New items – December 2010

Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan

House Committee on Armed Services.
The New Strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan and Developments in U.S. Central Command and Special Operations Command.
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/39

House Committee on Armed Services.
Effective Counterinsurgency: The Future of the U.S.-Pakistan Military Partnership.
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/43

House Committee on Armed Services.
Effective Counterinsurgency: The Administration’s Perspective on the Future of the U.S.-Pakistan Military Partnership.
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/47

House Committee on Armed Services.
Afghanistan: Getting the Strategy Right.
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/99

House Committee on Armed Services.
Counter-terrorism within the Afghanistan Counterinsurgency.
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/102

House Committee on Armed Services.
Afghanistan: The Results of the Strategic Review, part I.
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/111

House Committee on Armed Services.
Inter-agency Coordination of Grants and Contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan: progress, Obstacles, and Plans.
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/144

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Oversight: Hard Lessons Learned in Iraq and Benchmarks for Future Reconstruction Efforts.
Y 4.F 76/1:111-82

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Afghanistan and Pakistan: Resourcing the Civilian Surge.
Y 4.G 74/7:111-56

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
U.S. Promotion of the Afghan Economy: Impediments and Opportunities.
Y 4.G 74/7:111-58

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Deployed Federal Civilians: Advancing Security and Opportunity in Afghanistan.
Y 4.G 74/9:S.HRG. 111-607

Aviation Industry and Security

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
The State of the Airline Industry: The Potential Impact of Airline Mergers and Industry Consolidation.
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 110-1059

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
The State of Aviation Security: Is Our Current System Capable of Meeting the Threat?
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 111-598

Bees (Insect)

United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service.
Bee Basics: An Introduction to Our Native Bees.
A 13.2:B 39/7

China

Congressional-Executive Commission on China.
Annual Report 2010.
Y 4.C 44:1/2010

Congressional-Executive Commission on China.
China’s Citizen Complaint System: Prospects for Accountability.
Y 4.C 44:C 43/5

Congressional-Executive Commission on China.
Gao Yaojie: Physician, Grandmother, and Whistleblower in China’s Fight Against HIV/AIDS.
Y 4.C 44:G 15

Civil Rights

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
Civil Rights Challenges of the 21st Century: A View from the States.
CR 1.2:C 35/2

Climate Change

House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.
Global Warming Mountaintop “Summit”: Economic Impacts on New England.
Y 4.2:EN 2/G 21/2

House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.
Economic Impact of Global Warming: Green Collar Jobs.
Y 4.2:EN 2/G 21/3

House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.
Green Cities: Mayoral Initiatives to Reduce Global Warming Pollution.
Y 4.2:EN 2/G 51

House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.
Energy and Global Warming Solutions for Vulnerable Communities.
Y 4.2:EN 2/G 51/2

House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.
Economic Impacts of Global Warming: part I-Insurance.
Y 4.2:EN 2/G 51/3

House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.
Voluntary Carbon Offsets: Getting What You Pay For.
Y 4.2:EN 2/G 51/4

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Climate Change-Greenhouse Gas Reductions and Trading System.
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 108-929

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Combating Climate Change in Africa.
Y 4.F 76/1:111-105

Consumer Protection and Safety

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Carbon Monoxide Poising: Sounding the Alarm on a Silent Killer.
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 111-520

Crime and Criminal Justice

National Institute of Justice.
The Changing Environment for Policing, 1985-2008. (New Perspectives in Policing)
J 28.27/2:C 36

House Committee on the Judiciary.
Keeping Youth Safe While in Custody: Sexual Assault in Adult and Juvenile Facilities.
Y 4.J 89/1:111-100

Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Federal Efforts to Address Witness Intimidation at the State and Local Level.
Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-578

Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Exploring Federal Solutions to the State and Local Fugitive Crisis.
Y 4,J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-579

Disaster Preparedness

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Priorities for Disasters and Economic Disruption: The Proposed FY 2011 Budgets for FEMA and EDA.
Y 4.T 68/2:111-111

Economic Crisis and Recovery

Congressional Oversight Panel.
The Global Context and International Effects of the TARP (August Oversight Report). 
Y 3.2:C 76/3/G 51

Congressional Oversight Panel. 
Assessing the TARP on the Eve of Its Expiration (September Oversite Report) 
Y 3.2:C 76/3 T 75/7

Joint Economic Committee. 
The Road to Economic Recovery: Policies to Foster Job Creation and Continued Growth
Y 4.EC 7:S.HRG. 111-577

Joint Economic Committee. 
Avoiding Another Lost Decade: How to Promote Job Creation
Y 4.EC 7:S.HRG. 111-585

Joint Economic Committee. 
Avoiding a Lost Generation: How to Minimize the Impact of the Greatest Recession on Young Workers
Y 4.EC 7:S.HRG. 111-591

Senate Committee on Finance. 
Crisis in the Future: Long-Run Deficits and Debt.
Y 4.F 49:S.HRG. 110-1054

House Committee on Financial Services. 
Credit Default Swaps on Government Debt: Potential Implications of the Greek Debt Crisis
Y 4.F 49/20:111-130

House Committee on Science and Technology. 
The Future of Manufacturing: What is the Role of the Federal Government in Supporting Innovation by U.S. Manufactures? 
Y 4.SCI 2:111-87

Education

United States Department of Education.
Mathematics Framework for the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress.
ED 1.2:M 42/8/2011

United States Department of Education.
Reading Framework for the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress.
ED 1.2:R 22/6/2011

United States Department of Education.
Science Framework for the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress.
ED 1.2:SCI 2/3/2011

United States Department of Education.
Writing Framework for the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress.
ED 1.2:W 93/3/2011

Elections

House Committee on House Administration.
Markup of H.R. 5175, The Disclose Act, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections.
Y 4.H 81/3:D 63

House Committee on House Administration.
Additional Discussion of H.R. 5175, The Disclose Act, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections.
Y 4.H 81/3:D 63/2

Energy and Natural Resources

House Select Committee on Energy
Independence and Global Warming. Renewable Electricity Standards: Lighting the Way.
Y 4.2:EN 2/EL 2

House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.
State Leadership Towards a Low-Carbon Energy Future.
Y 4.2:EN 2/G 51/5

House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.
Plugging into Energy Independence with 150 MPH Vehicles.
Y 4.2:EN 2/V 53

House Committee on Agriculture.
Hearing to Review H.R. 4785, The Rural Energy Savings Program Act.
Y 4.AG 8/1:111-50

House Committee on Natural Resources.
Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Strategy and Implications of the Deepwater Horizon Rig Explosion: parts 1 and 2.
Y 4.R 31/3:111-54

House Committee on Science and Technology.
Deepwater Drilling Technology, Research, and Development.
Y 4.SCI 2:111-101

Entertainment Industry

House Committee eon Agriculture.
Hearing to Review Proposals to Establish Exchanges Trading “Movie Futures”.
Y 4.AG 8/1:111-49

Foreign and International Relations

House Committee eon Foreign Affairs.
An Overview of U.S. Policy.
Y 4.F 76/1:111-107

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Horn of Africa: Current Conditions and U.S. Policy.
Y 4.F 76/1:111-108

Freedom of the Press

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Press Freedom in the Americas.
Y 4.F 76/1:111-103

Gulf of Mexico – Oil Spill

House Committee on Small Business.
Full Committee Hearing on Recovery in the Gulf: What the $20 Billion BP Claims Fund Means for Small Businesses.
Y 4.SM 1:111-071

Haiti

House Committee on Financial Services.
Promoting Small and MIcro Enterprise in Haiti.
Y 4.F 49/20:111-127

Health Care and Health Care Policy

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Illness Management Recovery.
HE 20.427:IL 6/KIT

National Institutes of Health.
Highlight’s of NIH Women’s Health and Sex Differences Research 1990-2010.
HE 20.3002:W 84/9

House Committee on Armed Services.
The Military Health System: Health Affairs/Tricare Management Activitity Organization.
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/48

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
The Domestic Epidemic is Worse then we Thought: A Wake-Up Call for HIV Prevention.
Y 4.G 74/7:110-215

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Prostate Cancer: New Questions about Screening and Treatment.
Y 4.G 74/7:111-67

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Integrative Care: A Pathway to a Healthier Nation.
Y 4.L 11/4:S.HRG. 111-526

Human Rights

Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
The Law of the Land: U.S. Implementation of Human Rights Treaties.
Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-576

Intellectual Property

Senate Committee on Finance.
International Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights and American Competitiveness.
Y 4.F 49:S.HRG. 110-1073

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Protecting Intellectual Property Rights in a Global Economy: Current Trends and Future Challenges.
Y 4.G 74/7:111-65

Labor

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
E-Verify: Challenges and Opportunities.
Y 4.G 74/7:111-59

Memorial Tributes

United States Senate.
Edward M. Kennedy.  (Senate Document 111-6)
Y 1.1/3:111-6

Military Affairs

United States Army. 
The Intellectual Center of the Army: The Combined Arms Center 2007-2009
D 110.2:C 73/2

United States Army. 
The Post at San Antonio 1845-1879
D 114.2:P 84/2

United States Army.
American Military History, Volume II.
D 114.19:M 59/2/v. 2/2008

United States Marine Corps.
U.S. Marines in Iraq, 2004-2008: Anthology and Annotated Bibliography.
D 214.13:IR 1/2010

House Committee on Armed Services.
Findings on the Department of Defense Independent Review Relating to Fort Hood.
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/115

House Committee eon Armed Services.
Recent Studies on the Effects of Deployment on Military Children.
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/131

National Archives

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
The National Archives’ Ability to Safeguard the Nation’s Electronic Records.
Y 4.G 74/7:111-63

National Security

United States Air Force.
Global Security Concerns: Anticipating the Twenty-First Century.
D 301.26/6:G 51

Department of Homeland Security.
Legal Division Handbook: 2010.
HS 1.8:L 52/2010

Department of Homeland Security.
Legal Division Reference Book: 2010.
HS 1.8:L 52/2/2010-2

House Committee on Homeland Security.
The Future of the Registered Traveler Program.
Y 4.H 75:111-37

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Transnational Drug Enterprises: Threats to Global Stability and U.S. National Security from Southwest Asia, Latin America, and West Africa.
Y 4.G 74/7:111-61

New Orleans (Post-Katrina)

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Post-Katrina Recovery: Restoring Health Care in the New Orleans Region.
Y 4.G 74/7:111-64

Ocean Policy

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
The Future of Ocean Governance: Building Our National Ocean Policy.
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 111-512

Piracy

House Committee on Armed Services.
Combating Piracy on the High Seas.
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/15

Postal Service – History

Smithsonian Institution.
The Winton M. Blount Postal History Symposia Select Papers, 2006-2009.
(Smithsonian Contributions to History and Technology no. 55)
SI 1.28:55

Space Exploration and Travel

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Transitioning to a Next Generation Human Space Flight System.
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 110-1069

Terrorism

House Committee on Armed Services.
Lessons for Countering Al QA”IDA and the Way Ahead.
Y 4.AR 5/2 A: 2007-2008/174

House Committee on Armed Services.
Preventing Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism.
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/2

House Committee on Armed Services.
Terrorism and the New Age of Irregular Warfare: Challenges and Opportunities.
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/41

Transportation

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Implementation.
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 110-1071

Senate Committee on Finance.
Transportation Infrastructure: Issues and Options.
Y 4.F 49:S.HRG. 110-1057

Senate Committee on Finance.
Tax and Financing Aspects of Highway Public-Private Partnerships.
Y 4.F 49:S.HRG. 110-1078

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
The Department of Transportation’s Oversight and Management of Hazardous Materials Special Permits and Approvals.
Y 4.T 68/2:111-105

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Intermodal High-Speed Rail Connections.
Y 4.T 68/2:111-109

Travel and Tourism

Senate Committee eon Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Promoting Travel to America: An Examination of Economic and Security Concerns-Part II
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 110-1065

Veteran’s Affairs

House Committee on Veteran’s Affairs.
Structuring the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs of the 21st Century.
Y 4.V 64/3:111-66

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New items – November 2010

Afghanistan

United States Geologic Survey. 
Geologic and Topographic maps of the Kabul North 30′ x 60′ Quadrangle, Afghanistan.  
I 19.91/3:3120

Athletics

Senate Committee on the Judiciary. 
“Body Building Products and Hidden Steroids: Enforcement Barriers”
Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-570

Child Abuse

House Committee on Education and Labor. 
Preventing Child Abuse and Improving Responses to Families in Crisis
Y 4.ED 8/1:111-38

Climate Change

House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 
Hearing on Climate Change: Costs of Inaction
Y 4.C 73/8:110-133

Columbia (South America)

Library of Congress. 
Columbia: A Country Study (area handbook series) 
LC 1.60:C 71/2010

Communications and Telecomunications

House Committee on the Judiciary. 
Electronic Communications Privacy Act Reform.
Y 4.J 89/1:111-98

Crime and Criminal Justice

House Committee on Financial Services. 
Reviewing FinCEN Oversight Reports.
Y 4.F 49/20:111-129

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  Money, Guns, and Drugs: Are U.S. Inputs Fueling Violence on the U.S.-Mexico Border?
Y 4.G 74/7:111-54

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 
Keeping Foreign Corruption Out of the United States: Four Case Histories
Y 4.G 74/9:S.HRG. 111-540/v. 1-2

Senate Committee on the Judiciary. 
Law Enforcement Responses to Mexican Drug Cartels.
Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-528

Senate Committee on the Judiciary. 
Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States.
Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-554

