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Historic preservation program
Title
Historic preservation program: Structure, history and congressional policies
Date
1987
Summary
This report reviews the current historic preservation partnership between the Federal/State/local government sectors, and the private sector; the partnership evolution from 1906 through 1976; the historic preservation legislation of the 95th through 99th Congresses; the congressional jurisdiction for historical preservation in the 100th Congress; and historic preservation issues which may be debated in the 100th Congress.
Smokeless tobacco
Title
Smokeless tobacco: Health concerns spark advertising and labeling controversy
Date
1986
Summary
Prompted by growing concerns about the health effects associated with smokeless tobacco products - both chewing tobacco and snuff - several bills are being considered by the 99th Congress which are designed to warn consumers about the dangerous health consequences of such products and discourage their consumption. This report provides background information on these products, including usage, their advertising and promotion, and health concerns. It also discusses legislative proposals which include labeling requirements, advertising bans and restrictions, tax measures, and public education efforts.
Shewed a rare knowledge ...
Title
Shewed a rare knowledge ...
Union cause in St. Louis in 1861
Title
The Union cause in St. Louis in 1861: an historical sketch
Federal funding for education services for undocumented alien children
Title
Federal funding for education services for undocumented alien children
Date
1983
Summary
This paper describes the program under which funds were made available in the 98th Congress for the education of immigrant children, including the undocumented, as well as other federally funded education programs for alien children. Concerns in the area of education of aliens, including the availability of data on the undocumented, are discussed.
ACTION and its volunteer programs
Title
ACTION and its volunteer programs
Date
1986
Summary
ACTION is authorized by the Domestic Volunteer Service Act; its major program components include Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) and the Older American Volunteer Program (OAVP). This legislation was last reauthorized in 1984 (P.L. 98-288) and will be reviewed for reauthorization by Congress during the 99th Congress. This paper provides an overview of ACTION programs.
Drug and alcohol abuse
Title
Drug and alcohol abuse: Prevention, treatment, and education
Date
1986
Summary
The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, P.L. 99-570, authorizes a wide-ranging Federal effort to prevent and control substance abuse. This paper describes the background and development of Federal support for substance abuse education, prevention, and treatment programs and activities, including provisions for such support in P.L. 99-570.
Legal issues and legislation concerning use of backyard satellite earth stations to receive cable television programs
Title
Legal issues and legislation concerning use of backyard satellite earth stations to receive cable television programs
Date
1985
Legislative vetoes enacted after Chadha
Title
Legislative vetoes enacted after Chadha
Date
1987
Summary
This report identifies the legislative vetoes that have been enacted into law after the Supreme Court, in INS v. Chadha (1983), which held the legislative veto unconstitutional. Most of the legislative vetoes enacted after Chadha vest the veto power in committees or subcommittees of Congress.
Administering an acid rain superfund
Title
Administering an acid rain superfund: Preliminary analysis of potential o & m costs and other concerns
Date
1983
Housing and housing finance
Title
Housing and housing finance: An alphabetical microthesaurus of terms selected from the legislative indexing vocabulary
Date
1986
Summary
The microthesaurus identifies terms on housing and housing finance in the Legislative Indexing Vocabulary. It also includes terms on real estate and land use. The terms may be used in searching the CRS Bibliographic Data Base, the Bill Digest files, and the Major Issues System on SCORPIO.
