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Division A of H.R. 3922: The CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act
This report summarizes provisions in Division A of the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act that would extend funding for certain public health programs and provide offsets for these funding extensions. CRS Report R44989, Comparison of the Bills to Extend State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Funding, summarizes provisions in Division B.
Date:
December 19, 2017
Creator:
Heisler, Elayne J.; Fernandes-Alcantara, Adrienne L.; Fernandez, Bernadette & Lister, Sarah A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Softwood Lumber Imports From Canada: Current Issues
This report discusses the softwood lumber (conifer wood) disputes between the U.S. and Canada. There have been five major disputes since the 1980s with the fifth dispute (Lumber V) having started in 2016 after the expiration of a 2006 softwood lumber agreement. The report provides background information on the dispute, summarizes the key issues leading to the tensions between the United States and Canada over softwood lumber, and examines current developments in Lumber V.
Date:
May 19, 2017
Creator:
Hoover, Katie & Fergusson, Ian F.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Five-Year Program for Federal Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing: Status and Issues in Brief
This report summarizes developments in the offshore oil leasing 2017-2022 program and considers selected congressional issues and actions related to the program. President Trump issued an executive order on April 28, 2017, directing the Secretary of the Interior to review and consider revising the 2017-2022 program. The 115th Congress could influence the five-year program by enacting legislation to alter the program, as well as by conducting oversight.
Date:
May 19, 2017
Creator:
Comay, Laura B.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Presidential Permit Review for Cross-Border Pipelines and Electric Transmission
This report discusses the Presidential Permit review processes for cross-border energy infrastructure as implemented by these agencies: The Department of State for pipelines and similar facilities that transport liquids such as petroleum, petroleum products, and other hazardous liquids; The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for natural gas pipelines and associated facilities; and The Department of Energy (DOE) for electricity transmission lines and associated facilities. This report compares practices among these three agencies with respect to how they define a proposed project's scope (which dictates the array of associated impacts they will review), conduct environmental reviews, and make final decisions on permit applications. It also includes a discussion of recent efforts by Congress to change those permitting processes.
Date:
April 19, 2017
Creator:
Luther, Linda & Parfomak, Paul W.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Department of Veterans Affairs Fiscal Year 2017 Appropriations
This report provides an overview of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) appropriations for fiscal year 2017 which total $176.94 billion.
Date:
September 19, 2017
Creator:
Panangala, Sidath Viranga
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"Chevron" Deference: A Primer
This report discusses the Chevron decision (which set up the current process for judicial review of regulatory agencies), explains the circumstances in which the Chevron doctrine applies, explores how courts apply the two steps of Chevron, and highlights some criticisms of the doctrine, with an eye towards the potential future of Chevron deference.
Date:
September 19, 2017
Creator:
Brannon, Valerie C. & Cole, Jared P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Serbia: Background and U.S. Relations
This report provides a brief overview of Serbia's political and economic systems and conditions, their relations with Kosovo, the EU, Russia, and the U.S. and efforts to increase border security in response to the refugee and migrant crisis of 2015 and to combat terrorism.
Date:
September 19, 2017
Creator:
Morelli, Vincent L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Supreme Court October Term 2017: A Preview of Select Cases
This report highlights four of the notable cases of the new term that could impact the work of Congress: (1) Carpenter v. United States, which examines the limits the Fourth Amendment imposes on the warrantless collection of the historical cell phone location records of a criminal suspect; (2) Christie v. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), a case exploring whether Congress, by prohibiting a state from partially repealing a state law, impermissibly commandeers the powers of the state; (3) Gill v. Whitford, which considers when a state's redistricting plan amounts to impermissible partisan gerrymandering; and (4) Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, which asks whether a baker has a First Amendment right to decline to make cakes for same-sex weddings. Each case is addressed in a separate section that provides background information on the case; summarizes the arguments that were or are likely to be presented to the Court in each case; and examines the implications that the Court's ruling could have for Congress, including broader ramifications for the jurisprudence in a given area of law.
Date:
September 19, 2017
Creator:
Nolan, Andrew; Brannon, Valerie C.; Garcia, Michael John; Harrington, Ben; Sykes, Jay B. & Whitaker, L. Paige
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Gun Control: Federal Law and Legislative Action in the 114th Congress
This report provides background on the two major federal gun control statutory frameworks: the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA), as amended, and the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA), as amended. It then provides analysis of the Senate amendments offered in the 114th Congress that would have addressed issues regarding expanding federal background check requirements to private non-licensed gun sellers in public places, allowing the Attorney General power to stop the sale of firearms or explosives to a person deemed "a dangerous terrorist", revising and codifying rules regarding people with mental health conditions acquiring firearms, and improving computer systems and the availability of information on persons not authorized to possess a firearm . It also tracks the status of gun control related appropriations for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Federal Bureau of Investigation National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Section, National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP), and NICS Amendments Record Improvement Program (NARIP).
