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District of Columbia: Issues in the 114th Congress
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Date:
July 7, 2015
Creator:
Boyd, Eugene; Davis, Christopher M.; Yeh, Brian T.; Krouse, William J. & Chu, Vivian S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The European Union: Questions and Answers
This report serves as a primer on the European Union (EU) and provides a brief description of U.S.-EU relations that may be of interest in the 114th Congress. The EU is a political and economic partnership that represents a unique form of cooperation among sovereign countries, comprising 28 member states, including most of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe; the group has helped to promote peace, stability, and economic prosperity throughout the European continent.
Date:
July 24, 2015
Creator:
Archick, Kristin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Voting Rights Act of 1965: Background and Overview
This report provides background information on the historical circumstances that led to the adoption of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), a summary of its major provisions, and a brief discussion of the U.S. Supreme Court decision and related legislation in the 113th and 114th Congresses. Two identical bills--H.R. 3899 and S. 1945--were introduced in the 113th Congress that would have amended the VRA to add a new coverage formula, among other provisions.
Date:
July 20, 2015
Creator:
Coleman, Kevin J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Agricultural Trade with Cuba: Current Limitations and Future Prospects
This report reviews the current state of agricultural trade between the United States and Cuba. It identifies key impediments to expanding bilateral trade in agricultural products and key provisions in the law to which these obstacles are anchored, and also considers the potential consequences for trade in agricultural goods if bilateral trade were returned to a more normal footing. It also summarizes several of the bills introduced in the 114th Congress that propose to remove specific restrictions that impede trade in agricultural goods or that seek to lift the embargo on Cuba entirely.
Date:
July 23, 2015
Creator:
McMinimy, Mark A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tax Reform in the 114th 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:
July 9, 2015
Creator:
Sherlock, Molly F. & Keightley, Mark P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library