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Immigration: Analysis of the Major Provisions of H.R. 418, the REAL ID Act of 2005
The 109th Congress is considering several issues carried over from the 108th Congress related to immigration enforcement and identification-document security. This report analyzes the major provisions of House-passed H.R. 418, the REAL ID Act of 2005. It describes relevant current law relating to immigration and document-security matters, how House-passed H.R. 418 would alter current law if enacted, and the degree to which the bill duplicates existing law.
Date:
February 16, 2005
Creator:
Garcia, Michael J.; Lee, Margaret M. & Tatelman, Todd
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Overview, FY2007 Budget in Brief, and Key Issues for Congress
This report provides an overview of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and discuses NASA budget and its new Vision for Space Exploration, especially whether it is maintaining a balanced portfolio of programs that include science and aeronautics.
Date:
February 16, 2006
Creator:
Smith, Marcia S. & Morgan, Daniel
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The FY2007 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
This report discusses the FY2007 budget request for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) includes $96.4 billion in budget authority.
Date:
February 16, 2006
Creator:
Monke, Jim
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Homeland Security: Protecting Airliners from Terrorist Missiles
Recent events have focused attention on the threat that terrorists with shoulder fired surface-to-air missiles (SAMs), referred to as Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS), pose to commercial airliners. This report discusses SAMs and examines options for mitigating missile threats.
Date:
February 16, 2006
Creator:
Bolkcom, Christopher & Elias, Bartholomew
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mexico-United States Dialogue on Migration and Border Issues, 2001-2006
This report focuses on the interactions between Mexico and the United States on migration and border issues during the administrations of President George W. Bush and President Vicente Fox of Mexico. The discussions and agreements fall into four areas: (1) the bilateral migration talks, (2) the Partnership for Prosperity, (3) the Border Partnership Agreement, and (4) the trilateral “Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) of North America.
Date:
February 16, 2006
Creator:
Cook, Colleen W.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mexico-United States Dialogue on Migration and Border Issues, 2001-2006
This report focuses on the interactions between Mexico and the United States on migration and border issues during the administrations of President George W. Bush and President Vicente Fox of Mexico. The discussions and agreements fall into four areas: (1) the bilateral migration talks, (2) the Partnership for Prosperity, (3) the Border Partnership Agreement, and (4) the trilateral “Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) of North America.
Date:
February 16, 2006
Creator:
Cook, Colleen W.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The FY2007 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
This report discusses the FY2007 budget request for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) includes $96.4 billion in budget authority.
Date:
February 16, 2006
Creator:
Monke, Jim
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 32, Number 7, Pages 595-676, February 16, 2007
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 16, 2007
Creator:
Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 26, Number 7, Pages 1433-1610, February 16, 2001
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 16, 2001
Creator:
Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 18
Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas Senate and House of Representatives granting the legislature permission to adjourn for more than three days during the period beginning on Wednesday, February 7, 2007, and ending on Monday, February 12, 2007.
Date:
February 16, 2007
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Presses.
Patent for the improvement of the cotton press using a cam-lever for operating the side of the press-box with two different application of power, including illustration.
Date:
February 16, 1858
Creator:
Witting, F. W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Compound Engines.
Patent for "a series of engines for working the steam over by exhausting it from the first into the second, and so on, for utilizing the pressure lost when steam is exhausted from a single engine into the air..." (lines 7-11) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 16, 1875
Creator:
Bell, Jackson W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Propelling Devices for Street-Cars and the Like
Patent for and improvement in propelling devices for street cars and the like, includes illustration.
Date:
February 16, 1875
Creator:
Trible, Herndon & Davis, Nicholas A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Basket.
Patent for a metallic produce basket. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 16, 1897
Creator:
Taylor, John W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for improvements in churns; specifically, improvements in the construction of the cylinder and the churn-dasher. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 5, 1891
Creator:
Sullins, John Wesley
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Compound for Removing Grease and Stains.
Patent for a compound to remove grease and stains from wood and fabric. Includes instructions.
Date:
August 21, 1891
Creator:
Cox, George S. & Lewis, Georgia M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher.
Patent for wire-stretching levers, with instructions and levers.
Date:
October 20, 1891
Creator:
Richardson, Jerome Shipley
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Locking Device for Baling Press Doors.
Patent for a new and improved lock for baling-press doors. This design "is to provide a . . . locking device for the doors of the baling chamber of a baling-press, which locking device is so constructed that all the doors can be locked in a single operation and by means of the same device, and may be loosened simultaneously" (lines 8-14).
Date:
February 16, 1886
Creator:
Clark, Frank S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Track Raiser.
Patent for improvements to railroad track raisers.
Date:
February 16, 1886
Creator:
Robburts, Geoorge W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tea-Chest.
Patent for "tea-chests and other receptacles of a light nature in which the articles are shipped and retailed in and from the original packages," (lines 8-11) with instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 7, 1891
Creator:
Buford, Paschal
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock.
Patent for nut-locks specifically adapted for use on railroads. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 16, 1897
Creator:
Reilly, George
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sorghum Boiler and Evaporator.
Patent for a new and improved boiler and evaporator for sorghum. This design consists in "[an] evaporating pan having the partition walls, the elbow-tubes pivoted in the lower edge of said partitions, and capable of being turned parallel to the bottom of said pan at any angle or perpendicular thereto, [a] copper coil laid in a serpentine groove, made in the bottom of said pan, one end passing through one end of said pan and connecting with a steam generator, and having a valve to regulate the flow of steam, the other end of said coil passing through the other end of said pan" (lines 83-94).
Date:
February 16, 1886
Creator:
Wynn, John Clinton
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerating-Cover for Vessels.
Patent for a "device capable of application to any receptacle which, in conjunction with an absorbent envelope and through the medium of capillary action, will cool the entire vessel or receptacle to which it is applied, and thereby preserve its contents in warm weather," (lines 10-15) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 9, 1890
Creator:
Mitcheltree, James B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shears for Cutting Hot Metal.
Patent for "a device which is more especially intended for shearing hot metal, although it may be used for cutting cold material," (lines 8-10) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 30, 1891
Creator:
Cleveland, William T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History