA (House) and Military Construction/VA (Senate): FY2006 Appropriations
• Medicaid Eligibility for Adults and Children
• Terrorist Financing: U.S. Agency Efforts and Inter-Agency Coordination
• Oil Industry Profits: Analysis of Recent Performance
• Indian Health Service: Health Care Delivery, Status, Funding, and Legislative Issues
• Open Access Publishing and Citation Archives: Background and Controversy
• Private Immigration Legislation
• Fundamental Tax Reform: Options for the Mortgage Interest Deduction
• Supreme Court Opinions: October 2004 Term
• USA PATRIOT Act: Background and Comparison of House- and Senate-Approved Reauthorization and Related Legislative Action
• Social Security: The Trust Fund
• Loss-of-Damages From U.S. Nuclear Testing in the Marshall Islands: Technical Analysis of the Nuclear Claims Tribunal's Methodology and Alternative Estimates
• The Budget Reconciliation Process: House and Senate Procedures
• Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA): Legal and Legislative Developments
• Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP): Growth Models Under the No Child Left Behind Act
• Intelligence Reform Implementation at the Federal Bureau of Investigation: Issues and Options for Congress
• Telecommunications Act: Competition, Innovation, and Reform
• Material Support of Terrorists and Foreign Terrorist Organizations: Sunset Amendments
• Federal Financial Services Regulatory Consolidation: An Overview
• Previewing a 2007 Farm Bill
• Al Qaeda: Profile and Threat Assessment
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Resources for Responding to Disasters and its Role in Homeland Security
• Medicare Drug Benefit: Retiree Provisions
• Department of Homeland Security Reorganization: The 2SR Initiative
• Legislative Approaches to Chemical Facility Security
• Japan's Free Trade Agreement Program
• The Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act ("Byrd Amendment")
• Restrictions on the Accesptance of "Officially Connected" Travel Expenses From Private Sources Under House and Senate Rules
• Marine Security of Hazardous Chemical Cargo
• FY2006 Appropriations for Border and Transportation Security
• Risk-Based Funding in Homeland Security Grant Legislation: Issues for the 109th Congrress
• Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1997-2004
• Homeland Security and Labor-Management Relations: NTEU v. Chertoff
• Federal Stafford Act Disaster Assistance: Presidential Declarations, Eligible Activities, and Funding
• Older Displaced Workers in the Context of an Aging and Slowly Growing Population
• China and Sub-Saharan Africa
• Surface Transportation Reauthorization: Environmental Issues and Legislative Provisions in SAFETEA-LU (H.R. 3)
• K-12 Education Programs: Recent Appropriations
• Proper Scope of Questioning of Supreme Court Nominees: The Current Debate
• Tax Deductions for Catastrophic Risk Insurance Reserves: Explanation and Economic Analysis
• Homeland Security and House Committees: Analysis of 109th Congress Jurisdiction Changes and Their Impact on the Referral of Legislation
• Public Diplomacy: A Review of Past Recommendations
• Intellectual Property and Collaborative Research
• Organization and Mission of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate: Issues and Options for the 109th Congress
• Lobbying Reform: Background and Legislative Proposals, 109th Congress
• Selected Opinions of Chief Justice Rehnquist
• Conventional Warheads for Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and Issues for Congress
• Acquisition Services Reorganization at the General Services Administration
• Poverty in the United States: 2007
• Estate Taxes and Family Businesses: Economic Issues
• Even Start: Funding Controversy
• U.S.-India Bilateral Agreements and "Global Partnership"
• Debt Relief for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries: Issues for Congress
• Mandatory Spending Since 1962
• U.S. Agriculture After Hurricane Katrina: Status and Issues
• Federal Regional Authorities and Commissions: Their Function and Design
• Arrest and Detention of Material Witnesses: Federal Law in Brief and Section 12 of the USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act (H.R. 3199)
• The Role of HUD Housing Programs in Response to Disasters
• U.S. Citizenship of Persons Born in the United States to Alien Parents
• Colleges and Universities Attended by Representatives of the 109th Congress
• Colleges and Universities Attended by Senators of the 109th Congress
• Bankruptcy Relief and Natural Disaster Victime
• Hurricane Katrina: Medicaid Issues
• Unemployment and Employment Programs Available to Workers from Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi Affected by Hurricane Katrina
• Trade in Services: The Doha Development Agenda Negotiations and U.S Goals
• Hurricane Katrina: Insurance Losses and National Capacities for Financing Disaster Risks
• United States-Canada Trade and Economic Relationship: Prospects and Challenges
• Tax Policy Options After Hurricane Katrina
• Education and Training Issues Related to Major Disasters
• Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: Legal Requirements for Federal and State Roles in Declarations of an Emergency or a Major Disaster
• Hurricane Katrina-Related Immigration Issues and Legislation
• Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC): Property Transfer and Disposal
• China and the CNOOC Bid for Unocal: Issues for Congress
• Congress and the Courts: Current Policy Issues
• Hurricane Katrina: DOD Disaster Response
• 2005 Gulf Coast Hurricanes: The Pubic Health and Medical Response
• Border Security: Apprehension of "Other Than Mexican" Aliens
• Klamath River Basin Issues and Activities: An Overview
• State Statutes Governing Hate Crimes
• The Davis-Bacon Act: Suspension
• S. 147/H.R. 309: Process for Federal Recognition of a Native Hawaiian Government Entity
• Federal Food Assistance in Disasters: Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
• Foreign Investment in the United States: Major Federal Statutory Restrictions
• NEPA and Hurricane Response, Recovery, and Rebuilding Efforts
• The United Kingdom: Issues for the United States
• Border Security and the Southwest Border: Background, Legislation, and Issues
• Emergency Waiver of EPA Regulations: Authorities and Legislative Proposals in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
• Aging Infrastructure: Dam Safety
• Immigration Policy on Expedited Removal of Aliens
• The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11
• Department of Justice Reauthorization: Provisions to Improve Program Management, Compliance, and Evaluation of Justice Assistance Grants
• The Economic Effects of Raising National Saving
• Veterans Affairs: Basic Eligibility for Disability Benefit Programs
• Safe Harbor for Preclinical Use of Patented Inventions in Drug Research and Development: Merck KGaA v. Integra Lifesciences I, Ltd.
• Cleanup after Hurricane Katrina: Environmental Considerations
• Retirement Plan Participation and Contributions: Trends from 1998 to 2003
• The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Biological Resources
• Speed of Presidential and Senate Actions on Supreme Court Nominations, 1900-2006
• Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act--A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU or SAFETEA): Selected Major Provisions
• Physician-Assisted Suicide and the Controlled Substances Act: Gonzales v. Oregon
• Congressional Budget Resolutions: Revisions and Adjustments
• Terrorist Capabilities for Cyberattack: Overview and Policy Issues
• Oil and Gas Disruption From Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
• Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 109th Congress
• Disaster Response and Appointment of a Recovery Czar: The Executive Branch's Response to the Flood of 1927
• Speaker Hastert's Plan to Offset Spending: A Procedural Perspective
• Senior Executive Service (SES) Pay for Performance System
• Flood Risk Management:abd Levees: A Federal Primer
• Budget Reconciliation FY2006: Medicaid, Medicare, and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Provisions
• Budget Reconciliation Legislation in 2005-2006 Under the FY2006 Budget Resolution
• Active Military Sonar and Marine Mammals: Events and References
• Supplemental Appropriations: Trends and Budgetary Impacts Since 1981
• The Global Fund and PEPFAR in U.S. International Aids Policy
• Medicare: Enrollment in Medicare Drug Plans
• Military Base Closures and the Impact Aid Program for Education
• Employment-Related Issues in Bankruptcy
• Is the U.S. Trade Deficit Caused by a Global Saving Glut?
• Hurricane Katrina: Social-Demographic Characteristics of Impacted Areas
• Libya: Background and U.S. Relations
• WTO Doha Round: The Agricultural Negotiations
• Pandemic Influenza: Domestic Preparedness Efforts
• Federal Voluntary Voting System Guidelines: Summary and Analysis of Issues
• Immunities Accorded to Foreign Diplomats, Consular Officers, and Employees of International Organizations Under U.S. Law
• U.S. Military Overseas Basing: New Developments and Oversight Issues for Congress
• Davis-Bacon Suspension and Its Legislative Aftermath
• Committee Controls of Agency Decisions
• The National Environmental Policy Act: Background and Implementation
• China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities -- Background and Issues for Congress
• The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on the State Budgets of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi
• Child Welfare: Foster Care and Adoption Assistance Provisions in the Budget Reconciliation Bills
• Haiti: International Assistance Strategy for the Interim Government and Congressional Concerns
• Welfare Reauthorization: A Side-by-Side Comparison of Current Law and Pending Welfare Reauthorization Proposals
• Federal White-Collar Pay: FY2006 and FY2007 Salary Adjustments
• Influenza Antiviral Drugs and Patent Law Issues
• Combating Terrorism: The Challenge of Measuring Effectiveness
• The Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) and the Army's Future Combat System (FCS): Issues for Congress
• Trade Integration in the Americas
• Drug Crop Eradication and Alternative Development in the Andes
• Understanding Government Employment Data After a Natural or Other Disaster, with Special Emphasis on Hurricane Katrina
• Costs and Benefits of Clear Skies: EPA's Analysis of Multi-Pollutant Clean Air Bills
• Muslims in Europe: Integration Policies in Selected Countries
• Internet Development and Information Control in the People's Republic of China
• Why is the Household Saving Rate So Low?
• Comparing Automotive and Steel Industry Legacy Cost Issues
• Constitutionality of Applying the FCC's Indecency Restriction to Cable Television
• Federal Business Taxation: The Current System, Its Effects, and Options for Reform
• The Supreme Court's Overruling of Constitutional Preedent: An Overview
• Hurricane Katrina: Questions Regarding the Section 8 Housing Voucher Program
• FEMA's Community Disaster Loan Program: Action in the 109th Congress
• Importation of Prescription Drugs: A Side-by-Side Comparison of Current Law, S. 109/H.R. 328, S. 184/H.R. 753, and S. 334/H.R. 700
• The World Trade Organization: The Hong Kong Ministerial
• Terrorism Risk Insurance Legislation: Issue Summary and Side-by-Side
• Japan's Currency Intervention: Policy Issues
• Enemy Combatant Detainees: Habeas Corpus Challenges in Federal Court
• Immigration Related Border Security Legislation in the 109th Congress
• Judge Samuel Alito's Opinions in Freedom os Speech Cases
• Civil Rights of Individuals with Disabilities: The Opinions of Judge Alito
• Califorinia's San Juaquin Valley: A Region in Transition
• Liberia's Post-War Recovery: Key Issues and Developments
• Is the U.S. Current Account Deficit Sustainable?
• Civil Rights Opinions of U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Samuel Alito: A Legal Overview
• Protecting New Orleans: From Hurricane Barriers to Floodwalls
• Proposals in the 109th Congress to Split the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
• The Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machine (DRE) Controversy: FAQs and Misperceptions
• U.S.-China Nuclear Cooperation Agreement
• The Law of Church and State: Opinions of Judge Samuel Alito
• Securing General Aviation
• Excited Utterances, "Testimonial" Statements, and the Confrontation Clause
• The Earthquakes in South Asia: Humanitarian Assistance and Relief Operations
• Relocation of Hurricane Katrina Emergency Appropriations: Defense and Other Issues
• U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Samuel A. Alito and the Abortion Opinions of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• Data Security Breaches: Context and Incident Summaries
• Trafficking in Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean
• Federal and State Quarantine and Isolation Authority
• Mediciad: A Primer
• Habeas Review in Death Penalty Cases: Selected Opinions of Judge Samuel Alito
• Price Determination in Agricultural Commodity Markets: A Primer
• Intellectual Property and the Free Trade Agreements: Innovation Policy Issues
• Vulnerability of Concentrated Critical Infrastructure: Background and Policy Options
• Tax Reconciliation: Scope of the Senate's Power Under the Constitution's Origination Clause to Amend Revenue Legislation
• Condemnation of Private Property for Economic Development: Legal Comments on the House-Passed Bill (H.R. 4128) and Bond Amendment
• Casework in a Congressional Office: Background, Rules, Laws, and Resources
• USA PATRIOT Improvement ad Reauthorization Act of 2005 (H.R. 3199): A Side-by-Side Comparison of Existing Law, H.R. 3199 (Conference), and H.R. 3199 (Senate Passed)
• Medical Marijuana: Review and Analysis of Federal and State Policies
• Russian Oil and Gas Challenges
• Congressional Nominations to U.S. Service Academies: An Overview and Resources for Outreach and Management
• Federalism: Selected Opinions of Judge Samuel Alito
• National Security Whistleblowers
• Veterans Benefits Issues in the 109th Congress
• U.S. Arms Sales: Agreements with and Deliveries to Major Clients, 1997-2004
• Immigration: Selected Opinions of Judge Samuel Alito
• U.S. and International Responses to the Global Spread of Avian Flu: Issues for Congress
• Support Offices in the House of Representatives: Roles and Authorities
• Reimbursement of Local Private Nonprofit Organizations Under the Stafford Act
• U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel
• Venue: A Legal Analysis of Where a Federal Crime May Be Tried
• Constitutionality of Requiring Sexually Explicit Material on the Internet to be Under a Separate Domain Name
• Supreme Court Nominations, 1789 - 2006: Actions by the Senate, the Judiciary Committee, and the President
• Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Legislation for Disaster Assistance: Summary Data
• U.S. Assistance to Women in Afghanistan and Iraq: Challenges and Issues for Congress
• Federal Spending by Agency and Budget Function, FY2001-FY2006
• Status of a Member of the House Who Has Been Indicted for or Convicted of a Felony
• Proposed Federal Income Tax Exclusion for Civilians Serving in Combat Zones
• The Internal Revenue Service's Private Tax Debt Collection Initiative: Current Status, Legislative Proposals, and Issues for Congress
• Constitutionality of Proposals to Prohibit the Sale or Rental to Minors of Video Games with Violent or Sexual Content or "Strong Language"
• The Republic of the Philippines: Background and U.S. Relations
• Lobbying Disclosure and Ethics Proposals Related to Lobbying Introduced in the 109th Congress: A Comparative Analysis
• Banking and Securities Regulation and Agency Enforcement Authorities
• Education-Related Hurricane Relief:: Legislative Action
• Congressional Gifts and Travel: Proposals for the 109th Congress
• The Benefits of Education
• USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (H.R. 3199): A Legal Analysis of the Conference Bill
• Kinetic Energy Kill for Ballistic Missile Defense: A Status Overview
• FY2006 Homeland Security Grant Distribution Methods: Issues for the 109th Congress
• East Asia Summit (EAS): Issues for Congress
• Small Business Administration: A Primer on Programs
• Mexico's Importance and Multiple Relationships with the United States
• Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Officials: Process for Adjusting Pay and Current Salaries
• Reading First: Implementation Issues and Controversies
• Supreme Court Nominations: Senate Floor Procedure and Practice, 1789-2006
• Energy Policy Act of 2005, P.L. 109-58: Electricity Provisions
• Rehabilitation Act of 1973: 109th Congress Legislation, FY2006 Budget Request, and FY2006 Appropriations
• International Population Assistance and Family Planning Programs: Issues for Congress
• Side-by-Side Comparison of Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Provisions in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
• Germany's "Grand Coalition" Government: Prospects and Implications
• Andean Counterdrug Initiative (ACI) and Related Funding Programs: FY2006 Assistance
• Legal Developments in International Civil Aviation
• Nuclear Weapons Complex Reconfiguration: Analysis of an Energy Department Task Force Report
• Health Savings Accounts: Overview of Rules for 2008
• Brazilian Trade Policy and the United States
• Federal Habeas Corpus Relief: Background, Legislation, and Issues
• Papua, Indonesia: Issues for Congress
• Internet Taxation: Issues and Legislation
• Foreign Policy Budget Trends: A Thirty-Year Review
• The Wetlands Coverage of the Clean Water Act is Revisited by the Supreme Court:: Rapanos v. United States
• FEMA's Flood Hazard Map Modernization Initiative
• Conducting Foreign Relations Without Authority: The Logan Act
• Federal Student Aid Need Analysis System: Background, Description, and Legislative Action
• The National Environmental Policy Act:: Streamlining NEPA
• Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: An Overview of Implementation for Dual Eligibles
• The Section 8 Housing Voucher Program: Reform Proposals in the 108th and 109th Congresses
• Medicaid and SCHIP: FY2007 Budget Issues
• Data Security: Federal Legislative Approaches
• Financing the U.S. Trade Deficit
• Low-The LIHEAP Formula: Legislative History and Current Law
• Prevailing Wage Requirements and the Emergency Suspension of the Davis-Bacon Act
• Tax Treatment of the Use of Employer-Provided Aircraft for Entertainment: Current Law and Issues for Congress
• The Basel Accords: The Implementation of II and the Modification of I
• The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Program
• Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Review of Fluoridation and Regulation Issues
• The Budget for Fiscal Year 2007
• Minority Contracting and Affirmative Action for Disadvantaged Small Businesses: Legal Issues
• Tax Reform and Distributional Issues
• The Federal Railroad Administration's Train Horn Rule
• Data Security: Protecting the Privacy of Phone Records
• Proprietary Rights in Pharmaceutical Innovation: Issues at the Intersection of Patents and Marketing Exclusivities
• Social Security's Effect on Child Poverty
• Fuel Ethanol: Background and Public Policy Issues
• Congressional Budget Actions in 2006
• India's Nuclear Separation Plan: Issues and Views
• Lobbying and Related Reform Proposals: Consideration of Selected Measures, 109th Congress
• DOE Budget Earmarks: A Selective Look at Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy R&D Programs
• Comparison of Selected Senate Earmark Reform Proposals
• Alternatives for Modeling Results from the RAND Health Insurance Experiment
• Military Base Closures and Affected Defense Department Civil Service Employees
• FY2006 Supplemental Appropriations: Iraq and Other International Activities; Additional Katrina Hurricane Relief
• Child Nutrition and WIC Legislation in the 108th and 109th Congresses
• Standardized Choices: Medigap Lessons for Medicare Part D
• Congress and Program Evaluation: An Overview of Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) and Related Issues
• Energy Policy Act of 2005: Summary and Analysis of Enacted Provisions
• "Sensitive But Unclassified" Information and Other Controls: Policy and Options for Scientific and Technical Information
• The Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax of the 1980s: Implications for Current Energy Policy
• Medicare: FY2007 Budget Issues
• Child Nutrition and WIC Programs: Background and Recent Funding
• Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS): Background, Legislation, and Issues
• Reauthorization of the Endangered Species Act: A Comparison of Pending Bills and a Proposed Amendment with Current Law
• Recess Appointments Made by President George W. Bush, January 20, 2001-October 31, 2008
• Federal Tax Treatment of Health Insurance Expenditures by the Self-Employed: Current Law and Issues for Congress
• The Exon-Florio National Security Test for Foreign Investment
• Congressional Membership and Appointment Authority to Advisory Commissions, Boards, and Groups
• Money Laundering: An Overview of 18 U.S.C. 1956 and Related Federal Criminal Law
• U.S.-Vietnam Relations: Background and Issues for Congress
• China's Impact on the U.S. Automotive Industry
• Sentencing Levels for Crack and Powder Cocaine: Kimbrough v. United Sates and the Impact of United States v. Booker
• Toward More Effective Immigration Policies: Selected Organizational Issues
• National Security Letters in Foreign Intelligence Investigations: Legal Background and Recent Amendments
• Administrative Subpoenas in Criminal Investigations: A Brief Legal Analysis
• China, the United States and the IMF: Negotiating Exchange Rate Adjustment
• Veterans Affairs: Benefits for Service-Connected Disabilities
• North Korean Counterfeiting of U.S. Currency
• Livestock Marketing and Competition Issues
• Lobbying, Ethics and Related Procedural Reforms: Comparison of Current Provisions of S. 2349 and H.R. 4975
• Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension: Issues and Background
• Proposed U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement
• Largest Mergers and Acquisitions by Corporations: 2005
• Community Development Block Grant Funds in Disaster Relief and Recovery
• U.S. Occupation Assistance: Iraq, Germany and Japan Compared
• USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005: A Legal Analysis
• A Highly Qualified Teacher in Every Classroom: Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act
• Biotechnology in Animal Agriculture: Status and Current Issues
• Transnational Organized Crime: Principal Threats and U.S. Responses
• Implementing International Agreements on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): Proposed Amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act
• Article 98 Agreements and Sanctions on U.S. Foreign Aid to Latin America
• The FCC's "a la Carte" Reports
• Judiciary Appropriations for FY2007
• Cash and Noncash Benefits for Persons with Limited Income: Eligibility Rules, Recipient and Expenditure Data, FY2002-FY2004
• The Strategic Petroleum Reserve: History, Perspectives, and Issues
• Oversight of Dual-Use Biological Research: The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity
• The Effects of Government Expenditures and Revenues on the Economy and Economic Well-Being: A Cross-National Analysis
• The Department of Housing and Urban Development: FY2007 Budget
• Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2007
• Energy and Water Development: FY2007 Appropriations
• Pipeline Safety and Security: Federal Programs
• The Tip Credit Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act
• International Efforts to Control the Spread of the Avian Influenza (H5N1) Virus: Affected Countries' Responses
• Child Welfare: The Court Improvement Program
• Immigration Enforcement Within the United States
• Telework Centers and Federal Continuity of Operations Planning
• Civilian Patrols Along the Border: Legal and Policy Issues
• The Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program: Reauthorization in the 109th Congress
• Intelligence Reform at the Department of Energy: Policy Issues and Organizational Alternatives
• English as the Official Language of the United States: Legal Background and Analysis of Legislation in the 110th Congress
• Long Term Care: Trends in Public and Private Spending
• Medical Malpractice: An Overview
• Oil Shale: History, Incentives, and Policy
• Navy Ship Propulsion Technologies: Options for Reducing Oil Use - Background for Congress
• Employer-Sponsored Retiree Health Insurance: An Endangered Benefit?
