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- Legislative Reorganization for Environmental Affairs, 91st Congress
- This report outlines a proposal for a national policy for the environment.
- Major Federal Consumer Protection Activities: New Obligational Authority and Expenditures, Fiscal Years 1970-1972, Revised
- This report is a record of expenditures concerning federal consumer protection over the years 1970 to 1972.
- A bibliography of books and documents written about the ninety-five men who have sat as Supreme Court Justices
- This report is about A bibliography of books and documents written about the ninety-five men who have sat as Supreme Court Justices.
- Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress
- This report provides an overview of general, Arctic-related issues for Congress, such as: Arctic territorial disputes; commercial shipping through the Arctic; Arctic oil, gas, and mineral exploration; endangered Arctic species; and increased military operations in the Arctic, which could cause the region in coming years to become an arena of international cooperation or competition.
- Serbia: Background and U.S. Relations
- This report provides an overview of Serbia and its governmental structure, economy, and foreign relations with the U.S., Kosovo, Turkey, Russia, and the EU.
- Acquisition Reform in the FY2016-FY2018 National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAAs)
- This report provides a brief overview of selected acquisition-related provisions found in the National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAAs) for FY2016 (P.L. 114-92), FY2017 (P.L. 114-328), and FY2018 (P.L. 115-91), including the following topics that were a focus of the legislation: Major Defense Acquisition Programs, the acquisition workforce, commercial items, Other Transaction Authority, and contract types. This report also discusses the breakup of the office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, as well as the shift of authority from that office to the military departments.
- EPA Proposes to Repeal the Clean Power Plan
- This report is an update of an earlier report regarding the EPA's (Environmental Protection Ageny's) proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan, which was intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. On Dec. 28, 2017 the EPA issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking input on creating a new replacement regulation for the previous Clean Power Plan.
- Transportation Spending Under an Earmark Ban
- This report explains what earmarks are and discusses their use in surface transportation finance. It then discusses how federal transportation funding is distributed with a ban in place and how Members of Congress might influence the distribution.
- Tax Policy and Pollution: Activities of the 91st Congress
- This report discusses the Tax Reform Act of 1969 and the tax on lead additives to gasoline and its effect on pollution levels.
- Forestry in the 91st Congress
- This report discusses legislation and proposals made in the 91st Congress related to forestry.
- Pesticides: Legislative Consideration in the 91st Congress
- This report discusses legislative proposals and debates in the 91st Congress regarding the regulation of pesticides.
- Agriculture and the Environment
- This report discusses legislation and legislative proposals related to agriculture and environmental protection.
- Executive Reorganization for Environmental Affairs During the 91st Congress
- This report discusses the executive reorganization of environmental affairs programs and agencies and provides a timeline of events and executive orders during the reorganization. .
- Population Growth: Activities of the 91st Congress
- This report discusses legislative proposals and bills related to population growth during the 91st Congress.
- Future Higher Education
- This report consists of future higher education
- Science, Research, and Development Relating to Environmental Affairs of the 91st Congress
- This report discusses current and proposed legislation related to environmental research.
- Alaska, Environmental Activities of the 91st Congress
- This report discusses legislative proposals and bills made in the 91st Congress related to environmental matters in Alaska.
- Air Pollution: Remedial Activities of the 91st Congress
- This report discusses legislative proposals and bills in the 91st Congress related to reducing air pollution.
- Radiation Hazards: Activities of the 91st Congress
- This report discusses congressional proposals in the 91st Congress related to the regulation of radiation hazards.
- Systemically Important or "Too Big to Fail" Financial Institutions
- This report discusses the economic issues raised by "too big to fail" (TBTF) financial firms including broad policy options and policy changes made by the relevant Dodd-Frank provisions.
- Latin America and the Caribbean: Key Issues and Actions in the 114th Congress
- This report provides information about U.S. policy toward Latin America and the Caribbean during the 114th Congress in 2015 and 2016. It begins with an overview of the political and economic environment affecting U.S. relations and then examines the Obama Administration's policy toward the region. The report then examines congressional interests in the region and legislative action, looking at selected regional and country issues.
- Effects of Social Security Increases on Benefits From Other Programs
- This report summarizes how certain cash and service benefit programs would be affected if Social Security cash benefits increased. Some of the programs mentioned include retirement programs, veteran benefits, food stamps, and housing programs.
- Environmental Education: Activities of the 91st Congress
- This report provides an overview of legislative proposals and bills passed in the 91st congress related to environmental education.
- Environmental Aspects of Transportation: Activities in the 91st Congress
- This report discusses legislation in the 91st Congress related to environmental aspects of transportation.
- Speakers of the House: Elections, 1913-2017
- 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 115th Congresses), a Speaker was elected five times with the votes of less than a majority of the full membership.
- China-U.S. Trade Issues
- This report discusses the U.S.-China economic relationship and China's rapid expansion as a global economic market, both with respect to the current global economic crisis. It also examines major U.S.-China trade issues and related legislation.
