Congressional Office Operations: Aspects of Staff Organization in Washington and Congressional District (open access)

Congressional Office Operations: Aspects of Staff Organization in Washington and Congressional District

This report is a guide to assist Congress members in three different categories.
Date: November 13, 1976
Creator: Yacker, Mark
System: The UNT Digital Library
Presidential Transitions: Issues Involving Outgoing and Incoming Administrations (open access)

Presidential Transitions: Issues Involving Outgoing and Incoming Administrations

This report discusses issues surrounding the transition of Presidential power, including the variety of events, decisions, and activities contribute to it.
Date: March 13, 2017
Creator: Halchin, L. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Vice Presidency: Evolution of the Modern Office, 1933-2001 (open access)

The Vice Presidency: Evolution of the Modern Office, 1933-2001

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Date: February 13, 2001
Creator: Relyea, Harold C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electoral Vote Counts in Congress: Survey of Certain Congressional Practices (open access)

Electoral Vote Counts in Congress: Survey of Certain Congressional Practices

This report surveys certain aspects of the historical congressional practice in counting the presidential electoral votes in Congress.
Date: December 13, 2000
Creator: Maskell, Jack; Halstead, T. J. & Welborn, Angie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Service Records and Unit Histories: A Guide to Locating Sources (open access)

Military Service Records and Unit Histories: A Guide to Locating Sources

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Date: June 13, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Executive and Independent Agency Publications: Where to Get Official Documents (open access)

Executive and Independent Agency Publications: Where to Get Official Documents

This is a directory of sources that congressional offices may use to obtain publications from the Executive Office of the President, the executive departments, and the independent agencies and commissions of the federal government. Also included is information on the Superintendent of Documents, the U.S. Government Printing Office, and the federal government’s printing policies; suggestions on what to do when a publication is out of print; and information on where copies of government publications may be obtained on the Internet. The information for each agency includes address, telephone number, fax number, and Internet e-mail address and Website, where available
Date: July 13, 2001
Creator: Campos, Jesus
System: The UNT Digital Library
POWs and MIAs: Status and Accounting Issues (open access)

POWs and MIAs: Status and Accounting Issues

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Date: October 13, 2004
Creator: Goldich, Robert L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The President's Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP): Issues for Congress (open access)

The President's Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP): Issues for Congress

This report provides an overview of the history of science and technology (S&T) advice to the President and discusses selected issues and options for Congress regarding the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Director, OSTP management and operations, the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), and the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC).
Date: January 13, 2014
Creator: Sargent, John F., Jr. & Shea, Dana A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The President's Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP): Issues for Congress (open access)

The President's Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP): Issues for Congress

This report provides an overview of the history of science and technology (S&T) advice to the President. It also discusses selected issues and options for Congress regarding OSTP's Director, OSTP management and operations, the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), and the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC).
Date: January 13, 2014
Creator: Sargent, John F., Jr. & Shea, Dana A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Electoral College: How It Works in Contemporary Presidential Elections (open access)

The Electoral College: How It Works in Contemporary Presidential Elections

This report provides information about the electoral college including its origins, who makes up the college today, the 2012 presidental election, and calls for the reform of the electoral college.
Date: April 13, 2016
Creator: Neale, Thomas H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions in Independent and Other Agencies During the 112th Congress (open access)

Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions in Independent and Other Agencies During the 112th Congress

This report identifies, for the 112th Congress, all nominations to full-time positions requiring Senate confirmation in 40 organizations in the executive branch (27 independent agencies, 6 agencies in the Executive Office of the President [EOP], and 7 multilateral organizations) and 4 agencies in the legislative branc
Date: January 13, 2015
Creator: Greene, Michael
System: The UNT Digital Library
Obama Library Likely Headed to Chicago's South Side (open access)

Obama Library Likely Headed to Chicago's South Side

This report briefly discusses the proposed construction of President Barack Obama's presidential library in the South Side of Chicago.
Date: May 13, 2015
Creator: Richardson, Daniel J. & Ginsberg, Wendy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Amendments: 110th Congress (open access)

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Amendments: 110th Congress

This report provides information about the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Amendments of 110th Congress where that statute specified nine categories of information that may be permissibly exempted from the rule of disclosure.
Date: March 13, 2008
Creator: Relyea, Harold C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Stem Cell Research: Federal Research Funding and Oversight (open access)

