The Bush Tax Cuts and the Economy (open access)

The Bush Tax Cuts and the Economy

The George W. Bush Administration enacted a series of tax cuts through the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 and the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. This report examines these tax cuts within the context of the current and long-term economic environment.
Date: December 8, 2010
Creator: Hungerford, Thomas L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Jerusalem: U.S. Recognition as Israel's Capitol and Planned Embassy Move (open access)

Jerusalem: U.S. Recognition as Israel's Capitol and Planned Embassy Move

This report discuses President's Trump's announcement recognizing Jerusalem as the capitol of Israel and stating that the U.S. embassy would be moved there from Tel Aviv "as soon as practicable". It includes an overview of policy questions and concerns, international reactions, and Congressional reactions.
Date: December 8, 2017
Creator: Zanotti, Jim
System: The UNT Digital Library
"Extraordinary Measures" and the Debt Limit (open access)

"Extraordinary Measures" and the Debt Limit

This report briefly examines the statutory debt limit and the use of extraordinary measures by the Treasury Department when Congress does not modify the debt limit by the deadline.
Date: December 8, 2017
Creator: Driessen, Grant A. & Hughes, Joseph S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicare Temporary Payment Adjustments for Ground Ambulance Scheduled to Expire (open access)

Medicare Temporary Payment Adjustments for Ground Ambulance Scheduled to Expire

This report discusses the Medicare program which allows for adjustments in payment for ambulances due to the location of the service and level of service provided. A chart is provided showing the number of zip-codes in urban, rural, and super-rural areas for each state and territory.
Date: December 8, 2017
Creator: Villagrana, Marco A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nonimmigrant (Temporary) Admissions to the United States: Policy and Trends (open access)

Nonimmigrant (Temporary) Admissions to the United States: Policy and Trends

This report discusses U.S. non-immigrant visa types and statistics regarding travel by visa types and place of origin.
Date: December 8, 2017
Creator: Wilson, Jill H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Animal Welfare Act: Background and Selected Legislation (open access)

The Animal Welfare Act: Background and Selected Legislation

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Date: December 8, 2009
Creator: Becker, Geoffrey S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Congressional Appropriations Process: An Introduction (open access)

The Congressional Appropriations Process: An Introduction

Congress annually considers 11 or more appropriation measures, which provide funding for a variety of activities such as national defense, education, disaster assistance, crime programs, and general government operations, such as the administration of most federal agencies. This report details the rules and practices for the consideration of appropriations measures, referred to as the congressional appropriations process.
Date: December 8, 2006
Creator: Streeter, Sandy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Colombia: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Colombia: Background and U.S. Relations

This report analyzes the political and economic conditions in Colombia and examines major issues in the U.S - Colombian relations that are of interest to Congress.
Date: December 8, 2014
Creator: Beittel, June S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Legislative Procedures: Published Sources of Information (open access)

House Legislative Procedures: Published Sources of Information

This report provides an overview of the published sources of information on the House legislative procedures.
Date: December 8, 2006
Creator: Palmer, Betsy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Aircraft Carriers: Proposed Retirement of USS John F. Kennedy — Issues and Options for Congress (open access)

Navy Aircraft Carriers: Proposed Retirement of USS John F. Kennedy — Issues and Options for Congress

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Date: December 8, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Party Leaders in the House: Election, Duties, and Responsibilities (open access)

Party Leaders in the House: Election, Duties, and Responsibilities

Each major party in the House has a leadership hierarchy. This fact sheet summarizes the election, duties, and responsibilities of the Speaker of the House, the majority and minority leaders, and the whips and whip system.
Date: December 8, 2006
Creator: Heitshusen, Valerie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Special Order Speeches and Other Forms of Non-Legislative Debate in the House (open access)

Special Order Speeches and Other Forms of Non-Legislative Debate in the House

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Date: December 8, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Obtaining a Record Vote on the House Floor (open access)