• Unemployment Insurance: Available Unemployment Benefits and Legislative Activity
• The Davis-Bacon Act: Issues and Legislation During the 109th Congress
• The Impact of Medicare Premiums on Social Security Beneficiaries
• Line Item Veto: A Constitutional Analysis of Recent Proposals
• SCHIP Original Allotments: Description and Analysis
• Patent Reform: Issues in the Biomedical and Software Industries
• The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Parentally Placed Children in Private Schools
• Federal Emergency Management and Homeland Security Organization: Historical Developments and Legislative Options
• Andean Counterdrug Initiative (ACI) and Related Funding Programs: FY2007 Assistance
• K-12 Education: Implementation Status of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-110)
• Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers: Protective Statutes
• Oil Industry Profit Review 2005
• Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response: The SAFER Grant Program
• Iraq's Debt Relief: Procedure and Potential Implications for International Debt Relief
• Tax-Exempt Organizations: Political Activity Restrictions and Disclosure Requirements
• Would Tax Reform Alter the Economy's Growth?
• Legislative Branch: FY2007 Appropriations
• Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs): Considerations for the Federal Employees Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)
• The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources During a Pandemic
• The Telephone Excise Tax: An Economic Analysis
• Terminal Operators and Their Role in U.S. Port and Maritime Security
• Cable Television: Background and Overview of Rates and Other Issues for Congress
• The Legal Regulation of Sales of Over-the-Counter Cold and Allergy Medication
• Federal Civil Rights Statutes: A Primer
• Topics in Aging: Income of Americans Age 65 and Older, 1969 to 2004
• The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)
• North Korea: A Chronology of Events in 2005
• Proposed Termination of Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) F136 Alternate Engine
• Federal Habeas Corpus: A Brief Legal Overview
• "Orphan Works" in Copyright Law
• Protecting Famous, Distinctive Marks: The Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006 (H.R. 683)
• Social Security Administration: Suspension of Benefits for Fugitive Felons and the Agency's Response to the Fowlkes Decision
• The Death Penalty: Capital Punishment Legislation in the 109th Congress
• The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: Progress Report and Issues for Congress
• Earmark Reform Proposals: Analysis of Latest Versions of S. 2349 and H.R. 4975
• The Structure of Social Security Individual Account Contributions and Investments: Choices and Implications
• Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: FY2007 Appropriations
• Youth Gangs: Background, Legislation, and Issues
• The Fair Labor Standards Act: Minimum Wage in the 109th Congress
• Side-by-Side Description of Small Business Health Insurance Proposals
• Hate Crime Legislation
• Offshore Oil and Gas Development: Legal Framework
• Defense: FY2007 Authorization and Appropriations
• Medical Malpractice Bills: S. 22 and S. 23, 109th Congress
• Russian Political, Economic, and Security Issues and U.S. Interests
• Nuclear Command and Control: Current Programs and Issues
• Veterans' Medical Care: FY2007 Appropriations
• Immigration Litigation Reform
• Ecosystem Restoration in the Great Lakes: The Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Strategy
• Agriculture and Related Agencies: FY2007 Appropriations
• Automobile and Light Truck Fuel Economy: The CAFE Standards
• Corporate Owned Life Insurance (COLI): Insurance and Tax Issues
• Higher Education Act Reauthorization: A Comparison of Current Law and Major Proposals
• Social Unrest in China
• Federal Enterprise Architecture and E-Government: Issues for Information Technology Management
• Welfare Reauthorization in the 109th Congress: An Overview
• Vocational Education: State Grant Formula Under Current Law and Reauthorization Issues
• Foreign Operations (House)/State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (Senate): FY2007 Appropriations
• USDA Rural Housing Programs: An Overview
• Analysis of Federal-State Financing of the Child Support Enforcement Program
• Products Liability: A Legal Overview
• Government Access to Phone Calling Activity and Related Records: Legal Authorities
• The Voting Rights Act of 1965, As Amended: Reauthorization Issues
• Superfund: Implementation and Selected Issues
• Military Construction, Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs: FY2007 Appropriations
• Homeland Security Department: FY2007 Appropriations
• Availability of Injunctive Relief in Patent Cases: eBay, Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C.
• The Safety of Air Ambulances
• Immigration: Frequently Asked Questions on the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP)
• U.S. Disposal of Chemical Weapons in the Ocean: Background and Issues for Congress
• The Concentration of Household Wealth
• Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education: Background, Federal Policy, and Legislative Action
• Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress
• China and Falun Gong
• A Value-Added Tax Contrasted With a National Sales Tax
• Insurance Regulation in the United States and Abroad
• Export-Import Bank: Reauthorization
• Executive Branch Reorganization and Management Initiatives: A Brief Overview
• Nuclear Power: Outlook for New U.S. Reactors
• The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Supreme Court Decisions
• The Proposed U.S.-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement
• Military Pay and Benefits: Key Questions and Answers
• Senate Proposals To Enhance Chemical Facility Security
• Why the Dollar Rose in 2005 and the Prospect for 2006: Insights into the State of International Asset Markets and the Global Economy
• Military Retirement, Concurrent Receipt, and Related Major Legislative Issues
• Flood Insurance Reform: Side-by-Side Comparison of H.R. 4973 and Senate Committee Bill
• Financial Aid for Students: Print and Web Guides
• POWs and MIAs: Status and Accounting Issues
• Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia: Political Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests
• Trade, Employment, and Wages: What Does the Evidence Show?
• Drilling in the Great Lakes: Background and Issues
• Brazil-U.S. Relations
• Academic Competitiveness Grants: Background, Description, and Selected Issues
• Central Asia: Regional Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests
• Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 109th Congress
• Ukraine: Current Issues and U.S. Policy
• Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal
• Heritage Areas: Background, Proposals, and Current Issues
• Trade Negotiations During the 110th Congress
• Judicial Security: Responsibilities and Current Issues
• Clean Water Act: A Review of Issues in the 109th Congress
• Water Quality: Implementing the Clean Water Act
• Abortion: Legislative Response
• The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 109th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices
• Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Federal Assistance Programs
• Science, State, Justice, Commerce and Related Agencies (House)/Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (Senate): FY2007 Appropriations
• The Congressional Research Service and the American Legislative Process
• Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Concerns in Agricultural Trade
• Judicial Security: Comparison of Legislation in the 110th Congress
• Reauthorization of the National Transportation Safety Board
• Israel: Background and Relations with the United States
• Disaster Debris Removal After Hurricane Katrina: Status and Associated Issues
• Cable Franchising Provisions in House-Passed H.R. 5252, 109th Congress
• Burma-U.S. Relations
• Dam Removal: Issues, Considerations, and Controversies
• Environmental Protection Issues in the 109th Congress
• Saving Incentives: What May Work, What May Not
• Wetlands: An Overview of Issues
• National Park Management
• U.S. International HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Spending: FY2004-FY2008
• U.S. Democracy Promotion Policy in the Middle East: The Islamist Dilemma
• Syria: Background and U.S. Relations
• Changing Postal ZIP Code Boundaries
• An Overview and Funding History of Select Department of Justice (DOJ) Grant Programs
• Vietnam PNTR Status and WTO Accession: Issues and Implications for the United States
• Restructuring U.S. Foreign Aid: The Role of the Director of Foreign Assistance in Transformational Development
• Amtrak: Budget and Reauthorization
• Outer Continental Shelf: Debate Over Oil and Gas Leasing and Revenue Sharing
• Security Classified and Controlled Information: History, Status, and Emerging Management Issues
• Integrating Medicare and Medicaid Services Through Managed Care
• Access to Broadband Networks
• Cyprus: Status of U.N. Negotiations and Related Issues
• Pakistan-U.S. Relations
• Exempting Food and Agriculture Products from U.S. Economic Sanctions: Status and Implementation
• OMB and Risk Assessment
• Indexing the Estate Tax Exemption for Inflation
• Protection of National Security Information
• U.S. and Coalition Military Operations in Afghanistan: Issues for Congress
• Water Resources Development Act (WRDA): Corps of Engineers Project Authorization Issues
• Tax Benefits for Health Insurance and Expenses: Overview of Current Law and Legislation
• School Choice Under the ESEA: Programs and Requirements
• Class Action Fairness Act of 2005: Early Judicial Interpretations
• Section 202 and Other HUD Rental Housing Programs for Low-Income Elderly Residents
• Taiwan: Recent Developments and U.S. Policy Issues in the 109th Congress
• Federal Research and Development: Budgeting and Priority-Setting Issues, 109th Congress
• Transportation Security: Issues for the 110th Congress
• Social Security: What Would Happen If the Trust Funds Ran Out?
• Combat Aircraft Sales to South Asia: Potential Implications
• Copyright Exemptions for Distance Education: 17 U.S.C. § 110(2), the Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act of 2002
• Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2006: Background and Comparison of Versions
• Army Officer Shortages: Background and Issues for Congress
• Why Is Household Income Falling While GDP Is Rising?
• Specialty Crops: 2008 Farm Bill Issues
• Gasoline Prices: Causes of Volatility and Congressional Response
• FEMA Reorganization Legislation in the 109th Congress
• Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Controversies for the 109th Congress
• Stem Cell Research: State Initiatives
• Recreation on Federal Lands
• Cooperative R&D: Federal Efforts to Promote Industrial Competitiveness
• Technology Transfer: Use of Federally Funded Research and Development
• Industrial Competitiveness and Technological Advancement: Debate Over Government Policy
• India-U.S. Relations
• Israeli-Arab Negotiations: Background, Conflicts, and U.S. Policy
• Land and Water Conservation Fund: Overview, Funding History, and Current Issues
• War Powers Resolution: Presidential Compliance
• Saudi Arabia: Current Issues and U.S. Relations
• China's Economic Conditions
• Mercury Emissions from Electric Power Plants: States Are Setting Stricter Limits
• China-U.S. Trade Issues
• Military Medical Care: Questions and Answers
• Satellite Digital Audio Radio Services and Copyright Law Issues
• Intelligence Issues for Congress
• Stem Cell Research: Federal Research Funding and Oversight
• Background on Sugar Policy Issues
• Broadband Internet Regulation and Access: Background and Issues
• Tactical Aircraft Modernization: Issues for Congress
• Social Security Reform: Current Issues and Legislation
• The Advisory Panel's Tax Reform Proposals
• Jordan: Background and U.S. Relations
• S. 3521, the Stop Over Spending Act of 2006: A Brief Summary
• Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments
• Safe Drinking Water Act: Background and Issues in the 109th Congress
• Trade Remedy Legislation: Applying Countervailing Action to Nonmarket Economy Countries
• Transportation, the Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, the Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies (TTHUD): FY2007 Appropriations
• Clean Air Act Issues in the 109th Congress
• Agricultural Export and Food Aid Programs
• Stem Cell Research: Ethical Issues
• Trends in Terrorism: 2006
• Soil and Water Conservation: An Overview
• Peacekeeping and Related Stability Operations: Issues of U.S. Military Involvement
• Nuclear Energy Policy
• Food Safety: National Uniformity for Foods Act
• Smithsonian: Background, Funding, and Policy Issues
• U.S.-India Nuclear Cooperation: A Side-By-Side Comparison of Current Legislation
• Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code: Ancillary and Cross-Border Cases
• District of Columbia: Appropriations for 2007
• Alternative Fuels and Advanced Technology Vehicles: Issues in Congress
• Western Water Resource Issues
• Israel-Hamas-Hezbollah: The Current Conflict
• Korea-U.S Relations - Issues for Congress
• The International Space Station and the Space Shuttle
• Sunset and Program Review Commission Bills in the 109th Congress: Comparing H.R. 3282 and H.R. 5766
• U.S. External Debt: How Has the United States Borrowed Without Cost?
• The FY2007 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues
• European Approaches to Homeland Security and Counterterrorism
• Sudan: The Crisis in Darfur and Status of the North-South Peace Agreement
• Cleanup at Abandoned Hardrock Mines: Issues Raised by "Good Samaritan" Legislation in the 109th Congress
• Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: FY2007 Appropriations
• U.S. International Trade: Trends and Forecasts
• Energy Tax Policy: History and Current Issues
• The Public Health and Medical Response to Disasters: Federal Authority and Funding
• Climate Change: The European Union's Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS)
• International Drug Trade and U.S. Foreign Policy
• Homeland Security Grants: FY2003-FY2006 Evolution of Program Guidance and Grant Allocation Methods
• AIDS in Africa
• Social Security Administration Disability Demonstration Projects
• The Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program: Funding Issues and Activities
• Medicare Secondary Payer: Coordination of Benefits
• Renewable Energy Policy: Tax Credit, Budget, and Regulatory Issues
• The Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (P.L. 109-417): Provisions and Changes to Preexisting Law
• North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Development and Diplomacy
• Africa: U.S. Foreign Assistance Issues
• Report of the Illinois Special States's Attorney Relating to Police Brutality: A Legal Analysis of Federal Laws Implicated
• Medicaid Coverage for Long-Term Care: Eligibility, Asset Transfers, and Estate Recovery
• Nigeria in Political Transition
• Long-Term Care: Facts on Adult Day Care
• Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO): Issues for Congress
• Slamming: The Unauthorized Change of a Consumer's Telephone Service Provider
• Energy Efficiency Policy: Budget, Electricity Conservation, and Fuel Conservation Issues
• International Terrorism: Threat, Policy, and Response
• U.S. Military Space Programs: Status of Selected Programs
• Ocean Commissions: Ocean Policy Review and Outlook
• Is China a Threat to the U.S. Economy?
