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Showing 1 to 20 of 49 for “"U.S. Congress"”.
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Cosponsorship Networks in the U.S. Congress: Measuring the Success of Female Legislators
… that minority group members in the United States Congress generally are more supportive and collaborative within and beyond their respective groups compared to their majority group counterparts (Craig et al., 2015; Rouse, Swers and Parrott, 2013). In some cases, increased levels of collaboration …
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Political advertising in presidential elections and law making in the U.S. Congress
… in presidential elections and legislating in the Congress. In the first chapter, we focus on political advertising, and the following two chapters investigate legislating output and success, as well as one special kind of legislation: earmark. Specifically, chapter 1 investigates the effects of …
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An Assessment of Texas State Government: Implementation of Enterprise Risk Management Principles
… is moving to the government sector. The U.S. Congress passed Sarbanes-Oxley legislation in 2002 to enhance accountability in public corporations. One of the most important requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley is the requirement that chief officers of publicly traded corporations document internal …
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The U.S. - Colombia free trade agreement - A historical placement of the FTA
… the United States (U.S.) and Colombia in U.S. Congress. The FTA aims to promote regional economic prosperity. This FTA should be redone as it will not achieve either of these goals. The FTA will cause an increase in drug production, violence, and displacement in Colombia's agricultural sector. …
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The National Security Personnel System: Department of Defense civilian personnel structures and the U.S. legislative process
… for the 21st Century Act to 108th U.S. Congress for review and enactment. This act proposed broad changes for the Department of Defense to successfully meet new challenges and new threats for the 21st century. This paper will examine the proposals and requested authorities relating to …
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Tea and Sympathy: The United States and the Sudan Civil War, 1985-2005.
… its independence in 1956. The United States Congress has held numerous hearings on the Sudan's civil war and U.S. television news outlets have reported on the conflict since 1983. While attempting to engage the Sudan in a viable peace process, the U.S. Congress has been beset by ineffectual …
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Professionalism, institutionalization and committee services in US. state legislatures
… institutionalize in a manner similar to the U.S. Congress. Specifically, this thesis focuses on the use (or lack thereof) of seniority as an automatic procedure for the assignment to, and transfer between, committees. I find that while it appears that all state legislators value service on …
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Military Industry and the Israel-Palestine Conflict: Military Aid, Technology, and Barriers to Peace
… dollars that have been appropriated by the U.S. Congress for Israel’s security, the US and Israel have failed to build peace in the region, ultimately wasting funds and exacerbating current conflicts. I also argue that Israel’s militarization has measurable impacts on Israeli citizen’s quality of …
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The Mansfield Amendments and the U.S. commitment in Europe, 1966-1975
… issue did not become a major concern in the U.S. Congress between 1951 and 1966. It was only in the late 1960s and early 1970s that proposals - including the Mansfield Resolutions and Amendments - were introduced in the Senate calling for a substantial reduction in the number of U.S. troops in …
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Political sustainability in the vision for space exploration : articulating the policy-technology feedback cycle
… of all stakeholders, including NASA and the U.S. Congress, to arrive at a solution which will allow NASA's space exploration endeavors to be funded at a politically sustainable level. Understanding the mechanisms and processes by which a program may exhibit politically sustainability is of …
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Elections with incomplete information
… many of the stylized facts about the U.S. Congress, including the incumbency advantage, the dynamics of effort allocation over a career, the importance of constituency service, and seniority norms in committee assignments. In chapter 2, I study a simple model of campaign finance with …
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Land of opportunity : early indicators of the opportunity zone program's impact on real estate transaction prices
In December 2017, the U.S. Congress passed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, including provisions for the Opportunity Zone (OZ) program, which would offer significant tax benefits for investments in designated low-income census tracts. I specify a repeat sales price index using a Bayesian random …
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The Impact of State Exemptions on Personal Bankruptcy Filings
… for state governments to enact. In 1978, the U.S Congress tried to create a national bankruptcy law, but a last minute compromise allowed states to override federal law in key areas such as Chapter 7 exemption types and amounts. Since the 1978 law was enacted, all states have overridden the law to …
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Analysis of the United States Marine Corps' utilization of Defense Logistics Agency disposition services as a source of supply
… been a prominent topic within the U.S. Congress since a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report in 2005 uncovered billions of dollars in wasteful DoD purchases. Since that report, the DLA has launched several initiatives to improve Service reutilization of military equipment. …
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UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF U.S. IMMIGRATION POLICY: EXPLOITING UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTS FOR POLITICAL GAIN
The U.S. Congress has not passed significant immigration reform legislation since 1996. Congress’s inaction has enabled presidential administrations to amass power and shape immigration policy according to their political priorities. This thesis explores how political tribalism and ever-changing …
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THREE ESSAYS ON MONITORING OF FINANCIAL REPORTING BY CORPORATE DIRECTORS
… of corporate financial reporting. The U.S. Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) in July 2002, and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq) changed their listing requirements in 2004 to encourage more effective corporate governance in order to …
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A Fragile New World: An Analysis of the History, Present, and Future of the U.S. Global Fragility Act
<p>In 2019, the U.S. Congress passed the Global Fragility Act with bipartisan support. (GFA). The act aimed to reform U.S. foreign aid and development, focusing on stabilization initiatives that proactively address the root causes of conflict before they escalate into full-blown violence. Despite …
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The U.S. Air Force Transformed Approach to Military Family Housing: An Organizational Routine Case Study in Change and Learning
In 1996, the U.S. Congress initiated a change to the Department of Defense (DOD) military family housing program. Applying organizational learning and change theories, this study of the Department of the Air Force (AF) reveals how the AF used $617 million of federal funds and $8.3 billion of …
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The immigration challenge: the use of U.S. Military Force to control illegal immigration from Mexico
… aliens was also 5 million nationally, the U.S. Congress passed an immigration reform that allowed for many of the undocumented workers in the United States to become legal residents. Approximately, 3 million illegal immigrants have become legal residents since the passage of the 1986 …
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A Descriptive Analysis of Public Comments Submitted in Response to Notice of Proposed Rules on Air Carrier Pilot Qualification
… air carrier operations. In response, the U.S. Congress enacted Public Law 111-216, which requires a pilot to hold an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate in order to be qualified as a flight crewmember under 14 CFR, part 121, and also allows the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to …
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