Senate Committee on the Judiciary. 
Restoring Fairness to Federal Sentencing: Addressing the Crack-Powder Disparity
Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-559

Senate Committee on the Judiciary. 
Prosecuting Terrorists: Civilian and Military Trials for GTMO and Beyond
Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-563

Economic Crisis and Recovery

House Committee on Financial Services. 
Unwinding Emergency Federal Reserve Liquidity Programs and Implications for Economic Recovery
Y 4.F 49/20:111-118

Emergency Preparedness

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 
Disaster Case Mangement: Developing a Comprehensive National Program Focused on Outcomes
Y 4.G74/9:S.HRG. 111-543

Energy

House Select Committee on Energy Independence.  Economics of Dependence on Foreign OIl-Raising Gasoline Prices
Y 4.2:EN 2/G 2

Environment (Indoor)

Department of Housing and Urban Development. 
Health Homes: Assessing Your Indoor Environment
HH 1.6/3:H 75/28

Financial Services Industry

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Examining the State of the Banking Industry
Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 111-414

House Committee on Financial Services. 
Condition of Small Business and Commercial Real Estate Lending in Local Markets
Y 4.F 49/20:111-104

House Committee on Financial Services. 
Examining the Link Between Fed Bank Supervision and Monetary Policy
Y 4.F 49/20:111-112

House Committee on Financial Services. 
Insurance Holding Company Supervision
Y 4.F 49/20:111-114

Foreign and International Relations

House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 
Neither Appeasement Nor Improvement? Prospects for U.S. Engagement with Syria
Y 4.F 76/1:111-99

House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 
Human Rights and Democracy Assistance: Increasing the Effectiveness of U.S. Foreign Aid
Y 4.F 76/1:111-102

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. 
Saudi Arabia and Syria: Improving Bilateral Relations, Advancing U.S. Interests
Y 4.F 76/2:S.PRT. 111-54

Foreign Trade

Senate Committee on Finance. 
Oversight of U.S. Trade Preference Programs.  
Y 4.F 49:S.HRG. 110-1053

Health and Healthcare Policy

Senate Special Committee on Aging. 
Seniors Feeling the Squeeze: Rising Drug Prices and the Part D Program
Y 4.AG 4:S.HRG. 111-552

Housing

House Committee on Financial Services. 
Housing Finance-What Should the New System Be Able to Do? Part I- Government and Stakeholder Perspectives.
Y 4.F 449/20:111-115

Immigration Policy

Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
The Uniting American Families Act: Addressing Inequality in Federal Immigration Law
Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-560

Islamic Militancy

House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 
Bad Company: Lashkar E-Tayyiba and the Growing Ambition of Islamist Militancy in Pakistan
Y 4.F 76/1:111-98

Military Affairs

Center for Technology and National Security Policy. 
The 71F Advantage: Applying Army Research for Health and Performance Gains
D 5.402:P 95/2

United States Army. 
Fire for Effect: Field Artillery and Close Air Support in the US Army
D 110.2:F 51

United States Air Force. 
Aerospace Power in the Twenty-First Century: A Basic Primer
D 301.26/6:AE 8/6

House Committee on Armed Services. 
Sexual Assault in the Military: Victim Support and Advocacy
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/4

House Committee on Armed Services. 
Strategies for Countering Violent Extremist Ideologies
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/7

House Committee on Armed Services. 
U.S. Special Operations Command: Challenges and Opportunities
Y 4.AR 5/2 A: 2009-2010/14

House Committee on Armed Services. 
Counterinsurgency and Irregular Warfare: Issues and Lessons Learned
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/55

House Committee on Armed Services. 
Report of the Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/121

Senate Committee on Armed Services. 
Contracting in a Counterinsurgency: An Examination of the Blackwater-Paravant Contract and the Need for Oversight.
Y 4.AR 5/3:S.HRG. 111-571

National Parks

National Park Service. 
Craters of the Moon: A Guide
I 29.9/2:C 85/2010

National Security

House Committee on Armed Services. 
Addressing a New Generation of Threats from Weapons of Mass Destruction: Department.
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/79

House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 
The Future of U.S. International Nuclear Cooperation
Y 4.F 76/1:111-100

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 
Nuclear Terrorism-2008
Y 4.G 74/9:S.HRG. 110-1038

Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. 
Current and Projected National Security Threats to the United States
Y 4.IN 8/19:S.HRG. 111-557

Senate Committee on Public Works. 
Importance of State and Local Authorities in Ensuring Chemical Plant Security
Y 4.P 96/10:S.HRG. 110-1046

Population – Senior

US Census Bureau. 
The Next Four Decades: The Older Population in the United States: 2010 to 2050.
C 3.186:P-25/1138

Presidential Nominations – Archivist of the United States

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 
Nomination of David S. Ferriero
Y 4.G 74/9:S.HRG. 111-555

Transportation

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.  High-Speed Rail Grants Awarded Under the Recovery Act.  Y 4.T 68/2:111-103

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October 2010 – New items

Afghanistan

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  Afghanistan Reconstruction Oversight.
Y 4.F 76/1:111-96

Automobile Driving

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  Combating Distracted Driving: Managing Behavioral and Technological Risks.  Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 111-510

Aviation Safety

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  Aviation safety: The Hudson River Midair Collision and the Safety of Air Operations in Congested Space.  Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 111-493
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  Aviation Safety: Pilot Fatigue.
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 111-515
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.  NextGen: Long-Term Planning and Interagency Cooperation.  Y 4.T 68/2:111-104

Broadcast Industry

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  Will Arbitron’s Personal People Meter Silence Minority Owned Radio Stations? Y 4.G 74/7:111-48
House Committee on the Judiciary.  Piracy of Live Sports Broadcasting over the Internet.  Y 4.J 89/1:111-94

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.  Vocabulary Flash Cards for the Naturalization Test.  HS 8.2:F 61/3/2010

Consumer Affairs

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  Aggressive Sales Tactics on the Internet and Their Impact on American Consumers.  Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 111-513

Crime and Criminal Justice

Administration for Children and Families.  Handbook on Child Support Enforcement.  HE 24.8:C 43/2008
National Institute of Corrections.  Programs and Activities: Tools for Managing Inmate Behavior.  J 16.108:P 94
House Committee on the Judiciary.  Youth Prison Reduction Through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education (PROMISE) Act.  Y 4.J 89/1:111-86
House Committee on the Judiciary.  Combating Organized Retail Crime – The Role of Federal Law Enforcement.
Y 4.J 89/1:111-96
Senate Committee on the Judiciary.  The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009
Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-464
Senate Committee on the Judiciary.  The Legal, Moral, and National Security Consequences of “Prolonged Detention”
Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-491
Senate Committee on the Judiciary.  Has the Supreme Court Limited Americans’ Access to the Courts? Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-530

Disability Servies

House Committee on the Judiciary.  Achieving the Promises of the Americans with Disabilities Act in the Digital Age-Current Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities.    Y 4.J 89/1:111-95

Disaster Preparedness

House Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  Children and Disasters: A Progress Report on Addressing Needs.  Y 4.G 74/9:S.HRG. 111-547
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.  U.S. Mayors Speak Out: Addressing Disasters in Cities
Y 4.T 68/2:111-94

Economic Crisis and Recovery

House Committee on Armed Services.  Security Challenges Arising from the Global Financial Crisis.
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/19
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Emergency Economic Stabilization Act: One Year Later.  Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 111-367
Joint Economic Committee.  The Challenge of Creating Jobs in the Aftermath of “The Great Recession”
Y 4.EC 7:S.HRG. 111-523
Joint Economic Committee.  The Impact of the Recovery Act on Economic Growth.  Y 4.EC 7:S.HRG. 111-533
Joint Economic Committee.  The Road to Economic Recovery: Prospects for Jobs and Growth
Y 4.EC 7:S.HRG. 111-537
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.  Recovery Act:One-Year Progress Report for Transportation and Infrastructure Investments.    Y 4.T 68/2:111-88

Energy

House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  Energy Speculation: Is Greater Regulation Necessary to Stop Price Manipulation? (Part II) Y 4.C 73/8:110-128
Senate Committee on Energy and natural Resources.  Energy Efficient Building Retrofits
Y 4.EN 2:S.HRG. 111-422
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.  Reducing Government Building Operational Costs Through Innovation and Efficiency: Legislative Solutions.  Y 4.P 96/10:S.HRG. 110-1045
Congressional Budget Office.  Using Biofuel Tax Credits to Achieve Energy and Environmental Policy Goals.
Y 10.2:B 52

Environment and Natural Resources

Department of the Army.  Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration (LACPR) Report.  House Document 129, 111th Congress.  Y 1.1/7:111-129/pt 1-4
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.  Asian Carp and the Great Lakes.  Y 4.T 68/2:111-87

Financial Services Industry

Congressional Oversight Panel.  The AIG Rescue, Its Impact on Markets, and the Governments Exit Strategy.
Y 3.2:C 76/3/AI 3
Congresional Oversight Panel.  Small Banks in the Capital Purchase Program. (July Oversight Report).
Y 3.2:C 76/3/B 22/3
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Turmoil in the U.S. Credit Markets: Recent Actions Regarding Government-Sponsored Entities, Investment Banks, and Other Financial Institutions
Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-1012
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Protecting Shareholders and Enhancing Public Confidence by Improving Corporate Governance.  Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 111-315
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Failure to Identify the Bernard L. Madoff Ponzi Scheme and How To Improve SEC Performance.
Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 111-368
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Dark Pools, Flash Orders, High-Frequency Trading, and Other Market Structure Issues.  Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 111-434
House Committee on Financial Services.  The Private Sector and Government Response to the Mortgage Foreclosure Crisis.  Y 4.F 49/20:111-93
House Committee on Financial Services.  Additional Reforms to the Securities Investor Protection Act
Y 4.F 49/20:111-94
House Committee on Financial Services.  The Condition of Financial Institutions: Examining the Failure and Seizure of an American Bank.  Y 4.F 49/20:111-97
House Committee on Financial Services. Compensation in the Financial Industry.
Y 4.F 49/20:111-98
House Committee on Financial Services.  Compensation in the Financial Industry-Government Perspectives.
Y 4.F 49/20:111-103
House Committee on Financial Services.  Keeping Score on Credit Scores: An Overview of Credit Scores, Credit Scores, Credit Reports, and Their Impact on Consumers.  Y 4.F 49/20:111-117
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  The Causes and Effects of the AIG Bailout.
Y 4.G 74/7:110-208
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  Hedge Funds and the Financial Market
Y 4.G 74/7:110-210
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  High Price of Commodities-2008
Y 4.G 74/9:S.HRG. 110-705

Food Safety

House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  American Lives Still at Risk: When Will FDA’s Food Protection Plan be Fully Funded and Implemented? Y 4.C 73/8:110-126

Foreign and International Relations

House Committee on Financial Services.  Rebuilding Haiti’s Competitiveness and Private Sector.  Y 4.F 49/20:111-111
House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  Next Steps for Honduras.  Y 4.F 76/1:111-94
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.  Executive Sessions of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (Historical Series) – Volume XX,  Ninetieth Congress-Second Session (1968).  Y 4.F 76/2:EX 3/2/v. 20
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.  Haiti: No Leadership-No Elections.  Y 4.F 76/2:S.PRT. 111-50

Geneology

National Archives and Records Adminsitration.  Black Family Research: Records of Post_Civil War Agencies at the National Archives. AE 1.124:108/2010 (Kept in GovInfo Reference)

Government Printing Office – History

United States Government Printing Office.  100 GPO Years 1861-1961: A History of United States Government Printing.  Sesquicentennial edition, 2010   GP 1.2:G 74/7/861-961/2010

Haiti – Earthquake

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.  FEMA’s Urban Search Rescue Program in Haiti: How to Apply Lessons Learned at Home.  Y 4.T 68/2:111-85

Health Care and Health Care Policy

House Committee on Agriculture.  Hearing to Examine New and Innovative Ways to Improve Nutrition and Wellness Programs.  Y 4.AG 8/1:111-28
Joint Economic Committee.  Income, Poverty, and Health Care Coverage: Assessing Key Census Indicators of Family Well-Being in 2008.     Y 4.EC 7:S.HRG. 111-536
Senate Committe eon Finance.  Rising Costs, Low Quality in Health Care: The Necessity for Reform.  
Y 4.F 49:S.HRG. 110-1048
Senate Committee on Finance.  47 Million and Counting: Why the Health Care Marketplace is Broken
Y 4.F 49:S.HRG. 110-1052
Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Prohibiting Price Fixing and Other Anti-Competitive Conduct in the Health Insurance Industry.     Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-458
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  Principles of Integrative Health: A Path to Healthcare Reform.  Y 4.L 11/4:S.HRG. 111-387
House Committee on Ways and Means.  Health Reform in the 21st Century: Employer-Sponsored Insurance
Y 4.W 36:111-17

Higher Education

House Committee on Science and Technology.  The State of Research Infrastructure at U.S. Universities.  Y 4.SCI 2:111-77

Housing

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  The State of the Nation’s Housing Market.   Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 111-473
House Committee on the Judiciary.  Protecting the American Dream (part II): Combating Predatory Lending Under the Fair Housing Act.  Y 4.J 89/1:111-88

Intellectual Property

United States Patent and Trademark Office.  Essentials of Intellectual Property: A Basic Primer for Everyone (The Intellectual Property and You Series)     C 21.14/2:IN 8/4/BK.1/Corr.
United States Patent and Trademark Office.  Essentials of Intellectual Property: A Guide for Arab Professionals (The Intellectual Property and You Series)    C 21.14/2:IN 8/4/BK.2/Corr.

