Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 113th Congress, Second Session (open access)

Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 113th Congress, Second Session

Congressional Record in which Representative Ros-Lehtinen honors the life of Woman Airforce Service Pilot, Frances Sargen, describing her service with the WASP and her life after retirement.
Date: January 14, 2010
Creator: United States. Congress.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Energy Policy: 113th Congress Issues (open access)

Energy Policy: 113th Congress Issues

This report discusses various aspects and considerations regarding energy policy in the United States. The report covers topics including energy conservation, efficiency, supply, prices and legislation.
Date: January 3, 2013
Creator: Behrens, Carl E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Food Safety Issues for the 113th Congress (open access)

Food Safety Issues for the 113th Congress

This report discusses Food Safety Incidents, Food borne Illness, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, and Key Issues for the 113th Congress.
Date: January 9, 2013
Creator: Johnson, Renée
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transportation Security: Issues for the 113th Congress (open access)

Transportation Security: Issues for the 113th Congress

This report discusses aviation security, transit and passenger security, port and maritime security.
Date: January 11, 2013
Creator: Peterman, David Randall; Elias, Bart & Frittelli, John
Object Type: Report
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
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unemployment Insurance: Legislative Issues in the 113th Congress (open access)

Unemployment Insurance: Legislative Issues in the 113th Congress

This report provides a brief overview of the three unemployment insurance programs — unemployment Compensation (UC), temporary Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC08), and Extended Benefits (EB) — that may currently pay benefits to eligible unemployed workers.
Date: January 25, 2013
Creator: Whittaker, Julie M. & Isaacs, Katelin P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chemical Facility Security: Issues and Options for the 113th Congress (open access)

Chemical Facility Security: Issues and Options for the 113th Congress

This report provides a brief overview of the existing statutory authority and implementing regulation. It describes several policy issues raised in previous debates regarding chemical facility security and identifies policy options for congressional consideration.
Date: January 31, 2013
Creator: Shea, Dana A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Water Resource Issues in the 113th Congress (open access)

Water Resource Issues in the 113th Congress

This report provides an overview of the federal role in water resources development, management, and protection, including a discussion of the two major federal water resources agencies and related legislation. It also discusses overarching policy issues, such as flood and drought management and response; project funding and authorization priorities; and aquatic ecosystem restoration.
Date: January 31, 2013
Creator: Cody, Betsy A.; Stern, Charles V.; Carter, Nicole T. & Sheikh, Pervaze A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
International Trade and Finance: Key Policy Issues for the 113th Congress, Second Session (open access)

International Trade and Finance: Key Policy Issues for the 113th Congress, Second Session

This report provides information about the reforms, Congress's role in the reform process, and how the reforms could affect U.S. interests at the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Date: February 1, 2013
Creator: Nelson, Rebecca M. & Weiss, Martin A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
GSEs and the Government’s Role in Housing Finance: Issues for the 113th Congress (open access)

GSEs and the Government’s Role in Housing Finance: Issues for the 113th Congress

This report examines options concerning the future of the GSEs and the future government role in residential mortgage markets.
Date: February 11, 2013
Creator: Weiss, N. Eric
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Brief History of Comprehensive Immigration Reform Efforts in the 109th and 110th Congresses to Inform Policy Discussions in the 113th Congress (open access)

Brief History of Comprehensive Immigration Reform Efforts in the 109th and 110th Congresses to Inform Policy Discussions in the 113th Congress

This report opens with brief legislative histories of "comprehensive immigration reform" (CIR) in the 109th and 110th Congresses. A comparative overview of key CIR provisions in the three bills that received floor action in the 109th and 110th Congresses follows. In addition to a narrative discussion of how the bills addressed the main provisions of CIR, the report provides a table that presents a comparative summary of the key features of the bills. The report concludes with observations contrasting the 2006-2007 period with the context of today's CIR debate. The report also provides an appendix that summarizes the three major CIR bills.
Date: February 27, 2013
Creator: Wasem, Ruth Ellen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Issues in Homeland Security Policy for the 113th Congress (open access)

