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  1. United States housing, first quarter 2013

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    Delton Alderman

    2014-01-01

    Provides current and historical information on housing market in the United States. Information includes trends for housing permits and starts, housing under construction, and housing completions for single and multifamily units, and sales and construction. This report will be updated regularly.

  2. United States housing, 2012

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    Delton Alderman

    2013-01-01

    Provides current and historical information on housing market in the United States. Information includes trends for housing permits and starts, housing completions for single and multifamily units, and sales and construction. This report will be updated annually.

  3. Enabling Housing Cooperatives: policy lessons from Sweden, India and the United States.

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    Ganapati, Sukumar

    2010-01-01

    Housing cooperatives became active in urban areas in Sweden, India and the United States during the interwar period. Yet, after the second world war, while housing cooperatives grew phenomenally nationwide in Sweden and India, they did not do so in the United States. This article makes a comparative institutional analysis of the evolution of housing cooperatives in these three countries. The analysis reveals that housing cooperatives' relationship with the state and the consequent support structures explain the divergent evolution. Although the relationships between cooperatives and the state evolved over time, they can be characterized as embedded autonomy, overembeddedness and disembeddedness in Sweden, India and the United States respectively. Whereas the consequent support structures for housing cooperatives became well developed in Sweden and India, such structures have been weak in the United States. The article highlights the need for embedded autonomy and the need for supportive structures to enable the growth of housing cooperatives.

  4. This is my neighborhood: comparing United States and Australian Oxford House Neighborhoods.

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    Ferrari, Joseph R; Jason, Leonard A; Blake, Ron; Davis, Margaret I; Olson, Bradley D

    2006-01-01

    The number of Oxford Houses, communal-living, mutual help settings for persons in recovery of alcohol and substance abuse, has spread across the United States and recently in and around Melbourne, Australia. In this study 55 US and 6 AU Houses were compared descriptively for their neighborhood characteristics. Across settings, there were greater similarities than significant differences in the locations. Results imply that Australian Oxford Houses are "safe and sober" settings for persons in recovery consistent with the original United States model in physical dwelling settings.

  5. Housing growth in and near United States protected areas limits their conservation value.

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    Radeloff, Volker C; Stewart, Susan I; Hawbaker, Todd J; Gimmi, Urs; Pidgeon, Anna M; Flather, Curtis H; Hammer, Roger B; Helmers, David P

    2010-01-12

    Protected areas are crucial for biodiversity conservation because they provide safe havens for species threatened by land-use change and resulting habitat loss. However, protected areas are only effective when they stop habitat loss within their boundaries, and are connected via corridors to other wild areas. The effectiveness of protected areas is threatened by development; however, the extent of this threat is unknown. We compiled spatially-detailed housing growth data from 1940 to 2030, and quantified growth for each wilderness area, national park, and national forest in the conterminous United States. Our findings show that housing development in the United States may severely limit the ability of protected areas to function as a modern "Noah's Ark." Between 1940 and 2000, 28 million housing units were built within 50 km of protected areas, and 940,000 were built within national forests. Housing growth rates during the 1990s within 1 km of protected areas (20% per decade) outpaced the national average (13%). If long-term trends continue, another 17 million housing units will be built within 50 km of protected areas by 2030 (1 million within 1 km), greatly diminishing their conservation value. US protected areas are increasingly isolated, housing development in their surroundings is decreasing their effective size, and national forests are even threatened by habitat loss within their administrative boundaries. Protected areas in the United States are thus threatened similarly to those in developing countries. However, housing growth poses the main threat to protected areas in the United States whereas deforestation is the main threat in developing countries.

  6. Housing growth in and near United States protected areas limits their conservation value

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    Radeloff, Volker C.; Stewart, Susan I.; Hawbaker, Todd J.; Gimmi, Urs; Pidgeon, Anna M.; Flather, Curtis H.; Hammer, Roger B.; Helmers, David P.

    2009-01-01

    Protected areas are crucial for biodiversity conservation because they provide safe havens for species threatened by land-use change and resulting habitat loss. However, protected areas are only effective when they stop habitat loss within their boundaries, and are connected via corridors to other wild areas. The effectiveness of protected areas is threatened by development; however, the extent of this threat is unknown. We compiled spatially-detailed housing growth data from 1940 to 2030, and quantified growth for each wilderness area, national park, and national forest in the conterminous United States. Our findings show that housing development in the United States may severely limit the ability of protected areas to function as a modern “Noah’s Ark.” Between 1940 and 2000, 28 million housing units were built within 50 km of protected areas, and 940,000 were built within national forests. Housing growth rates during the 1990s within 1 km of protected areas (20% per decade) outpaced the national average (13%). If long-term trends continue, another 17 million housing units will be built within 50 km of protected areas by 2030 (1 million within 1 km), greatly diminishing their conservation value. US protected areas are increasingly isolated, housing development in their surroundings is decreasing their effective size, and national forests are even threatened by habitat loss within their administrative boundaries. Protected areas in the United States are thus threatened similarly to those in developing countries. However, housing growth poses the main threat to protected areas in the United States whereas deforestation is the main threat in developing countries. PMID:20080780

  7. Housing growth in and near United States protected areas limits their conservation value

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    Radeloff, V.C.; Stewart, S.I.; Hawbaker, T.J.; Gimmi, U.; Pidgeon, A.M.; Flather, C.H.; Hammer, R.B.; Helmers, D.P.

    2010-01-01

    Protected areas are crucial for biodiversity conservation because they provide safe havens for species threatened by land-use change and resulting habitat loss. However, protected areas are only effective when they stop habitat loss within their boundaries, and are connected via corridors to other wild areas. The effectiveness of protected areas is threatened by development; however, the extent of this threat is unknown. We compiled spatially-detailed housing growth data from 1940 to 2030, and quantified growth for each wilderness area, national park, and national forest in the conterminous United States. Our findings show that housing development in the United States may severely limit the ability of protected areas to function as a modern "Noah's Ark." Between 1940 and 2000, 28 million housing units were built within 50 km of protected areas, and 940,000 were built within national forests. Housing growth rates during the 1990s within 1 km of protected areas (20% per decade) outpaced the national average (13%). If long-term trends continue, another 17 million housing units will be built within 50 km of protected areas by 2030 (1 million within 1 km), greatly diminishing their conservation value. US protected areas are increasingly isolated, housing development in their surroundings is decreasing their effective size, and national forests are even threatened by habitat loss within their administrative boundaries. Protected areas in the United States are thus threatened similarly to those in developing countries. However, housing growth poses the main threat to protected areas in the United States whereas deforestation is the main threat in developing countries.

  8. Shelter from the Storm: Roles, responsibilities, and challenges in United States housing policy governance.

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    Willison, Charley

    2017-11-01

    Housing is a critical social determinant of health. Housing policy not only affects health by improving housing quality, affordability, and insecurity; housing policy affects health upstream through the politics that shape housing policy design, implementation, and management. These politics, or governance strategies, determine the successes or failures of housing policy programs. This paper is an overview of challenges in housing policy governance in the United States. I examine the important relationship between housing and health, and emphasize why studying housing policy governance matters. I then present three cases of housing governance challenges in the United States, from each pathway by which housing affects health - housing quality, affordability, and insecurity. Each case corresponds to an arm of the TAPIC framework for evaluating governance (Krieger and Higgins) [1], to assess mechanisms of housing governance in each case. While housing governance has come a long way over the past century, political decentralization and the expansion of the submerged state have increased the number of political actors and policy conflict in many areas. This creates inherent challenges for improving accountability, transparency, and policy capacity. In many instances, too, reduced government accountability and transparency increases the risk of harm to the public and lessens governmental integrity. Copyright © 2017 The Author. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

  9. Sweat Equity: A Study of Housing Systems by and for the People in the United States and Cuba.

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    Cole, Johnetta B.

    1979-01-01

    Compares housing problems and their resolution in Cuba and the United States. States that U.S. urban homesteading programs such as "sweat equity" are oriented to middle-income people and do not address needs of most Blacks. Contrasts this with Cuba whose government has made a sustained effort to improve housing. (Author/WP)

  10. 44 CFR 206.117 - Housing assistance.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... United States or in another location where alternative housing resources are not available and the types... an insular area outside the continental United States, or in a location where alternative housing... efficiency, maintenance, and life cycle cost, and with a life expectancy of more than 5 years but less than...

  11. Projecting housing starts and softwood lumber consumption in the United States

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    Jeffrey P. Prestemon; David N. Wear; Karen L. Abt; Robert C. Abt

    2018-01-01

    New residential construction is a primary user of wood products in the United States; therefore, wood products projections require understanding the determinants of housing starts. We model quarterly US total, single-family, and multifamily housing starts with several model specifications, using data from 1979 to 2008, and evaluate their...

  12. 7 CFR Exhibit C to Subpart L of... - Housing in Underserved Areas

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ...—Housing in Underserved Areas I. Objective A. To improve the quality of affordable housing by targeting... Arizona, California, New Mexico or Texas; 2. Is in the area of the United States within 150 miles of the border between the United States and Mexico, except that the term does not include any standard...

  13. Women Chief Housing Officers at State Universities in the Northwest United States

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    Hyatt, Jennifer Leigh

    2016-01-01

    This qualitative study explored the experiences of women chief housing officers (CHOs) at state universities within the northwest region of the United States. The study used narrative inquiry methodology with a thematic analysis approach to investigate how seven female CHOs experience and make meaning of their professional career progression and…

  14. Indian Housing in the United States. A Staff Report on the Indian Housing Effort in the United States with Selected Appendixes. Committee Print, 94th Congress,1st Session, February 1975.

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    Williams, Thomas B., Comp.; Leatherman, Robert D., Comp.

    Providing a comprehensive collection of data and materials essential to understanding the American Indian housing problem, this report was prepared to acquaint Members of Congress and others with the fact that Indian housing is "deplorable" due to such factors as the prevalence of low incomes, the predominance of trust land, unique…

  15. Associations of forest bird species richness with housing and landscape pattern across the United States

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    A. M. Pidgeon; V. C. Radeloff; C. H. Flather; C. A. Lepczyk; M. K. Clayton; T. J. Hawbaker; R. B. Hammer

    2007-01-01

    In the United States, housing density has substantially increased in and adjacent to forests. Our goal in this study was to identify how housing density and human populations are associated with avian diversity. We compared these associations to those between landscape pattern and avian diversity, and we examined how these associations vary across the conterminous...

  16. Hydrogen sulfide and nonmethane hydrocarbon emissions from broiler houses in the Southeastern United States

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    Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and nonmethane hydrocarbon (NMHC) emissions from two mechanically ventilated commercial broiler houses located in the Southeastern United States were continuously monitored over 12 flocks during the one-year period of 2006-2007 as a joint effort between Iowa State University a...

  17. The State of Civil Rights: 1979.

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    Gleiter, Caroline Davis; And Others

    The status of civil rights in housing, education, and employment is reviewed in this report. Among the conclusions are: (l) although 1979 court decisions helped to remedy discriminatory housing policies and practices, housing discrimination remains widespread throughout the United States, and decent housing for older persons, minorities, and…

  18. Science and Technology Policymaking: A Primer

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-01-27

    survey of developed nations. 4 U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 8. 5 Jeffrey K. Stine, A History of Science Policy in the United States... History of Science Policy in the United States, 1940-1985 , Report for the House Committee on Science and Technology Task Force on Science Policy...Jeffrey K. Stine, A History of Science Policy in the United States, 1940-1985 , Report for the House Committee on Science and Technology Task Force on

  19. Congressional Testimony: Testimony of Nikki Tinsley Before the Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs Committee on Government Reform United States House

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    Testimony of the Honorable Nikki Tinsley Inspector General U.S. EPA Before the Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs Committee on Government Reform United States House of Representatives

  20. Inmate suicide and time spent in special disciplinary housing in New York State prison.

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    Way, Bruce B; Sawyer, Donald A; Barboza, Sharen; Nash, Robin

    2007-04-01

    This study examined the number of days that prisoners spent in a special disciplinary housing unit in New York State prison before a suicide occurred. Suicides that occurred between 1993 and 2003 were reviewed. A total of 32 suicides occurred in one-person special housing cells during the 11-year period. Inmates spent a median of 63 days in a special disciplinary housing cell before committing suicide. The aggregate median sentence these inmates were serving in special housing at the time of suicide was 298.5 days. Because most suicides in a special housing unit occurred within eight weeks of placement, enhanced observation of special housing inmates is warranted in that period at a minimum.

  1. Congressional Testimony: Testimony of Nikki L. Tinsley Before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure United States House of Representati

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    Testimony of Nikki L. Tinsley Inspector General U.S. Environmental Protection Agency before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure United States House of Representatives

  2. Science and Technology Policymaking: A Primer

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2008-04-22

    the federal government CRS-2 4 U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 8. 5 Jeffrey K. Stine, A History of Science Policy in the United States...Stine, A History of Science Policy in the United States, 1940-1985 , Report for the House Committee on Science and Technology Task Force on Science...K. Stine, A History of Science Policy in the United States, 1940-1985 , Report for the House Committee on Science and Technology Task Force on

  3. Navigating Local Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing Policy Adoption

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    Satterlund, Travis D.; Treiber, Jeanette; Cassady, Diana

    2013-01-01

    California state-funded local tobacco control projects have instituted smoke-free multi-unit housing (MUH) policy adoption campaigns in order to secure voluntary policy throughout the state. While landlords can legally prohibit smoking at MUH complexes in California, they often oppose such measures. The objective of this study was to analyze…

  4. Nanotechnology opportunities in residential and non-residential construction

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    Theodore H. Wegner; Jerrold E. Winandy; Michael A. Ritter

    2005-01-01

    Over 1.9 × 106 housing units are constructed in the United States in 2004. On a volume basis, wood products comprise almost 80% of all materials used in residential housing. It is estimated that over 7 × 109 m3 of lumber have gone into structures in the United States over the last century. Half of the wood products now used in construction are engineered wood...

  5. National and State Cost Savings Associated With Prohibiting Smoking in Subsidized and Public Housing in the United States

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    Peck, Richard M.; Babb, Stephen D.

    2014-01-01

    Introduction Despite progress in implementing smoke-free laws in indoor public places and workplaces, millions of Americans remain exposed to secondhand smoke at home. The nation’s 80 million multiunit housing residents, including the nearly 7 million who live in subsidized or public housing, are especially susceptible to secondhand smoke infiltration between units. Methods We calculated national and state costs that could have been averted in 2012 if smoking were prohibited in all US subsidized housing, including public housing: 1) secondhand smoke-related direct health care, 2) renovation of smoking-permitted units; and 3) smoking-attributable fires. Annual cost savings were calculated by using residency estimates from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and cost data reported elsewhere. Data were adjusted for inflation and variations in state costs. National and state estimates (excluding Alaska and the District of Columbia) were calculated by cost type. Results Prohibiting smoking in subsidized housing would yield annual cost savings of $496.82 million (range, $258.96–$843.50 million), including $310.48 million ($154.14–$552.34 million) in secondhand smoke-related health care, $133.77 million ($75.24–$209.01 million) in renovation expenses, and $52.57 million ($29.57–$82.15 million) in smoking-attributable fire losses. By state, cost savings ranged from $0.58 million ($0.31–$0.94 million) in Wyoming to $124.68 million ($63.45–$216.71 million) in New York. Prohibiting smoking in public housing alone would yield cost savings of $152.91 million ($79.81–$259.28 million); by state, total cost savings ranged from $0.13 million ($0.07–$0.22 million) in Wyoming to $57.77 million ($29.41–$100.36 million) in New York. Conclusion Prohibiting smoking in all US subsidized housing, including public housing, would protect health and could generate substantial societal cost savings. PMID:25275808

  6. National and state cost savings associated with prohibiting smoking in subsidized and public housing in the United States.

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    King, Brian A; Peck, Richard M; Babb, Stephen D

    2014-10-02

    Despite progress in implementing smoke-free laws in indoor public places and workplaces, millions of Americans remain exposed to secondhand smoke at home. The nation's 80 million multiunit housing residents, including the nearly 7 million who live in subsidized or public housing, are especially susceptible to secondhand smoke infiltration between units. We calculated national and state costs that could have been averted in 2012 if smoking were prohibited in all US subsidized housing, including public housing: 1) secondhand smoke-related direct health care, 2) renovation of smoking-permitted units; and 3) smoking-attributable fires. Annual cost savings were calculated by using residency estimates from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and cost data reported elsewhere. Data were adjusted for inflation and variations in state costs. National and state estimates (excluding Alaska and the District of Columbia) were calculated by cost type. Prohibiting smoking in subsidized housing would yield annual cost savings of $496.82 million (range, $258.96-$843.50 million), including $310.48 million ($154.14-$552.34 million) in secondhand smoke-related health care, $133.77 million ($75.24-$209.01 million) in renovation expenses, and $52.57 million ($29.57-$82.15 million) in smoking-attributable fire losses. By state, cost savings ranged from $0.58 million ($0.31-$0.94 million) in Wyoming to $124.68 million ($63.45-$216.71 million) in New York. Prohibiting smoking in public housing alone would yield cost savings of $152.91 million ($79.81-$259.28 million); by state, total cost savings ranged from $0.13 million ($0.07-$0.22 million) in Wyoming to $57.77 million ($29.41-$100.36 million) in New York. Prohibiting smoking in all US subsidized housing, including public housing, would protect health and could generate substantial societal cost savings.

  7. United States housing, 2013

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    Delton Alderman

    2016-01-01

    This publication provides an overview of the 2013 U.S. housing market, including updated information and data, and is part of an ongoing series of quarterly and annual housing reports that provide historical information on housing permits, starts, houses under construction, and completions. In addition, short briefs present information regarding house sales,...

  8. The Decline of In Loco Parentis and the Shift to Coed Housing on College Campuses

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    Willoughby, Brian J.; Carroll, Jason S.; Marshall, William J.; Clark, Caitlin

    2009-01-01

    Many universities have changed their policies regarding the nature of on-campus housing--shifting from gender-specific to coed dorms. This study examines the scope of that transition in the United States. From a sampling of 100 universities in the United States, including the nation's 50 largest universities, it was found that the vast majority of…

  9. 24 CFR 81.92 - Law governing rights and obligations of United States, Federal Reserve Banks, and GSEs; rights of...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... CORPORATION (FREDDIE MAC) Book-Entry Procedures § 81.92 Law governing rights and obligations of United States... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Law governing rights and..., Federal Reserve Banks, and GSEs; Law governing other interests. 81.92 Section 81.92 Housing and Urban...

  10. Annual Demographic Data for Migrant Family Housing Centers: 1985 Harvest Season.

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    California State Dept. of Housing and Community Development, Sacramento.

    California, largest employer of seasonal labor in the United States, employs an average of 119,600 seasonal farmworkers per year. To ease problems of housing this seasonal workforce, the State Department of Housing and Community Development's Office of Migrant Services contracts with local government agencies to provide decent/affordable housing…

  11. Annual Demographic Data for Migrant Family Housing Centers: 1986 Harvest Season.

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    California State Dept. of Housing and Community Development, Sacramento.

    California, largest employer of seasonal labor in the United States, employs an average of 119,600 seasonal farmworkers per year. Since 1966 the State Department of Housing and Community Development's Office of Migrant Services has contracted with local government agencies to provide decent/affordable housing for approximately 50,220 families…

  12. Wood Products Other Building Materials Used in New Residential Construction in the United States

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    David B. McKeever; Joe Elling

    2015-01-01

    On average, new residential construction accounts for about one-third of all wood products consumed in the United States annually. During periods of robust housing activity, 45% or more of all wood products consumed are for new single-family and multifamily housing. This can fall to as low as 20% or less during times of economic recession. Unfortunately, 2012 was not...

  13. Forum: House of Cards--or--Trojan Horse?: A Response to Ralf St. Clair's House of Cards: Analyzing "Making Skills Everyone's Business"

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    Scully-Russ, Ellen

    2015-01-01

    In this article, Ellen Scully-Russ responds to St. Clair's analysis (EJ1072357) of the recent policy report from the Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education, "Making Skills Everyone's Business: A Call to Transform Adult Learning in the United States" (MSEB) (United States Department of Education [USDoE], 2015). While Scully-Russ…

  14. Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that State and local governments, and State and local law enforcement personnel in the course of carrying out routine duties, have the inherent authority of a sovereign entity to investigate, identify, apprehend, arrest, detain, or transfer to Federal custody aliens in the United States, for the purpose of assisting in the enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42

    2010-05-20

    House - 07/26/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  15. 12 CFR 561.27 - Low-rent housing.

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    2010-01-01

    ... 12 Banks and Banking 5 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Low-rent housing. 561.27 Section 561.27 Banks... AFFECTING ALL SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS § 561.27 Low-rent housing. The term low-rent housing means real estate... subject of an annual contributions contract for low-rent housing under the provisions of the United States...

  16. Domestic Consequences of United States Population Change. Report Prepared by the Select Committee on Population, U.S. House of Representatives, Ninety-Fifth Congress, Second Session.

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    Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Population.

    The report, prepared by the Select Committee on Population of the United States House of Representatives, discusses the consequences of the changing age composition and geographical distribution of the population. The committee recommends that the government needs to anticipate these changes in order to develop a policy in response to the problems…

  17. Science and Technology Policymaking: A Primer

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-05-27

    analysis was based on a survey of developed nations. 4 U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 8. 5 Jeffrey K. Stine, A History of Science Policy...43 Jeffrey K. Stine, A History of Science Policy in the United States, 1940-1985, Report for the House Committee on Science and Technology Task...76 Jeffrey K. Stine, A History of Science Policy in the United States, 1940-1985 , Report for the House

  18. Socioeconomic Segregation in Large Cities in France and the United States.

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    Quillian, Lincoln; Lagrange, Hugues

    2016-08-01

    Past cross-national comparisons of socioeconomic segregation have been undercut by lack of comparability in measures, data, and concepts. Using IRIS data from the French Census of 2008 and the French Ministry of Finance as well as tract data from the American Community Survey (2006-2010) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Picture of Subsidized Households, and constructing measures to be as similar as possible, we compare socioeconomic segregation in metropolitan areas with a population of more than 1 million in France and the United States. We find much higher socioeconomic segregation in large metropolitan areas in the United States than in France. We also find (1) a strong pattern of low-income neighborhoods in central cities and high-income neighborhoods in suburbs in the United States, but varying patterns across metropolitan areas in France; (2) that high-income persons are the most segregated group in both countries; (3) that the shares of neighborhood income differences that can be explained by neighborhood racial/ethnic composition are similar in France and the United States; and (4) that government-assisted housing is disproportionately located in the poorest neighborhoods in the United States but is spread across many neighborhood income levels in France. We conclude that differences in government provision of housing assistance and levels of income inequality are likely important contributing factors to the Franco-U.S. difference in socioeconomic segregation.

  19. Rapid growth of the US wildland-urban interface raises wildfire risk.

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    Radeloff, Volker C; Helmers, David P; Kramer, H Anu; Mockrin, Miranda H; Alexandre, Patricia M; Bar-Massada, Avi; Butsic, Van; Hawbaker, Todd J; Martinuzzi, Sebastián; Syphard, Alexandra D; Stewart, Susan I

    2018-03-27

    The wildland-urban interface (WUI) is the area where houses and wildland vegetation meet or intermingle, and where wildfire problems are most pronounced. Here we report that the WUI in the United States grew rapidly from 1990 to 2010 in terms of both number of new houses (from 30.8 to 43.4 million; 41% growth) and land area (from 581,000 to 770,000 km 2 ; 33% growth), making it the fastest-growing land use type in the conterminous United States. The vast majority of new WUI areas were the result of new housing (97%), not related to an increase in wildland vegetation. Within the perimeter of recent wildfires (1990-2015), there were 286,000 houses in 2010, compared with 177,000 in 1990. Furthermore, WUI growth often results in more wildfire ignitions, putting more lives and houses at risk. Wildfire problems will not abate if recent housing growth trends continue.

  20. 44 CFR 206.117 - Housing assistance.

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    2012-10-01

    ... permanent housing in insular areas outside the continental United States and in other remote locations when... provide assistance for the reasonable cost of any transportation, utility hookups, or installation of a... on the household's bedroom requirement and the location of the rental unit. (C) All utility costs and...

  1. 44 CFR 206.117 - Housing assistance.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... permanent housing in insular areas outside the continental United States and in other remote locations when... provide assistance for the reasonable cost of any transportation, utility hookups, or installation of a... on the household's bedroom requirement and the location of the rental unit. (C) All utility costs and...

  2. 44 CFR 206.117 - Housing assistance.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... permanent housing in insular areas outside the continental United States and in other remote locations when... provide assistance for the reasonable cost of any transportation, utility hookups, or installation of a... on the household's bedroom requirement and the location of the rental unit. (C) All utility costs and...

  3. United States housing, fourth quarter 2013

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    Delton Alderman

    2017-01-01

    In the beginning of 2013, the U.S. housing construction market indicated increases in all sectors; yet, by the fourth quarter’s end, only housing under construction improved. Moderation and declines are to be expected in the fourth quarter, as winter is setting in. Permits, starts, housing under construction, completions, and new and existing house sales all exceeded...

  4. Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Justices of the United States Supreme Court should make themselves subject to the existing and operative ethics guidelines set out in the Code of Conduct for United States Judges, most of which are already legally binding on them.