Internet

Congressional-Executive Commission on China.  Google and Internet Control in China:A Nexus Between Human Rights and Trade?  Y 4.C 44:G 64
House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  The Google Predicament: Transforming U.S. Cyberspace Policy to Advance Democracy, Security, and Trade.    Y 4.F 76/1:111-85
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  The State of Federal Information Security
Y 4.G 74/7:111-52

Military Affairs

US Army Combined Arms Center.  The US Army and the Media in Wartime: Historical Perspectives – The Proceedings of the Combat Studies Institute 2009 Military History Symposium.  D 110.16:2009
Center of Military History.  War in the Persian Gulf: Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm August 1990-March 1991.  D 114.2:P 43/3
U.S. Naval War College.  The War in Iraq: A Legal Analysis.  D 208.207:86
International Law Studies, volume 86
House Committee on Armed Services.  Addressing U.S. Strategy in Iraq and Afghanistan: Balancing Interests and Resources.  Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/6
House Committee on Armed Services.  The Future of Missile Defense Testing.
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/10
House Committee on Armed Services.  Sexual Assault in the Military: Prevention.  Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/17
House Committee on Armed Services.  Medical Infrastructure: Are Health Affairs/Tricare Management Activity Priorities Alighned with Service Requirements?  Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/26
House Committee on Armed Services.  Report of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States.  Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/53
House Committee on Armed Services.  Beyond Service Core Competency: Are Our Junior Officers Prepared for Today’s Security Environment?   Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/80
House Committee on Armed Services.  Investing in Our Military Leaders: The Role of Professional Military Education in Officer Development.    Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/89
House Committee on Armed Services.  Psychological Stress in the Military: What Steps are Leaders Taking?   
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2020/90
House Committee on Armed Services.  U.S. Military Redeployment from Iraq: Issues and Challenges
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/101
House Committee on Armed Services.  Afghanistan and Iraq: Perspectives on U.S. Strategy, part 2. 
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/106
Senate Committee on Armed Services.  Testimony Relating to the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Policy.
Y 4.AR 5/3:S.HRG. 111-546

National Security

Center for Technology and National Security Policy.  Bio-Inspired Innovation and National Security.  D 5.402:B 52/4
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  Transportation Challenges and Cybersecurity Post-9/11.  Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 111-516
House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  National Strategy for Countering Biological Threats: Diplomacy and International Programs.  Y 4.F 76/1:111-91
House Committee on Homeland Security.  The Secure Border Initiative: SBINET Three Years Later
Y 4.H 75:111-35

Presidential Nominations – Office of Management and Budget

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  Nomination of Peter R. Orszag
Y 4.G 74/9:S.HRG. 111-549

Refugees

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.  Abandoned Upon Arival: Implications for Refugees and Local Communities Burdened by a U.S. Resettlement System That is Not Working.  Y 4.F 76/2:S.PRT. 111-52

Science and Research

House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  Stem Cell Science: The Foundation for Future Cures
Y 4.C 73/8:110-115

Small Business

Congressional Oversight Panel.  Small Business Lending.  Y 3.2:C 76/3/SM 1
House Committee on Small Business.  Full Committee Hearing on Evaluating the Impact of Small Business Trade Policy on Job Creation and Economic Growth.  Y 4.SM 1:111-065
House Committee on Small Business.  Full Committee Hearing on Tax Incentives that Promote Small Business Growth. Y 4.SM 1:111-066
House Committee on Small Business. Full Committee Hearing on Small Business and Broadband: An Engine for Economic Growth and Job Creation
Y 4.SM 1:111-067
House Committe on Small Business.  Full Committee Hearing on Heros of Small Business.  Y 4.SM 1:111-070

Social Security

Congressional Budget Office.  Social Security Policy Options.  Y 10.2:SO 1/8

Space Exploration

National Aeronautics and Space Administration.  Hubble 2008 – Science Year in Review.  NAS 1.83/4:2008
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  The Case for Space: Examing the Value
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 111-508

Taxation

Senate Committee on Finance.  Tax: Fundamentals in Advance of Reform.
Y 4.F 49:S.HRG. 110-1037

Television and Children

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Technology.  Rethinking the Children’s Television Act for a Digital Media Age.  Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 111-485

Transportation

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.  High-Speed Rail in the United States: Opportunities and Challenges.  Y 4.T 68/2:111-69

Veterans’ Affairs

Department of Veterans’ Affairs.  Federal Benefits for Veterans: Dependents & Survivors. (2010 edition).  
VA 1.19:80-10-01 (also in Spanish)
House Committe eon Veterans’ Affairs.  Exploring the Relationship Between Medication and Veterans Suicide
Y 4.V 64/3:111-62
Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Veterans’ Disability Compensation: Forging a Path Forward
Y 4.V 64/4:S.HRG. 111-265

Women

Congressional-Executive Commission on China.  Women in a Changing China.  Y 4.C 44:W 84/4
House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  Women as Agents of Change: Advancing the Role of Women in Politics and Civil Society.  Y 4.F 76/1:111-97
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Aeronautics and Space

National Aeronautics and Space Adminsitration.  The “Apollo” Aeronautics: NASA’s Aircraft Energy Efficience Program 1973-1987.  NAS 1.21:2009-574

National Aeronautics and Space Administration.  50 Years: NASA’s First 50 Years: Historical Perspectives.   NAS 1.21:2010-4704

Afghanistan and Iraq

House Committee on Armed Services.  Afghanistan and Iraq: Perspectives on U.S. Strategy, Part 3
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/107

Senate Committee on Armed Services.  Afghanistan
Y 4.AR 5/3:S.HRG. 111-415

Aviation Industry and Safety

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.  Update: The Federal Aviation Administration’s Call to Action on Airline Safety and Pilot Training.  Y 4.T 68/2:111-86

Census

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  Census in Peril: Getting the 2010 Decennial Back on Track-Parts I and II.  Y 4.G 74/9:S.HRG. 110-1039

Children and Family Issues

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.  When Your Child Is Missing: A Family Guide.  J 32.20/3:C 43/2010

Climate Change

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  Climate Services: Solutions from Commerce to Communities
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 111-488

Senate Committee on Foreign relations.  Drought, Flooding, and refugees: Addressing the Impacts of Climate Change in the World’s Most Vulnerable Nations.  Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG. 111-499

Consumer Affairs

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  Health and Product Safety Issues Associated with Imported Drywall.  Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 111-442

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  The Economy and Fraud: Protecting Consumers During Downward Economic Times.  Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 111-481

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Technology.  Advertising Trends and Comsumer Protection.   
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 111-484

Crime and Criminal Justice

House Committee on Armed Services.  Implications of the Supreme Court’s Boumediene Decision for Detainees at Guatanamo Bay, Cuba: Administration Perspectives.  Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2007-2008/167

House Committee on Education and Labor.  Reforming the Juvenile Justice System to Improve Children’s Lives and Public Safety
Y 4.ED 8/1:111-56

Senate Committee on the Judiciary.  The Continued Importance of the Violence Against Women Act.  Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-405

Senate Committee on the Judiciary.  Ensuring the Effective Use of DNA Evidence to Solve Rape Cases Nationwide
Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-455

Economic Crisis and Recovery

Congressional Oversight Panel.  Citigroup and the Troubled Asset Relief Program.  Y 3.2:C 76/3/C 47

Congresional Oversight Panel.  GMAC Financial Services and the Troubled Asset Relief Program.    Y 3.2:C 76/3/F 49/3

Joint Economic Committee.  Balancing Work and Family in the Recession: How Employees and Employers are Coping
Y 4.EC 7:S.HRG. 111-456

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.  
Y 4.EN 2:S.HRG. 111-478

Education

House Committee on Education and Labor.  How Data Can be Used to Inform Educational Outcomes.  Y 4.ED 8/1:111-54

Environment and Natural Resources

United States Forest Service.  When the Mountains Roared: Stories of the 1910 Fires.  A 13.2:F 51/86

Bureau of Reclamation. Reclamation: Managing Water in the West – The Bureau of Reclamation’s Civilian Conservation Corps Legacy: 1933-1942  I 27.2:R 22/2

Senate Committee on Finance.  Tax Aspects of a Cap-And-Trade Program.    Y 4.F 49:S.HRG. 110-1041

Financial Services Industry

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  International Cooperation to Modernize Financial Regulation
Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 111-382

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Securitization of Assets: Problems and Solutions.
Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 111-397

Joint Economic Committee.  Unregulated Markets: How Regulatory Reform Will Shine a LIght in the Financial Sector
Y 4.EC 7:S.HRG. 111-466

House Committee on Financial Services.  The Overdraft Protection Act of 2009.   Y 4.F 49/20:111-89

House Committee on Financial Services.  Regulation of Money Service Businesses.  Y 4.F 49/20:111-107

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  The Causes and Effects of the Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy.
Y 4.G 74/7:110-207

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  The Financial Crisis and the Role of Federal Regulations
Y 4.G 74/7:110-209

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  Bank of America and Merrill Lynch: How Did a Private Deal Turn Into a Federal Bailout? Part III    Y 4.G 74/7:111-46

Foreign and International Relations

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  A Review of U.S. Diplomatic Readiness: Addressing the Staffing and Foreign language Challenges Facing the Foreign Service.  Y 4.G 74/9:S.HRG. 111-404

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  The Diplomat’s Shield: Diplomatic Security in Today’s World.   Y 4.G 74/9:S.HRG. 111-461

Senate Committe on Foreign Relations.  Haiti at a Crossroads
Y 4.F 76/2:S.Prt. 111-51

Healthcare and Healthcare Policy

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  Competition in the Healthcare Marketplace.
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 111-483

House Committee on Education and Labor.  Examining the Single-payer Health Care Option.  Y 4.ED 8/1:111-26

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  Sticker Shock: What’s the Cost of Federal Long-Term Care Insurance.
Y 4.G 74/9:S.HRG. 111-401

Senate Committee on Finance.  Seizing the New Opportunity for Health Reform.  Y 4.F 49:S.HRG. 110-1042

Senate Committee on the Judciary.  Medical Debt: Can Bankruptcy Reform Facilitate A Fresh Start?  Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-425

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  Addressing Underinsurance in National Health Reform
Y 4.L 11/4:S.HRG. 111-453

Homeland Security

House Committee on Homeland Security.  Compilation of Homeland Security Related Executive Orders.   Y 4.H 75:111-A

Housing

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  The Future of the Mortgage Market and the Housing Enterprises.  Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 111-435

House Committee on the Judiciary.  Protecting the American Dream (Part I): A Look at the Fair Housing Act
Y 4.J 89/1:111-80

Human Rights

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  Combatting Anti-Semitism: Protecting Human Rights.  Y 4.F 76/1:111-87

Hurricanes

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  Weathering the Storm: The Need for a National Hurricane Initiative.  Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 111-486

Immigration and Emigration

Senate Committee on the Judiciary.  Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Faith-Based Perspectives.  Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-395

Internet

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  The Consumer Wireless Experience.  Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 111-449

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  Cybersecurity: Emerging Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Challenges in Securing Federal Information Systems.  Y 4.G 74/7:111-51

Iran

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  America and the Iranian Political Reform Movement: First, Do No Harm.
Y 4.F 76/1:111-93

Iraq

House Committee on Armed Services.  Status of Ongoing U.S. Efforts in Iraq.  Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/96

Journalism

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  The Future of Journalism.    Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 111-428

Labor

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  International Worker Rights, U.S. Foreign Policy and the International Economy
Y 4.F 76/1:111-89

Senate Committee on the Judiciary.  “Workplace Fairness: has the Supreme Court Been Misinterpreting Laws Designed to Protect American Workers from Discrimination?” 
Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-396

Military Affairs

House Committee on Armed Services.  Priorities of the Department of Defense in the New Administration.  Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/3

House Committee on Armed Services.  The Status of U.S. Strategic Forces.     Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/23

House Committee on Armed Services.  Future Roles and Missions of the Missile Defense Agency.  Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/33

House Committee on Armed Services.  Future Roles and Missions of the United States Navy and Marine Corps
Y 4.AR 5/2 A: 2009-2010/34

House Committee on Armed Services.  Space Systems Acquisition and the Industrial Base.  Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/49

House Committee on Armed Services.  Thinkers and Practitioners: Do Senior Professional Military Education Schools Produce Strategists?  Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/74

House Committee on Armed Services.  Army and Marine Corps Reset Requirements (Parts I and II).  Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/78

National Security

House Committee on Armed Services.  Space and U.S. Security.
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/25

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  Transatlantic Security in the 21st Century: Do New Threats Require New Approaches? 
Y 4.F 76/1:111-86

Senate Comittee on Foreign Relations.  NATO: A Strategic Concept for Transatlantic Security.  Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG. 111-465

Population Trends

U.S. Census Bureau.  Coastline Population Trends in the United States: 1960-2008.  C 3.186:P-25/1139

Presidential Nominations – Attorney General

Senate Committee on the Judiciary.  Nomination of Eric H. Holder, Jr., Nominee to be Attorney General of the United States
Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-403

Presidential Nominations – Consumer Product Safety Commission

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  Nomination of Inez M. Tenebaum to be Chairman and Commissioner for the Consumer Product Safety Commission
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 111-446

Presidential Nominations – Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  Nominations of Julius Genachowski to be Commissioner and Chairman and Robert M. McDowell to be Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission.  Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 111-447

Presidential Nominations – Health and Human Services

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  Nomination of Thomas A. Daschle.   Y 4.L 11/4:S.HRG. 111-469

Presidential Nominations – Supreme Court

Senate Committe on the Judiciary.  Confirmation Hearing on the Nomination of Hon. Sonia Sotomayor, to be an Association Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-503

