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Agriculture and Related Agencies: FY2015 Appropriations
This report discusses various policy aspects of the Agriculture appropriations bill for FY2015, which funds the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), except for the Forest Service.
Date:
October 22, 2014
Creator:
Monke, Jim
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Appointment Process for U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations: An Overview
The report's exclusive focus is the process of appointment of U.S. circuit and district court judges through presidential nomination and Senate confirmation.
Date:
October 22, 2014
Creator:
Rutkus, Denis Steven
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Brazil's October 2014 Presidential Election
This report briefly discusses the results of Brazil's recent elections and potential policy shifts.
Date:
October 22, 2014
Creator:
Meyer, Peter J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
California Drought: Water Supply and Conveyance Issues
This report discusses the drought conditions in California state. Also, the report contents include the Water Supply and Conveyance issues.
Date:
October 22, 2014
Creator:
Cody, Betsy A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): An Overview
This report discusses the earned income tax credit (EITC), established in the tax code in 1975, which offers cash aid to working parents with relatively low incomes who care for dependent children.
Date:
October 22, 2014
Creator:
Falk, Gene
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House and Senate Floor and Committee Action to Reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act: 1966 to Present
The report provides vote information on comprehensive Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization bills that have been considered in the committees of jurisdiction or on the House or Senate floors since the enactment of No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB).
Date:
October 22, 2014
Creator:
Skinner, Rebecca R. & Loane, Shannon S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The "Islamic State" Crisis and U.S. Policy
This report discusses the problems facing Iraq as the Islamic State (IS, aka the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, ISIL/ISIS) gains power in the region. IS is a transnational Sunni Islamist insurgent and terrorist group that has expanded its control over areas of northwestern Iraq and northeastern Syria since 2013, threatening the security of both countries and drawing increased attention from the international community. The Islamic State has thrived in the disaffected Sunni Muslim-inhabited areas of Iraq and in the remote provinces of Syria torn by the civil war. The Islamic State's tactics have drawn the ire of the international community, increasing U.S. attention on Iraq's political problems and on the civil war in Syria.
Date:
October 22, 2014
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth; Blanchard, Christopher M.; Humud, Carla E. & Margesson, Rhoda
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress
This report discusses the process of naming Navy ships, which have traditionally been chosen and announced by the Secretary of the Navy.
Date:
October 22, 2014
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Political Transition in Tunisia
This report discusses Tunisia's pro-democracy movement; concerns over potential instability in a previously secure, pro-Western area; and U.S.-Tunisian relations.
Date:
October 22, 2014
Creator:
Arieff, Alexis & Humud, Carla E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Securing U.S. Diplomatic Facilities and Personnel Abroad: Legislative and Executive Branch Initiatives
This report briefly summarizes and tracks congressional and State Department actions in response to the attack, and will be updated as necessary to reflect further developments and actions on ongoing policy proposals.
Date:
October 22, 2014
Creator:
Tiersky, Alex
System:
The UNT Digital Library
State CO2 Emission Rate Goals in EPA’s Proposed Rule for Existing Power Plants
None
Date:
October 22, 2014
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Foreign Assistance
This report provides a brief summary introducing key fundamentals to acquiring foreign assistance from the U.S.
Date:
October 22, 2014
Creator:
Lawson, Marian L. & Tarnoff, Curt
System:
The UNT Digital Library
WTO Disciplines of Domestic Support for Agriculture
None
Date:
October 22, 2014
Creator:
Schnepf, Randy
System:
The UNT Digital Library