You limited your search to:
Collection:
Congressional Research Service Reports
- U.S. Postal Service: Background and Analysis of H.R. 2309 and S. 1789 in the 112th Congress
- This report looks at how the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has taken steps to save money. It also covers how bills H.R. 2309 and S. 1789 include major reforms, such as reductions in service, expansion of the USPS's authority to provide products and services, and alterations to the postal employees pension and healthcare plans. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc96729/
- Free Mail for Troops Overseas
- Members of the armed forces on duty in designated combat areas can send personal correspondence, free of postage, to addresses in the United States. There has never been a comparable provision of free postage of letters or packages sent from family members in the United States to loved ones in wartime service overseas. Two bills (H.R. 923 and H.R. 2874) have been introduced that would allow family members and, in the case o H.R. 2874, certain charities to send letters and packages to service men and women in combat zones free of postage. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs10221/
- Free Mail for Troops Overseas
- Members of the armed forces on duty in designated combat areas can send personal correspondence, free of postage, to addresses in the United States. There has never been a comparable provision of free postage for letters or packages sent from family members in the United States to loved ones in wartime service overseas. Two bills (H.R. 923 and H.R. 2874) have been introduced that would allow family members and, in the case of H.R. 2874, certain charities to send letters and packages to servicemen and women in combat zones free of postage. H.R. 923 in amended form as a bill that would allow service members overseas to send vouchers to family or loved ones that would be redeemable for the postage expenses of one letter of 15-pound package per month is included in the FY2007 Defense Authorization Act, which is now awaiting action in the Senate. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs10220/
- Journalists' Privilege to Withhold Information in Judicial and Other Proceedings: State Shield Statutes
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs6147/
- Proposals for Revision of the Communications Act of 1934: Telecommunications Issues
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs8789/
- Communications Act Revisions: Selected Issues for Consideration
- This report provides an overview of selected topics which the 109th Congress may address in its examination of telecommunications issues. The issues included in this report cover: broadband Internet regulation and access; broadcast indecency; digital television transition; Federal Communications Commission structure and reform; intercarrier compensation; media ownership rules; municipal deployment of broadband; public safety communications, the “savings clause” and monopoly issues; spectrum auctions; and universal service fund reform. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs8121/
- Open Access Publishing and Citatation Archives: Background and Controversy
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs9400/
- Terrorism, the Media, and the Government: Perspectives, Trends, and Options for Policymakers
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs419/
- Requirements for Linguists in Government Agencies
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs5759/
- Communications Act Revisions: Selected Issues for Consideration
- This report provides an overview of selected topics which the 109th Congress may address in its examination of telecommunications issues. The issues included in this report cover: broadband Internet regulation and access; broadcast indecency; digital television transition; Federal Communications Commission structure and reform; intercarrier compensation; media ownership rules; municipal deployment of broadband; public safety communications, the “savings clause” and monopoly issues; spectrum auctions; and universal service fund reform. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs7681/
- Public Speaking and Speechwriting: Selected References
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs301/
- Tobacco Issues: National Public Opinion
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs510/
- Free Mail for Troops Overseas
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs9953/
- Postal Service for Katrina Survivors
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs7606/
- The Proposed AT&T/T-Mobile Merger: Would It Create a Virtuous Cycle or a Vicious Cycle?
