Women in the United States Congress: Historical Overview, Tables, and Discussion (open access)

Women in the United States Congress: Historical Overview, Tables, and Discussion

This report discusses the impact of women in Congress and historical information, such as the number and percentage of women in Congress over time, means of entry to Congress, comparisons to international and state legislatures, records for tenure, firsts for women in Congress, women in leadership, and African-American and Asian-Pacific American women in Congress.
Date: February 18, 2014
Creator: Manning, Jennifer E.; Shogan, Colleen J. & Brudnick, Ida A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Japan Economic Relations: Significance, Prospects, and Policy Options (open access)

U.S.-Japan Economic Relations: Significance, Prospects, and Policy Options

This report discusses issues regarding U.S.-Japan economic relations, since the economic condition of each nation can affect the world economy and a U.S.-Japan bilateral economic relationship could influence economic conditions in other countries. U.S. and Japanese leaders have several options on how to manage their relationship, including stronger reliance on the World Trade Organization; special bilateral negotiating frameworks and agreements; or a free trade agreement.
Date: February 18, 2014
Creator: Cooper, William H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Debt Limit Since 2011 (open access)

The Debt Limit Since 2011

This report discusses the federal debt increase. The accumulation of federal debt accelerated in the wake of the 2007-2008 financial crisis and subsequent recession. Rising debt levels, along with continued differences in views of fiscal policy, led to a series of contentious debt limit episodes in recent years.
Date: February 18, 2014
Creator: Austin, D. Andrew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Health Benefits for Members of Congress and Certain Congressional Staff (open access)

Health Benefits for Members of Congress and Certain Congressional Staff

This report summarizes the provisions of the final rule and describes how it affects current and retired Members and congressional staff. OPM has indicated that Members and congressional staff are still eligible for other health benefits related to federal employment, and these additional health benefits are outlined in this report. This report also discusses Members' and staff's eligibility for Medicare, which does not appear to be affected by the final rule.
Date: February 18, 2014
Creator: Mach, Annie L. & Cornell, Ada S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Laws Affecting the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) (open access)

Laws Affecting the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP)

This report provides historical and background information that helps explain how Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) has evolved. It focuses solely on changes made to FEHBP through legislative action.
Date: February 18, 2014
Creator: Mach, Annie L. & Cornell, Ada S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Guest Artist Recital and Student Recital: 2011-02-18 - Songs and Scenes by Jake Heggie

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A student and guest artist recital performed at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date: February 18, 2011
Creator: Heggie, Jake, 1961-
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Student Loans: Impact of Loan Limit Increases on College Prices Is Difficult to Discern (open access)

Federal Student Loans: Impact of Loan Limit Increases on College Prices Is Difficult to Discern

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "For more than a decade, college prices have been rising consistently and have continued to rise at a gradual pace after the Stafford loan limit increases were enacted in 2008 and 2009. However, it is difficult to determine if a direct relationship exists between increases in college prices and the Stafford loan limit increases because of the confluence of many other factors that occurred around the time the loan limit increases took effect. Specifically, when the loan limit increases took effect, the nation was in a recession, which created one of the most tumultuous and complex economic environments in recent history. GAO's analysis found that the economic effects of the recession, which affected families' employment, income, and net worth make it difficult to isolate the impact the recession had on students' decisions to borrow money to finance college expenses versus the impact of the loan limit increases. Further, federal, state, and institutional aid available to students also increased significantly around the same time the loan limit increases went into effect. It is difficult to determine the extent to which the increased availability of this financial aid …
Date: February 18, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
License Suspensions for Nondriving Offenses: Practices in Four States That May Ease the Financial Impact on Low-Income Individuals (open access)

License Suspensions for Nondriving Offenses: Practices in Four States That May Ease the Financial Impact on Low-Income Individuals

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "States suspend driver's licenses for a variety of offenses that are not directly related to driving safety. For example, all states have procedures to suspend licenses for child support arrearages. In addition, a majority of states issue suspensions for such offenses as failure to pay court or motor vehicle fines or maintain proper insurance. While recognizing that license suspension can be an effective tool for encouraging compliance with various laws, some policymakers and advocacy groups have raised concerns that certain drivers may face suspension because of their limited ability to meet financial obligations. They have also raised concerns that suspensions make it difficult for some low-income individuals to maintain or find work, and may make it more challenging for them to pay fines or meet child support obligations. Additionally, they have raised concerns that suspensions for nondriving offenses may clog court systems and divert resources to activities that do not improve traffic safety. Although the federal government has a limited role with regard to driver's licenses, federal law promotes nondriving suspensions in two circumstances. First, as a condition of federal funding for their child support enforcement …
Date: February 18, 2010
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicare Part D: CMS Conducted Fraud and Abuse Compliance Plan Audits, but All Audit Findings Are Not Yet Available (open access)

