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BAYH, EVAN 8 N IVIL LIBERTIES IN TIMES OF WAR
BLUNT, ROY
BOEHNER, JOHN
BOXER, BARBARA
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BYRD, ROBERT
COLE. TOM
CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE
CONGRESS AND GOVERNMENT
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CRAIG, LARRY, U.S. Senator (ID-R) FEINSTEIN, DIANNE, U.S. Senator (CA-D)
Pro — Should the Senate Approve the Agricultural Job Pro — Should the Senate Approve tL heA Ag ricultural Job
Opportunity, Benefits, and Security (AgJOBS Opportunity, , Benefits, and Security (AgJOBS)
Act? JUN 05 A ct > Jt N
DAVIS, TOM, U.S. Representative (VA-R FOREIGN RELATIONS
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igate the Preparation for and Response to
Hurricane Katrina? NOV 05 FRIST, BILL, U.S. Senator (TN-R)
Pro — Should the Senate Consider Banning Filibusters
DAYTON, MARK, U.S. Senator MN-D) of Judicial Nominees? MAY 05
Con — Should the Senate Confirm Condoleezza Rice
as Secretary of State? MAR 05 GUEST WORKERS
Devising a New Immigration Policy
DODD, CHRISTOPHER, U:S. Sen lune 2005) ;
Pi r Should the Se nate Appri Foreword
FairnessA ct? APR 05
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Guest Worker Program Overview
DOMENICI, PETE V., U.S. Senator (NM-R Profile of U.S. Farm Workers
DPDro. — S~ hheo uld14 ¢t} he > S. enate Consider Baaa nl ningno F ilibuster or Bush Administration Proposal
f Judi1c1 ial Nominees? MAY 05 Legislative Background
Should the Senate Approve the Agricultural Job Opportunity,
DREIER, D.: AVID U.S ee ; ae Benefits, and Security (AgJOBS) Act?
Pro — Should a Congressional ¢ e Establish Pros: Kennedy, Craig, Wyden
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Investigate the Preparation for and issienes t ns: Sessions, Feinstein C¢ myn
ricane Katrina? NOV 05
HASTINGS, ALCEE, U.S. Representative (FL-D
DURBIN, RICHARD, U.S. Senator (IL-D Con — Should a Congressional Committee Be Established
“on — Should the Senate Consider Banning Filit Investigate the Preparation for and Response to
f Judicial Nominees? MAY 05 Hurricane Katrina? NOV 0:
EDUC ATION HATCH, ORRIN, U.S. Senator (UT-R
Snpee clial Ed ucanon Should the Senate Consider Banning Filibusters
of Judicial Nominees? MAY 05
ENTERT AINMENT SOFTWARE RATING BOARD (ESRB) Should the Senate Approve the Class Action
Pro— Are the Current Media Rating Systems
Fairness Act? APR 05
yuld the Senate Confirm Condoleezza Rice
as Secretary Of State i\ i j R 5
HERIT AGE FOUNDATION
Ti Xo Antiterrorism Laws Go Too Far in Restricting
Individual ianines SE}
HOLT, RUSH, | S. Representative (NJ-D
ict on Farms and Small Businesses Con — Should he House Approve H.R. 8, Permanently
yn Charitable Giving the Estate Tax? OCT 05
Administration Position
e Background HULSHOF, KENNY, | S. Representative (MO-R
House Approve H.R. 8, Permanently Eliminating Pro - Should the House Approve H.R. 8, Permanently
Tax F ‘ Eliminating the Estate Tax? OCT 05
Hulshof, Westmoreland, Jefferson, Weldon, Blunt,
Capite HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
McGovern, Sanders, Stark, McDermott, Etheridge, Pro — Do Antiterrorism Laws Go Too Far in Restricting
rrr.M oit Individual Freedoms? SEP 05
ETHERIDGE, BOB, U.S. Representative (NC-D IMMIGRATION
Con — Should the House Approve H.R. 8, Permanently Guest Workers
Eliminating the Estate Tax? OCT 05
INDECENCY IN THE MEDIA
FEINGOLD, RUSSELL, U.S. Seaator (WI-D Rating and RestrictingE ntertainment Content
Con — Should the Senate Approve S. 5, the Class Action February 2005)
Fairness Act? APR 05 Foreword
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hibitions and Restriction 3 JUSTICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
y Regulationsr 52 4 Con r — Sh} ould Cf ongrerso s Pa» ss the > F“rTeeep Fl| ow of t
Information Act? DEC 05
mattiet errorism Laws Go Too Far in Restricting
il Freedoms? SEP 05
KENNEDY, EDWARD, U.S. Senator (MA-D
Pr Should the Senate Approve the Agricultural Job
nity, Benefits, and Security (AgJOBS)
ild the Senate Consider Banning Filibusters
Nominees? MAY 05
i the Senate Approve S. 5, the Class Action
ness Act? APR 05
KIDS RISK PROJECT,
IRAQ TWO YEARS LATER HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Strugg] S ( Are the Current Media Rating Systems
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KIND, RON, U.S. RepresCesne tative (WI-D
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McGOVERN, JAMES, U.S. Representative (MA-D
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Eliminating the Estate Tax? OC7
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Reauthorizing the Individuals with Disabilities
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Journalistic Privilege : DEC 05
Indecency in the Media ; , FEB 05
JUDICIARY MENENDEZ, ROBERT, U.S. Representative (NJ-D)
Judicial Nominations Con — Should a Congressional Committee Be Established
Class Action Lawsuits
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to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to SESSIONS, JEFF, U.S. Senator (AL-R)
Hurricane Katrina? NOV 05 Con — Should the Senate Approve the Agricultural Job
Opportunity, Benefits, and Security (AgJOBS)
MILLER, GEORGE, U.S. Representative (CA-D) Act? JUN 05 ..........
