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The Child Tax Credit: Current Law and Legislative History
This report provides background information on the child tax credit. Specifically, this report provides an overview of the child tax credit under current law, as well as a legislative history of this tax benefit, which helps explain its purpose and current structure.
Date:
March 25, 2013
Creator:
Crandall-Hollick, Margot L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Flow of Business: Typical Day on the Senate Floor
Several authorities govern the daily chamber work of the Senate: its standing rules, standing orders, unanimous consent agreements, precedent, and tradition. Because these authorities have different influence at certain times, no Senate session day is truly typical. This report discusses procedures and business that usually occur every session day, and refers to certain business items that may occur less frequently.
Date:
March 25, 2013
Creator:
Davis, Christopher M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension: Issues and Background
This report considers the U.S. Department of Agriculture's program for Research, Education, and Economics (REE). Moreover, the report discusses the amount of funding for the REE and debates the direction of it.
Date:
January 25, 2013
Creator:
Shields, Dennis A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Supplemental Security Income (SSI): Income/Resource Limits and Accounts Exempt from Benefit Determinations
None
Date:
January 25, 2013
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Social Security Administration (SSA): Budget Issues
None
Date:
January 25, 2013
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
None
Date:
January 25, 2013
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
National Park System: Establishing New Units
None
Date:
April 25, 2013
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
H.R. 1549: Helping Sick Americans Now Act
This report contains information on the Helping Sick Americans Now Act, which provides funding for the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan and eliminates the requirement that eligible individuals be uninsured for at least six months before being allowed to participate in the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan, as well as other changes to the Affordable Care Act.
Date:
April 25, 2013
Creator:
Lister, Sarah A.; Fernandez, Bernadette & Mach, Annie L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Energy and Water Development: FY2013 Appropriations
None
Date:
April 25, 2013
Creator:
Behrens, Carl E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Qui Tam: An Abbreviated Look at the False Claims Act and Related Federal Statutes
None
Date:
February 25, 2013
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Failure to Register as a Sex Offender: A Legal Analysis of 18 U.S.C. 2250
Section 2250 outlaws an individual's failure to comply with federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act requirements. The act demands that an individual- previously convicted of a qualifying federal, state, or foreign sex offense- register with state, territorial, or tribal authorities. This report contains information on the obligation to register and maintain registration, knowing failure to register, Constitutional considerations, and more as related to the issue.
Date:
July 25, 2013
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. and South Korean Cooperation in the World Nuclear Energy Market: Major Policy Considerations
None
Date:
June 25, 2013
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rural Broadband: The Roles of the Rural Utilities Service and the Universal Service Fund
None
Date:
June 25, 2013
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
What’s the Difference?—Comparing U.S. and Chinese Trade Data
None
Date:
February 25, 2013
Creator:
Martin, Michael F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Introducing a Public Advocate into the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s Courts: Select Legal Issues
None
Date:
October 25, 2013
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Renewable Energy Programs and the Farm Bill: Status and Issues
None
Date:
October 25, 2013
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change and Existing Law: A Survey of Legal Issues Past, Present, and Future
This report surveys existing law for legal issues that have arisen, or may arise in the future, on account of climate change and government responses thereto.
Date:
March 25, 2013
Creator:
Meltz, Robert
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: U.S. Policy and Issues for the 113th Congress
This report contains the U.S. policy and issues for the 113th Congress in Cuba.
Date:
October 25, 2013
Creator:
Sullivan, Mark P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity
This report provides an overview of Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity. Industrial hemp is a variety of Cannabis sativa and is of the same species of Marijuana. However, hemp is genetically different and distinguished by its use and chemical makeup.
Date:
June 25, 2013
Creator:
Johnson, Renée
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting: Federal Funding and Issues
This report provides information about The Federal Funding and Issues of Corporation for Public Broadcasting.CPB receives all of its funding through federal appropriations.
Date:
February 25, 2013
Creator:
McLoughlin, Glenn J. & Gurevitz, Mark
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Puerto Rico’s Political Status and the 2012 Plebiscite: Background and Key Questions
This report provides a foundation for understanding Puerto Rico’s status, why those on the island and in Washington continue to be interested in the issue, and how the 2012 plebiscite and its aftermath provides an opportunity to revisit status. This report is designed to emphasize brief, accessible answers to selected key questions and issues about Puerto Rico’s political status and the plebiscite. The discussion is organized around selected key policy questions, followed by brief answers and additional analysis.
Date:
June 25, 2013
Creator:
Garrett, R. S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Intelligence Authorization Legislation: Status and Challenges
None
Date:
March 25, 2013
Creator:
Erwin, Marshall Curtis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and potential issues for Congress on the Navy's irregular warfare (IW) and counterterrorism (CT) operations. The Navy's IW and CT activities pose a number of potential oversight issues for Congress, including the definition of Navy IW activities and how much emphasis to place on IW and CT activities in future Navy budgets.
Date:
April 25, 2013
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Unemployment Insurance: Legislative Issues in the 113th Congress
This report provides a brief overview of the three unemployment insurance programs — unemployment Compensation (UC), temporary Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC08), and Extended Benefits (EB) — that may currently pay benefits to eligible unemployed workers.
Date:
January 25, 2013
Creator:
Whittaker, Julie M. & Isaacs, Katelin P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library