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Grants Work in a Congressional Office
Description:
Members of Congress often get requests from constituents for information and help in obtaining funds for projects. Many state and local governments, nonprofit social service and community action organizations, private research groups, small businesses, and individuals approach congressional offices to find out about funding, both from the federal government and from the private sector.
The success rate in obtaining federal assistance is not high, given the
competition for federal funds. A grant…
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Date:
January 24, 1997
Creator:
Gerli, Merete
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Grants Work in a Congressional Office
Description:
Members of Congress often get requests from constituents for information and help in obtaining funds for projects. Many state and local governments, nonprofit social service and community action organizations, private research groups, small businesses, and individuals approach congressional offices to find out about funding, both from the federal government and from the private sector.
The success rate in obtaining federal assistance is not high, given the
competition for federal funds. A grant…
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Date:
February 14, 2002
Creator:
Gerli, Merete F.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Grants Work in a Congressional Office
Description:
Members of Congress often get requests from constituents for information and help in obtaining funds for projects. Many state and local governments, nonprofit social service and community action organizations, private research groups, small businesses, and individuals approach congressional offices to find out about funding, both from the federal government and from the private sector.
The success rate in obtaining federal assistance is not high, given the
competition for federal funds. A grant…
more
Date:
October 14, 2002
Creator:
Gerli, Merete F.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Grants Work in a Congressional Office
Description:
Members of Congress often get requests from constituents for information and help in obtaining funds for projects. Many state and local governments, nonprofit social service and community action organizations, private research groups, small businesses, and individuals approach congressional offices to find out about funding, both from the federal government and from the private sector.
The success rate in obtaining federal assistance is not high, given the
competition for federal funds. A grant…
more
Date:
September 17, 2003
Creator:
Gerli, Merete F.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Floor Procedure in the House of Representatives: A Brief Overview
Description:
The House considers bills and resolutions on the floor under several different sets of procedures governing the time for debate and the opportunities for amendment. Some procedures allow 40 or 60 minutes for debate; others permit debate to continue until a majority of Members vote to end it. Some procedures prohibit most or all floor amendments; others allow Members to offer any amendments that meet the requirements
of the House’s rules and precedents. Notwithstanding these differences, the rul…
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Date:
January 24, 2001
Creator:
Bach, Stanley
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Floor Procedure in the House of Representatives: A Brief Overview
Description:
The House considers bills and resolutions on the floor under several different sets of procedures governing the time for debate and the opportunities for amendment. Some procedures allow 40 or 60 minutes for debate; others permit debate to continue until a majority of Members vote to end it. Some procedures prohibit most or all floor amendments; others allow Members to offer any amendments that meet the requirements
of the House’s rules and precedents. Notwithstanding these differences, the ru…
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Date:
August 26, 2003
Creator:
Rybicki, Elizabeth & Bach, Stanley
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Floor Procedure in the House of Representatives: A Brief Overview
Description:
The House considers bills and resolutions on the floor under several different sets of procedures governing the time for debate and the opportunities for amendment. Some procedures allow 40 or 60 minutes for debate; others permit debate to continue until a majority of Members vote to end it. Some procedures prohibit most or all floor amendments; others allow Members to offer any amendments that meet the requirements
of the House’s rules and precedents. Notwithstanding these differences, the rul…
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Date:
March 15, 2005
Creator:
Rybicki, Elizabeth & Bach, Stanley
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
The House's Corrections Calendar
Description:
This report discusses the establishment of the “Corrections Day”, a concept credited to Michigan Governor John Englerwhich, which is a procedure for repealing “the dumbest things the federal government is currently doing and just abolish them.”
Date:
March 28, 2001
Creator:
Oleszek, Walter J.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
House Rules Affecting Committees
Description:
House Rules, especially Rules X-XIII, govern the authority and operations of its committees
and subcommittees. This report identifies and summarizes these and other rules and directives affecting committee powers, authority, activities, and operations.
Date:
February 22, 1999
Creator:
Bach, Stanley & Hardy-Vincent, Carol
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Senate Floor Procedure: A Summary
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No Description Available.
Date:
January 12, 2001
Creator:
Bach, Stanley
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Asian Pacific Americans in the United States Congress
Description:
This report provides information on the 33 Asian Pacific Americans who have served in the United States Congress from 1903 to the present, including 13 Resident Commissioners from the Philippine Islands. These Resident Commissioners served from 1907-1946 while the Philippines were a U.S. territory and commonwealth (all were Philippine born). Information on Members and territorial delegates includes party affiliations, length and dates of service, and committee assignments.
Date:
April 19, 2002
Creator:
Tong, Lorraine H.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Asian Pacific Americans in the United States Congress
Description:
This report provides information on the 33 Asian Pacific Americans who have served in the United States Congress from 1903 to the present, including 13 Resident Commissioners from the Philippine Islands. These Resident Commissioners served from 1907-1946 while the Philippines were a U.S. territory and commonwealth (all were Philippine born). Information on Members and territorial delegates includes party affiliations, length and dates of service, and committee assignments.
Date:
July 31, 2003
Creator:
Tong, Lorraine H.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Legislative Powers of Congress: A Brief Reference Guide
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No Description Available.
