Evaluating U.S. Foreign Assistance to Afghanistan (open access)

Evaluating U.S. Foreign Assistance to Afghanistan

The commitee provided a draft of this report to the state Department and USAID underscored the importance of sustainability and expressed support.
Date: 2011
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cybersecurity: Legislation, Hearings, and Executive Branch Documents (open access)

Cybersecurity: Legislation, Hearings, and Executive Branch Documents

This report provides links to cybersecurity-related committee hearings in the 112th, 113th, and 114th Congresses. It also provides a list of executive orders and presidential directives pertaining to information and computer security.
Date: January 15, 2016
Creator: Tehan, Rita
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legislative Actions to Repeal, Defund, or Delay the Affordable Care Act (open access)

Legislative Actions to Repeal, Defund, or Delay the Affordable Care Act

This report provides background information and three tables summarizing legislative actions taken to repeal, defund, delay, or otherwise amend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) since it was enacted. Table 1 summarizes the ACA changes that have been signed into law. Table 2 lists all the House-passed ACA bills. Table 3 summarizes the ACA provisions in the vetoed reconciliation bill.
Date: February 5, 2016
Creator: Redhead, C. S. & Kinzer, Janet
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
Energy Policy: 112th Congress Issues and Legislative Proposals (open access)

Energy Policy: 112th Congress Issues and Legislative Proposals

This report discusses the energy policy in the United States, which has focused on three major goals: assuring a secure supply of energy, keeping energy costs low, and protecting the environment.
Date: November 8, 2012
Creator: Behrens, Carl E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Budget Reconciliation Process: Timing of Committee Responses to Reconciliation Directives (open access)

Budget Reconciliation Process: Timing of Committee Responses to Reconciliation Directives

This report examines the timing of certain stages of the budget reconciliation process and the extent to which the submission due date included in a reconciliation instruction is a predictor for the timing of committee response. Specifically, it provides information on the dates by which committees have been directed to respond to reconciliation directives and the timing of House and Senate committees in responding to such directives in the past 14 Congresses (101st-114th Congresses).
Date: January 19, 2016
Creator: Lynch, Megan S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Online Copyright Infringement and Counterfeiting: Legislation in the 112th Congress (open access)

Online Copyright Infringement and Counterfeiting: Legislation in the 112th Congress

The global nature of the Internet offers expanded commercial opportunities for intellectual property (IP) rights holders but also increases the potential for copyright and trademark infringement. This report discusses legislation regarding this topic: the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act (PROTECT IP Act) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).
Date: December 5, 2011
Creator: Yeh, Brian T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Senate Committee Party Ratios: 98th-115th Congresses (open access)

Senate Committee Party Ratios: 98th-115th Congresses

This report provides, in tabular form, Senate committee party ratios for 18 Congresses, covering the period of the 98th Congress (1983-1985) through April 2017, the first part of the 115th Congress (2017-2019).
Date: November 8, 2018
Creator: Eckman, Sarah J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Party Ratios: 98th-115th Congresses (open access)

House Committee Party Ratios: 98th-115th Congresses

This report documents, in tabular form, House committee party ratios for 18 Congresses -- covering the period from the 98th Congress (1983-1985) through February 2017, the first part of the 115th Congress (2017-2019).
Date: November 8, 2018
Creator: Eckman, Sarah J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Farm Safety Net Proposals in the 112th Congress (open access)

Farm Safety Net Proposals in the 112th Congress

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Date: June 1, 2012
Creator: Shields, Dennis A. & Schnepf, Randy
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 112th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices (open access)

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 112th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices

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Date: April 4, 2012
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. Lynne; Alexander, Kristina; Sheikh, Pervaze A. & Meltz, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Food Safety Issues for the 112th Congress (open access)

Food Safety Issues for the 112th Congress

This report discusses about Food Safety Incidents, Existing Food Safety Legal and Regulatory Landscape, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, and Key Issues for the 112th Congress
Date: January 9, 2012
Creator: Johnson, Renée
System: The UNT Digital Library
Economic Development Administration: Reauthorization Issues in the 112th Congress (open access)

