Congressional Research Service Reports - 43,127 Matching Results

Search Results

prev Results: 15571 - 15594 next
open access

Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Description: No Description Available.
Date: September 7, 2005
Creator: Bamberger, Robert L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

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)

Description: This report is an overview of the law under the federal material witness statute which authorizes the arrest of material witnesses, permits their release under essentially the same bail laws that apply to federal criminal defendants, but favors their release after their depositions have taken. A list of citations to comparable state statutes and a bibliography of law review articles and notes are appended.
Date: September 8, 2005
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Emergency Preparedness and Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning in the Federal Judiciary

Description: This report discusses actions taken by AOUSC following the September 11 attacks, and describes expectations for emergency preparedness and COOP plans in the judiciary. Other sections address issues and policy questions Congress might consider, including matters of the status of judicial emergency and COOP preparedness, and funding for future policy and oversight questions regarding judicial contingency planning.
Date: September 8, 2005
Creator: Petersen, R. Eric
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Estate Taxes and Family Businesses: Economic Issues

Description: The 2001 tax revision began a phaseout of the estate tax, by increasing exemptions and lowering rates. The estate tax is scheduled to be repealed in 2010 and a provision to tax appreciation on inherited assets (in excess of a limit) will be substituted. The 2001 tax provisions sunset, however, so that absent a change making them permanent the estate tax will revert, in 2011, to prior, pre-2001, law.
Date: September 8, 2005
Creator: Gravelle, Jane G. & Maguire, Steven
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

New Orleans Levees and Floodwalls: Hurricane Damage Protection

Description: Hurricane Katrina’s storm surge breached floodwalls and levees surrounding New Orleans, causing widespread inundation and significant damage and hampering rescue and recovery efforts. Flooding from precipitation and storm surges flowing over levees and floodwalls was anticipated because the hurricane’s intensity
Date: September 8, 2005
Creator: Carter, Nicole T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Pension Sponsorship and Participation: Summary of Recent Trends

Description: According to the Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey (CPS), the number of private-sector workers between the ages of 25 and 64 whose employer sponsored a retirement plan fell from 53.3 million in 2003 to 53.1 million in 2004. The number of workers who participated in an employer-sponsored retirement plan fell from 43.5 million in 2003 to 43.3 million in 2004. The percentage of 25 to 64- year-old workers in the private sector who participated in an employer-sponsored retirement plan declin… more
Date: September 8, 2005
Creator: Purcell, Patrick J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Terrorism and National Security: Issues and Trends

Description: International terrorism has long been recognized as a serious foreign and domestic security threat. This issue brief examines international terrorist actions and threats and the U.S. policy response. As the 9/11 Commission report released on July 19, 2004, concludes, the United States needs to use all tools at its disposal, including diplomacy, international cooperation, and constructive engagement to economic sanctions, covert action, physical security enhancement, and military force.
Date: September 8, 2005
Creator: Perl, Raphael F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Arsenic-Treated Wood: Background and Overview

Description: The report is categorized into seven categories: (I) Background, (II) Health Effects of CCA, (III) Wood Preservatives: Overview, (IV) Recommendations of an Independent Panel, (V) Scientific Peer Review of Draft Risk Assessment, (VI) Disposal Issues, AND (VII) Legislative Proposals.
Date: September 9, 2005
Creator: Simpson, Michael
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Climate Change Legislation in the 109th Congress

Description: Climate change and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are a continuing issue in the 109th Congress. Bills directly addressing climate change issues range from those focused primarily on climate change research to comprehensive emissions cap-and-trade programs. Additional bills focus on GHG reporting and registries, or on power plant emissions of carbon dioxide, as part of wider controls on pollutant emissions. The bills vary in their approaches to climate change issues. This report briefly discusse… more
Date: September 9, 2005
Creator: Yacobucci, Brent D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Congressional Continuity of Operations (COOP): An Overview of Concepts and Challenges

Description: Interruptions of congressional operations by incidents such as episodic computer virus infections, the 2001 anthrax contamination, the February 2004 ricin incident, and Hurricane Katrina in 2005 have demonstrated the importance of congressional continuity of operations (COOP) planning. This report discusses the circumstances surrounding COOP planning, including provisions for alternative meeting sites and methods for conducting House and Senate meetings and floor sessions when Capitol facilitie… more
Date: September 9, 2005
Creator: Petersen, R. Eric & Seifert, Jeffrey W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Hurricane Katrina Relief

Description: This CRS report summarizes federal disaster assistance funding legislation in the 109th Congress and presents some information on federal expenditures and obligations for disaster recovery activities.
Date: September 9, 2005
Creator: Lake, Jennifer E. & Chite, Ralph M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Federal Civil Rights Statutes: A Primer

Description: This report provides information about a primer on Federal Civil Rights Statutes. it also provides a brief summary of selected civil rights statutes, including the civil rights acts, the equal pay act, etc.
Date: September 9, 2005
Creator: Feder, Jody
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Federal Disaster and Emergency Assistance for Water Infrastructure Facilities and Supplies

Description: Natural and other disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina, can impair, contaminate, or destroy public water systems, including treatment facilities and distribution systems. Costs of addressing such damage can be substantial, while the potential public health and safety consequences of lost or impaired water supplies necessitate rapid responses. Natural and other disasters also can have calamitous impacts on other water infrastructure facilities, such as wastewater treatment plants and flood contr… more
Date: September 9, 2005
Creator: Copeland, Claudia; Tiemann, Mary & Carter, Nicole T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Hurricane Katrina: Activities of the Social Security Administration

Description: This report outlines legislative procedures and also discuss Social Security Administration (SSA) procedures after September 11, 2001, to facilitate new disability, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) SSI, survivors, and death benefit applications.
Date: September 9, 2005
Creator: Szymendera, Scott
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Immigration: International Child Adoption

Description: This report examines the process by which American citizens adopt children from other countries, including the procedure for securing a visa so that the newly adopted child can immigrate to the United States.
Date: September 9, 2005
Creator: Siskin, Alison
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Income Tax Relief in Times of Disaster

Description: In response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, disaster areas have been designated in 64 parishes in Louisiana, 52 counties in Mississippi, six counties in Alabama, and three counties in Florida. Special provisions are available for taxpayers to help recover from the impact of a disaster.
Date: September 9, 2005
Creator: Jackson, Pamela J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Back to Top of Screen