Regulatory Impact Analysis for the Clean Power Plan Final Rule (open access)

Regulatory Impact Analysis for the Clean Power Plan Final Rule

This is a Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) as it relates to greenhouse gases and climate change.
Date: October 23, 2015
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air and Radiation. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The SBA Disaster Loan Program: Overview and Possible Issues for Congress (open access)

The SBA Disaster Loan Program: Overview and Possible Issues for Congress

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Date: October 23, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Protection Agency Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units, Book 2 (open access)

Environmental Protection Agency Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units, Book 2

EPA report establishes the final ruling on state guidelines for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (specifically CO2) from existing electric generating units powered by fossil fuels. Interim emission goals are established for each state in years 2022-2029, and final goals start with years 2030-2031.
Date: October 23, 2015
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recognition of Same-Sex Marriage: Implications for Religious Objections (open access)

Recognition of Same-Sex Marriage: Implications for Religious Objections

The U.S. Supreme Court's highly anticipated decision in Obergefell v. Hodges recognized federal constitutional protection for same-sex marriage. This report will analyze a range of legal issues for which Obergefell has implications.
Date: October 23, 2015
Creator: Brown, Cynthia & Lunder, Erika K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electing the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Electing the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Frequently Asked Questions

This report briefly poses and answers several "frequently asked questions" in relation to the floor proceedings used to elect a Speaker of the House. Current practice for electing a Speaker, either at the start of a Congress or in the event of a vacancy, is by roll-call vote, during which Members state aloud the name of their preferred candidate.
Date: October 23, 2015
Creator: Heitshusen, Valerie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Israel: Background and U.S. Relations In Brief (open access)

Israel: Background and U.S. Relations In Brief

This report focuses on the following: Recent dynamics in U.S.-Israel relations, U.S.-Israel next steps following the July 2015 Iranian nuclear deal, regional threats Israel perceives from Hezbollah, Syria, and elsewhere, recently intensified Israeli-Palestinian tensions and violence in connection with Jerusalem's holy sites, and domestic political developments in Israel.
Date: October 23, 2015
Creator: Zanotti, Jim
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 43, Pages 7297-7494, October 23, 2015 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 43, Pages 7297-7494, October 23, 2015

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: October 23, 2015
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History