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The Unborn Victims of Violence Act

Description: This report examines the act's provisions, and reviews existing state laws that criminalize the killing of a fetus or unborn child. The report also discusses selected cases that have considered the legitimacy of state fetal homicide and unborn child homicide statutes.
Date: January 24, 2007
Creator: Shimabukuro, Jon O.
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The U.N. Law of the Sea Convention and the United States: Developments Since October 2003

Description: On October 31, 2007, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to recommend Senate advice and consent to U.S. adherence to the 1982 U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea and the 1994 Agreement Relating to Implementation of Part XI of that Convention. This followed the statement by President Bush on May 15, 2007, urging “the Senate to act favorably on U.S. accession” to the Convention. CRS Issue Brief IB95010, The Law of the Sea Convention and U.S. Policy, serves as a basic CRS source for dis… more
Date: October 31, 2007
Creator: Browne, Marjorie Ann
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The Endangered Species Act and "Sound Science"

Description: This report provides a context for evaluating legislative proposals through examples of how science has been used in selected cases, a discussion of the nature and role of science in general, and its role in the Endangered Species Act (ESA) process in particular, together with general and agency information quality requirements and policies, and a review of how the courts have viewed agency use of science.
Date: September 27, 2007
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. L.; Baldwin, Pamela & Alexander, Kristina
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Federal Statutes: What They Are and Where to Find Them

Description: This report provides a brief overview of federal statutes and where to find them, both in print and on the internet. When Congress passes a law, it may amend or repeal earlier enactments or it may write on a clean slate. After providing an overview on the basics of federal statutes, this report gives guidance on where federal statutes, in their various forms, may be located on the Internet.
Date: December 27, 2007
Creator: Foley, Cassandra L.
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Unauthorized Alien Students: Issues and “DREAM Act” Legislation

Description: This report examines the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act, or the DREAM Act. The bills were introduced in the 109th Congress, one of which was incorporated into the immigration reform bill passed by the Senate. A key issues in the current debate about immigration reform is how to address the resident unauthorized alien population.
Date: January 30, 2007
Creator: Bruno, Andorra
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Federal Prison Industries

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Date: July 13, 2007
Creator: James, Nathan
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Speakers of the House: Elections, 1913-2007

Description: 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 110th Congresses), a Speaker by resolution; in the more recent two, the body used the same procedure as at the outset of a Congress.
Date: January 29, 2007
Creator: Beth, Richard S. & Saturno, James V.
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Indonesia: Domestic Politics, Strategic Dynamics, and American Interests

Description: This report surveys key aspects of Indonesia's domestic politics and strategic dynamics in addition to provide general background information on Indonesia. It also provides an overview of the bilateral relationship between the United States and Indonesia.
Date: June 20, 2007
Creator: Vaughn, Bruce
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Tax Incentives for Charity: An Overview of Legislative Proposals

Description: This report briefly discusses the development of proposals for tax incentives for charity embodies in H.R. 7 and S. 476 in the 108th Congress and S. 6 in the 109th; the revisions in the Pension Protection Act (P.L. 109-280), and prospects for future legislation.
Date: September 13, 2007
Creator: Gravelle, Jane G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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House Committee Funding, 110th Congress

Description: This report summarizes requests from individual committees and funding levels reported by the Committee on House Administration, and compares 110th Congress-reported levels to authorizations for House committees in the 109th Congress.
Date: March 5, 2007
Creator: Petersen, R. Eric
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House Committee Funding, 110th Congress

Description: This report summarizes requests from individual committees and funding levels reported by the Committee on House Administration, and compares 110th Congress-authorized levels to authorizations for House committees in the 109th Congress.
Date: April 16, 2007
Creator: Petersen, R. Eric
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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House Committee Markup: Amendment Procedure

Description: This report states the essential purpose of a committee markup is to determine whether a measure pending before a committee should be altered, or amended, in any substantive way.
Date: March 13, 2007
Creator: Schneider, Judy
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts

Description: This report describes FSAs, the basis for their treatment, and data on their use.
Date: March 13, 2007
Creator: Peterson, Chris L. & Lyke, Bob
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The “Farm Bill” in Brief

Description: This report discusses the farm bill, which renewed about every five years, governs federal farm and food policy. The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-171) is the most recent omnibus farm bill, covering a wide range of programs including commodity price and income support, farm credit, agricultural conservation, research, rural development, and foreign and domestic food programs, among others.
Date: May 29, 2007
Creator: Johnson, Renée
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The “Farm Bill” in Brief

Description: This report briefly discusses federal farm support, food assistance, agricultural trade, marketing, and rural development policies are governed by a variety of separate laws. Many of these laws periodically have been evaluated, revised, and renewed through an omnibus, multi-year farm bill. These policies can be and sometimes are modified through free-standing authorizing legislation, or as part of other laws.
Date: February 2, 2007
Creator: Becker, Geoffrey S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Congress’s Contempt Power: A Sketch

Description: This report outlines the source of the contempt power, reviews major developments in the case law, and analyzes the procedures associated with each of the three different types of contempt proceedings.
Date: August 1, 2007
Creator: Rosenberg, Morton & Tatelman, Todd B.
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Extradition To and From the United States: Overview of the Law and Recent Treaties

Description: Report outlining information about treaties and procedures followed by the United States related to extradition requests (originating in the U.S. or from a foreign country) to surrender a person for prosecution or punishment in another country. It includes footnotes and citations documenting relevant legal authority for the explanations, as well as an appendix listing the countries with which the U.S. does or does not have extradition treaties.
Date: August 3, 2007
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The “Farm Bill” in Brief

Description: Federal farm support, food assistance, agricultural trade, marketing, and rural development policies are governed by a variety of separate laws. Although many of these policies can be and sometimes are modified through freestanding authorizing legislation, or as part of other laws, the omnibus, multi-year farm bill provides an opportunity for policymakers to address agricultural and food issues more comprehensively.
Date: January 3, 2007
Creator: Becker, Geoffrey S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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