Date:
May 13, 1998
Creator:
Costello, George
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
The Discharge Rule in the House: Principal Features and Uses
Description:
The “discharge rule” of the House of Representatives allows a measure to come to the floor for consideration, even if the committee of referral does not report it and the leadership does not schedule it. To initiate this action, a majority of House Members must first sign a petition for that purpose. The rule permits either (1) the committee of referral to be discharged from the measure itself; or (2) the Committee on Rules to be discharged from a special rule for considering the measure. Layov…
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Date:
March 26, 2001
Creator:
Beth, Richard S.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
The Congressional Appropriations Process: An Introduction
Description:
This report describes the annual appropriations cycle from the President’s submission of his annual budget through enactment of the appropriations measures. It describes the three types of appropriations measures—regular appropriations bills, continuing resolutions, and supplemental bills. It explains the spending ceilings for appropriations bills that are associated with the budget resolution and the sequestration process, including a description of the mechanisms used to enforce the ceilings.…
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Date:
August 3, 1999
Creator:
Streeter, Sandy
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
The Congressional Appropriations Process: An Introduction
Description:
This report describes the annual appropriations cycle from the President’s submission of his annual budget through enactment of the appropriations measures. It describes the three types of appropriations measures—regular appropriations bills, continuing resolutions, and supplemental bills. It explains the spending ceilings for appropriations bills that are associated with the budget resolution and the sequestration process, including a description of the mechanisms used to enforce the ceilings.…
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Date:
July 29, 2003
Creator:
Streeter, Sandy
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
The Congressional Appropriations Process: An Introduction
Description:
This report describes the annual appropriations cycle from the President’s submission of his annual budget through enactment of the appropriations measures. It describes the three types of appropriations measures—regular appropriations bills, continuing resolutions, and supplemental bills. It explains the spending ceilings for appropriations bills that are associated with the budget resolution and the sequestration process, including a description of the mechanisms used to enforce the ceilings.…
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Date:
December 6, 2004
Creator:
Streeter, Sandy
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Congressional Campaign Spending: 1976-1996
Description:
The data in this report reflect spending by congressional candidates from funds donated by individuals, political action committees (PACs), parties, and candidates. Thus, it includes expenditures under candidate control and does not reflect spending on their behalf, with or without their cooperation, by parties, PACs, and other groups.
Date:
August 19, 1997
Creator:
Cantor, Joseph E.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Agriculture and Fast Track or Trade Promotion Authority
Description:
New “fast track” (or, trade promotion) authority (TPA) is at issue in the 107th Congress. Such authority could enable the Administration to submit negotiated foreign trade agreements to Congress for consideration under expedited procedures. Efforts to renew this authority, which expired in 1994, have not succeeded since then. Many agricultural and food industry interests are among the export-oriented enterprises that support TPA, arguing that foreign trading partners will not seriously negotiat…
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Date:
October 11, 2001
Creator:
Becker, Geoffrey S. & Hanrahan, Charles E.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Agriculture and Fast Track or Trade Promotion Authority
Description:
New “fast track” (or, trade promotion) authority (TPA) is at issue in the 107th Congress. Such authority could enable the Administration to submit negotiated foreign trade agreements to Congress for consideration under expedited procedures. Efforts to renew this authority, which expired in 1994, have not succeeded since then. Many agricultural and food industry interests are among the export-oriented enterprises that support TPA, arguing that foreign trading partners will not seriously negotiat…
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Date:
January 4, 2002
Creator:
Becker, Geoffrey S. & Hanrahan, Charles E.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Agriculture and Fast Track or Trade Promotion Authority
Description:
New “fast track” (or, trade promotion) authority (TPA) is at issue in the 107th Congress. Such authority could enable the Administration to submit negotiated foreign trade agreements to Congress for consideration under expedited procedures. Efforts to renew this authority, which expired in 1994, have not succeeded since then. Many agricultural and food industry interests are among the export-oriented enterprises that support TPA, arguing that foreign trading partners will not seriously negotiat…
more
Date:
May 10, 2002
Creator:
Becker, Geoffrey S. & Hanrahan, Charles E.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Agriculture and Fast Track or Trade Promotion Authority
Description:
New “fast track,” or trade promotion, authority (TPA), legislation to implement trade agreements is at issue in the 107th Congress. Such authority would enable the Administration to submit negotiated foreign trade agreements to Congress for consideration under expedited procedures. Many agricultural and food industry interests are among the export-oriented enterprises that support TPA, arguing that foreign trading partners will not seriously negotiate with an Administration that lacks it. Howev…
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Date:
June 4, 2002
Creator:
Becker, Geoffrey S. & Hanrahan, Charles E.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Agriculture and Fast Track or Trade Promotion Authority
Description:
New “fast track,” or trade promotion, authority (TPA) cleared the 107th Congress for the President’s expected signature in August 2002. Such authority enables the Administration to submit negotiated foreign trade agreements to Congress for consideration under expedited procedures. Many agricultural and food industry interests were among the export-oriented enterprises that supported TPA, arguing that foreign trading partners would not seriously negotiate with an Administration that lacked it. H…
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Date:
August 2, 2002
Creator:
Becker, Geoffrey S. & Hanrahan, Charles E.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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