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The Legislative Process on the House Floor: An Introduction (open access)

The Legislative Process on the House Floor: An Introduction

This report provides an introduction to the legislative process on the House floor, including limitations on debate, calendars and the order of business, modes of floor consideration, senate amendments and conference reports, voting and quorum procedures, and information about a typical day on the House floor.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Davis, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Legislative Process on the Senate Floor: An Introduction (open access)

The Legislative Process on the Senate Floor: An Introduction

This report provides a brief introduction to the legislative process on the Senate floor, including filibusters and cloture, restraint and delay, scheduling legislative business, unanimous consent agreements, the daily order of business, the amending process, and quorum calls and rollcall votes.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Heitshusen, Valerie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Entitlements and Appropriated Entitlements in the Federal Budget Process (open access)

Entitlements and Appropriated Entitlements in the Federal Budget Process

Entitlements are programs that require payments to persons, state or local governments, or other entities if specific eligibility criteria established in the authorizing law are met. Entitlement payments are legal obligations of the federal government, and eligible beneficiaries may have legal recourse if full payment under the law is not provided. This report briefly discusses entitlements and entitlement procedures in the federal budget process.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Heniff, Bill, Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The First Day of a New Congress: A Guide to Proceedings on the Senate Floor (open access)

The First Day of a New Congress: A Guide to Proceedings on the Senate Floor

This report briefly discusses procedures on the first day of a new Congress, specifically focusing on Senate proceedings.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Schneider, Judy & Koempel, Michael L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unauthorized Alien Students: Issues and "DREAM Act" Legislation (open access)

Unauthorized Alien Students: Issues and "DREAM Act" Legislation

Supporters of comprehensive immigration reform have urged the President and Congress to pursue reform legislation. While legislative action on comprehensive reform does not appear likely during the remainder of the 111th Congress, there may be an effort to enact a measure, commonly referred to as the "DREAM Act," to enable certain unauthorized alien students to legalize their status. This report discusses the DREAM act and related issues.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Bruno, Andorra
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Points of Order in the Congressional Budget Process (open access)

Points of Order in the Congressional Budget Process

This report summarizes points of order under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended, and related points of order established in the budget resolutions adopted by Congress in 2007, 2008, and 2009, as well as the Rules of the House for the 111th Congress, the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, and the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. In addition, it describes how points of order are applied and the processes used for their waiver in the House and Senate.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Saturno, James V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Baselines and Scorekeeping in the Federal Budget Process (open access)

Baselines and Scorekeeping in the Federal Budget Process

Baselines and scorekeeping are an integral part of the federal budget process, providing lawmakers with a framework for making and enforcing budgetary decisions. The baseline serves as a benchmark for federal budget decisions. Scorekeeping is the process by which the budgetary impact of proposed and enacted budget policies is measured; it assists Congress in making and enforcing budgetary decisions. This report provides a brief explanation of baselines and scorekeeping and their uses in the federal budget process.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Heniff, Bill, Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Food Safety in the 111th Congress: H.R. 2749 and S. 510 (open access)

Food Safety in the 111th Congress: H.R. 2749 and S. 510

This report discusses whether the current food safety system has the resources, authority, and structural organization to safeguard the health of American consumers, who spend more than $1 trillion on food each year. Also at issue is whether federal food safety laws, first enacted in the early 1900s, have kept pace with the significant changes that have occurred in the food production, processing, and marketing sectors since then.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Johnson, Renée; Williams, Erin D.; Burrows, Vanessa K.; Upton, Harold F. & Monke, Jim
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 161, No. 41, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 1, 2010 (open access)

Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 161, No. 41, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Weekly newspaper from Rusk, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Whitehead, Marie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 54, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 1, 2010 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 54, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 230, December 1, 2010, Pages 74605-75144 (open access)

Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 230, December 1, 2010, Pages 74605-75144

Daily publication of the U.S. Office of the Federal Register contains rules and regulations, proposed legislation and rule changes, and other notices, including "Presidential proclamations and Executive Orders, Federal agency documents having general applicability and legal effect, documents required to be published by act of Congress, and other Federal agency documents of public interest" (p. ii). Table of Contents starts on page iii.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: United States. Office of the Federal Register.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Funeral Program for Vivian James Griggs, December 1, 2010] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Vivian James Griggs, December 1, 2010]

Funeral program for Mrs. Vivian James Griggs, born November 13, 1934 and died November 27, 2010. The funeral was held December 1, 2010 at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. Joseph Huff. The funeral arrangements were made through Carter-Taylor-Williams Mortuary and she was buried in Meadowlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 014, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 1, 2010 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 014, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ensemble: 2010-12-01 – Center for Chamber Music Studies

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Chamber music ensembles concert presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: University of North Texas. Center for Chamber Music Studies.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Senior Recital: 2010-12-01 - Michael Pluebell, percussion

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Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Bachelor of Music (BM) degree.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Pluebell, Michael
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2010-12-01 - Jennifer K. Solis, harp

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Solis, Jennifer K.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0823 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0823

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Public school textbook adoption under recent legislative amendments to the Education Code (RQ-0887-GA)
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0824 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0824

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether a court investigator appointed by a statutory county probate judge is covered by the Tarrant County civil service system (RQ-0889-GA)
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0825 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0825

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Scope of licensed pool-related electrical services under chaper 1305 of the Occupations Code (RQ-0891-GA)
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0826 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0826

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a member of the city council of Texarkana, Texas, may simultaneously serve as a paid municipal fire fighter in Texarkana, Arkansas (RQ-0892-GA)
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Jim Hogg County, Inset C01

Inset map for Jim Hogg County, Texas showing detail within a census block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:1,054.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Jim Hogg County, Block 5

Parent map for Jim Hogg County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:18,000.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Jim Hogg County, Block 13

Parent map for Jim Hogg County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:18,000.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Jim Hogg County, Block 22

Parent map for Jim Hogg County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:18,000.
Date: December 1, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History