Sports

House Committee on the Judiciary.  Legal Issues Relating to Football Head Injuries (part I & II).    Y 4.J 89/1:111-82

Terrorism

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.  Implications of the National Intelligence Estimate Regarding Al Qaeda
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2007-2008/77

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  Stopping the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, Countering Nuclear Terrorism: The NPT Review Conference and the Nuclear Security Summit.  Y 4.F 76/1:111-50

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  World at Risk: A Report from the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism
Y 4.G 74/9:S.HRG. 110-1036

Transportation

Senate Committe on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  High-Speed Passenger Rail: How Fast Will It Get Here?
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 111-450

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  Addressing Surface Transportation Needs in Rural America
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 111-490

Veterans’ Affairs

House Committee on Armed Services.  The New Walter Reed: Are We On the Right Track?  Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/109

House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.  U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Status Report on Post-9/11 GI Bill
Y 4.V 64/3:111-51

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Afghanistan

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan.  Y 4.F 76/1:111-78

Agriculture

House Committee on Agriculture.  Hearing to Review U.S. Agricultural Sales to Cuba
Y 4.AG 8/1:111-44

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.  Benefits of Farm-To-School Projects: Healthy Eating and Physical Activity for School Children.   Y 4.AG 8/3:S.HRG. 111-245

Baseball

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  The Mitchell Report: The Illegal Use of Steroids in Major League Baseball
Y 4.G 74/7:110-206

Border Security

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  Securing the Northern Border: Views from the Front Lines
Y 4.G 74/9:S.HRG. 110-1024

House Committee on Homeland Security.  Combating Border Violence: The Role of Interagency Coordination in Investigations.  Y 4.H 75:111-29

Campaigns and Elections

House Committee on the Judiciary.  First Amendment and Campaign Finance Reform after Citizens United.   
Y 4.J 89/1:111-71

China

Congressional-Executive Commission on China.  Reporting the News in China: Firsthand Accounts and Current Trends.   Y 4.C 44:N 47

Climate Change

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  Climate Science: Empowering Our Response to Climate Change
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 111-366

Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.  State, Regional, and Local Perspectives on Global Warming.  
Y 4.P 96/10:S.HRG. 110-1026

Crime and Criminal Justice

Senate Committee on Finance.  Identity Theft: Who’s Got Your Number
Y 4.F 49:S.HRG. 110-1031

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Common Enemy, Common Struggle: Progress in U.S.-Mexican Efforts to Defeat Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking.  Y 4.F 76/2:S.Prt. 111-47

House Committee on the Judiciary.  Over-Criminalization of Conduct/Over-Federalization of Criminal Law
Y 4.J 89/1:111-67

House Committee on the Judiciary.  Crime Victims Rights Act of 2004.     Y 4.J 89/1:111-75

House Committee on the Judiciary.  Girls in the Juvenile Justice System: Strategies to Help Girls Achieve their Full Potential.  Y 4.J 89/1:111-77

House Committee on the Judiciary.  Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System
Y 4.J 89/1:111-78

Senate Committee on the Judiciary.  The First Line of Defense: Reducing Recidivism at the Local Level
Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-370

Senate Committee on the Judiciary. The Victim of Crime Act: 25 Years of Protecting and Supporting Victims
Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-459

Economic Crisis and Recovery

Congressional Oversight Panel.  Evaluating Progress on TARP Foreclosure Mitigation Programs (April Oversight Report). 
Y 3.2:C 76/3/F 76/5

Congressional Oversight Panel.  The Small Business Credit Crunch and the Impact of TARP. (May Oversight Report)  Y 3.2:C 76/3/T 75/6

House Committee on the Budget.  The Recovery Act: Strengthening Our Economy.  
Y 4.B 85/3:111-15

Joint Economic Committee.  Current Trends in Foreclosures and What More Can Be Done to Prevent Them
Y 4.EC 7:S.HRG. 111-373

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.  Strengthening the Transatlantic Economy: Moving Beyond the Crisis.  
Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG. 111-377

Emergency Preparedness

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  The New FEMA: Is the Agency Better Prepared for a Catastrophe Now Than It Was in 2005?   
Y 4.G 74/9:S.HRG. 110-1021

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  Protecting Our Employees: Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and the Federal Workforce.   Y 4.G 74/9:S.HRG. 111-300

Energy

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  Grid-Scale Energy Storage.
Y 4.EN 2:S.HRG. 111-335

Senate Committe eon Energy and Natural Resources.  Clean Energy Research and Development.
Y 4.EN 2:S.HRG. 111-385

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  Energy Efficiency of Appliances
Y 4.EN 2:S.HRG. 111-402

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 
Energy Security: An American Imperative
Y 4.G 74/9:S.HRG. 110-1023

House Committee on Natural Resources.  Unconventional Fuels – Part II: The Promise of Methane Hydrates
Y 4.R 31/3:111-32

House Committee on Science and Technology. Biomass for Thermal Energy and Electricity: A Research and Development Portfolio for the Future. Y 4.SCI 2:111-56

House Committee on Science and Technology.  The Next Generation of Fusion Energy Research
Y 4.SCI 2:111-61

House Committee on Science and Technology.  Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Technology:
Finding the Path to Commercialization

Y 4.SCI 2:111-67

Environment and Natural Resources

U.S. Geological Survey.  Water-The Nation’s Fundamental Climate Issue:
A White Paper on the U.S. Geological Survey Role and Capabilities
.  I 19.4/2:1347

National Park Service. Junior Paleontologist – Activity Book, Ages 5-12  I 29.2:P 18/8

House Committee on the Budget.  Budgeting for Nuclear Waste Management.  Y 4.B 85/3:111-14

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  Asian Carp
Y 4.EN 2:S.HRG. 111-386

House Committee on Science and Technology.  Monitoring, Measurement, and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, parts I and II.  Y 4.SCI 2:111-3 (part I) and  Y 4.SCI 2:111-18 (part II)

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.  The Clean Water Act After 37 Years: Recommitting to the Protection of the Nation’s Waters.  Y 4.T 68/2:111-70

Federal Employees

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  A Call to Arms: A Review of Benefits for Deployed Federal Employees.  Y 4.G 74/7:111-40

Financial Services Industry

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.  Regulatory Reform and the Derivatives Market
Y 4.AG 8/3:S.HRG. 111-246

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Turmoil in the U.S. Credit Markets:
Examining the Recent Actions of Federal Financial Regulators
.  
Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-974

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  The State of the Banking Industry: part II
Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-1004

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Turmoil in the U.S. Credit Markets: The Genesis of the Current Economic Crisis.  Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-1013

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 
Establishing A Framework for Systemic Risk Regulation.  Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 111-297

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Regulatory Modernization: Perspectives on Insurance
Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 111-301

Joint Economic Committee.  Predatory Lending and Reverse Redlining: Are Low-Income Minority and Senior Borrowers Targets for Higher-Cost Loans?   Y 4.EC 7:S.HRG. 111-371

Joint Economic Committee.  TARP Accountability and Oversight: Measuring the Strength of Financial Institutions.  Y 4.EC 7:S.HRG. 111-412

House Committee on Financial Services.  Utilizing Technology to Improve TARP and Financial Oversight.
Y 4.F 49/20:111-75

House Committee on Financial Services.  Experts’ Perspectives on Systemic Risk and Resolution Issues
Y 4.F 49/20:111-78

House Committee on Financial Services.  Perspectives on the Consumer Financial Protection Agency.
Y 4.F 49/20:111-81

House Committee on Financial Services.  Capital Markets Regulatory Reform: Strengthening Investor Protection, Enhancing Investor Protection, Enhancing Oversight of Private Pools of Capital, and Creating a National Insurance Office.  Y 4.F 49/20:111-84

House Committee on Financial Services.  Reform of the Over-the-Counter Derivative Market:
Limiting Risk and Ensuring Fairness

Y 4.F 49/20:111-85

House Committee on Financial Services.  The State of Global Microfinance: How Public and Private Funds Can Effectively Promote Financial Inclusion for All.  Y 4.F 49/20:111-100

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  Bank of America and Merrill Lynch: How Did a Private Deal Turn into a Federal Bailout?   Y 4.G 74/7:111-41 (Part II);   Y 4.G 74/7:111-47 (Part IV)

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  AIG Bonuses: Audit Report of the SIGTARP.
Y 4.G 74/7:111-42

House Committee on Oversight and Government Operations.  Credit Rating Agencies and the Next Financial Crisis.
Y 4.G 74/7:111-45

House Committee on Science and Technology.  The Risks of Financial Modeling: VAR and the Economic Meltdown.  Y 4.SCI 2:111-48

Congressional Budget Office.  The Budgetary Impact of Subsidy Costs of the Federal Reserve’s Actions During the Financial Crisis.  
Y 10.2:B 85/48

Food and Drug Safety

House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  The Heparin Disaster: Chinese Counterfeits and American Failures.  Y 4.C 73/8:110-109

House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  Discussion Draft of the Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act Legislation: Device and Cosmetic Safety Provisions
Y 4.C 73/8:110-117

Foreign and International Relations

Africa Center for Security Studies.  Africa Security Brief – Misinterpreting Ethnic Conflicts in Africa (No. 4 – April 2010)  D 5.425:4

Senate Committe eon Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Minimizing Potential Threats from Iran: Assessing Economic Sanctions and Other U.S. Policy Options.    
Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 111-336

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Minimizing Potential Threats from Iran: Administration Perspectives on Economic Sanctions and Other U.S. Policy Options
Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 111-410

Senate Committee on Finance.  Iran Counter-Proliferation Act of 2007.
Y 4.F 49:S.HRG. 110-1029

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  A Regional Overview on the Middle East.
Y 4.F 76/1:111-73

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  Sudan: A review of the Administration’s New Policy and a Situation Update.  Y 4.F 76/1:111-76

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  Yemen on the Brink:Implications for U.S. Policy
Y 4.F 76/1:111-81

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  Affirmation of the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution.    Y 4.F 76/1:111-84

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.  U.S. Policy Toward Burma: Its Impact and Effectiveness
Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG. 111-358

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.  Recent Developments in Sri Lanka
Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG. 111-390

Senate Committee on Forteign Relations.  Reevaluating U.S, Policy in Central Asia.  Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG. 111-433

Senate Committee on Forteign Relations.  Exploring U.S. Policy Options Toward Zimbabe’s Transition.
Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG. 111-439

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.  Cuba: Immediate Action is Needed to Ensure the Survivability of Radio and TV Marti
Y 4.F 76/2:S.Prt. 111-46

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  Iran Sanctions: Options, Opportunities and Consequences.  Y 4.G 74/7:111-43

Geography

House Committee on Natural Resources.  “Federal Geospacial Data Management;” and H.R. 2489, “Americaview Geospatial Imagery Mapping Program Act.”   Y 4.R 31/3:111-29

Health and Healthcare Policy

House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  Covering Uninsured Kids: Reversing Progress Already Made.
Y 4.C 73/8:110-91

Senate Committee on Finance.  Covering Uninsured Children: The Impact of the August 17th Chip Directive.
Y 4.F 49:S.HRG. 110-1030

House Committe on the Judiciary.  Biologics and Biosimilars: Balancing Incentives for Innovation
Y 4.J 89/1:111-73

Internet

House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  H.R. ___, Draft Legislation Enhancing Access to Broadband Technology and Services for Persons with Disabilities.  Y 4.C 73/8:110-110

House Committee on the Judiciary.   Expansion of Top Level Domains and Its Effect on Competition
Y 4.J 89/1:111-70

House Committee on the Judiciary.  Cyberbullying and Other Online Safety Issues for Children.  Y 4.J 89/1:111-76

Labor Force

Senate Committee on the Judiciary.  Ensuring a Legal Workforce: What Changes Should be Made to Our Current Employment Verification System?     Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-337

Military Affairs

National Defense University.  Commanding Heights: Strategic Lessons from Complex Operations
D 5.402:C 73/10

United States Army.  The 108th Training Command: A History of Embracing Innovation & Shaping the Future, 1946-2010.   D 101.2:T 68/2

Combat Studies Institute.  A Different Kind of War: The United States Army in Operation Enduring Freedom October 2001-September 2005.    D 110.2:D 56

Naval War College.  U.S. Naval War College Illustrated History and Guide.  D 208.202:N 22

Naval War College.  Digesting History: The U.S. Naval War College, the Lessons of World War Two, and Future naval Warfare, 1945-1947
D 208.210:17

United States  Marine Corps.  Det One: U.S. Marine Corps U.S. Special Operations Command Detachment, 2003-2006.    D 214:13:M 34/12    (U.S. Marines in the Global War on Terrorism).

