Westinghouse Bankruptcy Filing Could Put New U.S. Nuclear Projects at Risk (open access)

Westinghouse Bankruptcy Filing Could Put New U.S. Nuclear Projects at Risk

This report discusses the bankruptcy of Westinghouse Electric Company and its effects on two nuclear power plant projects that the company was building.
Date: April 19, 2017
Creator: Holt, Mark
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congress Faces Calls to Address Expired Funds for Primary Care (open access)

Congress Faces Calls to Address Expired Funds for Primary Care

This report discusses funding for the Health Centers Program and the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) which provide medical care to underserved populations through health centers and provide scholarships and loan repayment to physicians in exchange for working in underserved areas for at least two years through the NHSC.
Date: October 18, 2017
Creator: Heisler, Elayne J. & Redhead, C. Stephen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Puerto Rico and Electric Power Restoration from Hurricane Maria (open access)

Puerto Rico and Electric Power Restoration from Hurricane Maria

This report discusses the mass power outage in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria and challenges and efforts to get repair work under way. As of October 3, 2017 only 5.4 % of customers had their power back from the storm which it on September 20, 2017.
Date: October 3, 2017
Creator: Campbell, Richard J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Consideration of Resolutions to "Censure" Executive Branch Officials (open access)

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.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dakota Access Pipeline: Siting Controversy (open access)

Dakota Access Pipeline: Siting Controversy

This report discusses the Dakota Access Pipeline including background on the project and information about siting approval, as well as opposition and litigation against the pipeline.
Date: January 26, 2017
Creator: Parfomak, Paul W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
EPA's Mid-Term Evaluation of Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards (open access)

EPA's Mid-Term Evaluation of Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards

This report discusses the standards for fuel economy and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for new light-duty vehicles.
Date: January 17, 2017
Creator: Lattanzio, Richard K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Army Corps Easement Process and Dakota Access Pipeline Easement Status (open access)

Army Corps Easement Process and Dakota Access Pipeline Easement Status

This report discusses the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), a 1,172-mile pipeline system to transport oil from North Dakota to Illinois.
Date: February 2, 2017
Creator: Carter, Nicole T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The United States Withdraws from the TPP (open access)

The United States Withdraws from the TPP

This report discusses discusses the withdrawal of the United States as a signatory from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement as directed by President Trump.
Date: February 13, 2017
Creator: Williams, Brock R. & Fergusson, Ian F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
United Kingdom's Prime Minister Visits President Trump (open access)

United Kingdom's Prime Minister Visits President Trump

This report describes the visit of the United Kingdom's Prime Minister, Theresa May, at the White House. She was the first foreign leader to meet with President Donald Trump.
Date: January 26, 2017
Creator: Mix, Derek E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
NATO Funding and Burdensharing (open access)

NATO Funding and Burdensharing

This report discusses the the relative imbalance in defense spending and military capabilities within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which has long fueled concerns about burdensharing and European allies' reliance on U.S. defense guarantees.
Date: May 19, 2017
Creator: Belkin, Paul
System: The UNT Digital Library
North American Free Trade Agreement: Notification for Renegotiation (open access)

North American Free Trade Agreement: Notification for Renegotiation

This report discusses the fate of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) after the Trump Administration sent a 90-day notification to Congress of its intent to begin talks with Canada and Mexico to renegotiate NAFTA.
Date: May 19, 2017
Creator: Villarreal, M. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Senate Judiciary Committee Hearings for Supreme Court Nominations: Historical Overview and Data (open access)

Senate Judiciary Committee Hearings for Supreme Court Nominations: Historical Overview and Data

This report the process of Supreme Court nominations to the Senate and the role of the Judiciary Committee, which investigates the background and qualifications of each Supreme Court nominee.
Date: March 13, 2017
Creator: McMillion, Barry J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dakota Access Pipeline: Siting Controversy (open access)

Dakota Access Pipeline: Siting Controversy

This report discusses the Dakota Access Pipeline including background on the project and information about siting approval, as well as opposition and litigation against the pipeline.
Date: June 15, 2017
Creator: Parfomak, Paul W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
What is the Proposed U.S.-EU Insurance Covered Agreement? (open access)

What is the Proposed U.S.-EU Insurance Covered Agreement?

This report discusses the first insurance covered agreement between the United States and European Union (EU) that concluded on January 13, 2017.
Date: June 9, 2017
Creator: Webel, Baird & Fefer, Rachel F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Overview of U.S. Sanctions Regimes on Russia (open access)

Overview of U.S. Sanctions Regimes on Russia

This report discusses sanctions imposed by the Obama administration on Russia for malicious cyber activity.
Date: January 11, 2017
Creator: Welt, Cory & Rennack, Dianne E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
OPEC and Non-OPEC Crude Oil Production Agreement: Compliance Status (open access)

OPEC and Non-OPEC Crude Oil Production Agreement: Compliance Status

This report discusses the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries' (OPEC's) influence on global oil prices through coordinated production decisions that can impact the global oil market supply and demand balance.
Date: May 17, 2017
Creator: Brown, Phillip
System: The UNT Digital Library
Russia and the U.S. Presidential Election (open access)

Russia and the U.S. Presidential Election

This report discusses a declassified report on Russian activities and intentions related to the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Date: January 17, 2017
Creator: Theohary, Catherine A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
President's FY2018 Budget Proposes Cuts in Public Health Service (PHS) Agency Funding (open access)

President's FY2018 Budget Proposes Cuts in Public Health Service (PHS) Agency Funding

This report outlines the significant reductions in funding for the Public Health Service (PHS) proposed by the President's FY2018 budget.
Date: May 24, 2017
Creator: Redhead, C. Stephen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trump Administration Changes to the National Security Council: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Trump Administration Changes to the National Security Council: Frequently Asked Questions

This report discusses the Trump administration changes to the National Security Council.
Date: January 30, 2017
Creator: McInnis, Kathleen J. & Rollins, John W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Budget Deficit and the Business Cycle (open access)

The Federal Budget Deficit and the Business Cycle

This report discusses the annual federal budget deficit, which has fallen significantly over the course of the current economic expansion, from a high of 9.8% of gross domestic product (GDP) in FY2009 to 3.2% of GDP in FY2016.
Date: February 14, 2017
Creator: Driessen, Grant A. & Labonte, Marc
System: The UNT Digital Library
President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection: Toward Final Disclosure of Withheld Records in October 2017 (open access)

President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection: Toward Final Disclosure of Withheld Records in October 2017

This report discusses the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (JFK Records Act).
Date: May 26, 2017
Creator: Petersen, R. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Crude Oil Exports to International Destinations (open access)

U.S. Crude Oil Exports to International Destinations

This report discusses the export of crude oil produced in the United States and policy considerations in the wake of a provision contained in P.L. 114-113 which repealed a 40-year prohibition on the export.
Date: January 30, 2017
Creator: Brown, Phillip
System: The UNT Digital Library
What is the Proposed U.S.-EU Insurance Covered Agreement? (open access)

What is the Proposed U.S.-EU Insurance Covered Agreement?

This report discusses the United States and European Union (EU) negotiations on the first insurance covered agreement.
Date: May 17, 2017
Creator: Webel, Baird & Fefer, Rachel F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
"Fiscal Space" and the Federal Budget (open access)

"Fiscal Space" and the Federal Budget

This report discusses plans for the federal budget and the concept of "fiscal space," or the amount of room available for additional government borrowing.
Date: February 14, 2017
Creator: Driessen, Grant A. & Labonte, Marc
System: The UNT Digital Library