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- Frequently Asked Questions Concerning the Federal Income Tax
- This report addresses some of the frequently asked historical, constitutional, procedural, and legal questions concerning the federal income tax.
- The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program: How are State Allotments Determined?
- This report discusses the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which is a block grant program under which the federal government provides states annual grants to operate multi-component home energy assistance programs for needy households.
- United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR): U.S. Membership
- This short report provides an overview of the U.N. Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR and Administration and Congressional responses to recent developments.
- Stewardship Contracting for the National Forests
- This report discusses the advantages and limitations of proposed approaches to stewardship contracting to reduce threats to national forests exacerbated by unnaturally high amounts of biomass.
- National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN) for Law Enforcement
- This report provides a brief history of how the current National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN) system evolved and operates. It includes information about issues that may be of concern to Members and committees of the 107th Congress, such as whether expanding NIBIN to include new gun purchases could be construed as a step toward a national gun registry system. The report also summarizes bills introduced in the 107th Congress related to NIBIN.
- Legislative Research in Congressional Offices: A Primer
- This report discusses the process of conducting legislative research: deciding the scope, collecting the information and evaluating sources. Members of Congress need many kinds of information and analysis to support their legislative, oversight, and representational work, including both quick facts, or information to improve their understanding of a complex set of issues.
- The House of Representatives Apportionment Formula: An Analysis of Proposals for Change and Their Impact on States
- This report examines the methods and formulas used to reapportion seats in the House of Representatives following a Census. Although modern Congresses have rarely considered the issue of the formula used in the calculations, this report describes apportionment options from which Congress could choose and the criteria that each method satisfies.
- Veterans' Pensions: Fact Sheet
- This report discusses veterans' pensions, which are monthly cash payments made to qualified veterans or survivors so that their total income from all countable sources reach specified annual levels and are administered by the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA).
- The House Amendment Tree
- This report discusses the House amendment tree, a chart that depicts the maximum number and types of amendments that may be offered to a measure before any amendment is voted upon.
- Appropriations for FY2002: U.S. Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies
- This report is a guide to one of the 13 regular appropriations bills that Congress passes each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture by summarizing the current legislative status of the bill, its scope, major issues, funding levels, and related legislative activity. The report also lists the key CRS staff relevant to the issues covered and related CRS products.
- Disapproval of Regulations by Congress: Procedure Under the Congressional Review Act
- This report discusses the Congressional Review Act of 1996, which established expedited (or "fast track") procedures by which Congress may disapprove a broad range of regulatory rules issued by federal agencies by enacting a joint resolution of disapproval. For initial floor consideration, the Act provides an expedited procedure only in the Senate.
- Class Actions and Proposed Reform in the 106th Congress: Class Action Fairness Act of 2000
- This report discusses Class Actions and proposed reform in the 106th Congress of Class Action Fairness Act of 2000.
- Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods: Current Law and Proposed Changes
- This report discusses law and proposed changes related to Country-of-Origin labeling for Foods.
- Enforceability of Mandatory Arbitration Agreements: Wright v. Universal Maritime Service Corp.
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- Selected Conservation Proposals for the Next Farm Bill
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- Immigration Legalization and Status Adjustment Legislation
- This report provides an overview of the immigration legalization and status adjustment legislation.
- Bulgaria: Country Background Report
- This report details the Bulgaria country's background information such as its foreign policy, regional relations, and the U.S - Bulgarian Relations.
- Summit of the Americas III, Quebec City, Canada, April 20-22, 2001: Background, Objectives, and Results
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- The Barcelona Process: The European Union’s Partnership with the Southern Mediterranean
- This report contains the European Union's partnership with the Southern Mediterranean. It also provides a brief discussion of how the Barcelona Process related to the Middle East peace process, as well as to other U.S. interests.
- The Emergency Food Assistance Program and Emergency Feeding Needs
- This report contains the emergency food assistance program and emergency feeding needs.
- Tax Activity in the 106th Congress
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- Trade Promotion Authority (Fast-Track): Labor Issues (Including H.R. 3005 and H.R. 3019)
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- Water Infrastructure Funding: Review and Analysis of Current Issues
- This report identifies a number of issues likely to receive attention in connection with water infrastructure. It begins with a brief review of federal involvement, describes the current debate about funding needs, and then examines key issues, including what is the nature of the problems to be solved; who will play, and what is the federal role; and questions about mechanisms for delivering federal support, including state-by-state allotment of federal funds.
- Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation Legislation in the 107th Congress
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- Federal and State Initiatives to Integrate Acute and Long-Term Care: Issues & Profiles
- This report discusses the efforts of the federal and state initiatives to integrate acute and long-term care, with a n eye toward providing Congress with the necessary information with which to consider future action in the area.
