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Organizations That Rate Members of Congress on their Voting Records

Description: From Summary: A number of groups currently compile and publish selected voting records of the Members of Congress based on issues of importance to each particular group. This is a list of these organizations, giving the name, address, telephone number, name of publication, focus of interest, and frequency of publication.
Date: December 18, 1978
Creator: Hays, Janet
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Citizen Control Over Records Held by Third Parties

Description: The United States has become an information society. Government at every level and private industry have been collecting and using more personal information about individuals in the last several years than ever before. The Congress has been aware of this trend, and of the potencia1 for misuse of the information so collected; it has enacted several laws that protect the personal privacy of individuals, and respect the confidentiality of the information maintained about individuals by third parti… more
Date: December 8, 1978
Creator: Collins, Sarah P
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The Impact of Foreign Assistance and Defense Transactions on the U.S. Balance of Payments: Summary of Statistical Data, 1960-1977

Description: This report is a collection of tables compiled in response to a congressional request for information on the impact of United States foreign aid and defense operations on the U.S. balance of international payments.
Date: October 24, 1978
Creator: Pregelj, Vladimir N.
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Closing a Congressional Office: A Brief Overview

Description: This report outlines questions that a congressional office should consider in the process of closing down. This includes statutory and non-statutory matters such as staff, the franking privilege, retirement benefits for Members and staff, allowances, and the disposition of congressional papers and other office item.
Date: October 10, 1978
Creator: Yacker, Marc D.
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Salt II: A Bibliography

Description: This report cites over 200 periodical annotated articles, documents, books, monographs, and volumes related to the current negotiations between the United States and Soviet Union on a new strategic arms limitations agreement (SALT II).
Date: September 1, 1978
Creator: Carlson, Julia F. & Bell, Robert C.
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Agricultural Land Retention: an Analysis of the Issue, A Survey of Recent State and Local Farmland Retention Programs, and a Discussion of Proposed Federal Legislation

Description: This report discusses the nature of the conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural uses, which has become the subject of debate. Included in this report are the survey programs adopted by several states and localities in their efforts to prevent indiscriminate farmland conversion, and describe legislation proposed in the 95th Congress.
Date: August 31, 1978
Creator: Fletcher, Wendell W.
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Estimated Federal Tax Payments By Residents of Individual States Compared to Estimated Federal Outlays in the States, Fiscal Year 1977

Description: From summary: "This report uses statistical information designed for other purposes to develop interstate comparisons of Federal taxes paid by State residents and Federal funds expended within the State. Emphasis is given to figures showing percentage distributions, per capita data, and State rankings."
Date: August 30, 1978
Creator: Rymarowicz, Lillian
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SALT II: A Chronology

Description: This report lists the events of the second strategic arms limitation agreement (SALT II) in chronological order.
Date: August 23, 1978
Creator: Sterste-Perkins, Dagnija
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The Fair Labor Standards Act Amendments of 1977 Discussion With Historical Background

Description: This report presents a brief history of the Act, discusses the major changes made by the 95th Congress (or, in some instances, considered but not adopted), and suggests certain sources which might be useful in providing a reader with diverse interpretations of the Act and its impact.
Date: August 15, 1978
Creator: Whittaker, William G. & Ciccone, Charles V.
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