• Authorized Generic Pharmaceuticals: Effects on Innovation
• Faster Productivity Growth: Who Benefits?
• U.S. Conventional Forces and Nuclear Deterrence: A China Case Study
• The United Nations Human Rights Council: Issues for Congress
• Quarantine and Isolation: Selected Legal Issues Relating to Employment
• A Retrospective of House Rules Changes Since the 104th Congress
• United Nations System Funding: Congressional Issues
• Department of Veterans Affairs: Information Security and Information Technology Management Reorganization
• Sanchez-Llamas v. Oregon: Recent Developments Concerning the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
• Exon-Florio Foreign Investment Provision: Comparison of H.R. 5337 and S. 3549
• Parents' Work and Family Economic Well-Being
• Homeland Security Intelligence: Perceptions, Statutory Definitions, and Approaches
• Historic Preservation: Background and Funding
• Value-Added Tax: A New U.S. Revenue Source?
• Mercosur: Evolution and Implications for U.S. Trade Policy
• Capital Punishment: Supreme Court Decisions of the 2005-2006 Term
• Cuba after Fidel Castro: U.S. Policy Implications and Approaches
• Long-Term Measures of Fiscal Imbalance
• Career and Technical Education: Selected Changes Made by P.L. 109-270
• Requiring Parental Involvement in a Pregnant Minor's Abortion Decision: State Laws and Recent Developments
• International Monetary Fund: Reforming Country Representation
• NATO in Afghanistan: A Test of the Transatlantic Alliance
• Trade Capacity Building: Foreign Assistance for Trade and Development
• BP Alaska North Slope Pipeline Shutdowns: Regulatory Policy Issues
• A Comparison of the Cable Franchising Provisions in House-Passed H.R. 5252 and in H.R. 5252 as Amended by the Senate Commerce Committee, 109th Congress
• Copyright Licensing in Music Distribution, Reproduction, and Public Performance
• Clean Air Permitting: Status of Implementation and Issues
• Tax Benefits for Families: Adoption
• The World Trade Organization: The Non-Agricultural Market Access (NAMA) Negotiations
• Item Veto and Expanded Impoundment Proposals: Legislative History and Current Status
• The European Union's Energy Security Challenges
• Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act, as Passed by the House of Representatives
• Sources of Systemic Risk in Large Value Interbank Payment Systems
• U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues
• Tax Expenditures: Trends and Critiques
• Permanent Tax Relief Provisions for Disaster Victims as Presented in the Internal Revenue Code
• Undisclosed U.S. Detention Sites Overseas: Background and Legal Issues
• Title X (Public Health Service Act) Family Planning Program
• Terrorist Watchlist Checks and Air Passenger Prescreening
• Bangladesh: Background and U.S. Relations
• A Civilian Reserve for Stabilization and Reconstruction Abroad: Summary of a Workshop on U.S. Proposals and International Experiences and Related Issues for Congress
• Critical Infrastructure: The National Asset Database
• The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Final Regulations for P.L. 108-446
• National Security Surveillance Act of 2006: S. 3886, Title II (S. 2453 as Reported Out of the Senate Judiciary Committee)
• Credit Rating Agency Regulatory Reform: A Side-by-Side Comparison of H.R. 2990 and S. 3850
• The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW): Congressional Issues
• East Asian Regional Architecture: New Economic and Security Arrangements and U.S. Policy
• Aviation Spending Guarantee Mechanisms
• Interrogation of Detainees: Overview of the McCain Amendment
• Animal Waste and Water Quality: EPA's Response to the Waterkeeper Alliance Court Decision on Regulation of CAFOs
• Running Deficits: Positives and Pitfalls
• Federal Extraterritorial Criminal Jurisdiction: Legislation in the 109th Congress
• Border Security: Barriers Along the U.S. International Border
• Older Americans Act Reauthorization: Side-by-Side Comparison of Current Law, H.R. 5293, and S. 3570
• Retiring Baby-Boomers = A Labor Shortage?
• The War Crimes Act: Current Issues
• Generalized System of Preferences: Background and Renewal Debate
• An Overview of the Supreme Court's Search and Seizure Decisions from the October 2005 Term
• U.S. Federal Government Revenues: 1790 to the Present
• Asset Bubbles: Economic Effects and Policy Options for the Federal Reserve
• Presidential Signing Statements: Constitutional and Institutional Implications
• The Speech or Debate Clause: Recent Developments
• Terrorist Surveillance Act of 2006: S. 3931 and Title II of S. 3929, the Terrorist Tracking, Identification, and Prosecution Act of 2006
• Protection of Security-Related Information
• Revenue Feedback from the 2001-2004 Tax Cuts
• The Administration of the Federal Family Education Loan and William D. Ford Direct Loan Programs: Background and Provisions
• Potential Effect of Marriage on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Eligibility and Benefits
• Career and Technical Education: State Grant Formula
• Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2004 (74th-108th Congresses)
• Substitution of Nominees on the Ballot for Congressional Office, "Sore Loser" Laws, and Other "Ballot Access" Issues
• Crime Victims' Rights Act: A Summary and Legal Analysis of 18 U.S.C. 3771
• The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act: Background, Overview, and Implementation Issues
• FY2007 Regular Appropriations Acts: Procedures for End-of-Session Wrap-Up
• Sacramento Flood Control and Folsom Dam: Recent Action and Curent Issues
• Courts Narrow McCarran-Ferguson Antitrust Exemption for "Business of Insurance"; Viability of "State Action" Doctrine as an Alternative
• Underlying Strains in Taiwan-U.S. Political Relations
• Pages of the United States Congress: History, Background Information, and Proposals for Change
• Roles and Duties of a Member of Congress
• The Workforce Investment Act (WIA): Program-by-Program Overview and Funding of Title I Training Programs
• The Military Commissions Act of 2006: Analysis of Procedural Rules and Comparison with Previous DOD Rules and the Uniform Code of Military Justice
• Flood Insurance Reform: Analysis and Comparison of 109th Congress Bills (H.R. 4973 and S. 3589)
• Food Stamps and Nutrition Programs in the 2002 Farm Bill
• Animal Waste and Hazardous Substances: Current Laws and Legislative Issues
• Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF)
• Latin America: Energy Supply, Political Developments, and U.S. Policy Approaches
• Career and Technical Education: Appropriations
• The National Institutes of Health (NIH): Organization, Funding, and Congressional Issues
• Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1998-2005
• Potential Challenges to U.S. Farm Subsidies in the WTO
• Reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration: Background and Issues for Congress
• Brazil's Agricultural Production and Exports: Selected Data
• United Nations Peacekeeping: Issues for Congress
• Uganda: Current Conditions and the Crisis in North Uganda
• Health Insurance Basics: Roles for the Market and Government in Providing, Financing, and Regulating Private Insurance Coverage
• Summary of the Pension Protection Act of 2006
• Veterans Affairs: The Appeal Process for Veterans' Claims
• Oil Spills in U.S. Coastal Waters: Background, Governance, and Issues for Congress
• Televising Supreme Court and Other Federal Court Proceedings: Legislation and Issues
• The Title XVI Water Reuse Program: Implementation and Legislative Issues
• The Distinction Between Monopoly and Monopolization in Antitrust Law
• North Korea's Nuclear Test: Motivations, Implications, and U.S. Options
• State Family and Medical Leave Laws
• Medicaid Managed Care: An Overview and Key Issues for Congress
• Medicare: A Primer
• Pay-for-Performance in Health Care
• Natural Gas Markets in 2006
• Covert Action: Legislative Background and Possible Policy Questions
• Alaska Natural Gas Pipelines: Interaction of the Natural Gas and Steel Markets
• Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation Settlements: Implications for Competition and Innovation
• Calculating Estate Tax Liability: 2001 to 2011 and Beyond
• Tobacco: Selected Legal Issues
• Imports of Canadian Waste
• The Foreign Service and a New Worldwide Compensation System
• Food Safety: Federal and State Response to the Spinach E. coli Outbreak
• Growth in Foreign Holdings of Federal Debt
• Administrative Issues Related to a Change in Majority in the House of Representatives
• Arts, Humanities, and Museum Services: Background, Funding, and Issues
• Anti-Terrorism Authority Under the Laws of the United Kingdom and the United States
• Legal Comments on H.R. 4772: The Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2006
• Emergency Contraception: Plan B
• Federal Emergency Management Policy Changes After Hurricane Katrina: A Summary of Statutory Provisions
• Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act
• Education for the Disadvantaged: Reauthorization Issues for ESEA Title I-A Under the No Child Left Behind Act
• Federal White-Collar Pay: FY2008 Salary Adjustments
• Intelligence Estimates: How Useful to Congress?
• Economic Growth, Inflation, and Unemployment: Limits to Economic Policy
• Export-Import Bank Reauthorization: Comparison of H.R. 5068 and S. 3938
• Sexual Harassment: Developments in Federal Law
• Credit Counseling Requirements Under the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 and the Pension Protection Act of 2006
• Gulf Coast Hurricanes: Addressing Survivors' Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Needs
• The Repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (PUHCA) and Its Impact on Electric and Gas Utilities
• The Changing U.S.-Japan Alliance: Implications for U.S. Interests
• Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress
• 9/11 Commission Recommendations: Implementation Status
• Trade Promotion Authority (TPA): Issues, Options, and Prospects for Renewal
• Chinese Economic Growth: How Will It Affect the U.S. Gains from Trade?
• Sea-Based Ballistic Missile Defense - Background and Issues for Congress
• Hedge Fund Failures
• Emergency Communications Legislation: Implications for the 110th Congress
• Nuclear Warheads: The Reliable Replacement Warhead Program and the Life Extension Program
• The No Child Left Behind Act: An Overview of Reauthorization Issues for the 110th Congress
• The WTO, Intellectual Property Rights, and the Access to Medicines Controversy
• The Specialty Metal Provision and the Berry Amendment: Issues for Congress
• Softwood Lumber Imports from Canada: Issues and Events
• Coast Guard Deepwater Acquisition Programs: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress
• Minimum Wage in the 110th Congress
• Federal Income Tax Treatment of the Family
• Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: A Legal and Policy Overview
• U.S. Army and Marine Corps Equipment Requirements: Background and Issues for Congress
• U.S. Arms Sales: Agreements with and Deliveries to Major Clients, 1998-2005
• Health Care and Markets
• Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade: Key Issues for the 110th Congress
• Rebuilding Housing After Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned and Unresolved Issues
• Congress, the IMF, and Exchange Rate Reform: Legislative Proposals
• Oil and Gas Tax Subsidies: Current Status and Analysis
• The HUD Homeless Assistance Grants: Distribution of Funds
• OMB's Financial Management Line of Business Initiative: Background, Issues, and Observations
• Military Base Closures and Realignment: Status of the 2005 Implementation Plan
• CBS Broadcasting v. EchoStar: The Satellite Home Viewer Act and Satellite Retransmission of Distant Network Signals
• Major Tax Issues in the 110th Congress
• International Crises and Disasters: U.S. Humanitarian Assistance, Budget Trends, and Issues for Congress
• Department of Homeland Security Grants to State and Local Governments: FY2003 to FY2006
• Trends in U.S. Global AIDS Spending: FY2000-FY2008
• The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 (S. 2611): Potential Labor Market Effects of the Guest Worker Program
• Constitutional Limits on Punitive Damages Awards: An Analysis of the Pending Supreme Court Case Philip Morris USA v. Williams
• Federal Buildings Funding Limitations and Their Implications
• Alternative Mortgages: Causes and Policy Implications of Troubled Mortgage Resets in the Subprime and Alt-A Markets
• Clean Air Act Issues in the 110th Congress: Climate Change, Air Quality Standards, and Oversight
• Privatization and the Federal Government:: An Introduction
• "Partial-Birth" Abortion and the 2006 Term of the U.S. Supreme Court
• The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 110th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices
• Procedures for Contested Election Cases in the House of Representatives
• Pharmaceutical Costs: An International Comparison of Government Policies
• Federal Drug Price Negotiation: Implications for Medicare Part D
• Presidential Appointments to Full-time Positions in Executive Departments During the 108th Congress, 2003-2004
• Minimum Wage: Characteristics of Low-Wage Workers and Their Families
• Runaway and Homeless Youth: Demographics and Programs
• Individual Tax Rates and Tax Burdens: Changes Since 1960
• Maritime Security: Potential Terrorist Attacks and Protection Priorities
• Arts in Education: Background and Legislation
• Reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration: An Overview of the Issues Before Congress
• "Independent" Legislative Commission or Office for Ethics and/or Lobbying
• Possible Indexation of the Federal Minimum Wage: Evolution of Legislative Activity
• Federal Lands Managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service (FS): Issues for the 110th Congress
• Iraq: Regional Perspectives and U.S. Policy
• Grassroots Lobbying: Constitutionality of Disclosure Requirements
• Avian Influenza in Poultry and Wild Birds
• Sarbanes-Oxley and the Competitive Position of U.S. Stock Markets
• Copyright Protection of Digital Television: The Broadcast Video Flag
• Lobbying Disclosure: Themes, Issues, and Legislative Consideration, 110th Congress
• Climate Change: Design Approaches for a Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program
• Water Quality Issues in the 110th Congress: Oversight and Implementation
• Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS)
• Pharmaceutical Costs: A Comparison of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Medicaid, and Medicare Policies
• Congressional Restrictions on U.S. Military Operations in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Somalia, and Kosovo: Funding and Non-Funding Approaches
• Rural Education and the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP): Overview and Policy Issues
• Early Childhood Care and Education Programs in the 110th Congress: Background and Funding
• Natural Resources Policy: Management, Institutions, and Issues
• Air Quality Standards and Sound Science: What Role for CASAC?
• Germany's Relations with Israel: Background and Implications for German Middle East Policy
• Noncitizen Eligibility for Federal Public Assistance: Policy Overview and Trends
• Internet Search Engines: Copyright's "Fair Use" in Reproduction and Public Display Rights
• The President's Demand-Driven Workforce Development Initiatives
• Climate Change: Action by States To Address Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 110th Congress
• Public Financing of Congressional Campaigns: Overview and Analysis
• The Corporation for National and Community Service: Overview of Programs and FY2007 Funding
• Broadband Loan and Grant Programs in the USDA's Rural Utilities Service
• Climate Change: Federal Funding and Tax Incentives
• Federal Budget Process Reform in the 110th Congress: A Brief Overview
• Cuba: Issues for the 110th Congress
• The Mental Health Parity Act: A Legislative History
• U.S. Strategic and Defense Relationships in the Asia-Pacific Region
• The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000:Forest Service Payments to Counties
• Congressional Resources in CRS Research Centers and the La Follette Congressional Reading Room
• The Constitutionality of Awarding the Delegate for the District of Columbia a Vote in the House of Representatives or the Committee of the Whole
• Federal Agency Performance and Accountability Reports (PARs): Content and Access
• Climate Change: The Kyoto Protocol, Bali "Action Plan,"and International Actions
• Wilderness Laws: Permitted and Prohibited Uses
• Latin America and the Caribbean: Issues for the 110th Congress
• Domestic Food Assistance: The Farm Bill and Other Legislation in the 110th Congress
• District of Columbia Voting Representation in Congress: An Analysis of Legislative Proposals
• Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Legislation in the 110th Congress
• Genetic Testing: Scientific Background for Policymakers
• The U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review: An Overview
• Defense Contracting in Iraq: Issues and Options for Congress
• Real Earnings, Health Insurance and Pension Coverage, and the Distribution of Earnings, 1979-2007
• Campaign Finance Legislation and Activity in the 109th Congress
• Congressional Authority To Limit U.S. Military Operations in Iraq
• Emergency Communications: Policy Options at a Crossroads
• Returns and Resubmissions of Nominees to the U.S. Courts of Appeals and District Courts, 1977-2006
• Options to Address Social Security Solvency and Their Impact on Beneficiaries: Results from the Dynasim Microsimulation Model
• Options to Address Social Security Solvency and Their Impact on Beneficiaries: Results from the Dynasim Microsimulation Model--Detailed Distributional Tables
• The McNulty Memorandum: Attorneys' Fees and Waiver of Corporate Attorney-Client and Work Product Protection
• Reverse Mortgages: Background and Issues
• Foreign Investor Visas: Policies and Issues
• Retirement Savings: How Much Will Workers Have When They Retire?
