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Build Your Own Policy Agendas Query—Budget Version

DATASETS TO SEARCH: The Hearings dataset has been selected as the default. Unchecking the box next to Hearings will remove it from the final analysis. More information on the Hearings database.		DATASET FILTERS Pre-set to default values
	Congressional Hearings (1946-2005) [abstract] House Hearings only Senate Hearings only Joint Hearings only Hearings can be filtered by whether discussion included or excluded the five options to the right. The default is to apply no filter so that both possibilities are included in the results.	Hearings that discuss Legislative Matters no filter only include exclude all Budget Appropriations no filter only include exclude all Agency Creation no filter only include exclude all Program Creation no filter only include exclude all Issue proposed by the President no filter included excluded
	Congressional Quarterly Almanac (1948-2003) [abstract]	No filters available.
	New York Times Index (1946-2004) [abstract] Note: The index is a sample of all articles. Stories are marked as to whether or not they relate to public policy. The default includes only stories related to public policy. New York Times stories can be filtered by region and scope of story. You can chose to include only stories that discuss different government actors or groups, or exclude stories that discuss them. The default for these distinctions is to apply no filter.	Government Action/Public Policy no filter about not about Related to (select all that you want included) Region New York City News only New York Region (NY State and surrounding area) National Events (may happen to take place in NY) Scope Domestic International, but US involved International only, US not mentioned Involving these actors/groups Federal Agency no filter about not about President/Administration no filter about not about Congress/Congressman no filter about not about Courts/Judges no filter about not about State or Local Government Actors no filter about not about Candidates/Campaigns mentioned no filter about not about Interest Groups no filter about not about
	U.S. Public Laws (Statutes) (1948-2005) [abstract] Statutes are distinguished by whether they are commemorative or non-commemorative, whether they were vetoed by the president (and therefore there was a succuessful veto override) or not, and whether the related bill had been introduced by a Democrat.	Commemorative Laws Only Commemorative Exclude Commemorative Include both Vetoed Laws Only vetoed Exclude vetoed Include both Introduced by a Democrat Only introduced by a Democrat Exclude introduced by a Democrat Include both Discussed in Congressional Quarterly Discussed Not Discussed Include both
	Executive Orders (1945-2003) [abstract]	No filters available.
	State of the Unions (1946-2005) [abstract]	No filters available. No Keyword searching.
POLICY AREAS TO INCLUDE: Click on the topic name to the right to learn more about it. Or search for the Policy Area that best matches your more specific interest. Each record includes a short description (a sentence or phrase) of the item. This feature allows a text search of that field and will help identify the best topic from the list to the right. For total number of hearings, public laws, New York Times stories, or CQ stories, do not select any topics (leave all boxes unchecked). Note: The New York Times dataset does not distinguish subtopics within major topics.	To select multiple subtopics/topics, press the control (ctrl) key or Apple Command key while using your mouse to click on desired topics. To de-select a subtopic, press the control (ctrl) key or Apple Command key while using your mouse to click on a highlighted (selected) topic. To select just major topic(s), select the option "All subtopics in..." To select all major topics, check the box "Search ALL topics..." Search ALL Topics, or select specific topics/subtopics from the lists below: Agriculture Banking Finance and Domestic Commerce Civil Rights Minority Issues and Civil Liberties Defense Education Energy Environment Foreign Trade Government Operations Health Housing and Community Development International Affairs and Foreign Aid Labor Employment and Immigration Law Crime and Family Issues Macroeconomics Public Lands and Water Management Social Welfare Space Science Technology and Communications Transportation
INCLUDE KEYWORD(S) Note: the text descriptions for each record are very short and generally not sufficient for an accurate keyword search.		search only selected topics/subtopics search all topics/subtopics
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GRAPH AS:	Number of cases per year or congress	Percent of all activity per year or congress With percent results, these options are also available: Most Important Problem Budget Percent Change

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Real Budget in 2006 Dollars

Real Change in 2006 Dollars

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All subtopics in Defense
Arms Control and Nuclear Nonproliferation
Civil Defense (war related)
Direct War Related Issues
DOD Civilian Personnel, Civilian Employment by the Defense Industry, Military Base Closings
General Defense Issues (includes combinations of multiple subtopics)
Manpower, Military Personnel and Dependents (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines), Military Courts
Military Aid and Weapons Sales to other Countries
Military Installations, Construction, and Land Transfers
Military Intelligence, CIA, Espionage
Military Nuclear and Hazardous Waste Disposal, Military Environmental Compliance
Military Procurement and Weapons System Acquisitions and Evaluation
Military Readiness, Coordination of Armed Services Air Support and Sealift Capabilities, and National Stockpiles of Strategic Materials
National Guard and Reserve Affairs
Other Defense Issues
Oversight of Defense Contracts and Contractors
Relief of Claims Against U.S. Military:
Research and Development [Defense]
U.S. and Other Defense Alliances, U.S Security Assistance
VA Issues

All subtopics in Health
Alcohol Abuse and Treatment
Comprehensive health care reform
Drug and Alcohol or Substance Abuse Treatment
Facilities construction, regulation, and payments
General Health
Health Manpower & Training
Illegal Drug Abuse, Treatment, and Education
Infants and children
Insurance reform, availability, and cost
Long-term care, home health, terminally ill, and rehabilitation services
Medical liability, fraud and abuse
Mental illness and mental retardation
Other [Health]
Other or multiple benefits and procedures
Prescription drug coverage and costs
Prevention, communicable diseases and health promotion
Provider and insurer payment and regulation
Regulation of drug industry, medical devices, and clinical labs
Research and development [Health]
Tobacco Abuse, Treatment, and Education

All subtopics in International Affairs and Foreign Aid
Africa
Asia, Pacific Rim, Australia, and Japan
China
Developing Countries Issues (for financial issues see 1906)
Eastern Europe
General International Affairs and Foreign Aid Issues (includes combinations of multiple subtopics)
Human Rights
International Finance and Economic Development
International Organizations other than Finance
International Resources Exploitation and Resources Agreement
Latin America (South America, Central America, Mexico, Caribbean Basin, Cuba)
Middle East
Other International Affairs and Foreign Aid Issues
Panama Canal Issues and Other International Canal Issues
South Africa
Soviet Union and Former Republics
Terrorism, Hijacking
U.S. Diplomats, U.S. Embassies, U.S. Citizens Abroad, Foreign Diplomats in the U.S., Passports
U.S. Foreign Aid
Western Europe, Common Market Issues

Build Your Own Policy Agendas Query—Budget Version

Hearings that discuss

Government Action/Public Policy

Related to (select all that you want included)

Region

Scope

Involving these actors/groups

Commemorative Laws

Vetoed Laws

Introduced by a Democrat

Discussed in Congressional Quarterly

Budget Measure Options Select One or More

Show These Budget Components Select at least one