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Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and presents potential issues for Congress concerning the Navy's ship force-structure goals and shipbuilding plans. The planned size of the Navy, the rate of Navy ship procurement, and the prospective affordability of the Navy's shipbuilding plans have been matters of concern for the congressional defense committees for the past several years.
Date:
August 10, 2015
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Types of Committee Hearings
This report describes the four types of congressional committee hearings: legislative, oversight, investigative, and confirmation. Hearings may be held on Capitol Hill or elsewhere (e.g., a committee member's district or state, or a site related to the subject of the hearing). These latter hearings are often referred to as field hearings.
Date:
August 10, 2015
Creator:
Heitshusen, Valerie
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Medicare Financial Status: In Brief
This report provides an overview on Medicare, discussing its various components and sources of funding. The report also examines projections for spending within the program.
Date:
August 10, 2015
Creator:
Davis, Patricia A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Hearings: Witness Testimony
This report briefly discusses the witness testimony process in House of Representatives committee hearings. Witnesses before House committees must generally file advance copies of their written testimony with the committee and then limit their oral testimony to brief summaries (Rule XI, clause 2(g)(5)). A question-and-answer period usually follows a witness's opening statement. Following hearings, committees usually publish the transcripts of witness testimony and questioning.
Date:
August 10, 2015
Creator:
Davis, Christopher M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
H.R. 6: The 21st Century Cures Act
This report provides a brief summary of each provision of H.R. 6 as passed by the House on July 10, 2015
Date:
August 10, 2015
Creator:
Johnson, Judith A.; Thaul, Susan & Bagalman, Erin
System:
The UNT Digital Library