House Committe on Armed Services.  Another Crossroads? Professional Military Education Two Decades After the Goldwater-Nichols Act and the Skelton Panel.  Y 4.AR 5/2:ED 8

House Committee on Armed Services.  Charting the Course for Effective Professional Military Education.
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/93

House Committee on Armed Services.  Defeating the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and Other Asymmestric Threats: Reviewing the Performance and Oversight of the Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO). 
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/105

Congressional Budget Office.  An Analysis of the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2011 Shipbuilding Plan
Y 10.2:N 22/13

Congressional Budget Office.  Strategies for Maintaining the navy’s and Marine Corps’ Inventories of Fighter Aircraft.  Y 10.2:ST 8/9

National and Homeland Security

Department of Homeland Security.  Legal Division Reference Book.
HS 1.8:L 52/2/2010 (GovInfo Reference)

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  Information Sharing: Connecting the Dots at the Federal, State, and Local Levels.    Y 4.G 74/9:S.HRG. 110-1028

Senate Committee on the Judiciary.  Strengethening Security and Oversight at Biological Research Laboratories.   Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-353

Nutrition

Food and Nutrition Service.  Grow It, Try It, Like It.  (Kit)  A 98.9:406

Older Americans

Administration on Aging.  Get Connected: Linking Older Adults with Medication, Alcohol, and Mental Health Resources.  HE 20.402:C 76/3/KIT/2009

Senate Committee on Finance.  Selling to Seniors: The Need for Accountability and Oversight of Marketing by Medicare Private Plans.  Y 4.F 49:S.HRG. 110-1027

Patents

Smithsonian Institution.  Patent Models Index: Guide to the Collections of the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, 2 volumes.  (Smithsonian Contributions to History and technology, Number 54)  SI 1.28:54/v. 1-2

Piracy

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  Piracy on the High Seas: Protecting Our Ships, Crews, and Passengers.   
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 111-427

Presidential Nominations – Commerce

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  Nomination of Hon. Gary F. Locke to be Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce.  Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 111-389

Presidential Nominations – Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  Nomination of Mignon L. Clyburn and Meredith Attwell Baker to the Federal Communications Commission
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 111-357

Presidential Protection

House Committee on Homeland Security.  The United States Secret Service and Presidential Protection: An Examination of a System Failure. Part I and II.   Y 4.H 75:111-46

Religious Freedom

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  The State of Political and Religious Freedom in the Middle East.
Y 4.F 76/1:111-77

Rural America

House Committee on Agriculture.  Hearing to Review Rural Water Infrastructure.  
Y 4.AG 8/1:111-45

Science Education

National Center for Education Statistics.  Science Achievement and Occupational career/Technical Education Coursetaking in High School: The Class of 2005.  ED 1.328/4:SCI 2

Sex Education

Department of Health and Human Services. Mom. Dad. We gotta talk. Talk to me about sex
HE 1.2:P 21/3/KIT/2010
Until someone invents sex-blocking equipment, you still need to talk to your kids about sex
HE 1.2:P 21/8/KIT also www.4parents.gov

Space Transportation

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.  Commercial Space Transportation
Y 4.T 68/2:111-78

Statistics

Joint Economic Committee.  The Federal Statistical System in the 21st Century: The Role of the Census Bureau
Y 4.EC 7:S.HRG. 111-372

Substance Abuse

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.  Join the Voices for Recovery. (KIT) 
HE 20.402:R 24/4

Surveying

Bureau of Land Management.  Manual of Surveying Instructions.  I 53.7/2:SU 7

Taxes and taxation

House Committee on the Judiciary.  State Taxation: The Role of Congress in Defining Nexus
Y 4.J 89/1:111-68

Terrorism

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Confronting Al Qaeda: Understanding the Threat in Afghanistan
and Beyond
.    Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG. 111-363

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.  Examining U.S. Counterterrorism Priorities and Strategy Across Africa’s Sahel Region.  
Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG. 111-406

Transportation

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.  Public Transit Safety: Examining the Federal Role
Y 4.T 68/2:111-80

Tourism

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  Tourism in Troubled Times
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 111-378

Veteran’s Affairs

House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.  Transitioning Heroes: New Era, Same Problems?  Y 4.V 64/3:111-55

Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.  Providing Care for Rural Veterans: Community-Based
Outpatient Clinics
.  Y 4.V 64/4:S.HRG. 111-304

Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.  Review of Veterans’ Disability Compensation: Benefits in the 21st Century.    Y 4.V 64/4:S.HRG. 111-326

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New items – July 2010

Afghanistan

United States Army.  Afghanistan Smart Book.  D 101.2:AF 3/3

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.  U.S. International Broadcasting into the War Zones: Iraq and Afghanistan.  Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG. 111-349

Autism

Senate Committee on Appropriations.  Autism Research, Treatments, and Interventions.  Y 4.AP 6/2:S.HRG. 111-332

Aviation Industry and Safety

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  Aviation Safety: FAA’s Role in the Oversight of Commercial Air Carriers.
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 111-342

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  Aviation Safety: The Relationship Between Network Airlines and Regional Airlines.  
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 111-343

Border Security

House Committee on Homeland Security.  Border Violence: An Examination of DHS Strategies and Resources.  Y 4.H 75:111-7

Cell Phones

Senate Committee on Appropriations.  The Health Effects of Cell Phone Use.
Y 4.AP 6/2:S.HRG. 111-348

College Atheletics – Footbal Championship

Senate Committee on the Judiciary.  The Bowl Championship Series:Is It fair and in Compliance with Antitrust Law?  Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-352

Consumer Protection

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Creating a Consumer Financial Protection Agency: A Cornerstone of America’s New Economic Foundation.  Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 111-274

Cybersecurity

House Committee on Science and Technology.  Cybersecurity Activities at NIST’s Information Technology Laboratory.  Y 4.SCI 2:111-59

Economic Crisis and Recovery

Congressional Oversight Panel.  Commercial Real Estate.  Y 3.2:C 76/3/C 73

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Strengthening our Economy: Foreclosure Prevention and Neighborhood Preservation
Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-956

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Oversight of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act: Examining Financial Institution Use of Funding Under the Capital Purchase Program.
Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-1015

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Preserving Home Ownership: Progress Needed to Prevent Foreclosures.
Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 111-317

Senate Committee on Finance.  The Real Estate Market: Building a Strong Economy.  Y 4.F 49:S.HRG. 110-1018

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.  The U.S. and the G-20: Remaking the International Economic Architecture.  Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG. 111-325

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.  Foreign Policy and the Global Economic Crisis.  Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG. 111-329

Senate Committee on the Judiciary.  The Worsening Foreclosure Crisis: Is It Time to Reconsider Bankruptcy Reform?  Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-328

Elections

House Committee on House Administration.  Defining the Future of Campaign Finance in an Age of Supreme Court Activism.  Y 4.H 81/3:C 15/11

Environment and Natural Resources

Environmental Protection Agency.  Environmental Administrative Decisions. Volume 13:August 2006-June 2008.   EP 1.130:13

House Committee on Natural Resources.  Offshore Aquaculture.
Y 4.R 31/3:111-33

Family

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.  Family Psychoeducation.  HE 20.427: P 95/2/KIT

Financial Services Industry

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  The State of the Banking Industry.  Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-959

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Turmoil in U.S. Credit Markets: Impact on the Cost and Availability of Student Loans
Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-977

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Turmoil in U.S. Credit Markets: Examining the U.S. Regulatory Framework for Assessing Sovereign Investments.  Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-980

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Turmoil in U.S. Credit Markets: The Role of Credit Rating Agencies.  Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-982

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Risk Management and Its Implications for Systemic Risk.  Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-1006

Senate Committee on banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Reducing Risk and Improving Oversight in the OTC Credit Derivatives Market.
Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-1007

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  The State of the Insurance Industry: Examining the Current Regulatory and Oversight Structure.
Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-1009

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Turmoil in the U.S. Credit Markets: Examining Recent Regulatory Responses
Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-1014

House Committee on Financial Services.  Progress of the Making Home Affordable Program: What are the OUtcomes for Homeowners and What are the Obstacles to Success?  Y 4.F 49/20:111-72

House Committee on Financial Services.  The Administration’s Proposals for Financial Regulatory Reform.  Y 4.F 49/20:111-76

House Committee on Financial Services.  Federal Regulator Perspectives on Financial Regulatory Reform Proposals.  Y 4.F 49/20:111-77

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  Bank of America and Merrill Lynch: How Did a Private Deal Turn Into a Federal Bailout? 
Y 4.G 74/7:111-38

Senate Committee on the Judiciary.  Abusive Credit card Practices and Bankruptcy.  Y4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-323

Food Safety and Security

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  A Call to Action on Food Security: The Administrations Global Strategy.  Y 4/F 76/1:111-72

Foreign and International Relations

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  Sudan: U.S. Policy and Implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.   Y 4.F 76/1:111-71

Health Care

Senate Special Committee on Aging.  Achieving Health Reform’s Ultimate Goal:  How Successful Health Systems Keep Costs Low and Quality High
Y 4.AG 4:S.HRG. 111-347

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  Consumer Choices and Transparency in the Health Insurance Industry.
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 111-344

Senate Committee on the Judiciary.  Criminal Prosecution as a Deterrent to Health Care Fraud.  Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-322

Historic Preservation

National Park Service.  Cultural Landscape Report for Floyd Bennett Field
I 29.86/4:F 66

National Park Service.  Cultural Landscape Report for Poplar Grove National Cemetery.  I 29.86/4:P 44

Human Trafficking

House Committee on Homeland Security.  Human Trafficking: Recent Trends.
Y 4.H 75:111-11

Hurricane Katrina

National Guard Bureau.  In Katrinia’s Wake: The National Guard on the Gulf Coast 2005.  D 12.2:K 15

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.  Still Post-Katrina: How FEMA Decides When Housing Responsibilities End.  Y 4.T 68/2:111-37

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.  Post-Katrina: What It Takes to Cut the Bureaucracy to Assure a More Rapid Response After a Catastrophic Disaster.  Y 4.T 68/2:111-53

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.  Final Breakthrough on the Billion Dollar Katrina Infrastructure Logjam: How Is It Working?
Y 4.T 68/2:111-63

Military Affairs

United States Army.  A Contemporary History of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps.
D 101.2:N 93/8

Combat Studies Institute.  The Intellectual Center of the Army: The Collected Works of LTG Caldwell 2007-2009.  D110.2:C 12

Center of Military History.  An Unknown Future and a Doubtful Present: Writing the Victory Plan of 1941.  World War II 50th Anniversary Commerative Edition.
D 114.2:V 66/2010

Center of Military History.  Field Artillery, Part 1-2. Army Lineage Series. 
D 114.11:AR 7/4/pts. 1-2

House Committee on Armed Services.  Transforming the U.S. Military’s Foreign Language, Cultural Awareness, and regional Expertise Capabilities.
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2007-2008/171

National Security

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  An Uneasy Relationship: U.S. Reliance on Provate Security Firms in Overseas Operations
Y 4.G 74/9:S.HRG. 110-1016

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Security Clearance Reform: Moving Forward on Modernization.
Y 4.G 74/9:S.HRG. 111-351

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.  Annual Threat Asessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community.  Y 4.IN 8/18:IN 8/11

House Committee on Science and Technology.  The Science of Security, Parts I and II – Part I Lessons Learned in Developing, Testing and Operating Advanced Radiation Monitors; Part II – Technical Problems Continue to Hinder Advanced Radiation Monitors.  Y 4.SCI 2:111-38 (Part I) and Y 4.SCI 2:111-63 (Part II)

Nutrition

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.  Improving Nutrition for America’s Children in Difficult Economic Times.  Y 4.AG 8/3:S.HRG. 111-241

Pakistan

United States Army.  Pakistan Smart Book.  D 101.2:P 17

Privacy

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  Protecting Personal Information: Is the Federal Government Doing Enogh? 
Y 4.G 74/9:S.HRG. 110-1025

Taxes and Taxation

Senate Committee on Finance.  Outside the Box on Estate Tax Reform: Reviewiing Ideas to Simplify Planning.  Y 4.F 49:S.HRG. 110-1019

Torture

Senate Committee on the Judiciary.  “What Went Wrong: Torture and the Office of Legal Counsel in the Bush Administration”  Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-324

Transportation and Infrastructure

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Condition of Our nation’s Infrastructure: Local Perspectives from Mayors.
Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-1005

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Strengthening the Ability of Public Transportation to Reduce Our Dependence on Foreign Oil
Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-1010

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  Freight Transportation in America: Options for Improving the Nation’s Network.
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG. 111-345

Veteran’s Affairs

House Committee on Veteran’s Affairs.  Eliminating the Gaps: Examining Women Veterans’ Issues.  Y 4.V 64/3:111-34

Women

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.  Violence Against Women: Global Costs and Consequences.  Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG. 111-346

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New Items – June 2010

 Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq

House Committee on Armed Services.  Effective Counterinsurgency: How to Use and Misuse of Reconstruction Funding Affects the War Effort in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/111-30

House Committe on Armed Services.  Afghanistan and Iraq: Perspectives on U.S. Strategy, part 1.  Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/103

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.  Afghanistan’s Impact on Pakistan.  Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG. 111-295

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.  A New Strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan.  Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG. 111-307

Senate Committe eon Foreign Relations.  Exploring Three Strategies for Afghanistan.  Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG. 111-321

Bankruptcy

House Committee on the Judiciary.  An Undue Hardship? Discharging Educational Debt in Bankruptcy.  Y 4.J 89/1:111-58

Border Security

Senate Committee on the Judiciary.  Securing the Borders and America’s Points of Entry: What Remains to be Done?  Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-294

Budget (U.S.)

