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Fact Sheets from NRDC's Legislative Staff
Index

This new NRDC archive provides position statements on matters of environmental importance pending before Congress.

An Environmental Agenda for the 109th Congress
Issue Paper

This NRDC policy paper, issued in early 2005, summarizes the top environmental priorities NRDC sees ahead for the 109th Congress.

The Budget Process
How Congress makes the federal budget, step by step.
Overview

Ever wonder how Congress appropriates the hundreds of billions of dollars in the federal discretionary budget each year? Find out with our short step-by-step primer on the budget process.

The Environmental Record of the 108th Congress
Issue Paper

The 108th Congress was called to order on January 7, 2003, and adjourned on December 8, 2004 (more than two full months after scheduled adjournment). We recount the major environmental battles and outcomes below.

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