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large

    2013-10-10

    House - 01/09/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  5. A Study Identifying and Validating Competencies Needed for Mid-Managers That Work in Housing and Residence Life at Colleges and Universities in the United States of America

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    Morrison, Hassel Andre

    2016-01-01

    The researcher identified a gap in the knowledge of competencies needed for midmanagers that work in housing and residence life at the southeast colleges and universities in the United States. The purpose of this study was to identify and develop a consensus on competencies needed by mid-managers. The review of the literature describes and…

  6. Social work and the house of Islam: orienting practitioners to the beliefs and values of Muslims in the United States.

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    Hodge, David R

    2005-04-01

    Despite the media attention focused on the Islamic community after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, Muslims remain one of the most misunderstood populations in the United States. Few articles have appeared in the social work literature orienting practitioners to the Islamic community, and much of the mainstream media coverage misrepresents the population. This article reviews the basic beliefs, practices, and values that commonly characterize, or inform, the House of Islam in the United States. The organizations that embody and sustain the Muslim communities that constitute the House of Islam are profiled, and areas of possible value conflicts are examined. The article concludes by offering suggestions for integrating the article's themes into practice settings. Particular attention is given to enhancing cultural competence and to suggestions for spiritual assessment and interventions.

  7. 44 CFR 206.118 - Disposal of housing units.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... directly to a State or other governmental entity, or to a voluntary organization, for the sole purpose of... 44 Emergency Management and Assistance 1 2012-10-01 2011-10-01 true Disposal of housing units. 206.118 Section 206.118 Emergency Management and Assistance FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY...

  8. 44 CFR 206.118 - Disposal of housing units.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... directly to a State or other governmental entity, or to a voluntary organization, for the sole purpose of... 44 Emergency Management and Assistance 1 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Disposal of housing units. 206.118 Section 206.118 Emergency Management and Assistance FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY...

  9. 44 CFR 206.118 - Disposal of housing units.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... directly to a State or other governmental entity, or to a voluntary organization, for the sole purpose of... 44 Emergency Management and Assistance 1 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Disposal of housing units. 206.118 Section 206.118 Emergency Management and Assistance FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY...

  10. 44 CFR 206.118 - Disposal of housing units.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... directly to a State or other governmental entity, or to a voluntary organization, for the sole purpose of... 44 Emergency Management and Assistance 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Disposal of housing units. 206.118 Section 206.118 Emergency Management and Assistance FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY...

  11. Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the recognition of homelessness in the United States.

    THOMAS, 112th Congress

    Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6

    2012-10-02

    House - 10/23/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  12. Geothermal energy development in the Eastern United States. Technical assistance report no. 6, geothermal space heating and conditioning: McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Hill, F. K.; Vonbriesen, R.

    1980-12-01

    The feasibility of space heating and cooling 200 multifamily on-base housing units using nonreversible heat pumps and ground water from 1000 ft. depth was studied. The 200 housing units are a part of the 1452 main base multifamily housing complex which is heated from a high temperature and pressure water line. The main system will be converted from natural gas to coal in 1984. Relative cost, amortization periods, and fossil fuel projections are compared.

  13. United States housing brief, November 2017

    Treesearch

    Delton Alderman

    2018-01-01

    November’s new single-family (SF) sales and SF housing starts were remarkable. Other housing data appear to have stalled on a monthly basis. Regionally, data were mixed across all sectors. New SF construction and remodeling spending remain relatively strong. Existing house sales improved on a month-over-month and year-over-year basis.

  14. United States housing, third quarter 2013

    Treesearch

    Delton Alderman

    2017-01-01

    The U.S. housing construction market’s third quarter was subdued, as all sectors moderated or declined. Once again, consensus expectations were for aggregate housing market gains, and these expectations were not realized. Overall starts, housing under construction, and completion data indicated quarterly improvement. Viewed from a recent his¬torical context, all...

  15. Housing and wealth inequality: racial-ethnic differences in home equity in the United States.

    PubMed

    Krivo, Lauren J; Kaufman, Robert L

    2004-08-01

    In our study, we took a first step toward broadening our understanding of the sources of both housing and wealth inequality by studying differences in housing equity among blacks, Hispanics, Asians, and non-Hispanic whites in the United States. Using data from the American Housing Survey, we found substantial and significant gaps in housing equity for blacks and Hispanics (but not for Asians) compared with whites, even after we controlled for a wide range of locational, life-cycle, socioeconomic, family, immigrant, and mortgage characteristics. Furthermore, the payoffs to many factors are notably weaker for minority than for white households. This finding is especially consistent across groups for the effects of age, socioeconomic status, and housing-market value. Blacks and Hispanics also uniformly receive less benefit from mortgage and housing characteristics than do whites. These findings lend credence to the burgeoning stratification perspective on wealth and housing inequality that acknowledges the importance of broader social and institutional processes of racial-ethnic stratification that advantage some groups, whites in this case, over others.

  16. 3 CFR - Delegation of Certain Functions and Authorities

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 301 of title 3, United States... directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.BARACK OBAMATHE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, July...

  17. Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that judicial determinations regarding the meaning of the Constitution of the United States should not be based on judgments, laws, or pronouncements of foreign institutions unless such foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements inform an understanding of the original meaning of the Constitution of the United States.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6

    2009-05-21

    House - 08/19/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  18. Time Is Money...and the Enemy of College Completion: Transform American Higher Education to Boost Completion and Reduce Costs. Testimony before the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Jones, Stan

    2012-01-01

    This paper presents Stan Jones' testimony before the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. In his testimony, he talks about a new American majority of students that is emerging on campuses, especially at community colleges. These students must delicately balance long hours at jobs they must…

  19. RADON REDUCTION IN A CRAWL SPACE HOUSE

    EPA Science Inventory

    Radon, a naturally occurring radioactive gas, is drawn from the soil into a house when low air pressure exists in the house. This is a commonplace environmental hazard in the United States, Canada, and northern Europe. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is developing ...

  20. Migrant Workers on Maryland's Eastern Shore.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Schumacher, Yvonne; And Others

    Based on facts gathered in 1982-83 and prepared to inform the United States Commission on Civil Rights of the status of migrants in the State of Maryland, this report summarizes findings about housing, health and safety, access/communication/transportation, employment issues, and education. The summary of housing conditions notes that more than…

  1. Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that specialty crops are a vital part of agriculture in the United States, that the Committee on Agriculture should propose funding for programs that support specialty crops priorities, and that legislation should be passed that includes funding reflecting specialty crops as a growing and important part of United States agriculture.

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1

    2013-04-25

    House - 05/03/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  2. The Role of Science and Technology in Competitiveness. Hearings before the Subcommittee on Science, Research and Technology of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House of Representatives. One Hundredth Congress, First Session, April 28-30, 1987.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.

    This document contains the text of three days of hearings before the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology. The hearings were held to consider the role of science and engineering in world competitiveness, particularly with regard to the United States' nonmetric posture in a metric world. Testimony…

  3. The President’s Office of Science and Technology Policy: Issues for Congress

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2008-11-10

    www.ostp.gov/galleries/default-file/OSTP%20org%20charts%2010-15-08.pdf]. This report will provide an overview of the history of science and technology...Greenwood Press, 1997). 6 Jeffrey K. Stine, A History of Science Policy in the United States, 1940-1985, Report for the House Committee on Science and...Jeffrey K. Stine, A History of Science Policy in the United States, 1940-1985, Report for the House Committee on Science and Technology Task Force on

  4. The President’s Office of Science and Technology Policy: Issues for Congress

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2008-12-24

    council that will shape my thinking on the scientific aspects of my policy priorities.” This report will provide an overview of the history of science and...Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1997). 8 Jeffrey K. Stine, A History of Science Policy in the United States, 1940-1985, Report for the House Committee on...1989); Jeffrey K. Stine, A History of Science Policy in the United States, 1940-1985, Report for the House Committee on Science and Technology Task

  5. To amend title 5, United States Code, to give members of the United States Capitol Police the option to delay mandatory retirement until age 60.

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7

    2013-02-08

    House - 02/08/2013 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of... (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  6. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Children and Youth of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, United States Senate, Ninety-Second Congress. First Session on White House Conference on Youth--Examination of Recommendations.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.

    A record and interpretation of the Senate hearings on the White House Conference on Youth are presented. Various concerns of youth are pursued. These include: jobs, education, an end to discrimination (racial and otherwise), and the quality of life in the United States. The basic themes that ran through the work of the Conference include: youth…

  7. Cataract Surgery: Fraud, Waste, and Abuse. A Report by the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care of the Select Committee on Aging. House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging.

    This report is a summary of the findings from the Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care of the United States House of Representatives Select Committee on Aging investigation of cataract surgery and the use of intraocular lenses (IOL's) in the United States. The document provides background on the definition and treatment of cataracts and…

  8. To designate the United States courthouse under construction at 101 South United States Route 1 in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the "Alto Lee Adams, Sr., United States Courthouse".

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-16

    2009-07-13

    Senate - 09/10/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Passed HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  9. John H Glenn Jr. Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2012-05-29

    President Barack Obama presents former United States Marine Corps pilot, astronaut and United States Senator John Glenn with a Medal of Freedom, Tuesday, May 29, 2012, during a ceremony at the White House in Washington.

  10. Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Base General Plan Development, Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-06-01

    will not involve an element of high risk or uncertainty on the human environment, and its effects on the quality of the human environment are not...Information System HAPs Hazardous air pollutants HAZMAT Hazardous Material HVAC heating, ventilation , and air conditioning HUD U.S. Housing and...Engineers USAF Unites States Air Force USC United States Code USEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife

  11. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the President from entering into a treaty or other international agreement that would provide for the United States to adopt as legal tender in the United States a currency issued by an entity other than the United States.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6

    2009-03-25

    House - 04/27/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  12. To deny admission to the United States to any representative to the United Nations who has engaged in espionage activities against the United States, poses a threat to United States national security interests, or has engaged in a terrorist activity against the United States.

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5

    2014-04-01

    House - 04/16/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions) Notes: For further action, see S.2195, which became Public Law 113-100 on 4/18/2014. Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  13. 24 CFR 203.40 - Location of property.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Location of property. 203.40 Section 203.40 Housing and Urban Development Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban Development... § 203.40 Location of property. The mortgaged property shall be located within the United States, Puerto...

  14. Transit research and industry news update : January-February 2010.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2010-02-01

    SPECIAL : Statement of The Honorable Ray LaHood, Secretary of Transportation Before the Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies, United States House of Representatives ..............

  15. 70. INTERIOR VIEW OF AMMONIUM NITRATE HOUSE, LOOKING AT AMMONIUM ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    70. INTERIOR VIEW OF AMMONIUM NITRATE HOUSE, LOOKING AT AMMONIUM NITRATE IN STORAGE. APRIL 18, 1919. - United States Nitrate Plant No. 2, Reservation Road, Muscle Shoals, Muscle Shoals, Colbert County, AL

  16. John Glenn Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2012-05-29

    President Barack Obama presents former United States Marine Corps pilot, astronaut, and United States Senator John Glenn with a Medal of Freedom, Tuesday, May 29, 2012, during a ceremony at the White House in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

  17. Shaping the Army’s Information Technology Acquisition Workforce in an Era of Outsourcing

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-03-12

    United States testified before the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee on this problem, stating, “Unless the federal government pays the... borderline inherently governmental.” 21 Whether or not the work should be done in-house had become a moot question. There weren’t enough skilled

  18. Assessment of an alternative housing reconstruction policy after the 1995 Grevena-Kozani (N.Greece) earthquake: Construction of standardized units in private lots

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Mousteraki, K.; Dandoulaki, M.; Symeonidis, S.

    2009-04-01

    In Greece, the reconstruction of earthquake damaged building stock is technically and financially supported by the state. Housing reconstruction typically comprises three subsequent phases that is emergency shelter, temporary housing and permanent housing in buildings after their reconstruction. The latter is based on financial support by the state to the owner for the repair or reconstruction of each individual building. A different approach was tried after the 1995 Kozani-Grevena (N.Greece) earthquake. The earthquake (M=6.6) affected mainly the countryside of the two prefectures and devastated a great number of small settlements with aged and decreasing population. The experience from the 1986 Kalamata earthquake had demonstrated that low income and elderly households had difficulties in using reconstruction loans and tented to remain longer in temporary housing. In an attempt to take in the Kalamata experience and the development features of the disaster area, certain categories of homeless households were offered the choice to select either the typical financial and technical support to reconstruct their damaged house under their own responsibility or a small standard house (50 to 60m2) constructed by the state in their lot. About 4,000 housing units were constructed in villages all over the disaster area. The paper focuses on this new housing policy. It presents the institutional framework, the procedures for the selection of eligible households, the geography of the constructed housing units, issues of project management and involved costs. It also attempts to highlight strong and weak points of the new approach and to make some comparisons with the long-established approach to recovery of damaged building stock. The overall conclusion is that despite huge complexities in project management and higher costs, this new policy contributed in retaining the population and enhancing development in the area.

  19. The prevalence of lead-based paint hazards in U.S. housing.

    PubMed Central

    Jacobs, David E; Clickner, Robert P; Zhou, Joey Y; Viet, Susan M; Marker, David A; Rogers, John W; Zeldin, Darryl C; Broene, Pamela; Friedman, Warren

    2002-01-01

    In this study we estimated the number of housing units in the United States with lead-based paint and lead-based paint hazards. We included measurements of lead in intact and deteriorated paint, interior dust, and bare soil. A nationally representative, random sample of 831 housing units was evaluated in a survey between 1998 and 2000; the units and their occupants did not differ significantly from nationwide characteristics. Results indicate that 38 million housing units had lead-based paint, down from the 1990 estimate of 64 million. Twenty-four million had significant lead-based paint hazards. Of those with hazards, 1.2 million units housed low-income families (< 30,000 US dollars/year) with children under 6 years of age. Although 17% of government-supported, low-income housing had hazards, 35% of all low-income housing had hazards. For households with incomes greater than or equal to 30,000 US dollars/year, 19% had hazards. Fourteen percent of all houses had significantly deteriorated lead-based paint, and 16% and 7%, respectively, had dust lead and soil lead levels above current standards of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The prevalence of lead-based paint and hazards increases with age of housing, but most painted surfaces, even in older housing, do not have lead-based paint. Between 2% and 25% of painted building components were coated with lead-based paint. Housing in the Northeast and Midwest had about twice the prevalence of hazards compared with housing in the South and West. The greatest risk occurs in older units with lead-based paint hazards that either will be or are currently occupied by families with children under 6 years of age and are low-income and/or are undergoing renovation or maintenance that disturbs lead-based paint. This study also confirms projections made in 2000 by the President's Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children of the number of houses with lead-based paint hazards. Public- and private-sector resources should be directed to units posing the greatest risk if future lead poisoning is to be prevented. PMID:12361941

  20. 12 CFR 338.3 - Nondiscriminatory advertising.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... legend contained in the Equal Housing Lender poster prescribed in § 338.4(b) of the FDIC's regulations or... Opportunity poster prescribed in § 110.25(a) of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development...

  1. 12 CFR 338.3 - Nondiscriminatory advertising.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... legend contained in the Equal Housing Lender poster prescribed in § 338.4(b) of the FDIC's regulations or... Opportunity poster prescribed in § 110.25(a) of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development...

  2. 12 CFR 338.3 - Nondiscriminatory advertising.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... legend contained in the Equal Housing Lender poster prescribed in § 338.4(b) of the FDIC's regulations or... Opportunity poster prescribed in § 110.25(a) of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development...

  3. 12 CFR 338.3 - Nondiscriminatory advertising.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... legend contained in the Equal Housing Lender poster prescribed in § 338.4(b) of the FDIC's regulations or... Opportunity poster prescribed in § 110.25(a) of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development...

  4. 12 CFR 338.3 - Nondiscriminatory advertising.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... legend contained in the Equal Housing Lender poster prescribed in § 338.4(b) of the FDIC's regulations or... Opportunity poster prescribed in § 110.25(a) of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development...

  5. Joint modeling of human dwellings and the natural ecosystem at the wildland-urban interface helps mitigation of forest-fire risk

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Ghil, M.; Spyratos, V.; Bourgeron, P. S.

    2007-12-01

    The late summer of 2007 has seen again a large number of catastrophic forest fires in the Western United States and Southern Europe. These fires arose in or spread to human habitats at the so-called wildland-urban interface (WUI). Within the conterminous United States alone, the WUI occupies just under 10 percent of the surface and contains almost 40 percent of all housing units. Recent dry spells associated with climate variability and climate change make the impact of such catastrophic fires a matter of urgency for decision makers, scientists and the general public. In order to explore the qualitative influence of the presence of houses on fire spread, we considered only uniform landscapes and fire spread as a simple percolation process, with given house densities d and vegetation flammabilities p. Wind, topography, fuel heterogeneities, firebrands and weather affect actual fire spread. The present theoretical results would therefore, need to be integrated into more detailed fire models before practical, quantitative applications of the present results. Our simple fire-spread model, along with housing and vegetation data, shows that fire-size probability distributions can be strongly modified by the density d and flammability of houses. We highlight a sharp transition zone in the parameter space of vegetation flammability p and house density d. The sharpness of this transition is related to the critical thresholds that arise in percolation theory for an infinite domain; it is their translation into our model's finite-area domain, which is a more realistic representation of actual fire landscapes. Many actual fire landscapes in the United States appear to have spreading properties close to this transition zone. Hence, and despite having neglected additional complexities, our idealized model's results indicate that more detailed models used for assessing fire risk in the WUI should integrate the density and flammability of houses in these areas. Furthermore, our results imply that fire proofing houses and their immediate surroundings within the WUI would not only reduce the houses' flammability and increase the security of the inhabitants, but also reduce fire risk for the entire landscape.

  6. To prohibit the use of drones to kill citizens of the United States within the United States.

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8

    2013-03-18

    House - 04/15/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  7. A Framework for Action To Make Private Housing Lead-Safe: A Proposal To Focus National Attention.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Alliance to End Childhood Lead Poisoning, Washington, DC.

    This framework sets forth detailed proposals that are crucial to eliminating the epidemic of childhood lead poisoning in the United States. Private housing units can and must be made lead-safe, and this framework is designed to achieve that goal through specific requirements for property owners, a workable schedule, and mechanisms that reinforce…

  8. Trajectories of At-Homeness and Health in Usual Care and Small House Nursing Homes

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Molony, Sheila L.; Evans, Lois K.; Jeon, Sangchoon; Rabig, Judith; Straka, Leslie A.

    2011-01-01

    Background: Long-term care providers across the United States are building innovative environments called "Green House" or small-house nursing homes that weave humanistic person-centered philosophies into clinical care, organizational policies, and built environments. Purpose: To compare and contrast trajectories of at-homeness and health over…

  9. Housing development erodes avian community structure in U.S. protected areas

    Treesearch

    Eric M. Wood; Anna M. Pidgeon; Volker C. Radeloff; David Helmers; Patrick D. Culbert; Nicholas S. Keuler; Curtis H. Flather

    2014-01-01

    Protected areas are a cornerstone for biodiversity conservation, but they also provide amenities that attract housing development on inholdings and adjacent private lands. We explored how this development affects biodiversity within and near protected areas among six ecological regions throughout the United States. We quantified the effect of housing density within, at...

  10. United States housing brief, December 2017

    Treesearch

    Delton Alderman

    2018-01-01

    Although the aggregate U.S. housing market was mixed in December, both new single-family (SF) sales and starts were revised substantially downward. Other housing data appear to have flat-lined on a month-over-month basis. Regionally, data were mixed across all sectors. New SF construction and remodeling spending remain positive, increasing at an incremental pace.

  11. 46. BUILDING NO. 519, ETHER AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE, INTERIOR, ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    46. BUILDING NO. 519, ETHER AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY HOUSE, INTERIOR, CONTROL PANEL LEVEL (2ND DECK) OF ETHER AND ALCOHOL STILL BUILDING, LOOKING NORTH, SHOWING TWO ALCOHOL DISTILLATION TOWERS BEHIND 'MIXED SOLVENT UNIT' CONTROL PANEL. - Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ

  12. Not Safe at Home: How America's Housing Crisis Threatens the Health of Its Children. A Research Report.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Sharfstein, Joshua; Sandel, Megan

    Through an Internet campaign, the Doc4Kids Project gathered stories from pediatric caregivers about children whose health has been compromised by poor housing and whose health has been improved by housing assistance. The medical literature was also reviewed to estimate the total impact of inadequate housing on child health in the United States.…

  13. Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4138) to protect the separation of powers in the Constitution of the United States by ensuring that the President takes care that the laws be faithfully executed, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3973) to amend section 530D of title 28, United States Code.

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11

    2014-03-11

    House - 03/12/2014 On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 229 - 192 (Roll no. 119). (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Agreed to in HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  14. To refer H.R. 5862, a bill making congressional reference to the United States Court of Federal Claims pursuant to sections 1492 and 2509 of title 28, United States Code, the Indian trust-related claims of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma (O-Gah-Pah) as well as its individual members.

    THOMAS, 112th Congress

    Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4

    2012-05-30

    House - 12/19/2012 On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 398 - 5 (Roll no. 635). (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Agreed to in HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  15. 24 CFR 350.4 - Law governing rights and obligations of United States, and Federal Reserve Banks as Depositories...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Law governing rights and... States, and Federal Reserve Banks as Depositories; Law Governing Other Interests. 350.4 Section 350.4... NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT BOOK-ENTRY PROCEDURES § 350.4...

  16. 3 CFR 8451 - Proclamation 8451 of November 6, 2009. Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy at Fort Hood, Texas

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... President of the United States of America A Proclamation Our Nation’s thoughts and prayers are with the... United States of America, that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all...

  17. John Glenn Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2012-05-29

    President Barack Obama congratulates former United States Marine Corps pilot, astronaut, and United States Senator John Glenn after presenting him with a Medal of Freedom, Tuesday, May 29, 2012, during a ceremony at the White House in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

  18. Harmful Non-Indigenous Species in the United States.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment.

    Non-indigenous species (NIS) are common in the United States landscape. While some are beneficial, others are harmful and can cause significant economic, environmental, and health damage. This study, requested by the U.S. House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, examined State and Federal policies related to these harmful NIS. The report is…

  19. 76 FR 14421 - Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program-Contract Rent Annual Adjustment Factors (AAFs...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-03-16

    ... contract rent is reduced by comparability): The Table 1 Contract Rent AAF is used for a unit occupied by a... be reduced below the contract rent on the effective date of the HAP contract. III. When To Use Reduced AAFs (From AAF Table 2) In accordance with Section 8(c)(2)(A) of the United States Housing Act of...

  20. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to taxing the people of the United States progressively.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2

    2009-03-03

    House - 03/16/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  1. A Pre-History of Educational Philosophy in the United States: 1861 to 1914.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Kaminsky, James S.

    1992-01-01

    Early stages of the development of educational philosophy in the United States involved the social reform movement of the 1890s, populism, progressivism, social science, literary history, muckraking, Hull House, and the work of Herbert Spencer and John Dewey. (SK)

  2. Presidential Medal of Freedom

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2012-05-29

    President Barack Obama talks to attendees during the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony, held on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at the White House in Washington. One of the awardees was former United States Marine Corps pilot, astronaut, and United States Senator John Glenn. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

  3. Longrun supply and demand of new residential construction in the United States: 1986 to 2040.

    Treesearch

    Claire A. Montgomery

    1989-01-01

    A model of U.S. housing demand and supply was developed that projects housing starts for use in long-term forest planning. Housing demand was shown to respond to the current sale price and the user capital cost of housing and to the size and age composition of the population. Current sale price is determined in the new construction market. Supply of new construction...

  4. 75 FR 37520 - Bureau of Political-Military Affairs: Directorate of Defense Trade Controls; Notifications to the...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-06-29

    ... support the HYLAS 2 Commercial Communication Satellite Program of the United Kingdom. The United States... (Transmittal No. 10-002) Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives Dear Madam Speaker... the C-130 Air Crew Training Device Program for end use by the Royal Saudi Air Force. The United States...

  5. A Case Study of Gender Neutral Policies in University Housing

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Chave, Josh

    2014-01-01

    Gender neutral housing is an innovative new policy being developed in colleges around the country. One reason to create these policies is an attempt to meet the unique needs and challenges of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students. As the number of gender neutral housing policies in the United States continues to rise, research has been…

  6. The Financial Health and Level of Resilience in Housing Counseling Clientele Post Experience: A Mixed Methods Assessment

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    Tobe, Erica Anne

    2014-01-01

    The United States (US) economy experienced the Great Recession from December 2007 through June 2009. During this time, significant job loss and housing instability occurred, creating stress and strain on families. As a support, housing counseling agencies were funded to provide foreclosure counseling and prevention services to support families…

  7. 26 CFR 1.911-4 - Determination of housing cost amount eligible for exclusion or deduction.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... for exclusion or deduction. 1.911-4 Section 1.911-4 Internal Revenue INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE... Residents of United States § 1.911-4 Determination of housing cost amount eligible for exclusion or... individual satisfies the requirements of § 1.911-2(a). Housing expenses are not taken into account for the...

  8. 26 CFR 1.911-4 - Determination of housing cost amount eligible for exclusion or deduction.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... for exclusion or deduction. 1.911-4 Section 1.911-4 Internal Revenue INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE... Citizens Or Residents of United States § 1.911-4 Determination of housing cost amount eligible for... individual satisfies the requirements of § 1.911-2(a). Housing expenses are not taken into account for the...

