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Social Security Reform: Current Issues and Legislation
Report that looks at the Social Security debate, Social Security future projections, and public opinion on Social Security reform. It also looks at past reform measures, from the 109th-112th Congress, none of which received congressional action.
Date:
November 28, 2012
Creator:
Nuschler, Dawn
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Yemen: Background and U.S. Relations
Report that provides an overview and analysis of U.S.-Yemeni relations amidst evolving political change in Yemeni leadership, ongoing U.S. counterterrorism operations against Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) operatives at large in Yemen's hinterlands, and international efforts to bolster the country's stability despite an array of daunting socio-economic problems.
Date:
November 1, 2012
Creator:
Sharp, Jeremy M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
How Measures Are Brought to the House Floor: A Brief Introduction
Report that presents a brief description of the five parliamentary methods used to bring proposed legislation to the House floor for consideration. These methods allow for consideration as a privileged matter, under the limited privilege of a special calendar or day, under suspension of the rules, under the terms of a special rule, or by unanimous consent.
Date:
November 2, 2012
Creator:
Davis, Christopher M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The U.S. Income Distribution and Mobility: Trends and International Comparisons
Report that looks at the growing income disparity and the decreasing financial mobility in the United States.
Date:
November 29, 2012
Creator:
Levine, Linda
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Immigration of Foreign Nationals with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Degrees
Report regarding renewed Congressional interest in facilitating the immigration of foreign professional workers in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) fields.
Date:
November 26, 2012
Creator:
Wasem, Ruth Ellen
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The First Responder Network and Next- Generation Communications for Public Safety: Issues for Congress
Report that covers a background of provisions in the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 for planning, building, and managing a new, nationwide, broadband network for public safety communications.
Date:
November 1, 2012
Creator:
Moore, Linda K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations and Issues for Congress
Report that discusses the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), a free trade agreement that includes nations on both sides of the Pacific. Topics include similar trade partnerships, the importance of Asia to U.S. trade and security interests, and U.S. participation in the TPP.
Date:
November 21, 2012
Creator:
Fergusson, Ian F.; Cooper, William H.; Jurenas, Remy & Williams, Brock R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Emergency Relief Program: Federal-Aid Highway Assistance for Disaster-Damaged Roads and Bridges
Report that looks at the eligibility of major highways and bridges recently damaged by Hurricanes Sandy and Irene to receive Emergency Relief Program assistance from the Federal Highway Administration.
Date:
November 1, 2012
Creator:
Kirk, Robert S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Photo ID Requirements for Voting: Background and Legal Issues
Report concerning the controversy surrounding some states' requirements that voters provide photographic identification before casting a ballot.
Date:
November 2, 2012
Creator:
Coleman, Kevin J.; Fischer, Eric A. & Whitaker, L. Paige
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hurricane Sandy and the 2012 Election: Fact Sheet
Report examining what actions the federal government might take to respond to Hurricane Sandy's impact on the November 6, 2012, election.
Date:
November 8, 2012
Creator:
Fischer, Eric A. & Coleman, Kevin J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Natural Gas in the U.S. Economy: Opportunities for Growth
Report that examines what has changed in the natural gas industry and focuses on the demand side and ancillary benefits to the U.S. economy.
Date:
November 6, 2012
Creator:
Pirog, Robert & Ratner, Michael
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mayo v. Prometheus: Implications for Patents, Biotechnology, and Personalized Medicine
Report that reviews the Supreme Court's 2012 Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories decision (wherein the court held that a patent claiming a method of optimizing therapies for autoimmune disease was invalid) and briefly consider its implications for innovation and public health.
Date:
November 6, 2012
Creator:
Thomas, John R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Lebanon: Background and U.S. Policy
Report that provides an overview of Lebanon and current issues of U.S. interest. It offers background information, analyzes recent developments and key legislative debates, and tracks legislation, U.S. assistance, and recent congressional action.
Date:
November 6, 2012
Creator:
Blanchard, Christopher M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
India-U.S. Security Relations: Current Engagement
Report that reviews the major facets of U.S.-India security relations with a focus on military-to-military contacts, counterterrorism and intelligence cooperation, and defense trade. It also discusses some of the many obstacles to deeper cooperation in each of these areas.
Date:
November 13, 2012
Creator:
Kronstadt, K. Alan & Pinto, Sonia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Nutrition Labeling of Restaurant Menus
Report that provides a brief overview of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) authority to regulate nutrition labeling, modifications to these authorities under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and a discussion of selected aspects of the proposed rule. Concerns regarding the proposed rule raised by industry, Congress, and the public are also discussed.
Date:
November 19, 2012
Creator:
Corby-Edwards, Amalia K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tax Provisions to Assist with Disaster Recovery
Report that provides a basic overview of existing, permanent provisions that benefit victims of disasters, as well as past, targeted legislative responses to particular disasters. The relief is discussed without examining either the qualifications for or the limitation on claiming the provisions' benefits.
Date:
November 29, 2012
Creator:
Lunder, Erika K.; Pettit, Carol A. & Teefy, Jennifer
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Department of Defense Purchase of Renewable Energy Credits Under the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012
Report that looks at the background of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (NDAA), the Department of Defense's (DOD) electrical use, and DOD electricity use versus state electricity use.
Date:
November 27, 2012
Creator:
Andrews, Anthony
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Army Corps Supplemental Appropriations: Recent History, Trends, and Policy Issues
Report that summarizes recent trends in supplemental funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, particularly related to natural disasters. It provides summary data and analysis on Corps funding over the last 10 years and includes a general discussion of how the Corps funds emergency actions at its own facilities and elsewhere.
Date:
November 29, 2012
Creator:
Stern, Charles V. & Carter, Nicole T.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Meetings in Vladivostok, Russia: Postscript
Report that examines the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation's (APEC) week-long series of senior-level meetings in Vladivostok on September 2-9, 2012, as well as the role of Congress with respect to APEC, including appropriations necessary to finance APEC's secretariat and U.S. support of APEC activities.
Date:
November 19, 2012
Creator:
Martin, Michael F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Introduction to the Legislative Process in the U.S. Congress
Report that introduces the main steps through which a bill (or other item of business) may travel in the legislative process, from introduction to committee and floor consideration to possible presidential consideration.
Date:
November 30, 2012
Creator:
Heitshusen, Valerie
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Emergency Management: A Brief Introduction
Report that is designed to provide Members of Congress and congressional staff with a general overview of principles and foundations of federal emergency management in the United States as well as the types of activities provided by various federal agencies.
Date:
November 30, 2012
Creator:
Lindsay, Bruce R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The New START Treaty: Central Limits and Key Provisions
Report providing an overview of the New Strategic Arms Reductions Treaty (START), including a comparison to the original START Treaty, the belief of the Obama Administration and outside analysts that New START will enhance U.S. national security, and the criticisms of those who say that New START is a distraction from more important items on the nonproliferation agenda.
Date:
November 30, 2012
Creator:
Woolf, Amy F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Economic Recovery: Sustaining U.S. Economic Growth in a Post-Crisis Economy
Report examining how Congress has been proactive in helping the economy recover after the 2008-2009 recession, as well as how it can help to keep recessions at bay in the future.
Date:
November 29, 2012
Creator:
Elwell, Craig K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Title VII, Derivatives
This report describes some of the requirements placed on the derivatives market by the Dodd-Frank Act, which provides exceptions to the clearing and trading requirements for commercial end-users, or firms that use derivatives to hedge the risks of their nonfinancial business operations.
Date:
November 6, 2012
Creator:
Miller, Rena S. & Ruane, Kathleen Ann
System:
The UNT Digital Library