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U.S.-U.K. Free Trade Agreement: Prospects and Issues for Congress
This report discuses the prospects of a free trade agreement between the U.K. and the U.S. after Brexit and potential issues that might be addressed in such an agreement. Congress's role in free trade agreements is also discussed.
Date:
April 14, 2017
Creator:
Akhtar, Shayerah Ilias
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Employees: Human Resources Management Flexibilities for Emergency Situations
This report discusses special flexibility and hiring options for federal employees after disasters that are issued by the Department of Personnel Management (OPM). Most recently these options have been offered to those effected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The various options for employees using the program are listed and described in a tabular format.
Date:
September 14, 2017
Creator:
Schwemle, Barbara L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sifting Domestic Terrorism from Hate Crime ad Homegrown Violent Extremism
This report defines the terms domestic terrorism, hate crimes, and homegrown violent extremism as used by the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security and how they can intersect.
Date:
August 14, 2017
Creator:
Bjelopera, Jerome P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Senate Proceedings Establishing Majority Cloture for Supreme Court Nominations: In Brief
This report explains the actions taken on April 6, 2017, by which the Senate effectively extended to Supreme Court nominations its November 2013 reinterpretation of Rule XXII regarding how many Senators are needed to invoke cloture for nominations being debated by the Senate. It concludes with a list of related CRS products that provide more history and context regarding the method used to reinterpret the Senate Rule, the nominations process, and cloture and filibusters.
Date:
April 14, 2017
Creator:
Heitshusen, Valerie
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part B: Key Statutory and Regulatory Provisions
This report discusses the IDEA Act which regulates special education programs and services for children with disabilities. Part B contains provisions relating to the education of school aged children (the grants-to-states program) and state grants program for preschool children with disabilities (Section 619). There are three sections in the report covering services for children with disabilities, procedural safeguards, and funding, expenditure requirements and compliance.
Date:
June 14, 2017
Creator:
Dragoo, Kyrie E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Generalized System of Preferences: Overview and Issues for Congress
This report discusses the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program which provides non-reciprocal, duty-free tariff treatment to certain products imported from designated beneficiary developing countries (BDCs). This report examines, first, recent legislative developments, along with a brief history, economic rationale, and legal background leading to the establishment of the GSP. Second, the report describes U.S. GSP implementation. Third, the report briefly analyzes of the U.S. program's effectiveness and stakeholders' views, and discusses possible options for Congress in renewing the program for fiscal year 2018.
Date:
November 14, 2017
Creator:
Jones, Vivian C.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Primer on U.S. Immigration Policy
This report provides a broad overview of U.S. immigration policy. The first section addresses policies governing how foreign nationals enter the United States either to reside permanently or to stay temporarily. Related topics within this section include visa issuance and security, forms of quasi-legal status, and naturalization. The second section discusses enforcement policies both for excluding foreign nationals from admission into the United States, as well as for detaining and removing those who enter the country unlawfully or who enter lawfully but subsequently commit crimes that make them deportable. The section also covers worksite enforcement and immigration fraud. The third section addresses policies for unauthorized aliens residing in the United States.
Date:
November 14, 2017
Creator:
Kandel, William A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
In Any Way, Shape, or Form? What Qualifies as "Any Court" Under the Gun Control Act?
This report discusses the requirements under the Gun Control Act of 1968 that prohibit persons convicted of felony crimes and misdemeanor domestic violence from buying or possessing firearms and what courts are covered under the phrase "any court' in the legislation.
Date:
November 14, 2017
Creator:
Peck, Sarah Herman
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Beulah Harriss Gymnasium historic marker is revealed
Photograph of Elise Clements (left) and Melissa McGuire, Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, (right) standing on either side of the the Beulah Harriss Gym memorial plaque after removing the cloth that was covering it. Clements is wearing a Girl Scout sash and pins; an unientified person in the foreground is also wearing a patch jacket.
Date:
March 14, 2017
Creator:
Judkins, Julie
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Unauthorized Childhood Arrivals: Legislative Options
This report discusses bills proposed in Congress that either would provide temporary protection from removal or paths to citizenship for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients in the wake of the announcement of the phasing out of the DACA program.