Date:
April 19, 2017
Creator:
Krouse, William J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Lobbying Registration and Disclosure: The Role of the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate
This report explains the role of the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate in implementing lobbying registration and disclosure requirements and summarizes the guidance documents they have jointly issued.
Date:
April 19, 2017
Creator:
Straus, Jacob R.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Qatar: Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
This report provides an overview of Qatar's governmental structure and leaders, economy, human rights concerns, relations with other Middle Eastern countries, defense cooperation with the U.S., and the recent severing of relations with Qatar by Saudi Arabia and several of its allies such as Bahrain, the UAE, and Egypt over its ties with the Muslim Brotherhood and alleged state sponsorship of terrorism. The crisis and attempt at mediation by the U.S. and Kuwait are discussed.
Date:
October 19, 2017
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Role in the World: Background and Issues for Congress
This report presents background information and issues for Congress on the overarching U.S. foreign policy issue of the U.S. role in the world. Certain statements and actions from the Trump Administration have led to uncertainty about the Administration's intentions regarding the future U.S. role, and have intensified an ongoing debate among foreign policy specialists, strategists, policymakers, and the public about what that role should be.
Date:
September 19, 2017
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald & Moodie, Michael
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Turkey: Background and U.S. Relations in Brief
This report provides information and analysis on Turkish interventions in Syria and relationship with Kurdish groups and how the United States's alliance with the Kurds in Iraq has strained relations between the two countries. Domestic issues in Turkey related to the recent constitutional referendum, President Erdogan's increasing authoritarianism, and their relations with Russia are also addressed.
Date:
September 19, 2017
Creator:
Zanotti, Jim & Thomas, Clayton
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iran's Nuclear Program: Tehran's Compliance with International Obligations
This report provides a brief overview of Iran's nuclear program and describes the legal basis for the actions taken by the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) board and the Security Council. It will be updated as events warrant.
Date:
September 19, 2017
Creator:
Kerr, Paul K.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Lifeline Program: Frequently Asked Questions
This report answers frequently asked questions regarding the Federal Lifeline Program which was established in 1985 by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to assist qualifying low-income consumers in gaining access to and remaining on the telecommunications network. The program assists eligible individuals in paying the reoccurring monthly service charges associated with telecommunications usage. While initially designed to support traditional landline service, in 2005 the FCC expanded the program to cover either a landline or a wireless/mobile option. On March 31, 2016, the FCC adopted an Order (2016 Order or Order) to once again expand the program to make broadband an eligible service. The Lifeline program is available to eligible low-income consumers in every state, territory, commonwealth, and on tribal lands.
Date:
October 19, 2017
Creator:
Gilroy, Angele A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Second Treasury Report on Regulatory Relief: Capital Markets
This report describes highlights of the October 6, 2017, Treasury Department report "A Financial System that Creates Economic Opportunities: Capital Markets" that primarily examines the regulation of debt, equity, commodities, and derivatives markets. The report is the second of a series written in accordance with Executive Order (E.O.) 13772, which was issued by the President on February 3, 2017. The capital markets report provides 91 policy recommendations, the majority of which could be implemented by the primary regulators of U.S. capital markets: the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), state securities regulators, and Self-Regulatory Organizations (SROs). Nine of the 91 Treasury recommendations would require congressional action.
Date:
October 19, 2017
Creator:
Su, Eva
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Obstruction of Justice Statutes: Legal Issues Concerning FBI Investigations, Specific Intent, and Executive Branch Personnel
This report discusses obstruction of justice statutes and discussions about whether they apply to FBI investigations in response to the allegations that President Trump interfered in an FBI investigation by encouraging Director James Comey to terminate the investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.
Date:
May 19, 2017
Creator:
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Westinghouse Bankruptcy Filing Could Put New U.S. Nuclear Projects at Risk
This report discusses the bankruptcy of Westinghouse Electric Company and its effects on two nuclear power plant projects that the company was building.
Date:
April 19, 2017
Creator:
Holt, Mark
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
East Texas Press (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 19, 2017
Weekly newspaper from Timpson, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 19, 2017
Creator:
Bryant, Jack
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 188, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 19, 2017
Creator:
Bloom, David
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 101, Ed. 1 Friday, May 19, 2017
Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 19, 2017
Creator:
Bloom, David
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 252, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 19, 2017
Creator:
Bloom, David
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 143, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 19, 2017
Creator:
Bloom, David
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 37, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 19, 2017
Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 19, 2017
Creator:
Bloom, David
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History