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Deeming Resolutions: Budget Enforcement in the Absence of a Budget Resolution
This report discusses the budget resolution that reflects an agreement between the House and Senate on a budgetary plan for the upcoming fiscal year.
Date:
December 3, 2015
Creator:
Lynch, Megan S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Factors Related to the Use of Planned Parenthood Affiliated Health Centers (PPAHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)
Recent debates about federal funding for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and its affiliated health centers have raised questions about the services that such centers provide and the availability of alternative facilities to provide similar services to a similar population. This report provides background information and data that may be useful for policymakers evaluating these recent debates.
Date:
December 3, 2015
Creator:
Heisler, Elayne J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) and Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC): Background and Issues for Congress
This report discusses issues surrounding the funding for development of Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) and Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC). The Marines are required by law to have the necessary equipment to conduct amphibious operations and land operations.
Date:
December 3, 2015
Creator:
Feickert, Andrew
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tying Up Loose Ends... Supreme Court To Evaluate Federal Firearm Provision Again
This legal sidebar discusses certiorari to hear Voisine v. United States, a decision examining the federal provision that makes it unlawful for an individual to possess a firearm or ammunition if he or she has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence (MCDV).
Date:
December 3, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Future of Internet Governance: Should the United States Relinquish Its Authority Over ICANN?
This report discusses legislation relevant to the future of Internet governance that has been introduced in the 113th and 114th Congresses which would prevent, delay, or impose conditions or additional scrutiny on the transition of NTIA's stewardship role and procedural authority over key Internet domain name functions to the global Internet multi-stakeholder community.
Date:
November 3, 2015
Creator:
Kruger, Lennard G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iran Sanctions
This report analyzes U.S. and international sanctions against Iran and provides some examples, based on open sources, of companies and countries that conduct business with Iran.
Date:
November 3, 2015
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Multilateral Development Banks: U.S. Contributions FY2000-FY2015
This report shows in tabular form how much the Administration requested and how much Congress appropriated for U.S. payments to the multilateral development banks (MDBs) since 2000. It also provides a brief description of the MDBs and the ways they fund their operations.
Date:
November 3, 2015
Creator:
Nelson, Rebecca M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The New START Treaty: Central Limits and Key Provisions
This report provides an overview of the New Strategic Arms Reductions Treaty (START). The Obama Administration and outside analysts argue that New START strengthens strategic stability and enhances U.S. national security. Critics, however, question whether the treaty serves U.S. national security interests.
Date:
November 3, 2015
Creator:
Woolf, Amy F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Social Security and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Provisions in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015
None
Date:
November 3, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Speakers of the House: Elections, 1913-2015
This report provides data on elections of the Speaker in each Congress since 1913, when the House first reached its present size of 435 Members. During that period (63rd through 114th Congresses), a Speaker was elected five times with the votes of less than a majority of the full membership.
Date:
November 3, 2015
Creator:
Beth, Richard S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues
This report reviews the ongoing programs that will affect the expected size and shape of the U.S. strategic nuclear force structure. It includes an overview of this force structure during the Cold War, details about each category of delivery vehicle, and a discussion of issues related to decisions about the future size and shape of the U.S. strategic nuclear force.
Date:
November 3, 2015
Creator:
Woolf, Amy F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Trade in Services: Trends and Policy Issues
This report provides background information and analysis on U.S. international trade in services, as well as policy issues before the United States. The report also examines emerging issues and current negotiations, including the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA), the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP).
Date:
November 3, 2015
Creator:
Fefer, Rachel F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Analysis of the Tax Exclusion for Canceled Mortgage Debt Income
Mortgage debt cancellation can occur when lenders restructure loans, reducing principal balances, or sell properties, either in advance, or as a result, of foreclosure proceedings. Exceptions have been available for taxpayers who are insolvent or in bankruptcy, among others- these taxpayers may exclude canceled mortgage debt income under existing law.
Date:
September 3, 2015
Creator:
Keightley, Mark P. & Lunder, Erika
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Essential Air Service (EAS)
This report discusses Congress' establishment of the Essential Air Service (EAS), a program to ensure that small communities that were served by certificated air carriers before the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 would continue to receive scheduled passenger service, with subsidies if necessary. Deregulation gave airlines almost total freedom to determine which domestic markets to serve and what airfares to charge, which raised the concern that communities with relatively low passenger levels would lose service as carriers shifted their operations to serve larger and often more profitable markets.
Date:
September 3, 2015
Creator:
Tang, Rachel Y.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Tactical Teams
This report provides a brief overview of the development of tactical teams at the state and local level and the concerns raised by their expansion. It then discusses the composition of these teams in the federal government. It concludes with a discussion of potential issues for policymakers to consider if they take up legislation or conduct oversight related to how the federal government uses tactical teams.
Date:
September 3, 2015
Creator:
James, Nathan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Catfish Industry and Foreign Trade: A Fact Sheet
This report is a fact sheet on the U.S. catfish industry and foreign trade.
Date:
September 3, 2015
Creator:
Miller, Andre F. & Upton, Harold F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
VA Accountability Act of 2015 (H.R. 1994) as Passed by the House
None
Date:
September 3, 2015
Creator:
unknown
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. Support of IT R&D began because the government 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:
August 3, 2015
Creator:
Moloney Figliola, Patricia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Tax Benefits for Manufacturing: Current Law and Arguments For and Against
None
Date:
August 3, 2015
Creator:
Guenther, Gary
System:
The UNT Digital Library
History of the Navy UCLASS Program Requirements: In Brief
This report details the history of Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) aircraft requirements development through the program's evolution to its current stage. Over time, those requirements have evolved to encompass a less demanding set of capabilities than first envisioned.
Date:
August 3, 2015
Creator:
Gertler, Jeremiah
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Libya: Transition and U.S. Policy
This report provides a background on Libya's descent into conflict and discusses current policy issues for the U.S. Since Muammar al Qadhafi's fall in 2011, Libyan interest groups have pursued diverse objectives based on local and regional identities, tribal affiliations, political and religious ideologies, and shared personal backgrounds. Fighting and political maneuvering during 2014 and 2015 among rival factions and armed groups has reflected a number of unresolved debates.
Date:
August 3, 2015
Creator:
Blanchard, Christopher M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mountaintop Removal Mining: Background on Current Controversies
None
Date:
August 3, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Resolving Legislative Differences in Congress: Conference Committees and Amendments Between the Houses
None
Date:
August 3, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library