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The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape
This report provides information about The Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape on the Federal Communications Commission. The FCC is an independent agency with its five members appointed by the president.
Date:
March 27, 2012
Creator:
Figliola, Patricia Moloney
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Retrospective of House Rules Changes Since the 110th Congress
None
Date:
March 7, 2012
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV): Background and Issues for Congress
None
Date:
March 2, 2012
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 112th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices
None
Date:
March 15, 2012
Creator:
Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. Lynne; Alexander, Kristina; Sheikh, Pervaze A. & Meltz, Robert
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Administrative Appeals in the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service
This report describes Congressional interest in the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) appeal process due to rumors that it affects the BLM's capacity to handle various resources. Moreover, the report defines what an administrative appeal is, and describes the process required to undertake one. The report also lists the various types of administrative appeals.
Date:
March 28, 2012
Creator:
Alexander, Katrina
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The FCC’s Broadcast Media Ownership and Attribution Rules: The Current Debate
This report contains the FCC's broadcast media ownership and attribution rules.
Date:
March 29, 2012
Creator:
Goldfarb, Charles B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of the “Buffett Rule”
This report is an Analysis of the “Buffett Rule”.
Date:
March 28, 2012
Creator:
Hungerford, Thomas L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board: New Independent Agency Status
None
Date:
March 14, 2012
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Community Development Block Grants: Funding Issues in the 112th Congress and Recent Funding History
The FY 2013 budget debate will take place within the context of growing concerns about the need to address federal budget deficits, the national debt, and a sluggish economic recovery following the longest and deepest recession since the Great Depression. This report contains information on FY 2013 appropriations, FY 2012 appropriations, FY 2011 appropriations, Congressional action, and related topics.
Date:
March 23, 2012
Creator:
Boyd, Eugene
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Medical Marijuana: The Supremacy Clause, Federalism, and the Interplay Between State and Federal Laws
None
Date:
March 6, 2012
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Child Labor in America: History, Policy, and Legislative Issues
The history of child labor in America is long and unsavory. It dates back to the founding of the United States. Traditionally, most children, except for the privileged few, has always worked - either for their parents or for an outside employer. Through the years, however, child labor practices have changed. This report details the history of child labor in American, the Child Labor Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the re-emergence of the child labor issue in the late 20th century, and child labor initiatives in the 108th-112th Congresses.
Date:
March 26, 2012
Creator:
Mayer, Gerald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Selected Characteristics of Private and Public Sector Workers
None
Date:
March 14, 2012
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Compensating State and Local Governments for the Tax-Exempt Status of Federal Lands: What Is Fair and Consistent?
This report provides information about the Compensating State and Local Governments for the Tax-Exempt Status of Federal Lands .State and local governments provide a wide variety of services-education, social services etc.
Date:
March 22, 2012
Creator:
Gorte, Ross W. & Lynee, Corn M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Participation in Article III Courts: Standing to Sue
This report seeks to provide an overview of Congress's ability to participate in litigation before Article III courts.
Date:
March 30, 2012
Creator:
Dolan, Alissa M. & Garvey, Todd
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Categorical Eligibility
None
Date:
March 2, 2012
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mountaintop Mining: Background on Current Controversies
This report provides background on regulatory requirements, controversies and legal challenges to mountaintop mining, and recent Administration actions. Congressional interest in these issues also is discussed, including legislation in the 111th Congress seeking to restrict the practice of mountaintop mining and other legislation intended to block the Obama Administration’s regulatory actions. Attention to EPA’s veto of the West Virginia mining permit and other federal agency actions has increased in the 112th Congress.
Date:
March 29, 2012
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Supreme Court Allows Pre-enforcement Review of Clean Water Act Section 404 Compliance Orders: Sackett v. EPA
None
Date:
March 26, 2012
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Budget Process Reform: Proposals and Legislative Actions in 2012
This report provides information about the Budget Process Reform that are put forth every year. This report identifies and tracks Proposals and Legislative Actions in 2012.
Date:
March 2, 2012
Creator:
Lynch, Megan Suzanne
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs
This report provides information about the Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide through Federal Assistance Programs.Digital divide used to characterize the gap between "information have and have-not."
Date:
March 13, 2012
Creator:
Kruger, Lennard G. & Gilroy, Angele A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Surface Transportation Reauthorization in the 112th Congress: Summary and Sources
None
Date:
March 7, 2012
Creator:
Levinson, Marc
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Surface Transportation Reauthorization Legislation in the 112th Congress: Major Provisions Pending in the Senate
None
Date:
March 2, 2012
Creator:
Kirk, Robert S.; Mallett, William J.; Peterman, David Randall; Frittelli, John; Luther, Linda; Yacobucci, Brent D. et al.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Ministerial Exception and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Employment Discrimination and Religious Organizations
None
Date:
March 27, 2012
Creator:
Brougher, Cynthia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Overview of Health Care Changes in the FY2013 Budget Proposal Offered by House Budget Committee Chairman Ryan
None
Date:
March 29, 2012
Creator:
Davis, Patricia A.; Mitchell, Alison & Fernandez, Bernadette
System:
The UNT Digital Library