Vocational Rehabilitation Under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as Amended: Program Operation and Issues (open access)

Vocational Rehabilitation Under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as Amended: Program Operation and Issues

This report outlines the programs under the amended Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Date: August 26, 1977
Creator: Schmitz, Stuart
System: The UNT Digital Library
Consumer Credit: Federal Law 1968-1974 and Legislation Proposed in the 94th Congress (open access)

Consumer Credit: Federal Law 1968-1974 and Legislation Proposed in the 94th Congress

This report is about Federal Law 1968-1974 and Legislation Proposed in the 94th Congress.
Date: August 26, 1975
Creator: Martin, Curtiss
System: The UNT Digital Library
How Can the Results of a Presidential Election Be Contested? (open access)

How Can the Results of a Presidential Election Be Contested?

This report discusses methods of contesting presidential election results on the basis of miscounts or fraud.
Date: August 26, 2016
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
System: The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Trade Issues (open access)

China-U.S. Trade Issues

This report provides an overview of U.S.-China commercial ties, identifies major issues of contention, describes the Trump Administration's trade policies toward China, and reviews possible outcomes.
Date: August 26, 2017
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Information Systems and Automatic Data Processing: Selected References (open access)

Information Systems and Automatic Data Processing: Selected References

This report is about Information Systems and Automatic Data Processing
Date: August 26, 1975
Creator: Chartrand, Robert L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Supreme Court: Length of the Scalia Vacancy in Historical Context (open access)

Supreme Court: Length of the Scalia Vacancy in Historical Context

This report provides data and analysis related to the potential length of the current vacancy on the Supreme Court caused by the death of Antonin Scalia on February 13, 2016. Specifically, this report provides the number of days the Scalia vacancy will have existed on specified future dates if a nominee has not been confirmed.
Date: August 26, 2016
Creator: McMillion, Barry J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Turkey: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Turkey: Background and U.S. Relations

This report provides information and analysis relevant for Congress on the following: assessments of U.S.-Turkey relations, Turkish foreign policy, and Turkey's strategic orientation, Turkish efforts to cooperate with the United States against the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, and key issues regarding Turkey's domestic politics.
Date: August 26, 2016
Creator: Zanotti, Jim & Thomas, Clayton
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tolling U.S. Highways (open access)

Tolling U.S. Highways

This report provides a brief history of tolling on federal roads and relevant current law. It also discusses financial realities on toll roads and tolling policy issues.
Date: August 26, 2016
Creator: Kirk, Robert S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Quality Issues and Animal Agriculture: EPA's Air Compliance Agreement (open access)

Air Quality Issues and Animal Agriculture: EPA's Air Compliance Agreement

This report discusses a plan announced by EPA in January 2005, called the Air Compliance Agreement, intended to produce air quality monitoring data on animal agriculture emissions from a small number of farms, while at the same time protecting all participants (including farms where no monitoring takes place) through a "safe harbor" from liability under certain provisions of federal environmental laws.
Date: August 26, 2008
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
System: The UNT Digital Library
Drug Control: Reauthorization of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (open access)

Drug Control: Reauthorization of the Office of National Drug Control Policy

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Date: August 26, 1998
Creator: Teasley, David
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Services Block Grant: Background and Funding (open access)

Social Services Block Grant: Background and Funding

The Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) is a flexible source of funds that states use to support a wide variety of social services activities. States have broad discretion over the use of these funds. In FY2009, the most recent year for which expenditure data are available, the largest expenditures for services under the SSBG were for child care, foster care, and special services for the disabled. This report provides background and funding information about the SSBG.
Date: August 26, 2014
Creator: Lynch, Karen E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Inflation: Causes, Costs, and Current Status (open access)

Inflation: Causes, Costs, and Current Status

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Date: August 26, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Salaries of Members of Congress: A List of Payable Rates and Effective Dates, 1789-2004 (open access)

Salaries of Members of Congress: A List of Payable Rates and Effective Dates, 1789-2004

This report summarizes by what measures the Constitution requires Congress to determine its own pay, the annual payment adjustment procedure, changes in pay over time since 1789, and related legislation.
Date: August 26, 2004
Creator: Dwyer, Paul E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sick Leave: Usage Rates and Leave Balances for Employees in Major Federal Retirement Systems (open access)

Sick Leave: Usage Rates and Leave Balances for Employees in Major Federal Retirement Systems

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Date: August 26, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Floor Procedure in the House of Representatives: A Brief Overview (open access)

Floor Procedure in the House of Representatives: A Brief Overview

This report outlines the floor procedure in the House of Representatives. The House considers bills and resolutions on the floor under several different sets of procedures governing the time for debate and the opportunities for amendment. Some procedures allow 40 or 60 minutes for debate; others permit debate to continue until a majority of Members vote to end it. Some procedures prohibit most or all floor amendments; others allow Members to offer any amendments that meet the requirements of the House's rules and precedents. Notwithstanding these differences, the rules, precedents, and practices of the House generally are designed to permit the majority to work its will in a timely manner.
Date: August 26, 2003
Creator: Rybicki, Elizabeth & Bach, Stanley
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trade Promotion Authority and Fast-Track Negotiating Authority for Trade Agreements: Chronology of Major Votes (open access)

Trade Promotion Authority and Fast-Track Negotiating Authority for Trade Agreements: Chronology of Major Votes

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Date: August 26, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Safe Drinking Water Act: Implementation and Issues (open access)

Safe Drinking Water Act: Implementation and Issues

This report contains information regarding the Safe Drinking Water Act. Amendments to the act, drinking water infrastructure funding, and drinking water security are among topics discussed in this report.
Date: August 26, 2004
Creator: Tiemann, Mary
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mercury in the Environment: Sources and Health Risks (open access)

Mercury in the Environment: Sources and Health Risks

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Date: August 26, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Health Care Spending: Context and Policy (open access)

Health Care Spending: Context and Policy

The United States spends a large and growing share of national income on health care. In 2004, health spending is expected to approach $1.8 trillion and account for more than 16% of gross domestic product. This report contains information on the background of the healthcare industry in the United States, key issues for Congress in this policy area, and three policy directions to consider: changing health care, changing federal programs, and changing tax policy.
Date: August 26, 2004
Creator: Jenson, Jennifer
System: The UNT Digital Library
Veterans’ Benefits: Eligibility of Merchant Mariners (open access)

Veterans’ Benefits: Eligibility of Merchant Mariners

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Date: August 26, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sudan: Humanitarian Crisis, Peace Talks, Terrorism, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Sudan: Humanitarian Crisis, Peace Talks, Terrorism, and U.S. Policy

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Date: August 26, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electric Utility Policy: Comparison of House-Passed H.R. 6 and S.Amdt. 1412, 108th Congress (open access)

Electric Utility Policy: Comparison of House-Passed H.R. 6 and S.Amdt. 1412, 108th Congress

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Date: August 26, 2003
Creator: Abel, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Franking Privilege: An Overview (open access)

Congressional Franking Privilege: An Overview

This report provides an overview of the congressional franking privilege, its cost, and reform efforts.
Date: August 26, 2004
Creator: Pontius, John S.
System: The UNT Digital Library