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- Foreign Ownership of Property in the United States: Federal and State Restrictions
- This report examines various legal issues raised by Federal and State laws restricting foreign ownership in U. S. property. The report examines the constitutional barriers to Federal and State laws restricting such ownership, and the possible constitutional predicates for Federal legislation regulating foreign ownership of property in the united States. The impact of treaties to which the United States is a party on both Federal and State restrictions on the rights of foreign persons to own U.S. property is also discussed.
- Pictures of Government Officials
- From Abstract: Tells where pictures of National and State Government officials may be obtained, including the President and Vice President, Members of Congress, Cabinet officials, Justices of the Supreme Court, and State Governors. Indicates costs for pictures, when applicable.
- Block Grants
- This report includes the material on block grants, including a CRS Report on the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981, several articles, and a guide to State block grant implementation. For additional information and assistance, we have also included addresses of people to contact on the Federal (p. 59) and State levels (p. 70-104).
- Federal and State Authority to Regulate Radioactive Waste Disposal and Transportation
- There appears to be a growing controversy concerning whether a state has the authority to prevent the federal government from disposing of nuclear wastes within it and transporting nuclear wastes through it. Several states have statutes purporting to veto the federal government's action in these areas. This report investigates whether these state statutes may be unconstitutional and preempted by federal statutes and regulations.
- Drunk Driving and Raising the Drinking Age
- This brief report is prepared in response to numerous requests for information on the related issues of drunk driving and raising the drinking age.
- Survey of State Statutes Affecting Voting by the Physically Handicapped
- No Description Available.
- National Minimum Drinking Age: Provisions and Analysis
- No Description Available.
- Speed Limits for Motor Vehicles
- No Description Available.