Former Speakers of the House: Office Allowances, Franking Privileges, and Staff Assistance (open access)

Former Speakers of the House: Office Allowances, Franking Privileges, and Staff Assistance

This report is categorized into Four Categories: (I) Introduction, (II) Background, (III) Allowance Currently Available to Former Speakers and (IV) Funding and Restrictions on Use.
Date: May 27, 2015
Creator: Glassman, Matthew E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Credit Programs: Comparing Fair Value and the Federal Credit Reform Act (FCRA) (open access)

Federal Credit Programs: Comparing Fair Value and the Federal Credit Reform Act (FCRA)

This report first provides a brief explanation of federal credit programs. Next, it examines recent legislative proposals and hearings. It assesses several policy issues Congress might consider and the benefits and challenges of remaining on FCRA cost estimates versus using fair-value estimates to determine subsidy costs.
Date: September 14, 2015
Creator: Gnanarajah, Raj
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Security: The Trust Funds (open access)

Social Security: The Trust Funds

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Date: August 5, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Investment in U.S. Securities (open access)

Foreign Investment in U.S. Securities

This report relies on a comprehensive set of data on capital flows represented by purchases and sales of U.S. government securities and the U.S and foreign corporate stocks and bonds into and out of the United States.
Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: Jackson, James K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Recent Activities and Ongoing Developments (open access)

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Recent Activities and Ongoing Developments

In the wake of the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010, federal agencies, state and local government agencies, and responsible parties faced an unprecedented challenge. An oil discharge continued for 87 days, resulting in the largest ever oil spill in U.S. waters.
Date: April 17, 2015
Creator: Ramseur, Johnathan L
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: Nevada (open access)

FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: Nevada

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Date: January 28, 2015
Creator: Richardson, Daniel J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proposals to Eliminate Public Financing of Presidential Campaigns (open access)

Proposals to Eliminate Public Financing of Presidential Campaigns

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Date: March 4, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA): Overview of Workers’ Compensation for Certain Private-Sector Maritime Workers (open access)
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and Al Murabitoun (open access)

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and Al Murabitoun

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Date: April 7, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Financing for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) (open access)

Federal Financing for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

This report provides an overview of CHIP financing, beginning with an explanation of the federal matching rate. It describes various aspects of federal CHIP funding, such as the federal appropriation, state allotments, the CHILD Enrollment Contingency Fund etc.
Date: April 23, 2015
Creator: Mitchell, Alison
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Overview of Private Health Insurance Provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) (open access)

Overview of Private Health Insurance Provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)

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Date: January 8, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Westlands Drainage Settlement: A Primer (open access)

Westlands Drainage Settlement: A Primer

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Date: June 25, 2015
Creator: Mallen, Travis H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Monuments and Memorials Authorized Under the Commemorative Works Act in the District of Columbia: Current Development of In-Progress and Lapsed Works (open access)
Legal Liability for Social Security Overpayments (open access)

Legal Liability for Social Security Overpayments

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Date: March 10, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicaid: An Overview (open access)

Medicaid: An Overview

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Date: August 3, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Stored Communications Act: Reform of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) (open access)

Stored Communications Act: Reform of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)

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Date: May 19, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Internet of Things: CRS Experts (open access)

The Internet of Things: CRS Experts

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Date: October 13, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Water Resource Issues in the 114th Congress (open access)

Water Resource Issues in the 114th Congress

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Date: January 23, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
DHS Budget v. DHS Appropriations: Fact Sheet (open access)

DHS Budget v. DHS Appropriations: Fact Sheet

This report contains a significant portion of the department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) budget. It also contains the CRS analysis of the FY2016 DHS congressional justification.
Date: May 26, 2015
Creator: Painter, William L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cybersecurity Issues and Challenges (open access)

Cybersecurity Issues and Challenges

This report provides information about Cybersecurity Issues and Challenges. People who perform cyberattacks generally fall into various categories like criminals, spies, nation-state warriors, terrorists, etc.
Date: January 21, 2015
Creator: Fischer, Eric A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Altering House Ethics Committee Sanction Recommendations on the Floor: Past Precedent and Options for Action (open access)

Altering House Ethics Committee Sanction Recommendations on the Floor: Past Precedent and Options for Action

This report consists of altering house ethics committee sanction recommendations on the floor: Past Precedent and Options for Action.
Date: September 25, 2015
Creator: Straus, Jacob R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Redistricting: Legal and Constitutional Issues (open access)

Congressional Redistricting: Legal and Constitutional Issues

This report discusses the congressional redistricting that is the drawing of district boundaries from which the people choose their representatives to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Date: September 22, 2015
Creator: Whitaker, L. Paige
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chronic Homelessness: Background, Research, and Outcomes (open access)

Chronic Homelessness: Background, Research, and Outcomes

This report is categorized into different categories such as what is chronic homelessness?, Evolution of the Permanent Supportive Housing Strategy, Policy Implication etc.
Date: December 8, 2015
Creator: Perl, Libby & Bagalman, Erin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Kenya (open access)

Kenya

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Date: April 2, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library