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Introduction to the Legislative Process in the U.S. Congress
This report introduces the main steps through which a bill (or other item of business) may travel in the legislative process--from introduction to committee and floor consideration to possible presidential consideration. This report outlines each of the common stages through which a bill may move, with references to sources of additional information regarding complications and variations that occur in practice.
Date:
January 10, 2018
Creator:
Heitshusen, Valerie
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Attorney General's Memorandum on Federal Marijuana Enforcement: Possible Impacts
This report discusses Attorney General Jeff Sessions' memorandum on federal marijuana enforcement policy sent to all U.S. Attorneys that immediately rescinds guidance documents specific to marijuana enforcement. It provides background on the memorandum, the relevant regulations, and implications of withdrawing previous guidance.
Date:
January 10, 2018
Creator:
Garvey, Todd & Yeh, Brian T.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Venezuela's Economic Crisis: Issues for Congress
This report discusses the economic crisis in Venezuela including its origins of the crisis and current attempts at debt restructuring by the Venezuelan government. The report also outlines U.S. interests in the Venezuelan economy and trade, the outlook for U.S. holders of Venezuelan oil company bonds, ownership of CITGO (the biggest shareholder is the Venezuelan state-oil company), and the prospects of U.S. support of economic recovery in the future.
Date:
January 10, 2018
Creator:
Nelson, Rebecca M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Facing the FAST Act: Abortion and Free Speech (Part 2)
Second part of a report regarding the Supreme Court case: "National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) v. Becerra;" it involves a California state law that requires certain pregnancy centers to distribute particular information to clients which they contend violates their free speech rights. This report discusses the potential implications of any Supreme Court decision in "NIFLA" for First Amendment jurisprudence and legislatures seeking to regulate in this area.
Date:
January 10, 2018
Creator:
Killion, Victoria L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Transatlantic Relations in 2018
This report discusses the current state of transatlantic relations between the U.S. and Europe and especially the European Union (EU). It also outlines various European concerns over the direction of the Trump Administration and future issues for Congress to consider.
Date:
January 10, 2018
Creator:
Morelli, Vincent L. & Archick, Kristin
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Facing the FAST Act: Abortion and Free Speech (Part 1)
First part of a report regarding the Supreme Court case: "National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) v. Becerra;" it involves a California state law that requires certain pregnancy centers to distribute particular information to clients which they contend violates their free speech rights. This report provides an overview of the challenged law, followed by an analysis of how the Supreme Court might categorize the speech at issue.
Date:
January 10, 2018
Creator:
Killion, Victoria L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mongolia
This report provides an overview of U.S.-Mongolia relations and the politics and economy of Mongolia.
Date:
July 10, 2018
Creator:
Lum, Thomas & Dolven, Ben
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iran: U.S. Economic Sanctions and the Authority to Lift Restrictions
This report identifies the legislative bases for sanctions imposed on Iran, and the nature of the authority to waive or lift those restrictions. It includes two tables that present legislation and executive orders that are specific to Iran and its objectionable activities in the areas of terrorism, human rights, and weapons proliferation.
Date:
May 10, 2018
Creator:
Rennack, Dianne E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Evaluation of Climate Change Impacts on Wetland Vegetation in the Dunhuang Yangguan National Nature Reserve in Northwest China Using Landsat Derived NDVI
This article uses 41 Landsat images between 1988 and 2016 to calculate the normalized difference vegetation indices (NVDIs) of the wetland vegetation at Xitugou (XTG) and Wowachi (WWC) inside the Dunhuang Yangguan National Nature Reserve in northwest China in order to assess the impacts of climate change on wetland vegetation.
Date:
May 10, 2018
Creator:
Pan, Feifei; Xie, Jianping; Lin, Juming; Zhao, Tingwei; Ji, Yongyuan; Hu, Qi et al.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: History, Impact, and Issues
This report examines debates over what constitutes an unfunded federal mandate and UMRA's implementation. It focuses on UMRA's requirement that CBO issue written cost estimate statements for federal mandates in legislation, its procedures for raising points of order in the House and Senate concerning unfunded federal mandates in legislation, and its requirement that federal agencies prepare written cost estimate statements for federal mandates in rules.
Date:
August 10, 2018
Creator:
Dilger, Robert Jay
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Can the President Pardon Contempt of Court? Probably Yes.
This report provides a brief background of contempt of court, explores the various arguments regarding whether a pardon can relieve an individual of criminal liability for contempt, and discusses potential congressional responses to the perceived abuse of the pardon power.
