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Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act
Report that discusses the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act in brief, especially as related to Congress's renewed interest in the Act due to the current financial crises and recession.
Date:
September 4, 2012
Creator:
Collins, Benjamin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
SBA Veterans Assistance Programs: An Analysis of Contemporary Issues
Report that contains an examination of the current economic circumstances of veteran-owned businesses, available employment assistant programs offered by several federal agencies to assist veterans in their transition from the military to the civilian labor force, and veteran business development programs.
Date:
September 4, 2012
Creator:
Dilger, Robert Jay & Lowry, Sean
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Search and Seizure Cases in the October 2012 Term of the Supreme Court
Report that looks at three search and seizure cases heard during its October 2012 term.
Date:
September 4, 2012
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Issues in the 112th Congress
Report providing a brief overview of the climate change, power plant, and air quality standard issues, as well as information on other Clean Air Act issues that the 112th Congress has addressed.
Date:
September 4, 2012
Creator:
McCarthy, James E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
NSA Surveillance Leaks: Background and Issues for Congress
This report discusses the specifics of these two NSA collection programs. The first program collects in bulk the phone records--including the number that was dialed from, the number that was dialed to, and the date and duration of the call--of customers of Verizon and possibly other U.S. telephone service providers. The second program targets the electronic communications, including content, of foreign targets overseas whose communications flow through American networks.
Date:
September 4, 2013
Creator:
Rollins, John W. & Liu, Edward C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Energy Tax Policy: Issues in the 113th Congress
This report discusses the energy tax policy that may also be considered as part of comprehensive tax reform legislation in the 113th Congress. Also the report discusses a number of other energy tax incentives, including provisions to support building energy efficiency and renewable fuels, that are also scheduled to expire at the end of 2013.
Date:
September 4, 2013
Creator:
Sherlock, Molly F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-EU Cooperation Against Terrorism
This report examines the evolution of counterterrorism cooperation between the United States and the European Union (EU), particularly since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. It includes a discussion of U.S.-EU cooperation progress and ongoing challenges, as well as perspectives and issues for Congress.
Date:
September 4, 2013
Creator:
Archick, Kristin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Possible U.S. Policy Approaches to North Korea
This report describes President Trump's current policy toward North Korea and possible options for future U.S. policy. Options include diplomatic engagement, international and U.S. sanction increases, military strikes, destabilization of the North Korean government through intelligence activities and popular resentment, enhanced military cooperation with allies, and additional funding for preventing arms trading and related trade with North Korea.
Date:
September 4, 2017
Creator:
Chanlett-Avery, Emma & Manyin, Mark E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Great Lakes Water Withdrawals: Legal and Policy Issues
This report describes the characteristics of the Great Lakes, the interests they support, and possible threats to lake levels. It analyzes the federal laws and policies that regulate the diversion, withdrawal, and consumptive use of water from the Great Lakes. Also included is a discussion of the final Compact and Agreement and some of the issues raised by various interest groups. This report concludes with a general discussion on the relationship between compacts, federal law, and the Congress.
Date:
September 4, 2009
Creator:
Sheikh, Pervaze A. & Brougher, Cynthia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Role in U.S. Campaigns and Elections: An Overview
This report provides a resource for understanding the current campaigns and elections regulatory structure. It addresses those areas of law and public policy that most directly and routinely affect American campaigns and elections: campaign finance; election administration; election security; redistricting; qualifications and contested elections; and voting rights.
Date:
September 4, 2018
Creator:
Garrett, R. Sam
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Electric Grid Cybersecurity
This report discusses the current state of electric grid cybersecurity, and the interconnected dependency of critical infrastructure with regard to electric sector reliability. It includes discussions of recent developments, cyber and physical security, threats to the grid and supply chain risks, use of artificial intelligence, improvements to grid cybersecurity, recent legislation and other issues for Congress.
Date:
September 4, 2018
Creator:
Campbell, Richard J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Examples of Legislative Provisions in Annual Appropriations Acts
None
Date:
September 4, 2008
Creator:
Keith, Robert
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Agriculture and Related Agencies: FY2010 Appropriations
This report discusses various policy aspects of the Agriculture appropriations bill for FY2010, which funds the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), except for the Forest Service.
Date:
September 4, 2009
Creator:
Monke, Jim
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Defense Primer: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Contracts
This report discusses the use of lowest-price technically-acceptable (LPTA) contracts by the Department of Defense (DOD), benefits of using LPTA, and when it is appropriate.
Date:
September 4, 2018
Creator:
Schwartz, Moshe & McConnaughay, Brendan K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Trade Promotion Authority (TPA): Frequently Asked Questions
This report discusses the Trade Promotion Authority program which allows the President to request an expedited procedure for an international trade deal that meets certain requirements. The report answers a variety of frequently asked questions regarding TPA's functions and purpose and Congressional power over it.
Date:
September 4, 2018
Creator:
Fergusson, Ian F. & Davis, Christopher M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Take Care Clause and Executive Discretion in the Enforcement of Law
This report addresses the President's general obligation to "take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed." The report then discusses the limited role the judicial branch has traditionally adopted in reviewing discretionary enforcement decisions, including the decision to initiate a criminal prosecution or an administrative enforcement action. The report concludes with a discussion of Congress's authority to restrict executive discretion in the enforcement of federal law.
Date:
September 4, 2014
Creator:
Garvey, Todd
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Participation in Article III Courts: Standing to Sue
This report seeks to provide an overview of Congress's ability to participate in litigation before Article III courts. The report is limited to a discussion of Congress's participation in litigation as either a plaintiff (e.g., the party initiating the suit alleging some sort of harm or violation of law) or as a third-party intervener (e.g., a party who is seeking to join litigation already initiated by another plaintiff).
Date:
September 4, 2014
Creator:
Dolan, Alissa M. & Garvey, Todd
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Primer on the Reviewability of Agency Delay and Enforcement Discretion
This report discusses the general legal principles applied in determining whether administrative delays are reviewable in court in these two different contexts and then address whether the procedures outlined in the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) are applicable to these delays.
Date:
September 4, 2014
Creator:
Shedd, Daniel T. & Garvey, Todd
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ukraine: Current Issues and U.S. Policy
This report offers background information on Ukraine's current political and economic situation. It also discusses U.S. policy, U.S. aid to Ukraine, the congressional response, and related legislation.
Date:
September 4, 2014
Creator:
Woehrel, Steven
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Employer Stock in Pension Plans: Economic and Tax Issues
None
Date:
September 4, 2002
Creator:
Gravelle, Jane G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Elections Reform: Overview and Issues
None
Date:
September 4, 2007
Creator:
Coleman, Kevin J. & Fischer, Eric A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Health Insurance Coverage: Characteristics of the Insured and Uninsured Populations in 2006. September 2007
This report examines characteristics of both the insured and the uninsured people in 2006, uses these revised estimates when referring to prior years.
Date:
September 4, 2007
Creator:
Peterson, Chris L. & Grady, April
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA): Policy Issues
This report is categorized into three categories: (I) Basic Provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), (II) Eligibility for FMLA Leave, and (III) FMLA Policy Issues.
Date:
September 4, 2013
Creator:
Mayer, Gerald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Vessel Incidental Discharge Act: Background and Issues
This report discusses the combination of regulations and standards for controlling vessel discharges, which is at issue today and is addressed in legislation in the 114th Congress, the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act.
Date:
September 4, 2015
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
System:
The UNT Digital Library