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Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 111th Congress (open access)

Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 111th Congress

This report discusses Congressional debate of comprehensive immigration reform and other immigration-related issues that have seen legislative action or are of significant congressional interest.
Date: November 4, 2009
Creator: Bruno, Andorra; Ester, Karma; Haddal, Chad C.; Kim, Yule; Lee, Margaret Mikyung; Siskin, Alison et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Journalists' Privilege: Overview of the Law and Legislation in the 110th and 111th Congresses (open access)

Journalists' Privilege: Overview of the Law and Legislation in the 110th and 111th Congresses

This report gives an overview of the law regarding journalistic privilege. Included are the responses of the 110th and 111th Congresses regarding the law.
Date: November 10, 2009
Creator: Cohen, Henry & Ruane, Kathleen Ann
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Employees' Retirement System: Legislation Enacted in the 111th Congress (open access)

Federal Employees' Retirement System: Legislation Enacted in the 111th Congress

This report discusses legislation passed during the 111th Congress that affect retirement plans for federal employees, specifically the "Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement Act of 2009".
Date: November 12, 2009
Creator: Purcell, Patrick
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Vietnam Economic and Trade Relations: Issues for the 111th Congress (open access)

U.S.-Vietnam Economic and Trade Relations: Issues for the 111th Congress

This report will examine each of these trade issues, discussing their main elements and exploring their implications for the 111th Congress. This will be followed by an analysis of key trends in bilateral trade to discern any potential sources of trade friction in the future.
Date: October 29, 2009
Creator: Martin, Michael F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Health Reform and the 111th Congress (open access)

Health Reform and the 111th Congress

This report presents basic background information on health insurance that may be useful to legislators considering health insurance reforms. It describes health insurance reform approaches and provides brief descriptions of health insurance reform bills introduced in the 111th Congress.
Date: October 14, 2009
Creator: Chaikind, Hinda
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA): Issues for the 111th Congress (open access)

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA): Issues for the 111th Congress

This report includes a brief history of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), discusses subsequent modifications of FOIA, addresses statutory changes to FOIA that have not yet been implemented, examines Obama Administration efforts to modify the act, and outlines possible legislative issues related to the act.
Date: August 12, 2009
Creator: Ginsberg, Wendy R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Guantanamo Detention Center: Legislative Activity in the 111th Congress (open access)

Guantanamo Detention Center: Legislative Activity in the 111th Congress

This report analyzes the relevant provisions of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009, and selected legislative proposals that have been introduced in the 111th Congress.
Date: August 6, 2009
Creator: Henning, Anna C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Networking and Constituent Communication: Member Use of Twitter During a Two-Week Period in the 111th Congress (open access)

Social Networking and Constituent Communication: Member Use of Twitter During a Two-Week Period in the 111th Congress

This report examines Member use of one specific new electronic communication medium: Twitter. After providing an overview and background of Twitter, the report analyzes patterns of Member use of Twitter during two one-week periods in July and August 2009. This report is inherently a snapshot in time of a dynamic process. As with any new technology, the number of Members using Twitter and the patterns of use may change rapidly in short periods of time.
Date: September 21, 2009
Creator: Glassman, Matthew Eric; Straus, Jacob R. & Shogan, Colleen J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of Homeland Security Assistance to States and Localities: A Summary and Issues for the 111th Congress (open access)

Department of Homeland Security Assistance to States and Localities: A Summary and Issues for the 111th Congress

This report summarizes several emergency management and homeland security programs, and identifies and analyzes potential issues for the 111th Congress. These issues include the purpose and number of assistance programs; the evaluation of the use of grant funding; the determination of eligible grant recipients; the programs' funding amounts; and the programs; funding distribution methodologies.
Date: April 21, 2009
Creator: Reese, Shawn
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Patent Reform in the 111th Congress: Innovation Issues (open access)

Patent Reform in the 111th Congress: Innovation Issues

This study provides an overview of current patent reform issues. It begins by offering a summary of the structure of the current patent system and the role of patents in innovation policy. The report then reviews some of the broader issues and concerns, including patent quality, the high costs of patent litigation, international harmonization, and speculation in patents, that have motivated these diverse legislative reform proposals.
Date: April 9, 2009
Creator: Schacht, Wendy H. & Thomas, John R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Market-Based Greenhouse Gas Control: Selected Proposals in the 111th Congress (open access)

Market-Based Greenhouse Gas Control: Selected Proposals in the 111th Congress

This report discusses several legislative proposals that would control greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The proposals offered to date would employ market-based approaches--either a cap-and-trade or carbon tax system, or some combination thereof--to reduce GHG emissions.
Date: May 27, 2009
Creator: Ramseur, Jonathan L.; Parker, Larry & Yacobucci, Brent D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of Homeland Security Assistance to States and Localities: A Summary and Issues for the 111th Congress (open access)

Department of Homeland Security Assistance to States and Localities: A Summary and Issues for the 111th Congress

This report summarizes several emergency management and homeland security programs, and identifies and analyzes potential issues for the 111th Congress. These issues include the purpose and number of assistance programs; the evaluation of the use of grant funding; the determination of eligible grant recipients; the programs' funding amounts; and the programs; funding distribution methodologies.
Date: August 5, 2009
Creator: Reese, Shawn
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library