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- The Qualification of Minor and New Political Parties and Independent Candidates for a Place on the General Election Ballot
- This report includes the qualification of minor and new political parties and independent candidates for a place on the general election ballot as well as a compilation of summaries of state laws and an introductory analysis of selected court decisions.
- National Health Insurance
- This report collects major proposals for health insurance as a response to an increased public interest.
- Subcommittees and Select and Special Committees of the Senate of the United States together with certain Joint Committees of the Congress for the Ninety-Third Congress
- This document lists the subcommittees, select and special committees of the U.S. Senate and certain joint committees of the Congress for the Ninety-Third Congress.
- Presidential Impoundment of Congressionally Appropriated Funds: An Analysis of Recent Federal Court Decisions
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- Automation and the Congressional Research Service
- This report is about automation and the congressional research service.
- Rehabilitation And Employment For The Handicapped Legislation In The 93rd Congress.
- This report is about the Rehabilitation And Employment For The Handicapped Legislation In The 93rd Congress.
- The Seniority System in Congress a Selected and Annotated Bibliography
- This report describes the seniority system in congress.
- Congressional Information processes for coordinating national policies
- This report presents developments related to four types of Information systems available to the members of congress.
- Congress and Procedures for Protecting Security And/Or Intelligence Information : A Brief Overview
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- Abortion: Legislative Control
- In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Constitution protects a woman's decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy (Roe v. Wade), and that a State may not unduly burden the exercise of that fundamental right by regulations that prohibit or substantially limit access to the means of effectuating that decision (Doe v. Bolton). However, the issue of a woman's right to an abortion is far from settled. This report discusses the various legislative actions undertaken since 1973 to either nullify these rulings or hinder their effectuation.
- President Bush's Judicial Nominations During the 101st and 102nd Congresses
- There are ten categories of courts (including the local courts of the District of Columbia) to which the President nominates judges. The report provides background and statistics concerning President Bush's judicial nominations in each court category as well as actions taken on those nominations by the United States Senate. Each of the report's ten sections discusses the composition and jurisdiction of the court in question and notes the committee to which nominations to this court were referred when received by the Senate. Also, statistics on judicial nominations received by the Senate during the four years of the Bush Presidency are presented.
- Points of Order, Rulings, and Appeals in the House of Representatives
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- Privileged Business on the House Floor
- Privileged business is the legislative business of the House that Members have a right to call up for consideration on the floor when the House is not engaged in considering some other matter. Privileged business consists of various kinds of bills, resolutions, and other matters
- Engrossment, Enrollment, and Presentation of Legislation
- Engrossment, enrollment, and presentation of legislation are technical components of the legislative process. They attest to the accuracy of bill texts, confirm passage by the House and Senate, and confirm delivery of the bills to the President for his review.
- Clean Air Act Issues in the 105th Congress
- This Issue Brief discusses clean air issues that arose in the 105th Congress. CRS Issue Brief IB10004 addresses the 106th Congress.
- House Committee Hearings: Scheduling and Notification
- Each House committee has authority to hold hearings whether the House is in session, has recessed, or has adjourned (Rule XI, clause 2(m)(1)(A)). Regardless of the type of hearing, or whether a hearing is held in or outside of Washington, hearings share common aspects of planning and preparation. this report discusses the issues a committee faces in deciding whether to schedule a hearing.
- Appropriations for FY1999: Legislative Branch
- Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental, and continuing) bills, rescissions, and budget reconciliation bills. 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 Legislative Branch Appropriations.
- Committee Funding Resolutions and Processes, 106th Congress
- This report describes the procedures under which committee funding resolutions are considered in the two chambers. A table at the end of the report shows funds approved for the 105th Congress, and the funds requested, recommended, and approved for the 106th Congress for each House committee. The Senate agreed to temporary funding extensions for its committees pending a decision to shift to a fiscal year-based funding process.
- Narcotics Certification of Drug Producing Trafficking Nations: Questions and Answers
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- Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: Overview of S. 1931 and H.R. 1658, 106th Congress
- This report is on the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act: Overview of S. 1931 and H.R. 1658, 106th Congress.
- Allocations and Subdivisions in the Congressional Budget Process
- This report briefly explains how the annual budget resolution sets forth total spending and revenue levels, which are then allocated to the appropriate House and Senate committees, which in turn help Congress determine how best to enforce spending once a budget resolution is adopted.
- Congressional Budget Act Points of Order
- This report provides information about the Congressional Budget Act Points of Order. Budget Act Points of Order are not self-enforcing. In order to enforce a congressional budget rule, a member must raise a point of order against the legislation violating it.
- Congressional Budget Act Points of Order
- Title III of the Congressional Budget Act (CBA) of 1974 (P.L. 93-344), as amended, establishes the points of order that are used to enforce congressional budget procedures and substantive provisions of a budget resolution. These points of order prohibit certain congressional actions and consideration of certain legislation.
- Overview of the Authorization-Appropriation Process
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- Congressional Review of Agency Rulemaking: A Brief Overview and Assessment After Five Years
- This report will provide a brief explanation of how the review scheme was expected to operate and describe how it has in fact been utilized. The possible reasons for the limited use of the formal review mechanism thus far are assessed and congressional remedial proposals and other options are discussed.