• Greenhouse Gas Reduction: Cap-and-Trade Bills in the 110th Congress
• Chemical Facility Security: Regulation and Issues for Congress
• United Nations Reform: U.S. Policy and International Perspectives
• Climate Change: Science and Policy Implications
• The House's "Pay-As-You-Go" (PAYGO) Rule in the 110th Congress: A Brief Overview
• Afghan Refugees: Current Status and Future Prospects
• Ethics, Lobbying, and Related Procedural Reforms Proposed in S. 1, 110th Congress
• Canada's WTO Case Against U.S. Agricultural Support
• Child Welfare: Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefits for Children in Foster Care
• Exon-Florio Foreign Investment Provision: Overview of H.R. 556
• Methamphetamine: Background, Prevalence, and Federal Drug Control Policies
• The Department of Homeland Security's Risk Assessment Methodology: Evolution, Issues, and Options for Congress
• Fiscal Year 2007 Homeland Security Grant Program, H.R. 1, and S. 4: Description and Analysis
• The Motion to Recommit in the House: The Minority's Motion
• Earthquakes: Risk, Monitoring, Notification, and Research
• Changes to the OMB Regulatory Review Process by Executive Order 13422
• Unauthorized Alien Students: Issues and "DREAM Act" Legislation
• Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) Renewal: Core Labor Standards Issues
• Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements
• Medicaid, SCHIP, and Health Insurance: FY2008 Budget Issues
• Tariff Modifications: Miscellaneous Duty Suspension Bills
• Medicare: FY2008 Budget Issues
• Rescission Actions Since 1974: Review and Assessment of the Record
• The Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: Reauthorization and Appropriations
• Foreign Countries' Response to the Avian Influenza (H5N1) Virus: Current Status
• Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): New Directions in the 110th Congress
• Sharing Law Enforcement and Intelligence Information: The Congressional Role
• Unauthorized Aliens Residing in the United States: Estimates Since 1986
• Electric Transmission: Approaches for Energizing a Sagging Industry
• Overview of Filipino Veterans' Benefits
• China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy
• U.S.-Malaysia Relations: Implications of the 2008 Elections
• Housing Issues in the 110th Congress
• Older Americans Act: FY2008 Funding and FY2009 Budget Request
• Child Support Provisions Considered But Not Enacted During the 2002-2005 Welfare Reauthorization Debate
• Tax Gap and Tax Enforcement
• Issues Affecting Tidal, Wave, and In-Stream Generation Projects
• Court Security Improvement Act of 2007: A Legal Analysis of Public Law 110-177 (H.R. 660 and S. 378)
• North Korean Crime-for-Profit Activities
• Statutory Qualifications for Executive Branch Positions
• The Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Exemptions to the Prohibition on Circumvention
• Section 527 Political Organizations: Background and Issues for Federal Election and Tax Laws
• U.S. Attorneys Who Have Served Less than Full Four-year Terms, 1981-2006
• Business Tax Issues in 2008
• Airport Improvement Program: Issues for Congress
• Post-Katrina Insurance Issues Surrounding Water Damage Exclusions in Homeowners' Insurance Policies
• Gifts and Ethics Rules: Side-by-Side Comparison of Provisions of S. 1 and H.Res. 6, 110th Congress
• Election Reform: Issues and Legislative Proposals in the 109th Congress
• Tracking Current Federal Legislation and Regulations: A Guide to Resources
• Unaccompanied Alien Children: Policies and Issues
• Where Do Older Americans Live? Geographic Distribution of the Older Population
• Climate Change: The Role of the U.S. Agriculture Sector
• Modifying the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT): Revenue Costs and Potential Revenue Offsets
• FY2007 Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, Foreign Affairs, and Other Purposes
• Follow-On Biologics: Intellectual Property and Innovation Issues
• Living Organ Donation and Valuable Consideration
• Genetic Discrimination: Overview of the Issue and Proposed Legislation
• The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit: A Framework for Evaluation
• Senate Committee Expenditures Resolutions, 110th Congress, and Funding Authorizations, 104th - 110th Congresses
• Largest Mergers and Acquisitions by Corporations, 2006
• Project BioShield: Appropriations, Acquisitions, and Policy Implementation Issues for Congress
• Mining on Federal Lands: Hardrock Minerals
• Institutional Eligibility for Participation in Title IV Student Aid Programs Under the Higher Education Act: Background and Reauthorization Issues
• The Charter of the American National Red Cross: Current Issues and Proposed Changes
• Somalia: Current Conditions and Prospects for a Lasting Peace
• District of Columbia School Reform Proposal: Authority of the D.C. Council To Implement
• Aviation Finance: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization and Related Issues
• The Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA): Background and Issues for PDUFA IV Reauthorization
• The Budget for Fiscal Year 2008
• The USDA 2007 Farm Bill Proposal: Possible Questions
• Forestry in the 2008 Farm Bill
• The Whistleblower Protection Act: An Overview
• Long-Term Care: Consumers, Providers, Payers, and Programs
• Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization: An Overview of Selected Provisions in Proposed Legislation
• Medicare's Skilled Nursing Facility Payments
• Platform Equality and Remedies for Rights Holders in Music Act of 2007 (S. 256): Section-by-Section Analysis
• An Overview of Recent U.S. Supreme Court Jurisprudence in Patent Law
• Municipal Reorganization: Chapter 9 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code
• Drug Safety: A Side-by-Side Comparison of Bills in the 110th Congress
• Stock Options: The Backdating Issue
• Selected Federal Compensation Programs for Physical Injury or Death
• Ethanol and Biofuels: Agriculture, Infrastructure, and Market Constraints Related to Expanded Production
• Recent Changes to the Section 8 Voucher Renewal Funding Formula
• Subprime Mortgages: Primer on Current Lending and Foreclosure Issues
• The Corporation for National and Community Service: Overview of Programs and FY2009 Funding
• Illegal Logging: Background and Issues
• U.S. Foreign Aid to Lebanon: Issues for Congress
• The Economics of Corporate Executive Pay
• Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons: A Deepening Humanitarian Crisis?
• The Financial Health of the Pension Guaranty Benefit Corporation (PBGC)
• Recent Honey Bee Colony Declines
• The Rise of Senate Unanimous Consent Agreements
• Reforming the Regulation of Government-Sponsored Enterprises in the 110th Congress
• Polar Bears: Listing Under the Endangered Species Act
• H.R. 1 (Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) and S. 4 (Improving America's Security Act of 2007): A Comparative Analysis
• Increasing the Social Security Payroll Tax Base: Options and Effects on Tax Burdens
• Trade Primer: Qs and As on Trade Concepts, Performance, and Policy
• U.S. Trade with Developing Countries: Trends, Prospects, and Policy Implications
• Navy Nuclear-Powered Surface Ships: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress
• Juvenile Justice: Legislative History and Current Legislative Issues
• State and Local Economic Sanctions: Constitutional Issues
• Environmental Impacts of Airport Operations, Maintenance, and Expansion
• Land Conversion in the Northern Plains
• U.S. Trade Policy and the Caribbean: From Trade Preferences to Free Trade Agreements
• The Single European Payments Area (SEPA): Implementation Delays and Implications for the United States
• Nominations to Article III Lower Courts by President George W. Bush During the 110th Congress
• Navy Force Structure: Alternative Force Structure Studies of 2005 - Background for Congress
• Counting Homeless Persons: Homeless Management Information Systems
• Elections in France, 2007
• Animal Agriculture: 2008 Farm Bill Issues
• Why Has the Economy Become Less Volatile?
• The Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as Amended by the No Child Left Behind Act: A Primer
• Arab League Boycott of Israel
• Greenhouse Gas Reductions: California Action and the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
• High School Graduation, Completion, and Dropouts: Federal Policy, Programs, and Issues
• Nigeria
• The Constitution and Racial Diversity in K-12 Education: A Legal Analysis of Pending Supreme Court Ruling in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1
• Juvenile Justice: Rights During the Adjudicatory Process
• Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act: A Legal Analysis
• Head Start Reauthorization: A Side-by-Side Comparison of House- and Senate-Passed Versions of H.R. 1429 and Current Law
• The World Bank's International Development Association (IDA)
• Greenhouse Gas Emission Drivers: Population, Economic Development and Growth, and Energy Use
• Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Pipelines for Carbon Sequestration: Emerging Policy Issues
• Senate Committee Rules in the 110th Congress: A Comparison of Key Provisions
• Unauthorized Employment in the United States: Issues and Options
• Legal Issues Raised by Provision in House Energy Bill (H.R. 6) Creating Incentives for Certain OCS Leaseholders to Accept Price Thresholds
• Vulnerable Youth: Background and Policies
• United States' Trade Remedy Laws and Non-market Economies: A Legal Overview
• Immigration of Foreign Workers: Labor Market Tests and Protections
• The U.S. Bilateral Investment Treaty Program: An Overview
• Universal Service Fund: Background and Options for Reform
• School and Campus Safety Programs and Requirements in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and Higher Education Act
• Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Reauthorization
• Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE): A Comparison of Selected Legislation in the 110th Congress
• Nicaragua: The Election of Daniel Ortega and Issues in U.S. Relations
• Foreign Direct Investment: Current Issues
• Veterans' Benefits: Issues in the 110th Congress
• FDA's Authority to Ensure That Drugs Prescribed to Children Are Safe and Effective
• Genetic Nondiscrimination in Employment: A Comparison of Title II Provisions in S. 358 and H.R. 493, 110th Congress
• Genetic Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance: A Side-by-Side Comparison of the Title I Provisions in S. 358 and H.R.493
• Enforcement of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules
• Wildfire Funding
• Disability Evaluation of Military Servicemembers
• Veterans Benefits: Merchant Seamen
• Veterans' Health Care Issues
• East Timor: Internal Strife, Political Turmoil, and Reconstruction
• Surface Transportation Congestion: Policy and Issues
• Patent Reform in the 110th Congress: Innovation Issues
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Reauthorization Issues
• Financial Services and General Government (FSGG): FY2008 Appropriations
• Defense: FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations
• Foreign Direct Investment: Effects of a "Cheap" Dollar
• U.S. Furniture Manufacturing: Overview and Prospects
• Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program: Issues and Reform Proposals in the 110th Congress
• Africa Command: U.S. Strategic Interests and the Role of the U.S. Military in Africa
• Homeland Security Department: FY2008 Appropriations
• Social Security: The Chilean Approach to Retirement
• Immigration Fraud: Policies, Investigations, and Issues
• Lobbying Reform Legislation: Side-by-Side Analysis of Lobbying Provisions in S. 1 and H.R. 2316, 110th Congress
• Energy and Water Development: FY2008 Appropriations
• WTO Compliance Status of the Conservation Security Program (CSP) and the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
• Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: FY2008 Appropriations
• Resources for Grantseekers
• The Federal Minimum Wage and American Samoa
• Terrorist Precursor Crimes: Issues and Options for Congress
• Congressional Budget Actions in 2007
• Legal Services Corporation: Background and Funding
• Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States and Territories: Overview and Analysis of the Allotment Formula
• Air Quality: Multi-Pollutant Legislation in the 110th Congress
• Eliminating the Planting Restrictions on Fruits and Vegetables in the Farm Commodity Programs
• Statutory Royalty Rates for Digital Performance of Sound Recordings: Decision of the Copyright Royalty Board
• Iran: Ethnic and Religious Minorities
• The Department of Housing and Urban Development: FY2008 Appropriations
• State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2008 Appropriations
• Veterans and Homelessness
• Terrorism Risk Insurance: Issue Analysis and Legislation
• Defense Acquisition: Overview, Issues, and Options for Congress
• Honduran-U.S. Relations
• Identity Theft Laws: State Penalties and Remedies and Pending Federal Bills
• Haiti's Development Needs and a Statistical Overview of Conditions of Poverty
• Point Systems for Immigrant Selection: Options and Issues
• Legislative Branch: FY2008 Appropriations
• District of Columbia Budget Autonomy: An Analysis of H.R. 733, 110th Congress
• Grants Work in a Congressional Office
• Dairy Policy and the 2008 Farm Bill
• "No Confidence" Votes and Other Forms of Congressional Censure of Public Officials
• Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies: FY2008 Appropriations
• Turkey's 2007 Elections: Crisis of Identity and Power
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' Immigration Fees and Adjudication Costs: The FY2008 Adjustments and Historical Context
• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973: Prohibiting Discrimination Against Individuals with Disabilities in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Assistance
• Environmental Services Markets in the 2008 Fram Bill
• Interstate Shipment of Municipal Solid Waste: 2007 Update
• The Use of Profit by the Five Major Oil Companies
• FDA Regulation of Follow-On Biologics
• Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD): FY2008 Appropriations
• Overview of the Air Carrier Access Act
• Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2008
• Community Reinvestment Act: Regulation and Legislation
• Missing and Exploited Children: Background, Policies, and Issues
• Long-Range Ballistic Missile Defense in Europe
• The Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007: A Summary of Key Provisions
• Measuring Equity in Farm Support Levels
• Public-Private Partnership for a Public Safety Network: Governance and Policy
• Walter Reed Army Medical Center: Realignment Under BRAC 2005 and Options for Congress
• Mongolia and U.S. Policy: Political and Economic Relations
• Ozone Air Quality Standards: EPA's March 2008 Revision
• Changes to the SBA Disaster Loan Program: Proposed Legislation in the 110th Congress
• The Carbon Cycle: Implications for Climate Change and Congress
• Intelligence and Information-Sharing Elements of S. 4 and H.R. 1
• The Department of Defense: Reducing Its Reliance on Fossil-Based Aviation Fuel , Issues for Congress
• Veterans' Medical Care: FY2008 Appropriations
• Iraq: Oil and Gas Legislation, Revenue Sharing, and U.S. Policy
• FEMA's Community Disaster Loan Program: Action in the 110th Congress
• English Language Acquisition Grants Under the No Child Left Behind Act: Analysis of State Grant Formula and Data Options
• Climate Change Legislation in the 110th Congress
• Civil Commitment of Sexually Dangerous Persons
• Technical Assistance for Agriculture Conservation
• Fusion Centers: Issues and Options for Congress
• Hong Kong: Ten Years After the Handover
• Economic Growth and the Business Cycle: Characteristics, Causes, and Policy Implications
• Productivity and National Standards of Living
• The Palestinian Territories: Background and U.S. Relations
• Pakistan: Significant Recent Events, March 26 - June 21, 2007
• Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: FY2008 Appropriations
• Student Loans, Student Aid, and FY2008 Budget Reconciliation
• Retransmission Consent and Other Federal Rules Affecting Programmer-Distributor Negotiations: Issues for Congress
• A Condensed Review of Retransmission Consent and Other Federal Rules Affecting Programmer-Distributor Negotiations
• Food and Agricultural Imports from China
• Farm and Food Support Under USDA's Section 32 Program
• Exon-Florio Foreign Investment Provision: Comparison of H.R. 556 and S. 1610
• The Dollar's Future as the World's Reserve Currency: The Challenge of the Euro
• Reconfiguring the Federal Pell Grant Program: Effect of Selected Changes on Program Costs and on Students in Different Income Groups
• Election Year Restrictions on Mass Mailings by Members of Congress: How H.R. 1614 / S. 936 / S. 1285 Would Change Current Law
• The Southwest Pacific: U.S. Interests and China's Growing Influence
• FEMA Disaster Housing and Hurricane Katrina: Overview, Analysis, and Congressional Issues
• Leave Benefits in the United States
• FDA Legislation in the 110th Congress: A Guide to S. 1082 and H.R. 2900
• Globalization, Worker Insecurity, and Policy Approaches
• Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies: FY2008 Appropriations
• The Kaesong North-South Korean Industrial Complex
• Requiring Disclosure of Gifts and Payments to Physicians: State Efforts and a Legal Analysis of Potential Federal Action
• Reauthorization in the 110th Congress of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973
• Congress's Contempt Power: Law, History, Practice, and Procedure
• Public Health Service (PHS) Agencies: Background and Funding
• California's Waiver Request to Control Greenhouse Gases Under the Clean Air Act
• Does Price Transparency Improve Market Efficiency? Implications of Empirical Evidence in Other Markets for the Health Sector
• FDA Legislation in the 110th Congress: A Side-by-Side Comparison of S. 1082 and H.R. 2900
• Sugar Policy and the 2008 Farm Bill
• State E-Government Strategies: Identifying Best Practices and Applications
• The Financial Impact of Child Support on TANF Families: Simulation for Selected States
• U.S. Clothing and Textile Trade with China and the World: Trends Since the End of Quotas
• S. 1893/H.R. 976: The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007
• U.S.-Peru Economic Relations and the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
• Intellectual Property Rights Violations: Federal Civil Remedies and Criminal Penalties Related to Copyrights, Trademarks, and Patents
• Gangs in Central America
• Congress's Contempt Power: A Sketch
• Reform of U.S. International Taxation: Alternatives
• Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (RPS): Background and Debate Over a National Requirement
• Railroad Access and Competition Issues
• The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA): Implementation and New Challenges
• Impact Aid for Public K-12 Education: Reauthorization Under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
• Federal Information Security and Data Breach Notification Laws
• Child Welfare: Recent and Proposed Federal Funding
• H.R. 3162: Provisions in the Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007
• Family Caregiving to the Older Population: Background, Federal Programs, and Issues for Congess
• Seafood Marketing: Combating Fraud and Deception
• Mortality of Americans Age 65 and Older: 1980 to 2004
• Rural Development Provisions of the 2008 Farm Bill
• Highway Bridges: Conditions and the Federal/State Role
• Federal Railroad Safety Programs: Selected Issues in Proposed Reauthorization Legislation
• Medicaid and SCHIP Provisions in H.R. 3162 and S. 1893/H.R. 976, and Agreement
• Renewable Energy Policy in the 2008 Farm Bill
• Federal Liability for Flood Damage Related to Army Corps of Engineers Projects
• Agriculture and Related Agencies: FY2008 Appropriations
• Fischer-Tropsch Fuels from Coal, Natural Gas, and Biomass: Background and Policy
• Agriculture in U.S. Free Trade Agreements: Trade with Current and Prospective Partners, Impact, and Issues
• Omnibus Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Legislation: A Side-by-Side Comparison of Major Major Provisions in House-Passed H.R. 3221 with Senate-Passed H.R. 6
• Biofuels Provisions in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-140), H.R. 3221, and H.R. 6: A Side-by-Side Comparison
• The Role of National Oil Companies in the International Oil Market
• Restitution in Federal Criminal Cases
• Criminal Restitution Proposals in the 110th Congress
• Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76: Implications for the Future
• Diplomacy for the 21st Century: Transformational Diplomacy
• P.L. 110-55, the Protect America Act of 2007: Modifications to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
• Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR-TB): Emerging Public Health Threats and Quarantine and Isolation
• International Food Aid and the 2007 Farm Bill
• FEMA's Disaster Declaration Process: A Primer
• Managing Electronic Waste: An Analysis of State E-Waste Legislation
• Congress and the Internet: Highlights
• House Rules Changes Affecting the Congressional Budget Process Made at the Beginning of the 110th Congress
• Climate Change: The EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS): Kyoto and Beyond
• Private Fee for Service (PFFS) Plans: How They Differ from Other Medicare Advantage Plans
• Food Safety: Selected Issues and Bills in the 110th Congress
• Seat Belts on School Buses: Overview of the Issue
• Possible Expiration (or Extension) of the 2002 Farm Bill
• Income Inequality and the U.S. Tax System
• A Nonrepudiating Patent Licensee's Right To Seek Declaratory Judgment of Invalidity or Noninfringement of the Licensed Patent: MedImmune v. Genentech
• Caribbean-U.S. Relations: Issues in the 110th Congress
• The New GSE Affordable Housing Funds: The Housing Trust Fund and the Capital Magnet Fund
• Private Activity Bonds: An Analysis of State Use, 2001 to 2006
• The National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility: Issues for Congress
• India-U.S. Economic and Trade Relations
• Renewable Energy: Background and Issues for the 110th Congress
• The Death Penalty: Capital Punishment Legislation in the 110th Congress
• Improper Payments Information Act of 2002: Background, Implementation, and Assessment
• The Transition to Digital Television: Is America Ready?
