Ebola: Basics About the Disease (open access)

Ebola: Basics About the Disease

This report discusses Ebola virus disease (EVD) in general, including symptoms, modes of transmission, incubation period, and treatments; presents projections of the future course of the outbreak; and lists additional CRS products, including products focused on the situation in West Africa. Unless otherwise cited, information in this report is drawn from Ebola information pages of CDC and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Date: October 3, 2014
Creator: Lister, Sarah A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Drug Enforcement in the United States: History, Policy, and Trends (open access)

Drug Enforcement in the United States: History, Policy, and Trends

This report reviews federal domestic drug enforcement. First, it provides a history and background of drug enforcement in the United States including how drugs came under the control of federal justice authorities and how legislation and administrative actions changed domestic drug enforcement. It then provides a brief overview of drug enforcement in the United States and summarizes U.S. drug policy. Finally, the report presents trends in federal drug enforcement and concludes with a discussion of drug enforcement issues going forward.
Date: October 2, 2014
Creator: Sacco, Lisa N.
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Chairs: Considerations, Decisions, and Actions as One Congress Ends and a New Congress Begins (open access)

House Committee Chairs: Considerations, Decisions, and Actions as One Congress Ends and a New Congress Begins

This report covers the period from the House's early organization meetings through the spring district work period, which normally occurs in March or April.
Date: October 29, 2014
Creator: Schneider, Judy & Koempel, Michael L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Invisible Governments: Special Purpose Districts in Texas (open access)

Invisible Governments: Special Purpose Districts in Texas

Report of the Texas Senate Research Center describing special purpose districts in Texas and their history and governance.
Date: October 2014
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate. Research Center.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Monuments and Memorials Authorized and Completed Under the Commemorative Works Act in the District of Columbia (open access)

Monuments and Memorials Authorized and Completed Under the Commemorative Works Act in the District of Columbia

This report contains a catalog of the 18 authorized works that have been completed and dedicated since 1986. For each memorial, the report provides a rationale for each authorized work, as expressed by a Member of Congress, as well as the statutory authority for its creation; and identifies the group or groups which sponsored the commemoration, the memorial's location, and the dedication date. A picture of each work is also included.
Date: October 9, 2014
Creator: Straus, Jacob R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of the City of Houston Transit Corridor Ordinance on Development along METRO's Light Rail Corridors (open access)

The Effect of the City of Houston Transit Corridor Ordinance on Development along METRO's Light Rail Corridors

Report on developers response to the City of Houston's ordinance to encourage development of pedestrian friendly resources in areas along the METRO light rail line.
Date: October 2014
Creator: Hassell, Walter; Lewis, Carol Abel & Auzenne, Jennifer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Landsat: Overview and Issues for Congress (open access)

Landsat: Overview and Issues for Congress

None
Date: October 27, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Background and Issues for Congressional Oversight of ARRA Broadband Awards (open access)

Background and Issues for Congressional Oversight of ARRA Broadband Awards

This report discusses background and issues for congressional oversight of ARRA Broadband Awards.
Date: October 29, 2014
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Surface Transportation Program Reauthorization Issues for Congress (open access)

Surface Transportation Program Reauthorization Issues for Congress

None
Date: October 7, 2014
Creator: Kirk, Robert S.; Mallett, William J.; Peterman, David Randall; Frittelli, John; Canis, Bill & Luther, Linda
System: The UNT Digital Library
Women in the United States Congress, 1917-2014: Biographical and Committee Assignment Information, and Listings by State and Congress (open access)

Women in the United States Congress, 1917-2014: Biographical and Committee Assignment Information, and Listings by State and Congress

None
Date: October 31, 2014
Creator: Manning, Jennifer E. & Brudnick, Ida A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct Annual Financial Report: 2014 (open access)

Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct Annual Financial Report: 2014

Annual report of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct describing goals, activities, and accomplishments during fiscal year 2014.
Date: October 1, 2014
Creator: Texas. State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Federal Pollution Control Laws: How Are They Enforced? (open access)

Federal Pollution Control Laws: How Are They Enforced?

This report focuses on enforcement of federal environmental pollution control requirements under the Clean Air Act (CAA); the Clean Water Act (CWA); the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund); and other statutes for which EPA is the primary federal implementing agency.1 The report provides a brief synopsis of the statutory framework that serves as the basis for pollution control enforcement, including an overview of the key players responsible for correcting violations and maintaining compliance. Implementation and enforcement of pollution control laws are interdependent and carried out by a wide range of actors including federal, state, tribal, and local governments; the regulated entities themselves; the courts; interest groups; and the general public.
Date: October 7, 2014
Creator: Esworthy, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medal of Honor Recipients: 1979-2014 (open access)

Medal of Honor Recipients: 1979-2014

The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the nation's highest award for military valor. It is presented by the President in the name of Congress and is often called the Congressional Medal of Honor. Since its first presentation in 1863, close to 3,500 MOHs have been awarded. In 1973, the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs issued a committee print, Vietnam Era Medal of Honor Recipients 1964-72, followed by the committee print, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1978, in 1979. Both committee prints list recipients and provide the full text of the citation, which describes the actions that resulted in the awarding of the medal. This report covers additions and changes to the list of recipients of the medal since the release of the committee print.
Date: October 29, 2014
Creator: Leland, Anne
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran Sanctions (open access)

Iran Sanctions

This report analyzes U.S. and international sanctions against Iran. U.S. sanctions have been a major feature of U.S. Iran policy since Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution, but U.N. and worldwide bilateral sanctions on Iran are a relatively recent (post-2006) development.
Date: October 23, 2014
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
System: The UNT Digital Library