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CRS report volume R46903
Publisher
Congressional Research Service
Pub. Date
20YR-
Language
English
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CRS report volume R47556
Publisher
Congressional Research Service
Pub. Date
20XX-
Language
English
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CRS report for Congress volume RS 21396
Publisher
Congressional Research Service, The Library of Congress
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
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CRS report for Congress volume order code RS 21379
Publisher
Congressional Research Service, The Library of Congress
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
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CRS report for Congress volume RS22007
Publisher
Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
Pub. Date
[2005]
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English
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CRS report for Congress volume R40168
Publisher
Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
Language
English
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Alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles are seen by proponents as integral to improving urban air quality, decreasing dependence on foreign oil, and reducing emissions of greenhouse gases. However, major barrier, especially economics, currently prevent the widespread use of these fuels and technologies. Because of these barriers, and the potential benefits, there is continued congressional interest in providing incentives and other support...
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CRS report for Congress volume RL33433
Publisher
Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
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CRS report for Congress volume RL33460
Publisher
Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
In January 2005, Viktor Yushchenko became Ukraine's new President, after massive demonstrations help to overturn the former regime's electoral fraud, in what has been dubbed the "Orange Revolution," after Yushchenko's campaign color. The "Orange Revolution" sparked a good deal of interest in congress and elsewhere. Some hope that Ukraine may finally embark on a path of comprehensive reforms and Euro-Atlantic integration after nearly 15 years of half-measures...
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CRS report volume RL33932
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English
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Illegal logging is a pervasive problem throughout the world, affecting countries that produce, export, and import wood and wood products. Illegal logging is generally defined as the harvest, transport, purchase, or sale of timber in violation of national laws. In some timber-producing countries in the developing world, illegal logging represents over half of timber production and exports. The World Bank estimates that illegal logging costs governments...
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CRS report for Congress volume RL30243
Publisher
Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
This report presents, verbatim, the United States "Flag Code" as found in title 4 of the United States Code and the section of title 36 which designates the Star- Spangled Banner as the national anthem and how to display the flag during its rendition. The "Flag Code" includes instruction and rules on such topics as: the pledge of allegiance; display and use of the flag by civilians; time and occasions for display; position and manner of display; and...
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Report volume R40173
Publisher
Congressional Research Service
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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CRS report for Congress volume RL30812
Publisher
Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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. Newly enacted laws are published chronologically, first as separate statutes in "slip law" form and later cumulatively in a series of volumes known as the Statutes at Large. Statutes are numbered by order of enactment either as public...
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CRS report for Congress volume R40754
Publisher
Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
The detention of alleged enemy combatants at the U.S. Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the potential transfer of such individuals away from the Guantanamo detention facility, have been the focus of significant legislative activity during the 111th Congress. Several enacted authorization and appropriations measures affect the treatment of Guantanamo detainees and restrict the use of federal funds to transfer or release Guantanamo detainees...
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CRS report for Congress volume RL30113
Publisher
Congressional Research Service
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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In 1993, new laws and regulations pertaining to homosexuals and U.S. military service came into effect reflecting a compromise in policy. This compromise, colloquially referred to as "don't ask, don't tell," holds that the presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion which are...
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CRS report for Congress volume 98-186
Publisher
Congressional Research Service
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
For the first time since the judicial impeachments of 1986-1989, the House has impeached a federal judge. On June 19, 2009, the House voted to impeach U.S. District Judge Samuel B. Kent of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The impeachment process provides a mechanism for removal of the President, Vice President, and other federal civil officers found to have engaged in "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors."...
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CRS report for Congress volume R40128
Publisher
Congressional Research Service
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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