• Lobbying Law and Ethics Rules Changes in the 110th Congress
• The FDA's Authority to Recall Products
• Automatic Cost of Living Adjustments: Some Economic and Practical Considerations
• The FY2008 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues
• Yemen: Background and U.S. Relations
• Public Transit Program Issues in Surface Transportation Reauthorization
• Operation Iraqi Freedom and Detainee Issues: Major Votes from the 110th Congress
• Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County v. FERC and the Mobile-Sierra Doctrine
• What Happens to the Bald Eagle Now That It Is Not Protected Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)?
• The U.S. Health Care Spending: Comparison with Other OECD Countries
• Statutory Inspectors General: Legislative Developments and Legal Issues
• A Summary of Fusion Centers: Core Issues and Options for Congress
• Navy CG(X) Cruiser Program: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress
• Paraguay: Background and U.S. Relations
• Distribution of Homeland Security Grants in FY2007 and P.L. 110-53, Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act
• Financial Crisis? The Liquidity Crunch of August 2007
• Public Transit Program Funding Issues in Surface Transportation Reauthorization
• The Section 198 Brownfields Tax Incentive: 2007 CRS Survey
• Consumer Spending by Older Americans, 1985 to 2005
• Rail Transportation of Coal to Power Plants: Reliability Issues
• Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1999-2006
• Congressional Official Mail Costs
• North Korean Refugees in China and Human Rights Issues: International Response and U.S. Policy Options
• Pandemic Influenza: An Analysis of State Preparedness and Response Plans
• Ethanol and Other Biofuels: Potential for U.S.-Brazil Energy Cooperation
• PEPFAR: From Emergency to Sustainability
• Journalists' Privilege: Overview of the Law and Legislation in the 109th and 110th Congresses
• Terrorism in Southeast Asia
• U.S. Trade Statutes: Expiration Dates and Mandated Periodic Reports to Congess
• Congressional Investigations of the Department of Justice, 1920-2007: History, Law, and Practice
• U.S. Food and Agricultural Imports: Safeguards and Selected Issues
• German Foreign and Security Policy: Trends and Transatlantic Implications
• Burning Crosses, Hangman's Nooses, and the Like: State Statutes That Proscribe the Use of Symbols of Fear and Violence with the Intent to Threaten
• Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA): Selected Regulatory and Legislative Issues
• State-Inspected Meat and Poultry: Issues for Congress
• Child Support Enforcement Program Incentive Payments: Background and Policy Issues
• Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 110th Congress
• Federal Indian Elementary-Secondary Education Programs: Background and Issues
• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF): Issues for the 110th Congress
• Crop Insurance and Disaster Assistance: in the 2008 Farm Bill
• Comparative Clinical Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness Research: Background, History, and Overview
• Commercial Fishery Disaster Assistance
• Electronic Rulemaking in the Federal Government
• State and Local Taxes and the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement
• Analysis of the Proposed Tax Exclusion for Canceled Mortgage Debt Income
• Retirement Savings Accounts: Fees, Expenses, and Account Balances
• A Primer on the Higher Education Act (HEA)
• Mexico's Drug Cartels
• Tax Gap: Proposals in the 110th Congress to Require Brokers to Report Basis on Publicly Traded Securities
• Medicare Program Integrity: Activities to Protect Medicare from Payment Errors, Fraud, and Abuse
• Underground Carbon Dioxide Sequestration: Frequently Asked Questions
• Terrorism Risk Insurance Legislation in 2007: Issue Summary and Side-by-Side
• Federal Taxation of Indian Tribes and Members
• Patents on Tax Strategies: Issues in Intellectual Property and Innovation
• Presidential Nominating Process: Current Issues
• The Law of Church and State: U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Since 2002
• College Costs and Prices: Issues for Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act
• Burma and Transnational Crime
• Nuclear Weapons in U.S. National Security Policy: Past, Present, and Prospects
• Agricultural Exports and the 2007 Farm Bill
• Corporate Tax Reform: Issues for Congress
• National Strategy for Combating Terrorism: Background and Issues for Congress
• Director of National Intelligence Statutory Authorities: Status and Proposals
• The Process, Data, and Costs of Mortgage Foreclosure
• The MS-13 and 18th Street Gangs: Emerging Transnational Gang Threats?
• Managing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Policy Implications of Expanding Global Access to Nuclear Power
• Air Pollution as a Commodity: Regulation of the Sulfur Dioxide Allowance Market
• Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Changes to the Regulation of Their Mortgage Portfolios
• San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement
• Gray Wolves Under the Endangered Species Ac (ESA)t: Distinct Population Segments and Experimental Populations
• Biofuels Provisions in the 2007 Energy Bill and the 2008 Farm Bill: A Side-by-Side Comparison
• Pakistan's Political Crisis
• Voluntary Carbon Offsets: Overview and Assessment
• Gender Identity Discrimination in Employment: Analysis of H.R. 3686 in the 110th Congress
• Foreign Aid Reform: Issues for Congress and Policy Options
• Would a Housing Crash Cause a Recession?
• Tax Treaty Legislation in the 110th Congress: Explanation and Economic Analysis
• Tuberculosis: International Efforts and Issues for Congress
• Federal Regulation of Substances Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) and the Use of Carbon Monoxide in Packaging for Meat and Fish
• Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation and Security Issues
• The Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007: An Overview
• Federal Programs Available to Unemployed Workers
• Child Welfare: Recently Enacted Changes in Federal Policy
• Weak and Failing States: Evolving Security Threats and U.S. Policy
• Executive Order 13438: Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabilization Efforts in Iraq
• Senate Policy on "Holds": Action in the 110th Congress
• North Korea's Nuclear Weapons: Latest Developments
• Earned Value Management (EVM) as an Oversight Tool for Major Capital Investments
• North American Oil Sands: History of Development, Prospects for the Future
• A Predatory Lending Primer: The Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act (HOEPA)
• Climate Change: Issues Underlying Negotiations at the Bali Conference of Parties
• Russian Energy Policy toward Neighboring Countries
• U.S. Clothing Imports from Vietnam: Trade Policies and Performance
• U.S. Civilian Space Policy Priorities: Reflections 50 Years After Sputnik
• Strategic Airlift Modernization: Analysis of C-5 Modernization and C-17 Acquisition Issues
• Selected Issues Related to an Expansion of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)
• Climate Change: Science Update 2007
• Federal Land Ownership: Constitutional Authority and the History of Acquisition, Disposal, and Retention
• The Federal Royalty and Tax Treatment of the Hardrock Mineral Industry: An Economic Analysis
• Minority Ownership of Broadcast Properties: A Legal Analysis
• Open Source Intelligence (OSINT): Issues for Congress
• The FCC's 10 Commissioned Economic Research Studies on Media Ownership: Policy Implications
• State Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Comparison and Analysis
• Federal Land Ownership: Current Acquisition and Disposal Authorities
• Franking Privilege: Historical Development and Options for Change
• How Long Can the Defense Department Finance FY2008 Operations in Advance of Supplemental Appropriations?
• FY2008 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for International Affairs
• The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: Comparison of House-Passed H.R. 3773, S. 2248 as Reported By the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and S. 2248 as Reported Out of the Senate Judiciary Committee
• FY2008 Supplemental Appropriations for Global War on Terror Military Operations, International Affairs, and Other Purposes
• Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: An Overview of Selected Issues
• Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit: A Primer
• Judicial Salary: Current Issues and Options for Congress
• Side-by-Side Comparison of Climate Change Provisions in Omnibus Energy Legislation in the 110thCongress
• Higher Education Act Reauthorization in the 110th Congress: A Comparison of Major Proposals
• Aviation Congestion and Delay: System-Wide and New York-Area Issues
• A Legal Analysis of the "70/70" Provision of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984
• Modernizing Insurance Regulation: Optional Federal Charter Legislation
• Offender Reentry: Correctional Statistics, Reintegration into the Community, and Recidivism
• Smart Grid Provisions in H.R. 6, 110th Congress
• Supportive Services Programs to Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities
• The Indian Tribal Governmental Tax Status Act: An Overview
• U.S. Arms Sales: Agreements with and Deliveries to Major Clients, 1999-2006
• Intellectual Property Rights and International Trade
• Resolving House Committee Jurisdictional Disputes: A Survey of Options
• Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007: A Summary of Major Provisions
• Spending by Consumers on Health Care and Health Insurance: A Data Brief
• Democracy Promotion: Cornerstone of U.S. Foreign Policy?
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Employment: National and State Trends and Issues
• Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2008: Brief Overview
• U.S. Foreign Assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean: FY2006-FY2008
• Pay-As-You-Go Procedures for Budget Enforcement
• The Primary Residence Exception: Legislative Proposals in the 110th Congress to Amend Section 1322(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code
• National Aviation Security Policy, Strategy, and Mode-Specific Plans: Background and Considerations for Congress
• Obstruction of Justice: an Overview of Some of the Federal Statutes that Prohibit Interference with Judicial, Executive, or Legislative Activities
• Obstruction of Congress: a Brief Overview of Federal Law Relating to Interference with Congressional Activities
• Motorcycle Safety: Recent Trends, Congressional Action, and Selected Policy Options
• Vulnerable Youth: Federal Mentoring Programs and Issues
• Regulation of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Sequestration Pipelines: Jurisdictional Issues
• CARICOM: Challenges and Opportunities for Caribbean Economic Integration
• How Crime in the United States Is Measured
• China's "Soft Power" in Southeast Asia
• Dollar Crisis: Prospect and Implications
• Emerging Trends in the Security Architecture in Asia: Bilateral and Multilateral Ties Among the United States, Japan, Australia, and India
• The USDA's Authority to Recall Meat and Poultry Products
• China's Holdings of U.S. Securities: Implications for the U.S. Economy
• The U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: Effects After Three Years
• Pipelines for Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Control: Network Needs and Cost Uncertainties
• Trafficking in Persons: U.S. Policy and Issues for Congress
• Housing for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS
• Foreign Ownership of U.S. Financial Assets: Implications of a Withdrawal
• Laos: Background and U.S. Relations
• The Cherokee Freedmen Dispute: Legal Background, Analysis, and Proposed Legislation in the 110th Congress
• The Gulf Security Dialogue and Related Arms Sale Proposals
• William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2007 (H.R. 3887 as Passed by the House): Criminal Law Provisions
• Campaign Finance: Legislative Developments and Policy Issues in the 110th Congress
• Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: Gaming on Newly Acquired Lands
• Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) Drought: Federal Water Management Issues
• Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI)
• America COMPETES Act: Programs, Funding, and Selected Issues
• Crosscut Budgets in Ecosystem Restoration Initiatives: Examples and Issues for Congress
• The Proposed U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA): Provisions and Implications
• Nuclear Power Plant Security and Vulnerabilities
• Engineered Nanoscale Materials and Derivative Products: Regulatory Challenges
• Does the Army Need a Full-Spectrum Force or Specialized Units? Background and Issues for Congress
• The Food and Drug Administration: Budget and Statutory History, FY1980-FY2007
• Pakistan's Scheduled 2008 Election: Background
• Sovereign Wealth Funds: Background and Policy Issues for Congress
• China's Sovereign Wealth Fund
• Legal Analysis of the Conservation Easement Tax Credit in the Senate Version of H.R. 2419 (the 2007 Farm Bill)
• Coastal Zone Management: Background and Reauthorization Issues
• Extending Unemployment Compensation Benefits During Recessions
• Tax Rebate Refundability: Effects and Issues
• Homeland Security: Roles and Missions for United States Northern Command
• Tax Reform: An Overview of Proposals in the 110th Congress
• Alcohol Use Among Youth
• State and Local Restrictions on Employing, Renting Property to, or Providing Services for Unauthorized Aliens: Legal Issues and Recent Judicial Developments
• The Egypt-Gaza Border and its Effect on Israeli-Egyptian Relations
• Members of Congress Who Die in Office: Historic and Current Practices
• Holocaust-Era Insurance Claims: Background and Proposed Legislation
• Economic Slowdown: Issues and Policies
• The Definition of "Supervisor" Under the National Labor Relations Act
• Brazil's and Canada's WTO Cases Against U.S. Agricultural Support
• Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education: Farm Bill Issues
• Residence Restrictions for Released Sex Offenders
• Congressional Influences on Rulemaking and Regulation Through Appropriations Restrictions
• The Regulatory Flexibility Act: Implementation Issues and Proposed Reforms
• The DHS Directorate of Science and Technology: Key Issues for Congress
• Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP): FY2009 Budget Issues
• Obesity Among Older Americans
• Medicare: FY2009 Budget Issues
• P.L. 110-173: Provisions in the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007
• Automated Political Telephone Calls ("Robo Calls") in Federal Campaigns: Overview and Policy Options
• Congressional Oversight and Related Issues Concerning the Prospective Security Agreement Between the United States and Iraq
• Election Reform and Local Election Officials: Results of Two National Surveys
• Ship Navigation in Harbors: Safety Issues
• Electronic Voting System in the House of Representatives: History and Evolution
• Side-by-Side Comparison of Flood Insurance Reform Legislation in the 110th Congress
• Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties for Inflation
• Constitutional Issues Relating to Proposals for Foreclosure Moratorium Legislation That Affects Existing Mortgages
• Veterans Affairs: Health Care and Benefits for Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange
• "Wounded Warrior" and Veterans Provisions in the FY2008 National Defense Authorization Act
• The HOPE NOW Alliance/American Securitization Forum (ASF) Plan to Freeze Certain Mortgage Interest Rates
• Earmarks Executive Order: Legal Issues
• Estate Tax Legislation in the 110th Congress
• Largest Mergers and Acquisitions by Corporations in 2007
• Genetic Exceptionalism: Genetic Information and Public Policy
• Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007: The Role of the Clerk of the House and Secretary of the Senate
• Kenya: The December 2007 Elections and the Challenges Ahead
• Constitutional Issues Relating to Proposals for Legislation to Impose an Interest Rate Freeze/Reduction on Existing Mortgages
• The Executive Schedule IV Pay Cap on General Schedule Compensation
• European Union-U.S. Trade and Investment Relations: Key Issues
• Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Workers: Current Issues and Legislation
• Federal Pollution Control Laws: How Are They Enforced?
• Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board: New Independent Agency Status
• Could Securitization Obstruct Voluntary Loan Modifications and Payment Freezes?
• Operation Iraqi Freedom: Strategies, Approaches, Results, and Issues for Congress
• Child Welfare Issues in the 110th Congress
• Health Insurance Reform and the 110th Congress
• Aviation Security: Background and Policy Options for Screening and Securing Air Cargo
• Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress
• Russia's 2008 Presidential Succession
• The Credit Card Market: Recent Trends, Funding Cost Issues, and Repricing Practices
• Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Issues and Arguments
• International Illegal Trade in Wildlife: Threats and U.S. Policy
• The America COMPETES Act and the FY2009 Budget
• Traditional and Roth Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs): A Primer
• Air Force Air Refueling: The KC-X Aircraft Acquisition Program
• Economic Factors Affecting Small Business Lending and Loan Guarantees
• The National Nanotechnology Initiative: Overview, Reauthorization, and Appropriations Issues
• New Markets Tax Credit: An Introduction
• Whales and Sonar: Environmental Exemptions for the Navy's Mid-Frequency Active Sonar Training
• Border Searches of Laptop Computers and Other Electronic Storage Devices
• Role of Home State Senators in the Selection of Lower Federal Court Judges
• The Next Generation Bomber: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress
• The President's Proposed Legislative Response to the Medicare Funding Warning
• Comparison of Selected Recommendations of the President's Commission on Returning Wounded Warriors (the Dole-Shalala Commission) and the Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission
• Selected Laws Governing the Disclosure of Customer Phone Records by Telecommunications Carriers
• The Louisiana Road Home Program: Federal Aid for State Disaster Housing Assistance Programs
• Expanding the Scope of the Public Performance Right for Sound Recordings: A Legal Analysis of the Performance Rights Act of 2007 (H.R. 4789 and S. 2500
• Containing Financial Crisis
• Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) Program
• Unaccompanied Refugee Minors
• Enlargement Issues at NATO's Bucharest Summit
• The FCC's Broadcast Media Ownership Rules
• Energy and Water Development: FY2009 Appropriations
• Estate and Gift Tax Revenues: Past and Projected in 2008
• The Budget for Fiscal Year 2009
• Bear Stearns: Crisis and "Rescue" for a Major Provider of Mortgage-Related Products
• Satellite Surveillance: Domestic Issues
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Reforms: Regulatory Impacts Upon Innovation and Competition
• Government Interventions in Financial Markets: Economic and Historic Analysis of Subprime Mortgage Options
• Trends in Discretionary Spending
• Expiration and Extension of the Individual Income Tax Cuts Enacted in 2001 Through 2008
• Medicaid Targeted Case Management (TCM) Benefits
• Financial Turmoil: Federal Reserve Policy Responses
• Understanding Stagflation and the Risk of Its Recurrence
• Coal Mine Safety and Health
• The REAL ID Act of 2005: Legal, Regulatory, and Implementation Issues
• The Disparity Between Retail Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Prices
• Medicaid Rehabilitation Services
• Social Security Reform: Possible Effects on the Elderly Poor and Mitigation Options
• Income Inequality, Income Mobility, and Economic Policy: U.S. Trends in the 1980s and 1990s
• Federal Research and Development Funding at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
• The Role of Offsets in a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cap-and-Trade Program: Potential Benefits and Concerns
• Oil Industry Profit Review 2007
• International Violence Against Women: U.S. Response and Policy Issues
• Former NFL Players: Disabilities, Benefits, and Related Issues
• Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint Drought: Species and Ecosystem Management
• Security Implications of Taiwan's Presidential Election of March 2008
• HUD Proposes Administrative Modifications to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
• Summary of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
• Removing Aliens from the United States: Judicial Review of Removal Orders
• Tibet: Problems, Prospects, and U.S. Policy
• Churches and Campaign Activity: Analysis Under Tax and Campaign Finance Laws
• Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2009
• Pakistan's 2008 Elections: Results and Implications for U.S. Policy
• Can the President Compel Domestic Enforcement of an International Tribunal's Judgment? Overview of Supreme Court Decision in Medellin v. Texas
• Second FY2008 Supplemental Appropriations for Military Operations, International Affairs, and Other Purposes
• The Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008
• Endangered Species Act and Legal Issues Regarding Columbia Basin Salmon and Steelhead
• Science and Technology Policymaking: A Primer
• Organizing the U.S. Government for National Security: Overview of the Interagency Reform Debates
• 2008-2009 Presidential Transition: National Security Considerations and Options
• Conservation Reserve Program Payments: Self-Employment Income, Rental Income, or Something Else?