House Committee on the Budget.  Perspectives on Long-Term Deficits
Y 4.B 85/3:111-19

Business and International Commerce

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Afairs.  The United States as Global Competitor: What Are the Elements of a National Manufacturing Strategy?  Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 111-281

Census (2000)

U.S. Census Bureau.  History: 2000 Census of Population and Housing, v. 1-2.  C 3.2:H 62/8/v. 1-2

China

Congressional-Executive Commission on China.  Human Rights and the Rule of Law in China.  Y 4.C 44:H 88/12

Congressional-Executive Commission on China. China’s Human Rights Lawyers: Current Challenges and Prospects.  Y 4.C 44:H 88/13

Climate Change and Environment

House Committee on Agriculture.  Hearing to Review the Potential Economic Impacts of Climate Change on the Farm Sector
Y 4.AG 8/1:111-38

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  Climate Change on Federal Forests.  Y 4.EN 2:S.HRG. 111-290

Senate Committee on Energy and natural Resources.  Policy Options for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions.  Y 4.EN 2:S.HRG. 111-310

Criminal Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation.  2009: The FBI Story.  J 1.14:F 31/6

Death Penalty

House Committee on the Judiciary.  Impact of Federal Habeas Corpus Limitations on Death Penalty Appeals.  Y 4.J 89/1:111-66

Economic Crisis and Recovery

Congressional Oversight Panel.  The Unique Treatment of GMAC Under the TARP.  (March Oversight Report) Y 3.2:C 76/3/G 28

Congressional Oversight Panel.  Hearing with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.  Y 3.2:C 76/3/T 71

Congressional Oversight Panel.  Taking Stock: Independent Views on TARP’s Effectiveness.  Y 3.2:C 76/3/T 75/5

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.  Stimulus Tracking Hearing No. 4: Ensuring Money Means Security When Building GSA Border Stations to Protect the U.S.A.  Y 4.T 68/2:111-79

Education

House Committee on Education and Labor.  Improving Our Competitiveness: Common Core Education Standards.  Y 4.ED 8/1:111-43

House Committee on Science and Technology.  Engineering in K-12 Education.  Y 4.SCI 2:111-57

Emergency Preparedness

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  Focusing on Children and Disasters: Evacuation Planning and Mental Health Recovery.  Y 4.G 74/9:S.HRG. 111-313

Energy and Energy Policy

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  Offshore Energy Production.  Y 4.EN 2:S.HRG. 111-303

House Committee on Natural Resources.  Unconventional Fuels, part I: Shale Gas Potential,  Y 4.R 31/3:111-22

Entertainment Industry

House Committee on the Judiciary.  Competition in the Ticketing and Promotion Industry.  Y 4.J 89/1:111-62

Environment and Environmental Policy

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).  Spill of National Significance (SONS) Exercise 2010, March 22-26, 2010 – Exercise Participant Pamphlet.  HS 7.2:SP 4

Financial Services Industry

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Restoring the American Dream: Solutions to Predatory Lending and the Foreclosure Crisis.   Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-975

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Turmoil in U.S. Credit Markets: Examining Proposals to Mitigate Foreclosures and Restore Liquidity to the Mortgage Markets
Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-976 and Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-978

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  The More You Know, the Better Buyer You Become: Financial Literacy for Today’s Homebuyers.  Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-981

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Turmoil in the U.S. Credit Markets: Examining the Regulation of Investment Banks by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.  Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-1001

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  The Effects of the Economic Crisis on Community Banks and Credit Unions in Rural Communities.    Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 111-260

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Regulating Hedge Funds and Other Private Investment Pools
Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 111-273

House Committe eon Financial Services.  Recent Innovations in Securitization.  Y 4.F 49/20:111-79

House Commitee on Financial Services.  Reforming Credit Rating Agencies
Y 4.F 49/20:111-82

House Committe eon the Judiciary.  Home Foreclosures: Will Voluntary Mortgage Modification Help Families Save Their Homes? (Part II) 
Y 4.J 89/1:111-65

Food Safety and Nutrition

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.  Examination of Federal Food Safety Oversight in the Wake of Peanut Products Recall
Y 4.AG 8/3:S.HRG. 111-231

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.  Beyond Federal School Meal Programs: Reforming Nutrition for Kids in Schools.
Y 4.AG 8/3:S.HRG. 111-242

Foreign and International Relations

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  The Lisbon Treaty: Implications for Future Relations Between the European Union and the United States
Y 4.F 76/1:111-69

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  New Direction of Old Path? Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI)  Y 4.F 76/1:111-70

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.  North Korea at the Brink? 
Y 4.F 76/2:S. HRG. 111-312

Health and Healthcare Policy

Senate Committee on Appropriations.  Biological Threats: Is the Current U.S. Vaccine Production System Prepared?   Y 4.AP 6/2:S.HRG. 111-309

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  Prevention and Public Health: The Key to Transforming Our Sickcare System.
Y 4.L 11/4:S.HRG. 110-997

Hurricane Katrina

House Committee on Homeland Security.  FEMA’s Gulf Coast Rebuilding Efforts: The Path Forward.  Y 4.H 75:111-2

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Looking Out for the Very Young, the Elderly, and Others with Special Needs: Lessons From Katrina and Related Disasters.  Y 4.T 68/2:111-71

Immigration

Federal Judicial Center.  Immigration Law: A Primer.  JU 13.2:IM 6

Senate Committee on the Judiciary.  Comprehensive Immigration Reform in 2009: Can We Do It and How?  Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-296

Labor Force

House Committee on Education and Labor.  The Impact of Women’s Growing Participation in the Workforce: “The Shriver Report: A Women’s Nation Changes Everything”  Y 4.ED 8/1:111-39

Military Affairs

Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam 1960-1968, part 3.   D 5.2:H 62/4-960-69/Pt. 3/2009

Army National Guard.  Winged Warriors: The History of Army National Guard Aviation, 1948-2008.  D 12.2:W 25/2

Center of Military History and Corps of Engineers.  Bricks, Sand, and Marble: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction in the Mediterranean and Middle East, 1947-1991.  D 114.2:M 46/3

Naval History & Heritage Command.  Navy Medicine in Vietnam: Passage to Freedom to the Fall of Saigon.  D 221.2:V 67

National Security

House Committe on Homeland Security. Status Report on Federal and Local Efforts to Secure Radiological Sources.  Y 4.H 75:111-34

Postal Service

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  More Than Stamps: Adapting the POstal Service to a Changing World.
Y 4.G 74/7:111-37

Presidential Nomination – Secretary of Education

Senate Committe on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  Confirmation of Arne Duncan.  Y 4.L 11/4:S.HRG. 111-306

Presidential Nomination – Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Nomination of Steven C. Preston.  Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-1002

Privacy

Office of Privacy and Civil Liberities.  Overview of the Privacy Act of 1974. (2010 edition)  J 1.2:P 93/16

Russia

House Committee on Armed Services.  The U.S. Security Relationship with Russia and Its Impact on Transatlantic Security.
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/111-91

Taxes

Senate Committee on Finance.  Alternatives to the Current Federal Estate Tax System.  Y 4.F 49:S.HRG. 110-1017

Veteran’s Affairs

House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.  Examining the Progress of Electronic Health Record Interoperability Between the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense.  Y 4.V 64/3:111-33

House Committee on Veteran’s Affairs.  The Implications of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Limited Scope of Gulf War Illness Research.  Y 4.V 64/3:111-39

House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.  Is the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs Meeting the Pharmaceutical Needs of Veterans?
Y 4.V 64/3:111-42

House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.  Honoring the Fallen: How Can We Better Serve America’s Veterans and Their Families?
Y 4.V 64/3:111-44

Zoology

Smithsonian Institutions.  A Review of African Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae), with New Taxa Reared from native Fruits in Kenya. (Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology – Number 630)  SI 1.27:630

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New Items – May 2010

Afghanistan

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.  Countering the Threat of Failure in Afghanistan.  Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG. 111-291 

Athletes and Athletic Competition

House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  Drugs in Sports: Compromising the Health of Athletes and Underminig the Integrity of Competition
Y 4.C 73/8:110-93  

Automotive Industry

House Committee on the Judiciary.  Ramifications of Auto Industry Bankruptcies.  Part II – Y 4.J 89/1:111-54, Part III - Y 4.J 89/1:111-55 

Census (2010)

Census Bureau.  Take 10 (CD-ROM)  C 272:D-3318/CD 

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  The 2010 Census Integrated Communications Campaign: Criteria for Implementation: Measurements for Success.  Y 4.G 74/7:111-27 

House Cmmittee on Oversight and Government Reform.  The 2010 Census Master Address Files: Issues and Concerns.  Y 4.G 74/7:111-29

Climate Change

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Climate Disclosure: Measuring Financial Risks and Opportunities.  Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-952 

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Public Transportation: A Core Climate Solution.  Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 111-275 

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  International Aspects of Climate Change.  Y 4.EN 2:S.HRG. 111-284

Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.  Global Warming and Wildlife. Y 4.P 96/10:S.HRG. 110-971 

Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.  The U.S. Climate Action Partership Report.  Y 4.P 96/10:S.HRG. 110-992 

House Committe on Natural Resources.  The Impact of Climate Change on the Chesapeake Bay.  Y 4.R 31/3:111-25

Cuba

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  Is It Time to Lift the Ban on Travel to Cuba?
Y 4.F 76/1:111-63 

Driving (Automobiles)

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.  Addressing the Problem of Distracted Driving.  Y 4.T 68/2:111-74 

Economic Crisis and Recovery

President of the United States (Obama).  Economic Report of the President, 2010.
PR 44.9:2010 Ready Reference. 

Congressional Oversight Panel.  Commercial Real Estate :Losses and the Risk to Financial Stability.  Y 3.2:C 76/3/R 22/2 

House Committee on the Budget.  The Social Security Safety Net:Impact of the Recession and the Recovery Act.  Y 4.B 85/3:111-18 

House Committee on Financial Affairs.  Strengthening America’s Economy: Stimulus that Makes Sense.  Y 4.F 49:S.HRG. 110-948 

House Committee on Financial Affairs.  TARP Oversight: Warrant Repurchases and Protecting Taxpayers.  Y 4.F 49/20:111-67 

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: The Role of State and Local Governments
Y 4.G 74/7:111-34 

Senate Committee on the Judiciary.  Mortagage Modifications During the Foreclosure Crisis.  Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-269

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.  Recovery Act 225-Day Progress Report for Transportation Infrastructure Investment
Y 4.T 68/2:111-66

Emergency Preparedness

National Institutes of Health.  Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories. 5th edition.  HE 20.7002:B 52/2009 GovInfo Reference 

Senate Committee on Appropriations.  Public Health Response to Swine Flu.
Y 4.AP 6/2:S.HRG. 111-272 

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  The Administration’s Flu Vaccine Program: Health, Safety and Distribution.  Y 4.G 74/7:111-31 

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  State and Local Pandemic Preparedness.  Y 4.G 74/7:111-33 

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.  This Is Not a Test: Will the Nation’s Emergency Alert System Deliver the President’s Message to the Public?  Y 4.T 68/2:111-65 

Energy and Energy Policy

House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  The Renewable Fuels Standard: Issues, Implementation, and Opportunities.  Y 4.C 73/8:110-113

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  Natural Gas
Y 4.EN 2:S.HRG. 111-276 

House Committee on Homeland Security.  The Future of Fusion Centers: Potential Promise and Dangers.  Y 4.H 75:111-15

Entertainment Industry

Congressional Oversight Panel.  Exiting TARP and Unwinding Its Impact on the Financial Markets.  Y 3.2:C 76/3/T 75/4 

Senate Committee on the Judiciary.  The Ticketmaster/Live Nation Merger: What Does It Mean for Consumers and the Future of the Concert Business? 
Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-201

Senate Committee on the Judiciary.  The Performance Rights Act and Parity Among Music Delivery Platforms.  Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-237 

Environment and Natural Resources

Bureau of Reclamation.  Reclamation: Managing Water in the West – Reclamation Safety and Health Standards.  I 27.19/2:SA 1/4 

Financial Services Industry

Senate Special Committee on Aging.  Reverse Mortages: Leaving Seniors and Taxpayers on the Hook?  Y 4.AG 4:S.HRG. 111-262 

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  The Role and Impact of Credit Rating Agencies on the Subprime Credit Markets
Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-931 

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Over-the Counter Derivatives: Modernizing Oversight to Increase Transpartency and Reduce Risks.  Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 111-248 

House Committee on Financial Services.  Banking Insdustry Perspectives on the Obama Administration’s Financial Regulatory Reform Proposals
Y 4.F 49/20:111-58 

House Committee on Financial Services. Industry Perspectives on the Obama Administration’s Financial Regulatory Reform Proposals.
Y 4.F 49/20:111-62 

House Committee on Financial Services.  Regulatory Perspectives on the Obama Adminstration’s Financial Regulatory Reform Proposals,
Part I – Y 4.F 49/20:111-66, Part II-  Y 4.F 49/20:111-68 

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.  The International Financial Institutions: A Call for Change.  Y 4.F 76/2:S.PRT. 111-43 

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  AIG: Where is the Taxpayers’ Money Going?  Y 4.G 74/7:111-19 

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  The Federal Government’s Role in Empowering Americans to Make Informed Financial Decisions.  Y 4.G 74/9:S.HRG. 111-280

House Committee on the Judiciary.  Too Big to Fail: The Role for Bankruptcy and Antitrust Law in Financial Regulation Reform (Part I).  Y 4.J 89/1:111-60

Floods and Flooding

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  An Examination of the National Flood Insurance Program.  Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-932 

Foreign and International Relations

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).  The World Factbook – 2009
PREX 3.15:2009  GovInfo Ready Reference 

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  New Beginnings: Foreign Policy Priorities in the Obama Administration.  Y 4.F 76/1:111-67 

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.  The Middle East: The Road to Peace.
Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG. 111-286

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.  Toward a Comprehensive Strategy for Sudan.   Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG. 111-302

Forestry

United States Department of Agriculture. Forest Service.  Smokey Bear Story – La historia del Oso Smokey.  A 1.68:1951/Span.-Eng.  (Stand-up Flip-book)

Healthcare and Healthcare Policy

House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  In the Hands of Strangers: Are Nursing Home Safeguards Working?  Y 4.C 73/8:110-116 

Senate Committee on Finance.  Small Business Health Insurance: Building a Gateway to Coverage.  Y 4.F 49:S.HRG. 110-967 

