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The "Islamic State" Crisis and U.S. Policy
This report discusses the current crisis involving the Islamic State, which is a transnational Sunni Islamist insurgent and terrorist group that has expanded its control over areas of parts of Iraq and Syria since 2013.
Date:
March 12, 2015
Creator:
Blanchard, Christopher M.; Humud, Carla E.; Katzman, Kenneth & Weed, Matthew C.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Transcript of Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities Hearing: January 12-13, 2015
Transcript of a deliberation meeting held by the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities (CECANF) held January 12-13, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona. This meeting was convened for Commission members to discuss the issues of defining and counting child abuse and neglect fatalities and to explore recommendations for addressing them.
Date:
2015-01-12/2015-01-13
Creator:
CQ Transcriptions
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Transcript of Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities Hearing: November 12, 2015
Transcript of a public teleconference held by the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities (CECANF) on November 12, 2015. This meeting includes a discussion of the draft vision statement, proposed recommendations, and a discussion of proposed outlines for report chapters on American Indian and Alaskan Native children.
Date:
November 12, 2015
Creator:
CQ Transcriptions
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Coastal Water Authority: Certificate for Resolution]
Formal certificate of resolution entered at Harris County, Texas by the Coastal Water Authority adopting the "Resolution of the Board of Directors of Coastal Water Authority adopting the fiscal year 2016 budget and setting rates for the Red Bluff Water Treatment Plant; and making certain findings in connection therewith." It includes the text of full resolution and the 2016 budget for the Red Bluff Water Treatment Plant.
Date:
November 12, 2015
Creator:
Coastal Water Authority (Tex.)
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Use of Group Care for Children in Foster Care
None
Date:
May 12, 2015
Creator:
Congressional Research Service
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): FY2016 Appropriations
None
Date:
November 12, 2015
Creator:
Esworthy, Robert
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The World Trade Organization at 20
None
Date:
January 12, 2015
Creator:
Fergusson, Ian F.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Trade Promotion Authority (TPA): Frequently Asked Questions
This report provides background information Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), and discusses U.S. trade negotiating objectives, procedures for congressional-executive notification and consultation, and expedited legislative procedures.
Date:
June 12, 2015
Creator:
Fergusson, Ian F. & Beth, Richard S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cybersecurity and Information Sharing: Comparison of Legislative Proposals in the 114th Congress
This report compares two House bills and one Senate bill that address information sharing and related activities in cybersecurity. It also discusses some of the issues that those and other bills address.
Date:
June 12, 2015
Creator:
Fischer, Eric A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Human-Induced Earthquakes from Deep-Well Injection: A Brief Overview
This report reviews the current scientific understanding of induced seismicity, primarily in the context of Class II oil and gas waste water disposal wells.
Date:
May 12, 2015
Creator:
Folger, Peter & Tiemann, Mary
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate
This report discusses the current debate over "net neutrality." While there is no single accepted definition of "net neutrality," most agree that any such definition should include the general principles that owners of the networks that compose and provide access to the Internet should not control how consumers lawfully use that network, and they should not be able to discriminate against content provider access to that network.
Date:
June 12, 2015
Creator:
Gilroy, Angele A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Funding: Description of Process and Analysis of Disbursements
This report provides an overview of the committee funding process in the House and analyzes funding levels since 1996.
Date:
May 12, 2015
Creator:
Glassman, Matthew E. & Chausow, Lara E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The America COMPETES Acts: An Overview
This report discusses the COMPETES acts, policy debate and implementation status, enactment and re authorization and concluding observation.
Date:
May 12, 2015
Creator:
Gonzalez, Heather B.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Chicken Imports from China
This report covers a couple of key factors regarding poultry trade from China to the United States. It reviews guidelines set in motion by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (U.S.D.A.) Food and Safety Inspection Service (F.S.I.S.).
Date:
March 12, 2015
Creator:
Greene, Joel L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Final Report on the Costs and Benefits of Paid Family and Medical Leave in the District of Columbia
Report provides cost estimates for policy scenarios for private employers and other employers of District of Columbia residents based on existing policy ideas, eligibility criteria and benefit levels.
Date:
November 12, 2015
Creator:
Hayes, Jeffrey
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Community Health Center Fund: In Brief
This report provides information on the Community Health Center Fund (CHCF) that may be useful for discussions about the fund's future. Specifically, it includes information on: the types of grants awarded, total funds disbursed, and the amount of CHCF funds that facilities in each state and territory received.
Date:
February 12, 2015
Creator:
Heisler, Elayne J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Speaker of the House: House Officer, Party Leader, and Representative
This report discusses the three roles of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, who is widely viewed as symbolizing the power and authority of the House. The Speaker is presiding officer of the House, serves as leader of the majority party conference, and is an elected Member of the House.
Date:
November 12, 2015
Creator:
Heitshusen, Valerie
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Wilderness: Overview and Statistics
In 1964, the Wilderness Act established a national system of congressionally designated areas to be preserved in a wilderness condition: “where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain.” This report provides a brief history of wilderness, describes what wilderness is, identifies permitted and prohibited uses in wilderness areas, and provides data on the 109.8 million acres of designated wilderness areas as of January 1, 2015.
Date:
January 12, 2015
Creator:
Hoover, Katie
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Wilderness: Legislation and Issues in the 114th Congress
This report presents background information on wilderness protection and a discussion of issues in the wilderness debate--the pros and cons of wilderness designation generally; possible considerations for specific legislation; and a discussion of possible wilderness study area designation and protection. This report will also track the status of legislation introduced in the 114th Congress to designated new wilderness or release or release wilderness study areas.
Date:
January 12, 2015
Creator:
Hoover, Katie; Alexander, Kristina & Johnson, Sandra L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Agriculture Issues in U.S.-EU Trade Negotiations
This report briefly discusses the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) between the U.S. and the European Union (EU). The report also briefly notes the use of agricultural biotechnology.
Date:
June 12, 2015
Creator:
Johnson, Renée
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance
This report discusses the current political state of Afghanistan and the Afghan government. It also discusses Afghanistan's relationship with the United States, particularly U.S. efforts to urge President Hamid Karzai to address corruption within the Afghan government.
Date:
January 12, 2015
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iran Sanctions. May 2015
This report analyzes U.S. and international sanctions against Iran and, in so doing, provides examples, based on a wide range of open source reporting, of companies and countries that conduct business with Iran.
Date:
May 12, 2015
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iran's Nuclear Program: Tehran's Compliance with International Obligations
This report provides a brief overview of Iran's nuclear program and describes the legal basis for the actions taken by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) board and the Security Council.
Date:
May 12, 2015
Creator:
Kerr, Paul K.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
State Challenges to Federal Enforcement of Immigration Law: Historical Precedents and Pending Litigation in Texas v. United States
This report outlines how different states and localities react to the enforcement of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) regarding unauthorized aliens. The report provides a detailed overview of different states challenging the provisions of the INA and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative, with cases ranging from the mid-1990's to December 2014.
Date:
May 12, 2015
Creator:
Manuel, Kate M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library