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Unemployment Insurance: Legislative Issues in the 113th Congress (open access)

Unemployment Insurance: Legislative Issues in the 113th Congress

This report provides a brief overview of the three unemployment insurance programs--UC, EUC08, and EB--that may currently pay benefits to eligible unemployed workers. This report contains a brief explanation of how the EUC08 program, as well as some other UC-related payments, began to experience reductions in benefits as
Date: September 5, 2013
Creator: Whittaker, Julie M. & Isaacs, Katelin P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 113th Congress: A Profile (open access)

Membership of the 113th Congress: A Profile

This report presents a profile of the membership of the 113th Congress (2013-2014). Statistical information is included on selected characteristics of Members, including data on party affiliation, average age, occupation, education, length of congressional service, religious affiliation, gender, ethnicity, foreign births, and military service.
Date: August 5, 2013
Creator: Manning, Jennifer E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Legislation in the 113th Congress (open access)

Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Legislation in the 113th Congress

This report discusses the federal crimes that are usually punishable by a statutory maximum term of imprisonment, for example, "imprisoned for not more than 5 years."
Date: November 5, 2013
Creator: Doyle, Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Legislation in the 113th Congress (open access)

Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Legislation in the 113th Congress

This report discusses legislation that would establish or enhance a statutory minimum term of imprisonment for some federal crimes, including drug offenses, crimes involving firearms, aggravated computer abuse, illegal reentry, and violence against public servants.
Date: November 5, 2013
Creator: Doyle, Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gun Control Proposals in the 113th Congress: Universal Background Checks, Gun Trafficking, and Military Style Firearms (open access)

Gun Control Proposals in the 113th Congress: Universal Background Checks, Gun Trafficking, and Military Style Firearms

This report provides background information on federal regulation of firearms. The report discusses the legislative and executive developments in the 113th Congress, as well as universal background checks, gun trafficking, and possession of military style firearms.
Date: April 5, 2013
Creator: Krouse, William J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Human Rights in China and U.S. Policy: Issues for the 113th Congress (open access)

Human Rights in China and U.S. Policy: Issues for the 113th Congress

This report examines human rights issues in the People's Republic of China (PRC), including ongoing rights abuses, legal reforms, and the development of civil society.
Date: June 5, 2013
Creator: Lum, Thomas
System: The UNT Digital Library
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Reauthorization Proposals in the 113th Congress: Comparison of Major Features of Current Law and H.R. 803 (open access)

Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Reauthorization Proposals in the 113th Congress: Comparison of Major Features of Current Law and H.R. 803

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Date: April 5, 2013
Creator: Bradley, David H. & Collins, Benjamin
System: The UNT Digital Library