An Overview of Recent Tax Reform Proposals (open access)

An Overview of Recent Tax Reform Proposals

This report provides a review of legislative tax reform proposals introduced since the 113th Congress. Several proposals have already been introduced in the 115th Congress to replace the current income tax system.
Date: February 28, 2017
Creator: Keightley, Mark P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Provisions Affecting the Congressional Budget Process Included in H.Res. 5 (115th Congress) (open access)

Provisions Affecting the Congressional Budget Process Included in H.Res. 5 (115th Congress)

This report provides information on the standing rules and separate orders that might affect the congressional budget process.
Date: February 23, 2017
Creator: Lynch, Megan S. & Saturno, James V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 115th Congress: A Profile (open access)

Membership of the 115th Congress: A Profile

This report presents a profile of the membership of the 115th Congress (2017-2018) as of January 4, 2017. Statistical information is included on selected characteristics of Members, including data on party affiliation, average age, occupation, education, length of congressional service, religious affiliation, gender, ethnicity, foreign births, and military service.
Date: February 17, 2017
Creator: Manning, Jennifer E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Withdrawal from International Agreements: Legal Framework, the Paris Agreement, and the Iran Nuclear Agreement (open access)

Withdrawal from International Agreements: Legal Framework, the Paris Agreement, and the Iran Nuclear Agreement

This report outlines the legal framework for withdrawal from international agreements under domestic and international law, and it examines legal issues related to the potential termination of two agreements that may be of significance to the 115th Congress: the Paris Agreement on climate change and the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) related to Iran's nuclear program.
Date: February 9, 2017
Creator: Mulligan, Stephen P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Health Care-Related Expiring Provisions of the 115th Congress, First Session (open access)

Health Care-Related Expiring Provisions of the 115th Congress, First Session

This report provides descriptions of selected health care-related provisions that are scheduled to expire during the 115th Congress, first session (i.e., during calendar year [CY] 2017). It focuses on portions of law that are time limited and will lapse once a statutory deadline is reached absent further legislative action.
Date: February 22, 2017
Creator: Grossman, Joy M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Flood Insurance Program: Selected Issues and Legislation in the 115th Congress (open access)

National Flood Insurance Program: Selected Issues and Legislation in the 115th Congress

This report discusses legislation and debates regarding the National Flood Insurance Program in the 115th Congress.
Date: February 13, 2018
Creator: Horn, Diane P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Insurance Regulation: Legislation in the 115th Congress (open access)

Insurance Regulation: Legislation in the 115th Congress

This report discusses legislation related to insurance companies introduced or passed in the 115th Congress.
Date: February 9, 2018
Creator: Webel, Baird
System: The UNT Digital Library