- Hong Kong’s Ongoing Transition: Implications of Chinese Sovereignty in 2001. March 2001
- This report focuses on the situation in Hong Kong as it continues its political and social transformation after the July 1997 reversion to Chinese sovereignty.
- Statutory Offices of Inspector General: Establishment and Evolution
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- Committee System Rules Changes in the House, 107th Congress
- This fact sheet details changes in the committee system contained in H. Res. 5, the rules of the House for the 107th Congress, adopted by the House January 3, 2001. This contains information on changes in the committee structure, committee procedure, and committee staff.
- Housing Issues in the 106th Congress
- This report summarizes current housing issues, cites legislative proposals, and in some cases, presents brief pro/con discussions.
- Motions to Recommit in the House
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- Trade Agreement Monitoring and Enforcement: Issues for Congress
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- Critical Infrastructures: Background and Early Implementation of PDD-63
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- China: Labor Conditions and Unrest
- This report discusses the China's Labor condition and Chinese government attempt to implement laws and programs that protect labor rights and provide social welfare benefits while punishing labor rights activists and independent union organizer.
- A User’s Guide to the Congressional Record
- This report provides a user's guide to the proceedings of the House and Senate, the proceedings of the House and Senate.
- Amendments Relating to the Discipline of Children with Disabilities in H.R. 1 and S.1, 107th Congress
- This report discusses the Better Education for Students and Teachers Act, which would eliminate the requirement for educational services to children with disabilities in certain situations.
- MTBE in Gasoline: Clean Air and Drinking Water Issues
- This report provides background information concerning the gasoline additive methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), discusses air and water quality issues associated with it, and reviews options available to congressional and other policy-makers concerned about its continued use. It includes a discussion of legislation considered in the 106th Congress, which may serve as a starting point for legislation in the 107th.
- Automated Teller Machine (ATM) Fees: Legislation and Issues
- This report discusses the fees associated with automated teller machines (ATMs) that was increased as a result of a 1996 Visa U.S.A. and MasterCard International decision.
- Basic Federal Budgeting Terminology
- This report is about Basic Federal Dudgeting Terminology.
- Executive Orders: Issuance and Revocation
- Executive orders and proclamations are used extensively by Presidents to achieve policy goals, set uniform standards for managing the Executive Branch, or outline a policy view intended to influence the behavior of private citizens. The Constitution does not define these presidential instruments, and does not explicitly vest the President with the authority to issue them. Nonetheless, such orders are accepted as an inherent aspect of presidential power, and, if based on appropriate authority, they have the force and effect of law. This report discusses the nature of executive orders and proclamations, with a focus on the scope of presidential authority to execute such instruments and judicial and congressional responses thereto.
- Credit Union Deposit Insurance: Purpose, Management, and Policy Issues
- This report discusses various issues surrounding federal deposit insurance. A key concern is maintaining a balance between providing the benefits of deposit insurance and promoting sound management practices at banks, thrifts, and credit unions.
- Copyright Cases in the Courts: Napster, MP3 Digital Music, and DVD Motion Picture Encryption Technology
- This report discusses copyright cases in the courts, including Napster, MP3 digital music, and DVD motion picture.
- Federal Tort Claims Act: Current Legislative and Judicial Issues
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- Air Quality and Emissions Trading: A Primer
- This report briefly discusses the extent to which emissions trading has been used in the United States, explains how trading programs work, analyzes factors that can influence the effectiveness of trading, and examines some of the principal arguments related to the use of trading to control air pollution.
- Food and Drug Administration: Selected Funding and Policy Issues
- This report discusses funding and policy issues regarding the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is responsible for ensuring the safety of foods, drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, and other products.
- Election Reform Bills in the U.S. House of Representatives, 107th Congress: A Comparison of Selected Legislation
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- Sugar Policy Issues
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- The Economic Effects of Spending on Homeland Security
- One direct result of the terrorist attacks of September 11 is that the cost of domestic security has risen. That increased cost is likely to be in the form of increased outlays on the military, as well as increases in spending for domestic law enforcement, public safety, and private security services. This report briefly discusses the economic effects of this increased cost looks into how security affects GDP.
- Unanimous Consent Agreements in the Senate
- This report discusses the idea of "unanimous consent" in the Senate. Without its tradition of unanimous consent, the Senate would find it harder to process its complex workload.
- Medicare: Selected Prescription Drug Proposals in the 107th Congress
- Medicare, the nationwide health insurance program for the aged and disabled, does not cover most outpatient prescription drugs. On several occasions, the Congress has considered providing coverage for at least a portion of beneficiaries’ drug costs. The issue received renewed attention in the 106th Congress. However, there was no consensus on how the coverage should be structured. This report provides a side-by-side comparison of bills introduced in the 107th Congress that have received the most attention.
- National Missile Defense: Issues for Congress
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