Con — Should the House Approve H.R. 1350, - Should the House Approve H.R. 1350,
Reauthorizing the Individuals with Disabilities Reauthorizing the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act? JAN 05 21 Education Act? JAN 05
MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (MPAA) SERRANO, JOSE, U.S. Representative (NY-D)
Pro — Are the Current Media Rating Systems Con — Should the House Pass H.R. 3717, the Broadcast
Effective? FEB 05 seuatas Mecsas 50 Decency Enforcement Act? FEB 05
NATURAL DISASTERS SHAW, CLAY, U.S. Representative (FL-R)
The Federal Response Pro — Should a Congressional Committee Be Established
(November 2005) to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to
Foreword Hurricane Katrina? NOV 05
History of Federal Disaster Mitigation
Major Natural Disasters SLAUGHTER, LOUISE, U.S. Representative (NY-D)
Federal Disaster Programs ............... Con — Should a Congressional Committee Be Established
Evacuation and Displacement Policy ..... Sucbadacleiast’ to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to
Oversight of National Efforts ..................:cccsscscssseerees Hurricane Katrina? NOV 05
Rebuilding the Gulf Coast
Legislative Background SPECIAL EDUCATION REFORM
Should a Congressional Committee Be Established Updating the Law on Services for Disabled Schoolchildren
to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to (January 2095)
Hurricane Katrina? ........... Issues Update ....
Pros: Dreier, Cole, Boustany, Shaw, Davis. Foreword whewisss
Cons: Pelosi, Slaughter, Hastings, Thompson, Menendez Special Education Law Overview
Special Education Milestones ..
OXLEY, MICHAEL, U.S. Representative (OH-R) IDEA Reauthorization
Pro — Should the House Pass H.R. 3717, the Broadcast Legislative Background ..... sagiehaueeucts tase
Decency Enforcement Act? FEB 05 .. Should the House Approve H.R. 1350, Reauthorizing
the Individuals with Education Disabilities Act? ..............
PAUL, RON, U.S. Representative (TX-R) Pros: Sessions, Castle, Boehner, Carter, Kind
Con — Should the House Pass H.R. 3737, the Broadcast Cons: McGovern, Scott, Miller, Woolsey, Paul
Decency Enforcement Act? FEB 05
Con - Should the House Approve H.R. 1350, SPECTER, ARLEN, U.S. Senator (PA-R)
Reauthorizing the Individuals with Disabilities Pro — Should the Senate Approve S. 5, the Class Action
Education Act? JAN 05 Fairness Act? APR 05
PELOSI, NANCY, U.S. Representative (CA-D) STARK, PETE, U.S. Representative (CA-D)
Con — Should a Congressional Committee Be Established Con — Should the House Approve H.R. 8, Permanently
to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Eliminating the Estate Tax? OCT 05
Hurricane Katrina? NOV 05
TAXATION
PSVRATINGS, INC. Pa IC INIOUE ov pcasocesstessesvusiscncessusvedkuekosans cudsavaytedebsneecs
Con — Are the Current Media Rating Systems
Effective? FEB 05 THOMPSON, BENNIE, U.S. Representative (MS-D)
Con — Should a Congressional Committee Be Established
REID, HARRY, U.S. Senator (NV-D) to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to
Con — Should the Senate Consider Banning Filibusters of Hurricane Katrina? NOV 05
Judicial Nominees? MAY 05 ..
TV PARENTAL GUIDELINES MONITORING BOARD
SANDERS, BERNIE, U.S. Representative (VT-I) Pro — Are the Current Media Rating Systems
Con — Should the House Approve H.R. 8, Permanently Effective? FEB 05
Eliminating the Estate Tax? OCT 05
UPTON, FRED, U.S. Representative (MI-R)
SCOTT, ROBERT C., U.S. Representative (VA-D) Pro — Should the House Pass H.R. 3717, the Broadcast
Con — Should the House Approve H.R. 1350, Decency Enforcement Act? FEB O95 ..............sccssssssssssesseees 42
Reauthorizing the Individuals with Disabilities
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WESTMORELAND, LYNN, U.S. Representative (GA-R)
Con — Should Congress Pass the Free Flow of Pro — Should the House Approve H.R. 8, Permanently
Information Act? DEC 05 Eliminating the Estate Tax? OCT 05
Con — Do Antiterrorism Laws Go Too Far in Restricting
Individual Freedoms? SEP 05 3 WOOLSEY, LYNN, U:S. Representative (CA-D)
Con — Should the House Approve H.R. 1350,
WARNER, JOHN, U.S. Senator (VA-R Reauthorizitnhge Individuals with Disabilities
Pro — Should the Senate Confirm Condoleezza Rice Education Act? JAN 05
as Secretary of State? MAR 05
WYDEN, RON, U.S. Senator (OR-D)
WAXMAN, HENRY, US. Representative (C Pro Should the Senate Approve the Agricultural
Con — Should the House Pass H.R. 3717, the Broadcast Job Opportunity, Benefits, and Security (AgJOBS)
Decency Enforcement Act? FEB 05 5 Act? JUN 05
WELDON, DAVE, |
Pro — Should the H
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