Treatment of Noncitizens Under the Affordable Care Act (open access)

Treatment of Noncitizens Under the Affordable Care Act

This report provides information regarding the treatment of noncitizens under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) including definitions of "lawfully present," the health insurance mandate, exchanges, and ACA changes to Medicaid. It also discusses the verification of alien status under the ACA and related legislation in the 113th Congress.
Date: October 27, 2016
Creator: Siskin, Alison
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cybersecurity: Legislation, Hearings, and Executive Branch Documents (open access)

Cybersecurity: Legislation, Hearings, and Executive Branch Documents

This report provides links to cybersecurity-related committee hearings in the 112th, 113th, and 114th Congresses. It also provides a list of executive orders and presidential directives pertaining to information and computer security.
Date: October 21, 2016
Creator: Tehan, Rita
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Issues in the 113th Congress: An Overview (open access)

Clean Air Issues in the 113th Congress: An Overview

This report discusses the air pollution regulations and the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) regulatory actions on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and also addresses some climate change issues.
Date: October 21, 2014
Creator: McCarthy, James E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Lands and Natural Resources: Overview and Selected Issues for the 113th Congress (open access)

Federal Lands and Natural Resources: Overview and Selected Issues for the 113th Congress

This report provides references to analytical reports on cybersecurity from CRS, other government agencies, trade associations, and interest groups. The reports and related websites are grouped under the following cybersecurity topics: policy overview; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC); cloud computing and FedRAMP; critical infrastructure; cybercrime, data breaches and data security; national security, cyber espionage, and cyberwar (including Stuxnet); international efforts; education/training/workforce; and research and development (R&D).
Date: October 14, 2014
Creator: Tehan, Rita
System: The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 113th Congress: A Profile (open access)

Membership of the 113th Congress: A Profile

This report presents a profile of the membership of the 113th Congress (2013-2014). Statistical information is included on selected characteristics of Members, including data on party affiliation, average age, occupation, education, length of congressional service, religious affiliation, gender, ethnicity, foreign births, and military service.
Date: October 31, 2013
Creator: Manning, Jennifer E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Reauthorization Proposals in the 113th Congress: Comparison of Major Features of Current Law and S.1356 (open access)

Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Reauthorization Proposals in the 113th Congress: Comparison of Major Features of Current Law and S.1356

This report summarizes each of the WIA titles and highlights the major features of S. 1356, as ordered reported, pertaining to each title. The report also compares the proposed provisions of S. 1356 to current law
Date: October 29, 2013
Creator: Bradley, David H. & Collins, Benjamin
System: The UNT Digital Library
The "Pay Ratio Provision" in the Dodd-Frank Act: Legislation to Repeal It in the 113th Congress (open access)

The "Pay Ratio Provision" in the Dodd-Frank Act: Legislation to Repeal It in the 113th Congress

This report provides insight into the debate over the pay provision, the SEC proposal to implement the provision, and legislation to repeal the provision. It does so by (1) examining the debate over whether public company executives are overpaid; (2) describing the pay ratio provision and the SEC proposals to implement it; (3) examining various responses to the pay ratio provision and the proposal to implement them; (4) describing legislation to repeal the provision; and (5) examining the public policy debate over the potential costs and benefits of the pay ratio provision and the implementation proposal.
Date: October 28, 2013
Creator: Shorter, Gary
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proposed Reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in the 113th Congress: S. 1009 Compared with S. 696 and Current Law (open access)

Proposed Reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in the 113th Congress: S. 1009 Compared with S. 696 and Current Law

This report compares key provisions of S. 696 and S. 1009 with provisions of TSCA Title I (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) that would be affected if either bill became law. These provisions are summarized in Tables 1 through 6 of this report.
Date: October 23, 2013
Creator: Yen, Jerry H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Senate Committee Expenditures Resolutions, 113th Congress, and Funding Authorizations Since 1999 (open access)

Senate Committee Expenditures Resolutions, 113th Congress, and Funding Authorizations Since 1999

This report provides committee funding requests and authorizations for Senate committees in the 106th through 113th Congresses.
Date: October 17, 2013
Creator: Glassman, Matthew Eric
System: The UNT Digital Library