Gen. Nathaniel Lyon, and Missouri in 1861
Title
Gen. Nathaniel Lyon, and Missouri in 1861: a monograph of the great rebellion
Jamaica (1834)
Title
Jamaica (1834)
Summary
Steel engraved 1834 map of Jamaica from the Montgomery Martin's History of the British Colonies Vol. 2 West Indies Counties appearing on the map: Cornwall, Middlesex, and Surrey. Parishes appearing in Cornwall: Hanover, Westmorland, and St. Elizabeth. Cities appearing in Cornwall: Hanover: Lucea, Montego Bay, and Trelawney (?). Westmorland: Savannah la Mer (Savanna-la-Mar), Queen's Town (?), and Blewfields (Bluefields). St. Elizabeth: Accompong Town (Accompong) and Lacovia. Parishes appearing in Middlesex:Trelawney, Manchester, St. Ann, Clarendon, Vere, St. Dorothy, St. John, and St. Catherine. Trelawney: Martha Brea (Martha Brae), Falmouth, and Rio Bueno. Manchester: No Cities. St. Ann: St. Ann's Bay. Clarendon: The Cross (Palmers Cross) and Chapleton (Chapelton). Vere: The Alley (?). St. Dorothy: Old Harbour (?). St. John: No Cities. St. Catherine: Spanish Town. Parishes in Surrey: St. Mary, St. George, Portland, St. Thomas in the East, St. David, and Kingston. St. Mary: Ora Cabessa R & B (Oracabessa) and Scots Hall Town (?). St. George: Anotta Bay (Annotto Bay). Portland: Port Antonio and Moore Town. St. Thomas in the East: Bath, Port Morant, and Morant Bay. St. David: No Cities Kingston: Stony Hill, Halfway Tree (Part of Kingston, Half Way Tree Road), Kingston, and Greenwich (Greewich Town is now part of Kingston). Written on the lower left corner of the map is the following information about the island: Length: 160 miles Breadth: 45 to 50 miles Division-3 Counties-21 Parishes Seat of Govt. Spanish Town Annual Revenue ₤300,000 Do. Maritime Commerce Value: ₤6,000,000 Highest Land: 8,000 Feet Discd. by Columbus: A.D. 1494 Colonized by Spain: A.D. 1509 Captured by England: A.D. 1655 Population: Whites 35,000, Coloured: 450,000 Mapmakers: John Walker, Alexander Walker and Charles Walker, known collectively as J & C Walker (active 1820-95), were engravers, draughtsmen and publishers working through the 19th century.
For pensions taken ...
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For pensions taken ...
Shakespeare Aliquando bonus ...
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Shakespeare Aliquando bonus ...
Private school enrollments
Title
Private school enrollments: A review of selected data
Date
1985
Summary
This paper provides a brief overview of selected data on the following aspects of private elementary and secondary school enrollment: numbers of students, enrollment of minority (blacks and Spanish origin) students, enrollment in religiously affiliated private schools, and enrollment of students from families with different levels of annual income. Where appropriate, comparisons are made to enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools.
Joyful Songs
Title
Joyful songs
Date
1920-1970, [1920?]
History of southern Missouri and northern Arkansas
Title
A History of southern Missouri and northern Arkansas: being an account of the early settlements, the Civil War, the Ku-Klux, and times of peace
Jobs and the economic recovery
Title
Jobs and the economic recovery: How have industries, regions, and workers fared?
Date
1985
Summary
After nearly three years of economic expansion, there has been widespread failure across manufacturing industries and regions to fully recoup their precession employment levels. Even if each manufacturing industry eventually recovers all its jobs losses in the same regions in which the lay offs occurred -- a very unlikely assumption -- dislocated workers probably will be unable to await their recall by former employers; instead, they will have to take new jobs in different industries, occupations, or areas. While the greater availability of jobs since the recovery began has enabled a majority of dislocated workers to be reemployed, dislocated workers today represent about 1 out of every 10 employed workers.
Hold the phone
Title
Hold the phone: The federal excise tax on telephone service; a history and discussion of issues
Date
1984
Summary
In April 1984 the House of Representatives passed the Tax Reform Act of 1984 (H.R. 4170) and the Senate its Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 (an amendment to H.R. 2163, a bill to amend the Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971), both of which provide for the continuation of the excise tax on telephone service at its 3-percent rate for an additional two years, through 1987. This action was deemed appropriate by congress in light of the large existing budgetary deficits. This paper presents an overall view of the Federal excise tax on telephone service. A description of the history of this tax and revenue collections are followed by an explanation to clarify the relationship of this tax to the U.S. actions in Vietnam during the 1960s and 1970s. Finally, this paper concludes with the principal arguments made by proponents for continuation of the tax and the opponents of the tax who support repeal.

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