  9. 26 CFR 1.911-4 - Determination of housing cost amount eligible for exclusion or deduction.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... for exclusion or deduction. 1.911-4 Section 1.911-4 Internal Revenue INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE... Citizens Or Residents of United States § 1.911-4 Determination of housing cost amount eligible for... individual satisfies the requirements of § 1.911-2(a). Housing expenses are not taken into account for the...

  10. 26 CFR 1.911-4 - Determination of housing cost amount eligible for exclusion or deduction.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... for exclusion or deduction. 1.911-4 Section 1.911-4 Internal Revenue INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE... Citizens Or Residents of United States § 1.911-4 Determination of housing cost amount eligible for... individual satisfies the requirements of § 1.911-2(a). Housing expenses are not taken into account for the...

  11. 26 CFR 1.911-4 - Determination of housing cost amount eligible for exclusion or deduction.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... for exclusion or deduction. 1.911-4 Section 1.911-4 Internal Revenue INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE... Citizens Or Residents of United States § 1.911-4 Determination of housing cost amount eligible for... individual satisfies the requirements of § 1.911-2(a). Housing expenses are not taken into account for the...

  12. United States housing, second quarter 2013

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    Delton Alderman

    2017-01-01

    The U.S. housing market’s quarter two results were disap¬pointing compared with the first quarter. Although overall expected gains did not materialize, certain sectors improved slightly. Housing under construction, completions, and new and existing home sales exhibited slight increases. Overall permit data declined, and the decrease in starts was due primarily to a...

  13. Marie Russo: An Oral History of the Italian Settlement House

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    Beard, Kathryn H.

    2010-01-01

    The Settlement House Movement in the United States was a response by progressive reformers to meet the needs of urban poor and immigrant families in the early years of the 20th century. Some settlements were outreach services of churches. There are limited accounts of the experiences of the individuals who used the settlement houses. This study…

  14. A Census of Housing at United States Community Colleges

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    Hofman, Ryan P.

    2014-01-01

    This research has multiple purposes. The first purpose is to strengthen an original argument offered by Dr. Pat Moeck in 2005 that community colleges do in fact provide housing at a significant level, and the benefits are produced through the administration of on-campus and institutionally controlled housing. Using an exhaustive search of both the…

  15. A Sampling of Community-Based Housing Efforts at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

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    Wood, Clinton L.; Clevenger, Caroline M.

    2012-01-01

    Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is in need of several thousand houses to alleviate overcrowding and improve living conditions. The United States government has failed to provide appropriate or sufficient housing and other individuals and organizations that have attempted to build homes for the Lakota have met with widely varying results. This paper…

  16. To express the policy of the United States regarding the United States relationship with Native Hawaiians, to provide a process for the reorganization of a Native Hawaiian government and the recognition by the United States of the Native Hawaiian government, and for other purposes.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1

    2009-02-04

    House - 07/23/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  17. 12 CFR 987.2 - Law governing rights and obligations of Banks, Finance Board, Office of Finance, United States...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 12 Banks and Banking 7 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Law governing rights and obligations of Banks, Finance Board, Office of Finance, United States and Federal Reserve Banks; rights of any Person against Banks, Finance Board, Office of Finance, United States and Federal Reserve Banks. 987.2 Section 987.2 Banks and Banking FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE...

  18. 24 CFR 1003.4 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... moderate income areas that house various non-legislative functions or services provided by the government... from data compiled and published by the United States Bureau of the Census available from the latest... persons per room, based on data compiled and published by the United States Bureau of the Census available...

  19. Shelter, housing and recovery: a comparison of u.s. Disasters.

    PubMed

    Bolin, R; Stanford, L

    1991-03-01

    In this paper we examine the issues associated with the temporary sheltering and housing of victims after natural disasters in the United States. Specific topics addressed include differential access to shelter and housing aid according to social class, ethnicity and related demographic factors; the relationship between post-disaster shelter and housing and long-term recovery; the role of social support networks in the sheltering of victims; and the implications of the research for the provision of shelter and housing aid after disasters.

  20. Sea Training at Maritime Academies Oversight. Hearings Before the Ad Hoc Select Subcommittee on Maritime Education and Training of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, House of Representatives, Ninety-Sixth Congress, Second Session on Sea Training of United States Merchant Marine Officers and Different Ways of Satisfying This Requirement at the Various Maritime Academies.

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    Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

    Recorded are minutes of hearings before the House Ad Hoc Select Subcommittee on Maritime Education and Training regarding the sea training of United States Merchant Marine officers. Examined are various approaches to meeting the sea training requirement, especially the options of maritime academy training vessels, sailing on U.S.-flag merchant…

  1. Illiteracy in America. Joint Hearings before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives and the Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session, August 1; October 1, 3, 1985.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.

    Consisting of testimony and prepared materials presented to a joint session of House and Senate subcommittees, this report deals with the problem of illiteracy in the United States. The report contains statements from Richard C. Anderson, director of the Center for the Study of Reading; Samuel L. Banks, president of the Association for the Study…

  2. 4. Credit USAF, ca. 1945. Original housed in the Muroc ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    4. Credit USAF, ca. 1945. Original housed in the Muroc Flight Test Base, Unit History, 1 September 1942 - 30 June 1945. Alfred F. Simpson Historical Research Agency. United States Air Force. Maxwell AFB, Alabama. Photographic copy of photograph captioned "Hangar No. 2 Hydraulics Room." Location within Building 4402 not determined. - Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, Hangar No. 2, First & A Streets, Boron, Kern County, CA

  3. Improving America's Schools Act, Conference Report (To Accompany H.R. 6). House of Representatives, 103D Congress, 2d Session.

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    Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House.

    This report from the United States House of Representatives presents the complete amended version of the House bill to extend for 5 years the authorizations of appropriations for the programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The current reauthorization bill is known as the "Improving America's Schools Act." The first…

  4. Balancing housing growth and land conservation: Conservation development preserves private lands near protected areas

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    Miranda H. Mockrin; Sarah E. Reed; Liba Pejchar; Jessica Salo

    2017-01-01

    Housing development has emerged as a primary driver of land-use change around the world. In the United States, there is particular concern about low-density residential development on rural lands, which often occurs in places with abundant natural amenities. Conservation development (CD), housing development that incorporates protected open space, has emerged as a tool...

  5. ACHP | News | Native Hawaiian Federal Interagency Working Group Created

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    Search skip specific nav links Home arrow News arrow Heritage Tourism Gets Boost with House Vote Heritage Tourism Gets Boost with House Vote On July 22, 2014, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4450 to tourism draw to the United States from people all over the world. "Brand USA" was established by

  6. Small enterprises as important hardwood lumber consumers: Evidence from the current housing downturn

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    Urs Buehlmann; Matthew Bumgardner; Al Schuler; Jeff Crissey

    2011-01-01

    Housing fixtures (such as cabinets, flooring, moldings, and stairways) have become a major market for secondary wood products manufacturers in the United States and a major user of U.S. hardwood lumber. Thus, downturns in housing markets, with associated declines in the demand and price for fixtures, can pose significant challenges to the profitability of these...

  7. Housing growth, forests, and public lands in Northern Wisconsin form 1940 to 2000

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    Roger B. Hammer; Susan I. Stewart; Todd J. Hawbaker; Volker C. Radeloff

    2009-01-01

    Rural, forested areas throughout the United States are experiencing strong housing growth with potentially detrimental impacts on the environment. In this paper, we quantify housing growth in Northern Wisconsin over the last sixty years to determine if growth rates were higher near public lands, which may represent an important recreational amenity. We used data from...

  8. 3 CFR 9046 - Proclamation 9046 of October 28, 2013. Death of Thomas S. Foley Former Speaker of the House of...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... Thomas S. Foley Former Speaker of the House of Representatives 9046 Proclamation 9046 Presidential Documents Proclamations Proclamation 9046 of October 28, 2013 Proc. 9046 Death of Thomas S. Foley Former Speaker of the House of RepresentativesBy the President of the United States of America A Proclamation As...

  9. Housing Resources and Programs for Single Student Parents at Community and Technical Colleges. Fact Sheet #C396

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    Thorman, Abby; Otto, Jessica; Gunn-Wright, Rhiana

    2012-01-01

    Parents with dependent children now make up almost one in four students pursuing higher education in the United States (Miller, Gault, and Thorman 2011). Single parents face particular challenges pursuing higher education, including securing safe and affordable housing. Single mothers often must spend over half of their income on housing expenses,…

  10. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right of citizens of the United States to health care of equal high quality.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2

    2009-03-03

    House - 03/16/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  11. A bill to designate the United States courthouse under construction at 510 19th Street, Bakersfield, California, as the Myron Donovan Crocker United States Courthouse.

    THOMAS, 112th Congress

    Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA

    2011-07-22

    House - 07/28/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Passed SenateHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  12. 7 CFR 1945.18 - United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Agriculture Council (FAC).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 13 2010-01-01 2009-01-01 true United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Agriculture Council (FAC). 1945.18 Section 1945.18 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE, RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE...

  13. 7 CFR 1945.18 - United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Agriculture Council (FAC).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 13 2011-01-01 2009-01-01 true United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Agriculture Council (FAC). 1945.18 Section 1945.18 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE, RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE...

  14. 7 CFR 1945.18 - United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Agriculture Council (FAC).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 13 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Agriculture Council (FAC). 1945.18 Section 1945.18 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE, RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE...

  15. To designate the United States courthouse located at 300 West Second Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, as the "Morris Sheppard Arnold United States Courthouse".

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2

    2013-01-23

    House - 01/24/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  16. To designate the United States courthouse under construction at 510 19th Street, Bakersfield, California, as the Myron Donovan Crocker United States Courthouse.

    THOMAS, 112th Congress

    Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-20

    2011-07-26

    House - 07/27/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  17. To designate the United States courthouse located at 100 North Church Street in Las Cruces, New Mexico, as the "Edwin L. Mechem United States Courthouse".

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2

    2013-03-14

    House - 03/15/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  18. To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to United States Route 78 in Mississippi, and for other purposes.

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Rep. Nunnelee, Alan [R-MS-1

    2014-03-14

    Senate - 05/20/2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Passed HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  19. To designate the United States Courthouse to be constructed in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse".

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2

    2009-02-03

    Senate - 03/11/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Passed HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  20. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8

    2009-04-30

    House - 06/12/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  1. 22 CFR 1102.9 - Annual report to Congress.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 true Annual report to Congress. 1102.9 Section 1102.9 Foreign Relations INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO, UNITED STATES... the House of Representatives and President of the Senate for referral to the appropriate committees of...

  2. 10 CFR 7.8 - Charter filing requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... 10 Energy 1 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Charter filing requirements. 7.8 Section 7.8 Energy NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ADVISORY COMMITTEES § 7.8 Charter filing requirements. No advisory committee... Works of the United States Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the United States House of...

  3. 10 CFR 7.8 - Charter filing requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 10 Energy 1 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Charter filing requirements. 7.8 Section 7.8 Energy NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ADVISORY COMMITTEES § 7.8 Charter filing requirements. No advisory committee... Works of the United States Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the United States House of...

  4. 10 CFR 7.8 - Charter filing requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 10 Energy 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Charter filing requirements. 7.8 Section 7.8 Energy NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ADVISORY COMMITTEES § 7.8 Charter filing requirements. No advisory committee... Works of the United States Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the United States House of...

  5. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding presidential election voting rights for residents of all United States territories and commonwealths.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large

    2009-01-06

    House - 02/09/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  6. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to give citizens of the United States the right to recall elected officials.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2

    2010-01-21

    House - 03/01/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  7. To amend title 40, United States Code, to permit commercial filmmaking and photography on the United States Capitol grounds, and for other purposes.

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large

    2014-03-13

    House - 03/14/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  8. THE SPANISH SPEAKING PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES.

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    SAMORA, JULIAN; AND OTHERS

    A PILOT STUDY TRACED THE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND OF SPANISH SPEAKING PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES AND DISCUSSED THEIR PRESENT POSITION IN AMERICAN SOCIETY IN TERMS OF EDUCATION, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, VOTING, PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS, AND HEALTH. DISCRIMINATION AND THE DEPRIVATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS WERE EMPHASIZED. SOURCES FOR…

  9. 10 CFR 7.8 - Charter filing requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 10 Energy 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Charter filing requirements. 7.8 Section 7.8 Energy NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ADVISORY COMMITTEES § 7.8 Charter filing requirements. No advisory committee... Works of the United States Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the United States House of...

  10. 10 CFR 7.8 - Charter filing requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 10 Energy 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Charter filing requirements. 7.8 Section 7.8 Energy NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ADVISORY COMMITTEES § 7.8 Charter filing requirements. No advisory committee... Works of the United States Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the United States House of...

  11. Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the United States.

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3

    2013-10-22

    House - 01/09/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  12. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10

    2009-01-07

    House - 02/09/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  13. Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal, State, and local police officers who have fallen while fulfilling their duty both in Michigan and the United States should be honored for their sacrifice and commitment to preserving law and order.

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Rep. Bentivolio, Kerry L. [R-MI-11

    2013-05-15

    House - 06/14/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  14. The Downside of Marketization: A Multilevel Analysis of Housing Tenure and Types in Reform-era Urban China

    PubMed Central

    Fu, Qiang; Zhu, Yushu; Ren, Qiang

    2015-01-01

    Based on data from the 2005 National Population Sample Survey and compiled covariates of 205 prefectures, this research adopted principal-component and multilevel-logistic analyses to study homeownership in urban China. Although the housing reform has severed the link between work units and residence, working in state sectors (government, state-owned enterprises and collective firms) remained significant in determining a household’s entitlement to reform-era housing with heavy subsidies or better qualities. While the prefecture-level index of marketization reduced local homeownership of self-built housing, affordable housing and privatized housing, its effect is moderated by cross-level interactions with income, education and working in state sectors across different types of housing. Meanwhile, the index of political and market connections promoted all types of homeownership except for self-built housing. By situating the downside of marketization within a context of urban transformation, this research not only challenges the teleological premise of the neoliberal market transition theory but calls for research on institutional dynamics and social consequences of urban transformation in China. PMID:25432608

  15. The downside of marketization: a multilevel analysis of housing tenure and types in reform-era urban China.

    PubMed

    Fu, Qiang; Zhu, Yushu; Ren, Qiang

    2015-01-01

    Based on data from the 2005 National Population Sample Survey and compiled covariates of 205 prefectures, this research adopted principal-component and multilevel-logistic analyses to study homeownership in urban China. Although the housing reform has severed the link between work units and residence, working in state sectors (government, state-owned enterprises and collective firms) remained significant in determining a household's entitlement to reform-era housing with heavy subsidies or better qualities. While the prefecture-level index of marketization reduced local homeownership of self-built housing, affordable housing and privatized housing, its effect is moderated by cross-level interactions with income, education and working in state sectors across different types of housing. Meanwhile, the index of political and market connections promoted all types of homeownership except for self-built housing. By situating the downside of marketization within a context of urban transformation, this research not only challenges the teleological premise of the neoliberal market transition theory but calls for research on institutional dynamics and social consequences of urban transformation in China. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  16. United States housing brief, August 2017

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    Delton Alderman

    2018-01-01

    The bright spot in September was new single-family sales, but housing starts appear to have stalled on a monthly basis. Regionally, data were mixed across all sectors. New construction spending’s contribution to U.S. gross domestic product decreased on a quarterly basis.

  17. United States housing brief, September 2017

    Treesearch

    Delton Alderman

    2018-01-01

    The bright spot in September was new single-family sales, but housing starts appear to have stalled on a monthly basis. Regionally, data were mixed across all sectors. New construction spending’s contribution to U.S. gross domestic product decreased on a quarterly basis.

  18. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2

    2009-03-03

    House - 03/16/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  19. Credit USAF. Original housed in the Muroc Flight Test Base, ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    Credit USAF. Original housed in the Muroc Flight Test Base, Unit History, 1 September 1942 - 30 June 1945. Alfred F. Simpson Historical Research Agency. United States Air Force. Maxwell AFB, Alabama. View captioned as "7 Sept 1945, BH-5 Base Ordinance Motor Repair Shop" with gas station and gasoline pump. View looks roughly northwest - Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, Motor Repair Shop T-16, Third & C Streets, Boron, Kern County, CA

  20. Credit USAF, 7 September 1945. Original housed in the Muroc ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    Credit USAF, 7 September 1945. Original housed in the Muroc Flight Test Base, Unit History, 1 September 1942 - 30 June 1945. Alfred F. Simpson Historical Research Agency. United States Air Force. Maxwell AFB, Alabama. View of the mess hall, looking to the north. Sign over door reads "MFTB Muroc Flight Test Base Base Mess." - Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, Base Mess Hall T-27, Third Street, Boron, Kern County, CA

  1. 7. Credit USAF, 1945. Original housed in the Muroc Flight ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    7. Credit USAF, 1945. Original housed in the Muroc Flight Test Base, Unit History, 1 September 1942 30 June 1945. Alfred F. Simpson Historical Research Agency. United States Air Force. Maxwell AFB, Alabama. Interior view in shop wing on south side of hangar. Original caption reads "7 Sept. 1945, BH-10, Hangar No. 4 4505 Machine Shop." - Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, Hangar, End of North Base Road, Boron, Kern County, CA

  2. Preparing School Leaders for Young Learners in the United States

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    Mongillo, Maria Boeke

    2017-01-01

    In the United States there has been a recent movement to expand access to preschool for children aged 3 to 4 through "universal pre-k" in states that fund programs for all age-eligible students. This has caused an increasing number of preschool programs to be housed in public schools and led by principals who often have little or no…

  3. Expressing the sense of the Congress that the lack of adequate housing must be addressed as a barrier to effective HIV prevention, treatment, and care, and that the United States should make a commitment to providing adequate funding for developing housing as a response to the AIDS pandemic.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8

    2009-06-02

    Senate - 05/25/2010 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Agreed to in HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  4. Linking Public Health, Housing, and Indoor Environmental Policy: Successes and Challenges at Local and Federal Agencies in the United States

    PubMed Central

    Jacobs, David E.; Kelly, Tom; Sobolewski, John

    2007-01-01

    We describe the successes and challenges faced by federal and local government agencies in the United States as they have attempted in recent years to connect public and environmental health, housing, community development, and building design with environmental, housing, and building laws, codes, and policies. These policies can either contribute to or adversely affect human physical and mental health, with important implications for economic viability, research, policy development, and overall social stability and progress. Policy impediments include tension between housing affordability and health investment that causes inefficient cost-shifting, privacy issues, unclear statutory authority, and resulting gaps in responsibility for housing, indoor air, and the built environment. We contrast this with other environmental frameworks such as ambient air and water quality statutes where the concept of “shared commons” and the “polluter pays” is more robust. The U.S. experiences in childhood lead poisoning prevention, indoor air, and mold provide useful policy insights. Local programs can effectively build healthy homes capacity through local laws and housing codes. The experience of coordinating remediation for mold, asthma triggers, weatherization, and other healthy housing improvements in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, is highlighted. The U.S. experience shows that policymakers should adopt a prevention-oriented, comprehensive multi-disciplinary approach at all levels of government to prevent unhealthy buildings, houses, and communities. PMID:17589610

  5. The StreamCat Dataset: Accumulated Attributes for NHDPlusV2 (Version 2.1) Catchments Riparian Buffer for the Conterminous United States: 2010 US Census Housing Unit and Population Density

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This dataset represents the population and housing unit density within individual, local NHDPlusV2 catchments and upstream, contributing watersheds riparian buffers based on 2010 US Census data. Densities are calculated for every block group and watershed averages are calculated for every local NHDPlusV2 catchment(see Data Sources for links to NHDPlusV2 data and Census Data). This data set is derived from The TIGER/Line Files and related database (.dbf) files for the conterminous USA. It was downloaded as Block Group-Level Census 2010 SF1 Data in File Geodatabase Format (ArcGIS version 10.0). The landscape raster (LR) was produced based on the data compiled from the questions asked of all people and about every housing unit. The (block-group population / block group area) and (block-group housing units / block group area) were summarized by local catchment and by watershed to produce local catchment-level and watershed-level metrics as a continuous data type (see Data Structure and Attribute Information for a description).

  6. Honoring the life and legacy of Václav Havel by directing the House of Representatives Fine Arts Board to provide for the display of a bust of Václav Havel in the United States Capitol.

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39

    2014-03-06

    House - 03/11/2014 On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Agreed to in HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  7. 26 CFR 1.911-1 - Partial exclusion for earned income from sources within a foreign country and foreign housing costs.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... sources within a foreign country and foreign housing costs. 1.911-1 Section 1.911-1 Internal Revenue... (CONTINUED) Earned Income of Citizens Or Residents of United States § 1.911-1 Partial exclusion for earned income from sources within a foreign country and foreign housing costs. (a) In general. Section 911...

  8. 26 CFR 1.911-1 - Partial exclusion for earned income from sources within a foreign country and foreign housing costs.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... within a foreign country and foreign housing costs. 1.911-1 Section 1.911-1 Internal Revenue INTERNAL...) Earned Income of Citizens Or Residents of United States § 1.911-1 Partial exclusion for earned income from sources within a foreign country and foreign housing costs. (a) In general. Section 911 provides...

  9. 26 CFR 1.911-1 - Partial exclusion for earned income from sources within a foreign country and foreign housing costs.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... sources within a foreign country and foreign housing costs. 1.911-1 Section 1.911-1 Internal Revenue... Income of Citizens Or Residents of United States § 1.911-1 Partial exclusion for earned income from sources within a foreign country and foreign housing costs. (a) In general. Section 911 provides that a...

  10. 26 CFR 1.911-1 - Partial exclusion for earned income from sources within a foreign country and foreign housing costs.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... sources within a foreign country and foreign housing costs. 1.911-1 Section 1.911-1 Internal Revenue... (CONTINUED) Earned Income of Citizens Or Residents of United States § 1.911-1 Partial exclusion for earned income from sources within a foreign country and foreign housing costs. (a) In general. Section 911...

  11. 26 CFR 1.911-1 - Partial exclusion for earned income from sources within a foreign country and foreign housing costs.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... sources within a foreign country and foreign housing costs. 1.911-1 Section 1.911-1 Internal Revenue... (CONTINUED) Earned Income of Citizens Or Residents of United States § 1.911-1 Partial exclusion for earned income from sources within a foreign country and foreign housing costs. (a) In general. Section 911...

  12. To designate the United States Federal Judicial Center located at 333 West Broadway Street in San Diego, California, as the "John Rhoades Federal Judicial Center'' and to designate the United States courthouse located at 333 West Broadway Street in San Diego, California, as the ''James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep United States Courthouse".

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49

    2013-06-05

    House - 06/06/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  13. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right of all citizens of the United States to a public education of equal high quality.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2

    2009-03-03

    House - 03/16/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  14. 20 CFR 655.1305 - Assurances and obligations of H-2A employers.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ..., including employment-related health and safety laws; (2) Provide for or secure housing for those workers who... LABOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES Labor Certification Process for Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States (H-2A Workers) § 655.1305 Assurances and obligations...

  15. Hidden Hazards of Radon: Scanning the Country for Problem Locations.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Gundersen, Linda C. S.

    1992-01-01

    Describes the geology of the radon problem in the United States and suggests how homeowners can cope with the radio active gas. Vignettes illustrate how and where radon is produced beneath the earth's surface, testing sites and procedures for radon in houses, and locations for potential radon problems across the United States. (MCO)

  16. Stability Operations: Getting It Right in the Global War on Terrorism

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2005-03-18

    the United States of America (Washington, D.C.: The White House, September 2002), 1 " John Pike, "Where are the Legions? [ SPQR ] Global Deployments of...for a Postconflict Stability Force. Washington, D.C.: United States Institute of Peace Press, 2004. Pike, John. "Where Are the Legions? [ SPQR ] Global

  17. Social Indicators, 1973. Selected Statistics on Social Conditions and Trends in the United States.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC. Statistical Policy Div.

    The book contains statistics selected and organized to describe social conditions and trends in the United States. Most of the data was compiled through Federal Government surveys. The following eight major social areas are examined: health, public safety, education, employment income, housing, leisure and recreation, and population. Within each…

  18. To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 300 Fayetteville Street in Raleigh, North Carolina, as the "Jesse Helms Federal Building and United States Courthouse".

    THOMAS, 112th Congress

    Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2

    2012-11-27

    House - 11/28/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  19. To designate the United States courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse".

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2

    2013-02-06

    Senate - 12/09/2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Passed HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  20. Presidential Medal of Freedom

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2012-05-29

    Major S. Lee Meyer, USMC, Military Aide to the President, holds the Presidential Medal of Freedom that is to be presented by President Barack Obama to former United States Marine Corps pilot, astronaut, and United States Senator John Glenn, Tuesday, May 29, 2012, during a ceremony at the White House in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

  1. To designate the Federal Building and United States Courthouse located at 1125 Chapline Street in Wheeling, West Virginia, as the "Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse".

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1

    2013-02-12

    House - 02/13/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  2. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to give citizens of the United States the right to propose amendments to the Constitution by an initiative process.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2

    2010-01-21

    House - 03/01/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  3. Disillusionment with Higher Education in the Middle East and the United States

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Cochran, Judith A.