- The Budget Reconciliation Process: Stages of Consideration
- This report discusses the budget reconciliation process which allows Congress to use an expedited procedure when considering legislation that would bring existing spending, revenue, and debt limit laws into compliance with current fiscal priorities established in the annual budget resolution.
- Assistance to Firefighters Program: Distribution of Fire Grant Funding
- This report discusses the federal funding of firefighters, though most funding for firefighters is provided by state and local governments. During the 1990s, shortfalls in state and local budgets, coupled with increased responsibilities of local fire departments, led many in the fire community to call for additional financial support from the federal government.
- EPA and the Army Corps' Rule to Define "Waters of the United States"
- This report describes the revised rule of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) which defines the scope of waters protected under the Clean Water Act (CWA). Agencies refer to this final rule as the Clean Water Rule. This report includes a table comparing the existing regulatory language that defines "waters of the United States" with the revisions.
- Federal Reserve: Oversight and Disclosure Issues
- This report provides an overview of existing Federal Reserve (Fed) oversight and disclosure practices. It also considers the potential impact of greater oversight and disclosure on the Fed's independence and its ability to achieve its macroeconomic and financial stability goals.
- Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP): Estimated Allocations
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- Social Security Earnings Test: Recent and Proposed Changes
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- CRS Issue Statement on the Clean Air Act and Air Quality Standards
- This report discusses the Broad questions regarding the effectiveness of economic versus regulatory approaches to controlling air pollution and the role of federal versus state governments in controlling emissions.
- Speakers of the House: Elections, 1913-2013
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- Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) Status for Russia and U.S.-Russian Economic Ties
- No Description Available.
- Background and Issues for Congressional Oversight of ARRA Broadband Awards
- This report discusses the background and issues for congressional oversight of ARRA Broadband Awards.
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Review of FY2002 Budget Request and Appropriations
- No Description Available.
- Appropriations for FY1999: An Overview
- This is a funding level summary of each of the 13 annual appropriation acts for FY1999 appears in the summaries of annual appropriations spending section of this report.
- Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami: Humanitarian Assistance and Relief Operations. January 2005
- This report summarizes the extent of the disaster and relief effort.
- Largest Mergers and Acquisitions by Corporations: 2001
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- WTO Doha Round: Implications for U.S. Agriculture
- The Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations began in November 2001. From an agricultural viewpoint, the goal of the negotiations was to make progress simultaneously across the three pillars of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) Agricultural Agreement—domestic support, market access, and export competition—by building on the specific terms and conditions established during the previous Uruguay Round of negotiations. This report reviews the current status of agricultural negotiations for domestic support, market access, and export subsidies, and their potential implications for U.S. agriculture.
- The WTO, Intellectual Property Rights, and the Access to Medicines Controversy
- This report discusses issues regarding a World Trade Organization (WTO) on the use of compulsory licenses by developing countries without manufacturing capacity to access life-sustaining medicines.
- U.S.-Taiwan Relationship: Overview of Policy Issues
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- The State of Campaign Finance Policy: Recent Developments and Issues for Congress
- This report discusses selected litigation to demonstrate how those events have changed the campaign finance landscape and affected the policy issues that may confront Congress, but it is not a constitutional or legal analysis. Campaign finance data appears throughout the report.
- Social Security Retirement Earnings Test: How Earnings Affect Benefits
- Social Security benefits received before a person attains full retirement age (FRA) are subject to an actuarial reduction for early retirement and also may be reduced by the Social Security Retirement Earnings Test (RET) if the beneficiary has earnings that exceed an annual threshold. This report explains how the RET is applied under current law and provides detailed benefit examples to show how the RET affects both the worker beneficiary and any family members (auxiliary beneficiaries) who receive benefits based on the worker beneficiary’s record. The report points out features of the RET that are not widely known or understood, such as the recomputation of benefits when a beneficiary attains FRA to adjust (increase) benefits to take into account months for which no benefit or a partial benefit was paid as a result of the RET. Finally, the report discusses policy issues related to the RET, including recent research on the effect of the RET on work effort and the decision to claim Social Security benefits.
- Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2008: Brief Overview
- The Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2008 (P.L. 110-161) was the measure used by Congress and the President to wrap up action on the regular appropriations acts in late 2007, at the end of the first session of the 110th Congress. This report provides a brief overview of the measure, including a discussion of the context for legislative action, the legislative history of the bill, a summary of its structure and content, and information on the use of across-the-board spending cuts to offset part of its cost.
- Budget FY1999: A Chronology with Internet Access
- This report consists of a chronology with internet access budget FY1999.
- Congressional Salaries and Allowances
- This report provides basic information on congressional salaries and allowances. First, the report briefly summarizes the current salary of Members of Congress, limits on their outside earned income and honoraria, and applicable health insurance and retirement benefits.
- Paperwork Reduction Act Reauthorization and Government Information Management Issues
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- Distribution of Broadband Stimulus Grants and Loans: Applications and Awards
- This report focuses on the distribution of ARRA broadband funding with respect to project category, broadband infrastructure technology deployed, and state-by-state distribution.