• Franking Privilege: An Analysis of Member Mass Mailings in the House, 1997-2007
• Animal Drug User Fee Programs
• Current Law and Selected Proposals Extending Unemployment Compensation
• Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: FY2009 Appropriations
• House and Senate Procedural Rules Concerning Earmark Disclosure
• Federal White-Collar Pay: FY2009 Salary Adjustments
• Tax Gap: Administration Proposal to Require Information Reporting on Merchant Payment Card Reimbursements
• FDA Amendments Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-85)
• The Bureau of Reclamation's Aging Infrastructure
• U.S. Airline Industry: Issues and Role of Congress
• The U.S. Trade Situation for Fruit and Vegetable Products
• The U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement: Economic and Political Implications
• Suicide Prevention Among Veterans
• Defense: FY2009 Authorization and Appropriations
• High Agricultural Commodity Prices: What Are the Issues?
• Transportation Fuel Taxes: Impacts of a Repeal or Moratorium
• Navy LPD-17 Amphibious Ship Procurement: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress
• Extending NASA's Exemption from the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act
• Rising Food Prices and Global Food Needs: The U.S. Response
• Revising the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Lead
• Enrollment of Legislation: Relevant Congressional Procedures
• Cyclone Nargis and Burma's Constitutional Referendum
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• Federal Personnel: Conversion of Employees from Appointed (Noncareer) Positions to Career Positions in the Executive Branch
• Auction Basics: Background for Assessing Proposed Treasury Purchases of Mortgage-Backed Securities
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• The Striving Readers Program
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• The Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008: Senate Amendment 5662 as Submitted on September 26, 2008
• Section 811 and Other HUD Housing Programs for Persons with Disabilities
• Human Rights in China: Trends and Policy Implications
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• JONATHAN POLLARD: BACKGROUND AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR PRESIDENTIAL CLEMENCY
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• MANAGING REGIONAL GROWTH: IS THERE A ROLE FOR CONGRESS?
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• THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND RIGHTS TO COMMUNITY CARE: OLMSTEAD v. L.C.
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• INSURANCE PROVISIONS OF FINANCIAL SERVICES MODERNIZATION BILLS IN THE 106TH CONGRESS: ANTECEDENT SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
• CHINA-U.S. SUMMITRY: PREMIER ZHU RONGJI'S APRIL 1999 VISIT
• China and the World Trade Organization
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• KOSOVO: REFUGEE ASSISTANCE AND TEMPORARY RESETTLEMENT
• National Park System: Establishing New Units
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• Taiwan's Defense: Assessing The U.S. Department of Defense Report, "The Security Situation in the Taiwan Strait"
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• COMPARISON OF SELECTED CONSUMER PROVISIONS IN H.R. 833 AND S. 625, THE BANKRUPTCY REFORM ACTS OF 1999
• The Role of Departments and Agencies in Budget Development
• Ordering a Rollcall Vote in the Senate
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• THE EXPANDED THREAT REDUCTION INITIATIVE FOR THE FORMER SOVIET UNION: ADMINISTRATION PROPOSALS FOR FY2000
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• WORLD CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE, JUNE 26-JULY 1, 1999: PURPOSE AND ISSUES
• Asian Pacific American Political Participation and Representation in Elective Office
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• ASPARTAME
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• INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT: AMENDMENT CONTAINED IN S. 254, 106TH CONGRESS
• House Conferees: Selection
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• INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT: HOUSE AND SENATE AMENDMENTS TO JUVENILE JUSTICE LEGISLATION
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• JAPAN'S LANDMARK FINANCIAL DEREGULATION: WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE UNITED STATES
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• CAPITAL PUNISHMENT: SUMMARY OF SUPREME COURT DECISIONS OF THE 1998-99 TERM
• The Taiwan Security Enhancement Act and Underlying Issues in U.S. Policy
• Overview of the Authorization-Appropriations Process
• AWARDS OF ATTORNEY'S FEES TO SMALL BUSINESSES AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT PREVAIL AGAINST THE NLRB OR OSHA: H.R. 1987, 106TH CONGRESS
• RICO: An Abridged Sketch
• RICO: LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY IN THE 106TH CONGRESS
• The Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA)
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• MULTIDISTRICT JURISDICTION ACT OF 1999
• Connecting Fathers to Their Children: Fatherhood Legislation Considered in the 106th Congress
• THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO) SEATTLE MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
• Salary Linkage: Members of Congress and Certain Federal Executive and Judicial Officials
• Morocco: Royal Succession and Other Developments
• MILITARY FUNERAL HONORS FOR U.S. VETERANS: INCREASING DEMANDS ON THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Budget Sequesters: a Brief Review
• THE RISING U.S. TRADE DEFICIT WITH JAPAN: OVERVIEW AND POLICY OPTIONS
• AMERICAN INVENTORS PROTECTION ACT OF 1999
• JOINT NEGOTIATION BY HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS: H.R. 1304, "QUALITY HEALTH-CARE COALITION ACT OF 1999"
• AFGHANISTAN: CONNECTIONS TO ISLAMIC MOVEMENTS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH ASIA AND SOUTHERN RUSSIA
• IMF AND WORLD BANK: U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS AND AGENCY BUDGETS
• ENVIRONMENT AND THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO) AT SEATTLE: ISSUES AND CONCERNS
• THE USE OF TASK FORCES IN THE HOUSE
• Social Security: Fact Sheet on Changes in the Retirement Age
• Satellite Television: Provisions of SHVIA and LOCAL, and Related Issues
• House and Senate Chaplains
• EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES: GRANTS AND SALES TO ALLIES AND FRIENDLY COUNTRIES
• The Pigford Case: USDA Settlement of a Discrimination Suit by Black Farmers
• Recent Tax Changes Affecting Installment Sales
• S. 625, THE BANKRUPTCY REFORM ACT, IN THE SENATE: SELECTED AMENDMENTS
• USER FEES: APPLICABLE BUDGET ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
• Advance Appropriations, Forward Funding, and Advance Funding
• PROJECT ECHELON: U.S. ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE EFFORTS
• CHILD LABOR AND THE INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION (ILO)
• Foreign Investment Issues in the WTO
• THE CASE OF ELIAN GONZALEZ: LEGAL BASICS
• AGRICULTURE AND THE 106TH CONGRESS: A SUMMARY OF MAJOR ISSUES
• Federal Grazing Regulations: Public Lands Council v. Babbitt
• Going to Conference in the Senate
• Vieques, Puerto Rico Naval Training Range: Background and Issues for Congress
• House Committee Organization and Process: A Brief Overview
• Cuban Migration Policy and Issues
• COURT RULINGS DURING 1998 ON CONSTITUTIONAL TAKINGS CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES
• Latin America: Overview of Legislative Issues for Congress in 2000
• Chinas Xinjiang-Uighur Autonomous Region: Developments and U.S. Interests
• Social Security: Substantial Gainful Activity for the Blind
• INTERNET GAMBLING: A SKETCH OF LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS
• FOREST SERVICE ACCOUNTABILITY IN ADMINISTERING ITS TRUST FUNDS
• Singapore: Background and U.S. Relations
• ELECTRICITY RESTRUCTURING AND THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF RETAIL RECIPROCITY REQUIREMENTS
• PROPERTY RIGHTS: HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE REPORTS H.R. 2372
• ECUADOR: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL ISSUES
• CAN TAX POLICY IMPROVE ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS?
• THE PENDULUM SWINGS BACK: STANDING DOCTRINE AFTER FRIENDS OF THE EARTH V. LAIDLAW
• COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT REAUTHORIZATION: AN OVERVIEW
• House Leadership: Whip Organization
• Medical Records Privacy: Questions and Answers on the HIPAA Rule
• TWENTY-FIVE LARGEST MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS BY CORPORATIONS: 1998
• TWENTY-FIVE LARGEST MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS BY CORPORATIONS: 1999
• Twenty-five Mergers and Acquisitions by Corporations: 2000
• International Military Education and Training Program
• FAIR CONDUCT IN FRANCHISE SALES: H.R. 3308, 106TH CONGRESS
• PROPERTY RIGHTS: COMPARISON OF H.R. 2372 AS PASSED AND S. 1028 AS INTRODUCED
• PRECISION AGRICULTURE: A PRIMER
• Israel: Missile Defense Cooperation With the United States
• Military Technology and Conventional Weapons Export Controls: The Wassenaar Arrangement
• Mozambique and Other Recent Flood Disasters: Comparing the U.S. and International Responses
• ASBESTOS COMPENSATION ACT OF 2000
• TRANSPORTATION FUEL TAXES: IMPACTS OF A REPEAL OR MORATORIUM
• Army Aviation: The RAH-66 Comanche Helicopter Issue
• RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: 2000
• FHA-Insured Home Loans: An Overview
• Noise Abatement and Control: The Federal Role
• VA-Home Loan Guaranty Program: An Overview
• PERUVIAN ELECTIONS IN 2000: CONGRESSIONAL CONCERNS AND POLICY APPROACHES
• Congressional Budget Resolutions: Reporting Deadline in the Senate
• MAJOR CHILD SUPPORT PROPOSALS CONSIDERED IN THE 106TH CONGRESS
• Term Limits for Members of Congress: Issues in the 106th Congress
• The Office of the Parliamentarian in the House and Senate
• TAXPAYER BILL OF RIGHTS 2000: H.R. 4163
• CHINESE EMBASSY BOMBING IN BELGRADE: COMPENSATION ISSUES
• Defense Surplus Equipment Disposal: Background Information
• Military Uniform Procurement: Questions and Answers
• Air Quality and Electricity: Initiatives to Increase Pollution Controls
• Additional Standard Tax Deduction for the Blind: A Description and Assessment
• Navy Network-Centric Warfare Concept: Key Programs and Issues for Congress
• THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT: DISCIPLINE LEGISLATION IN THE 106TH CONGRESS
• The Commodity Futures Modernization Act (P.L. 106-554)
• Merger and Antitrust Issues in Agriculture: Statutes and Agencies
• CONSERVATION RESERVE PAYMENTS AND SELF-EMPLOYMENT TAXES
• Water Resource Issues in the 109th Congress
• Trade Remedies and the U.S.-China Bilateral WTO Accession Agreement
• Indonesian Separatist Movement in Aceh
• NEW U.S. DOLLAR COIN
• GREECE: ELECTION UPDATE
• CHINA AND THE WTO: LABOR ISSUES
• UNITED STATES V. MORRISON: THE SUPREME COURT DECLARES 42 U.S.C. §13981 UNCONSTITUTIONAL
• Defense Production Act: Purpose and Scope
• OLMSTEAD V. L.C.: IMPLICATIONS AND SUBSEQUENT JUDICIAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
• The Posse Comitatus Act and Related Matters: A Sketch
• Asset Distribution of Taxable Estates: An Analysis
• How Unanimous Consent Agreements Regulate Senate Floor Action
• THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES NOTIFICATION ACT, H.R. 3590, 106TH CONGRESS
• NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORISM REPORT: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES FOR CONGRESS
• ELECTRONIC TRANSFER ACCOUNTS
• Presidential Authority to Create a National Monument on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and Possible Effects of Designation
• NONCOMMERCIAL BROADCASTING FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION ACT OF 2000: SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF RELATED LEGAL ISSUES
• Federal Excise Taxes Imposed on Alcohol Products
• Social Security: Trust Fund Investment Practices
• THE U.S. LONG-TERM GROWTH RATE: HAS IT INCREASED?
• Economic Issues Surrounding the Estate and Gift Tax: A Brief Summary
• Mexicos Presidential, Legislative, and Local Elections of July 2, 2000
• CHILD CARE: THE FEDERAL ROLE DURING WORLD WAR II
• How Bills Amend Statutes
• CAPITAL PUNISHMENT: SUMMARY OF SUPREME COURT DECISIONS DURING THE 1999-00 TERM
• Overview of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Requirements
• CHINA'S AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY AND WTO ACCESSION
• Pension Reform: The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001
• Disposition of Surplus Federal Property
• THE CENTRAL LIMIT ORDER BOOK (CLOB) OPTION FOR LINKING U.S. STOCK MARKETS
• THE INTERMARKET TRADING SYSTEM AND NYSE- LISTED STOCK
• Japans Telecommunications Deregulation: NTTs Access Fees and Worldwide Expansion
• THE RELIGIOUS LAND USE AND INSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS ACT OF 2000
• Internet Voting: Issues and Legislation
• VERMONT AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES V. UNITED STATES EX REL. STEVENS: THE SUPREME COURT LIMITS FALSE CLAIMS ACTIONS AGAINST STATES
• THE BRADLEY AMENDMENT: PROHIBITION AGAINST RETROACTIVE MODIFICATION OF CHILD SUPPORT ARREARAGES
• Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress
• Recent Changes in Federal Debt and its Major Components
• District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Program
• Authority of a President to Modify or Eliminate a National Monument
• U.S. Military Dispositions: Fact Sheet
• 527 ORGANIZATIONS: REPORTING REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED ON POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS AFTER THE ENACTMENT OF P.L. 106-230
• Nutrition Labeling: Fresh Meats
• China: The National People's Congress
• The Streamlined FHA Downpayment Program
• CLASS ACTIONS AND PROPOSED REFORM IN THE 106TH CONGRESS: CLASS ACTION FAIRNESS ACT OF 2000
• How Measures Are Brought to the Senate Floor: A Brief Introduction
• Arsenic in Drinking Water: Regulatory Developments and Issues
• Hate Crimes: Sketch of Selected Proposals and Congressional Authority
• H.R. 2909: HAGUE CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION LEGISLATION
• MANDATORY DEPORTATION OF CRIMINAL ALIENS: PROPOSED RELIEF FOR LONG-TERM RESIDENTS
• Taiwans Accession to the WTO and its Economic Relations with the United States and China
• Instant Messaging on the Internet: Interoperability Issues of Competition and Fair Access
• FIJI ISLANDS POLITICAL CRISIS: BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, AND CHRONOLOGY
• Voting on NTR for China Again in 2001, and Past Congressional Decisions
• ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS PRIVACY ACT OF 2000 (H.R. 5018): SUMMARY IN BRIEF
• THE PUERTO RICAN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY TAX CREDIT: CURRENT PROPOSALS AND SCHEDULED PHASEOUT
• EMERGENCY FARM ASSISTANCE IN FY2000: DESCRIPTION AND STATE DISTRIBUTION
• PHILIPPINE-U.S. SECURITY RELATIONS
• Funding School Renovation: Qualified Zone Academy Bonds vs. Traditional Tax-Exempt Bonds
• South Florida Ecosystem Restoration and the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
• H.R. 2415: Bankruptcy Reform in the Closing Days of the 106th Congress
• EXECUTIVE ORDER 12919: EMERGENCY POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT
• Vietnam Trade Agreement: Approval and Implementing Procedure
• U.S. FEDERAL TAXES IN PUERTO RICO
• TERRORIST ATTACK ON USS COLE: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES FOR CONGRESS
• The First Day of a New Congress: A Guide to Proceedings on the Senate Floor
• Freshmen in the House of Representatives and Senate by Political Party: 1913-2008
• Federal Deposit and Share Insurance: Proposals for Change
• Interest Groups and Lobbyists: Sources of Information
• Energy Independence: Would It Free the United States from Oil Price Shocks?
