Provisions Affecting the Congressional Budget Process Included in H.Res. 5 (115th Congress) (open access)

Provisions Affecting the Congressional Budget Process Included in H.Res. 5 (115th Congress)

This report provides information on the standing rules and separate orders that might affect the congressional budget process.
Date: February 23, 2017
Creator: Lynch, Megan S. & Saturno, James V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 115th Congress: A Profile (open access)

Membership of the 115th Congress: A Profile

This report presents a profile of the membership of the 115th Congress (2017-2018) as of January 4, 2017. 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 17, 2017
Creator: Manning, Jennifer E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Withdrawal from International Agreements: Legal Framework, the Paris Agreement, and the Iran Nuclear Agreement (open access)

Withdrawal from International Agreements: Legal Framework, the Paris Agreement, and the Iran Nuclear Agreement

This report outlines the legal framework for withdrawal from international agreements under domestic and international law, and it examines legal issues related to the potential termination of two agreements that may be of significance to the 115th Congress: the Paris Agreement on climate change and the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) related to Iran's nuclear program.
Date: February 9, 2017
Creator: Mulligan, Stephen P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Health Care-Related Expiring Provisions of the 115th Congress, First Session (open access)

Health Care-Related Expiring Provisions of the 115th Congress, First Session

This report provides descriptions of selected health care-related provisions that are scheduled to expire during the 115th Congress, first session (i.e., during calendar year [CY] 2017). It focuses on portions of law that are time limited and will lapse once a statutory deadline is reached absent further legislative action.
Date: February 22, 2017
Creator: Grossman, Joy M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Science and Technology Issues in the 115th Congress (open access)

Science and Technology Issues in the 115th Congress

This report briefly outlines an array of science and technology (S&T) policy issues that may come before the 115th Congress. It breaks down selected issues into nine categories: overarching issues, agriculture, biomedical research and development, defense, energy, environment and natural resources, homeland security, information technology, physical and material sciences, and space.
Date: March 14, 2017
Creator: Gottron, Frank
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape (open access)

The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape

This report discusses the structure and role of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and recent legislation in the 115th Congress regarding the FCC.
Date: December 15, 2017
Creator: Figliola, Patricia Moloney
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reauthorization of the Perkins Act in the 115th Congress: Comparison of Current Law and H.R. 2353 (open access)

Reauthorization of the Perkins Act in the 115th Congress: Comparison of Current Law and H.R. 2353

This report highlights the key provisions in H.R. 2353 and explains the major differences between it and current law.
Date: June 28, 2017
Creator: Granovskiy, Boris
System: The UNT Digital Library