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The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 111th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices (open access)

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 111th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices

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Date: February 25, 2010
Creator: Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. Lynne; Sheikh, Pervaze A.; Meltz, Robert & Alexander, Kristina
System: The UNT Digital Library
Health Reform and the 111th Congress (open access)

Health Reform and the 111th Congress

This report presents basic background information on health insurance that may be useful to legislators considering health insurance reforms. It describes health insurance reform approaches and provides brief descriptions of health insurance reform bills introduced in the 111th Congress.
Date: February 25, 2010
Creator: Chaikind, Hinda
System: The UNT Digital Library
Guantanamo Detention Center: Legislative Activity in the 111th Congress (open access)

Guantanamo Detention Center: Legislative Activity in the 111th Congress

This report analyzes relevant provisions in enacted legislation and selected pending bills relating to the U.S. Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a facility in which alleged enemy belligerents are detained.
Date: March 25, 2010
Creator: Henning, Anna C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
First-Term Members of the House of Representatives and Senate, 64th - 113th Congresses (open access)

First-Term Members of the House of Representatives and Senate, 64th - 113th Congresses

This report provides summary data on the number of Senators and Members of the House of Representatives who first entered Congress between the 64th Congress (1915-1917) and the 113th Congress (2013-2014).
Date: January 25, 2013
Creator: Manning, Jennifer E. & Petersen, R. Eric
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies: FY2009 Appropriations (open access)

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies: FY2009 Appropriations

This report examines various aspects of H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), otherwise known as the "economic stimulus," passed by both chambers and enacted by President Barak Obama on February 17, 2009.
Date: February 25, 2009
Creator: Else, Daniel H.; Scott, Christine & Panangala, Sidath Viranga
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: Issues for the 111th Congress (open access)

Cuba: Issues for the 111th Congress

This report tracks developments in U.S. policy toward Cuba and legislative initiatives in the 111th Congress.
Date: February 25, 2009
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: Issues for the 111th Congress (open access)

Cuba: Issues for the 111th Congress

This report discusses the current political conditions of Cuba, as well as its relationship with the United States. In particular, the report focuses on U.S. policy regarding Cuba, including various economic sanctions, human rights issues, and foreign aid appropriations.
Date: March 25, 2010
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Crime Control Issues in the 111th Congress (open access)

Federal Crime Control Issues in the 111th Congress

This report aggregates various issues surrounding federal crime control into five broad themes: violent crime control, combating fraud and theft, drug control, sentencing reform, and state and local justice assistance. Within these themes, the report examines more specific issues that confronted the 111th Congress. Issues discussed under the umbrella of violent crime control include hate crimes, gangs, and gun control. Issues related to the federal government's efforts to combat fraud and theft include identity theft and organized retail crime.
Date: January 25, 2011
Creator: Finklea, Kristin M.
System: The UNT Digital Library