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Innovative Federal Legislation in the Field of Conservation 1900-1969
This report provides a list of federal legislation which established new or significant departures in the management, development, and administration of natural resources from the years 1900-1969.
Date:
January 6, 1970
Creator:
Bowman, Wallace D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Library of Congress Legislative Reference Service
This report is on Legislative Background of Federal Food Aid Programs
Date:
August 6, 1969
Creator:
Sherman, Harvey R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Current Nixon Appointments
This report is a list of the people appointed by President Nixon as of April 6th, 1971.
Date:
April 6, 1971
Creator:
Cambio, Edward P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Social Security Benefit Increase Provided By P.L. (Approved July 1, 1972) (The Church Amendment)
This report out lines the Church Amendment, which temporarily increased the debt ceiling and provided a 20 percent general increase in social security benefits.
Date:
July 6, 1972
Creator:
Crowley, Francis J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Description of Federal Programs that Otherize the Sale or Other Disposal of Federal Land
This report is a brief overview of land disposal policies of Principal federal land managements agencies.
Date:
June 6, 1977
Creator:
Fletcher, Wendell W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Testimonial Privileges Under Federal "Common Law"
This report consists of testimonial privileges under federal common law
Date:
September 6, 1978
Creator:
Murl A Larkin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Technology Assessment Act of 1972 (P.L. 92-484) -- Revised
This report is an outline of documents that describe the Office of Technology Assessment.
Date:
February 6, 1972
Creator:
Hahn, Walter A. & Chalk, Rosemary A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Selected Indian Affairs Legislation Enacted or Considered by the 93rd Congress
This report is about Selected Indian Affairs Legislation Enacted or Considered by the 93rd Congress.
Date:
March 6, 1975
Creator:
Jones, Richard S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Small Business and Occupational Safety and Health Act: Legislative Developments in the 92nd Congress
This report outlines the relationships of small businesses with OSHA, and proposes exempting small businesses from OSHA, providing consultation and establishing separate standards depending on the industry.
Date:
February 6, 1973
Creator:
Wander, Thomas
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Government Termination of supervision over the American Indian
This report contains references related to American Indian.
Date:
December 6, 1968
Creator:
Longone, Stephan A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Statutory and Organizational Review of the American Revolution Bicentennal Celebration: 1966-1973
This report is a Statutory and Organizational Review of the American Revolution Bicentennial Celebration from 1966 through 1973.
Date:
February 6, 1974
Creator:
Moe, Ronald C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Designation of Election Systems as Critical Infrastructure
This report discusses the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) designating the election infrastructure used in federal elections as a component of U.S. critical infrastructure. The designation was made in January 2017, in response to a series of cyberattacks that occurred on information systems of state and local election jurisdictions prior to the 2016 election. The report explains the concept of critical infrastructure and the implications of the designation.
Date:
July 6, 2018
Creator:
Fischer, Eric A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Coast Guard's programs for procuring 8 National Security Cutters (NSCs), 25 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 58 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs). The Coast Guard's proposed FY2019 budget requests a total of $705 million in acquisition funding for the NSC, OPC, and FRC programs.
Date:
July 6, 2018
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress
This report discusses the Navy's ship naming practices and the process of choosing new ship names. Methods of Congress expressing support for a name and recent legislation recommending the name "Los Alamos" for the Navy's next nuclear submarine are also included.
Date:
July 6, 2018
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Turkey: Background and U.S. Relations In Brief
This report provides information and analysis on Turkish relations with the United States, Russia, Syria, and Kurdish groups. Domestic issues in Turkey include economic issues and President Erdogan's increasing authoritarianism.
Date:
June 6, 2018
Creator:
Zanotti, Jim & Thomas, Clayton
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Multilateral Development Banks: Overview and Issues for Congress
This report provides an overview of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) and highlights major issues for Congress. The first section discusses how the MDBs operate, and the second section discusses the role of Congress in the MDBs.
Date:
July 6, 2018
Creator:
Nelson, Rebecca M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Increase in Illicit Fentanyl Overdose Deaths
This report discusses fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is 50-100 times more potent than morphine. The steep increase in overdose deaths involving fentanyl is seen as a "new chapter" in the opioid epidemic. Topics covered include the rise of fentanyl overdoses, availability of fentanyl, and policy considerations.
Date:
June 6, 2018
Creator:
Duff, Johnathan H. & Sacco, Lisa N.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Trade Issues
This report provides background and analysis of U.S.-China commercial ties, including history, trends, issues, and outlook.
Date:
July 6, 2018
Creator:
Morrison, Wayne M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Rise and Decline of the Alien Tort Statute
This report explains the original purpose of the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), restrictions placed on the ATS by the Supreme Court, the effect of the recent case Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC, and the response from Congress.
Date:
June 6, 2018
Creator:
Mulligan, Stephen P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
National Flood Insurance Program: Selected Issues and Legislation in the 115th Congress
This report discusses legislation and debates regarding the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) during the 115th Congress.
Date:
June 6, 2018
Creator:
Horn, Diane P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress
This report presents background information and issues for Congress concerning the Navy's force structure and shipbuilding plans. The current and planned size and composition of the Navy, the rate of Navy ship procurement, and the prospective affordability of the Navy's shipbuilding plans have been oversight matters for the congressional defense committees for many years. The issue for Congress is whether to approve, reject, or modify the Navy's proposed FY2019 shipbuilding program and the Navy's longer-term shipbuilding plans.
Date:
July 6, 2018
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fiscal Year 2018 Military Construction Authorizations and Appropriations
This report explains the Trump Administration's military construction budget, breaking down the budget authorizations and appropriations by military department.
Date:
June 6, 2018
Creator:
Mann, Christopher T.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Financial Regulation: The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (S. 2155)
This report discusses the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (S. 2155) which was reported by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on December 18, 2017. The bill generally aims to provide regulatory relief to banks, relax mortgage lending rules, and provide additional consumer protections related to credit reporting and other areas. This report briefly highlights major policy proposals.
Date:
March 6, 2018
Creator:
Perkins, David W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Senate Committee Rules in the 115th Congress: Key Provisions
This report first provides a brief overview of Senate rules as they pertain to committee actions. The report then provides tables that summarize selected, key features of each committee's rules in regard to meeting day, hearing and meeting notice requirements, scheduling of witnesses, hearing quorum, business quorum, amendment filing requirements, proxy voting, polling, nominations, investigations, and subpoenas. In addition, the report looks at selected unique provisions some committees have included in their rules in the miscellaneous category. The tables represent only a portion of each committee's rules, and provisions of the rules that are substantially similar to or essentially restatements of the Senate's Standing Rules are not included. This report will be not be updated further during the 115th Congress.
Date:
December 6, 2017
Creator:
Heitshusen, Valerie
System:
The UNT Digital Library