The European Union: Questions and Answers (open access)

The European Union: Questions and Answers

This report serves as a primer on the EU. Despite the UK's vote to leave the EU, the UK remains a full member of the bloc until it completes withdrawal negotiations and officially exits the EU (expected to occur in March 2019). As such, this report largely addresses the EU and its institutions as they currently exist. It also briefly describes U.S.-EU political and economic relations that may be of interest in the 115th Congress.
Date: February 23, 2018
Creator: Archick, Kristin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Holman Rule (House Rule XXI, Clause 2(b)) (open access)

The Holman Rule (House Rule XXI, Clause 2(b))

This report provides a history of the Holman Rule provision in House rules and an analysis of precedents that are illustrative of its possible application.
Date: March 23, 2018
Creator: Saturno, James V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Trade with Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Partners (open access)

U.S. Trade with Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Partners

This report presents data on U.S. merchandise (goods) trade with its Free Trade Agreement (FTA) partner countries. The data are presented to show bilateral trade balances for individual FTA partners and groups of countries representing such major agreements as the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Central American Free Trade Agreement and Dominican Republic (CAFTA-DR) relative to total U.S. trade balances. This report also discusses the issues involved in using bilateral merchandise trade balances as a standard for measuring the economic effects of a particular FTA.
Date: April 23, 2018
Creator: Jackson, James K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Banking Law: An Overview of Federal Preemption in the Dual Banking System (open access)

Banking Law: An Overview of Federal Preemption in the Dual Banking System

This report provides an overview of the respective roles of the federal government and the states in regulating banking.
Date: January 23, 2018
Creator: Sykes, Jay B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Vulnerable Youth: Federal Mentoring Programs and Issues (open access)

Vulnerable Youth: Federal Mentoring Programs and Issues

This report discusses federal mentoring programs for at-risk youths and various issues related to the issue of mentoring programs.
Date: February 23, 2018
Creator: Fernandes-Alcantara, Adrienne L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (open access)

Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962

This report outlines the contents of Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 which is the bill that mandates that the Department of Commerce conduct studies of industries to determine whether foreign competition is harming national security and allows the President to impose tariffs or other restrictions on imports found to be threats to national security.
Date: February 23, 2018
Creator: Fefer, Rachel F. & Jones, Vivian C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Spending Under an Interim Continuing Resolution: In Brief (open access)

Defense Spending Under an Interim Continuing Resolution: In Brief

This report provides a basic overview of interim continuing resolutions (CRs) and highlights some specific issues pertaining to operations of the Department of Defense (DOD) under a CR.
Date: February 23, 2018
Creator: Williams, Lynn M. & Roscoe, Jennifer M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Budget Control Act: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

The Budget Control Act: Frequently Asked Questions

This report addresses several frequently asked questions related to the Budget Control Act (BCA) and the federal annual budget.
Date: February 23, 2018
Creator: Driessen, Grant A. & Lynch, Megan S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations Overview: Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis (open access)

Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations Overview: Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis

This report discusses FY2018 appropriations (discretionary budget authority) for the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau), historic components of the Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA) in the U.S. Department of Commerce. This report will be updated as legislative developments warran
Date: March 23, 2018
Creator: Williams, Jennifer D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
What's the Difference?: Comparing U.S. and Chinese Trade Data (open access)

What's the Difference?: Comparing U.S. and Chinese Trade Data

This report examines the differences in the trade data from the two nations in two ways. First, it compares the trade figures using the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (Harmonized System) to discern any patterns in the discrepancies between the U.S. and Chinese data. The second approach to examining the differing trade data involves a review of the existing literature on the technical and non-technical sources of the trade data discrepancies. This report is updated annually, after the release of official trade data by China and the United States.
Date: April 23, 2018
Creator: Martin, Michael F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Overview of "Travel Ban" Litigation and Recent Developments (open access)

Overview of "Travel Ban" Litigation and Recent Developments

This report is an update of an earlier report regarding the "travel ban" litigation going through the courts and includes President Trump's April 10th,2018, executive order lifting travel restrictions on nationals of Chad.
Date: April 23, 2018
Creator: Smith, Hillel R. & Harrington, Ben
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analysis of the Tax Exclusion for Canceled Mortgage Debt Income (open access)

Analysis of the Tax Exclusion for Canceled Mortgage Debt Income

This report provides an analysis of the tax exclusion for canceled mortgage debt income.
Date: February 23, 2018
Creator: Keightley, Mark P. & Lunder, Erika
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Australia, China, and the Indo-Pacific (open access)

Australia, China, and the Indo-Pacific

This report discusses Australia's relations with China and the changing power dynamics in the Pacific region.
Date: April 23, 2018
Creator: Vaughn, Bruce
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Turkey: Background and U.S. Relations In Brief (open access)

