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Lebanon and the Uprising in Syria: Issue for Congress
This report gives an overview of the social and political situation in Lebanon and in Syria, and discusses how the uprising in Syria could affect U.S. relations with Lebanon. Syria exerts a strong political influence on Lebanon and Syrian business interests remain prominent in the Lebanese economy. Both Lebanon and Syria have diverse societies where ethnic and sectarian groups compete and cooperate as they seek power within the confines of a rigid political system. Congress may review U.S. priorities and programs in relation to future U.S. policy in Lebanon.
Date:
February 2, 2012
Creator:
Hopkins, Rebecca A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA): A Summary of the Act and Its Major Requirements
This report summarizes the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the major regulatory programs dealing with chemical production and distribution in U.S. commerce.
Date:
February 2, 2010
Creator:
Schierow, Linda-Jo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Trade Promotion Authority (TPA)/Fast-Track Renewal: Labor Issues
None
Date:
February 2, 2007
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
White-Collar Crime: A Conceptual
None
Date:
February 2, 1994
Creator:
Cavanagh, Suzanne & Teasley, David
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Legal Services Corporation: Background and Funding
None
Date:
February 2, 2010
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Primer on Disability Benefits: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
None
Date:
February 2, 2010
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The “Farm Bill” in Brief
This report briefly discusses federal farm support, food assistance, agricultural trade, marketing, and rural development policies are governed by a variety of separate laws. Many of these laws periodically have been evaluated, revised, and renewed through an omnibus, multi-year farm bill. These policies can be and sometimes are modified through free-standing authorizing legislation, or as part of other laws.
Date:
February 2, 2007
Creator:
Becker, Geoffrey S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Calling Up Measures on the Senate Floor
This report is about Calling up Measures on the Senate floor.
Date:
February 2, 2007
Creator:
Davis, Christopher M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mutual Fund Reform Bills in the 108th Congress: A Side-by-Side Comparison
This report compares the provisions of these legislative proposals. It serves as an historical record of legislative activity in the 108th Congress.
Date:
February 2, 2005
Creator:
Jickling, Mark
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs
This report provides an overview of the "digital divide", which is a term used to describe a perceived gap between those Americans who use or have access to telecommunications and information technologies and those who do not.
Date:
February 2, 2005
Creator:
Kruger, Lennard G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Serbia and Montenegro Union: Prospects and Policy Implications
None
Date:
February 2, 2005
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Trade Promotion Authority (TPA): Issues, Options, and Prospects for Renewal
None
Date:
February 2, 2007
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Liaison Offices of Selected Federal Agencies
This report provides information about the Congressional Liaison Offices of Selected Federal Agencies. This list of about 150 congressional liaison offices is intended to help congressional offices in placing telephone calls.
Date:
February 2, 2004
Creator:
Watkins, Zina L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rules and Practices Governing the Selection of House Officers
None
Date:
February 2, 2007
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Social Security: Substantial Gainful Activity for the Blind
None
Date:
February 2, 2011
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity
This report describes Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity. Industry Hemp is a variety of cannabis Sativa and is of the same plant marijuana. However, Hemp is genetically different and distinguished by its use and chemical makeup. Precise data are not available in the U.S market for Hemp based products.
Date:
February 2, 2015
Creator:
Renne, Johnson
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Reauthorizing the Satellite Home Viewing Provisions in the Communications Act and the Copyright Act: Issues for Congress
None
Date:
February 2, 2010
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Employees' Retirement System: Summary of Recent Trends
This report describes recent trends in the characteristics of annuitants and current employees covered by the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) as well as the financial status of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund (CSRDF).
Date:
February 2, 2018
Creator:
Isaacs, Katelin P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Small Business Administration and Job Creation
This report discusses the Small Business Administration's programs and their impact on job creation. It examines the economic research on net job creation to identify the types of businesses that appear to create the most jobs, examines the possible implications this research might have for Congress and the SBA, and examines the arguments for providing federal assistance to small businesses.
Date:
February 2, 2018
Creator:
Dilger, Robert Jay
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"Extraordinary Measures" and the Debt Limit
This report discusses the statuary debt limit and the use of "extraordinary measures" by the Treasury Department to postpone when Congress must act on raising the debt limit or risk defaulting on debts.
Date:
February 2, 2018
Creator:
Driessen, Grant A. & Hughes, Joseph S.
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:
February 2, 2018
Creator:
Dilger, Robert Jay
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Trespassing: The Leading Cause of Rail-Related Fatalities
This report discusses trespassing on railroad property and tracks and how it is the leading cause of train accident fatalities. Statistics on rail related fatalities and prevention strategies are discussed.
Date:
February 2, 2018
Creator:
Frittelli, John
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Domestic Solar Manufacturing and New U.S. Tariffs
This report discusses solar energy panel manufacturing and the effects new U.S. tariffs on imports of solar energy materials may have on the industry.
Date:
February 2, 2018
Creator:
Platzer, Michaela D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Debt Limit Since 2011
This report discusses the U.S. government's debt limits since 2011 and the legislative history of the raising of the debt limit for each year through the present.
Date:
February 2, 2018
Creator:
Austin, D. Andrew
System:
The UNT Digital Library