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Free Exercise of Religion by Closely Held Corporations: Implications of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
This report analyzes the Court's decision in Hobby Lobby, including arguments made between the majority and dissent, to clarify the scope of the decision and potential impacts for future interpretation of RFRA's applicability. It also examines potential legislative responses, should Congress consider addressing the current applicability of RFRA. Finally, the report addresses the decision's effect on requirements that employers offer contraceptive coverage in group health plans under federal or state law.
Date:
April 6, 2015
Creator:
Brown, Cynthia
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
This report discusses the reasons that Iran is considered a threat to U.S. security, including Iran's nuclear program, involvement with terrorist organizations, and involvement with neighboring countries' local governments. It also discusses ways in which the U.S. hopes to modify Iran's behavior with sanctions, and the effectiveness of these sanctions.
Date:
April 14, 2015
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Mexico Economic Relations: Trends, Issues, and Implications
This report provides an overview of U.S.-Mexico trade and economic trends, the Mexican economy, the effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and major trade issues between the United States and Mexico.
Date:
April 20, 2015
Creator:
Villarreal, M. Angeles
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
This report provides an overview of North American trade liberalization before NAFTA, an overview of NAFTA provisions, the economic effects of NAFTA, and policy considerations.
Date:
April 16, 2015
Creator:
Villarreal, M. Angeles & Fergusson, Ian F.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: Issues for the 114th Congress
This report is divided into three major sections analyzing Cuba's political and economic environment, U.S. policy toward Cuba, and selected issues in U.S.-Cuban relations. While legislative initiatives are noted throughout the report where appropriate, a final section of the report provides a listing of bills and resolutions introduced in the 114th Congress.
Date:
April 17, 2015
Creator:
Sullivan, Mark P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conflict Minerals and Resource Extraction: Dodd-Frank, SEC Regulations, and Legal Challenges
This report discusses the two sections of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) that require the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) to issue regulations to make public the involvement of U.S. companies in conflict minerals and in resource extraction payments.
Date:
April 2, 2015
Creator:
Seitzinger, Michael V. & Ruane, Kathleen Ann
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rail Safety Efforts Miss Leading Cause of Fatalities
This report briefly discusses the debate over the reauthorization of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA08; P.L. 110-432). Congress is focusing on steps to prevent train derailments and collisions. Such incidents often receive extensive publicity and cause harm to bystanders, such as the residents of Mount Carbon, West Virginia, who were forced to evacuate after a train carrying crude oil derailed and burned on February 16, 2015.
Date:
April 2, 2015
Creator:
Frittelli, John
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA): Background and Reauthorization
This report discusses the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which is a nonreciprocal trade preference program that provides duty-free treatment to U.S. imports of certain products from eligible sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries.
Date:
April 22, 2015
Creator:
Williams, Brock R.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Israel After the 2015 Elections: What Does Netanyahu's Victory Mean for U.S. Policy?
This report discusses the U.S. policy towards Israel after prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu's victory in 2015 elections.
Date:
April 21, 2015
Creator:
Zanotti, Jim
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force: Issues Concerning Its Continued Application
This report discusses the Congress-enacted legislation (2001 AUMF; P.L. 107-40; 50 U.S.C. §1541) to authorize the use of military force against those who perpetrated or provided support for the attacks on September 11, 2001.
Date:
April 14, 2015
Creator:
Weed, Matthew C.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Overview of Unconventional Oil and Natural Gas: Resources and Federal Actions
This report focuses on the growth in U.S. oil and natural gas production driven primarily by tight oil formations and shale gas formations. It also reviews selected federal environmental regulatory and research initiatives related to unconventional oil and gas extraction, including the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) hydraulic fracturing rule (finalized in March 2015) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) actions.
Date:
April 22, 2015
Creator:
Ratner, Michael & Tiemann, Mary
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
State Sponsors of Acts of International Terrorism--Legislative Parameters: In Brief
This report provides information on legislation that authorizes the designation of any foreign government as a state sponsor of acts of international terrorism.