Stem Cell Research: Federal Research Funding and Oversight

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Date: March 13, 2009
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics (open access)

American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics

This report is written in response to numerous requests for war casualty statistics and lists of war dead. It provides tables, compiled by sources at the Department of Defense, indicating the number of casualties among American military personnel serving in principal wars and combat actions. For the more recent conflicts, starting with the Korean War, more detailed information on types of casualties, and when available, demographics have been included. This report also cites sources of published lists of military personnel killed in principal wars and combat actions.
Date: July 13, 2005
Creator: Fischer, Hannah
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tracking Current Federal Legislation and Regulations: A Guide to Basic Sources (open access)

Tracking Current Federal Legislation and Regulations: A Guide to Basic Sources

This report introduces researchers to selected basic sources that are useful in obtaining background information or specific facts on the status of federal legislative or regulatory initiatives. Printed, telephone, online, and media sources are included, as well as pertinent directories, such as those of organizations that track areas of interest.
Date: January 13, 2005
Creator: Davis, Carol D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tracking Current Federal Legislation and Regulations: A Guide to Basic Sources (open access)

Tracking Current Federal Legislation and Regulations: A Guide to Basic Sources

This report introduces selected basic sources that are useful in obtaining background information or specific facts on the status of federal legislative or regulatory initiatives. It includes telephone, online, and media sources are included, as well as pertinent directories, such as those of organizations that track areas of interest. Annotations describing each source's contents and organization are included so that researchers can select those that most closely fit their needs. Internet addresses usually provide information about the items, rather than access to them.
Date: January 13, 2005
Creator: Davis, Carol D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Liaison Offices of Selected Federal Agencies (open access)

Congressional Liaison Offices of Selected Federal Agencies

This report provides a list of roughly 200 congressional liaison offices, and is intended to help congressional offices in placing telephone calls and addressing correspondence to government agencies.
Date: August 13, 2013
Creator: Crane-Hirsch, Audrey C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Methadone and its use in the treatment of narcotic drug addiction (open access)

Methadone and its use in the treatment of narcotic drug addiction

This report is selected references
Date: January 13, 1970
Creator: Jones, Charlotte
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gun Control, Mental Incompetency, and Social Security Administration Final Rule (open access)

Gun Control, Mental Incompetency, and Social Security Administration Final Rule

This report discusses the Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution (H.J.Res. 40) passed by the House of Representative to overturn a final rule promulgated by the Social Security Administration (SSA) regarding implementation of firearms restrictions for certain persons.
Date: February 13, 2017
Creator: Krouse, William J.; Szymendera, Scott D. & Morton, William R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gun Control, Mental Incompetency, and Social Security Administration Final Rule (open access)

Gun Control, Mental Incompetency, and Social Security Administration Final Rule

This report discusses the Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution (H.J.Res. 40) passed by the House of Representative to overturn a final rule promulgated by the Social Security Administration (SSA) regarding implementation of firearms restrictions for certain persons.
Date: February 13, 2017
Creator: Krouse, William J.; Szymendera, Scott D. & Morton, William R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Former Presidents: Federal Pension and Retirement Benefits (open access)

Former Presidents: Federal Pension and Retirement Benefits

This report provides information about the Federal Pension and Retirement Benefits on Former Presidents. The GSA is authorized by the FPA to provide office staff and suitable office space at a location in the United States.
Date: November 13, 2003
Creator: Smith, Stephanie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Former Presidents: Federal Pension and Retirement Benefits (open access)

Former Presidents: Federal Pension and Retirement Benefits

This report provides information about the Federal Pension and Retirement Benefits on Former Presidents. The GSA is authorized by the FPA to provide an office staff and suitable office space at a location in the United States.
Date: November 13, 2003
Creator: Smith, Stephanie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Regulatory Reform 10 Years After the Financial Crisis: Dodd-Frank and Securities Law (open access)

Regulatory Reform 10 Years After the Financial Crisis: Dodd-Frank and Securities Law

This report discusses the success and challenges of securities regulation reform passed 10 years ago as a a part of the Dodd-Frank Act and new legislation in Congress that would repeal or change aspects of the Dodd-Frank Act.
Date: April 13, 2018
Creator: Vanatko, Nicole
System: The UNT Digital Library