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National Flood Insurance Program Borrowing Authority
This report evaluates the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) borrowing authority to receive loans from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, particularly in the context of major floods, and also discusses the current financial situation of the NFIP.
Date:
July 31, 2018
Creator:
Horn, Diane P.
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 in three sections: 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, anti-drug cooperation, U.S. property claims, and U.S. fugitives from justice in Cuba.
Date:
October 31, 2018
Creator:
Sullivan, Mark P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): Changes for 2012 and 2013
The earned income tax credit, established in the tax code in 1975, provides cash assistance to lower-income working parents and individuals through the tax system. The earned income tax credit will be higher in 2012 and 2013 than it was in 2011. An increase in the size of the earned income tax credit will occur because the maximum amount of earned income used to calculate the credit and the phase-out income level and indexed for inflation. The increases reflect the inflation adjustment.
Date:
January 31, 2013
Creator:
Scott, Christine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Income Taxes and Noncitizens: Frequently Asked Questions
This report answers frequently asked questions about noncitizens and federal income taxes.
Date:
December 31, 2014
Creator:
Lunder, Erika K. & Crandall-Hollick, Margot L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Issues in the 113th Congress: An Overview
This report discusses EPA's most recent GHG actions that have involved fossil-fueled power plants, which EPA refers to as electric generating units. It also contains the information on how EPA is reviewing ambient air quality standards for ozone.
Date:
December 31, 2014
Creator:
McCarthy, James E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA): Issues for the 113th Congress
None
Date:
January 31, 2014
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Budget Control Act: Potential Impact of Sequestration on Health Reform Spending
This report examines how automatic spending reductions triggered by the Budget Control Act (BCA) might affect health reform appropriations acts.
Date:
May 31, 2013
Creator:
Redhead, C. Stephen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ukraine: Current Issues and U.S. Policy
This report offers background information on Ukraine's current political and economic situation, and foreign policy towards NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization), the European Union, and Russia. It also discusses U.S. policy, U.S. aid to Ukraine, the congressional response, and related legislation.
Date:
January 31, 2013
Creator:
Woehrel, Steven
System:
The UNT Digital Library
America COMPETES Acts: FY2008 to FY2013 Funding Tables
The 2007 America COMPETES Act (P.L. 110-69) is designed to “invest in innovation through research and development, and to improve the competitiveness of the United States.” This report tracks accounts and activities authorized by the 2007 and 2010 COMPETES Acts during each act’s authorization period. It includes only those accounts and activities for which the acts provide a defined (i.e., specific) appropriations authorization.
Date:
October 31, 2014
Creator:
Gonzalez, Heather B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House Rules Governing Committee Markup Procedures
This report provides an overview of the markup procedures on the house rules governing committee. The rules of the house provides general guidance to committees for conducting meetings to markup legislation.
Date:
August 31, 2015
Creator:
Schneider, Judy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Water Resource Issues in the 113th Congress
This report provides an overview of the federal role in water resources development, management, and protection, including a discussion of the two major federal water resources agencies and related legislation. It also discusses overarching policy issues, such as flood and drought management and response; project funding and authorization priorities; and aquatic ecosystem restoration.
Date:
January 31, 2013
Creator:
Cody, Betsy A.; Stern, Charles V.; Carter, Nicole T. & Sheikh, Pervaze A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Proposals to Reform “Holds” in the Senate
“Holds” are an informal senatorial custom unrecognized in Senate rules or precedents. They allow Senators to give notice to their respective party leader that certain measures or matters should not be brought up on the floor. This report examines, over a more than three-decade period, a wide range of proposals to reform holds.
Date:
August 31, 2011
Creator:
Oleszek, Walter J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Regulatory Reform Legislation in the 112th Congress
None
Date:
August 31, 2011
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 114th Congress: A Profile
None
Date:
March 31, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Issues in the 112th Congress
This report provides a brief overview of the climate change, power plant, and air quality standard issues, as well as information o other Clean Air Act issues that the 112th Congress addressed.
Date:
December 31, 2012
Creator:
McCarthy, James E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Legal Briefing on the Lacey Act
None
Date:
October 31, 2011
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
District of Columbia: A Brief Review of Provisions in District of Columbia Appropriations Acts Restricting the Funding of Abortion Services
This report provides A Brief Review of Provisions in District of Columbia Appropriations Acts Restricting the Funding of Abortion Services in the District of Columbia.
Date:
July 31, 2012
Creator:
Boyd, Eugene
System:
The UNT Digital Library
State and Local Pension Plans and Fiscal Distress: A Legal Overview
None
Date:
March 31, 2011
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit: Frequently Asked Questions and Background
This report provides information about the early August 2014 U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC, and policy issues likely to be addressed by participants in the summit and other events being held in conjunction with it.
Date:
July 31, 2014
Creator:
Cook, Nicolas; Arieff, Alexis; Blanchard, Lauren P. & Williams, Brock R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities--Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and issues for Congress on China's naval modernization effort and its implications for U.S. Navy capabilities. Decisions that Congress reaches on this issue could affect U.S. Navy capabilities and funding requirements and the U.S. defense industrial base.
Date:
March 31, 2016
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Medicare Primer
This report provides a general overview of the Medicare program including descriptions of the program's history, eligibility criteria, covered services, provider payment systems, and program administration and financing.
Date:
March 31, 2016
Creator:
Davis, Patricia A.; Talaga, Scott R.; Binder, Cliff; Hahn, Jim; Kirchhoff, Suzanne M. & Morgan, Paulette C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy LX(R) Amphibious Ship Program: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and issues for Congress on maritime territorial and exclusive economic zone (EEZ) disputes in the East China (ECS) and South China Sea (SCS) involving China, with a focus on how these disputes may affect U.S. strategic and policy interests.
Date:
May 31, 2016
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iran Nuclear Agreement
This report provides background on the agreement negotiated by Iran and six other countries (the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, China, and Germany--collectively known as the P5+1) regarding Iran's nuclear program, and discusses the implications for U.S.-Iran relations.
Date:
May 31, 2016
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth & Kerr, Paul K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Shift in the International Security Environment: Potential Implications for Defense--Issues for Congress
This report briefly describes the shift in the international security environment that some observers believe has occurred, and identifies some defense-related issues for Congress that could arise from it. Congress's decisions on these issues could have significant implications for U.S. defense capabilities and funding requirements.
Date:
May 31, 2016
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library