• Office of Legislative Counsel: House
• The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: U.S. Economic Assistance
• Proposals for Reparations for African Americans: A Brief Overview
• The Constitutional Law of Property Rights "Takings": An Introduction
• Chapter 12 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code: Reorganization of a Family Farmer or Fisherman
• Export Tax Benefits and the WTO: The Extraterritorial Income Exclusion and Foreign Sales Corporations
• Protection of Classified Information by Congress: Practices and Proposals
• Submission of the President's Budget in Transition Years
• National Security Implications of Airborne Early Warning (AEW) Aircraft
• Defense Trade Security Initiative: Background and Status
• Farm Commodity Programs: Honey
• Membership of the 107th Congress: A Profile
• LIHEAP and Residential Energy Costs
• ELECTION PROJECTIONS: FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES
• THE "WORK MADE FOR HIRE AND COPYRIGHT CORRECTIONS ACT OF 2000"
• The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act: Background and Issues
• House Apportionment 2000: States Gaining, Losing, and on the Margin
• COMMITTEE SYSTEM RULES CHANGES IN THE HOUSE, 107TH CONGRESS
• Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR): Background, Process, and Issues
• SUPERFUND AND NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGES
• AUTHORITY OF THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION TO FIX ELECTRICITY RATES AND CHARGES AND TO REQUIRE REFUND PAYMENTS BY A PUBLIC UTILITY
• Congressional Use of Funding Cutoffs Since 1970 Involving U.S. Military Forces and Overseas Deployments
• Consumer Bankruptcy and Household Debt
• THE SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST CORPS OF ENGINEERS JURISDICTION OVER "ISOLATED WETLANDS": THE SWANCC DECISION
• Issues in Consumer Bankruptcy Reform
• ARGENTINA: POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES
• HOUSE RULES CHANGES AFFECTING FLOOR PROCEEDINGS IN THE 107TH CONGRESS
• The Siting of Wireless Communications Facilities: An Overview of Federal, State, and Local Law
• Long-Term Care: What Direction for Public Policy?
• The Senate Powersharing Agreement of the 107th Congress (2001-2003): Key Features
• Hong Kong-U.S. Economic Relations
• Army Transformation and Modernization: Overview and Issues for Congress
• MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS: PROCEDURES FOR U.S. PARTICIPATION
• Multilateral Development Banks: U.S. Contributions FY1998-2009
• MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS: BASIC BACKGROUND
• The Committee System in the U.S. Congress
• TAIWAN: FINDINGS OF A CONGRESSIONAL STAFF RESEARCH TRIP, DECEMBER 2000
• Tobacco Farmer Assistance
• Codes of Conduct for Multinational Corporations: An Overview
• Largest Mergers and Acquisitions by Corporations: 2001
• GIFTS TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
• SHORT HISTORY OF THE 1996 WELFARE REFORM LAW
• The Distribution of Income
• Armenia Update
• Vacancies and Special Elections: 107th Congress
• President Bush's Tax Proposal: A Brief Overview
• Direct Assaults Against Presidents, Presidents-Elect, and Candidates
• FOREST ECOSYSTEM HEALTH: AN OVERVIEW
• The EU-US "Safe Harbor" Agreement on Personal Data Privacy
• Presidential Libraries: The Federal System and Related Legislation
• Structure and Functions of the Federal Reserve System
• Presidential and Vice Presidential Terms and Tenure
• UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA V. GARRETT: FEDERALISM LIMITS ON THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
• Cybercrime: A Sketch of 18 U.S.C. 1030 and Related Federal Criminal Laws
• GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL DEFENSE AGREEMENT
• IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION IN 106TH CONGRESS
• Distribution of Child Support Collections
• Agriculture in the WTO: Limits on Domestic Support
• TURKEY: FINANCIAL CRISES IN CONTEXT
• Temporary Protected Status: Current Immigration Policy and Issues
• Managed Care and State External Review Statutes
• EXECUTIVE ORDERS: ISSUANCE AND REVOCATION
• THE CHILD TAX CREDIT AND THE PRESIDENT'S TAX CUT PLAN
• Farm Commodity Programs: A Short Primer
• CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM: CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES RAISED BY DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
• FEDERAL SENTENCING: A SKETCH OF APPRENDI v. NEW JERSEY AND ITS IMPACT
• Naval Transformation: Background and Issues for Congress
• The Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles: Status and Issues
• State Estate and Gift Tax Revenue
• CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM AND INCENTIVES TO VOLUNTARILY LIMIT CANDIDATE SPENDING FROM PERSONAL FUNDS: CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES RAISED BY PUBLIC SUBSIDIES AND VARIABLE CONTRIBUTION LIMITS
• Foreign Policy Budget for FY2002
• Office of Legislative Counsel: Senate
• Air Force Transformation
• THE SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS EPA STANDARD-SETTING UNDER THE CLEAN AIR ACT: WHITMAN V. AMERICAN TRUCKING ASS'NS
• Multipary, Multiforum Trial Jurisdiction Act of 2002, P.L. 107-273
• Methyl Bromide and Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
• A Free Trade Area of the Americas: Major Policy Issues and Status of Negotiations
• The Civil Works Program of the Army Corps of Engineers: A Primer
• Employer Liability Provisions in Selected Patient Protection Bills
• Revenue Reconciliation Directives to the Senate Finance Committee in Congressional Budget Resolutions
• The Iran Sanctions Act (ISA)
• Reducing Teen Pregnancy: Adolescent Family Life and Abstinence Education Programs
• Taxes and Incentive Stock Options
• Sports Legislation in the 107th Congress
• Party Leaders in the House: Election, Duties, and Responsibilities
• The Railway Labor Act: Dispute Resolution Procedures and Congressional Authority to Intervene
• Romania After the 2000 Elections: Background and Issues for Congress
• Senate Leadership: Whip Organization
• Textile and Apparel Quota Phaseout: Some Economic Implications
• Air Quality and Emissions Trading: A Primer
• Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation
• Wool and Mohair Price Support
• The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs and the Equal Opportunity Survey
• Elections Reform: Overview and Issues
• D-Day: The French Jubilee of Liberty Medal
• "Safe Haven" for Abandoned Infants: Background on the Issue and State Laws
• National Monument Issues
• Sports Gambling in School: A Sketch of Proposals to Strengthen Federal Prohibitions
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Appropriations Process: A Brief Explanation
• NATO's Defense Capabilities Initiative
• Burundi: The Peace Process and U.S. Policy
• legislation to Expedite the Construction of the World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia
• Farm "Counter-Cyclical Assistance"
• Aviation Congestion: Proposed Non-Air Traffic Control Remedies
• Immigration and Naturalization Fundamentals
• Timing of Election Activity Reporting Requirements: Chart Comparing Reporting Under the IRC and FECA
• Credit Union Deposit Insurance: Purpose, Management, and Policy Issues
• Semi-postal Stamps: Authorization, Revenue, and Selection Process
• Federal Agency Involvement in Reviewing Mergers and Acquisitions of Electric Utilities
• Taxes and the "Inside Build-Up" of Life Insurance: Recent Issues
• Field Hearings: Fact Sheet on Purposes, Rules, Regulations, and Guidelines
• House Leadership Structure: Overview of Party Organization
• Tax-Exempt Bond Provisions in the "Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001"
• Senate Leadership Structure: Overview of Party Organization
• A Brief Summary of the HIPAA Medical Privacy Rule
• Energy Efficiency in Congressional Buildings
• Federal and State Causes of Action Against Health Plans Under S. 1052 and S. 889
• The "Little Davis-Bacon" Acts and State Prevailing Wage Standards
• Adjusting Federal Benefits for Geographic Differences in the Cost of Living
• The Organization of African Unity
• Medicare: History of Part A Trust Fund Insolvency Projections
• Amendments Relating to the Discipline of Children with Disabilities in H.R. 1 and S. 1, 107th Congress
• Charitable Choice Provisions of H.R. 7
• The Federal Reserve: Recurrent Public Policy Issues
• Public Utility Holding Company Act: Major Statutory Provisions and Possible Reform Efforts
• Reducing Securities Transaction Fees: Revenue Effects of H.R. 1088 and S. 143
• Internet Firearm Sales
• International Small Arms and Light Weapons Transfers: U.S. Policy
• Western Sahara: Status of Settlement Efforts
• New York Times v. Tasini: The U.S. Supreme Court Affirms "Authorial" Right in Copyright
• Jordan-U.S. Free Trade Agreement: Labor Issues
• Orphan Drug Act: Background and Proposed Legislation in the 107th Congress
• Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund
• Federal and State Initiatives to Integrate Acute and Long-Term Care
• Food Labeling: Allergy Information
• Individual Income Tax Rates Under the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-16)
• Media Marketing Accountability Act: First Amendment Analysis
• Energy Efficiency and the Rebound Effect: Does Increasing Efficiency Decrease Demand?
• Elevating the Environmental Protection Agency to a Department: Analysis of Major Issues
• Nicaragua: Country Brief
• Public Health Service Act Provisions Providing Immunity from Medical Malpractice Liability
• Stewardship Contracting for Federal Forests
• Senate Confirmation Process: A Brief Overview
• The Child Tax Credit After the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001
• Federal Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes: Modification, Phase Out and Repeal Under the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001
• Legislative Planning: Considerations for Congressional Staff
• Long Term Care: 107th Congress Legislation
• Wireless Technology and Spectrum Demand: Advanced Wireless Services
• Japan's Banking "Crisis"
• India and Pakistan: Current U.S. Economic Sanctions
• Farm Bill Trade and Food Aid Provisions
• Marijuana for Medical Purposes: A Glimpse of the Supreme Court's Decision in United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative and Related Legal Issues
• U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement: Analysis of Environmental Provisions
• Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001
• Trade Promotion Authority and Fast-Track Negotiating Authority for Trade Agreements: Major Votes
• Presidential Grave Sites: Maintenance and Congressional District Locations
• Business Tax Provisions that Benefit Persons with Disabilities
• Navy Trident Submarine Conversion (SSGN) Program: Background and Issues for Congress
• Terrorism: World Trade Center and the Pentagon-Applicable Federal Criminal Law
• Response to Terrorism: Legal Aspects of the Use of Military Force
• Initial Federal Budget Response to the 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor
• The Stock Market's Response to Dramatic Historical Events
• Terrorism: Some Legal Restrictions on Military Assistance to Domestic Authorities Following a Terrorist Attack
• Costs of Major U.S. Wars and Recent U.S. Overseas Military Operations
• Economic and Revenue Effects of Permanent and Temporary Capital Gains Tax Cuts
• Terrorist Attacks and National Emergency Declarations
• Operation Enduring Freedom: Potential Air Power Questions for Congress
• "Terrorism" and Related Terms in Statute and Regulation: Selected Language
• Martial Law and National Emergency
• The Postal Revenue Forgone Appropriation: Overview and Current Issues
• Survivor Benefits for Families of Civilian Federal Employees and Retirees
• ANWR Development: Economic Impacts
• Money Laundering: Current Law and Proposals
• Terrorism at Home: A Quick Look at Applicable Federal and State Criminal Laws
• Terrorism Abroad: A Quick Look at Applicable Federal and State Laws
• Emergency Spending: Statutory and Congressional Rules
• Assassination Ban and E.O. 12333: A Brief Summary
• Reserve Funds in the FY2002 Budget Resolution
• Taliban and the Drug Trade
• Background and Legal Issues Related to Human EmbryonicStem Cell Research
• War Bonds in the Second World War: A Model for a New War Bond?
• U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress
• Latin America: Terrorism Issues
• Terrorism Legislation: Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act of 2001
• Medicaid and SCHIP Section 1115 Research and Demonstration Waivers
• NATO Enlargement
• Missile Defense, Arms Control, and Deterrence: A New Strategic Framework
• Combating Charitable Fraud: An Overview of State and Federal Law
• Small Business Disaster Assistance: Responding to the Terrorist Attacks
• The Boy Scouts Amendment to P.L. 107-110, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001: Legal Background
• Global Climate Change: Controlling CO2 Emissions - Cost-limiting Safety Valves
• Medicaid Expenditures, FY2003 and FY2004
• The Financial Crisis in Argentina
• Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces: Facts and Issues
• The Economic Effects of Spending on Homeland Security
• Monitoring Inmate-Attorney Communications: Sixth Amendment Implications
• Memorials: Creating National, State, and Local Memorials
• Student Drug Testing: Constitutional Issues
• Identity Theft and the Fair Credit Reporting Act: An Analysis of TRW v. Andrews and Current Legislation
• Budget Enforcement for FY2002: An Overview of Procedural Developments
• Withdrawal from the ABM Treaty: Legal Considerations
• Continuity of Government: Current Federal Arrangements and the Future
• Child Custody and Support: Frequently Asked Questions
• McDade-Murtha Amendment: A Sketch of Legislation in the 107th Congress Concerning Ethical Standards for the Justice Department Litigators
• Taiwan's December 2001 Elections
• Social Security: Report of the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security
• An Overview of H.R. 40 - the "Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act"
• Selected Tax Law Changes Effective January 1, 2002
• International Capital Flows Following the September 11 Attacks
• Should Banking Powers Expand into Real Estate Brokerage and Management?
• The Americans with Disabilities Act: Toyota Motor Manufacturing v. Williams
• Copyright Law's Small Business Exception: Public Performance Exemptions for Certain Establishments
• Ecstasy: Legislative Proposals in the 107th Congress to Control MDMA
• The Bureau of Indian Affairs' Process for Recognizing Groups as Indian Tribes
• Combating Terrorism: Are There Lessons to Be Learned from Foreign Experiences?
• Access to Adoption Records
• Argentina: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations
• HIV/AIDS: Appropriations for Worldwide Programs in FY2001 and FY2002
• The Enron Bankruptcy and Employer Stock in Retirement Plans
• Ethical Considerations in Assisting Constituents With Grant requests Before Federal Agencies
• U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Trends and Current Issues
• Auditing and Its Regulators: Reforms after Enron
• Statutes of Limitation in Federal Criminal Cases: A Sketch
• Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) Status for Russia and U.S.-Russian Economic Ties
• Homeland Security: Coast Guard Operations - Background and Issues for Congress
• Tax Cuts and Economic Stimulus: How Effective Are the Alternatives?
• Federal Securities Law: Insider Trading
• The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
• Pharmaceutical Patent Term Extensions: A Brief Explanation
• Nuclear Power Plants: Vulnerability to Terrorist Attack
• The Nuclear Posture Review: Overview and Emerging Issues
• Merchant Banking: Mixed Banking and Commerce Under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
• The Enron Collapse: An Overview of Financial Issues
• Government Spending or Tax Reduction: Which Might Add More Stimulus to the Economy?
• National Identification Cards: Legal Issues
• Unemployment and Economic Growth
• Military Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD): Assessing Future Needs
• Policy Options for U.S. Export Taxation
• Tax Incentives for Charity: An Overview of Legislative Proposals
• Shared Appreciation Agreements on USDA Farm Loans
• Largest Mergers and Acquisitions by Corporations: 2002
• Military Space Programs: Issues Concerning DOD's SBIRS and STSS Programs
• Puerto Rican Statehood: Effects on House Apportionment
• The Natural Resources and Environment Function in the FY2003 Federal Budget: An Overview of Programs and Funding
• Federal Voting Systems Standards and Guidelines: Congressional Deliberations
• Multinational Species Conservation Fund
• Zimbabwe: Election Chronology
• Highway Finance: RABA's Double-edged Sword
• House Standing Committee Chairs and Ranking Minority Members: Rules Governing Selection Procedures
• The Peace Corps: Current Issues
• Sources of Legislative Proposals: A Descriptive Introduction
• ANWR Oil: Native Lands and State Waters
• The Rate Reduction Tax Credit -- "The Tax Rebate" -- in the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001: A Brief Explanation
• Insurance Regulation: Major Interest Groups
• Special Order Speeches and Other Forms of Non-Legislative Debate in the House
• Application of Campaign Finance Law to Indian Tribes
• Possible Criminal Provisions Which May Be Implicated in the Events Surrounding the Collapse of the Enron Corporation
• Legislative History: A Basic Guide for Constituents
• Copyright Term Extension: Eldred v. Ashcroft
• Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers
• Irradiated Mail
• Trade Policymaking in the European Union: Institutional Framework
• Hoffman Plastic Compounds v. NLRB and Backpay Awards to Undocumented Aliens
• Legislation in the 107th Congress Requiring Notification Prior to Certain Legal Actions under the American with Disabilities Act
• Taxpayer Protection and IRS Accountability Act of 2003, H.R. 1528, and Tax Administration and Good Government Act, S. 882
• Caspian Oil and Gas: Production and Prospects
• Same-Sex Adoptions
• Nasdaq's Pursuit of Exchange Status and an Initial Public Offering
• Evolutionary Acquisitions and Spiral Development in DOD Programs: Policy Issues for Congress
• Independent Counsel or Special Prosecutor for the Enron Investigation
• No-Fault Eviction of Public Housing Tenants for Illegal Drug Use: A Legal Analysis of Department of Housing and Urban Development v. Rucker
• Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (USTs): Prevention and Cleanup
• Older Americans Act: Nutrition Services Program
• The USA PATRIOT Act: A Sketch
• Gold: Uses of U.S. Official Holdings
• "Fair Use" on the Internet: Copyright's Reproduction and Public Display Rights
• Cybercrime: The Council of Europe Convention
• Agricultural Disaster Assistance
• Colombia: Summary and Tables on U.S. Assistance, FY1989-FY2004
• RICO: Legislative Activity in the 107th Congress
• France: Election by Default, 2002
• Exemptions for Military Activities in Federal Environmental Laws
• Crusader XM2001 Self-Propelled Howitzer: Background and Issues for Congress
• "Superwaiver" Proposals in Current Welfare Reform Debate
• Renewal Communities Initiative: Background and Overview
• Privacy Protection for Online Information
• U.S.-EU Trade Tensions: Causes, Consequences, and Possible Cures
• Estate Tax: Legislative Activity in 2002
• Social Security Program Protection Act of 2002 (H.R. 4070)
• The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Paperwork in Special Education
• Social Security Benefit Enhancements for Women Act of 2002 (H.R. 4069)
• Remedies for the Improper Disclosure of Personal Information
• Grazing Fees: An Overview and Current Issues
• The 2002 Farm Law at a Glance
• The Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust: Background and Current Issues
• Blue-Slipping: The Origination Clause in the House of Representatives
• Indian and Pakistani Nuclear Weapons Status
• Uzbekistan: Current Developments and U.S. Interests
• The Black Lung Benefits Program
• Fact Sheet on The Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA)
• Colombia: The Uribe Administration and Congressional Concerns
• Ad Hoc Select Committees: Use in the House of Representatives
• Department of Homeland Security: Should the Transportation Security Administration be Included?