- "Sense of" Resolutions and Provisions
- One or both houses of Congress may formally express opinions about subjects of current national interest through freestanding simple or concurrent resolutions (called generically "sense of the House," "sense of the Senate," or "sense of the Congress" resolutions). These opinions may also be added to pending legislative measures by amendments expressing the views of one or both chambers. This fact sheet identifies the various forms such expressions may take and the procedures governing such actions.
- House Committee Hearings: Preparation
- Committee hearings afford Representatives an opportunity to gather information on, and draw attention to, legislation and issues within a committee's purview; conduct oversight of programs or agencies; and investigate allegations of wrongdoing. This report identifies many of the tasks that need to be performed by full committees and, in most cases, subcommittees in advance of a hearing. Some of these tasks are required by House or committee rules; others are common committee practice.
- Pairing in Congressional Voting: The House
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- Types of Committee Hearings
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- House Subcommittees: Assignment Process
- This report addresses the subcommittee assignment process.
- Subcommittees in the House of Representatives
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- House Committee Hearings: Arranging Witnesses
- This report briefly discusses the process of selecting and arranging witnesses for House committee hearings.
- Land and Water Conservation Fund: Current Status and Issues
- The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), a special account created in 1964, has been the principal federal source of monies to acquire new recreation lands. Four federal agencies--the Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Forest Service--receive a portion of these funds. The remainder is a matching grants program to assist states (and localities) in acquiring and developing recreation sites and facilities. The fund accumulates revenues from designated sources. These monies become available only after Congress appropriates them. The concept of the fund has always enjoyed widespread support.
- Federalism and the Constitution: Limits on Congressional Power
- This report will discuss state and federal legislative power generally and will focus on a number of these "fedralism" cases
- The Discharge Rule in the House: Principal Features and Uses
- This report provides information about the Principal Features and Uses on Discharge Rule in the House. The discharge rule allows a measure to come to the floor of considerationeven if the committee of referral does not report it and the leadership does not schedule it.
- The Discharge Rule in the House: Principal Features and Uses
- The “discharge rule” of the House of Representatives allows a measure to come to the floor for consideration, even if the committee of referral does not report it and the leadership does not schedule it. To initiate this action, a majority of House Members must first sign a petition for that purpose. The rule permits either (1) the committee of referral to be discharged from the measure itself; or (2) the Committee on Rules to be discharged from a special rule for considering the measure. Layover periods required by the rule permit the Committee on Rules to preempt a discharge attempt, and recover control of the floor agenda, by securing adoption of an alternative special rule for considering the measure.
- How Measures Are Brought to the House Floor: A Brief Introduction
- This report presents a brief description of the five methods used to bring proposed legislation to the House floor for consideration.
- Agriculture and Fast Track Trade Legislation
- The 107th Congress is expected to consider new "fast track" (or, Presidential trade promotion) authority, which could enable the Administration to submit trade agreements negotiated with foreign countries to Congress for consideration under expedited procedures. Many agricultural and food industry interests are among the export-oriented enterprises that support fast track authority, arguing that foreign trading partners will not seriously negotiate with an Administration that lacks it. However, some agricultural groups argue that fast track ultimately will lead to new agreements that deliver more benefits to foreign than to U.S. producers, at least in some commodity sectors.
- Committee Funding and Staff in the Senate
- The Senate authorizes funds for two years for each of its committees (except appropriations and ethics) through an omnibus resolution, recommended by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and adopted by the full Senate at the beginning of each Congress.
- The House's Corrections Calendar
- This report discusses the establishment of the “Corrections Day”, a concept credited to Michigan Governor John Englerwhich, which is a procedure for repealing “the dumbest things the federal government is currently doing and just abolish them.”
- Congressional Authority to Standardize National Election Procedures
- Recent events surrounding the Presidential election have led to increased scrutiny of voting procedures in the United States. This report focuses on the constitutional authority and limitations that might be relevant to attempts by Congress to standardize these and other procedures.
- Committee Funding Resolutions and Processes, 107th Congress
- Senate action on its committee funding for the 107th Congress was modified as a result of the power-sharing agreement established by S. Res. 8 of January 5, 2001.1 This agreement assures Republicans and Democrats of equal staffing resources on all committees, and supplants Senate rules that require minority party control of at least one-third of each committee’s staff positions. Despite some delays in its normal timetable, the Senate, on March 8, 2001, agreed to a biennial funding resolution by unanimous consent.
- Anti-Hoax Legislation in the 107th Congress: Addressing Problems since September 2001
- This report is on Anti-Hoax Legislation in the 107th Congress: Addressing Problems since September 2001.
- House Standing Committee Chairs: Rules Governing Selection Procedures
- This report mainly discusses about the Rules Governing Selection Procedures on House Standing Committee Chairs. House rules,republican conference rules,Democratic caucus rules each detail aspect of the procedures followed in selecting standing committee chairs.
- Latin America and the Caribbean: Legislative Issues in 2001-2002
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- Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for the 107th Congress
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- Sources of Legislative Proposals: A Descriptive Introduction
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- Members of the U.S. Congress Who Have Died of Other Than Natural Causes While in Office
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- Congressional Budget Resolutions: Selected Statistics and Information Guide
- This report provides current and historical information on the budget resolution. It provides a list of the budget resolutions adopted and rejected by Congress since implementation of the CBA, including the Statutes-at-Large citations and committee report numbers, and describes their formulation and content.
- Special Order Speeches and Other Forms of Non-Legislative Debate in the House
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