    2011-01-01

    University graduates in the Middle East and the United States of America are disillusioned with their higher education degrees. Youth expect to be well employed upon graduation and to improve their social status. Employment has been guaranteed from the earliest university certificates granted in Middle Eastern yeshivas, Houses of Learning, and…

  4. To designate the United States courthouse located at 131 East 4th Street in Davenport, Iowa, as the "James A. Leach United States Courthouse".

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2

    2009-02-04

    Senate - 03/11/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Passed HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  5. "Give Bigotry No Sanction"

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Koenig, Darlene; Strom, Adam

    2012-01-01

    Why did religious pluralism flourish in the United States? Because George Washington and other Founders worked hard to nurture it. In the early days of the United States, religious minorities had several concerns: Would they be allowed to practice their religion? Would they be allowed to build houses of worship? Would they have the same political…

  6. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States concerning the election of the Members of the House of Representatives.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1

    2009-05-05

    House - 06/12/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  7. Supporting the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, the right to counsel.

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-21

    2013-05-03

    House - 11/13/2013 On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Agreed to in HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  8. 27. Photocopy of drawing September 28, 1951 (original in files ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    27. Photocopy of drawing September 28, 1951 (original in files of United States Military Academy Architectural Archive, West Point, New York) CONVERSION OF ICE HOUSE TO WAREHOUSE, ELECTRICAL DETAILS - U.S. Military Academy, Ice House, Mills Road at Howze Place, West Point, Orange County, NY

  9. 28. Photocopy of drawing, July 30, 1952 (original in files ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    28. Photocopy of drawing, July 30, 1952 (original in files of United States Military Academy Architectural Archive, West Point, New York) NEW DOUBLE DECK PLATFORM AT ICE HOUSE BUILDING - U.S. Military Academy, Ice House, Mills Road at Howze Place, West Point, Orange County, NY

  10. Campus Housing with a Financial Twist.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    White, Lee; Hanna, John P.

    2000-01-01

    Describes how San Francisco State University (California) used off-balance-sheet financing to build high-quality student living units with little or no risk to university finances. Discusses financing models, the investment banker's role, partnership with a nonprofit foundation which issued the housing bonds, the foundation's credit enhancement,…

  11. Steps toward a Comprehensive Employment and Training System. Hearing before the Employment, Housing, and Aviation Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations. House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations.

    This document records the oral testimony and written reports of witnesses who testified at a Congressional hearing on moving the United States toward a comprehensive employment training system. Witnesses included members of Congress, state officials, labor representatives, and association officials concerned with employment and training. At the…

  12. Impeaching G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14

    2010-01-21

    Senate - 12/08/2010 The motion to forever disqualify G. Thomas Porteous, Jr. to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States agreed to by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 2. Record Vote Number: 265. (All Actions) Notes: Note: On 3/11/2010, the House agreed to the resolution of impeachment. On 12/8/2010, the Senate adjudged G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., guilty as charged in the four Articles of the Impeachment. Tracker: This bill has the status Agreed to in HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  13. Household pesticide usage in the United States.

    PubMed

    Savage, E P; Keefe, T J; Wheeler, H W; Mounce, L; Helwic, L; Applehans, F; Goes, E; Goes, T; Mihlan, G; Rench, J; Taylor, D K

    1981-01-01

    A total of 10,000 U.S. households in 25 standard metropolitan statistical areas and 25 counties were included in the United States. More than 8,200 households granted an interview. Nine of every ten households in the United States used some types of pesticide in their house, garden, or yard. Households in the southeastern United States used the most pesticides. Although more than 500 different pesticide formulations were used by the sampled households, 15 pesticides accounted for 65.5% of all pesticides reported in this study. Thirteen of these 15 pesticides were insecticides, one was a herbicide, and one was a rodenticide.

  14. Credit USAF, ca. 1943. Original housed in the Muroc Flight ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    Credit USAF, ca. 1943. Original housed in the Muroc Flight Test Base, Unit History, 1 September 1942 - 30 June 1945. Alfred F. Simpson Historical Research Agency. United States Air Force. Maxwell AFB, Alabama. Historic view looking north across southwest end of swimming pool as army personnel work on finishing the pool bottom. View looks towards Mess Hall (T-10) on Second Street - Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, Swimming Pool, Second Street, Boron, Kern County, CA

  15. 24 CFR 21.665 - State.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false State. 21.665 Section 21.665... GOVERNMENTWIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE (GRANTS) Definitions § 21.665 State. State means any of the States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory...

  16. To amend title 49, United States Code, to require inclusion on the no fly list certain detainees housed at the Naval Air Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3

    2009-05-19

    House - 05/26/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  17. 43 CFR 1784.1-1 - Establishment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... Senate and the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States House of Representatives...) Published in the Federal Register a notice of his determination and of the establishment of the committee... signed by the Secretary and copies filed with the appropriate committees of the Senate and House of...

  18. Recommending that the United States Constitution be taught to high school students throughout the Nation in September of their senior year.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-8

    2009-07-28

    House - 10/22/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Agreed to in HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  19. United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2012

    THOMAS, 112th Congress

    Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13

    2012-07-30

    House - 07/30/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. (All Actions) Notes: For further action, see H.R.4310, which became Public Law 112-239 on 1/2/2013. Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  20. Reaffirming the commitment of the House of Representatives to safeguard and uphold the 10th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-16

    2010-01-12

    House - 06/15/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  1. Recognizing the significant contributions of Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life to college campus communities in the United States and around the world.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Klein, Ron [D-FL-22

    2009-06-02

    House - 10/22/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Agreed to in HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  2. To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase from 1 to 2 years the post employment restrictions on Members of the House of Representatives.

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8

    2013-01-03

    House - 01/25/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  3. Congratulating the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, for more than 100 years of service and leadership to the United States.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1

    2009-01-21

    House - 03/06/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Agreed to in HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  4. Still a Special Relationship? The Significance of United States-United Kingdom Relations in the Twenty-First Century

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-12-01

    Anglo - Saxon ally over Nasser and the canal.55 In 2010, in a speech at Chatham House, Liberal Democrat Nick Clegg suggested that “what...strategic culture, and as an expression of shared values and institutions the character of which is vital for those charged with service in an Anglo ...American context as well as NATO. 14. SUBJECT TERMS United Kingdom, United States, Special Relationship, Anglo - American Relations, Iraq, Afghanistan

  5. Sustainability of egg production in the United States--the policy and market context.

    PubMed

    Mench, J A; Sumner, D A; Rosen-Molina, J T

    2011-01-01

    The US egg industry is being pressured from many directions to change its production practices, particularly to address concerns about hen welfare in conventional cage systems. Responding to similar pressures, in 1999, the European Union banned conventional laying cages starting in 2012. This now impending European ban has led to the development of several alternative housing systems. These include noncage systems like aviaries and modified (enriched or furnished) cages that include perches, areas in which the hens can forage and dustbathe, and nests. Understanding the European experience is valuable as the United States considers the future direction of the egg industry. In the United States, the proportion of eggs produced in alternative systems is small (less than 5% of output) but growing, in part due to market and political incentives for systems that provide hens with more behavioral freedom than conventional cages. Animal welfare, however, is only one element of a sustainable production system. Other elements include those related to public values, the environment, economics, worker health, and food safety and quality. Eggs are a primary source of animal protein globally, and the United States is the third largest producer of eggs in the world, behind China and the European Union. The national table egg flock comprises about 280 million hens housed in all regions but with approximately 60% of eggs produced in the 10 leading states. Adopting new housing systems will have substantial effects on costs and other aspects of egg production on both a regional and national scale, with some positive effects but also potential negative effects that need to be carefully considered. This paper discusses the US egg industry in the context of legislation and standards related to hen housing systems. It also addresses initiatives by retailers, nongovernmental organizations, and private certification organizations to shape production practices in the egg industry as well as how those initiatives might affect various aspects of the sustainability of egg production.

  6. A Standardized Domestic Common Operating Picture (COP) is Needed by the National Guard of the United States

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-12-13

    Coordination Center NMSZ New Madrid Seismic Zone PKEMRA Post Katrina Emergency Management Relief Act POTUS President of the United States SecDef Secretary...House bed. At about the same time, church bells were ringing across the eastern United States, the Mississippi River was reported to have flowed...nearly 900 miles from Washington, DC near the town of New Madrid , Missouri. The earthquakes that spurred these significant events happened in and near

  7. Population and Housing Unit Estimates

    Science.gov Websites

    United States Census Bureau Topics Population Latest Information Age and Sex Ancestry Children Mobility Population Estimates Population Projections Race Veterans Economy Latest Information Portal Other Economic Programs Business Latest Information Business Characteristics Classification Codes

  8. Development at the wildland-urban interface and the mitigation of forest-fire risk.

    PubMed

    Spyratos, Vassilis; Bourgeron, Patrick S; Ghil, Michael

    2007-09-04

    This work addresses the impacts of development at the wildland-urban interface on forest fires that spread to human habitats. Catastrophic fires in the western United States and elsewhere make these impacts a matter of urgency for decision makers, scientists, and the general public. Using a simple fire-spread model, along with housing and vegetation data, we show that fire size probability distributions can be strongly modified by the density and flammability of houses. We highlight a sharp transition zone in the parameter space of vegetation flammability and house density. Many actual fire landscapes in the United States appear to have spreading properties close to this transition. Thus, the density and flammability of buildings should be taken into account when assessing fire risk at the wildland-urban interface. Moreover, our results highlight ways for regulation at this interface to help mitigate fire risk.

  9. Civil rights as determinants of public health and racial and ethnic health equity: Health care, education, employment, and housing in the United States.

    PubMed

    Hahn, R A; Truman, B I; Williams, D R

    2018-04-01

    This essay examines how civil rights and their implementation have affected and continue to affect the health of racial and ethnic minority populations in the United States. Civil rights are characterized as social determinants of health. A brief review of US history indicates that, particularly for Blacks, Hispanics, and American Indians, the longstanding lack of civil rights is linked with persistent health inequities. Civil rights history since 1950 is explored in four domains-health care, education, employment, and housing. The first three domains show substantial benefits when civil rights are enforced. Discrimination and segregation in housing persist because anti-discrimination civil rights laws have not been well enforced. Enforcement is an essential component for the success of civil rights law. Civil rights and their enforcement may be considered a powerful arena for public health theorizing, research, policy, and action.

  10. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to abolishing personal income, estate, and gift taxes and prohibiting the United States Government from engaging in business in competition with its citizens.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14

    2009-04-30

    House - 06/12/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  11. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to give citizens of the United States the right to enact and repeal laws by voting on legislation in a national election.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2

    2010-01-21

    House - 03/01/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  12. Big game habitat use in southeastern Montana

    Treesearch

    James G. MacCracken; Daniel W. Uresk

    1984-01-01

    The loss of suitable, high quality habitat is a major problem facing big game managers in the western United States. Agricultural, water, road and highway, housing, and recreational development have contributed to loss of natural big game habitat (Wallmo et al. 1976, Reed 1981). In the western United States, surface mining of minerals has great potential to adversely...

  13. To designate the United States courthouse located at 100 North Church Street in Las Cruces, New Mexico, as the "Edwin L. Mechem United States Courthouse".

    THOMAS, 112th Congress

    Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2

    2011-12-20

    Senate - 07/24/2012 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Passed HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  14. 7 CFR Exhibit B to Subpart A of... - United States Department of Agriculture, Farmers Home Administration or Its Successor Agency...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 12 2014-01-01 2013-01-01 true United States Department of Agriculture, Farmers Home... Subpart A of Part 1902 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) RURAL HOUSING... OF AGRICULTURE PROGRAM REGULATIONS SUPERVISED BANK ACCOUNTS Supervised Bank Accounts of Loan, Grant...

  15. 7 CFR Exhibit B to Subpart A of... - United States Department of Agriculture, Farmers Home Administration or Its Successor Agency...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 12 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false United States Department of Agriculture, Farmers Home... Subpart A of Part 1902 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) RURAL HOUSING... OF AGRICULTURE PROGRAM REGULATIONS SUPERVISED BANK ACCOUNTS Supervised Bank Accounts of Loan, Grant...

  16. 7 CFR Exhibit B to Subpart A of... - United States Department of Agriculture, Farmers Home Administration or Its Sucessor Agency Under...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 12 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false United States Department of Agriculture, Farmers Home... Subpart A of Part 1902 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) RURAL HOUSING... OF AGRICULTURE PROGRAM REGULATIONS SUPERVISED BANK ACCOUNTS Supervised Bank Accounts of Loan, Grant...

  17. List of type specimens deposited since 1998 in the United States Department of Agriculture Nematode Collection, Beltsville, Maryland

    USDA-ARS?s Scientific Manuscript database

    The United States Department of Agriculture Nematode Collection (USDANC) is one of the largest and most valuable in existence and includes millions of specimens housed in over 39,800 permanent slides and 9,300 vials. This Collection preserves type specimens of nematodes to serve as a reference for i...

  18. 7 CFR Exhibit B to Subpart A of... - United States Department of Agriculture, Farmers Home Administration or Its Sucessor Agency Under...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 12 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false United States Department of Agriculture, Farmers Home... Subpart A of Part 1902 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) RURAL HOUSING... OF AGRICULTURE PROGRAM REGULATIONS SUPERVISED BANK ACCOUNTS Supervised Bank Accounts of Loan, Grant...

  19. 7 CFR Exhibit B to Subpart A of... - United States Department of Agriculture, Farmers Home Administration or Its Successor Agency...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 12 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false United States Department of Agriculture, Farmers Home... Subpart A of Part 1902 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) RURAL HOUSING... OF AGRICULTURE PROGRAM REGULATIONS SUPERVISED BANK ACCOUNTS Supervised Bank Accounts of Loan, Grant...

  20. To provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a United States citizen child should not be ordered removed, deported, or excluded from the United States.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16

    2009-01-06

    House - 02/09/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  1. To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to United States Route 78 in Mississippi, and for other purposes.

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Rep. Nunnelee, Alan [R-MS-1

    2013-07-09

    House - 07/10/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (All Actions) Notes: For further action, see H.R.83, which became Public Law 113-235 on 12/16/2014. Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  2. To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 101 Barr Street in Lexington, Kentucky, as the "Scott Reed Federal Building and United States Courthouse".

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Chandler, Ben [D-KY-6

    2009-02-04

    Senate - 03/11/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Passed HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  3. Design and Evaluation of a Net Zero Energy Low-Income Residential Housing Development in Lafayette, Colorado

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Dean, J.; VanGeet, O.; Simkus, S.

    This report outlines the lessons learned and sub-metered energy performance of an ultra low energy single family ranch home and duplex unit, called the Paradigm Pilot Project and presents the final design recommendations for a 153-unit net zero energy residential development called the Josephine Commons Project. Affordable housing development authorities throughout the United States continually struggle to find the most cost-effective pathway to provide quality, durable, and sustainable housing. The challenge for these authorities is to achieve the mission of delivering affordable housing at the lowest cost per square foot in environments that may be rural, urban, suburban, or withinmore » a designated redevelopment district. With the challenges the U.S. faces regarding energy, the environmental impacts of consumer use of fossil fuels and the increased focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, housing authorities are pursuing the goal of constructing affordable, energy efficient and sustainable housing at the lowest life-cycle cost of ownership. This report outlines the lessons learned and sub-metered energy performance of an ultra-low-energy single family ranch home and duplex unit, called the Paradigm Pilot Project and presents the final design recommendations for a 153-unit net zero energy residential development called the Josephine Commons Project. In addition to describing the results of the performance monitoring from the pilot project, this paper describes the recommended design process of (1) setting performance goals for energy efficiency and renewable energy on a life-cycle cost basis, (2) using an integrated, whole building design approach, and (3) incorporating systems-built housing, a green jobs training program, and renewable energy technologies into a replicable high performance, low-income housing project development model.« less

  4. Housing Mobility and Downsizing at Older Ages in Britain and the United States

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    Banks, James; Blundell, Richard; Oldfield, Zoë; Smith, James P.

    2013-01-01

    This paper examines geographic mobility and housing downsizing at older ages in Britain and America. Americans downsize housing much more than the British largely because Americans are much more mobile. The principal reasons for greater mobility among older Americans are two fold: (1) greater spatial distribution of geographic distribution of amenities (such as warm weather) and housing costs and (2) greater institutional rigidities in subsidized British rental housing providing stronger incentives for British renters not to move. This relatively flat British housing consumption with age may have significant implications for the form and amount of consumption smoothing at older ages. PMID:23888295

  5. 9. Credit USAF, ca. 1945. Original housed in the Muroc ...

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    9. Credit USAF, ca. 1945. Original housed in the Muroc Flight Test Base, Unit History, 1 September 1942 - 30 June 1945. Alfred F. Simpson Historical Research Agency. United States Air Force. Maxwell AFB, Alabama. View of concrete base and brackets of jet engine rotor balancing machine. Location where photograph was taken not determined, but presumed to be in shops of Building 4505. - Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, Hangar, End of North Base Road, Boron, Kern County, CA

  6. 8. Credit USAF, ca. 1945. Original housed in the Muroc ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    8. Credit USAF, ca. 1945. Original housed in the Muroc Flight Test Base, Unit History, 1 September 1942 - 30 June 1945. Alfred F. Simpson Historical Research Agency. United States Air Force. Maxwell AFB, Alabama. View of concrete base for jet engine rotor balancing machine. Location where photograph was taken not determined, but presumed to be in shops of Building 4505 which had a sizeable machine shop. - Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, Hangar, End of North Base Road, Boron, Kern County, CA

  7. 9 CFR 98.17 - Procedures.

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    2013-01-01

    ... EMBRYOS AND ANIMAL SEMEN Ruminant and Swine Embryos From Regions Where Rinderpest or Foot-and-Mouth... donor dam is bred to produce embryos for importation to the United States, the donor dam must be housed at an embryo collection unit. (2) The donor dam must remain at the embryo collection unit until the...

  8. 9 CFR 98.17 - Procedures.

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    2012-01-01

    ... EMBRYOS AND ANIMAL SEMEN Ruminant and Swine Embryos From Regions Where Rinderpest or Foot-and-Mouth... donor dam is bred to produce embryos for importation to the United States, the donor dam must be housed at an embryo collection unit. (2) The donor dam must remain at the embryo collection unit until the...

  9. 9 CFR 98.17 - Procedures.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... EMBRYOS AND ANIMAL SEMEN Ruminant and Swine Embryos From Regions Where Rinderpest or Foot-and-Mouth... donor dam is bred to produce embryos for importation to the United States, the donor dam must be housed at an embryo collection unit. (2) The donor dam must remain at the embryo collection unit until the...

  10. The Relationship Between Neighborhood Criminal Behavior and Oxford Houses

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    Deaner, Jeffrey; Jason, Leonard A.; Aase, Darrin M.; Mueller, David G.

    2013-01-01

    The present study investigated crime rates in areas surrounding 42 Oxford Houses and 42 control houses in a large city in the Northwestern United States. A city-run Global Information Systems’ (GIS) website was used to gather crime data including assault, arson, burglary, larceny, robbery, sexual assault, homicide, and vehicle theft over a calendar year. Findings indicated that there were no significant differences between the crime rates around Oxford Houses and the control houses. These results suggest that well-managed and governed recovery homes pose minimal risks to neighbors in terms of criminal behavior. PMID:23487588

  11. Local house prices and mental health.

    PubMed

    Joshi, Nayan Krishna

    2016-03-01

    This paper examines the impact of local (county-level) house prices on individual self-reported mental health using individual level data from the United States Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System between 2005 and 2011. Exploiting a fixed-effects model that relies on within-county variations, relative to the corresponding changes in other counties, I find that while individuals are likely to experience worse self-reported mental health when local house prices decline, this association is most pronounced for individuals who are least likely to be homeowners. This finding is not consistent with a prediction from a pure wealth mechanism but rather with the hypothesis that house prices act as an economic barometer. I also demonstrate that the association between self-reported mental health and local house prices is not driven by unemployment or foreclosure. The primary result-that lower local house prices have adverse impact on self-reported mental health of homeowners and renters-is consistent with studies using data from the United Kingdom.

  12. White House Office of the Vice President Announces New Memorandum of Understanding in Clinical Proteogenomics Between the United States and Australia | Office of Cancer Clinical Proteomics Research

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    The White House Office of the Vice President has announced the signing of three Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) that will make available an unprecedented international dataset to advance cancer research and care.

  13. Military Family Housing in the United States

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1993-09-01

    Deborah Clay- Mendez of CBO’s National Security Division and Lisa Siegel of CBO’s Budget Analysis Division prepared the study under the general...Aging of DoD’s Housing Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station in South Caro - Stock hna. (Photo courtesy of the General Accounting Office) DoD uses the

  14. Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the need for a comprehensive public alert and warning system for the United States, and for other purposes.

    THOMAS, 112th Congress

    Rep. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA-6

    2012-05-31

    House - 06/01/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  15. Perceived Barriers to Optimum Nutrition among Congregate (Sheltered) Housing Residents in the USA

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    Mahadevan, Meena; Hartwell, Heather; Feldman, Charles; Raines, Emily

    2014-01-01

    Objective: Malnutrition, secondary to decreased food intake, is a public health problem of epidemic proportions among older adults in the United States of America (USA). Compared to community-dwelling senior citizens, congregate (sheltered) housing residents are found to be frailer, with documented deficiencies in several major and minor…

  16. Insecticide resistance in house flies from the United States: Resistance levels and frequency of pyrethroid resistance alleles

    USDA-ARS?s Scientific Manuscript database

    Although insecticide resistance is a widespread problem for most insect pests, frequently the assessment of resistance occurs over a limited geographic range. Herein we report the first widespread survey of insecticide resistance ever undertaken for the house fly, Musca domestica, a major pest of a...

  17. ICLUS Tools and Datasets (Version 1.2) and User's Manual: Arcgis Tools and Datasets for Modeling US Housing Density (External Review Draft)

    EPA Science Inventory

    This draft Geographic Information System (GIS) tool can be used to generate scenarios of housing-density changes and calculate impervious surface cover for the conterminous United States. A draft User’s Guide accompanies the tool. This product distributes the population project...

  18. Residence and Race: 1619 to 2019. CDE Working Paper 88-19.

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    Taeuber, Karl E.

    In the United states, late in the twentieth century, racial separation prevails in family life, playgrounds, churches, and local community activities. Segregation of housing is a key mechanism for maintaining the subordinate status of blacks. Housing policies and practices have been a leading cause of the nation's decaying central cities and…

  19. 26. Photocopy of drawing August 30, 1951 (original in files ...

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    26. Photocopy of drawing August 30, 1951 (original in files of United States Military Academy Architectural Archive, West Point, New York) CONVERSION OF ICE HOUSE TO WAREHOUSE, SECTIONS OF DOORS, WALLS, SILLS, CONCRETE PLATFORMS, RAMPS - U.S. Military Academy, Ice House, Mills Road at Howze Place, West Point, Orange County, NY

  20. 25. Photocopy of drawing, August 30, 1951 (original in files ...

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    25. Photocopy of drawing, August 30, 1951 (original in files of United States Military Academy Architectural Archive, West Point, New York) CONVERSION OF ICE HOUSE TO WAREHOUSE, FRONT ELEVATION, SOUTH ELEVATION, PLAN, TRANSVERSE SECTION - U.S. Military Academy, Ice House, Mills Road at Howze Place, West Point, Orange County, NY

  1. American Nightmare: A Decade of Homelessness in the United States.

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    National Coalition for the Homeless, Washington, DC.

    A 1989 national survey of the dimensions of homelessness found that at least three million Americans are homeless and that the shortage of affordable housing was cited as the chief cause. Information was gathered from a telephone survey of emergency shelter providers, housing advocacy organizations, and local governments in 26 communities, ranging…

  2. Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5

    2009-05-07

    House - 06/12/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  3. Television Cameras in Congress. Freedom of Information Center Report No. 483.

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    Watt, Phyllis

    While the United States Senate debates the merits of televising its proceedings, it might consider as a model the House of Representatives, which has televised floor activities since 1979 with no dramatic changes in those activities or in members' behavior. The House system consists of inconspicuously placed cameras and microphones operated by…

  4. Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from Pakistan.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10

    2010-07-22

    House - 07/27/2010 On agreeing to the resolution Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 372, 4 Present (Roll no. 473). (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Failed HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  5. 3 CFR 13647 - Executive Order 13647 of June 26, 2013. Establishing the White House Council on Native American...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... Science and Technology Policy; (xxvi) the Council on Environmental Quality; (xxvii) the White House Office... life for Native Americans, and shall coordinate the United States Government's engagement with tribal... of Federal resources and create greater opportunities to help improve the quality of life for Native...

  6. America's First Universal Design "Smart" Home

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    Schwab, Charles M.

    2009-01-01

    By providing a $20,000 tax credit for Universal Design (UD) housing, when new housing construction begins anew, the United States has a real opportunity to save hundreds of billions of dollars in long-term healthcare while encouraging long-term economic growth. Universal Design (also known as Inclusive Design or "Aging in Place" when referring to…

  7. Does a More Centralized Urban Form Raise Housing Prices?

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    Wassmer, Robert W.; Baass, Michelle C.

