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The Federal Flag Code Including Selected Questions and Answers
This report includes text of the Act, and of the Presidential Proclamation relating to the display of the flag at half-staff.
Date:
November 27, 1968
Creator:
Hutton, E. Jeremy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Proposed Allied Services Act: Summary and Arguments, Pro and Con
This report discusses the purpose of the bill which is to encourage and assist states and localities to develop, demonstrate and evaluate means of improving the utilization and effectiveness of human services through integrated planning, management, and delivery of those services in order to achieve the objectives of personal independence and individual and family economic self-sufficiency.
Date:
November 14, 1975
Creator:
House, Sharon
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Proposed Tax Reform: Summaries of items included in the Tentative Decisions of the Committee on ways and means, House of representatives 93rd congress.
This report is about Proposed Tax Reform: Summaries of items included in the Tentative Decisions of the Committee on ways and means, House of representatives 93rd congress.
Date:
November 4, 1974
Creator:
Drake, Susan L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pakistan: A Bibliography
This report is a bibliography that cites information related to Pakistan. It includes General, History, Government and Politics, Economy and Development, Foreign policy, and defense.
Date:
November 25, 1969
Creator:
Patitucci, Jean B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Delegation of Administrative Discretion to the Executive Branch: The Separation of Powers
This report was written in response to the Congressional action of delegating the power of implementing regulations that have the force and effect of law to members of the Executive branch such as federal agencies. The report collects and evaluates material pertinent to a wide range of questions in the area of the legislative practice of imposing criminal sanctions for violations of the administrative regulations which are a product of legislation.
Date:
November 1, 1968
Creator:
American Law Division
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The New Left: Students for a Democratic Society, A Supplement
This report discusses Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and their Marxist views and activities aimed at uniting students and workers. Splinter factions of SDS which staged violent protests in Chicago in the summer of 1969 are discussed in detail along with a prognosis on their likely levels of success in recruiting more students to their cause.
Date:
November 26, 1969
Creator:
Jones, Richard S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Seniority System in Congress: A Selected Bibliography
This report provides a bibliography of resources related to the seniority system in Congress.
Date:
November 12, 1969
Creator:
Kravitiz, Walter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Presidential Inability and Vice Presidential Vacancy
This report addresses Presidential Inability and Vice Presidential Vacancy.
Date:
November 1964
Creator:
American Law Division
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Minority Economic Development in the United States: Selected References, August 1967 to July 1969
This report provides a bibliography of resources related to minority economic development in the United States which were published from August 1967 to July 1969.
Date:
November 21, 1969
Creator:
Mitrisin, John B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conscientious and Selective Conscientious Objection to War: A Bibliographic Survey
This report address the conscientious objection to war.
Date:
November 10, 1969
Creator:
Buchan, Lois
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The FCC Fairness Doctrine
This report discusses two questions: (1) What is the legal basis for the FCC's jurisdictional authority to promulgate the Fairness Doctrine, (2) What is the normal way in which dissatisfied parties may attempt to have a ruling eliminated or amended.
Date:
November 3, 1967
Creator:
Yadlosky, Elizabeth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fair Trial and Free Press
This report discusses the two constitutional rights, right to a fair trial and right to fair press, which collides with various degree of intensity and urgency primarily in the area of publicity before and during a criminal trial, and discusses some recent major cases, regulations and some proposed solutions.
Date:
November 29, 1968
Creator:
Zafren, Daniel Hill
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Legislation in the 113th Congress
This report discusses legislation that would establish or enhance a statutory minimum term of imprisonment for some federal crimes, including drug offenses, crimes involving firearms, aggravated computer abuse, illegal reentry, and violence against public servants.
Date:
November 5, 2013
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Federal Civil Service Annuities
This report discusses the Cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) are based on the rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). All CSRS retirees and survivors receive COLAs. Under FERS, however, non-disabled retirees under age 62 do not receive COLAs. This report discusses cost-of-living adjustments for government retirees, as well as related legislation.
Date:
November 1, 2013
Creator:
Isaacs, Katelin P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The National Institute of Standards and Technology: An Appropriations Overview
This report examines the funding for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Date:
November 20, 2013
Creator:
Schacht, Wendy H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Bahrain: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy
This report discusses the current state of Bahrain, which has undergone substantial political reforms since the late 1990s, but which still suffers from tension between the Shiite majority and the Sunni-led government. This report focuses particularly on Bahrain's relationship with Iran and with the United States.
Date:
November 6, 2013
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Salaries of Members of Congress: Congressional Votes, 1990-2013
The report contains information on the pay procedure of members of Congress and recent adjustments. It provides information on previous actions and votes by year, from 1990-2010.
Date:
November 4, 2013
Creator:
Brudnick, Ida A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House Committee on Ethics: A Brief History of Its Evolution and Jurisdiction
This report examines the history and evolution of the House Committee on Ethics, including the committee's jurisdiction and investigative procedure. It does not deal with changes to federal or state criminal law or with criminal prosecutions of Members of Congress or with the specifics of disciplinary cases in the House.
Date:
November 27, 2013
Creator:
Straus, Jacob R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Invoking Cloture in the Senate
This report discusses cloture, the only procedure by which the Senate can vote to set an end to a debate without also rejecting the bill, amendment, conference report, motion, or other matter it has been debating.
Date:
November 25, 2013
Creator:
Davis, Christopher M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Preserving Homeownership: Foreclosure Prevention Initiatives
This report describes the consequences of foreclosure on homeowners, outlines recent foreclosure prevention plans implemented by the government and private organizations, and discusses the challenges associated with foreclosure prevention.
Date:
November 20, 2013
Creator:
Jones, Katie
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Biomass: Comparison of Definitions in Legislation
This report discusses the use of biomass, its legislative history, and the proposed redefinition of biomass in legislation.
Date:
November 26, 2013
Creator:
Bracmort, Kelsi
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Members' Representational Allowance: History and Usage
This report provides a history and overview of the Members' Representational Allowance (MRA) and examines spending patterns over three years--2005, 2006, and 2007. The data exclude non-voting Members, including Delegates and the Resident Commissioner. Members who were not in Congress for all of the first session of a Congress, whether the Member left Congress prior to the end of the year or entered any time after the beginning of the session, were also excluded.
Date:
November 25, 2013
Creator:
Brudnick, Ida A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The G-20 and International Economic Cooperation: Background and Implications for Congress
This report discusses the G-20, an international forum for discussing and coordinating economic policies among major advanced and emerging economies. Previous summits have, for example, focused on financial regulatory reform, global imbalances, funding for the International Monetary Fund (IMF), voting power of emerging economies in international financial institutions, and fossil fuel subsidies.
Date:
November 7, 2013
Creator:
Nelson, Rebecca M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Carbon Capture: A Technology Assessment
This report is a brief summary of what carbon capture and storage (CCS) is, how it is supposed to work, why it has gained the interest and support of some members of Congress, and what some of the challenges are to its implementation and deployment across the United States.
Date:
November 5, 2013
Creator:
Folger, Peter
System:
The UNT Digital Library