- This report discusses the pros and cons of a proposed AT&T and T-Mobile merger. The largest con would be that the merged company would have over 70% of the cell phone market share. The largest pro would be that a merged company would be able to provide better service to its customers. The report also gives a brief overview of the mobile phone industry as a whole. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc93872/
- Journalists' Privilege: Overview of the Law and Legislation in Recent Congresses
- This report gives an overview of the law regarding journalistic privilege. Included are the responses of the 110th and 111th Congresses regarding the law. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc103215/
- The 2009 U.N. Durban Review Conference: Follow-Up to the 2001 U.N. World Conference Against Racism
- This report provides information on the 2001 World Conference Against Racism and the circumstances of U.S. withdrawal. It discusses preparations for the Durban Review Conference, including U.S. policy and reaction from other governments. It highlights possible issues for the 111th Congress, including the Review Conference preparatory process, U.S. funding of the Conference, and the political and diplomatic impact of U.S. engagement. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc26291/
- Freedom of Speech and Press: Exceptions to the First Amendment
- This report provides an overview of the major exceptions to the First Amendment - of the ways that the Supreme Court has interpreted the guarantee of freedom of speech and press to provide no protection or only limited protection for some types of speech. For example, the Court has decided that the First Amendment provides no protection to obscenity, child pornography, or speech that constitutes "advocacy of the use of force or of law violation ... where such advocacy is directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action and is likely to incite or produce such action." digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29495/
- Public Relations and Propaganda: Restrictions on Executive Agency Activities
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs6292/
- Public Relations and Propaganda: Restrictions on Executive Agency Activities
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs6291/
- Public Relations and Propaganda: Restrictions on Executive Agency Activities
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs6293/
- Freedom of Speech and Press: Exceptions to the First Amendment
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs6621/
- The Siting of Wireless Communications Facilities: An Overview of Federal, State, and Local Law
- The siting of wireless communications facilities has been a topic of controversy in communities all over the United States. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 governs federal, state, and local regulation of the siting of communications towers by placing certain limitations on local zoning authority without totally preempting state and local law. This report provides an overview of the federal, state, and local laws governing the siting of wireless communications facilities. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs10561/
- Freedom of Speech and Press: Exceptions to the First Amendment
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs1453/
- Freedom of Speech and Press: Exceptions to the First Amendment
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs6542/
- Freedom of Speech and Press: Exceptions to the First Amendment
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs6543/
- Information Sharing for Homeland Security: A Brief Overview
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs6192/
- Freedom of Speech and Press: Exceptions to the First Amendment
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs2242/
- Freedom of Speech and Press: Exceptions to the First Amendment
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs2241/
- Tobacco Advertising: Whether the FDA's Restrictions Violate Freedom of Speech
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs402/
- Freedom of Speech and Press: Exceptions to the First Amendment
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs3916/
- FCC Media Ownership Rules: Issues for Congress
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs3942/
- FCC Media Ownership Rules: Issues for Congress
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs3943/
- Freedom of Speech and Press: Exceptions to the First Amendment
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs3915/
- Freedom of Speech and Press: Exceptions to the First Amendment
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs3917/
- Information Sharing for Homeland Security: A Brief Overview
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs5829/
- Freedom of Speech and Press: Exceptions to the First Amendment
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs5752/
- Tobacco Marketing and Advertising Restrictions in S. 1648, 105th Congress: First Amendment Issues
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs509/
- Pension Issues Cloud Postal Reform Debate
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs7538/
- English as the Official Language of the United States: An Overview
- This report provides background on contemporary efforts to declare English the official language, a review of selected issues raised by official English proposals in Congress, and a summary of arguments that have been advanced in favor of and in opposition to such proposals. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs403/
- Tobacco Marketing and Advertising Restrictions in S. 1415, 105th Congress: First Amendment Issues
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs512/
- Protection of Security-Related Information
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs9566/
- Tobacco Advertising: The Constitutionality of Limiting its Tax Deductibility
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs508/
- Public Relations and Propaganda: Restrictions on Executive Agency Activities
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs7180/
- Speech Material -- Fourth of July
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs9233/
- Secret Sessions of the House and Senate: Authority, Confidentiality, and Frequency
- Secret, or closed, sessions of the House and Senate exclude the press and the public. They may be held for matters deemed to require confidentiality and secrecy-such as national security, sensitive communications received from the President, and Senate deliberations during impeachment trials. Although Members usually seek advance agreement for going into secret session, any Member of Congress may request a secret session without notice. When the House or Senate goes into secret session, its chamber and galleries are cleared of everyone except Members and officers and employees specified in the rules or designated by the presiding officer as essential to the session. After the chamber is cleared, its doors are closed. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc84006/
- The "Son of Sam" Case: Legislative Implications
- In Simon & Schuster, Inc. v. Members of the new York State Crime Victims Board, the U.S. Supreme Court held that New York State's "Son of Sam" law was inconsistent with the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of speech and press. This report examines the Supreme Court decision and then considers whether its rationale renders the federal law unconstitutional. Concluding that it likely does, the report considers whether it would be possible to enact a constitutional Son-of-Sam statute. Finally, the report takes note of some state Son-of-Sam statutes that have been enacted since the Supreme Court decision. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc26026/
- Intelligence Identities Protection Act
- This report summarizes the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, P.L. 97-200, enacted by Congress in 1982 to address the unauthorized disclosure of information that exposes covert U.S. intelligence agents. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc103236/
- The U.S. Postal Service's Use of Contractors to Deliver Mail: Background and Recent Developments
- Currently, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is collectively bargaining with the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) and National Rural Letter Carriers Association (NRLCA). One issue that may or may not be settled is the Postal Service's use of non-USPS employees (i.e., contractors) to deliver mail. If the parties cannot come to a satisfactory arrangement, Congress may be approached to consider the matter. digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc87234/
- Military Space Programs: Issues Concerning DOD's SBIRS and STSS Programs
- No Description digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs6228/