Senate Legislative Procedures: Published Sources of Information (open access)

Senate Legislative Procedures: Published Sources of Information

The Senate publishes its rules, precedents, and other related information so that Senators and their staff have convenient access to the Senate’s legislative procedures and can gauge how those procedures are likely to apply in various situations. Information about the Senate’s legislative procedures is published in four official documents. This report briefly discusses these documents.
Date: August 26, 2015
Creator: Davis, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcript of Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities Hearing: August 26, 2015 (open access)

Transcript of Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities Hearing: August 26, 2015

Transcript of a public teleconference held by the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities (CECANF) on August 26, 2015. This meeting includes opening remarks by Chairman Sanders, a discussion about National Strategy Document, and plans for future meetings.
Date: August 26, 2015
Creator: CQ Transcriptions
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Health Insurance: Small is the New Large (open access)

Health Insurance: Small is the New Large

This report discusses aspects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that expand the definition of small employer to include employers with 100 or fewer employees. States must implement the expanded definition for plan years beginning in 2016, but have the option of implementing the expanded definition prior to the deadline.
Date: August 26, 2015
Creator: Mach, Annie L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress (open access)

Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress

This report discusses the process of naming Navy ships, which have traditionally been chosen and announced by the Secretary of the Navy. Rules for giving certain types of names to certain types of Navy ships have evolved over time.
Date: August 26, 2015
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Evaluation of Freshwater Delivery Alternatives to East Matagorda Bay: Final Report (open access)

Evaluation of Freshwater Delivery Alternatives to East Matagorda Bay: Final Report

This is the final report on the freshwater delivery from the Colorado River to East Matagorda Bay.
Date: August 26, 2015
Creator: Austin, Barney; Kennedy, Angela; Osting, Tim & Walker, Clint
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
House Rules and Precedents Affecting Committee Markup Procedures (open access)

House Rules and Precedents Affecting Committee Markup Procedures

This report briefly discusses these procedures as they relate to legislative business conducted on the floor and in committee.
Date: August 26, 2015
Creator: Davis, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library