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Latin America and the Caribbean: Key Issues for the 113th Congress
This report provides an overview of U.S. policy toward Latin America and the Caribbean, including the Obama Administration's priorities; examines changes in the region's economic and political environment that affect U.S. relations with the region; and analyzes U.S. policy toward the region and various recommendations made by policy analysts and think tanks. The report then examines the role of Congress and congressional interests in Latin America, looking at selected regional and country issues, including key issues that the 113th Congress is facing. Appendices provide U.S.-Latin America trade statistics and a listing of hearings focused on Latin America.
Date:
February 15, 2014
Creator:
Sullivan, Mark P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Party Leaders in the House: Election, Duties, and Responsibilities
Each major party in the House has a leadership hierarchy. This report summarizes the election, duties, and responsibilities of the Speaker of the House, the majority and minority leaders, and the whips and whip system.
Date:
February 15, 2011
Creator:
Heitshusen, Valerie
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Western Sahara
This report discusses how Morocco and the independence-seeking Popular Front for the Liberation of Saqiat al Hamra and Rio de Oro (Polisario) have been vying for control of the Western Sahara, a former Spanish territory, since the 1970s. The report discusses recent settlement attempts, as well as how the Western Sahara issue has affected Algerian-Moroccan bilaterial relations, Moroccan relations with the African Union, and regional cooperation on economic and security issues. The report also discusses the United States' involvement in and stance on the issue.
Date:
February 15, 2011
Creator:
Arieff, Alexis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Community Services Block Grants (CSBG): Background and Funding
This report looks at the purpose and background of Community Services Block Grants (CSBG), which provide federal funds to states, territories, and tribes for distribution to local agencies to support a wide range of community-based activities to reduce poverty. CSBG was last reauthorized in 1998, although and related programs have been funded by Congressional approval since then.
Date:
February 15, 2012
Creator:
Spar, Karen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pharmaceutical Patent Settlements: Issues in Innovation and Competitiveness
None
Date:
February 15, 2013
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Votes on Measures to Adjust the Statutory Debt Limit, 1978 to Present
None
Date:
February 15, 2013
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Extraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law: An Abbreviated Sketch
This report discusses the application of American criminal law outside the United States.
Date:
February 15, 2012
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress
None
Date:
February 15, 2013
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Older Americans Act: Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
None
Date:
February 15, 2012
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Guide to Committee Activity Reports: Purpose, Rules, and Contents
This report provides a discussion of the types of information that may be included in the activity reports, variations across reports and time, and the filing process. A table provides a comparison of the committee activity reports and other congressional publications, including the types of information found in each as well as their timeframe for coverage and publication.
Date:
February 15, 2018
Creator:
Brudnick, Ida A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Commemorative Commissions: Overview, Structure, and Funding
This report discusses commemorative commissions created by Congress to oversee a special event for a commemoration of an event or person. Using a dataset of all commemorative commissions created by statute since the 96th Congress (1979-1980), this report examines the content of typical legislative language used to create commemorative commissions and how commemorative commissions are funded. This report does not address noncommemorative congressional commissions, nor does it address commemorative entities created by the President or statutory commissions tasked with designing and building monuments and memorials in Washington, DC.
Date:
February 15, 2018
Creator:
Straus, Jacob R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Discretionary Spending Levels Under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018
This report discusses how the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 effected discretionary spending levels and provides statistics related to discretionary levels over the past few years.
Date:
February 15, 2018
Creator:
Driessen, Grant A. & Labonte, Marc
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tax Exempt Bonds: A Description of State and Local Government Debt
This report provides information about state and local government debt. State and local governments issue debt instruments in exchange for the use of individuals' and businesses' savings. This debt obligates state and local governments to make interest payments for the use of these savings and to repay, at some time in the future, the amount borrowed. State and local governments may finance capital facilities with debt rather than out of current tax revenue to more closely align benefits and tax payments. The federal government subsidizes the cost of most state and local debt by excluding the interest income from federal income taxation.
Date:
February 15, 2018
Creator:
Driessen, Grant A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Resolving Legislative Differences in the Congress: Conference Committees and Amendments Between the Houses
This report summarizes the procedures the two houses of Congress use most frequently to resolve their legislative differences. It is based upon an interpretation of the rules and published precedents of the House and Senate and an analysis of the application of these rules and precedents in recent practice.
Date:
February 15, 2018
Creator:
Rybicki, Elizabeth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Bahrain: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy
This report discusses Bahrain's political and governmental structure, economy, regional policies, defense agreements with the U.S., and human rights concerns. The 2011 uprising against the royal family and its aftermath are also discussed.
Date:
February 15, 2018
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Methane and Other Air Pollution Issues in Natural Gas Systems
This report provides information on the natural gas industry and the types and sources of air pollutants in the sector. It examines the role of the federal government in regulating these emissions, including the provisions in the Clean Air Act and other statutes, and EPA's and other agencies' regulatory activities. It concludes with a brief discussion of a number of issues under debate.
Date:
February 15, 2018
Creator:
Lattanzio, Richard K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Has the Economy Reached Full Employment? If So, Will It Stay There?
This report considers the question of whether the U.S. has reached full employment (defined as the lowest level of unemployment that is sustainable for the economy without over-inflating wages) and provides statistical charts of the unemployment rate and labor force participation rates along with analysis of the data.
Date:
February 15, 2018
Creator:
Labonte, Marc
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments
This report discusses the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), which bans all nuclear explosion and was in 1996 adopted by the U.N. General Assembly but rejected by the U.S. Senate in 1997. This report discusses the Obama Administration's stated goal of pursuing U.S. ratification of the CTBT, although the Administration has mainly focused on securing Senate consent to ratification of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START). This report also discusses other nuclear weapons-related issues as well as the long history of nuclear testing.
Date:
February 15, 2013
Creator:
Medalia, Jonathan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Medicare Physician Payment Updates and the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) System
This report provides a background on the Medicare fee schedule, the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) system, and the annual updates and discusses recent proposals to address this issue.
Date:
February 15, 2013
Creator:
Hahn, Jim & Mulvey, Janemarie
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sourcing Policy: Statutes and Statutory Provisions
This report discusses the federal government's sourcing policy, which dates to the 1950s with the publication of three Bureau of the Budget bulletins. Congressional interest and involvement in sourcing policy, as measured by legislation that has been enacted, has grown over the years. Recently enacted provisions have addressed, for example, protest rights for federal government employees, funding limits on competitive sourcing activities, the development of a single consistent definition of “inherently governmental,” and the development of “insourcing” guidelines.
Date:
February 15, 2012
Creator:
Halchin, L. Elaine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Estate and Gift Tax Provisions of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
None
Date:
February 15, 2013
Creator:
Gravelle, Jane
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Serbia: Current Issues and U.S. Policy
None
Date:
February 15, 2012
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Exemptions for Firearms in Bankruptcy
This report is categorized into three categories: (I) Federal Exemption Under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, (II) States' Exemption for Firearms and (III) Legislation Proposed in Earlier Congresses.
Date:
February 15, 2013
Creator:
Pettit, Carol A. & Platte, Vastine D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library