Landsat: Overview and Issues for Congress (open access)

Landsat: Overview and Issues for Congress

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Date: October 27, 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Drought Policy, Response, and Preparedness (open access)

Drought Policy, Response, and Preparedness

This report examines the various ways Congress and other federal, state, and local policymakers are considering to prepare for and respond to drought; how to coordinate actions and assign responsibilities; and who bears the costs of impacts, disaster response, and long-term adjustment to drought.
Date: October 27, 2014
Creator: Carter, Nicole T. & Cody, Betsy A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Salaries of Members of Congress: Congressional Votes, 1990-2014 (open access)

Salaries of Members of Congress: Congressional Votes, 1990-2014

The report contains information on the pay procedure for members of Congress and recent adjustments. It provides information on previous actions and votes by year.
Date: October 27, 2014
Creator: Brudnick, Ida A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables (open access)

Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables

This report contains information on the pay procedure and recent adjustments. It also contains historical information on the rate of pay for Members of Congress since 1789; the adjustments projected by the Ethics Reform Act as compared to actual adjustments in Member pay; details on past legislation enacted with language prohibiting the annual pay adjustment; and Member pay in constant and current dollars since 1992.
Date: October 27, 2014
Creator: Brudnick, Ida A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proposed Train and Equip Authorities for Syria: In Brief (open access)

Proposed Train and Equip Authorities for Syria: In Brief

This report reviews the authority granted in H.J.Res. 124 and explores similarities and differences among the H.J.Res. 124 authority, the President's requests, and other proposals that may be considered by Congress, including during anticipated consideration of FY2015 full-year appropriations or defense authorization (H.R. 4435/S. 2410) legislation.
Date: October 27, 2014
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M. & Belasco, Amy
System: The UNT Digital Library