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Net Neutrality: Back to the Future (Part One and Part Two) (open access)

Net Neutrality: Back to the Future (Part One and Part Two)

This report is the first two reports in a series discussing the Federal Communication Commission's proposal to reclassify broadband Internet access services and modify or eliminate "net neutrality" regulations. Various legal aspects of the debate and classification of telecommunications are discussed.
Date: May 30, 2017
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Treasury Proposes Rule that Could Deliver a 'Death Sentence" to Chinese Bank (open access)

Treasury Proposes Rule that Could Deliver a 'Death Sentence" to Chinese Bank

This report discusses the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) proposal to invoke the "Fifth Special Measure" on the Chinese Bank of Dandong for its alleged role in funding and and processing transactions for North Korea's weapons programs.
Date: October 30, 2017
Creator: Carpenter, David H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Import Tariff or Border Tax: What is the Difference and Why Does it Matter? (open access)

Import Tariff or Border Tax: What is the Difference and Why Does it Matter?

This report briefly describes the difference between import tariffs and border taxes and whether the President may unilaterally impose them without congressional approval.
Date: January 30, 2017
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Legal and Practical Effects of Private Immigration Legislation and Recent Policy Changes (open access)

The Legal and Practical Effects of Private Immigration Legislation and Recent Policy Changes

This report discusses the use of private immigration bills in Congress which allow Congress to grant permanent residency status to an immigrant who is not eligible under normal immigration procedures but that they deem to have extraordinary equities in the United States. It also addresses the announcement of new rules by the Immigration and Citizenship Enforcement Department (ICE) that limit stays of removal granted to immigrants who are proposed beneficiaries of a private immigration bill in Congress.
Date: June 30, 2017
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
System: The UNT Digital Library