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[Manila envelope with a note written on it] (open access)

[Manila envelope with a note written on it]

Manila envelope that contained four photographs. Text written in red ink near top of envelope reads: "Note: It appears that these photograph were among items belonging to Stanley Decker that were in George Office vault - Sent to the park on 2-12-82-".
Date: February 12, 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Casework in a Congressional Office (open access)

Casework in a Congressional Office

This paper presents a general overview of congressional office procedures associated with handling casework, and the assistance provided by a Member of Congress to help constituents in their dealings with Federal agencies. It discusses options for assisting Member's constituents, and the role of staff and Members in providing casework services.
Date: December 14, 1982
Creator: Carlile, Judy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Balancing the Budget and Limiting Federal Spending: A Selected Bibliography (open access)

Balancing the Budget and Limiting Federal Spending: A Selected Bibliography

This selected bibliography lists articles and books on various issues concerning legislation to limit Federal spending and proposed constitutional amendments requiring a balanced budget, especially economic issues. The bibliography focuses mainly on literature of recent years.
Date: August 23, 1982
Creator: Chin, Felix
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Enterprise Zones (open access)

Enterprise Zones

The enclosed material discusses the concept of urban enterprise zones, outlines the administration's proposals for the zones, and includes the major arguments for and against their creation. Because of considerable congressional interest in the enterprise zone concept, we have included a comparison of the major bills relating to enterprise zones introduced in the 97th Congress along with a bibliography for those who desire to research the subject in greater detail.
Date: April 30, 1982
Creator: Breckenridge, Charlotte
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Collin Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 1, January-March, 1982 (open access)

Collin Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 1, January-March, 1982

Quarterly publication containing "notification of upcoming events, timely material from local societies, general research information, material availability from area libraries, spotlighting members, and other news."
Date: 1982
Creator: Collin County Genealogical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collin Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 2, April-June, 1982 (open access)

Collin Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 2, April-June, 1982

Quarterly publication containing "notification of upcoming events, timely material from local societies, general research information, material availability from area libraries, spotlighting members, and other news."
Date: 1982
Creator: Collin County Genealogical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collin Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 3, July-September, 1982 (open access)

Collin Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 3, July-September, 1982

Quarterly publication containing "notification of upcoming events, timely material from local societies, general research information, material availability from area libraries, spotlighting members, and other news."
Date: 1982
Creator: Collin County Genealogical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collin Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 4, October-December, 1982 (open access)

Collin Chronicles, Volume 2, Number 4, October-December, 1982

Quarterly publication containing "notification of upcoming events, timely material from local societies, general research information, material availability from area libraries, spotlighting members, and other news."
Date: 1982
Creator: Collin County Genealogical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Child Support Enforcement Program (open access)

The Child Support Enforcement Program

This report provides summary information on the child support enforcement program, established under title IV-D of the Social Security Act. It includes basic program statistics and a description of the administrative structure and major characteristics of the program.
Date: October 5, 1982
Creator: Solomon-Fears, Carmen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Equal Rights Amendment (Proposed) (open access)

Equal Rights Amendment (Proposed)

The proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was first introduced in 1923, and was passed by the Congress in 1972. In 1978, Congress extended the original deadline for ratification of the ERA. Thus, if it receives approval in the form of ratification by 38 States before June 30, 1982, the measure will become the 27th Amendment to the Constitution, and will require equal treatment under Federal and State laws and practices for all persons, regardless of sex.
Date: July 8, 1982
Creator: Gladstone, Leslie W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Merger Tactics and Public Policy (open access)

Merger Tactics and Public Policy

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Date: February 17, 1982
Creator: Brancato, Carolyn Kay
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Sensitivity of Small Businesses to Interest Rates: A Cross-Sectional View (open access)

The Sensitivity of Small Businesses to Interest Rates: A Cross-Sectional View

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Date: May 26, 1982
Creator: McCalip, Bernevia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Proposed Equal Rights Amendment (open access)

The Proposed Equal Rights Amendment

This CRS Report provides a brief legislative history of the proposed Equal Rights Amendment and a description of its current status. The report also contains pro and con analyses of the possible effects of ERA, were it to be ratified, and a discussion of questions raised by the action of Congress in extending the deadline for ratification and by the action of States that have voted to rescind their approval of the measure. This report is based in part on an earlier CRS report by Morrigene Holcomb and Karen Keesling.
Date: March 25, 1982
Creator: Gladstone, Leslie W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Insanity Defense: An Overview and Legislative Proposals (open access)

