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Patent Litigation Reform Legislation in the 114th Congress
None
Date:
July 29, 2015
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Standards of Conduct of Brokers, Dealers, and Investment Advisers
None
Date:
April 6, 2015
Creator:
Seitzinger, Michael V.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Missing Adults: Background, Federal Programs, and Issues for Congress
The first section of this report discusses demographics and record keeping of missing adults and unidentified remains, as well as some of the factors that may contribute to the disappearance of adults. This section also discusses federally-funded databases that are used to track data on missing adults and unidentified individuals. The second section of the report describes the federal programs and initiatives to assist in locating missing adults, including funding data where applicable. Finally, the third section discusses issues about the federal role in missing adult cases.
Date:
February 11, 2015
Creator:
Fernandes-Alcantara, Adrienne L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress
This report discusses The Coast Guard's Program of Record (POR) calls for procuring 8 national security cutters (NSCs), 25 offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 58 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) as replacements for 90 aging Coast Guard cutters and Patrol Craft.
Date:
March 26, 2015
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
FEMA DRF Major Disaster Assistance: Vermont
None
Date:
January 28, 2015
Creator:
Richardson, Daniel J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mountaintop Mining: Background on Current Controversies
This report provides background on regulatory requirements, controversies and legal challenges to mountaintop mining, and recent Administration actions. Attention to EPA’s veto of the West Virginia mining permit and other federal agency actions has increased in Congress. Congressional interest in these issues is discussed, including legislation seeking to restrict the practice of mountaintop mining and other legislation intended to block the Obama Administration’s regulatory actions.
Date:
April 20, 2015
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Instructing Senate Conferees
None
Date:
June 26, 2015
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Senegal
None
Date:
April 1, 2015
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy LX(R) Amphibious Ship Program: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the LX(R) amphibious ship program, a Navy program to build a new class of 11 amphibious ships. The Navy wants to procure the first LX(R) in FY2020.
Date:
March 25, 2015
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Voting Rights Act of 1965: Background and Overview
This report provides background information on the historical circumstances that led to the adoption of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), a summary of its major provisions, and a brief discussion of the U.S. Supreme Court decision and related legislation in the 113th and 114th Congresses.
Date:
April 14, 2015
Creator:
Coleman, Kevin J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Abortion: Judicial History and Legislative Response
This report discusses the judicial history of abortion and how legislatures respond to those decisions made by the court. The report tackles landmark cases such as Roe v. Wade as well as companion decisions such as Doe v. Bolton. The report highlights specifically how Congress has attempted to enact legislation that limits abortion practices.
Date:
September 16, 2015
Creator:
Shimabukuro, Jon O.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Small Business Administration Microloan Program
The Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) Microloan program provides direct loans to qualified nonprofit intermediary lenders who, in turn, provide “microloans” of up to $50,000 to small businesses and nonprofit child care centers. It also provides marketing, management, and technical assistance to microloan borrowers and potential borrowers. This report opens with a discussion of the rationale provided for having a Microloan program, describes the program’s eligibility standards and operating requirements for lenders and borrowers, and examines the arguments presented by the program’s critics and advocates. It then discusses P.L. 111-240, the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, which increased the Microloan program’s loan limit for borrowers from $35,000 to $50,000, and the aggregate loan limit for intermediaries after their first year of participation in the program from $3.5 million to $5 million.
Date:
May 28, 2015
Creator:
Dilger, Robert Jay
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Agricultural Research: Background and Issues
This report considers the U.S. Department of Agriculture's program for Research, Education, and Economics (REE). Moreover, the report discusses the amount of funding for the REE and debates the direction of it.
Date:
July 13, 2015
Creator:
Monke, Jim
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Green Infrastructure and Issues in Managing Urban Stormwater
Managing stormwater is one of the biggest and most expensive problems facing cities across the United States. This report discusses legislation that has been introduced to support research and implementation of green/innovative stormwater infrastructure. Overall, many in Congress remain concerned about how municipalities will pay for needed investments in water infrastructure projects generally—not limited to green infrastructure—and what role the federal government can and should play in those efforts.
Date:
September 15, 2015
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The HUD Homeless Assistance Grants: Programs Authorized by the HEARTH Act
This report discusses the Homeless Assistance Grants, administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The composition of the Homeless Assistance Grants changed when Congress enacted the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act as part of the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act in the 111th Congress (P.L. 111-22).
Date:
April 22, 2015
Creator:
Perl, Libby
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Overview of EPA and the Army Corps’ Rule to Define “Waters of the United States”
This report describes the revised rule of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) which defines the scope of waters protected under the Clean Water Act (CWA).
Date:
June 3, 2015
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Advisory Committees: An Introduction and Overview
Federal advisory committees—which may also be labeled as commissions, councils, or task forces—are established to assist the executive branch in deliberating and, in some cases, helping to solve complex or divisive issues. Congress, the President, or an agency head may establish a federal advisory committee to render independent advice or provide policy recommendations. This report offers a history of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), examines its current requirements, and provides data on federal advisory committees operations and costs.
Date:
October 28, 2015
Creator:
Ginsberg, Wendy
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Economic Development Administration: FY2016 Appropriations
This report discusses funding issues for the Economic Development Administration (EDA), which was created pursuant to the enactment of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, with the objective of fostering growth in economically distressed areas characterized by high levels of unemployment and low per-capita income levels.
Date:
July 16, 2015
Creator:
Boyd, Eugene
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act and the Supreme Court: A Legal Analysis of Young v. United Parcel Service
In 2015, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Young v. United Parcel Service. In the case, a United Parcel Service (UPS) worker named Peggy Young challenged her employer’s refusal to grant her a light-duty work assignment while she was pregnant, claiming that UPS’s actions violated the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA). This report begins with a discussion of the facts in the Young case, followed by an overview of the PDA. The report then provides an analysis of the Young case, its implications, and a potential legislative response.
Date:
September 25, 2015
Creator:
Feder, Jody
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Iran Hostages: Efforts to Obtain Compensation. July 2015
This report outlines the history of various efforts, including legislative efforts and count cases, and describes one bill currently before Congress, the Justice for Former American Hostages in Iran Act of 2015.
Date:
July 30, 2015
Creator:
Elsea, Jennifer K.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Secret Service Protection
None
Date:
February 12, 2015
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Grain Standards Act: Potential Reauthorization in the 114th Congress
None
Date:
May 22, 2015
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: FY2015 Appropriations
None
Date:
January 27, 2015
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Veterans’ Benefits: Pension Benefit Programs
None
Date:
June 29, 2015
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library