Date:
August 10, 2018
Creator:
Thompson, Richard M., II
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Military Child Development Program: Background and Issues
This report traces the development of DOD-sponsored childcare services and discusses these issues in greater depth in order to support Members of Congress in their oversight role. The next section gives an overview of DOD's justification for the CDP program and demand for services. Next is a discussion of current CDP components, policies, and funding. This is followed by the legislative history of DOD-sponsored childcare in the military. The final section discusses issues and options for Congress related to oversight and funding of military childcare programs.
Date:
August 10, 2018
Creator:
Kamarck, Kristy N.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Glider Kit, Engine, and Vehicle Regulations
This report examines EPA's and selected other federal agencies' requirements on glider kits and glider vehicles and outlines the congressional response.
Date:
August 10, 2018
Creator:
Lattanzio, Richard K. & Lowry, Sean
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Protecting Consumers and Businesses from Fraudulent Robocalls
This report discusses efforts by Congress and the Federal Communications Commision (FCC) to combat robocall scams and prevent them from reaching consumers. It includes an overview of what robocalls are, their legitimate uses, regulation, and complaint procedures for consumers.
Date:
October 10, 2018
Creator:
Figliola, Patricia Moloney
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Temporary Protected Status: Overview and Current Issues
This report describes Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in the context of humanitarian responses to migration and also briefly describes one alternative -- Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) -- including the historical use of these mechanisms. It also provides data on the countries currently designated for TPS, outlines past legislation to provide lawful permanent resident status to certain TPS-designated foreign nationals, and provides examples of activity in the 115th Congress related to TPS.
Date:
October 10, 2018
Creator:
Wilson, Jill H.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
SBA Veterans Assistance Programs: An Analysis of Contemporary Issues
This report provides an overview of U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) programs to provide training and other assistants to veterans seeking civilian employment. It includes sections discussing SBA programs, an economic profile of veteran-owned businesses, veterans' employment and business development programs, veterans' access to capital, federal contracting goals for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, and the military reservist economic injury disaster loan program.
Date:
October 10, 2018
Creator:
Dilger, Robert Jay & Lowry, Sean
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Innovation Structure Framework
This paper discusses the development of Innovation Structure Framework, which promotes the understanding of internal organizational processes that cause the necessary state of crisis for the creation, implementation, and acceptance of innovation.
Date:
November 10, 2018
Creator:
de Sa Freire, Patricia & Zilli, Julio Cesar
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The UNT Digital Library
How to Classify: the Information Resource Relating to Intangible Cultural Heritage of Databases in China
This paper seeks to learn more about the present classification of intangible cultural heritage information resources in mainland China.
Date:
November 10, 2018
Creator:
Wanwan, Lin & Runhao, Chen
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Jealousy in Cooperation – a Comparison of Two Game Based Approaches
This paper investigates update procedures based on deterministic dynamics for populations arranged in a lattice.
Date:
November 10, 2018
Creator:
Barachini, Franz & Bornemann, Manfred
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Guided Innovation Model: Messy Human Innovation
This paper outlines the theoretical foundation and framework for the Guided Innovation Model, which puts nonprofit organizations in a position to increase innovation through the application of Knowledge Management tools.
Date:
November 10, 2018
Creator:
Freeburg, Darin
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Examining the Integration Engineering and the Mergers and Acquisitions Processes Through the Evaluation of Intangible Assets in Knoweldge Management in Organizations: A Brazilian Case.
This paper examines how to measure intellectual capital as intangible assets in companies applying the Mergers and Acquisitions process.
Date:
November 10, 2018
Creator:
de Sa Freire, Patricia & Merlo, Tereza Raquel
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Barriers to Active Participation in VCoPs of a Brazilian Public Sector Company
This paper describes the research undertaken in a Brazilian company of the public services sector with the objective to identify the reasons why participants of virtual communities of practice (VCoPs) do not actively participate in their communities.
Date:
November 10, 2018
Creator:
Costa Ribeiro, Nara Viana; Watanabe Wilbert, Julieta K.; Aparecida Dandolini, Gertrudes & Artur de Souza, João
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Managers or Librarians: Roles and Competencies in RDM
This paper describes a workshop to analyze the roles and competencies of data curators in different contexts such as enterprises and academic libraries in mainland China.
Date:
November 10, 2018
Creator:
Fan, Zhenjia
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Development of an Electronic Resource Management Model for Science & Technology Institutions in India
This paper highlights the complexities associated with the management of electronic resources in an institution.
Date:
November 10, 2018
Creator:
Verma, Vijay Kumar
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The UNT Digital Library