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Appropriations Subcommittee Structure: History of Changes from 1920 to 2015
This report details the evolution of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees' subcommittee structure from the 1920s to the present.
Date:
October 13, 2015
Creator:
Saturno, James V. & Tollestrup, Jessica
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Bitcoin: Questions, Answers, and Analysis of Legal Issues
This report has three major sections. The first section answers some basic questions about Bitcoin and the operation of the Bitcoin network and its interaction with the current dollar-based monetary system. The second section summarizes likely reasons for and against widespread Bitcoin adoption. The third section discusses legal and regulatory matters that have been raised by Bitcoin and other digital currencies.
Date:
October 13, 2015
Creator:
Murphy, Edward V.; Murphy, M. M. & Seitzinger, Michael V.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Colombian Peace Talks Breakthrough: A Possible End- Game?
This report briefly discusses the recent breakthrough reached in talks between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) just a day after Pope Francis left Cuba, following more than 40 rounds of discussions held in Havana since November 2012.
Date:
October 13, 2015
Creator:
Beittel, June S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Internet of Things: CRS Experts
None
Date:
October 13, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Internet of Things: Frequently Asked Questions
This report was developed to assist Congress in responding to some commonly asked questions about the Internet of Things (IoT), a complex, often poorly understood phenomenon.
Date:
October 13, 2015
Creator:
Fischer, Eric A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Public Health Service Agencies: Overview and Funding (FY2010-FY2016)
This report gives a brief overview of the eight agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) which are designated components of the U.S. Public Health Services (PHS), and summarizes its funding for FY2010 through FY2016.
Date:
October 13, 2015
Creator:
Redhead, C. S. & Dabrowska, Agata
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Risk and Needs Assessment in the Criminal Justice System
This report provides information on the use of risk and needs assessment in the criminal justice system. It starts with an overview of risk and needs assessment and a discussion of some of the critiques of it. The report concludes with a discussion of the issues policymakers might consider if they debate legislation to expand the use of risk and needs assessment in the federal prison system.
Date:
October 13, 2015
Creator:
James, Nathan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Russian Compliance with the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty: Background and Issues for Congress
This report describes the current status of the INF Treaty and highlights issues that Congress may address as the United States pursues its compliance concerns with Russia. It includes a historical overview and summary of the provisions of the INF Treaty and Russia's concerns with U.S. compliance with the treaty and concludes with a discussion of options that the United States might pursue to address its concerns with Russia's activities and options that it might pursue if Russia deploys new INF-range missiles.
Date:
October 13, 2015
Creator:
Woolf, Amy F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Small Business Management and Technical Assistance Training Programs
None
Date:
October 13, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2016 Budget and Appropriations
This report provides an overview of the FY2016 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) request, a discussion of key issues and historic context, and account-by-account funding comparisons with FY2014 actuals, available FY2015 estimates, and FY2016 legislation.
Date:
October 13, 2015
Creator:
Epstein, Susan B.; Lawson, Marian L. & Tiersky, Alex
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Use of the Annual Appropriations Process to Block Implementation of the Affordable Care Act (FY2011-FY2016)
This report summarizes the Patient Protection and Affordable Care act (ACA)-related language added to annual appropriations legislation by congressional appropriators since the ACA was signed into law.
Date:
October 13, 2015
Creator:
Redhead, C. S. & Cornell, Ada S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library