Medicare Part D: CMS Conducted Fraud and Abuse Compliance Plan Audits, but All Audit Findings Are Not Yet Available

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Medicare Part D program, administered by the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), provides a voluntary, outpatient prescription drug benefit for eligible individuals 65 years and older and eligible individuals with disabilities. CMS contracts with private companies--such as health insurance companies and companies that manage pharmacy benefits--to provide Part D prescription drug plans for Medicare beneficiaries. These companies are referred to as Part D sponsors. About 27 million individuals were enrolled in Medicare Part D as of December 2009, and estimated Medicare Part D spending was $51 billion in fiscal year 2009. Because of Medicare's vulnerability to fraud, waste, and abuse, GAO has designated Medicare as a high-risk program. We and HHS's Inspector General have previously reported that the size, nature, and complexity of the Part D program make it a particular risk for fraud, waste, and abuse. The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), which established the Part D program, requires all Part D sponsors to have programs to safeguard Part D from fraud, waste, and abuse. CMS is responsible for managing and overseeing …
Date: February 18, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ryan White CARE Act: Estimated Effect of Continued Application of the Fiscal Year 2010 Stop-Loss Provision on 2011 Funding for Urban Areas (open access)

Ryan White CARE Act: Estimated Effect of Continued Application of the Fiscal Year 2010 Stop-Loss Provision on 2011 Funding for Urban Areas

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Congress asked us to estimate the effect on Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 1990 (CARE Act) funding to urban areas if the stop-loss provision applicable in fiscal year 2010 was applied to funding for 2011 under a continuing resolution. The CARE Act, administered by the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), was enacted to address the needs of jurisdictions, health care providers, and people with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS). In October 2009, the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009 (RWTEA) reauthorized CARE Act programs for fiscal years 2010 through 2013. Under the CARE Act, funding for urban areas--eligible metropolitan areas (EMA) and transitional grant areas (TGA)--is primarily provided through three categories of grants: (1) formula grants that are awarded based on the case counts of people with HIV/AIDS in an urban area; (2) supplemental grants that are awarded on a competitive basis based on an urban area's demonstration of need, including criteria such as HIV/AIDS prevalence; and (3) Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI) grants, which are awarded for urban areas to address disparities in access, …
Date: February 18, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Superfund: Information on the Nature and Costs of Cleanup Activities at Three Landfills in the Gulf Coast Region (open access)

Superfund: Information on the Nature and Costs of Cleanup Activities at Three Landfills in the Gulf Coast Region

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that one in four Americans lives within 3 miles of a contaminated site, many of which pose serious risks to human health and the environment. The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) provided the federal government with authority to respond to releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances and created a trust fund to provide for certain cleanup activities. Under CERCLA, EPA established the Superfund program to address the threats that contaminated sites pose. Although EPA has paid for the cleanup of many of these sites through the Superfund program, funding for these cleanups has diminished in recent years. In 2010, we reported that EPA's estimated costs to clean up existing contaminated sites exceed the Superfund program's current funding levels and that some sites have not received sufficient funding for cleanup to proceed in the most cost-efficient manner. Additionally, in July 2009, we reported that EPA does not collect sufficient information on the cost of cleanup activities at Superfund sites and recommended, among other things, that EPA assess and improve the data it collects on the status and …
Date: February 18, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Faculty Recital: 2014-02-18 - Steven Harlos, Bösendorfer piano and Petra Somlai, fortepiano

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A faculty recital performed at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date: February 18, 2014
Creator: Harlos, Steven, 1953- & Somlai, Petra
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, February 18, 2011 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, February 18, 2011

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: February 18, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 2010 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 2010

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: February 18, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 2010 (open access)

Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 2010

Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 18, 2010
Creator: Judson, Mary Henkel
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 2010 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 2010

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: February 18, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
NT Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 11, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 18, 2014 (open access)

NT Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 11, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Semiweekly student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 18, 2014
Creator: Darnell, William A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, February 18, 2011 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, February 18, 2011

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: February 18, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Helen Snapp Obituary] (open access)

[Clipping: Helen Snapp Obituary]

Newspaper clipping of an obituary listing for Helen Wyatt Snapp, a former WASP member, as well as other obituaries and articles about local news.
Date: [2013-02-18..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 140, No. 7, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 18, 2015 (open access)

Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 140, No. 7, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Weekly newspaper from Mineola, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 18, 2015
Creator: Newman, Doris
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, February 18, 2011 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, February 18, 2011

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 18, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 36, Number 7, Pages 885-1194, February 18, 2011 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 36, Number 7, Pages 885-1194, February 18, 2011

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: February 18, 2011
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 2010 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 2010

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 18, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 2010 (open access)

Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 2010

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 18, 2010
Creator: Wisch, Rene
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History