    2006-01-01

    This paper examines the relationship between various quantitative measures of urban centralization and urban housing prices through the use of a 2000 data set from the 452 Census designated urbanized areas in the United States. An empirical study of this type is necessary because: (1) the theoretical influence of creating more centralized urban…

  8. Implementation of a Legionella Ordinance for Multifamily Housing, Garland, Texas.

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    Whitney, Ellen A; Blake, Sarah; Berkelman, Ruth L

    The incidence of legionellosis has sharply increased in the United States as a result of contaminated water systems. Jurisdictions across the country are considering whether to develop and implement regulations to protect individuals against Legionnaires' disease with its associated high morbidity and mortality. This article sheds light on the implementation and effectiveness of a 2005 citywide Legionella testing mandate of multifamily housing cooling towers in Garland, Texas. This ordinance has been in place for more than 10 years and represents the first of its kind in the United States to mandate routine testing of cooling towers for Legionella in multifamily housing. We utilized a mix of both qualitative and quantitative methods to explore the development, adoption, and implementation of the ordinance. Phone interviews were conducted with individuals from the City of Garland Health Department and apartment managers. Quantitative data included public health surveillance data on legionellosis. Barriers and facilitators of implementation, number and percentage of cooling towers from multifamily housing units that tested positive for Legionella by year, and number of legionellosis cases by year in Garland, Texas. Study outcomes highlight key themes that facilitated the successful implementation of the Legionella testing mandate, including the importance of timing, leadership support, stakeholder engagement, and education and outreach. The number of contaminated cooling towers was reduced over time. Mandatory monitoring for legionella in a local jurisdiction may result in reduced risk of legionellosis from cooling towers through raising awareness and education of building owners and managers about the need to prevent, detect, and remediate legionella contamination in their building water systems. Garland, Texas, broke new ground in the United States in moving toward primary prevention of legionellosis. The ordinance may be useful both in serving to educate and increase awareness about the need for Legionella prevention and to monitor effectiveness of maintenance procedures.

  9. 65. March 1978. Copy of enlargement from original 11Omm blackandwhite ...

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    65. March 1978. Copy of enlargement from original 11Omm black-and-white aerial negative from Sortie 414, made by United States Air Force, Tactical Reconaissance Wing, Ninth Air Force, at Shaw Air Force Base, Sumter, South Carolina. Overhead aerial view of Borough House with surrounding grounds and adjacent properties. - Borough House, West Side State Route 261, about .1 mile south side of junction with old Garners Ferry Road, Stateburg, Sumter County, SC

  10. Ethnic Identity Development in Schools among First Generation Immigrants in the United States

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    Acar, Erkan; Yigit, Mehmet Fatih; Aslan, Dolgun

    2016-01-01

    Today, Americans are increasingly concerned about the matter of immigration in the United States. A growing number believe that immigrants are a burden to the country, taking jobs and housing and creating strains on the health care system. Many Americans are also worried about the cultural impact of the expanding number of newcomers to the U.S.…

  11. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require judges of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to reside within fifty miles of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

    THOMAS, 112th Congress

    Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC

    2012-01-31

    House - 01/02/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Passed SenateHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  12. A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 211 South Court Street, Rockford, Illinois, as the "Stanley J. Roszkowski United States Courthouse".

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL

    2009-02-05

    House - 04/23/2009 For further action see P.L. 111-14. (All Actions) Notes: For further action, see S.520, which became Public Law 111-14 on 4/23/2009. Tracker: This bill has the status Passed SenateHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  13. 78 FR 48027 - Delegation of Authority Pursuant to Sections 110(d)(4) and 110(f) of the Trafficking Victims...

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    2013-08-07

    ... #0; #0; #0; Presidential Documents #0; #0; #0;#0;Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 152 / Wednesday... Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code... publish this memorandum in the Federal Register. (Presidential Sig.) THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, July 29...

  14. Losing a Million Minds: Confronting the Tragedy of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias. Congressional Summary.

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    Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment.

    This report on Alzheimer's disease was written at the request of several committees of the United States Senate and House of Representatives. It begins with a brief overview of Alzheimer's disease and other disorders causing dementia and gives actual and projected figures on the incidence of such disorders in the United States. The goals of public…

  15. High-Performance Computing: High-Speed Computer Networks in the United States, Europe, and Japan. Report to Congressional Requesters.

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    General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Information Management and Technology Div.

    This report was prepared in response to a request from the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and from the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for information on efforts to develop high-speed computer networks in the United States, Europe (limited to France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and the United…

  16. To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 224 South Boulder Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the "H. Dale Cook Federal Building and United States Courthouse".

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1

    2009-07-23

    Senate - 11/18/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Passed HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  17. To redesignate the Federal building and United States Courthouse located at 200 East Wall Street in Midland, Texas, as the "George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush United States Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building".

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11

    2009-01-28

    House - 01/29/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  18. Iraq: Recent Developments in Reconstruction Assistance

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2005-03-23

    Developments in Reconstruction Assistance Summary Large-scale reconstruction assistance programs are being undertaken by the United States following the war...currently the case. The House approved the measure on March 16. On June 28, 2004, the entity implementing assistance programs , the Coalition Provisional...Large-scale reconstruction assistance programs are being undertaken by the United States in Iraq. This report describes recent developments in this

  19. Extending the Parameters: An Inquiry into Teaching Practices for Children from Diverse Populations and Homeless Environments

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    McDaniel, Grace Ann

    2012-01-01

    The number of homeless children in the United States is increasing. The National Center on Family Homelessness (2010) reports that on average one in 50 children in the United States have experienced homelessness, defined as unstable housing. The needs of this student demographic are varied and complex. For the purpose of this study, the homeless…

  20. A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, Texas, as the "George P. Kazen Federal Building and United States Courthouse".

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28

    2009-05-14

    Senate - 10/15/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Passed HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  1. 75 FR 42785 - Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

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    2010-07-22

    ... given that on July 7, 2010, a proposed Consent Decree in United States of America, et al. v. Wise Alloys..., Alabama which contains two affected sources, the Alabama Reclamation Operations and the Alloys Cast House... should refer to United States of America, et al. v. Wise Alloys, LLC, Civil Action No. CV-10-TMP-1811-NW...

  2. Minority First-Generation Students' Satisfaction with Services at a Liberal Arts University in the Southeast United States

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    Chambers, Sabrina

    2017-01-01

    This qualitative study was performed at a liberal arts university in the southeast United States. Thirty-nine undergraduate minority first-generation students were interviewed to acquire knowledge of their satisfaction levels with four student services: tutoring, campus housing, financial aid, and career planning. The purpose of this study was to…

  3. Request Strategies in Professional E-Mail Correspondence: Insights from the United States Workplace

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    Leopold, Lisa

    2015-01-01

    Despite growing interest in the rhetorical features of e-mail correspondence, this is the first study to examine the request strategies in e-mails written by native English-speaking professionals from a variety of industries in the United States. This study uses Blum-Kulka, House, and Kasper's (1989) speech act framework to analyze the request…

  4. To confer upon the United States Court of Federal Claims jurisdiction to hear, determine, and render final judgment on any legal or equitable claim against the United States to receive just compensation for the taking of certain lands in the State of Missouri, and for other purposes.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3

    2009-07-08

    House - 08/19/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  5. FY 2011 United States Army Corps of Engineers Annual Financial Report. America’s Army: At a Strategic Crossroads.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-01-01

    Management Agency, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, aff ected state agencies...history, the United States has relied on the Civil Works program for help in times of national disaster. Emergency management continues to be an...agencies) and demonstrate the fact that project management , operations, and maintenance activities are performed at the local (district) level . Th e

  6. Secondary Migration and Relocation Among African Refugee Families in the United States

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    Weine, Stevan Merrill; Hoffman, Yael; Ware, Norma; Tugenberg, Toni; Hakizimana, Leonce; Dahnweigh, Gonwo; Currie, Madeleine; Wagner, Maureen

    2014-01-01

    The purpose of this study was to understand the secondary migration and relocation of African refugees resettled in the United States. Secondary migration refers to moves out of state, while relocation refers to moves within state. Of 73 recently resettled refugee families from Burundi and Liberia followed for 1 year through ethnographic interviews and observations, 13 instances of secondary migration and 9 instances of relocation were identified. A family ecodevelopmental framework was applied to address: Who moved again, why, and with what consequences? How did moving again impact family risk and protective factors? How might policies, researchers, and practitioners better manage refugees moving again? Findings indicated that families undertook secondary migration principally for employment, affordable housing, family reunification, and to feel more at home. Families relocated primarily for affordable housing. Parents reported that secondary migration and relocation enhanced family stability. Youth reported disruption to both schooling and attachments with peers and community. In conclusion, secondary migration and relocation were family efforts to enhance family and community protective resources and to mitigate shortcomings in resettlement conditions. Policymakers could provide newly resettled refugees jobs, better housing and family reunification. Practitioners could devise ways to better engage and support those families who consider moving. PMID:21361922

  7. The Interaction between Race and Nativity on the Housing Market: Homeownership and House Value of Black Immigrants in the United States

    PubMed Central

    Tesfai, Rebbeca

    2016-01-01

    There is extensive research investigating race and nativity disparities in the US housing market, but little focuses on the group representing the intersection of the two literatures. This study investigates whether black immigrants are disadvantaged due to racial stratification or are able to leverage human or ethnic capital into positive housing market outcomes compared to US-born blacks. I find that racial stratification affects the housing market outcomes of black immigrants. However, high homeownership and house value relative to US-born blacks suggest that immigrants are able to use ethnic community capital to avoid some of the disadvantage experienced by native-born blacks. PMID:28203038

  8. Gavel to Gavel: A Guide to the Televised Proceedings of Congress.

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    Green, Alan; Hogan, Bill

    Intended to improve citizen understanding of the legislative process and to encourage active participation in that process, this booklet describes how the United States House of Representatives conducts its business and provides a viewers' guide to the proceedings of the House as they are transmitted via satellite and cable to over 10 million…

  9. 7 CFR 1924.8 - Development work for modular/panelized housing units.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... (exhibit B, attachment 5 of this subpart), stating that the building has been built substantially in..., attachment 5 of this subpart). (d) Responsibility for field inspections will be in accordance with § 1924.9(a... borrower for the complete house in place on the site. Such contracts should provide that payments will be...

  10. Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of its 6-day mail delivery service.

    THOMAS, 112th Congress

    Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6

    2011-03-02

    House - 03/18/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  11. A joint resolution proclaiming Casimir Pulaski to be an honorary citizen of the United States posthumously.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL

    2009-03-02

    House - 03/03/2009 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) Notes: For further action, see H.J.RES.26, which became Public Law 111-94 on 11/6/2009. Tracker: This bill has the status Passed SenateHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  12. 76 FR 53880 - Funds Availability for Section 514 Farm Labor Housing Loans and Section 516 Farm Labor Housing...

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    2011-08-30

    ... achieve in their certification: LEED for Homes program by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC... Builders (NAHB) ICC 700-2008 National Green Building Standard TM: http://www.nahb.org . [cir] Bronze Level... (10 points). (4) Participation in local green/energy efficient building standards; Applicants, who...

  13. Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5

    2009-03-27

    House - 04/02/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) Notes: 2010 budget resolution. Tracker: This bill has the status Agreed to in HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  14. Learning in a Burning House: Educational Inequality, Ideology, and (Dis)Integration

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    Horsford, Sonya Douglass

    2011-01-01

    The negative consequences of school desegregation on Black communities in the United States are now well documented in education research. "Learning in a Burning House" is the first book to offer a historical look at the desegregation dilemma with clear recommendations for what must be done to ensure Black student success in today's schools. This…

  15. ?Cuan buenas son nuestras viviendas?: Los hispanos [How Good Is Our Housing? Hispanics].

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Yezer, Anthony; Limmer, Ruth

    This report provides statistical information regarding the quality and cost of housing occupied by Hispanic Americans throughout the United States. Some of the findings include: (1) Hispanos occupy older and worse dwellings than the general U.S. population, with a significant number of dwellings lacking heat and adequate electricity and plumbing…

  16. To amend chapter 21 of title 38, United States Code, to establish a grant program to encourage the development of new assistive technologies for specially adapted housing.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3

    2009-02-25

    Senate - 05/20/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Passed HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  17. Whose Lives Are These, Anyway? (A Comment on the Recently Issued Report on the Homeless and Emergency Shelters by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.).

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    Hopper, Kim

    1984-01-01

    Criticizes a recent government report for using faulty statistical methodology and thus grossly underestimating the numbers of homeless people in the United States. Also notes the report's failure to recognize the scarcity of affordable housing as a cause of homelessness. (GC)

  18. The White House Conference on Library and Information Services, 1979. Summary, March 1980.

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    National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Washington, DC.

    This report to the President of the United States presents a summary of the planning, proceedings, and resolutions of the White House Conference on Library and Information Services. Questions the delegates addressed to the conference included: Do libraries, the traditional storehouses of information and knowledge, have a place in this fast moving…

  19. R2 & NE State - 2010 Census; Housing and Population Summary

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    The TIGER/Line Files are shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) that are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). The MTDB represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line File is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation. States and equivalent entities are the primary governmental divisions of the United States. In addition to the fifty States, the Census Bureau treats the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and each of the Island Areas (American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) as the statistical equivalents of States for the purpose of data presentation.This table contains housing data derived from the U.S. Census 2010 Summary file 1 database for states. The 2010 Summary File 1 (SF 1) contains data compiled from the 2010 Decennial Census questions. This table contains data on housing units, owner and rental.This table contains population data derived from the U.S. Census 2010 Summary file 1 database for states. The 2010 Summary File 1 (SF 1) contains data compiled from the 2010 Decennial Census questions. This table contains data on ancestry, age, and sex.

  20. Factors Influencing the Impacts on Security of Manning Military Posts on the United States-Mexico Border from 1865 to 1916

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    2007-06-15

    illegally cross the Sabine River to immigrate into Mexico. Tensions increased. Santa Anna, who had his hands full with uprisings in other Mexican...stretching from about Nacogdoches on Sabine River around San Antonio to the west and returning east at Corpus Christi on the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico...not fumigate. State health officials traveled from house-to- house inoculating anyone without proof of prior vaccination . Additionally, because the

  1. Credit USAF, 7 September 1945. Original housed in the Muroc ...

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    Credit USAF, 7 September 1945. Original housed in the Muroc Flight Test Base, Unit History, 1 September 1942 - 30 June 1945. Alfred F. Simpson Historical Research Agency. United States Air Force. Maxwell AFB, Alabama. Photo captioned "Oblique view of Recreation Hall/Chapel Bldg. T73." Movies on marquee were "Why Girls Leave Home" and "Blazing the Western Trail." View looks west from camera position across E Street - Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, Recreation Hall & Chapel T-73, E Street near North Base Road, Boron, Kern County, CA

  2. Credit USAF, ca. 1945. Original housed in the Muroc Flight ...

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    Credit USAF, ca. 1945. Original housed in the Muroc Flight Test Base, Unit History, 1 September 1942 - 30 June 1945. Alfred F. Simpson Historical Research Agency. United States Air Force. Maxwell AFB, Alabama. View looks north at a hutment typical of several structures erected at the Muroc Flight Test Base (North Base) ca. 1943-1945. Similar structures, Buildings T-61, T-62 and T-63, lie in the distance behind T-40 - Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, Barracks T-40, Second & A Streets, Boron, Kern County, CA

  3. Credit USAF, ca. 1943. Original housed in the Muroc Flight ...

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    Credit USAF, ca. 1943. Original housed in the Muroc Flight Test Base, Unit History, 1 September 1942 - 30 June 1945. Alfred F. Simpson Historical Research Agency. United States Air Force. Maxwell AFB, Alabama. Historic view looking northeast along southeast edge of swimming pool during construction. The wavy edge of the pool visible here remains as a ground surface feature in 1995. Building in the background is the second Bachelor Officers' Quarters (T-15) built in 1943 - Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, Swimming Pool, Second Street, Boron, Kern County, CA

  4. 24 CFR 982.615 - Shared housing: Occupancy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... Housing § 982.615 Shared housing: Occupancy. (a) Sharing a unit. An assisted family may reside in shared housing. In shared housing, an assisted family shares a unit with the other resident or residents of the unit. The unit may be a house or an apartment. (b) Who may share a dwelling unit with assisted family...

  5. 24 CFR 982.615 - Shared housing: Occupancy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... Housing § 982.615 Shared housing: Occupancy. (a) Sharing a unit. An assisted family may reside in shared housing. In shared housing, an assisted family shares a unit with the other resident or residents of the unit. The unit may be a house or an apartment. (b) Who may share a dwelling unit with assisted family...

  6. 24 CFR 982.615 - Shared housing: Occupancy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Housing § 982.615 Shared housing: Occupancy. (a) Sharing a unit. An assisted family may reside in shared housing. In shared housing, an assisted family shares a unit with the other resident or residents of the unit. The unit may be a house or an apartment. (b) Who may share a dwelling unit with assisted family...

  7. 24 CFR 982.615 - Shared housing: Occupancy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... Housing § 982.615 Shared housing: Occupancy. (a) Sharing a unit. An assisted family may reside in shared housing. In shared housing, an assisted family shares a unit with the other resident or residents of the unit. The unit may be a house or an apartment. (b) Who may share a dwelling unit with assisted family...

  8. 24 CFR 982.615 - Shared housing: Occupancy.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... Housing § 982.615 Shared housing: Occupancy. (a) Sharing a unit. An assisted family may reside in shared housing. In shared housing, an assisted family shares a unit with the other resident or residents of the unit. The unit may be a house or an apartment. (b) Who may share a dwelling unit with assisted family...

  9. To designate the United States courthouse located at 222 West 7th Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska, as the "James M. Fitzgerald United States Courthouse".

    THOMAS, 112th Congress

    Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large

    2011-10-13

    House - 10/14/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions) Notes: For further action, see S.1710, which became Public Law 112-101 on 3/14/2012. Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  10. First National Conference on the Work-Study-Play or Platoon Plan. Bulletin, 1922, No. 35

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    Barrows, Alice

    1922-01-01

    In February, 1922, the United States Commissioner of Education, John J. Tigert, called the First National Conference on the Work-Study-Play, or Platoon. One result of this conference was that the superintendents who attended asked the United States Bureau of Education to serve as a clearing house of information in regard to the work-study-play…

  11. Social Work and the House of Islam: Orienting Practitioners to the Beliefs and Values of Muslims in the United States

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    Hodge, David R.

    2005-01-01

    Despite the media attention focused on the Islamic community after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, Muslims remain one of the most misunderstood populations in the United States. Few articles have appeared in the social work literature orienting practitioners to the Islamic community, and much of the…

  12. Housing Arrangements among a National Sample of Adults with Chronic Schizophrenia Living in the United States: A Descriptive Study

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    Tsai, Jack; Stroup, T. Scott; Rosenheck, Robert A.

    2011-01-01

    There has been no recent national description of where and with whom people with chronic mental illness reside. Using data from the Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Intervention Effectiveness, the living arrangements of 1,446 clients with schizophrenia from 57 sites throughout the United States were characterized over 1 year. At baseline, 46% of…

  13. To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide clarification relating to the authority of the United States Postal Service to accept donations as an additional source of funding for commemorative plaques.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49

    2009-07-09

    Senate - 10/19/2009 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Passed HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  14. Gasoline: The Achilles Heel of U.S. Energy Security

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    2010-03-01

    reduce demand for petroleum, improve energy efficiency, and develop feasible alternative energy solutions to include emission capture technologies. The...United States remains the largest consumer of energy products in the world and is the second leading producer of green house gas (GHG) emissions ...energy solutions to include emission capture technologies. The United States remains the largest consumer of energy products in the world and is the

  15. Outcomes for Students on a Fast Track to College: Early College Entrance Programs at the University of Washington

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    Hertzog, Nancy B.; Chung, Rachel U.

    2015-01-01

    Radical acceleration from middle school to university is an unusual option in the United States. The Early Entrance Program and the University of Washington (UW) Academy for Young Scholars housed in the Halbert and Nancy Robinson Center for Young Scholars are two of only 21 early university entrance programs offered in the United States. Due to…

  16. To amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research.

    THOMAS, 112th Congress

    Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43

    2011-01-26

    House - 02/09/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions) Notes: For further action, see S.384, which became Public Law 112-80 on 12/23/2011. Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  17. The greenhouse gas and energy impacts of using wood instead of alternatives in residential construction in the United States

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    Brad Upton; Reid Miner; Mike Spinney; Linda S. Heath

    2008-01-01

    Data developed by the Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials were used to estimate savings of greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption associated with use of wood-based building materials in residential construction in the United States. Results indicate that houses with wood-based wall systems require 15-16% less total energy for non-heating/...

  18. Guaranteed Loan Programs Are an Increasing Risk. Statement of Donald H. Chapin given before the Committee on Government Affairs, United States Senate.

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    Chapin, Donald H.

    Testimony is presented concerning the financial burden the United States government is expected to endure from the billions of dollars in loans it has guaranteed (and continues to guarantee) for business, education, housing, and other purposes, many of which are in areas now experiencing economically hard times. The testimony discusses predicting…

  19. FPI Cohort Reports: California State University System

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    Quirk, Robert J.

    2013-01-01

    The California State University (CSU) system is the largest higher educational system in the United States. The system has physical assets valued at more than $20 billion (current replacement value) on the "State" side of the house alone. With over 1,200 buildings, and 50 million square foot of mixed-use space, the CSU facility managers…

  20. 7 CFR 1940.564 - Section 502 subsidized guaranteed Rural Housing loans.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ...: (1) State's percentage of the National number of rural occupied substandard units, (2) State's percentage of the National rural population in places of less than 2,500 population, (3) State's percentage of the national number of rural households below 80 percent of the area median income, and (4) State...

  1. 7 CFR 1940.564 - Section 502 subsidized guaranteed Rural Housing loans.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ...: (1) State's percentage of the National number of rural occupied substandard units, (2) State's percentage of the National rural population in places of less than 2,500 population, (3) State's percentage of the national number of rural households below 80 percent of the area median income, and (4) State...

  2. 7 CFR 1940.564 - Section 502 subsidized guaranteed Rural Housing loans.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ...: (1) State's percentage of the National number of rural occupied substandard units, (2) State's percentage of the National rural population in places of less than 2,500 population, (3) State's percentage of the national number of rural households below 80 percent of the area median income, and (4) State...

  3. 7 CFR 1940.564 - Section 502 subsidized guaranteed Rural Housing loans.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ...: (1) State's percentage of the National number of rural occupied substandard units, (2) State's percentage of the National rural population in places of less than 2,500 population, (3) State's percentage of the national number of rural households below 80 percent of the area median income, and (4) State...

  4. 7 CFR 1940.564 - Section 502 subsidized guaranteed Rural Housing loans.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ...: (1) State's percentage of the National number of rural occupied substandard units, (2) State's percentage of the National rural population in places of less than 2,500 population, (3) State's percentage of the national number of rural households below 80 percent of the area median income, and (4) State...

  5. Systematic temporal patterns in the relationship between housing development and forest bird biodiversity.

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    Pidgeon, Anna M; Flather, Curtis H; Radeloff, Volker C; Lepczyk, Christopher A; Keuler, Nicholas S; Wood, Eric M; Stewart, Susan I; Hammer, Roger B

    2014-10-01

    As people encroach increasingly on natural areas, one question is how this affects avian biodiversity. The answer to this is partly scale-dependent. At broad scales, human populations and biodiversity concentrate in the same areas and are positively associated, but at local scales people and biodiversity are negatively associated with biodiversity. We investigated whether there is also a systematic temporal trend in the relationship between bird biodiversity and housing development. We used linear regression to examine associations between forest bird species richness and housing growth in the conterminous United States over 30 years. Our data sources were the North American Breeding Bird Survey and the 2000 decennial U.S. Census. In the 9 largest forested ecoregions, housing density increased continually over time. Across the conterminous United States, the association between bird species richness and housing density was positive for virtually all guilds except ground nesting birds. We found a systematic trajectory of declining bird species richness as housing increased through time. In more recently developed ecoregions, where housing density was still low, the association with bird species richness was neutral or positive. In ecoregions that were developed earlier and where housing density was highest, the association of housing density with bird species richness for most guilds was negative and grew stronger with advancing decades. We propose that in general the relationship between human settlement and biodiversity over time unfolds as a 2-phase process. The first phase is apparently innocuous; associations are positive due to coincidence of low-density housing with high biodiversity. The second phase is highly detrimental to biodiversity, and increases in housing density are associated with biodiversity losses. The long-term effect on biodiversity depends on the final housing density. This general pattern can help unify our understanding of the relationship of human encroachment and biodiversity response. © 2014 Society for Conservation Biology.

  6. The StreamCat Dataset: Accumulated Attributes for NHDPlusV2 Catchments (Version 2.1) for the Conterminous United States: 2010 US Census Housing Unit and Population Density

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    This dataset represents the population and housing unit density within individual, local NHDPlusV2 catchments and upstream, contributing watersheds based on 2010 US Census data. Densities are calculated for every block group and watershed averages are calculated for every local NHDPlusV2 catchment(see Data Sources for links to NHDPlusV2 data and Census Data). This data set is derived from The TIGER/Line Files and related database (.dbf) files for the conterminous USA. It was downloaded as Block Group-Level Census 2010 SF1 Data in File Geodatabase Format (ArcGIS version 10.0). The landscape raster (LR) was produced based on the data compiled from the questions asked of all people and about every housing unit. The (block-group population / block group area) and (block-group housing units / block group area) were summarized by local catchment and by watershed to produce local catchment-level and watershed-level metrics as a continuous data type (see Data Structure and Attribute Information for a description). Using a riparian buffer(see Process Steps), statistics were generated for areas within each catchment that are within 100 meters of the stream reach in an attempt to evaluate for the riparian zone.