Date:
April 15, 2015
Creator:
Rennack, Dianne E.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Status of a Senator Who Has Been Indicted for or Convicted of a Felony
This report summarizes the potential consequences, with respect to congressional status, that may result when a sitting Senator is indicted for or is convicted of a felony.
Date:
April 2, 2015
Creator:
Maskell, Jack
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Politics, Security, and U.S. Policy
This report discusses the current political and social climate of Iraq, specifically in regards to the influence of the U.S. military presence over recent years. This report addresses planned and possible future efforts under the Obama Administration, including the scheduled gradual troops withdrawal.
Date:
April 16, 2015
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
FEMA's Public Assistance Grant Program: Background and Considerations for Congress
This report provides background on key elements of the FEMA's Public Assistance Program, such as the eligibility of applicants, the types of assistance available, and the methods FEMA uses for awarding grant assistance. The PA Program provides financial grant assistance to states, tribes, and local communities both in the response to and recovery from significant disasters.
Date:
April 16, 2015
Creator:
Brown, Jared T. & Richardson, Daniel J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate
This report discusses the current debate over "net neutrality." While there is no single accepted definition of "net neutrality," most agree that any such definition should include the general principles that owners of the networks that compose and provide access to the Internet should not control how consumers lawfully use that network, and they should not be able to discriminate against content provider access to that network.
Date:
April 16, 2015
Creator:
Gilroy, Angele A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Marijuana: Medical and Retail-- Selected Legal Issues
This report discusses the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) as it pertains to marijuana. The CSA outlaws the possession, cultivation, and distribution of marijuana except for authorized research. More than 20 states have regulatory schemes that allow possession, cultivation, and distribution of marijuana for medicinal purposes. The U.S. Constitution's Supremacy Clause preempts any state law that conflicts with federal law.
Date:
April 8, 2015
Creator:
Garvey, Todd; Doyle, Charles & Carpenter, David H.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
El Salvador: Background and U.S. Relations
This report examines current conditions in El Salvador, as well as issues in U.S.-Salvadoran relations.
Date:
April 9, 2015
Creator:
Seelke, Clare Ribando
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Attribution in Cyberspace: Challenges for U.S. Law Enforcement
This report discusses criminal attribution in the cyber security realm.
Date:
April 17, 2015
Creator:
Finklea, Kristin
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program: Background, Funding, and Activities
This report discusses the federal government's role in the country's information technology (IT) research and development (R&D) activities. The government's support of IT R&D began because it had an important interest in creating computers and software that would be capable of addressing the problems and issues the government needed to solve and study.
Date:
April 10, 2015
Creator:
Figliola, Patricia Moloney
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production in Federal and Non-Federal Areas
This report examines U.S. oil and natural gas production data for federal and non-federal areas with an emphasis on the past five fiscal years of production.
Date:
April 3, 2015
Creator:
Humphries, Marc
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Mental Health Workforce: A Primer
This report begins with a working definition of the mental health workforce and a brief discussion of alternative definitions. It then describes three dimensions of the mental health workforce that may influence quality of care, access to care, and costs of care. The report then briefly discusses how these dimensions of the mental health workforce might inform certain policy discussions.
Date:
April 16, 2015
Creator:
Heisler, Elayne J. & Bagalman, Erin
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Keystone XL Pipeline: Overview and Recent Developments
This report describes the Keystone XL Pipeline Project and the process that the State Department must complete to decide whether it will approve or deny TransCanada's permit application. The report also discusses key energy security, economic, and environmental issues relevant to this determination. Finally, the report discusses the constitutional basis for the State Department's authority to issue a Presidential Permit, and opponents' possible challenges to this authority.
Date:
April 1, 2015
Creator:
Parfomak, Paul W.; Luther, Linda; Lattanzio, Richard K.; Ramseur, Jonathan L.; Vann, Adam; Pirog, Robert et al.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Islamic State Financing and U.S. Policy Approaches
This report discusses the U.S. policy approaches for countering the financial resources of the Islamic State, which has seized significant territory in Iraq and Syria and threatened to conduct attacks against the United States and its citizens.
Date:
April 10, 2015
Creator:
Humud, Carla E.; Pirog, Robert & Rosen, Liana
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library