Turkey: Background and U.S. Relations In Brief

This report provides a brief overview of relations between Turkey and the U.S., Turkish foreign and military policies, and domestic issues in Turkey.
Date: March 23, 2018
Creator: Zanotti, Jim & Thomas, Clayton
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 8, Pages 967-1186, February 23, 2018 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 8, Pages 967-1186, February 23, 2018

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: February 23, 2018
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cybersecurity: Legislation, Hearings, and Executive Branch Documents (open access)

Cybersecurity: Legislation, Hearings, and Executive Branch Documents

This report discusses cybersecurity legislation and provides links to cybersecurity legislation in the 112th, 113th, 114th, and 115th Congresses. Congress has held cybersecurity hearings every year since 2001. This report also provides links to cybersecurity-related committee hearings in the 113th, 114th, and 115th Congresses.
Date: June 23, 2017
Creator: Tehan, Rita
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Science and Technology Issues in the 115th Congress (open access)

Science and Technology Issues in the 115th Congress

This report briefly outlines an array of science and technology (S&T) policy issues that may come before the 115th Congress. Given the rapid pace of S&T advancement and its importance in many diverse public policy issues, S&T-related issues not discussed in this report may come before the 115th Congress. The selected issues are grouped into 9 categories: Overarching S&T Policy Issues, Agriculture, Biomedical Research and Development, Defense, Energy, Environment and Natural Resources, Homeland Security, Information Technology, Physical and Material Sciences, and Space. Each of these categories includes concise analysis of multiple policy issues. The material presented in this report should be viewed as illustrative rather than comprehensive. Each section identifies CRS reports, when available, and the appropriate CRS experts to contact for further information and analysis.
Date: May 23, 2017
Creator: Gottron, Frank
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Journal of the House of Representatives of Texas: 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, Wednesday, February 23, 2011 (open access)

Journal of the House of Representatives of Texas: 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Proceedings of the House of Representatives of Texas for the twenty-fourth day of the regular session of the 82nd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
Date: February 23, 2011
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Department of Insurance Annual Report: 2016 (open access)

Texas Department of Insurance Annual Report: 2016

Annual report of the Texas Department of Insurance describing goals, activities, and accomplishments during fiscal year 2016.
Date: November 23, 2016
Creator: Texas. Department of Insurance.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comparison of the Bills to Extend State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Funding (open access)

Comparison of the Bills to Extend State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Funding

This report discuses recently proposed bills in the Senate (KIDS Act) and the House (HEALTHY KIDS Act) to extend funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) which is currently unfunded for the 2018 fiscal year and running off of unused funds in each state from previous years. On October 4, 2017, both the Senate Finance Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee had markups on different bills that would extend CHIP federal funding through FY2022, among other provisions.
Date: October 23, 2017
Creator: Mitchell, Alison; Baumrucker, Evelyne P.; Dabrowska, Agata; Davis, Patricia A.; Gopalan, Susannah V. & Sarata, Amanda K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Memorandum on States Obligations Under Additional Protocols to IAEA Comprehensive Safeguards Agreements (open access)

Memorandum on States Obligations Under Additional Protocols to IAEA Comprehensive Safeguards Agreements

This report discusses requirements for states with Additional Protocol Agreements under a Comprehensive Safeguard Agreement (CSA) administered by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as a part of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. It provides background and information about additional protocol including information required under the Additional Protocol (AP) and locations and access.
Date: October 23, 2017
Creator: Kerr, Paul K. & Nikitin, Mary Beth D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recently Expired Individual Tax Provisions (Tax Extenders"): In Brief (open access)

Recently Expired Individual Tax Provisions (Tax Extenders"): In Brief

This report provides background information on individual income tax provisions that expired in 2016. Information on costs associated with extending individual income tax expired provisions is provided in Table 1. The provisions that were extended in the PATH Act were extended for two years, retroactive for 2015 and through 2016. The estimated cost to make expired provisions permanent is as reported by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The CBO reports estimated deficit effects of extending expired and expiring tax provisions through the 10-year budget window (2018 – 2027).
Date: August 23, 2017
Creator: Sherlock, Molly F.; Keightley, Mark P.; Gravelle, Jane G.; Lowry, Sean & Driessen, Grant A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Park Service's Maintenance Backlog: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

The National Park Service's Maintenance Backlog: Frequently Asked Questions

This report addresses frequently asked questions about NPS deferred maintenance also known as the maintenance backlog. The discussion is organized under the headings of general questions, funding-related questions, management-related questions, and questions on Congress's role in addressing the backlog.
Date: August 23, 2017
Creator: Comay, Laura B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Overview of "Travel Ban" Litigation and Recent Developments (open access)

Overview of "Travel Ban" Litigation and Recent Developments

This report provides an overview of the series of three executive actions -- (the first two taking the form of executive orders, and the third issued as a presidential proclamation) commonly referred to as the "Travel Ban," which restrict the entry of specified categories of non-U.S. nationals (aliens) into the United States -- as well as the litigation related to those executive actions.
Date: October 23, 2017
Creator: Smith, Hillel R. & Harrington, Ben
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library