The Insanity Defense: An Overview and Legislative Proposals

This report will discuss the insanity defense as used in the federal courts. It will briefly trace the history of the evolution of that defense from its earliest formulation to the version used in the John Hinckley case, and will provide, in summary form, descriptive analysis of various pieces of Legislation to change federal law with regard to the substantive definition of the defense, the allocation of the burden of persuasion when the defense is invoked, and procedures following the successful use of the defense.
Date: July 19, 1982
Creator: Marion, Catherine
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Soviet Negotiations to Limit Intermediate-Range Nuclear Weapons (open access)

U.S.-Soviet Negotiations to Limit Intermediate-Range Nuclear Weapons

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Date: July 23, 1982
Creator: Gellner, Charles R
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Onshore and Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing and Operations (open access)

Onshore and Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing and Operations

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Date: June 7, 1982
Creator: Hymes, William H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
P.L. 97-320, Garn-St. Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982: A Brief Explanation (open access)

P.L. 97-320, Garn-St. Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982: A Brief Explanation

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Date: November 1, 1982
Creator: Wells, F. Jean
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Changing World of Financial Intermediaries and Related Institutions: Survey of Major Developments and Their Implications for Public Policy (open access)

The Changing World of Financial Intermediaries and Related Institutions: Survey of Major Developments and Their Implications for Public Policy

Inflation, high and variable interest rates, and new electronic technology have had a profound impact on financial institutions throughout the world. This report surveys how the various kinds of financial institutions in the United States have been affected by these developments, how they have reacted, what major legislative action has been taken, and what policy issues remain.
Date: December 30, 1982
Creator: Allen, Julius W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
How the Food Stamp Program Works (open access)

How the Food Stamp Program Works

This report briefly describes the present operation of the Food Stamp program, reflecting legislative revisions through 1982.
Date: October 7, 1982
Creator: Richardson, Joe
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Basic Reference Sources For Use by Congressional Offices: An Annotated Selection of Publications and Services (open access)

Basic Reference Sources For Use by Congressional Offices: An Annotated Selection of Publications and Services

This is an annotated guide to publications and other sources of information useful to Members of Congress and their staffs, covering congressional office management, the organization and operation of Congress, legislative responsibilities, services to constituents, and other duties of Congress.
Date: December 15, 1982
Creator: Barry, Rozanne M. & Ovenshire, Ruthann
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Immigration and Nationality Act: Questions and Answers (open access)

The Immigration and Nationality Act: Questions and Answers

The basic United States law governing immigration and naturalization is contained in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, as amended (8 U.S.C. 1101 -- et seq.). This report provides questions and answers to explain the way in which the Immigration and Nationality Act as amended through 1981 regulates the entry of aliens for permanent and temporary residence in the United States, and other major provisions of the law. Emphasis is placed on subjects which have been of particular interest to the Congress in recent years. This supersedes CRS Report No. 81-65 EPW.
Date: March 11, 1982
Creator: Vialet, Joyce
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Availability of Nonfuel Minerals on Federal Lands: Background on the Issue (open access)

The Availability of Nonfuel Minerals on Federal Lands: Background on the Issue

The following report reviews the laws and practices that govern the extraction of non-fuel minerals from federal lands, and the restrict ions against such extract ions. Moreover, the federal land management agencies that regulate such activities are identified, and their responsibilities discussed.
Date: January 18, 1982
Creator: Powers, Jane
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal and State Authority to Regulate Radioactive Waste Disposal and Transportation (open access)

Federal and State Authority to Regulate Radioactive Waste Disposal and Transportation

There appears to be a growing controversy concerning whether a state has the authority to prevent the federal government from disposing of nuclear wastes within it and transporting nuclear wastes through it. Several states have statutes purporting to veto the federal government's action in these areas. This report investigates whether these state statutes may be unconstitutional and preempted by federal statutes and regulations.
Date: May 11, 1982
Creator: Seitzinger, Michael V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Information Services for Agriculture: The Role of Technology (open access)

Information Services for Agriculture: The Role of Technology

Significant improvements in technology-supported information services have created opportunities for their utilization by the farmers and ranchers of our Nation. This report highlights the development and expanded offering of these systems, describes current operational and experimental systems, and presents salient legislative initiatives which address this priority area.
Date: November 16, 1982
Creator: Chartrand, Robert L.; Carr, A. B. & Miller, Nancy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library