House Committee on the Judiciary.  Medical Debt: Is Our Healthcare System Bankrupting Americans?  Y 4.J 89/1:111-56 

Senate Committee on the Judiciary.  Health Information Technology: Protecting Americans” Privacy in the Digital Age.  Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-213

Hurricane Katrina

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Two Years After the Storm: Housing Needs in the Gulf Coast.  Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-930 

House Committee on Financial Services.  Implementation of the Road Home Program Four Years After Hurricane Katrina.  Y 4.F 49/20:111-70

Intellectual Property

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Pirating the American Dream: Intellectual Property Theft’s Impact on America’s Place in the Global Economy and Strategies for Improving Enforecement
Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-912 

Internet

House Committee on Homeland Security.  Reviewing the Federal Cybersecurity Mission.  Y 4.H 75:111-5 

Maritime and Sailing

United States Coast Guard.  Light List-Volume III-Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, 2010.  HS 7.22:v. 3/2010 

Mexico’s Drug War

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  The Rise of the Mexican Drug Cartels and U.S. National Security.  Y 4.G 74/7:111-24 

Military Affairs

Center of Military History.  A History of Innovation: U.S. Army Adaptation in War and Peace.  D 114.2:IN 6 

United States Navy.  Naval Aviation Vision, January 2010.  D 201.2:AV 5/2/2010

U.S. Naval War College.  Nineteen-Gun Salute: Case Studies of Operational, Strategic, and Diplomatic Leadership during the 20th and Early 21st Centuries
D 208:202:N 62

House Committee on Armed Services.  Improving Recovery and Full Accounting of POW/MIA Personnel from All Past Conflicts.  Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/40

Nominations (President Obama)

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.  Nomination of Gov. Thomas J. Vilsack, of Iowa, to be Secretary of Agriculture
Y 4.AG 8/3:S.HRG. 111-230 

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Nomination of Ben S, Bernanke.  Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 111-206 

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.  Nomination of Hillary R. Clinton to be Secretary of State.  Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG. 111-249

Occupations

Office of Management and Budget (OMB).  Standard Occupational Classification Manual 2010.  PREX 2.6/3:2010 – GovInfo Reference 

Social Security

House Committee on Ways and Means.  Compilation of the Social Security Laws.  v.1, pts. 1-2.  Y 4.W 36:10-3/2009/v. 1/pt. 1-2 

Space and Space Exploration

House Committee on Science and Technology.  Enhancing the Relevance of Space to Address National Needs.  Y 4.SCI 2:111-44 

Stock Market and Stockholders

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Shareholder Rights and Proxy Access.  Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-953 

Terrorism

House Committee on Homeland Security.  The Mumbai Attacks: A Wake-Up Call for America’s Provate Sector.  Y 4.H 75:111-6

Veterans’ Affairs

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.  Voice of Veterans of the Afghan War.
Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG. 111-286

House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.  Meeting the Needs of Injured Veterans in the Military Paralympic Program.  Y 4.V 64/3:111-38 

Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.  VA Health Care Services for Women Veterans: Bridging the Gaps in Care.  Y 4.V 64/4:S.HRG. 111-205

Women’s Rights

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  International Violence Against Women: Stories and Solutions.  Y 4.F 76/1:111-64

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New items – April 2010

Afghanistan

House Committee on Foreign Affairs. The Afghan Elections: Who Lost What?
Y 4.F 76/1:111-61

House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Afghanistan Policy at the Crossroads.
Y 4.F 76/1:111-54

Senate Committee on Armed Services. United States Policy Toward Afghanistan and Pakistan. Y 4.AR 5/3:S.HRG.111-216.

Africa

House Committee on Foreign Affairs. U.S. Assistance to Africa: A Call for Foreign Aid Reform. Y 4.F 76/1:111-55.

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. AFRICOM: Rationales, Roles, and Progress on the Eve of Operations. Y 4.G 74/7:110-204

Armed Services

Senate Committee on Armed Services. Hearing to Examine the Implementation of Wounded Warrior Policies and Programs. Y 4.AR 5/3:S.HRG.111-217

Senate Committee on Armed Services. The Report of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States. Y 4.AR 5/3:S.HRG.111-218

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Sexual Assault in the Military Part Three: Context and Causes. Y 4.G 74/7:111-22

House Committee on Armed Services. Status of the Future Combat Systems Program.
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2009-2010/35

Automobile Industry

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The State of the Domestic Automobile Industry: Impact of Federal Assistance. Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG.111-227

Aviation Industry and Air Safety

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The Federal Aviation Administration’s Call to Action on Airline Safety and Pilot Training. Y 4.T 68/2:111-62

Budget/Economy

Office of Management and Budget. Budget of the U.S. Government. PREX 2.8:2011

Joint Committee on Taxation. Description of Revenue Provisions Contained in the President’s Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Proposal. Part One: Individual Income Tax and Estate and Gift Tax Provisions. Part Two: Business Tax Provisions.
Y 4.T 19/4:P 92/3/PT.1-2

United States President. Economic Report of the President. Y 1.1/7:111-81

Burma

House Committee on Foreign Affairs. U.S. Policy Toward Burma. Y 4.F 76/1:111-59

Census

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Census Data and its Use in Federal Formula Funding. Y 4.G 74/7:111-23.

China

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  U.S. Economic Relations with China: Strategies and Options on Exchange Rates and market Access.
Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-916

Climate Change

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Climate Change Legislation.
Y 4.EN 2:S.HRG.111-253.

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Impacts of Climate Change to National Parks. Y 4.EN 2:S. HRG.111-239

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Climate Change and Global Security: Challenges, Threats and Diplomatic Opportunities. Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG.111-207

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. U.N. Climate Change Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, December 2009. Y 4.F 76/2:S.PRT.111-39

Darfur

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Combating Genocide in Darfur: The  Role of Divestment and Other Policy Tools. Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG.110-933

Debate Topic

Congressional Research Service. Resolved: The United States Federal Government Should Substantially Increase Social Services for Persons Living in Poverty in the United States. Y 1.1/3:111-10

Economic Crisis and Recovery

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Regulation and Resolving Institutions Considered “Too Big to Fail.” Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG.111-179

 Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The Administration’s Proposal to Modernize the Financial Regulatory System. Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG.111-228

House Committee on Financial Services. Regulatory Restructuring: Safeguarding Consumer Protection and the Role of the Federal Reserve. Y 4.F 49/20:111-60 

Senate Committee on the Judiciary.  The Need for Increased Fraud Enforcement in the Wake of the Economic Downturn.  Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-191 

House Committee on Small Business. Full Committee Hearing on the Impact of Financial Regulatory Restructuring on Small Businesses and Community Lenders.
Y 4.SM 1:111-046

Education

House Committee on Armed Services. Department of Defense’s Work with States, Universities, and Students to Transform the Nation’s Foreign Language Capacity.
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2007-2008/175

House Committee on Education and Labor. The Obama Administration’s Education Agenda. Y 4.ED 8/1:111-23 

House Committee on Education and Labor. High School/College Dual Enrollment Programs. Y 4.ED 8/1:111-31

House Committee on Education and Labor.  Teacher Equity: Effective Teachers for All Children.  Y 4.ED 8/1:111-33

Elections

House Committee on House Administration. Examining Uniformity in Election Standards. Y 4.H 81/3:EL 2/45

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Modernizing the Election Registration Process. Y 4.H 81/3:EL 2/46

Environment and Natural Resources

House Committee on Science and Technology. ATSDR: Problems in the Past, Potential for the Future? Y 4.SCI 2:111-10

National Park Service. Cultural Landscape Report for the United States Armory and Potomac Riverfront. I 29.86/4:UN 3

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The Environment Restoration Program at Spring Valley. Y 4.G 74/7:111-20

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Greenhouse Gas Trading Program. Y 4.EN 2:S.HRG.111-222

House Committee on Science and Technology. Investigating the Nature of Matter, Energy, Space, and Time. Y 4.SCI 2:111-54.

Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. Marine Algae of the Northern Gulf of California: Chlorophyta and Phaeophyceae. SI 1.29:94

Senate Committee on Appropriations. Strategic Importance of the Arctic in U.S. Policy. Y 4.AP 6/2:S.HRG.111-259

Financial Industry

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  A Global View: Examining Cross-Border Exchange Mergers.  Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG.110-925

Foreign Relations

House Committee on Foreign Relations. Copenhagen and Beyond: Is There a Successor to the Kyoto Protocol? Y 4.F 76/1:111-62

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. War Powers in the 21st Century.
Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG.111-255

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Following the Money in Yemen and Lebanon: Maximizing the Effectiveness of U.S. Security Assistance and International Financial Institution Lending. Y 4.F 76/2:S.PRT.111-38

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Multilateralism in the Americas: Let’s Start by Fixing the OAS. Y 4.F 76/2:S.PRT.111-42

Georgia

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Georgia: One Year After the August War.
Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG.111-221

Green Technology/Sustainable Living

Environmental Protection Agency.  Sowing the Seeds for Healthy Waterways: How Your Gardening Choices Have a Positive Impact in Your Watershed. (CD) 
EP 1.104:G 16/CD

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Greener Communities, Greater Opportunities: New Ideas for Sustainable Development and Economic Growth. Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG.111-235 

House Committee on Science and Technology. Effectively Transforming our Electric Delivery System to a Smart Grid. Y 4.SCI 2:111-46

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Detainees

House Committee on Armed Services.  Implications of the Supreme Court’s Boumediene Decision for Detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: Non-Governmental Perspective.
Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2007-2008/166

Health and Healthcare Policy

Office of the Surgeon General. Textbooks of Military Medicine: Care of the Combat Amputee. D 104.35:AM 7.

Public Health Service.  Vaccination: A History of Vaccines (CD-ROM). 
HE 20.30:V 13/CD

National Aeronautics Space Administration. Human Health and Performance Risks o f Space Exploration Missions. NAS 1.21:2009-3405

House Committee on Education and Labor.  Examining Innovative Practices to Improve Child Nutrition. Y 4.ED 8/1:111-35

House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Global Health Emergencies Hit Home: The “Swine Flu” Outbreak. Y 4.F 76/1:111-56

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  Childhood Obesity: The Declining Health of America’s Next Generation.  Y 4.L 11/4:S.HRG.110-447/PT.1 and Pt.2

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Cancer: Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century. Y 4.L 11/4:S.HRG.110-984

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Emergence of the Superbug: Antimicrobial Resistance in the United States. Y 4.L 11/4:S.HRG.110-989

House Committee on Small Business.  Full Committee Hearing on the Challenges of the 2009-H1N1 Influenza and it’s Potential Impact on Small Businesses and Healthcare Providers.  Y4.SM 1:111-044

Iraq

House Committee on Armed Services. The Comptroller General’s Progress Report on Iraq. Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2007-2008/162

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Iraq: Report from the Field.
Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG.111-220

Law Enforcement

Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Helping State and Local Law Enforcement.
Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG.111-225

Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Metal Theft: Public Hazard, Law Enforcement Challenge. Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG.111-238

Mass Communications

House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Direct-to-Consumer Advertising: Marketing, Education, or Deception? Y 4.C 73/8:110-114

House Committee on the Judiciary. A New Age for Newspapers: Diversity of Voices, Competition and the Internet. Y 4.J 89/1:111-38

Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Ensuring Television Carriage in the Digital Age.
Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG.111-193

Mortgage/Foreclosure

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Ending Mortgage Abuse: Safeguarding Homebuyers. Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG.110-920

House Committee on the Judiciary. Role of the Lending Industry in the Home Foreclosure Crisis. Y 4.J 89/1:111-50

Naturalization

U.s Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn about the United States: Quick Civics Lessons for the Naturalization Test. HS 8.2:L 47/2

Nuclear Industry

House Committee on the Budget.  Budgeting for Nuclear Waste Management.
Y 4.B 85/3:111-4

Security

Senate Committee on Armed Services. Current and Future Worldwide Threats to the National Security of the United States. Y 4.AR 5/3:S.HRG.111-254

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Allegations of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Security Contracts at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul.
Y 4.G 74/9:S.HRG.111-251

SHouse Committee on the Judiciary. USA Patriot Act. Y 4.J 89/1:111-35

enate Committee on the Judiciary.  Protecting National Security and Civil Liberties: Strategies for Terrorism Information Sharing. Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG.111-211

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Risk-Based Security in Federal Buildings: Targeting Funds to Real Risks and Eliminating Unnecessary Security Obstacles. Y 4.T 68/2:111-61

House Committee on the Judiciary. USA Patriot Act. Y 4.J 89/1:111-35

Somalia

House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Somalia: Prospects for Lasting Peace and a Unified Response to Extremism and Terrorism. Y 4.F 76/1:111-58

Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs. Al Qaeda in Yemen and Somalia: A Ticking Time Bomb. Y 4.F 76/2:S.PRT.111-40

TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program)

Congressional Oversight Panel. Taking Stock: What has the Troubled Asset Relief Program Achieved? Y 3.2:C 76/3/T 13

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Oversight of the Troubled Assets Relief Program. Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG.111-208

Tax Policy

Senate Committee on Finance. Oversight of Government Tax Policy in Farm Country.
Y 4.F 49:S.HRG.110-964

Technology

House Committee on Agriculture. Hearing to Review Rural Broadband Programs Funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Y 4.AG 8/1:111-37

House Committee on Homeland Security. Enhancing and Implementing the Cybersecurity Elements of the Sector-specific Plans. Y 4.H 75:110-82

Transportation

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. A Fresh Start for New Starts. Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG.111-210 (Transportation funding)

