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Recess Appointments Made by President George W. Bush, January 20, 2001- October 31, 2008
This report identifies recess appointments made by President George W. Bush from the time he took office on January 20, 2001, through October 31, 2008. Basic descriptive statistics regarding these appointments are also provided.
Date:
November 3, 2008
Creator:
Hogue, Henry B. & Bearden, Maureen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Expedited Removal Authority for VA Senior Executives (38 U.S.C. § 713): Selected Legal Issues
This report discusses selected legal issues relating to the authority for summary removal of individuals in senior executive positions at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Date:
November 10, 2015
Creator:
Nicola, Thomas J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Historical Review of General Revenue Financing in Social Security.
This report is a Historical Review of General Revenue Financing in Social Security.
Date:
November 2, 1967
Creator:
Crowley, Francis J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and Its Role in U.S. Trade Policy
This report discusses the role of Trade Adjustment Assistant (TAA) in U.S. trade policy, from its inception as a legislative option in the early 1950s, to its core role as a cornerstone of modern trade policy that many argue has served to promote the long-term U.S. trade liberalization agenda.
Date:
November 2, 2011
Creator:
Hornbeck, J. F. & Rover, Laine Elise
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Speed of Presidential and Senate Actions on Supreme Court Nominations, 1900-2005
This report provides information on the amount of time taken to act on all Supreme Court nominations occurring between 1900 and the present. It focuses on the actual amounts of time that Presidents and the Senate have taken to act (as opposed to the elapsed time between official points in the process).
Date:
November 7, 2005
Creator:
Garrett, R. Sam; Rutkus, Denis Steven & Copeland, Curtis W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations for FY1997: VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies
The VA, HUD and Independent Agencies appropriations bill includes funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and a number of independent agencies. This report describes some of the key issues affecting agency funding in FY1997.
Date:
November 20, 1996
Creator:
Vanhorenbeck, Susan M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Information Services for Agriculture: The Role of Technology
Significant improvements in technology-supported information services have created opportunities for their utilization by the farmers and ranchers of our Nation. This report highlights the development and expanded offering of these systems, describes current operational and experimental systems, and presents salient legislative initiatives which address this priority area.
Date:
November 16, 1982
Creator:
Chartrand, Robert L.; Carr, A. B. & Miller, Nancy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Chemical Facility Security: Issues and Options for the 112th Congress
Report that describes several policy issues regarding chemical facility security and identifies policy options for congressional consideration.
Date:
November 30, 2012
Creator:
Shea, Dana A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Action on FY2016 Appropriations Measures
This report provides information on the congressional consideration of the FY2016 regular appropriations bills and the FY2016 continuing resolution (CR). It also discusses the statutory and procedural budget enforcement framework for FY2016 appropriations.
Date:
November 23, 2015
Creator:
Tollestrup, Jessica
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Emergency Communications: The Future of 911
Today's 911 system is built on an infrastructure of analog technology that does not support many of the features that most Americans expect are part of an emergency response. Recognizing the importance of providing effective 911 service, Congress has passed three major bills supporting improvements in the handling of 911 emergency calls. This report includes a detailed overview of the 911 system, as well as related legislation and policies currently in consideration by Congress.
Date:
November 21, 2008
Creator:
Moore, Linda K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Child Labor in America: History, Policy, and Legislative Issues
This report examines the historical issue of child labor in America and summarizes legislation that has been introduced from the 108th Congress to the 113th Congress.
Date:
November 18, 2013
Creator:
Mayer, Gerald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Davis-Bacon Act: Institutional Evolution and Public Policy
This report examines policy issues the Davis-Bacon Act has sparked through the years and which remain a part of the Davis-Bacon debate of the 1990s. These include such questions as: wage rate determination procedures, reporting requirements under the Copeland Act, an appropriate threshold for activation of the statute, interagency relationships with respect to Davis-Bacon enforcement and compliance activity, administrative or judicial appeals procedures, the use of "helpers" and other low-skilled workers on covered projects, and the right of a President to suspend the statute as well as the conditions under which such a suspension may occur. That the fundamental premise of the Act remains in contention after 60 years may be, itself, part of the public policy debate.
Date:
November 30, 2007
Creator:
Whittaker, William G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions in Executive Departments During the 110th Congress, 2007-2008
This report explains the process for filling positions to which the President makes appointments with the advice and consent of the Senate (PAS positions). It also identifies, for the 110th Congress, all nominations to executive-level full-time positions in the 15 departments. Profiles of the departments provide information regarding their full-time PAS positions and related appointment activity during the 110th Congress.
Date:
November 19, 2010
Creator:
Hogue, Henry B.; Carey, Maeve P. & Bearden, Maureen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Medical Devices: A Brief Review of Legislation and Issues Related to Regulation
This report was created to review and analyze legislation and the various issues associated with the Federal regulation of medical devices, and a background and history of these devices.
Date:
November 4, 1974
Creator:
Dodge, Christopher H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017
This report discusses resolutions of inquiry in the House of Representatives which allow the House to demand the President or an executive department head to furnish the House with specific factual information in the Administration's possession. Under the rules and precedents of the House of Representatives, such resolutions, if properly drafted, are given a privileged parliamentary status. Between 1947 and October 20, 2017, 313 resolutions of inquiry were submitted in the House of Representatives. Two periods in particular, 1971-1975 and 2003-2006, saw the highest levels of activity on resolutions of inquiry during the 70 years studied.
Date:
November 9, 2017
Creator:
Davis, Christopher M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Phase 11 Economic Controls. 1971
This report is about the President note on the continuing fight against inflation.
Date:
November 1971
Creator:
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System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: U.S. Policy in the 115th Congress
This report examines U.S. policy toward Cuba in the 115th Congress. It is divided into three major sections analyzing Cuba's political and economic environment; U.S. policy toward Cuba; and selected issues in U.S.-Cuban relations, including restrictions on travel and trade, funding for democracy and human rights projects in Cuba and for U.S. government-sponsored radio and television broadcasting, migration, antidrug cooperation, U.S. property claims, and U.S. fugitives from justice in Cuba. Legislative initiatives in the 115th Congress are noted throughout the report, and Appendix A lists introduced bills. Appendix B provides links to U.S. government information and reports on Cuba.
Date:
November 22, 2017
Creator:
Sullivan, Mark P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Posse Comitatus Act and Related Matters: The Use of the Military to Execute Civilian Law
This report provides an historical analysis of the use of the Armed Forces to execute domestic law and of the Posse Comitatus Act, including their apparent theoretical and constitutional underpinnings. The report then outlines the current application of the act as well as its statutory exceptions, and reviews the consequences of its violation.
Date:
November 6, 2018
Creator:
Elsea, Jennifer K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Executive Branch Reorganization: An Overview
This report is an overview of Executive Branch Reorganization.
Date:
November 18, 1977
Creator:
Moe, Ronald C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The FCC Fairness Doctrine
This report discusses two questions: (1) What is the legal basis for the FCC's jurisdictional authority to promulgate the Fairness Doctrine, (2) What is the normal way in which dissatisfied parties may attempt to have a ruling eliminated or amended.
Date:
November 3, 1967
Creator:
Yadlosky, Elizabeth
System:
The UNT Digital Library