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FY2011 Appropriations: A Side-by-Side Comparison of Key Proposals

Posted Thu, 03/17/2011 - 23:00

FY2011 funding levels were not enacted in the 111th Congress. Thus, the debate over FY2011 appropriations has continued into the 112th Congress. Moreover, the FY2011 spending proposals have become a key focal point in the budget debates between the now-Republican-controlled House of Representatives and the Obama Administration. This report is intended to facilitate comparison of three key spending proposals for FY2011--the Administration's budget request, H.R. 1, and S.Amdt. 149 to H.R. 1--to FY2010 enacted funding levels.

Puerto Rican Statehood: Effects on House Apportionment

Posted Tue, 03/15/2011 - 23:00

For years, the people of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico have been involved in discussions relating to changing the political status of Puerto Rico from a commonwealth of the United States to either the 51st state or an independent nation, or maintaining the status quo as a commonwealth. In the 111th Congress, H.R. 2499, introduced by Representative Pedro Pierluisi, would have established procedures to determine Puerto Rico's political status. It would have authorized a two-stage plebiscite in Puerto Rico to reconsider the status issue. H.R. 2499 was similar to H.R.

Comparison of the Current World Trade Center Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program and the World Trade Center Health Program Proposed by Title I of H.R. 847

Posted Mon, 06/14/2010 - 23:00

In the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on New York City, Congress passed appropriations to provide limited health screening and treatment services to persons involved in rescue, recovery, and cleanup operations around the former site of the World Trade Center. This program, now known as the World Trade Center (WTC) Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program (MMTP), is not authorized in statute but rather relies on discretionary appropriations to provide services to eligible individuals.

Impeachment: An Overview of Constitutional Provisions, Procedure, and Practice

Posted Wed, 04/07/2010 - 23:00

For the first time since the judicial impeachments of 1986-1989, the House of Representatives has impeached two federal judges. 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 trial of Judge Kent before the Senate was dismissed after Judge Kent resigned from office and the House indicated that it did not wish to pursue the matter further. The impeachment process with respect to U.S. District Court Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., from the U.S.

Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Provisions in Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962)

Posted Tue, 11/10/2009 - 00:00

The 111th Congress has devoted considerable effort to health reform that seeks to increase health insurance coverage for more Americans and help to control costs, while improving quality and patient outcomes. The Affordable Health Choices for America Act (H.R. 3962) was introduced in the House of Representatives on October 29, 2009. H.R. 3962 is based on H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, originally introduced on July 14, 2009, and reported separately on October 14, 2009, by three House Committees--Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means. H.R.

Private Health Insurance Provisions of H.R. 3962

Posted Fri, 10/30/2009 - 00:00

This report summarizes key provisions affecting private health insurance, including provisions to raise revenues, in Division A of H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, as introduced in the House of Representatives on October 29, 2009. H.R. 3962 is based on H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, which was originally introduced on July 14, 2009, and was reported separately on October 14, 2009, by three House Committees-- Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means. Division A of H.R.

IMPEACHMENT

Posted Sun, 07/19/2009 - 23:00

The Constitution places the responsibility and authority to determine whether to impeach and to draft articles of impeachment in the hands of the House of Representatives. A number of means have been used to trigger the House's investigation, but the ultimate decision in all instances as to whether or not impeachment is appropriate rests with the House. Should the House vote to impeach and vote articles of impeachment specifying the grounds upon which impeachment is based, the matter is then presented to the Senate for trial.