  7. Effect of a commercial housing system on egg quality during extended storage.

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    Jones, D R; Karcher, D M; Abdo, Z

    2014-05-01

    Egg producers in the United States are utilizing a variety of commercial egg production systems to provide consumer choice and meet legislative requirements. Consumer egg grades in the United States were developed for conventional cage production, and it is unclear what effect alternative production systems might have on egg quality during retail and consumer home storage. The current study was undertaken to determine what changes in egg quality characteristics occur during extended cold storage for commercially produced conventional cage, enriched colony cage, and cage-free aviary eggs. During 12 wk of cold storage, egg weight, albumen height, Haugh unit, static compression shell strength, vitelline membrane strength and deformation, yolk index, shell dynamic stiffness, and whole egg total solids were monitored. Overall, aviary and enriched eggs were significantly (P < 0.05) heavier than conventional cage. Albumen height and Haugh unit (P < 0.05) were significantly greater for conventional cage than enriched eggs. Static compression shell strength was greatest (P < 0.05) for enriched eggs compared with aviary. No overall housing system effects for yolk measurements, shell dynamic stiffness, or whole egg total solids were observed. Albumen height, Haugh unit, and yolk quality measurements were all greatest at 0 and lowest at 12 wk of storage (P < 0.05). The rate of quality change among the housing systems for each measured attribute at 4, 6, and 12 wk was determined. Other than differences in the change of egg weight at 4 wk, no significant differences in the rate of quality decline were found among the housing systems. The results of the current study indicate that current US egg quality standards should effectively define quality for commercially produced conventional cage, enriched colony cage, and cage-free aviary eggs.

  8. Asbestos in Schools. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, First Session on H.J. Res. 153.

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    Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    This document provides the text of House Joint Resolution 153 and the remarks made in the hearing held before a subcommittee of the United States House of Representatives. This joint resolution was written to provide for insurance grants and loans by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act (ASHAA)…

  9. Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should adopt national policies and pursue international agreements to prevent ocean acidification, to study the impacts of ocean acidification, and to address the effects of ocean acidification on marine ecosystems and coastal economies.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1

    2009-12-16

    House - 06/09/2010 On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 241 - 170 (Roll no. 341). (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Failed HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  10. Unit costs for house spraying and bednet impregnation with residual insecticides in Colombia: a management tool for the control of vector-borne disease.

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    Kroeger, A; Ayala, C; Medina Lara, A

    2002-06-01

    A study of unit costs and cost components of two malaria-control strategies (house spraying and bednet impregnation with residual insecticides) was undertaken in 11 malaria-endemic states (departamentos) of Colombia, using data provided by control staff on self-administered questionnaires. The accuracy of the data was verified by personal visits, telephone conversations and complementary information from 10 other states. Allthe financial-cost components of the malaria-control operations carried out in the previous 6 months and the results of the control operations themselves (including the numbers of houses sprayed and numbers of bednets impregnated/day) were recorded. The information was stratified according to whether the target communities were 'near' or 'far away' from an operational base, the far-away communities being those that needed overnight stays by the control staff. The main variables analysed were unit costs/house treated, and annual cost/person protected. The results show that house spraying was generally more expensive for the health services than bednet impregnation. This is particularly the case in 'nearby' communities, where most of those at-risk live. In such communities, spraying one house was 7.2 times more expensive than impregnating one bednet. Even if only those sleeping under an impregnated net were assumed to be protected, the unit costs/person protected in a 'nearby' community were twice as high for house spraying than for bednet impregnation. In 'nearby' communities, where technicians could return to the operational base each evening, insecticides made up 80% of the total spraying costs and 42% of the costs of bednet impregnation. In 'far-away' communities, however, salaries and 'per diems' were the most important cost components, representing, respectively, 23% and 22% of the costs of spraying, and 34% plus 27% of the costs of impregnation. Insecticide wastage and non-use of discounts on insecticide prices (available through the national Ministry of Health) increased the overall costs considerably. The multiple uses of these cost calculations for district health managers are presented.

  11. Development and validation of a Housing First fidelity survey.

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    Gilmer, Todd P; Stefancic, Ana; Sklar, Marisa; Tsemberis, Sam

    2013-09-01

    Programs that use the Housing First model are being implemented throughout the United States and internationally. The authors describe the development and validation of a Housing First fidelity survey. A 46-item survey was developed to measure fidelity across five domains: housing process and structure, separation of housing and services, service philosophy, service array, and team structure. The survey was administered to staff and clients of 93 supported-housing programs in California. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to identify the items and model structure that best fit the data. Sixteen items were retained in a two-factor model, one related to approach to housing, separation of housing and services, and service philosophy and one related to service array and team structure. Our survey mapped program practices by using a common metric that captured variation in fidelity to Housing First across a large-scale implementation of supported-housing programs.

  12. 1. Credit USAF, ca. 1942. Original housed in the Muroc ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    1. Credit USAF, ca. 1942. Original housed in the Muroc Flight Test Base, Unit History, 1 September 1942 - 30 June 1945. Alfred F. Simpson Historical Research Agency. United States Air Force. Maxwell AFB, Alabama. Historical view looks west southwest at construction of Building 4317, Deluge Water Pumping Station (then designated Pump House No. 3). This in-ground structure houses fire pumps which draw water from an in-ground reservoir, Building 4316 (See HAER photos CA-170-I). Pumping station was built in-ground to take advantage of gravity, since water flows from reservoir to prime the pumps, and fire system piping is underground. Opening in far wall is to stairs leading up to ground level. Earth mound in background is part of water reservoir construction (Building 4316). - Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, Deluge Water Pumping Station, Near Second & D Streets, Boron, Kern County, CA

  13. International Students in Western Developed Countries: History, Challenges, and Prospects

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    Akanwa, Emmanuel E.

    2015-01-01

    Many scholars have described the various challenges international students face in Western developed countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Some of the challenges include differences in culture, language barriers, adjustment problems, medical concerns, pedagogical challenges, housing issues, lack of support…

  14. 24 CFR 982.605 - SRO: Housing quality standards.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... an SRO unit without passing through any other unit. (4) Sprinkler system. A sprinkler system that protects all major spaces, hard wired smoke detectors, and such other fire and safety improvements as State... utilize an approvable public or private disposal system. (E) Sanitary facilities must be reasonably...

  15. 24 CFR 982.605 - SRO: Housing quality standards.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... an SRO unit without passing through any other unit. (4) Sprinkler system. A sprinkler system that protects all major spaces, hard wired smoke detectors, and such other fire and safety improvements as State... utilize an approvable public or private disposal system. (E) Sanitary facilities must be reasonably...

  16. 24 CFR 982.605 - SRO: Housing quality standards.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... an SRO unit without passing through any other unit. (4) Sprinkler system. A sprinkler system that protects all major spaces, hard wired smoke detectors, and such other fire and safety improvements as State... utilize an approvable public or private disposal system. (E) Sanitary facilities must be reasonably...

  17. 24 CFR 982.605 - SRO: Housing quality standards.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... an SRO unit without passing through any other unit. (4) Sprinkler system. A sprinkler system that protects all major spaces, hard wired smoke detectors, and such other fire and safety improvements as State... utilize an approvable public or private disposal system. (E) Sanitary facilities must be reasonably...

  18. Building patterns and landscape fragmentation in northern Wisconsin, USA

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    Charlotte E. Gonzalez-Abraham; Volker C. Radeloff; Roger B. Hammer; Todd J. Hawbaker; Susan I. Stewart; Murray K. Clayton

    2007-01-01

    Housing growth is prevalent in rural areas in the United States and landscape fragmentation is one of its many effects. Since the 1930s, rural sprawl has been increasing in areas rich in recreational amenities. The question is how housing growth has affected landscape fragmentation. We thus tested three hypotheses relating land cover and land ownership to density and...

  19. Crossing the Class and Color Lines: From Public Housing to White Suburbia.

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    Rubinowitz, Leonard S.; Rosenbaum, James E.

    In 1976, thousands of low-income African Americans, mostly women and children, began to move out of the public housing developments of Chicago, Illinois, to the mostly white middle class suburbs. These families were part of the Gautreaux program, one of the largest court-ordered desegregation efforts in the United States. This book tells the story…

  20. Providing for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution of the United States.

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32

    2014-07-22

    House - 07/30/2014 On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 225 - 201 (Roll no. 468). (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Agreed to in HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  1. Impacts of construction markets on firm performance and behaviors in the secondary woodworking industry, 2010-2013

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    Matthew S. Bumgardner; Urs Buehlmann; Albert T. Schuler; Karen M. Koenig

    2014-01-01

    Despite the severe downturn in the housing market that began in 2007, construction-related uses collectively remain the largest source of demand for appearance-grade hardwood lumber in the United States. Therefore, industry practitioners and researchers alike maintain an interest in housing and construction trends. This study investigated market conditions from the...

  2. Views of United States Physicians and Members of the American Medical Association House of Delegates on Physician-assisted Suicide.

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    Whitney, Simon N.; Brown, Byron W.; Brody, Howard; Alcser, Kirsten H.; Bachman, Jerald G.; Greely, Henry T.

    2001-01-01

    Ascertained the views of physicians and physician leaders toward legalization of physician-assisted suicide. Results indicated members of AMA House of Delegates strongly oppose physician-assisted suicide, but rank-and-file physicians show no consensus either for or against its legalization. Although the debate is adversarial, most physicians are…

  3. Housing Policy Is School Policy: Economically Integrative Housing Promotes Academic Success in Montgomery County, MD.

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    Schwartz, Heather

    2011-01-01

    Montgomery County, Maryland, operates one of the most acclaimed large public school systems in the United States. Although an increasing share of the population of this suburban school district just outside Washington, District of Columbia, is low income, and the majority of its students belongs to racial minority groups, the county graduates 9 in…

  4. Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor should be permitted, at all times on the recipient's property, to properly display the Flag of the United States of America.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25

    2009-12-08

    House - 06/15/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  5. Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President of the United States should not issue pardons to senior members of his administration during the final 90 days of his term of office.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8

    2009-01-06

    House - 09/14/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  6. Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in our Nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the United States Government should "Get Out of the Way and Stay Out of the Way".

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5

    2009-01-07

    House - 01/14/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  7. Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in the Nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the United States Government should "Get Out of the Way and Stay Out of the Way".

    THOMAS, 112th Congress

    Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5

    2011-03-16

    House - 06/01/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  8. Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in our Nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the United States Government should "Get Out of the Way and Stay Out of the Way".

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5

    2009-02-13

    House - 02/23/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  9. 7 CFR Exhibit C to Subpart G of... - Subordination by the Government for Use With Rural Housing Site Loans

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... Housing Site Loans Whereas, The United States of America acting through the Farmers Home Administration or... shall retain a first lien or security interest in the above-described property in an amount of $___. Such first lien will be released only when satisfactory evidence is provided indicating that the lot...

  10. Meeting the Housing and Care Needs of Older Homeless Adults: A Permanent Supportive Housing Program Targeting Homeless Elders.

    PubMed

    Brown, Rebecca T; Thomas, M Lori; Cutler, Deborah F; Hinderlie, Mark

    2013-01-01

    The homeless population is aging faster than the general population in the United States. As this vulnerable population continues to age, addressing complex care and housing needs will become increasingly important. This article reviews the often-overlooked issue of homelessness among older adults, including their poor health status and unique care needs, the factors that contribute to homelessness in this population, and the costs of homelessness to the U.S. health care system. Permanent supportive housing programs are presented as a potential solution to elder homelessness, and Hearth, an outreach and permanent supportive housing model in Boston, is described. Finally, specific policy changes are presented that could promote access to housing among the growing older homeless population.

  11. Models of Disease Vector Control: When Can Aggressive Initial Intervention Lower Long-Term Cost?

    PubMed

    Oduro, Bismark; Grijalva, Mario J; Just, Winfried

    2018-04-01

    Insecticide spraying of housing units is an important control measure for vector-borne infections such as Chagas disease. As vectors may invade both from other infested houses and sylvatic areas and as the effectiveness of insecticide wears off over time, the dynamics of (re)infestations can be approximated by [Formula: see text]-type models with a reservoir, where housing units are treated as hosts, and insecticide spraying corresponds to removal of hosts. Here, we investigate three ODE-based models of this type. We describe a dual-rate effect where an initially very high spraying rate can push the system into a region of the state space with low endemic levels of infestation that can be maintained in the long run at relatively moderate cost, while in the absence of an aggressive initial intervention the same average cost would only allow a much less significant reduction in long-term infestation levels. We determine some sufficient and some necessary conditions under which this effect occurs and show that it is robust in models that incorporate some heterogeneity in the relevant properties of housing units.

  12. Threats to at-risk species in America's private forests: a Forests on the Edge report

    Treesearch

    Mary A. Carr; Ronald E. McRoberts; Lisa G. Mahal; Sara J. Comas

    2010-01-01

    More than 4,600 native animal and plant species associated with private forests in the United States are at risk of decline or extinction. This report identifies areas across the conterminous United States where at-risk species habitats in rural private forests are most likely to decrease because of increases in housing density from 2000 to 2030. We also identify areas...

  13. The future of housing in the United States: an econometric model of long-term predictions for the 2000 RPA timber assessment.

    Treesearch

    Claire A. Montgomery

    2001-01-01

    This report presents historical trends and future projections of forest, agricultural, and urban and other land uses for the South-Central United States. A land use share model is used to investigate the relation between the areas of land in alternative uses and economic and demographic factors influencing land use decisions. Two different versions of the empirical...

  14. A bill to close the loophole that allowed the 9/11 hijackers to obtain credit cards from United States banks that financed their terrorist activities, to ensure that illegal immigrants cannot obtain credit cards to evade United States immigration laws, and for other purposes.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA

    2009-01-06

    Senate - 01/06/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  15. A bill to close the loophole that allowed the 9/11 hijackers to obtain credit cards from United States banks that financed their terrorist activities, to ensure that illegal immigrants cannot obtain credit cards to evade United States immigration laws, and for other purposes.

    THOMAS, 112th Congress

    Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA

    2011-01-25

    Senate - 01/25/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  16. Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the garnishment of non-Federal wages to collect delinquent non-tax debts owed to the United States without first obtaining a court order.

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1

    2014-07-10

    House - 09/02/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  17. Statement before the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, on the Operations of the United States Commission on Civil Rights.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Anderson, William J.

    This report presents the findings of an investigation and audit of certain aspects of the operations of the United States Commission on Civil Rights commissioned by the Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. First, each allegation made against the Commission is briefly outlined and then findings are discussed…

  18. Recognizing the 10th Anniversary of the redesignation of Company E, 100th Battalion, 442d Infantry Regiment of the United States Army and the sacrifice of the soldiers of Company E and their families in support of the United States.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large

    2009-10-13

    Senate - 12/09/2009 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Agreed to in HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  19. Money Income in 1975 of Families and Persons in the United States. Current Population Reports, Consumer Income, Series P-60, No. 105.

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    Bureau of the Census (DOC), Suitland, MD. Population Div.

    This report documents information concerning the money income of persons 14 years and older in the United States during 1975. "Money income" is defined as income received before tax and other deductions. The report does not include sources of non-money income such as food stamps, health benefits, and subsidized housing. The questionnaire used in…

  20. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the Electoral College and provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President by the popular vote of all citizens of the United States regardless of place of residence.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2

    2009-03-03

    House - 03/16/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  1. Climate Impacts Already Affect Every Region of the United States, Report Warns

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Showstack, Randy

    2014-05-01

    "Climate change, once considered an issue for a distant future, has moved firmly into the present," according to the third iteration of the U.S. National Climate Assessment (NCA), issued by the White House on 6 May. "The observed warming and other climatic changes are triggering wide-ranging impacts in every region of our country and throughout our economy," states the report, titled Climate Change Impacts in the United States, issued through the federal interagency U.S. Global Change Research Program.

  2. United States Southern Command * Home

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    -Miami and USSOUTHCOM Army Lodging Household Goods Housing In-processing Newcomer Orientation Theater Government, evaluates medical care, property damage and carrier recovery claims, adjudicates and settles

  3. High Performance Residential Housing Units at U.S. Coast Guard Base Kodiak: Preprint

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Romero, R.; Hickey, J.

    2013-10-01

    The United States Coast Guard (USCG) constructs residential housing throughout the country using a basic template that must meet the minimum Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver criteria or better for the units. In Kodiak, Alaska, USCG is procuring between 24 and 100 residential multi-family housing units. Priorities for the Kodiak project were to reduce overall energyconsumption by at least 20% over existing units, improve envelope construction, and evaluate space heating options. USCG is challenged with maintaining similar existing units that have complicated residential diesel boilers. Additionally, fuel and material costs are high in Kodiak. While USCG hasmore » worked to optimize the performance of the housing units with principles of improved buildingenvelope, the engineers realize there are still opportunities for improvement, especially within the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system and different envelope measures. USCG staff also desires to balance higher upfront project costs for significantly reduced life-cycle costs of the residential units that have an expected lifetime of 50 or more years. To answer thesequestions, this analysis used the residential modeling tool BEoptE+ to examine potential energy- saving opportunities for the climate. The results suggest criteria for achieving optimized housing performance at the lowest cost. USCG will integrate the criteria into their procurement process. To achieve greater than 50% energy savings, USCG will need to specify full 2x 6 wood stud R-21 insulationwith two 2 inches of exterior foam, R-38 ceiling insulation or even wall insulation in the crawl space, and R-49 fiberglass batts in a the vented attic. The air barrier should be improved to ensure a tight envelope with minimal infiltration to the goal of 2.0 ACH50. With the implementation of an air source heat pump for space heating requirements, the combination of HVAC and envelope savings inthe residential unit can save up to 58% in source energy over existing residential units.« less

  4. Student Residences: From Housing to Education

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    Parameswaran, Ashvin; Bowers, Jack

    2014-01-01

    There is a long history of universities perceiving residences as pivotal in the learning process. Over the last 50 years, the nature and efficacy of residential environments as an educational tool have been extensively researched. However, within some sections of the tertiary residential sector, in the United States, the United Kingdom, New…

  5. 7 CFR 1940.565 - Section 502 subsidized Rural Housing loans.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... percentage of the National number of rural occupied substandard units, (2) State's percentage of the National rural population, (3) State's percentage of the National rural population in places of less than 2,500 population, (4) State's percentage of the National number of rural households between 50 and 80 percent of...

  6. 7 CFR 1940.565 - Section 502 subsidized Rural Housing loans.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... percentage of the National number of rural occupied substandard units, (2) State's percentage of the National rural population, (3) State's percentage of the National rural population in places of less than 2,500 population, (4) State's percentage of the National number of rural households between 50 and 80 percent of...

  7. 24 CFR 574.650 - Audit.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.... The financial management system used by a State or unit of general local government that is a grantee...

  8. 1987 Population Trends for Washington State.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Washington State Office of Financial Management, Olympia.

    This statistical profile provides current demographic data for Washington State and is also broken down by counties, incorporated cities, and towns. Fifteen tables show population figures; components of population change; housing units by structure type; annexations, incorporations and municipal boundary changes; growth of households; estimates of…

  9. 24 CFR 91.110 - Consultation; states.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... families, and homeless persons) during preparation of the consolidated plan. When preparing the portion of... with state or local health and child welfare agencies and examine existing data related to lead-based paint hazards and poisonings, including health department data on the addresses of housing units in...

  10. 10. Credit USAF, 1945. Original housed in the Muroc Flight ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    10. Credit USAF, 1945. Original housed in the Muroc Flight Test Base, Unit History, 1 September 1942 30 June 1945. Alfred F. Simpson Historical Research Agency. United States Air Force. Maxwell AFB, Alabama. View of jet engine rotor balancing machine with engine rotor in place for balancing operations. Original caption reads "Balancing bucket wheel of jet engine, Muroc Flight Test Base, Oct. 1945"; personnel not identified. Location where photograph was taken not determined, but presumed to be in shops of Building 4505. - Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, Hangar, End of North Base Road, Boron, Kern County, CA

  11. Prevalence of Perceived Food and Housing Security - 15 States, 2013.

    PubMed

    Njai, Rashid; Siegel, Paul; Yin, Shaoman; Liao, Youlian

    2017-01-13

    Recent global (1) and national (2,3) health equity initiatives conclude that the elimination of health disparities requires improved understanding of social context (4,5) and ability to measure social determinants of health, including food and housing security (3). Food and housing security reflect the availability of and access to essential resources needed to lead a healthy life. The 2013 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) included two questions to assess perceived food and housing security in 15 states.* Among 95,665 respondents, the proportion who answered "never or rarely" to the question "how often in the past 12 months would you say you were worried or stressed about having enough money to buy nutritious meals?" ranged from 68.5% to 82.4% by state. Among 90,291 respondents living in housing they either owned or rented, the proportion who answered "never or rarely" to the question, "how often in the past 12 months would you say you were worried or stressed about having enough money to pay your rent/mortgage?" ranged from 59.9% to 72.8% by state. Food security was reported less often among non-Hispanic blacks (blacks) (68.5%) and Hispanics (64.6%) than non-Hispanic whites (whites) (81.8%). These racial/ethnic disparities were present across all levels of education; housing security followed a similar pattern. These results highlight racial/ethnic disparities in two important social determinants of health, food and housing security, as well as a substantial prevalence of worry or stress about food or housing among all subgroups in the United States. The concise nature of the BRFSS Social Context Module's single-question format for food and housing security makes it possible to incorporate these questions into large health surveys so that social determinants can be monitored at the state and national levels and populations at risk can be identified.

  12. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1332 Sharon Copley Road in Wadsworth, Ohio, as the "Emil Bolas Post Office".

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Boccieri, John A. [D-OH-16

    2010-01-27

    House - 01/27/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions) Notes: For further action, see H.R.4602, which became Public Law 111-355 on 1/4/2011. Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  13. 5. Credit USAF, ca. 1942. Original housed in the Photograph ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    5. Credit USAF, ca. 1942. Original housed in the Photograph Files, AFFTC/HO, Edwards AFB, California. View of Bell Aircraft XP-59A Airacomet in flight. This was the United States military's first jet propelled aircraft which was extensively flight tested in secrecy at the Muroc Flight Test Base (North Base). - Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, North Base Road, Boron, Kern County, CA

  14. Continental United States Military Housing Inspection National Capital Region

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2015-08-13

    that was flaking, peeling, or chalking. JBAB did not have an asbestos management program, plan, or an appointed asbestos program manager...housing partner to ensure inspection and maintenance plan is achieved; and • Implement an asbestos management plan and appoint an asbestos program...select environmental health and safety requirements, such as those for drinking water, radon, asbestos , and lead based paint. We conducted this

  15. 75 FR 38911 - Death of Senator Robert C. Byrd, President Pro Tempore of the Senate

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-07-06

    ... half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and... flag of the United States shall be displayed at full-staff at the White House and on all public... WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of June, in the year of our Lord two...

  16. White House National Medals Ceremony

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2010-11-17

    U.S. President Barack Obama smiles during a ceremony for recipients of the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the highest honors bestowed by the United States government on scientists, engineers, and inventors, at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010. Amongst those in attendance where NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

  17. Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1990. Conference Report. House of Representatives, 101st Congress, 2d Session.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House.

    This report of the committee of conference reconciles differences in versions of bills passed by the United States Senate and the House of Representatives on a bill (S. 1824) to amend the Education of the Handicapped Act. The text of the recommended bill is presented, with the following sections: general provisions, assistance for education of all…

  18. Our Housing Mess...And What Can Be Done About It.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Blake, Peter

    The housing crisis in the United States is primarily urban. Unlike areas of urban blight, rural alums are not slums of despair by any means. "Slums of despair" is a term used in a recent study of urban life to describe those areas in some of our inner cities whose inhabitants feel they are utterly trapped--that they stand little chance of…

  19. Insurance Reserves: Strategies for Regulating the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. Report to the Chairman, Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, House of Representatives.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources.

    In 1985, the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) reserves had accumulated over $2 billion in reserve surplus, precipitating the program's first refund. Concerned about FEHBP reserve practices, the chairman of the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, United States Congress, asked the General Accounting Office (GAO) to…

  20. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 23 Genesee Street in Hornell, New York, as the "Zachary Smith Post Office Building".

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Massa, Eric J. J. [D-NY-29

    2010-02-23

    House - 02/23/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions) Notes: For further action, see H.R.5051, which became Public Law 111-218 on 8/3/2010. Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  1. To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2777 Logan Avenue in San Diego, California, as the "Cesar E. Chavez Post Office".