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Recovery Act: 160-Day  Progress Report for Transportation and Infrastructure Programs. Y 4.T 68/2:111-56

Veterans’ Affairs

House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Meeting the Needs of Family Caregivers of Veterans. Y 4.V 64/3:111-26

House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Assessing Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services and the Future of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Health Infrastructure. Y 4.V 64/3:111-27

House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Endoscopy Procedures at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: What Happened, What has Changed? Y 4.V 64/3:111-28

House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Addressing the Backlog: Can the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Manage One Million Claims? Y 4.V 64/3:111-30

Workers’ Rights

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Plant Closing, Workers’ Rights, and the Warn Act’s 20th Anniversary. Y 4.L 11/4:S.HRG.110-945

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Dangerous Dust: Is OSHA Doing Enough to Protect Workers? Y 4. L 11/4:S.HRG.110-963

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New items – March 2010

Afghanistan

House Committee on Armed Services.  Security and Stability in Afghanistan and Iraq: Developments in U.S. Strategy and Operations and the Way Ahead
Y 4.AR 5/2 A: 2007-2008/170 

Agriculture

House Committee on Small Business.  Subcommittee Hearing on the Future of Speciality Crops for Small Family Farmers.  Y 4.SM 1:111-041 

Automotive Industry

House Committee on Small Business.  Subcommittee Hearing on the Role of Automobile Dealerships in Rural Economies.  Y 4.SM 1:111-045 

Aviation Industry and Air Safety

House Committee on Homeland Security.  General Aviation Security: Assessing Risks and the Road Ahead.  Y 4.H 75:111-28 

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.  The Hudson River Airspace and Management of Uncontrolled Airspace Corridors.   Y 4.T 68/2:111-58 

Child Pornography 

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Combating Child Pornography by Eliminating Porngraphers’ Access to the Financial Payment System
Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 109-1082

Children

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.  Keeping America’s Children Safe: Preventing Childhood Injury. Y 4.L 11/4:S.HRG. 110-899 

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  Confronting Childhood Obesity: Creating A Roadmap to Healthier Futures.  Y 4.L 11/4:S.HRG. 110-962

China

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  The Treasury Department’s Report to Congress on International Economic and Exchange Rate Policy (IEERP) and the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue
Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-905 

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  Chinese Interrogation vs Congressional Oversight: The Uighurs at Guantanamo.   Y 4.F 76/1:111-53 

Climate Change

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.  Global Climate Change: U.S. Leadership for a New Global Agreement.  Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG. 111-183 

Congress – War Powers

Senate Committee on the Judiciary.  Exercising Congress’s Constitutional Power to End a War.  Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 110-902 

Cosmic Evolution

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).  Cosmos & Culture: Cultural Evolution in a Cosmic Context.  NAS 1.21:2009-4802 

Crime and Criminal Justice

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.  Juveniles Who Commit Sex Offenses Against Minors.  J 32.10:SE 9 

Senate Committee on Armed Services.  Legal Issues Regarding Military Commission and the Trial of Detainees for Violations of the Law of War.
Y 4.AR 5/3:S.HRG. 111-190 

House Committee on Oversight and Government Operations.  Doing Time: Are DC Prisoners Being Adequately Prepared for Reentry with Equal Access to BOP Services?  Y 4.G 74/7:110-201 

Senate Committee on the Judiciary.  Coercive Interrogation Techniques: Do They Work, Are They Reliable, and What Did the FBI Know About Them? 
Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 110-941

Domestic Partners

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  Domestic Partner Benefits for Federal Employees: Fair Policy and Good Business. 
Y 4.G 74/9:S.HRG. 110-944 

Economic Crisis and Recovery

Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board.  2009 Performance and Accountability Report.  PR 44.8:R 24/P 41/2009 

Congressional Oversight Panel.  Guarentees and Contingent payments in TARP and Related Programs.  Y 3.2:C 76/3/T 17 

Senate Special Committee on Aging.  No Guarantees: As Pension Plans Crumble, Can PBGC Deliver?  Y 4.AG 4:S.HRG. 111-153

Joint Economic Committee. Following the Money: A Quarterly Report by the Special Inspector General for the TARP.  Y 4.EC 7:F 72 

House Committee on Financial Services.  H.R. 3068, TARP for Main Street Act of 2009.  Y 4.F 49/20:111-54

House Committee on Financial Services.  Systemic Risk: Are Some Institutions Too Big to Fail and If so, What Should We Do About It?   Y 4.F 49/20:111-65 

Senate Committee on the Judiciary.  Helping State and Local law Enforcement During an Economic Downturn.  Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 111-192

Emergency Preparedness

House Committee on Homeland Security.  Leveraging Mutual AID for Effective Emergency Response.  Y 4.H 75:110-87 

House Committee on Homeland Security.  Beyond Readiness: An Examination of the Current Status and Future Outlook of the National Response to Pandemic Influenza. 
Y 4.H 75:111-32

Energy and Energy Policy

House Committee on Agriculture.  Hearing to Review the Future of Next Generation Biofuels.  Y 4.AG 8/1:111-35 

Environment and Natural Resources

House Committee on Agriculture.  Hearing to Review the Status of Pollinator Health Including Colony Collapse Disorder.  Y 4.AG 8/1:110-39 

House Committee on Agriculture.  Hearing to Review Pending Climate Legislation
Y 4.AG 8/1:111-20 

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  Allocation Allowances of Greenhouse Gas Emission.  Y 4.EN 2:S.HRG. 111-182 

House Committee on Science and Technology.  Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia: Formulating an Action Plan.  Y 4.SCI 2:111-52 

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.  The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston Ash Slide and Potential Water Quality Impacts of Coal Combustion Waste Storage.  Y 4.T 68/2:111-19 

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.  The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston Ash Slide: Evaluation of Potential Causes and Updates on Cleanup Efforts.  Y 4.T 68/2:111-54

Financial Services Industry.

Senate Special Committee on Aging.  Betting on Death in the Life Settlement Market: What’s at Stake for Seniors?  Y 4.AG 4:S.HRG. 111-95 

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Calculated Risk: Assessing Non-traditional Mortgage Products.    Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 109-1083 

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Examining the Billing, Marketing, and Disclosure Practices of the Credit Card Industry, and Their Impact on Consumers.  Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-904 

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Preserving the American Dream: Predatory Lending Practices and Home Foreclosures
Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-906

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Mortgage Market Turmoil: Causes and Consequences.  Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-909 

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  An Examination of the Availability of Property and Casualty Insurance in the Gulf Coast and Other Coastal Regions.  Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-911 

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Subprime Mortgage Market Turmoil: Examining the Role of Securitization.
Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-913 

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  The State of the Securities Markets.  Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-927

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Reforming Key International Financial Institutions for the 21st Century.
Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-929 

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Perspectives on Modernizing Insurance regulation.  Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 111-77 

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Modernizing Bank Supervision and Regulation-Part I.  Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 111-109 

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Enhancing Investor Protection and the Regulation of Securities Markets-Part II
Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 111-144 

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Current Issues in Deposit Insurance.  Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 111-159

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Strengthening the SEC’s Vital Enforcement Responsibilities.    Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 111-175 

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Manufacturing and the Credit Crisis.  Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 111-186

House Committee on Financial Services.  Community and Consumer Advocates’ Perspectives on the Obama Administration’s Financial Regulatory Reform Proposals. 
Y 4.F 49/20:111-61

House Committee on the Judiciary.  “Too Gig to Fail?: The Role of Antitrust Law in Government-Funded Consolidation in the Banking INdustry.  Y 4.J 89/1:111-33

Food Supply

House Committee on Agriculture.  Hearing to Review the Proposals of the United States Department of Agriculture for the 2007 Farm Bill with Respect to Speciality Crops and Organic Agriculture.  Y 4.AG 8/1:110-2 

House Committee on Homeland Security.  Federal Efforts to Mitigate Vulnerabilities in the Food Supply Chain.  Y 4.H 75:110-59 

Foreign and International Relations

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  New Challenges for International Peacekeeping Operations.  Y 4.F 76/1:111-49 

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  Zimbabwe: Opportunities for a New Way Forward.  Y 4.F 76/1:111-57

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.  Sri Lanka: Recharting U.S. Strategy after the War.  Y 4.F 76/2:S.Prt. 111-36

Health and Healthcare Policy

Senate Special Committee on Aging.  Boon or Bane? Examining the Value of Long-Term Care Insurance.  Y 4.AG 4:S.HRG. 111-180 

Senate Committee on the Judiciary.  Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances: Addressing Health Care and Law Enforcement Priorities.
Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 110-922 

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.  Investing in Health IT: A Stimulus for a Healthier America.  Y 4.L 11/4:S.HRG. 111-157 

Homeland Security

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Violent Islamist Extremism-2007.  Y 4.G 74/9:S.HRG. 110-178

House Committee on Homeland Security.  Securing the Modern Electric Grid from Physical and Cyber Attacks.  Y 4.H 75:111-30

Housing

House Committee on Small Business.  Full Committee Hearing on the State of the Nation’s Housing Sector: An Examination of the First Time Buyer’s Credit and Future Policies to Sustain Recovery.  Y 4.SM 1:111-049 

Internet

House Committee on Armed Services.  Holistic Approaches to Cybersecurity Enabling Network-Centric Operations.  Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2007-2008/141 

House Committee on the Judiciary.  Competition and Commerce in Digital Books
Y 4.J 89/1:111-31 

House Committee on Science and Technology.  Assessing Cybersecurity Activities at NIST and DHS.  Y 4.SCI 2:111-39

House Committee on Small Business.  Full Committee Hearing on the Recovery Act and Broadband: Evaluation of Broadband Investments on Small Business and Job Creation.  Y 4.SM 1:111-053

Iran

House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  Iran in the Western Hemisphere.
Y 4.F 76/1:111-52 

Iraq

House Committee on Armed Services.  The Status of the War and Political Developments in Iraq.  Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2007-2008/143 

House Committee on Armed Services.  An Update on Efforts to Develop and Support the Iraqi Security Forces.  Y 4.AR 5/2 A: 2007-2008/154

Military Affairs

United Sttaes Army. Office of History.  Nothing But Praise: A History of the 1321st Engineer General Service Regiment.  D 103.43:870-1-69

Center of Military History.  Quarters One: The United States Army Chief of Staff’s Residence.  100th Anniversary edition  D 114.2:Q 2/2009 

Center of Military History.The Ordance Department: On Beachhead and Battlefront. (United States Army in World War II-The Technical Services)
D 114.7:OR 2/v. 3/2009 

Center of Military History. American Military History, Volume I: The United States Army and the Forging of a Nation, 1775-1917.  D 114.19:M 59/3/v. 1/2009 

Naval War College.  Eyes of the Naval War College: An Illustrated Catalog of the U.S. Naval War College’s Collection of Portrait Paintings and Busts.  D 208.202:P 83

Naval History and Heritage Command.  Mud, Muscle, and Miracles: Marine Salvage in the United States Navy. 2nd edition.  
D 211.2:SA 3/2/2009

Senate Committee on Armed Services.  The Current Status of U.S. Ground Forces.
Y 4.AR 5/3:S.HRG. 111-166

Senate Committee on Armed Services.  The Incidence of Suicides of United States Servicemembers and Initiatives Within the Department of Defense to Prevent Military Suicides.  Y 4.AR 5/3:S.HRG. 111-189

Senate Committee on Armed Services.  The Current and Future Roles, Missions, and Capabilities of U.S. Military Air Power.   Y 4.AR 5/3:S.HRG. 111-198

House Committee on Armed Services.  Defeating the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and other Asymmetric Threats: Today’s Efforts and Tomorrow’s Requirements.  Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2007-2008/173

National Security

House Committee on Armed Services.  Threat Posed by Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack.  Y 4.AR 5/2 A:2007-2008/156 

Senate Committee on the Judiciary.  Strengthening FISA: Does the Protect America Act Protect Americans’ Civil Liberties and Enhance Security?  Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 110-921

Senate Committee on the Judiciary.  Examining the State Secrets Privilege: Protecting National Security While Preserving Accountability.   Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG. 110-923

Nominations

Senate Committee on the Budget.  Nomination of Hon. Dr. Peter Orzag, of Massachusetts, to be Director of OMB and the Nomination of Robert Nabors of New Jersey, to be Deputy Director of OMB.   Y 4.B 85/2:S.HRG. 111-1 

Senate Committee on Intelligence.  Nomination of Leon Panetta to be Director, Central Intelligence Agency.  Y 4.IN 8/19:S.HRG. 111-172 

Pakistan

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
From Strategy to Implementation: Strengthening U.S.-Pakistan Relations
Y 4.G 74/9:S.HRG. 111-184 

Social Security

Senate Special Committee on Aging.  Social Security: Keeping the Promise in the 21st Century.  Y 4.AG 4:S.HRG. 111-188 

Terrorism

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  Examining the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program.  Y 4.B 22/3:S.HRG. 110-907 

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.  Tora Bora Revisited: How We Failed to Get Bin Laden and Why It Matters Today.  Y 4.F 76/2:S.PRT. 111-35

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
The Roots of Violent Islamist Extremism and Efforts to Counter It.
Y 4.G 74/9:S.HRG. 110-942

Veterans’ Affairs

House Committee on Veteran’s Affairs.  Examining Appellate Processes and Their Impact on Veterans.  Y 4.V 64/3:111-19 

Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.  Caring for Veterans in Rural Areas
Y 4.V 64/4:S.HRG. 111-133 

Women

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.  Confronting Rape and Other Forms of Violence Against Women in Conflict Zones Spotlight:DRC and Sudan  Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG. 111-161

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