Date:
September 14, 2017
Creator:
Bruno, Andorra
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy Lasers, Railgun, and Hypervelocity Projectile: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and issues for Congress on three potential new weapons that could improve the ability of Navy surface ships to defend themselves against enemy missiles--solid state lasers (SSLs), the electromagnetic railgun (EMRG), and the hypervelocity projectile (HVP).The issue for Congress is whether to approve, reject, or modify the Navy's funding requests and proposed acquisition strategies for these three potential new weapons. Congress's decisions on this issue could affect future Navy capabilities and funding requirements and the defense industrial base.
Date:
August 14, 2017
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy John Lewis (TAO-205) Class Oiler Shipbuilding Program: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the John Lewis (TAO205) class oiler shipbuilding program, a program to build a new class of 20 fleet oilers for the Navy. The TAO-205 program was previously known as the TAO(X) program. The first ship in the program was funded in FY2016 at a cost of $674.2 million. The Navy's proposed FY2018 budget requests $466.0 million in procurement funding for the second ship, which the Navy wants to procure in FY2018, and $75.1 million in advance procurement (AP) funding for the third ship, which the Navy wants to procure in FY2019.
Date:
August 14, 2017
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy Columbia Class (Ohio Replacement) Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN [X]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Columbia class program, a program to design and build a new class of 12 ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) to replace the Navy's current force of 14 Ohio-class SSBNs. The program was previously known as the Ohio replacement program (ORP) or SSBN(X) program. The Navy has identified the Columbia class program as the Navy's top priority program. The Navy wants to procure the first Columbia-class boat in FY2021.
Date:
September 14, 2017
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Individual Mandate for Health Insurance Coverage: In Brief
This report provides an overview of the individual mandate, its associated penalty, and the exemptions from the mandate. It discusses the ACA reporting requirements designed, in part, to assist individuals in providing evidence of having met the mandate. The report includes some national- and state-level data on the application of the mandate's penalty in tax year (TY) 2014 and TY2015.
Date:
August 14, 2017
Creator:
Mach, Annie L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Revenue Baseline for Tax Reform
This report provides information on the current revenue baseline as calculated by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). This report also discusses how the enactment of changes in tax policy can potentially change the baseline, and implications of these changes for subsequent legislation, such as tax reform.
Date:
April 14, 2017
Creator:
Sherlock, Molly F. & Driessen, Grant A.
Object Type:
Report
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 the LX(R) program, a program to build a new class of amphibious ships for the Navy. The Navy wants to procure the first LX(R) in FY2020. The Navy's proposed FY2018 budget requests $9.6 million in research and development funds for the LX(R) program. Decisions Congress makes on the LX(R) program will affect Navy capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.
Date:
August 14, 2017
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy Virginia (SSN-774) Class Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) program. The Navy's proposed FY2018 budget requests $5,225.9 million in procurement and advance procurement (AP) funding for the program. Decisions that Congress makes on procurement of Virginia-class boats could substantially affect U.S. Navy capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.
Date:
September 14, 2017
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the sustainment and modernization of the Coast Guard's polar icebreaker fleet. The Coast Guard's proposed FY2018 budget requests $19 million in acquisition funding for a new polar icebreaker that the Coast Guard wants to begin building in FY2019.
Date:
September 14, 2017
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Latest Chapter in Insider Trading Law: Major Circuit Decision Expands Scope of Liability for Trading on a "Tip"
This report discusses a recent court decision regarding insider trading laws and the liability of someone who acts on a tip that consists of inside information that they should have known was obtained or shared illegally. Background on the case, relevant case law, and implications of the decision are discussed.
Date:
November 14, 2017
Creator:
Vanatko, Nicole
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Consideration of Resolutions to "Censure" Executive Branch Officials
This report summarizes the parliamentary procedures the House and Senate might use to consider a resolution to censure or condemn an executive branch official and provides links to additional reading material on the subject.
Date:
September 14, 2017
Creator:
Davis, Christopher M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 97, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 14, 2017
Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 14, 2017
Creator:
Bloom, David
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 53, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 14, 2017
Creator:
Bloom, David
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 249, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 14, 2017
Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 14, 2017
Creator:
Bloom, David
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Leonard Graphic (Leonard, Tex.), Vol. 127, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 14, 2017
Weekly newspaper from Leonard, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 14, 2017
Creator:
Blevins, Betsy
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History