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53

    2009-03-31

    House - 03/31/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions) Notes: For further action, see S.748, which became Public Law 111-109 on 11/30/2009. Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  2. The Effect of Housing Wealth on College Choice: Evidence from the Housing Boom. NBER Working Paper No. 18075

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    Lovenheim, Michael F.; Reynolds, C. Lockwood

    2012-01-01

    The higher education system in the United States is characterized by a large degree of quality heterogeneity, and there is a growing literature suggesting students attending higher quality universities have better educational and labor market outcomes. In this paper, we use NLSY97 data combined with the difference in the timing and strength of the…

  3. Contact Us

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    and in partnership with the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Housing and United States Advisory Council on Historic Preservation logo U.S. Department of Agriculture logo U.S

  4. Implementation of a Legionella Ordinance for Multifamily Housing, Garland, Texas

    PubMed Central

    Whitney, Ellen A.; Blake, Sarah

    2017-01-01

    Context: The incidence of legionellosis has sharply increased in the United States as a result of contaminated water systems. Jurisdictions across the country are considering whether to develop and implement regulations to protect individuals against Legionnaires' disease with its associated high morbidity and mortality. Objective: This article sheds light on the implementation and effectiveness of a 2005 citywide Legionella testing mandate of multifamily housing cooling towers in Garland, Texas. This ordinance has been in place for more than 10 years and represents the first of its kind in the United States to mandate routine testing of cooling towers for Legionella in multifamily housing. Design, Setting, and Population: We utilized a mix of both qualitative and quantitative methods to explore the development, adoption, and implementation of the ordinance. Phone interviews were conducted with individuals from the City of Garland Health Department and apartment managers. Quantitative data included public health surveillance data on legionellosis. Main Outcome Measures: Barriers and facilitators of implementation, number and percentage of cooling towers from multifamily housing units that tested positive for Legionella by year, and number of legionellosis cases by year in Garland, Texas. Results: Study outcomes highlight key themes that facilitated the successful implementation of the Legionella testing mandate, including the importance of timing, leadership support, stakeholder engagement, and education and outreach. The number of contaminated cooling towers was reduced over time. Conclusion: Mandatory monitoring for legionella in a local jurisdiction may result in reduced risk of legionellosis from cooling towers through raising awareness and education of building owners and managers about the need to prevent, detect, and remediate legionella contamination in their building water systems. Garland, Texas, broke new ground in the United States in moving toward primary prevention of legionellosis. The ordinance may be useful both in serving to educate and increase awareness about the need for Legionella prevention and to monitor effectiveness of maintenance procedures. PMID:28141673

  5. 24 CFR 3280.812 - Wiring of expandable units and dual units.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 24 Housing and Urban Development 5 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Wiring of expandable units and dual units. 3280.812 Section 3280.812 Housing and Urban Development Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban Development (Continued) OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOUSING-FEDERAL HOUSING COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF...

  6. To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that the United States Postal Service may not carry out a change-of-address request unless it first receives a signed confirmation that the request was in fact made by or on behalf of the addressee.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9

    2009-03-02

    House - 05/04/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  7. In Their Own Words: Exploring Family Pathways to Housing Instability.

    PubMed

    Gultekin, Laura; Brush, Barbara L

    2017-02-01

    Housing instability threatens the health and well-being of millions of families across the United States, yet little is known about the characteristics or housing trajectories of at-risk families. To address this gap in our understanding of family risk for housing instability and homelessness, we undertook a qualitative descriptive study utilizing a convenience sample of 16 mothers recruited from a housing service agency living in Detroit and receiving emergency services to avoid homelessness. Participants completed the Brief Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ), then narrated their life events and reasons for housing instability and disclosed desired interventions for homelessness prevention. Data analysis reveals that women experienced high rates of previously undisclosed trauma, broken family relationships, early parenting responsibilities, social isolation, and system failures that contributed to recurrent episodes of housing instability. We argue that housing instability is a symptom of multiple chronic underlying issues that need more than a temporary financial patch.

  8. 7 CFR 3560.152 - Tenant eligibility.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... agreement that does not restrict occupancy by income. (c) Requirements for elderly housing, elderly units in... this section, the following occupancy requirements apply to elderly housing, elderly units in mixed housing, and congregate housing or group homes: (1) For elderly housing, elderly units in mixed housing...

  9. 7 CFR 3560.152 - Tenant eligibility.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... agreement that does not restrict occupancy by income. (c) Requirements for elderly housing, elderly units in... this section, the following occupancy requirements apply to elderly housing, elderly units in mixed housing, and congregate housing or group homes: (1) For elderly housing, elderly units in mixed housing...

  10. Meeting the Housing and Care Needs of Older Homeless Adults: A Permanent Supportive Housing Program Targeting Homeless Elders

    PubMed Central

    Brown, Rebecca T.; Thomas, M. Lori; Cutler, Deborah F.; Hinderlie, Mark

    2014-01-01

    The homeless population is aging faster than the general population in the United States. As this vulnerable population continues to age, addressing complex care and housing needs will become increasingly important. This article reviews the often-overlooked issue of homelessness among older adults, including their poor health status and unique care needs, the factors that contribute to homelessness in this population, and the costs of homelessness to the U.S. health care system. Permanent supportive housing programs are presented as a potential solution to elder homelessness, and Hearth, an outreach and permanent supportive housing model in Boston, is described. Finally, specific policy changes are presented that could promote access to housing among the growing older homeless population. PMID:24729832

  11. Work Release In A Rural State

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Fleer, John L.; Pasewark, Richard A.

    1977-01-01

    Work release in a rural state has functioned successfully for two years with a halfway-house-type model. Initial results suggest there is greater success in units isolated from the prison and participation should be restricted to persons having six months or less to serve on prison terms. (Author)

  12. Historians and the Suburbs.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Marsh, Margaret

    1990-01-01

    Reviews suburbanization of United States, created by assembly line construction, wartime housing shortages, and federal mortgage subsidies. States earlier scholars viewed suburban migration as a solution to urban overcrowding, whereas later scholars examined suburbs as symbolic of U.S. values and conformity, insulated from problems of U.S. cities.…

  13. Encountering the Complicated Legacy of Andersonville

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    Percoco, James A.

    2011-01-01

    "Americans," historian Richard White often reminds his audiences, "prefer celebrating to remembering history." The landscape of the United States is populated with local, state, and national sites, house museums, working farms and other places of collective past that are deemed of historic significance. Many of these sites do…

  14. Preserve America Summit

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    and in partnership with the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Housing and United States Advisory Council on Historic Preservation logo U.S. Department of Agriculture logo U.S

  15. Roof Overhangs for Solar Houses

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Gracey, W.

    1985-01-01

    Convenient graphical method determines both width and vertical position of overhangs for standard wall section having "typical" window arrangement. Overhangs for this wall section determined for two extremes of latitude in United States.

  16. Learning Centers: A Report of the 1977 NEH Institute at Ohio State University.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Allen, Edward D.

    1978-01-01

    A description of the twenty learning center units for advanced classes developed by the French and Spanish teacher-participants. Learning centers permit students to work independently at well-defined tasks. The units deal with housing, shopping, cooking, transportation, sports, fiestas, literature, history, architecture, painting, and music.…

  17. 78 FR 58865 - National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2013

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    2013-09-25

    ..., our veterans, our military families, and all those who placed themselves in harm's way to sustain the... symbolizing America's Missing in Action and Prisoners of War will be flown over the White House; the United... National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2013 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Our...

  18. Assessing the engineering performance of affordable net-zero energy housing

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Wallpe, Jordan P.

    The purpose of this research was to evaluate affordable technologies that are capable of providing attractive, cost-effective energy savings to the housing industry. The research did so by investigating the 2011 Solar Decathlon competition, with additional insight from the Purdue INhome. Insight from the Purdue INhome verified the importance of using a three step design process to design a net-zero energy building. In addition, energy consumption values of the INhome were used to compare and contrast different systems used in other houses. Evaluation of unbiased competition contests gave a better understanding of how a house can realistically reach net-zero. Upon comparison, off-the-shelf engineering systems such as super-efficient HVAC units, heat pump hot water heaters, and properly designed photovoltaic arrays can affordably enable a house to become net-zero. These important and applicable technologies realized from the Solar Decathlon will reduce the 22 percent of all energy consumed through the residential sector in the United States. In conclusion, affordable net-zero energy buildings can be built today with commitment from design professionals, manufacturers, and home owners.

  19. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to give States the right to repeal Federal laws and regulations when ratified by the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1

    2010-11-30

    House - 12/20/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  20. United States Covered Bond Act

    THOMAS, 112th Congress

    Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC

    2011-11-09

    Senate - 11/09/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  1. United States Postal Service Shipping Equity Act

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14

    2013-04-24

    House - 06/14/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  2. Preserve America Presidential Award

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    and in partnership with the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Housing and United States Advisory Council on Historic Preservation logo U.S. Department of Agriculture logo U.S

  3. 3 CFR - Presidential Determination on Sudan

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ...-Import Bank of the United States By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the... publish this determination in the Federal Register.BARACK OBAMATHE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, November 19...

  4. United States-Cuba Normalization Act of 2013

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1

    2013-05-09

    House - 06/14/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  5. Method of securing filter elements

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Brown, Erik P.; Haslam, Jeffery L.; Mitchell, Mark A.

    2016-10-04

    A filter securing system including a filter unit body housing; at least one tubular filter element positioned in the filter unit body housing, the tubular filter element having a closed top and an open bottom; a dimple in either the filter unit body housing or the top of the tubular filter element; and a socket in either the filter unit body housing or the top of the tubular filter element that receives the dimple in either the filter unit body housing or the top of the tubular filter element to secure the tubular filter element to the filter unit bodymore » housing.« less

  6. Public Employees: Facts at a Glance.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Washington, DC. Public Employee Dept.

    Seventeen million people are employed in the delivery of government services in the United States, more than half of these in education, health care, and public safety. Others provide services related to defense, postal service, the environment, housing, and administration. Though 82 percent of public employees work for state and local government,…

  7. Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the removal from the United States of aliens charged under State law with aggravated felonies.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11

    2009-03-31

    House - 04/27/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  8. Decennial Redistricting: Rich Mathematics in Context

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Rubel, Laurie H.; Driskill, Michael; Lesser, Lawrence M.

    2012-01-01

    Every two years in the United States, districts in each state elect representatives to the U.S. House of Representatives. The district boundaries are not permanent; rather, they are redrawn every ten years in a process known as redistricting. Mathematics is useful in understanding this important and often contentious process. Redistricting is a…

  9. The Global Financial and Economic Crisis: Analysis and Policy Implications

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-02-20

    government revenues. Some of the largest and most venerable banks, investment houses, and insurance companies have either declared bankruptcy or have had...pushing down equity markets and worsening the economic outlook. These included: -3.8% for the United States, -6.0% for the Eurozone, -8% for Germany ...and economic crisis. Some of the largest and most venerable banks, investment houses, and insurance companies have either declared bankruptcy or

  10. The Future of International Education Hearings before the Subcommittee on International Operations of the Committee on International Relations. House of Representatives. Ninety-Fifth Congress, Second Session.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on International Relations.

    The purpose of the five-day hearings was to provide a forum for examination by members of the House Committee on International Relations of public and private involvement in international education programs in the United States. The proceedings contain testimony and prepared statements by educators, foundation officials, federal government agency…

  11. Implications of the Failure of the Higher Education Assistance Foundation. Hearing before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. United States Senate, One Hundred First Congress, Second Session.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.

    This hearing before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, addresses the implications of the anticipated failure of the Higher Education Assistance Foundation (HEAF), the largest guarantor of student loans. HEAF's difficulties have affected Sallie Mae (Student Loan Marketing Association), and have raised general questions about the…

  12. Fluctuating populations of house wrens and Bewick's wrens in foothills of the western Sierra Nevada of California

    Treesearch

    Jared Verner; Kathryn L. Purcell

    1999-01-01

    In foothills of the western Sierra Nevada, 31 km east of Madera, California, we studied whether Bewick's Wrens (Thryomanes bewickii) tend to be excluded from an area occupied by House Wrens (Troglodytes aedon) as reported in several studies in the eastern United States. Neither point counts from 1985 to 1997 nor spot mapping from 1989 to 1993 suggests any...

  13. Rapid growth of the US wildland-urban interface raises wildfire risk

    Treesearch

    Volker C. Radeloff; David P. Helmers; H. Anu Kramer; Miranda H. Mockrin; Patricia M. Alexandre; Avi Bar-Massada; Van Butsic; Todd J. Hawbaker; Sebastián Martinuzzi; Alexandra D. Syphard; Susan I. Stewart

    2018-01-01

    The wildland-urban interface (WUI) is the area where houses and wildland vegetation meet or intermingle, and where wildfire problems are most pronounced. Here we report that the WUI in the United States grew rapidly from 1990 to 2010 in terms of both number of new houses (from 30.8 to 43.4 million; 41% growth) and land area (from 581,000 to 770,000 km2...

  14. Today's Students and the American Dream: Their Concerns, Their Solutions. Hearing before the Committee on the Budget. House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress. Second Session. Field Hearing (Villanova, PA).

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House.

    This document presents the minutes of a field hearing before the Budget Committee of the United States House of Representatives generally regarding the aspirations and financial needs of American college students in 1996. Students from Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and North Carolina addressed the Committee. The discussion focuses on…

  15. Options Available for Providing Family Housing to Navy Families in the Continental United States

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1994-06-01

    the Revitalization Backlog 64 4. Revise VHA and BAQ Determination Procedures 65 C. FUTURE RESEARCH ........ ................ .. 65 APPENDIX...OVERVIEW Succeeding chapters will research the three family housing options in detail and conclude with recommendations. Chapter II will provide an...advantages and disadvantages of each of the three options. Chapter VI will provide an analysis of the research leading to the conclusions and recommendations

  16. To enact title 54, United States Code, "National Park System", as positive law.

    THOMAS, 112th Congress

    Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21

    2011-05-23

    Senate - 08/02/2012 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) Notes: A page further explaining the bill is available from the Office of the Law Revision Counsel at http://uscode.house.gov/codification/t54/index.html. Tracker: This bill has the status Passed HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  17. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 Broadway in Lynbrook, New York, as the "Navy Corpsman Jeffrey L. Wiener Post Office Building".

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4

    2010-07-13

    House - 07/13/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions) Notes: For further action, see S.3567, which became Public Law 111-288 on 11/30/2010. Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  18. Village of Arlington Heights et al. v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp. et al. Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Syllabus.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Supreme Court of the U. S., Washington, DC.

    This document presents the Supreme Court decision in the law suit between the Village of Arlington Heights, Illinois, and the Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation (MHDC). MHDC, a nonprofit developer contracted to purchase a tract within the boundaries of the Village of Arlington Heights, Illinois in order to build racially integrated low…

  19. Environmental Assessment: Military Family Housing Privatization Maxwell Air Force Base

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2005-06-01

    Ray L. Raton Mildred J . Worthy February 9, 2005 Lt. Colonel David W. Maninez Deputy Commander, 42nd MSG 50 South LeMay Plaza (Bldg 804) Maxwell ...Environmental Assessment Military Family Housing Privatization Maxwell Air Force Base United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command... Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama June 2005 Report Documentation Page Form ApprovedOMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for the collection of

  20. Short-run economic effects of the Scottish smoking ban.

    PubMed

    Adda, Jérôme; Berlinski, Samuel; Machin, Stephen

    2007-02-01

    We estimated the short-run economic impacts of the Scottish smoking ban on public houses. Previous findings on the effect of smoking bans on the hospitality sector have mainly focused on the United States. These studies have mostly found no negative economic effects of such legislation on the hospitality sector in the long run. However, differences in the social use of public houses in Great Britain in comparison with the United States may lead to different findings. We used a quasi-experimental research design that compared the sales and number of customers in public houses located in Scotland before and after the Scottish smoking ban was introduced, relative to a control group of establishments across the English border where no ban was imposed. To perform this analysis, we collected data on 2724 pubs, 1590 in Scotland and 1134 in Northern England by phone interviews using quota sampling. We found that the Scottish ban led to a 10% decrease in sales [P = 0.02, 95% confidence interval (CI) -19% to -2%] and a 14% decrease in customers (P = 0.02, 95% CI -26% to -2%). Our study suggests that the Scottish smoking ban had a negative economic impact on public houses, at least in the short run, due in part to a drop in the number of customers.

  1. 24 CFR 971.7 - Plan for removal of units from public housing inventories.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... public housing inventories. 971.7 Section 971.7 Housing and Urban Development Regulations Relating to... PUBLIC HOUSING REQUIRED BY LAW § 971.7 Plan for removal of units from public housing inventories. (a... plan for removal of the affected public housing units from the inventory. The plan should consider...

  2. Subscribe to the Preserve America E-Newsletter

    Science.gov Websites

    ; the U.S. Departments of Defense, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Housing and Urban Development United States Advisory Council on Historic Preservation logo U.S. Department of Agriculture logo U.S

  3. 3 CFR - Delegation of Certain Functions and Authorities

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 301 of... to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.BARACK OBAMATHE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, December...

  4. 1995 Kentucky traffic accident facts

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1995-01-01

    KENTUCKYS TRAFFIC ACCIDENT FACTS report for 1995 is based on accident reports submitted to the Accident Unit housed : in the Kentucky State Police Information Services Branch, Records Section. As required by Kentucky Revised statutes 189.635, : ...

  5. United States Mariner and Vessel Protection Act of 2009

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2

    2009-06-19

    House - 07/07/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  6. 76 FR 70728 - Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-11-15

    ... stock in the United States and potentially modifiable risk factors. The objectives for developing this... housing-related risk factors. Childhood lead poisoning is just one of many adverse health conditions that...

  7. 78 FR 43709 - Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-07-19

    ..., particularly as reflected in racially and ethnically concentrated areas of poverty. The United States Supreme.... In furtherance of the Supreme Court's decision in Olmstead v. L.C., 527 U.S. 581(1999), and pursuant...

  8. United States Employee Ownership Bank Act

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT

    2014-06-02

    Senate - 06/02/2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  9. United States Employee Ownership Bank Act

    THOMAS, 112th Congress

    Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT

    2012-07-23

    Senate - 07/23/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  10. United States Employee Ownership Bank Act

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT

    2009-12-18

    Senate - 12/18/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  11. 31 CFR 413.2 - Coordination with other authorities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ...) SECRET SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY CLOSURE OF STREETS NEAR THE WHITE HOUSE § 413.2 Coordination... Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Treasury or the Director, United States Secret Service. ...

  12. 31 CFR 413.2 - Coordination with other authorities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ...) SECRET SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY CLOSURE OF STREETS NEAR THE WHITE HOUSE § 413.2 Coordination... Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Treasury or the Director, United States Secret Service. ...

  13. 31 CFR 413.2 - Coordination with other authorities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ...) SECRET SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY CLOSURE OF STREETS NEAR THE WHITE HOUSE § 413.2 Coordination... Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Treasury or the Director, United States Secret Service. ...

  14. 31 CFR 413.2 - Coordination with other authorities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ...) SECRET SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY CLOSURE OF STREETS NEAR THE WHITE HOUSE § 413.2 Coordination... Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Treasury or the Director, United States Secret Service. ...

  15. 31 CFR 413.2 - Coordination with other authorities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ...) SECRET SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY CLOSURE OF STREETS NEAR THE WHITE HOUSE § 413.2 Coordination... Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Treasury or the Director, United States Secret Service. ...

  16. 1996 Kentucky traffic accident facts

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1996-01-01

    KENTUCKYS TRAFFIC ACCIDENT FACTS report for 1996 is based on accident reports submitted to the Accident Unit housed : in the Kentucky State Police Information Services Branch, Records Section. As required by Kentucky Revised statutes 189.635, : ...

  17. United States War Bonds Act of 2009

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE

    2009-12-08

    Senate - 12/08/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  18. 1998 Kentucky traffic accident facts

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1998-01-01

    KENTUCKYS TRAFFIC ACCIDENT FACTS report for 1998 is based on accident reports submitted to the Accident Unit housed : in the Kentucky State Police Information Services Branch, Records Section. As required by Kentucky Revised statutes 189.635, : ...

  19. 1997 Kentucky traffic accident facts

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1997-01-01

    KENTUCKYS TRAFFIC ACCIDENT FACTS report for 1997 is based on accident reports submitted to the Accident Unit housed : in the Kentucky State Police Information Services Branch, Records Section. As required by Kentucky Revised statutes 189.635, : ...

  20. United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT

    2014-05-07

    Senate - 05/07/2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  1. To amend that portion of title 28, United States Code, commonly called the Tort Claims Act, in order to assure that individuals accompanying Federal employees who are engaged in missions for the United States Government in foreign countries have legal recourse against the Government for certain tort claims, and for other purposes.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2

    2009-07-21

    House - 09/14/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  2. Commentary: irrational exuberance for the aging in place of vulnerable low-income older homeowners.

    PubMed

    Golant, Stephen M

    2008-01-01

    This commentary argues that one-size-fits-all aging in place solutions will often not be in the best interests of low-income and frail older homeowners in the United States. This contrarian view runs counter to the reported preferences of this group, various private-sector activities, and U.S. public policies that are increasingly funding home and community-based care. The particular focus is on low-income elderly homeowners living in the oldest housing stock in the country who have demographic characteristics putting them at greater risk of having both unmet care and housing needs, which in turn have spillover effects on their neighborhoods. These vulnerable homeowners would be better served if they relocated to more affordable, easier to maintain, and better designed smaller owned units or rental properties or to planned affordable seniors' rental housing complexes that can offer both light and heavy care. Such residential moves are often not feasible, however, because of the shortage of these housing arrangements.

  3. Understanding the Role of Social Factors in Farmworker Housing and Health.

    PubMed

    Marsh, Ben; Milofsky, Carl; Kissam, Edward; Arcury, Thomas A

    2015-11-01

    Differences in social advantage significantly influence health conditions and life expectancy within any population. Such factors reproduce historic class, race, and ethnic disparities in community success. Few populations in the United States face more social and economic disadvantage than farmworkers, and farmworker housing has significant potential to ameliorate or amplify the health impact of those disadvantages. Drawing on the limited direct research on farmworkers, and on additional research about poor, isolated, and immigrant societies, we propose four mechanisms through which housing can be expected to affect farmworker health: quality of social capital within farmworker communities, stress effects of poor housing situations, effects of housing on social support for healthy behaviors, and interactions among these factors, especially effects on children that can last for generations. Policy and planning definitions of "adequate" farmworker housing should take a more holistic view of housing needs to support specific social and community benefits in design decisions. © The Author(s) 2015.

  4. Silver bullet or trojan horse? The effects of inclusionary zoning on local housing markets in the United States.

    PubMed

    Schuetz, Jenny; Meltzer, Rachel; Been, Vicki

    2011-01-01

    Many local governments are adopting inclusionary zoning (IZ) as a means of producing affordable housing without direct public subsidies. In this paper, panel data on IZ in the San Francisco metropolitan area and suburban Boston are used to analyse how much affordable housing the programmes produce and how IZ affects the prices and production of market-rate housing. The amount of affordable housing produced under IZ has been modest and depends primarily on how long IZ has been in place. Results from suburban Boston suggest that IZ has contributed to increased housing prices and lower rates of production during periods of regional house price appreciation. In the San Francisco area, IZ also appears to increase housing prices in times of regional price appreciation, but to decrease prices during cooler regional markets. There is no evidence of a statistically significant effect of IZ on new housing development in the Bay Area.

  5. 5. Credit USAF, ca. 1944. Original housed in the Muroc ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    5. Credit USAF, ca. 1944. Original housed in the Muroc Flight Test Base, Unit History, 1 September 1942 - 30 June 1945. Alfred F. Simpson Historical Research Agency. United States Air Force. Maxwell AFB, Alabama. Interior view of hangar, looking north northwest. Note exposed wooden construction. Two jet engines lie partially concealed by tarpaulins in the background, along with a combustion chamber assembly (horizontal cylinders in a circular array). On the workbench in the foreground lie an engine rotor hub and what appears to be an engine fuel line assembly. - Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, Hangar No. 1, First & B Streets, Boron, Kern County, CA

  6. CHIPS: Monitoring Colonias along the United States-Mexico border in Texas

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Parcher, Jean W.

    2008-01-01

    Colonias, which are unincorporated border settlements in the United States, have emerged in rural areas without the governance and services normally provided by local government. The expansion of colonias in the United States-Mexico border region can be traced to the rapid growth associated with the Mexican Border Industrial Program during the 1960s. This rapid population growth created a lack of affordable housing, causing new migrants in the United States to purchase rural homestead lots through a contract-for-deed program from land developers. Because of the need to keep prices affordable and the absence of effective land-use controls, these homesteads expanded into rural subdivisions, commonly called colonias, without proper infrastructure. Colonias have been identified in the four U.S. border states, with Texas having designated the majority, which numbered over 1,400 colonias in 2001. Because the region is binationally interconnected economically, politically, and socially, the phenomenon of colonias in the United States is a transborder issue.

  7. 2006 : Wood Products Used in New Residential Construction U.S. and Canada, with Comparisons to 1995, 1998 and 2003 : Executive Summary

    Treesearch

    Craig Adair; David B. McKeever

    2009-01-01

    The construction of new single family, multifamily, and manufactured housing is an important market for wood products in both the United States and Canada. Annual wood products consumption is dependent on many factors, including the number of new units started, the size of units started, architectural characteristics, and consumer preferences. In 2006, about 39 percent...

  8. To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service Organizations, Incorporated, and for other purposes.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1

    2009-04-30

    House - 05/26/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  9. 77 FR 3371 - Certification Concerning U.S. Participation in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-01-24

    ... #0; #0; #0; Presidential Documents #0; #0; #0;#0;Federal Register / Vol. 77 , No. 15 / Tuesday... vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and... this determination in the Federal Register. (Presidential Sig.) THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, January 10...

  10. 75 FR 29349 - Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-05-25

    ... stock in the United States and potentially modifiable risk factors. The objectives for developing this... the development of this system is to examine potential housing-related risk factors. Childhood lead...