Issues in Homeland Security Policy for the 113th Congress

This report outlines an array of homeland security issues that may come before the 113th Congress. After a brief discussion of the overall homeland security budget, the report divides the specific issues into five broad categories: counterterrorism and security management, border security and trade, immigration, disaster preparedness, response, and recovery, and departmental management.
Date: February 27, 2013
Creator: Painter, William L.
Object Type: Report
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: February 28, 2013
Creator: Manning, Jennifer E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gun Control Proposals in the 113th Congress: Universal Background Checks, Gun Trafficking, and Military Style Firearms (open access)

Gun Control Proposals in the 113th Congress: Universal Background Checks, Gun Trafficking, and Military Style Firearms

This report provides background information on federal regulation of firearms. The report discusses the legislative and executive developments in the 113th Congress, as well as universal background checks, gun trafficking, and possession of military style firearms.
Date: March 1, 2013
Creator: Krouse, William J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA): Background and Policy Options for the 113th Congress (open access)

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA): Background and Policy Options for the 113th Congress

This report provides background on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), discusses the categories of records FOIA exempts from public release, and analyzes statistics on FOIA administration. The report also provides background on several legal and policy issues related to FOIA, including the release of controversial records, the growth in use of certain FOIA exemptions, and the adoption of new technologies to improve FOIA administration. The report concludes with an examination of potential FOIA-related policy options for Congress.
Date: March 8, 2013
Creator: Ginsberg, Wendy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Changes to Senate Procedures in the 113th Congress Affecting the Operation of Cloture (S.Res. 15 and S.Res. 16) (open access)

Changes to Senate Procedures in the 113th Congress Affecting the Operation of Cloture (S.Res. 15 and S.Res. 16)

The 113th Congress; S.Res. 16 made two changes to the standing rules of the Senate. This report explains the provisions of each new standing order and rule.
Date: March 13, 2013
Creator: Rybicki, Elizabeth
Object Type: Report
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 EPA's regulatory actions on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that have been one focus of congressional interest. It also points out Emissions from power plants and EPA's Greenhouse Gas Regulations.
Date: March 22, 2013
Creator: McCarthy, James E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chemical Facility Security: Issues and Options for the 113th Congress (open access)

Chemical Facility Security: Issues and Options for the 113th Congress

This report provides a brief overview of the existing statutory authority and implementing regulation. It describes several policy issues raised in previous debates regarding chemical facility security and identifies policy options for congressional consideration.
Date: April 1, 2013
Creator: Shea, Dana A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gun Control Proposals in the 113th Congress: Universal Background Checks, Gun Trafficking, and Military Style Firearms (open access)

Gun Control Proposals in the 113th Congress: Universal Background Checks, Gun Trafficking, and Military Style Firearms

This report provides background information on federal regulation of firearms. The report discusses the legislative and executive developments in the 113th Congress, as well as universal background checks, gun trafficking, and possession of military style firearms.
Date: April 5, 2013
Creator: Krouse, William J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
International Trade and Finance: Key Policy Issues for the 113th Congress (open access)

International Trade and Finance: Key Policy Issues for the 113th Congress

This report discusses a variety of issues faced by the 113th Congress. Topics include trade negotiations with China, export controls and sanctions, import policies, intellectual property rights, international investments and international financial institutions.
Date: April 15, 2013
Creator: Hornbeck, J. F. & Irace, Mary A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tax Reform in the 113th Congress: An Overview of Proposals (open access)

Tax Reform in the 113th Congress: An Overview of Proposals

This report provides background information regarding tax reform and discusses ways to make the U.S. tax system simpler, fairer, and more efficient.
Date: May 6, 2013
Creator: Sherlock, Molly F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA): Issues for the 113th Congress (open access)

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA): Issues for the 113th Congress

This report provides and introduction to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and discusses the fiscal year appropriations and budget request, as well as spectrum act, spectrum policy and internet policy.
Date: May 22, 2013
Creator: Moore, Linda K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 113th Congress: A Profile (open access)

Membership of the 113th Congress: A Profile

Report that 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: May 29, 2013
Creator: Manning, Jennifer E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy Policy: 113th Congress Issues (open access)

Energy Policy: 113th Congress Issues

This report discusses energy policy in the United States that focus on three major goals: assuring a secure supply of energy, keeping energy costs low, and protecting the environment.
Date: May 30, 2013
Creator: Behrens, Carl E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library