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The Unborn Victims of Violence Act

Description: This report examines the act's provisions, and reviews existing state laws that criminalize the killing of a fetus or unborn child. The report also discusses selected cases that have considered the legitimacy of state fetal homicide and unborn child homicide statutes.
Date: January 24, 2007
Creator: Shimabukuro, Jon O.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The U.N. Law of the Sea Convention and the United States: Developments Since October 2003

Description: On October 31, 2007, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to recommend Senate advice and consent to U.S. adherence to the 1982 U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea and the 1994 Agreement Relating to Implementation of Part XI of that Convention. This followed the statement by President Bush on May 15, 2007, urging “the Senate to act favorably on U.S. accession” to the Convention. CRS Issue Brief IB95010, The Law of the Sea Convention and U.S. Policy, serves as a basic CRS source for dis… more
Date: October 31, 2007
Creator: Browne, Marjorie Ann
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Endangered Species Act and "Sound Science"

Description: This report provides a context for evaluating legislative proposals through examples of how science has been used in selected cases, a discussion of the nature and role of science in general, and its role in the Endangered Species Act (ESA) process in particular, together with general and agency information quality requirements and policies, and a review of how the courts have viewed agency use of science.
Date: September 27, 2007
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. L.; Baldwin, Pamela & Alexander, Kristina
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federal Statutes: What They Are and Where to Find Them

Description: This report provides a brief overview of federal statutes and where to find them, both in print and on the internet. When Congress passes a law, it may amend or repeal earlier enactments or it may write on a clean slate. After providing an overview on the basics of federal statutes, this report gives guidance on where federal statutes, in their various forms, may be located on the Internet.
Date: December 27, 2007
Creator: Foley, Cassandra L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Unauthorized Alien Students: Issues and “DREAM Act” Legislation

Description: This report examines the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act, or the DREAM Act. The bills were introduced in the 109th Congress, one of which was incorporated into the immigration reform bill passed by the Senate. A key issues in the current debate about immigration reform is how to address the resident unauthorized alien population.
Date: January 30, 2007
Creator: Bruno, Andorra
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Border Security: The Complexity of the Challenge

Description: This report is the first in three-part series of CRS reports that make use of analytical frameworks to better understand complex problems in border security and cast them in terms that facilitate the consideration of alternative policies and practices.
Date: January 24, 2007
Creator: Lake, Jennifer E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Constitutionality of Regulating Political Advertisements: An Analysis of Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc.

Description: On June 25, 2007, in a 5-4 decision, the Sumpreme Court in Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. v. FEC affirmed a lower court ruling, finding that a provision of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, prohibiting corporate or labor union treasury funds from being spent on advertisements broadcast within 30 days of a primary or 60 days of a general election, was unconstitutional as applied to ads that Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. sought to run. In later decisions, it was ruled that advertisements… more
Date: July 5, 2007
Creator: Whitaker, L. Paige
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Border Security: The San Diego Fence

Description: This report outlines the issues involved with DHS's construction of the San Diego border fence and highlights some of the major legislative and administrative developments regarding its completion.
Date: May 23, 2007
Creator: Nuñez-Neto, Blas & Garcia, Michael John
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Canada’s WTO Case Against U.S. Aggregate Measure of Support (AMS)

Description: This report provides background on both the U.S. and Canadian corn sectors as well as the historical development of their corn trade dispute.In addition, it discusses the potential implications of the case for U.S. farm policy.
Date: September 7, 2007
Creator: Schnepf, Randy
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Extraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law

Description: Crime is ordinarily proscribed, tried and punished according to the laws on the place where it occurs. American criminal law applies beyond the geographical confines of the United States, however, under some limited circumstances. The federal exceptions to the general rule usually involve crimes like drug trafficking, terrorism, or crimes committed aboard a ship or airplane. State prosecution for overseas misconduct is limited almost exclusively to multijurisdictional crimes, i.e., crimes where… more
Date: September 10, 2007
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federal Prison Industries

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Date: July 13, 2007
Creator: James, Nathan
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Speakers of the House: Elections, 1913-2007

Description: This report provides data on elections of the Speaker in each Congress since 1913, when the House first reached its present size of 435 Members. During that period (63rd through 110th Congresses), a Speaker by resolution; in the more recent two, the body used the same procedure as at the outset of a Congress.
Date: January 29, 2007
Creator: Beth, Richard S. & Saturno, James V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Family Law: Congress’ Authority to Legislate on Domestic Relations Questions

Description: This report discusses the extent to which Congress is constitutionally authorized to legislate on family law questions, and includes examples of present laws utilizing the various approaches available in the area.
Date: October 25, 2007
Creator: Smith, Alison M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Issues in Dynamic Revenue Estimating

Description: This report provides an overview of the issues in dynamic revenue estimating.
Date: April 26, 2007
Creator: Gravelle, Jane G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Indonesia: Domestic Politics, Strategic Dynamics, and American Interests

Description: This report surveys key aspects of Indonesia's domestic politics and strategic dynamics in addition to provide general background information on Indonesia. It also provides an overview of the bilateral relationship between the United States and Indonesia.
Date: June 20, 2007
Creator: Vaughn, Bruce
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tax Incentives for Charity: An Overview of Legislative Proposals

Description: This report briefly discusses the development of proposals for tax incentives for charity embodies in H.R. 7 and S. 476 in the 108th Congress and S. 6 in the 109th; the revisions in the Pension Protection Act (P.L. 109-280), and prospects for future legislation.
Date: September 13, 2007
Creator: Gravelle, Jane G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Abortion Law Development: A Brief Overview

Description: This report summarizes the history of legislation on abortion. Moreover, the report discusses the conflict that surrounds the history of the court cases and how it has effected legislation passed since Roe v. Wade. The report also covers how Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton did not cover a variety of issues that have since been raised by states seeking to restrict abortion.
Date: June 12, 2007
Creator: Jon, Shimbukuro O. & Lewis, Karen J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Unauthorized Aliens Residing in the United States: Estimates Since 1986

Description: This report presents data estimating the number of unauthorized aliens who have been living in the United States since 1986. This report is limited to data analyses of the Current Population Survey (CPS) conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics so that there is a basic standard of comparison over time.
Date: February 28, 2007
Creator: Wasem, Ruth Ellen
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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