Gun Control: Concealed Carry Legislation in the 115th Congress (open access)

Gun Control: Concealed Carry Legislation in the 115th Congress

This report discusses handgun concealed carry laws and provides statistics for the type of permits issued by states and territories and a historical comparison to laws in 1987.
Date: January 30, 2018
Creator: Krouse, William J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the 115th Congress (open access)

Reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the 115th Congress

This report considers prominent topics in the 115th Congress's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization debate. Major issues discussed are financing, air traffic control privatization, unmanned aerial vehicles (drones), the Essential Airline Service (EAS), foreign airlines, and certification reform.
Date: November 30, 2017
Creator: Elias, Bart & Tang, Rachel Y.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unemployment Insurance: Legislative Issues in the 115th Congress (open access)

Unemployment Insurance: Legislative Issues in the 115th Congress

This report provides short summaries of legislative proposals with respect to unemployment insurance (UI) programs. It also gives a brief overview of the UI programs that may provide benefits to eligible unemployed workers. In addition, it briefly summarizes UI proposals included in the President's budget for FY2018. President Trump signed H.J.Res. 42 on March 30, 2017 (P.L. 115-17). This Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution negated 20 C.F.R. Part 620. This now-negated rule had set out the circumstances under which states were allowed to prospectively drug test UC claimants based upon the prevalence of drug testing in the occupations in which they were seeking employment.
Date: May 30, 2017
Creator: Whittaker, Julie M. & Isaacs, Katelin P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Taiwan: Issues for Congress (open access)

Taiwan: Issues for Congress

This report describes Taiwan's governmental structure, politics, economy, relations with its neighbors, and ongoing sovereignty disputes with China which have intensified recently. U.S. relations with Taiwan and legislation related to Taiwan in the 115th Congress is also discussed.
Date: October 30, 2017
Creator: Lawrence, Susan V. & Morrison, Wayne M.
System: The UNT Digital Library