Proposed U.S.-EU Trade Negotiations: Hitting Pause on a Trade War? (open access)

Proposed U.S.-EU Trade Negotiations: Hitting Pause on a Trade War?

This report discusses the announcement by the United States and European Union (EU) that they are at a "new phase" in their relationship for "freer, fairer, and more reciprocal trade." The announcement came on July 25, 2018 at a challenging time for transatlantic trade relations.
Date: August 9, 2018
Creator: Akhtar, Shayerah Ilias
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-EU Trade and Economic Issues (open access)

U.S.-EU Trade and Economic Issues

This report discusses U.S.-EU trade and economic relations, which currently face heightened tension, particularly due to the Trump Administration's trade policy, which is focusing on unilateral tariff measures under U.S. trade law and taking a critical view of the U.S. role in international economic cooperation. Given U.S.-EU historical joint leadership on global trade and economic issues, these developments could have implications for the rules-based international trading system, a foundation of the global economic order that has contributed to global economic growth and stability in the post-World War II era.
Date: August 1, 2018
Creator: Akhtar, Shayerah Ilias
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-EU Trade and Economic Issues (open access)

U.S.-EU Trade and Economic Issues

This report discusses U.S.-EU trade and economic relations, which currently face heightened tension, particularly due to the Trump Administration's trade policy, which is focusing on unilateral tariff measures under U.S. trade law and taking a critical view of the U.S. role in international economic cooperation. Given U.S.-EU historical joint leadership on global trade and economic issues, these developments could have implications for the rules-based international trading system, a foundation of the global economic order that has contributed to global economic growth and stability in the post-World War II era.
Date: July 20, 2018
Creator: Akhtar, Shayerah Ilias
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-EU Trade and Investment Ties: Magnitude and Scope (open access)

U.S.-EU Trade and Investment Ties: Magnitude and Scope

This report provides background information and analysis on the trade and investment relationship between the United States and the European Union. It also discusses the EU economy and issues for Congress.
Date: July 20, 2018
Creator: Akhtar, Shayerah Ilias
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-India Trade Relations (open access)

U.S.-India Trade Relations

This report discusses trade relations between the United States and India. Many observers believe bilateral commercial ties could be more extensive if trade and investment barriers were addressed.
Date: October 24, 2018
Creator: Akhtar, Shayerah Ilias & Kronstadt, K. Alan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
OPIC, USAID, and Proposed Development Finance Reorganization (open access)

OPIC, USAID, and Proposed Development Finance Reorganization

This report discusses a proposed reorganization of U.S. developmental aid programs that would consolidate several agencies into one central agency. Various pros and cons of the proposal are also included.
Date: April 27, 2018
Creator: Akhtar, Shayerah Ilias & Tarnoff, Curt
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Human Rights in the age of artificial intelligence (open access)

Human Rights in the age of artificial intelligence

Report studying potential human rights issues that could arise from the everyday use of artificial intelligence (AI).
Date: November 2018
Creator: Andersen, Lindsey
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Farm Commodity Support: An Overview of Selected Programs (open access)

U.S. Farm Commodity Support: An Overview of Selected Programs

This report provides an overview of federal farm commodity support programs administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and possible issues for Congress to consider regarding them.
Date: April 17, 2018
Creator: Angadjivand, Sahar
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Angelina & Neches River Authority Annual Financial Report: 2018 (open access)

Angelina & Neches River Authority Annual Financial Report: 2018

Annual financial report of the Angelina & Neches River Authority documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2018
Date: Autumn 2018
Creator: Angelina & Neches River Authority (Tex.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
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 Nordic Countries and U.S. Relations (open access)

The Nordic Countries and U.S. Relations

This report provides an overview of U.S. relations with the five Nordic countries -- Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden -- which share deep historical, linguistic, and cultural ties and many political and economic similarities. Topics include foreign and security policies, policies toward Russia, and countering terrorism.
Date: September 13, 2018
Creator: Archick, Kristin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Is Impossibility Preemption Impossible? Federal Drug Law and Preemption of State Tort Claims (open access)

Is Impossibility Preemption Impossible? Federal Drug Law and Preemption of State Tort Claims

This report discusses the potential Supreme Court case of "Merck v. Albrecht". The report concludes with an overview of the "Merck" petition, analyzing the key issues of interest for Congress that the petition raises.
Date: January 19, 2018
Creator: Armstrong, Kathryn B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Responding to the Opioid Epidemic: Legal Developments and FDA's Role (open access)

