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Supplemental Security Income (SSI): A Fact Sheet
The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, Title XVI of the Social Security Act, was enacted in 1972 and implemented in 1974 to assure a minimum cash income to all aged, blind, or disabled persons. SSI is provided to eligible aged or disabled individuals or couples who have limited income and resources.
Date:
January 8, 2008
Creator:
Szymendera, Scott
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Energy: Selected Facts and Numbers
This report discusses the energy policy that has been a recurring issue for Congress since the first major crisis in the 1970s. The report offers a general view of energy consumption trends, Table 1 shows consumption by economic sector — residential, commercial, transportation, and industry — from 1950 to the present.
Date:
August 8, 2008
Creator:
Glover, Carol & Behrens, Carl E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Wetlands: An Overview of Issues
The report documents recent changes in wetland acres. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its most recent periodic survey of changes in wetland acreage nationwide in March 2006. Covering 1998 to 2004, it concluded that during this time period there was a small net gain in overall wetland acres for the first time that this survey has been conducted. Others caution, however, that much of this gain was in ponds, rather than natural wetlands.
Date:
July 8, 2008
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia & Zinn, Jeffrey A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Gasoline Prices: Causes of Increases and Congressional Response
This report, after analyzing factors that have contributed to high gasoline prices, describes the major legislative initiatives and discusses the issues involved.
Date:
September 8, 2008
Creator:
Behrens, Carl E. & Glover, Carol
System:
The UNT Digital Library
FEMA Disaster Housing and Hurricane Katrina: Overview, Analysis, and Congressional Issues
This report discusses the issues with the housing policies of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), particularly as they relate to the Post-Katrina Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-295) and the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Plan (P.L. 93-288). It includes an overview of the Stafford Act sections 403 and 408 as well as a breakdown of issues for Congress and possible Congressional approaches to address the policies.
Date:
August 8, 2008
Creator:
McCarthy, Francis X.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Bisphenol A (BPA) in Plastics and Possible Human Health Effects
This report discusses the effects of Bisphenol A (BPA) on fetal and infant development, which is used to produce certain types of plastic.
Date:
September 8, 2008
Creator:
Schierow, Linda-Jo & Lister, Sarah A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
SSI Income and Resource Limits: A Fact Sheet
None
Date:
January 8, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Transitional Medical Assistance (TMA) Under Medicaid
None
Date:
January 8, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Suits Against Terrorist States by Victims of Terrorism
None
Date:
August 8, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Taiwan: Major U.S. Arms Sales Since 1990
None
Date:
January 8, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Latvia: Current Issues and U.S. Policy
None
Date:
May 8, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ship Navigation in Harbors: Safety Issues
None
Date:
February 8, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: Comparison of House-Passed H.R. 3773, S. 2248 as Reported by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and S. 2248 as Reported Out of the Senate Judiciary Committee
None
Date:
February 8, 2008
Creator:
Bazan, Elizabeth B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 110th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices
None
Date:
October 8, 2008
Creator:
Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. Lynne; Sheikh, Pervaze A.; Meltz, Robert & Alexander, Kristina
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Older Americans Act: FY2008 Funding and FY2009 Budget Request
None
Date:
October 8, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Investment Policy: Issues for Congress
None
Date:
September 8, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
Campaign Finance: Legislative Developments and Policy Issues in the 110th Congress
This report discusses the Legislative Developments and Policy Issues in the 110th Congress related to Campaign Finance.
Date:
October 8, 2008
Creator:
Garrett, R. Sam
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
Trade Negotiations During the 110th Congress
This report discusses the trade negotiations during Bush Administration, which has made bilateral and regional free-trade agreements (FTAs) an important element of U.S. trade policy, a strategy known as “competitive liberalization.”
Date:
January 8, 2008
Creator:
Fergusson, Ian F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
Social Security Survivors Benefits
This report describes how a person becomes covered by Survivors Insurance. It outlines the types and amounts of benefits available to survivors, eligibility for those benefits, and the benefit application process. It provides statistics on survivor beneficiaries and a legislative history of Survivors Insurance, including legislative activity in the 110th Congress.
Date:
January 8, 2008
Creator:
Romig, Kathleen & Szymendera, Scott
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11
this report provides information about the Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11.
Date:
February 8, 2008
Creator:
Amy, Belsaco
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Teenage Pregnancy Prevention: Statistics and Programs
None
Date:
January 8, 2008
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library