Economic Development Administration: Reauthorization Issues in the 112th Congress

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Date: July 7, 2011
Creator: Boyd, Eugene & Gonzales, Oscar R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Expedited Rescission Bills in the 111th and 112th Congresses: Comparisons and Issues (open access)

Expedited Rescission Bills in the 111th and 112th Congresses: Comparisons and Issues

This report discusses a variety of issues related to expedited recission measures that may prove of possible interest to congress. It also discusses Expedited Rescission Proposals in the 111th, 112th Congress.
Date: May 3, 2011
Creator: McMurtry, Virginia A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dairy Farm Support: Legislative Proposals in the 112th Congress (open access)

Dairy Farm Support: Legislative Proposals in the 112th Congress

This report discusses the question of how federal policies deal with financial stress encountered by dairy farmers has led many in Congress to reconsider federal policy for supporting them.
Date: October 28, 2011
Creator: Shields, Dennis A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Contracting and Subcontracting with Small Businesses: Issues in the 112th Congress (open access)

Federal Contracting and Subcontracting with Small Businesses: Issues in the 112th Congress

This report describes and analyzes measures that Members of the 112th Congress have enacted or proposed in response to particular issues pertaining to small business contracting and subcontracting.
Date: May 7, 2012
Creator: Manuel, Kate M. & Lunder, Erika K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization: An Overview of Legislative Action in the 112th Congress (open access)

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization: An Overview of Legislative Action in the 112th Congress

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Date: August 9, 2011
Creator: Elias, Bart
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 112th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices (open access)

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 112th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices

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Date: March 21, 2011
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. Lynne; Alexander, Kristina; Sheikh, Pervaze A. & Meltz, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Contracting and Subcontracting with Small Businesses: Issues in the 112th Congress (open access)

Federal Contracting and Subcontracting with Small Businesses: Issues in the 112th Congress

This report describes and analyzes measures that Members of the 112th Congress have enacted or proposed in response to particular issues pertaining to small business contracting and subcontracting.
Date: January 24, 2013
Creator: Manuel, Kate M. & Lunder, Erika K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Illegal Internet Streaming of Copyrighted Content: Legislation in the 112th Congress (open access)

Illegal Internet Streaming of Copyrighted Content: Legislation in the 112th Congress

This report describes streaming technology, explains the disparity in criminal penalties for different forms of infringement committed by electronic means.
Date: August 29, 2011
Creator: Yeh, Brian T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Economic Development Administration: Reauthorization and Funding Issues in the 112th Congress (open access)

Economic Development Administration: Reauthorization and Funding Issues in the 112th Congress

This report discusses the re authorization of EDA and its programs that will take place within the context of more prominent policy debates regarding efforts to reduce federal spending to address growing budget deficits and the national debts.
Date: January 9, 2012
Creator: Boyd, Eugene
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 112th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices (open access)

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 112th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices

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Date: March 15, 2012
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. Lynne; Alexander, Kristina; Sheikh, Pervaze A. & Meltz, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Contracting and Subcontracting with Small Businesses: Issues in the 112th Congress (open access)

Federal Contracting and Subcontracting with Small Businesses: Issues in the 112th Congress

This report describes and analyzes measures that Members of the 112th Congress have enacted or proposed in response to particular issues pertaining to small business contracting and subcontracting.
Date: September 11, 2012
Creator: Manuel, Kate M. & Lunder, Erika K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Tax Benefits for Manufacturing: Current Law, Legislative Proposals, and Issues for the 112th Congress (open access)

Federal Tax Benefits for Manufacturing: Current Law, Legislative Proposals, and Issues for the 112th Congress

This report examines a key element of current federal support for manufacturing: tax benefits.
Date: September 20, 2012
Creator: Guenther, Gary
System: The UNT Digital Library