Responding to the Opioid Epidemic: Legal Developments and FDA's Role

This report discusses the opioid epidemic in the U.S. and the role of the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in helping end the epidemic. The report provides an overview of FDA's existing authorities, the historical context for the opioid epidemic, and the agency's current plan for combatting the opioid epidemic, concluding with an examination of the broader legal questions concerning the crisis.
Date: March 6, 2018
Creator: Armstrong, Kathryn B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Enforcement of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: Select Legal Issues (open access)

Enforcement of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: Select Legal Issues

This report discusses the enforcement of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and various penalties available for violations.
Date: February 9, 2018
Creator: Armstrong, Kathryn B. & Staman, Jennifer A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transatlantic Perspectives on Defense Innovation: Issues for Congress (open access)

Transatlantic Perspectives on Defense Innovation: Issues for Congress

This report discusses defense innovation and technology research and development in the American, British, French, and German military and ways to use implement such innovations into NATO forces.
Date: April 24, 2018
Creator: Aronsson, Lisa A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Domestic Food Assistance: Summary of Programs (open access)

Domestic Food Assistance: Summary of Programs

This report discusses food assistance programs which are administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (USDA-FNS) programs as well as nutrition programs administered by the Administration on Aging (AOA), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living (HHS-ACL).
Date: March 22, 2018
Creator: Aussenberg, Randy Alison & Colello, Kirsten J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Debt Limit Since 2011 (open access)

The Debt Limit Since 2011

This report discusses the U.S. government's debt limit and the various extensions of it since 2011.
Date: January 19, 2018
Creator: Austin, D. Andrew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Debt Limit Since 2011 (open access)

The Debt Limit Since 2011

This report discusses the U.S. government's debt limits since 2011 and the legislative history of the raising of the debt limit for each year through the present.
Date: February 2, 2018
Creator: Austin, D. Andrew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Debt Limit Since 2011 (open access)

The Debt Limit Since 2011

This report discusses the federal debt limit and its suspensions and resets since 2011.
Date: March 29, 2018
Creator: Austin, D. Andrew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trends in Mandatory Spending: In Brief (open access)

Trends in Mandatory Spending: In Brief

This report describes mandatory spending, its composition and growth over time, and possible mandatory spending in coming decades, as well as relevant policy options.
Date: September 14, 2018
Creator: Austin, D. Andrew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Questions Remain, Litigation Continues, over Military Service by Transgender Individuals (open access)

Questions Remain, Litigation Continues, over Military Service by Transgender Individuals

This report discusses the controversy regarding transgender individuals serving in the military, President Trump's memorandums on the subject, and the four lawsuits challenging the President's memorandums.
Date: July 5, 2018
Creator: Back, Christine J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Addressing Sexual Harassment by Modifying the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995: A Look at Key Provisions in H.R. 4822. (open access)

Addressing Sexual Harassment by Modifying the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995: A Look at Key Provisions in H.R. 4822.

This report discusses the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) and proposed reforms to how it handles harassment claims through the bill H.R. 4822. The report highlights and considers some of the major differences between the current process provided under the CAA and the process that would exist if H.R. 4822 were enacted, as well as other changes proposed by the bill that could affect both legislative branch employees and Members of Congress.
Date: January 29, 2018
Creator: Back, Christine J. & Freeman, Wilson C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sexual Harassment and Title VII: Selected Legal Issues (open access)

Sexual Harassment and Title VII: Selected Legal Issues

This report discusses Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) and legal interpretations regarding whether it covers sexual harassment in the workplace and if so what types of employer actions are permissible or impermissible under the law.
Date: April 9, 2018
Creator: Back, Christine J. & Freeman, Wilson C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Prevalence of Mental Illness in the United States: Data Sources and Information (open access)

Prevalence of Mental Illness in the United States: Data Sources and Information

This report briefly describes the methodology and results of three large surveys that provide national prevalence estimates of diagnosable mental illness: the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R), the National Comorbidity Survey Replication Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A), and the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). This report presents prevalence estimates of any mental illness and serious mental illness based on each survey and ends with a brief discussion of how these prevalence estimates might inform policy discussions.
Date: January 19, 2018
Creator: Bagalman, Erin & Cornell, Ada S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library