Obtaining a Record Vote on the House Floor

The House of Representatives uses two kinds of votes in which the names and positions of individual Members are recorded: (1) the recorded vote, used chiefly in Committee of the Whole, though also in order in the House, and (2) the yea and nay vote, in order only in the House proper. Both kinds together are referred to as record votes or, more informally, as “roll call votes,” and both are normally taken by electronic device. This report illustrates forms commonly used for obtaining each kind of vote.
Date: December 8, 2006
Creator: Beth, Richard S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Counting Electoral Votes: An Overview of Procedures at the Joint Session, Including Objections by Members of Congress (open access)

Counting Electoral Votes: An Overview of Procedures at the Joint Session, Including Objections by Members of Congress

This report describes the steps which precede the joint session and the procedures set in the Constitution and statute by which the House and Senate jointly certify the results of the electoral vote. It also discusses the procedures set in law governing challenges to the validity of an electoral vote, and makes reference to the procedures followed during the joint session in 2005 by which the election of George W. Bush was certified.
Date: December 8, 2008
Creator: Maskell, Jack & Rybicki, Elizabeth
System: The UNT Digital Library
The United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy (open access)

The United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy

This report examines the political and economic landscape of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The UAE’s open economy and society have won praise, but lax export controls, particularly in the emirate of Dubai, are causing U.S. concern over proliferation of advanced technology; terrorist transiting; and human trafficking. The UAE undertook its first major electoral process in December 2006, although with a small, hand-picked electorate and for a body with limited powers.
Date: December 8, 2008
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
System: The UNT Digital Library
Importing Prescription Drugs: Objectives, Options, and Outlook (open access)

Importing Prescription Drugs: Objectives, Options, and Outlook

This report provides an overview about the Objectives, Options, and Outlook on Importing Prescription Drugs.it also examines the issues,spells out how they are treated from bill to bill, and refer to alternatives to important to ease the burden of prescription drug.
Date: December 8, 2005
Creator: Thaul, Susan & Vogt, Donna U.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Executive Compensation: SEC Regulations and Congressional Proposals (open access)

Executive Compensation: SEC Regulations and Congressional Proposals

This report discusses about the Corporate Executive Compensation Accountability and Transparency Act. It also discusses about the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 and the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.
Date: December 8, 2008
Creator: Seitzinger, Michael V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sports Legislation in the 108th Congress (open access)

Sports Legislation in the 108th Congress

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Date: December 8, 2003
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Older Americans Act: Funding Formulas (open access)

Older Americans Act: Funding Formulas

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Date: December 8, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Azerbaijan’s 2005 Legislative Election: Outcome and Implications for U.S. Interests (open access)

Azerbaijan’s 2005 Legislative Election: Outcome and Implications for U.S. Interests

This report discusses Azerbaijan's democratization progress as evidenced by its 2005 legislative election.
Date: December 8, 2005
Creator: Nichol, Jim
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chronic Homelessness: Background, Research, and Outcomes (open access)

Chronic Homelessness: Background, Research, and Outcomes

This report is categorized into different categories such as what is chronic homelessness?, Evolution of the Permanent Supportive Housing Strategy, Policy Implication etc.
Date: December 8, 2015
Creator: Perl, Libby & Bagalman, Erin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Amendment Process in the Committee of the Whole (open access)

Amendment Process in the Committee of the Whole

This report describes the amendment process in the Committee of the Whole, including reading for an amendment, debating, amendment trees, and voting.
Date: December 8, 2004
Creator: Schneider, Judy
System: The UNT Digital Library
The First Day of a New Congress: A Guide to Proceedings on the House Floor (open access)

The First Day of a New Congress: A Guide to Proceedings on the House Floor

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Date: December 8, 2006
Creator: Amer, Mildred
System: The UNT Digital Library
Safe Drinking Water Act: Implementation and Issues (open access)

Safe Drinking Water Act: Implementation and Issues

This report discusses key drinking water issues in the 108th Congress involving water infrastructure funding and problems caused by specific contaminants, such as the gasoline additive methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), perchlorate, and lead in drinking water. Congress last reauthorized the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) in 1996, and although funding authority for most SDWA programs expired in FY2003, broad reauthorization efforts were not pursued as EPA, states, and water utilities continued implementing the 1996 amendments.
Date: December 8, 2004
Creator: Tiemann, Mary
System: The UNT Digital Library