• The Chained Consumer Price Index: A Brief Explanation
• National and Community Service: Reauthorization of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973
• E-Commerce and Personal Jurisdiction: Are Participating Businesses Subject to Suit in Foreign Courts?
• The Constitutionality of Including the Phrase "Under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance
• Cruise Missile Proliferation
• Education Vouchers: An Overview of the Supreme Court's Decision in Zelman v. Simmons-Harris
• Motions to Proceed to Consider in the Senate: Who Offers Them?
• Border Security: U.S.-Canada Immigration Border Issues
• Violence Against Women Office: Its History and Legislative Proposals in the 107th Congress
• Information Technology (IT) Management: The Clinger-Cohen Act and the Homeland Security Act of 2002
• International Parental Child Abductions
• Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and SEC Registration and Disclosures
• Slovakia: 2002 Elections
• U.S. National Science Foundation: Major Research Equipment and Facility Construction
• Accounting Problems Reported in Major Companies Since Enron
• Homeland Security Research and Development: Funding, Organization, and Oversight
• The Law of Church and State: Public Aid to Sectarian Schools
• Internet Gambling: A Sketch of Legislative Proposals in the 107th Congress
• Two Key Provisions in the Bankruptcy Reform Act Conference Report: The Homestead Exemption and dischargeability of Liability for Violations of Laws Relating to the Provision of "Lawful Goods and Services"
• Farm Credit System
• International Food Aid: U.S. and Other Donor Contributions
• Toxic Mold: Insurance and Legal Issues
• Social Security: Bills in the 107th Congress
• Military Service Records and Unit Histories: A Guide to Locating Sources
• Homeland Security: Intelligence Support
• Length of Congressional Service: First Through 107th Congresses
• Smallpox: Technical Background on the Disease and Its Potential Role in Terrorism
• Improving Access to Long-Term Care Act of2002
• Agriculture: U.S.-China Trade Issues
• Terrorist Nuclear Attacks on Seaports: Threat and Response
• Unmanned Vehicles for U.S. Naval Forces: Background and Issues for Congress
• Homeland Security and the Davis-Bacon Act
• Older Americans Act: Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
• Credit Scores: Development, Use, and Policy Issues
• Elections in Kashmir
• Assistance to Firefighters Program
• Terrorism and Extraterritorial Jurisdiction in Criminal Cases: Recent Developments in Brief
• Recess Appointments: Frequently Asked Questions
• U.S. Use of Preemptive Military Force
• How Many Commercial Fishermen?
• International Law and the Preemptive Use of Force Against Iraq
• Special Acquisition Authorities Contained in the House and Senate Proposals to Create a Department of Homeland Security
• Georgia's Pankisi Gorge: Russian Concerns and U.S. Interests
• Aviation Taxes and Fees: Major Issues
• The United Nations Security Council - Its Role in the Iraq Crisis: A Brief Overview
• Iraq: A Compilation of Legislation Enacted and Resolutions Adopted by Congress, 1990-2003
• Trade Promotion Authority: Environment Related Provisions of P.L. 107-210
• African Debt to the United States and Multilateral Agencies
• Everglades Restoration: Modified Water Deliveries Project
• The African Union
• Northern Ireland: The Peace Process
• Sexual Offender Registration Acts: Supreme Court Review of the Connecticut and Alaska Statutes in Connecticut Dept. of Public Safety v. Doe and Otte v. Doe
• Discriminatory Pricing and the Robinson-Patman Act: Brief Overview, Including Some Exceptions
• Navy Ship-Deployments: New Approaches -- Background and Issues for Congress
• Congress' Early Organization Meetings
• Credit Scores: Credit-Based Insurance Scores
• Immigration: Diversity Visa Lottery
• Airline Reorganization Under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code
• European Union Enlargement
• RICO and Abortion Clinic Protests in the Supreme Court: Scheidler v. NOW
• Mandatory Minimum Sentences: Three Strikes in the Supreme Court-Ewing v. California and Lockyer v. Andrade
• Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Statutes: An Overview of Legislation in the 107th Congress
• U.S. Immigration Policy on Haitian Migrants
• Defense Fellows Program
• Sino-U.S. Summit, October 2002
• The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): Changes for 2008 and 2009
• New Partnership for Africas Development (NEPAD)
• The NATO Summit at Prague, 2002
• Turkey's November 3, 2002 National Election
• Taxation of Unemployment Benefits
• Department of Homeland Security: Options for House and Senate Committee Organization
• Legislative Procedure in Congress: Basic Sources for Congressional Staff
• Supervised Release: An Abbreviated Outline of Federal Law
• Synthetic Poliovirus: Bioterrorism and Science Policy Implications
• Agricultural Commodity, Agricultural Product and Related Terms: Definitions for Federal Policy
• The Tax Administration Reform Act of 2002 (H.R. 5728)
• The European Union: Questions and Answers
• Termination of the Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Requirement for FY2003 and Later Years
• Membership of the 108th Congress: A Profile
• Committee System Rules Changes in the House, 108th Congress
• Ricin: Technical Background and Potential Role in Terrorism
• Turkmenistans Attempted Coup: Repercussions and U.S. Concerns
• United States-Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Free Trade Agreement Negotiations: Background and Potential Issues
• House Rules Changes Affecting Floor Proceedings in the 108th Congress
• Location of Federal Government Offices
• North Koreas Nuclear Weapons: Latest Developments
• Stock Options: The Accounting Issue and Its Consequences
• State Health Insurance Programs for the Uninsured
• Homeland Security: Defending U.S. Airspace
• Iraq: Map Sources
• Trust Responsibility of Federal Government for Indian Tribes: Recent Cases
• Regulation of Energy Derivatives
• Federal Lands, R.S. 2477, and "Disclaimers of Interest"
• EPAs Water Quality Trading Policy
• U.S. Occupation of Iraq? Issues Raised by Experiences in Japan and Germany
• U.S. Periods of War
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions Standard Market Design Activities
• NASA's Space Shuttle Program: The Columbia Tragedy, the Discovery Mission, and the Future of the Shuttle
• The Budget Deficit and the Trade Deficit: What Is Their Relationship?
• INS Reorganization Under the Homeland Security Act of 2002: Effective Dates and Dual Roles
• Temporarily Filling Presidentially Appointed, Senate-Confirmed Positions
• Mandatory Vaccinations: Precedent and Current Laws
• Largest Mergers and Acquisitions by Corporations: 2003
• The Presidents Management Agenda: A Brief Introduction
• Theft of Debris from the Space Shuttle Columbia: Criminal Penalties
• Regulation of Plant-Based Pharmaceuticals
• President Bushs 2003 Tax Cut Proposal: A Brief Overview
• Mountaintop Mining: Background on Current Controversies
• Dual-Use Biological Equipment: Difficulties in Domestic Regulation
• Air Pollution: Legal Perspectives on the Routine Maintenance Exception to New Source Review
• Liability Issues Associated with the Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster
• Financial Privacy Laws Affecting Sharing of Customer Information Among Affiliated Institutions
• House Select Committee on Homeland Security: A Fact Sheet
• FY2003 Consolidated Appropriations Resolution: Reference Guide
• Victims Rights Amendment: A Sketch of a Proposal in the 108th Congress to Amend the United States Constitution
• High School Completion and Postsecondary Enrollment Among First Generation and Low-Income Students
• Graduate Fellowship Programs Under Title VII of the Higher Education Act (HEA): Background and Reauthorization
• The Asian Development Bank
• Immigration Legislation Enacted in the 107th Congress
• House Ethics Rules Changes in the 108th Congress
• Libraries and the USA PATRIOT Act
• Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicle R&D: FreedomCAR and the President's Hydrogen Fuel Initiative
• Elder Abuse
• The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002: A Summary of Provisions
• Terrorism Insurance: The Marketplace After the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002
• Fair Credit Reporting Act: Preemption of State Law
• Homeland Security: Scope of the Secretarys Reorganization Authority
• Retirement Savings Accounts: Presidents Budget Proposal for FY2006
• Amber Alert Program Technology
• Iraq: Potential Post-War Foreign Aid Issues
• The Middle East Partnership Initiative: An Overview
• Turkey: Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs)-Issues and Economic Implications
• Australian-U.S. Economic Relations
• The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): A Brief Review of FY2003 Appropriations and the FY2004 Budget
• Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance and the McCarran-Ferguson Act
• Russia and the Iraq Crisis
• Child Pornography: Comparison of Selected Provisions of S. 151 and H.R. 1161 with Brief Comments on their Constitutionality
• Morocco-U.S. Free Trade Agreement
• Dependent Care: Current Tax Benefits and Legislative Issues
• Consumer Rental-Purchase (Rent-to-Own) Agreements
• Child Pornography: Side-by-Side Comparison of S. 151 and H.R. 1161, 108th Congress
• The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA): Budget, Programs, and Issues
• Noncitizen Eligibility for Major Federal Public Assistance Programs: Legal Concepts
• North Korean Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States
• Military Awards: Sources of Information
• The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): Legislative Issues
• Thailand-U.S. Economic Relations: An Overview
• Sports Legislation in the 108th Congress
• Savings Rates in the United States: Calculation and Comparison
• The Paris Club and International Debt Relief
• Education Technology Programs, Title II Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
• Workforce Investment Act of 1998: Reauthorization of Title I Job Training Programs in the 108th Congress
• Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, H.R. 1036 and S. 659, 108th Congress: Legal Analysis
• Internet Gambling: A Sketch of Legislative Proposals in the 108th and 109th Congresses
• Navy-Marine Corps Tactical Air Integration Plan: Background and Issues for Congress
• OMB Circular A-76: Legal Reach and Proposed Modifications
• First Responder Resources: The Homeland Defense Equipment Reuse ProgramDescription and Issues
• Services Negotiations in the WTO: An Overview of the U.S. Offer
• The Randolph-Sheppard Act: Background and Program Data
• Reconciling McCarran-Ferguson (Insurance) Case Law and ERISA Preemption: Kentucky Assn of Health Plans, Inc. v. Miller
• The Endangered Species Act (ESA), Sound Science, and the Courts
• World Bank: Bujagali Hydropower Project
• India-U.S. Economic Relations
• Compliance with the HIPAA Medical Privacy Rule
• Implications for the Senate of President Bush's Proposal on Judicial Nominations
• Project BioShield: Purposes and Authorities
• Spectrum Management and Special Funds
• Museum and Library Services Act of 2003 (H.R. 13): Using Obscenity and Decency Criteria in Selecting Grantees
• NATOs Decision-Making Process
• Campaign Finance: Brief Overview of McConnell v. FEC
• The Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004
• Kuwait: Security, Reform, and U.S. Policy
• Kenya: Background and Current Situation
• H.R. 1529: The Involuntary Bankruptcy Improvement Act
• Iraqs Agriculture: Background and Status
• Long-Term Care Chart Book: Persons Served, Payers and Spending
• Legislative Procedures for Adjusting the Public Debt Limit: A Brief Overview
• Labor Certification for Permanent Immigrant Admissions
• A Sketch of the PROTECT (Amber Alert) Act and the Sentencing Guidelines
• ESOP Legislative History
• Terrorist Dirty Bombs: A Brief Primer
• Al Qaeda after the Iraq Conflict
• Accounting Reform After Enron: Issues in the 108th Congress
• Algeria: Current Issues
• Indian Tribal Government Amendments to the Homeland Security Act: S. 578 and Indian Tribal Sovereignty
• Oman: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy
• State Sales Taxation of Internet Transactions
• Federal Regulation of Sports Agents: Sports Agents Responsibility and Trust Act (SPARTA)
• Vacancies and Special Elections: 108th Congress
• Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2003 (S. 1125, 108th Congress)
• Tax Treatment of Dividends Under the 2003 Tax Cut: Fact Sheet
• Department of Homeland Security: Issues Concerning the Establishment of Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs)
• Military Funeral Honors and Military Cemetaries: Frequently Asked Questions
• Financial Institution Customer Identification Programs Mandated by the USA PATRIOT Act
• The Unborn Victims of Violence Act
• Campaign Finance: Issues Before the U.S. Supreme Court in McConnell v. FED
• Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2003 (H.R. 1375): Credit Union Provisions
• Presiding Officer: Senate
• Free Trade Agreements and the WTO Exceptions
• Iraq Reconstruction: Frequently Asked Questions Concerning the Application of Federal Procurement Statutes
• Agricultural Biotechnology: The U.S.-EU Dispute
• Monkeypox Technical Background and Outbreak Implications for Bioterrorism Preparedness
• Genetically Engineered Soybeans: Acceptance and Intellectual Property Rights Issues in South America
• Entergy Louisiana, Inc. v. Louisiana Public Service Commission: Preemptive Effect of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Orders
• Free Trade Agreements with Singapore and Chile: Labor Issues
• Mexicos Congress and July 2003 Elections
• Naming Post Office Through Legislation
• Biodiesel Fuel and U.S. Agriculture
• The Middle East Television Network: An Overview
• The Jones Act: An Overview
• Accounting and Management Problems at Freddie Mac
• Serbia and Montenegro Union: Prospects and Policy Implications
• Geographical Indications and WTO Negotiations
• Campaign Finance and Prohibiting Contributions by Tax-Exempt Corporations: FEC v. Beaumont
• Capital Punishment: Summary of Supreme Court Decisions of the 2002-2003 Term
• Tax-Advantaged Accounts for Health Care Expenses: Side-by-Side Comparison
• Proposals to Change the House Term of Office to Four Years
• Overseas Private Investment Corporation: Financing Requirements and Restrictions
• Iraq: U.S. Casualties
• Morocco: Current Issues
• Federal/State Relations Under the Clean Air Act: The Supreme Court Takes Two Cases
• Climate Change: Senate Proposals to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• North Korean Crisis: Possible Military Options
• Pakistan: Chronology of Recent Events
• Congressional Redistricting: Is At-Large Representation Permitted in the House of Representatives?
• Technology Assessment in Congress History and Legislative Options
• Overseas Private Investment Corporation: Environmental Review Procedures
• Export-Import Bank: Environmental Review Procedures
• India: Chronology of Recent Events
• Defense Program Issue: Global Information Grid, Bandwidth Expansion (GIG-BE)
• Community Service Requirement for Residents of Public Housing
• Iran's Nuclear Program: Recent Developments
• Redistricting and the Voting Rights Act: A Legal Analysis of Georgia v. Ashcroft
• Zimbabwe Update
• EU Tax on Digitally Delivered E-Commerce
• Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Statutes: Legislative Proposals in the 108th Congress
• Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Statutes: An Abbreviated Overview
• Employment Growth in the Current Economic Expansion
• Minimum Distribution Requirements for Foundations: Proposal to Disallow Administrative Costs
• Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP): Estimated Allocations
• NASAs Space Shuttle Columbia: Synopsis of the Report of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board
• Clean Air and New Source Review: Defining Routine Maintenance
• WTO: Trade Remedies in the Doha Round
• Ozone and Particulate Air Quality: Should Deadlines for Attainment Be Extended?
• East Central Europe: Status of International Criminal Court (ICC) Exemption Agreements and U.S. Military Assistance
• Conservation Reserve Program: Status and Current Issues
• Comparison of Californias Financial Information Privacy Act of 2003 with Federal Privacy Provisions
• Bomb-Making Online: An Abridged Sketch of Federal Criminal Law
• Homeland Security Extramural R&D Funding Opportunities in Federal Agencies
• The European Union's Reform Process: The Lisbon Treaty
• Nuclear Weapons and U.S. National Security: A Need for New Weapons Programs?
• Surface Transportation and Aviation Extension Legislation: A Historical Perspective
• Legal Analysis of H.R. 1429, the One Strike and Youre Out! Act of 2003
• European Union Candidate Countries: 2003 Referenda Results
• China's Currency: A Summary of the Economic Issues
• Iraq Oil: Reserves, Production, and Potential Revenues
• Implications of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations upon the Regulation of Consular Identification Cards
• Sufficiency of Signatures on Conference Reports
• Immigration of Religious Workers: Background and Legislation
• Military Pay: Controversy Over Hostile Fire/Imminent Danger Pay and Family Separation Allowance Rates
• Extradition Between the United States and Great Britain: A Sketch of the 2003 Treaty
• Punch-Card Voting Systems and the California Gubernatorial Recall: Overview of Appellate Court Decisions
• Intelligence Identities Protection Act
• House Apportionment: Could Census Corrections Shift a House Seat?
• Chinas Space Program: An Overview
• Comparing Quota Buyout Payments for Peanuts and Tobacco
• House Committee System: Jurisdiction and Referral Reform Options
• Spanish Language Media After the Univision-Hispanic Broadcasting Merger: Brief Overview
• Facsimile Advertising Rules Under the Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005
• From Burma to Thailand: Refugee Flows and U.S. Policy
• The New York Stock Exchange: Governance and Market Reform
• FY2004 Appropriations for First Responder Preparedness: Fact Sheet
• Farmers Markets: The USDA Role
• Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education: Background and Funding
• Islamic Religious Schools, Madrasas: Background
• El Salvador: Political, Economic, and Social Conditions and U.S. Relations
• The Use of Blind Trusts by Federal Officials
• U.S. Trade Policy and Changing Domestic and Foreign Priorities: A Historical Overview