  11. Administrative Conference of the United States Reauthorization Act of 2011

    THOMAS, 112th Congress

    Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21

    2011-07-08

    Senate - 09/22/2011 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 180. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Passed HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  12. Fix United States Government Contracting Deficit with China Act

    THOMAS, 112th Congress

    Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5

    2011-01-20

    House - 02/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  13. United States Secret Service Accountability and Improvement Act of 2014

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10

    2014-11-13

    House - 11/24/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  14. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19

    2010-05-26

    House - 07/26/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  15. United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA

    2009-08-06

    Senate - 08/06/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  16. 1999 Kentucky traffic accident facts

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    1999-01-01

    KENTUCKYS TRAFFIC COLLISION FACTS report for 1999 is based on accident reports submitted to the Accident Unit housed in the Kentucky State Police Information Services Branch, Records Section. As required by Kentucky Revised statutes 189.635, ev...

  17. The Advancing Nanny State: Why the Government Should Stay Out of Child Care. Policy Analysis No. 285.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Olsen, Darcy

    In October 1997 at the White House Conference on Child Care, the Clinton administration announced several initiatives to expand federal control over day care. This policy paper contends that federal initiatives of this type are misguided because they seriously misread the true state of child care in the United States. In response to advocacy…

  18. Requirements for new housing in Hawaii, 1965-70 ... a forecast

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    John D. Zinnikas; Boone Sidney

    1967-01-01

    An estimated 44,300 new housing units will be required in Hawaii during the period 1965-70. Single family houses are expected to comprise 20,000 to 26,000 of these units. Housing demand is assumed to be related to population growth, age of existing housing units, and disposable income of potential home buyers. The factors affecting house construction are described....

  19. Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 25) establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 115) providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress; and for other purposes.

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Rep. Woodall, Rob [R-GA-7

    2013-03-18

    House - 03/19/2013 On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 189 (Roll no. 80). (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Agreed to in HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  20. Life Shocks and Homelessness

    PubMed Central

    Corman, Hope; Noonan, Kelly; Reichman, Nancy E.

    2014-01-01

    We exploited an exogenous health shock—namely, the birth of a child with a severe health condition—to investigate the effect of a life shock on homelessness in large cities in the United States as well as the interactive effects of the shock with housing market characteristics. We considered a traditional measure of homelessness, two measures of housing instability thought to be precursors to homelessness, and a combined measure that approximates the broadened conceptualization of homelessness under the 2009 Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act (2010). We found that the shock substantially increases the likelihood of family homelessness, particularly in cities with high housing costs. The findings are consistent with the economic theory of homelessness, which posits that homelessness results from a conjunction of adverse circumstances in which housing markets and individual characteristics collide. PMID:23868747

  1. Housing First for Homeless Persons with Active Addiction: Are We Overreaching?

    PubMed Central

    Kertesz, Stefan G; Crouch, Kimberly; Milby, Jesse B; Cusimano, Robert E; Schumacher, Joseph E

    2009-01-01

    Context More than 350 communities in the United States have committed to ending chronic homelessness. One nationally prominent approach, Housing First, offers early access to permanent housing without requiring completion of treatment or, for clients with addiction, proof of sobriety. Methods This article reviews studies of Housing First and more traditional rehabilitative (e.g., “linear”) recovery interventions, focusing on the outcomes obtained by both approaches for homeless individuals with addictive disorders. Findings According to reviews of comparative trials and case series reports, Housing First reports document excellent housing retention, despite the limited amount of data pertaining to homeless clients with active and severe addiction. Several linear programs cite reductions in addiction severity but have shortcomings in long-term housing success and retention. Conclusions This article suggests that the current research data are not sufficient to identify an optimal housing and rehabilitation approach for an important homeless subgroup. The research regarding Housing First and linear approaches can be strengthened in several ways, and policymakers should be cautious about generalizing the results of available Housing First studies to persons with active addiction when they enter housing programs. PMID:19523126

  2. Housing first for homeless persons with active addiction: are we overreaching?

    PubMed

    Kertesz, Stefan G; Crouch, Kimberly; Milby, Jesse B; Cusimano, Robert E; Schumacher, Joseph E

    2009-06-01

    More than 350 communities in the United States have committed to ending chronic homelessness. One nationally prominent approach, Housing First, offers early access to permanent housing without requiring completion of treatment or, for clients with addiction, proof of sobriety. This article reviews studies of Housing First and more traditional rehabilitative (e.g., "linear") recovery interventions, focusing on the outcomes obtained by both approaches for homeless individuals with addictive disorders. According to reviews of comparative trials and case series reports, Housing First reports document excellent housing retention, despite the limited amount of data pertaining to homeless clients with active and severe addiction. Several linear programs cite reductions in addiction severity but have shortcomings in long-term housing success and retention. This article suggests that the current research data are not sufficient to identify an optimal housing and rehabilitation approach for an important homeless subgroup. The research regarding Housing First and linear approaches can be strengthened in several ways, and policymakers should be cautious about generalizing the results of available Housing First studies to persons with active addiction when they enter housing programs.

  3. White House Conference on Library and Information Services. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, First Session.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

    Held to authorize a White House Conference on Library and Information Services (WHCLIST) in 1989, this hearing focused on library services for literacy, productivity, and democracy as well as on the conference structure and costs. Statements and supporting information provided by the following individuals and institutions were presented: (1)…

  4. Amendments to Social Services, Foster Care, and Child Welfare Programs. Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, Ninety-Sixth Congress, First Session.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Ways and Means.

    Presented are the proceedings of hearings before the Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation of the Committee on Ways and Means, United States House of Representatives, concerning legislative proposals amending Title XX social services programs, AFDC foster care and child welfare service programs. Testimony is included from…

  5. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 815 County Road 23 in Tyrone, New York, as the "Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building".

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY

    2013-02-07

    House - 08/02/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions) Notes: For further action, see H.R.606, which became Public Law 113-147 on 8/8/2014. Tracker: This bill has the status Passed SenateHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  6. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 302 East Green Street in Champaign, Illinois, as the "James R. Burgess Jr. Post Office Building".

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL

    2013-04-24

    House - 08/02/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions) Notes: For further action, see H.R.1707, which became Public Law 113-208 on 12/16/2014. Tracker: This bill has the status Passed SenateHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  7. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 Main Street in Brockport, New York, as the "Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building".

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY

    2013-04-08

    House - 08/02/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions) Notes: For further action, see H.R.1451, which became Public Law 113-112 on 6/9/2014. Tracker: This bill has the status Passed SenateHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  8. High Risks and Emerging Fraud: IRS, Student Loans, and HUD. Hearing before the Committee on Governmental Affairs. United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session (July 19, 1994).

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate.

    These hearing transcripts present testimony on the high risks and emerging fraud in several areas of the federal government, including the Student Loan Program of the Education Department (ED), the Multifamily Housing Program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax return filing. Testimony…

  9. Closing the Achievement Gap by Improving Reading Instruction. Hearing before the Committee on Education and the Workforce. House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session (Orlando, Florida, November 13, 2001).

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

    A field hearing of the United States House of Representatives' Committee on Education and the Workforce, entitled "Closing the Achievement Gap by Improving Reading Instruction," was held at Lancaster Elementary School in Orlando, Florida, on November 13, 2001. The hearing begins with welcoming statements by the committee chairman and one…

  10. To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify the authority of the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to issue regulations and security directives using emergency procedures.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7

    2009-09-30

    House - 10/06/2009 Provisions of measure incorporated into H.R. 2200 as an amendment during House consideration on and adopted by a recorded vote of 219 yeas and 211 noes (Roll Call Vote No. 304).. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  11. To require the United States attorney to bring the matter of an individual's contempt of Congress before a grand jury not later than 30 days after receiving a certification from the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the President of the Senate that the individual is in contempt.

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4

    2014-07-29

    House - 09/26/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  12. United States Air Force Summer Faculty Research Program. 1980 Program Management Report.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1980-10-01

    conducted by SCEEE. The program provides opportunities for research In the physical sciences, engineering, life sciences, business, and administrative...How could it be improved? 5. Did you have any difficulty In any domestic aspects (i.e., locating suitable housing, acceptance in community, social life ...provided, trouble with family housing, not much social life . b. Stipend level? Meager - 18 Adequate- 62 Generous - b 7. Preprogram visit? Not worth expense

  13. Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to supporting the goals and ideals of the seventh annual National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and supporting the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security to raise awareness of cyber threats and enhance cybersecurity in the United States.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11

    2010-09-29

    House - 11/01/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  14. The Family. Preserving America's Future. A Report to the President from the White House Working Group on the Family.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Domestic Policy Council, Washington, DC.

    The White House Working Group on the Family was mandated to study how government at all levels could be made supportive of American families (i.e., how a pro-family policy could be implemented). This report on the status of family life in the United States opens with guidelines by which to judge public policy and its effects on the family. The…

  15. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States permitting Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds by corporations engaging in political speech.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4

    2010-02-02

    House - 06/15/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  16. 77 FR 47302 - South Dakota: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions

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    2012-08-08

    ... Attorney General regarding Indian country language. No further opportunity for comment will be provided... the rule in accordance with the ``Attorney General's Supplemental Guidelines for the Evaluation of... House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the United States. EPA will submit a report...

  17. LD/ESL Assessments. NetNews. Volume 6, Number 2

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    LDA of Minnesota, 2006

    2006-01-01

    The population of most Minnesota communities has dramatically changed over the past ten years. The Minnesota State Demographic Center reports the Twin Cities area has the largest Hmong, Somali, and Liberian communities in the United States. In some communities where both jobs and affordable housing are available, the percentage of English as a…

  18. Filipino veterans' benefits improvements. Interim final rule.

    PubMed

    2001-12-27

    This document amends Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adjudication regulations to reflect changes made by the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, which changed the rate of compensation payments to certain Filipino veterans residing in the United States and the Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2000, which changed the amount of the burial benefit paid to the survivors of certain Filipino veterans who were residing in the United States at the times of their deaths.

  19. To sever United States' government relations with the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma until such time as the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma restores full tribal citizenship to the Cherokee Freedmen disenfranchised in the March 3, 2007, Cherokee Nation vote and fulfills all its treaty obligations with the Government of the United States, and for other purposes.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33

    2009-06-08

    House - 08/19/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  20. To amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carriers and foreign air carriers to transmit a passenger and crew manifest for a flight in foreign air transportation to or from the United States to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection at least 24 hours before the departure of the flight, and for other purposes.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18

    2010-05-05

    House - 05/19/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  1. Recognizing the importance of the property rights granted by the United States Constitution; affirming the duty of each Member of this body to support and defend such rights; and asserting that no public body should unlawfully obtain the property of any citizen of the United States for the benefit of another private citizen or corporation.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10

    2009-09-17

    House - 10/19/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  2. Science and Technology: Cooperation between the United States and China. Hearing before the Special Subcommittee on U.S. Trade with China of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. House of Representatives, Ninety-Eighth Congress, First Session (October 31, November 3, 1983).

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    These hearings addressed cooperative efforts of the United States and the People's Republic of China under the 1979 agreement on science and technology. Thus far, there are more than 20 signed protocols (included in appendices) implementing the agreement in various scientific and technological areas. Activities in such areas as energy, health,…

  3. Higher Education: Approaches to Attract and Fund International Students in the United States and Abroad. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight, Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives. GAO-09-379

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    US Government Accountability Office, 2009

    2009-01-01

    Following September 11, 2001, the number of international students coming to the United States dropped for the first time in over 30 years. While enrollments have rebounded, the U.S. image has declined in the Muslim world and elsewhere. To improve global attitudes toward America, the U.S. government funds higher education for international…

  4. To redesignate the Federal building and United States Courthouse located at 200 East Wall Street in Midland, Texas, as the "George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush United States Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building".

    THOMAS, 112th Congress

    Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11

    2011-01-20

    Senate - 05/03/2011 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (All Actions) Notes: For further action, see S.3687, which became Public Law 112-237 on 12/28/2012. Tracker: This bill has the status Passed HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  5. Sequence of Reston Virus Isolate AZ-1435, an Ebolavirus Isolate Obtained during the 1989-1990 Reston Virus Epizootic in the United States.

    PubMed

    Cornish, Joseph P; Diaz, Larissa; Ricklefs, Stacy M; Kanakabandi, Kishore; Sword, Jennifer; Jahrling, Peter B; Kuhn, Jens H; Porcella, Stephen F; Johnson, Reed F

    2017-01-12

    Reston virus (RESTV) was discovered in 1989-1990 during three connected epizootics of highly lethal viral hemorrhagic fever among captive macaques in primate housing facilities in the United States and Philippines. Currently, only one RESTV isolate from that outbreak (named Pennsylvania) has been sequenced. Here, we report the sequence of a second isolate, Reston virus/M.fascicularis-tc/USA/1990/Philippines89-AZ1435. Copyright © 2017 Cornish et al.

  6. To amend Public Law 110-36 to clarify that a period of employment by the Chief of Mission or United States Armed Forces as a security advisor, translator, or interpreter in Iraq or Afghanistan is to be counted as a period of residence and physical presence in the United States for purposes of qualifying for naturalization.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15

    2010-04-15

    House - 06/15/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  7. Posture Statement of General Douglas M. Fraser, United States Air Force Commander, United States Southern Command, Before the 112th Congress House Armed Services Committee

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-03-06

    1 Aravena, F. Confianza: base para la gobernabilidad y la convivencia democrática en América...Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO). 3 Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF South), our key component in detection and monitoring of illicit...Central America’s north, the government of Mexico has fully committed to reducing the power and impunity of transnational organized crime and drug

  8. Prohibiting the use of funds available to any United States Government department or agency for the use of force in, or directed at, Syria by the United States Armed Forces.

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2

    2013-09-09

    House - 09/09/2013 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  9. To require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on United States-built and United States-flag vessels, and for other purposes.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3

    2018-05-21

    House - 05/21/2018 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee... (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  10. OMB A-76: Full Costing and Its Impact at Installation Level within the U.S. Army.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1980-09-01

    United States Army B.S., United States Military Academy, 1972 Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of -- MASTER OF SCIENCE...65 F. PRIVATE INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS ----- 67 G. FULL COSTING AND THE OMB CCH OVERHEAD POOLS --- 69 H. OMB A-76 ELEMENTS OF COST...analysis prepared in accordance with OMB A-76 and the supplementing Cost Comparison Handbook (OMB CCH ) prior to in-house performance of a CITA function

  11. Entrepreneurial ventures and whole-body donations: a regional perspective from the United States.

    PubMed

    Anteby, Michel; Hyman, Mikell

    2008-02-01

    Human cadavers are crucial to medical science. While the debate on how to secure sufficient cadavers has focused primarily on donors' behaviors, procuring organizations' roles in increasing donations remain less explored. The United States offers a unique setting in which to examine this question since entrepreneurial ventures supplying cadavers for medical science have recently emerged alongside traditional academic-housed programs, raising both hopes and fears about their impact on whole-body donations. To assess their potential impact, an archival survey of voluntary, in-state whole-body donors to two programs procuring in the same U.S. state was conducted. The programs' specimen recipients were also analyzed. One program is academic-housed and the other is an entrepreneurial venture. Both offered equal levels of financial support to donating parties. Eighty donations and 120 specimen shipping invoices from 2005 were analyzed in each program. Donations to the two programs did not significantly differ in terms of donors' sex, marital status, maximum educational level, and estimated hourly wage. The entrepreneurial venture's donors were, however, significantly younger, more likely to be from a minority group, and more likely to have died from cancer. For-profit organizations, continuing medical training organizations, and medical device companies were more likely recipients of the entrepreneurial venture's specimens. Non-profit and academic organizations were more likely recipients of the academic-housed program's specimens. These findings suggest that although the programs procured from a somewhat similar pool of donors, they also complemented one another. The entrepreneurial program procured donations that the academic-housed program often did not attract. Specimen recipients' distinct demands partly explain these procurement behaviors. Thus, organizational efforts to meet demands seem to shape the supply. Examining organizations alongside donors might provide new answers to secure donations.

  12. "We're just targeted as the flock that has HIV": health care experiences of members of the house/ball culture.

    PubMed

    Rowan, Diana; DeSousa, Maysa; Randall, Ethan Makai; White, Chelsea; Holley, Lamont

    2014-01-01

    The house/ball community is an understudied sub-group of young Black men who have sex with men and transgender persons in urban centers of the United States who affiliate in social structures called houses and gather at elaborate dance and performance events called balls. In Charlotte, North Carolina, 12 house/ball members were interviewed about their experiences with health care providers and their assessment of any barriers to care due to their affiliation with the rather clandestine house/ball sub-culture. Additionally, HIV-specific health care providers were interviewed, to assess their knowledge of the sub-culture. House/ball members reported both positive and negative perceptions of treatment by their health care providers with respect to their house/ball involvement. Some reported feeling stigmatized, especially around HIV status. Results showed that increased knowledge about the house/ball community could improve practitioners' cultural competence, thereby reducing stigma-related barriers to care.

  13. United States International Communications Reform Act of 2014

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39

    2014-04-28

    Senate - 07/29/2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Passed HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  14. 75 FR 22691 - Death of Dorothy Height

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    2010-04-30

    ... interment, the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public..., including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my...

  15. American Housing Survey (AHS)

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    United States Census Bureau Topics Population Latest Information Age and Sex Ancestry Children Mobility Population Estimates Population Projections Race Veterans Economy Latest Information Portal Other Economic Programs Business Latest Information Business Characteristics Classification Codes

  16. 3. Historic American Buildings Survey, PHOTOCOPY OF LOSSINGBARRITT ENGRAVING FROM ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    3. Historic American Buildings Survey, PHOTOCOPY OF LOSSING-BARRITT ENGRAVING FROM CHARLES NORDHOFF'S COMMUNISTIC SOCIETIES OF THE UNITED STATES (1875), p. 130. - Shaker Church Family Seed House, Shaker Road, New Lebanon, Columbia County, NY

  17. Ensuring the Effective Use of United States Aid to Pakistan Act

    THOMAS, 112th Congress

    Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6

    2011-10-06

    House - 10/14/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  18. Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Bright, Bobby [D-AL-2

    2010-03-02

    House - 06/15/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  19. United States Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR

    2009-10-29

    Senate - 10/29/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  20. United States Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR

    2010-07-13

    Senate - 07/13/2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  1. Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large

    2013-04-23

    House - 05/01/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  2. Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6

    2009-01-06

    House - 02/09/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  3. Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2

    2010-06-16

    House - 07/26/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  4. Security : breaches at federal agencies and airports

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2000-01-01

    This is the statement of Robert H. Hast, Assistance Comptroller General for Investigations, Office of Special Investigations before the Subcommittee on Crime, House Committee on the Judiciary about potential security risks to the United States. The G...

  5. United States Civil Rights Trail Special Resource Study Act of 2009

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1

    2009-01-26

    Senate - 09/27/2010 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 608. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Passed HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  6. Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13

    2009-04-22

    House - 06/12/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  7. EMP Threats to US National Security: Congressional Responses

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Huessy, Peter

    2011-04-01

    The US Congress is considering how best to respond to concerns that EMP is a real and present danger to US security. The threats come from a variety of areas: solar storms, non-nuclear EMP from man-made machines and devices; and nuclear EMP from a nuclear device exploded above CONUS or other critical areas important to the United States and its allies. Responses have to date included passage in the House of legislation to protect the electrical grid in the United States from such threats and hearings before the Homeland Security Committee. Additional efforts include examining missile defense responses, protection of the maritime domain, and hardening of US military and related civilian infrastructure. The House of Representatives has also examined what Europe, the European Union and NATO, both government and private industry, have done in these areas. Complicating matters are related issues of cyber-security and overall homeland security priorities.

  8. Homelessness and Housing Insecurity Among Former Prisoners

    PubMed Central

    HERBERT, CLAIRE W.; MORENOFF, JEFFREY D.; HARDING, DAVID J.

    2016-01-01

    The United States has experienced dramatic increases in both incarceration rates and the population of insecurely housed or homeless persons since the 1980s. These marginalized populations have strong overlaps, with many people being poor, minority, and from an urban area. That a relationship between homelessness, housing insecurity, and incarceration exists is clear, but the extent and nature of this relationship is not yet adequately understood. We use longitudinal, administrative data on Michigan parolees released in 2003 to examine returning prisoners’ experiences with housing insecurity and homelessness. Our analysis finds relatively low rates of outright homelessness among former prisoners, but very high rates of housing insecurity, much of which is linked to features of community supervision, such as intermediate sanctions, returns to prison, and absconding. We identify risk factors for housing insecurity, including mental illness, substance use, prior incarceration, and homelessness, as well as protective “buffers” against insecurity and homelessness, including earnings and social supports. PMID:26913294

  9. Performance Evaluations of Prototype Houses: Minimum 40% Residential Building Energy Savings Level Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newburgh Liberty Street Project: April 2003--September 2004

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Guilbert, R.; Magee, A.

    Habitat for Humanity International (HfHI) is a nonprofit organization that engages volunteers and would-be homebuyers in programs that emphasize sweat-equity and self-help. Habitat is among the top-ten housing producers in the United States. In collaboration with the HfHI Department of Construction & Environmental Resources, Steven Winter Associates, Inc., (SWA) began working with the Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newburgh (HfHGN) affiliate in Newburgh, New York, in April 2003. Since October 1999, HfHGN has acquired and renovated abandoned houses for an average cost of $45,000 per home. The affiliate serves area families living in overcrowded, substandard housing and spending 50% tomore » 80% of their income on housing. In August 2003, HfHGN began their first new construction project, six row houses located on Liberty Street in Newburgh.« less

  10. Interest-Based Curriculum for House Care Services: House Cares.

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    Natchitoches Parish School Board, LA.

    The 11-unit curriculum guide for house care services, a Federally sponsored project, is designed to help students identify interests and develop skills associated with house care services. Two introductory units deal with the world of work and the total area of house care services. The following unit topics are: sanitation and safety; equipment;…

  11. 78 FR 9573 - Delegation of Authority To Suspend the Provisions of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and...

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    ... #0; #0; #0; Presidential Documents #0; #0; #0;#0;Federal Register / Vol. 78 , No. 27 / Friday... Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3 of the United... Federal Register. (Presidential Sig.) THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, January 31, 2013. [FR Doc. 2013-03110...

  12. The Capitol Experience in Washington, D.C.

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    Dilworth, R. Anne

    Designed for 11th grade U.S. history students, the teaching unit combines the history of the U.S. Capitol building and its Greek and Roman revival architecture to tell the story of the nation's government buildings. While the unit uses the U.S. Capitol, any other public building could be used, such as a state capitol, court house, or public…

  13. A bill to authorize the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to use funds made available under the Trademark Act of 1946 for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force.

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT

    2009-06-25

    House - 06/25/2009 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) Notes: For further action, see H.R.3114, which became Public Law 111-45 on 8/7/2009. Tracker: This bill has the status Passed SenateHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  14. Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 761) to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to more efficiently develop domestic sources of the minerals and mineral materials of strategic and critical importance to United States economic and national security and manufacturing competitiveness.

    THOMAS, 113th Congress

    Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1

    2013-09-17

    House - 09/18/2013 On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 231 - 190 (Roll no. 464). (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Agreed to in HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  15. Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2553) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend the airport improvement program, and for other purposes.

    THOMAS, 112th Congress

    Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-8

    2011-07-19

    House - 07/20/2011 On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 242 - 178 (Roll no. 609). (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Agreed to in HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  16. Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Quarterly Report to the United States Congress

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-04-30

    Ministry of Provincial Aff airs sponsored a two-day decentralization conference for all non-KRG Provincial Councils and gover - nors to clarify...agriculture, tourism , health, education, housing and light construction, water resources, electricity, oil and gas, and transporta- tion. Th e assessment...2008−2011 Sector Number of Licenses Value of Licenses $ Millions Housing 155 16,250 Industry 136 6,392 Tourism 192 4,416 Trade 146 1,596 Agriculture 62

  17. Strategic Studies Quarterly. Volume 5, Number 1, Spring 2011

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-01-01

    2010). 17. The White House, National Space Policy of the United States of America (Washington: White House, 28 June 2010), 3. 18. John Oneal and Bruce... censors and vigilantes) model operating on many levels at once. In this model, China is expressing a long-standing concern for the stability and...Ansfield, “China’s Censors Tackle and Trip Over the Internet,” New York Times, 8 April 2010. 32. Ching Cheong, “Fighting the Digital War with the

  18. Elder Abuse; Joint Hearing Before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate and the Select Committee on Aging, House of Representatives, Ninety-Sixth Congress, Second Session.

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    Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging.

    This report of a joint hearing before the Senate and House Committees on Aging examines elder abuse as a growing problem in America. The testimony considers the benefits of community-based services for the elderly living with relatives, explores other forms of long-term care, and investigates ways to aid victims of elder abuse. An overview of the…

  19. Overidentification Issues within the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the Need for Reform. Hearing before the Committee on Education and the Workforce. House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session (October 4, 2001).

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    Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

    This report contains the proceedings of a hearing on the overidentification of students with disabilities that was conducted on October 4, 2001, before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce. The report includes opening statements by Chairman John Boehner and Representative George Miller and the…

  20. United States Postal Service Pension Obligation Recalculation and Restoration Act of 2011

    THOMAS, 112th Congress

    Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-9

    2011-04-04

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