FY2016 Extension of the Higher Education Act: An Overview (open access)

FY2016 Extension of the Higher Education Act: An Overview

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Date: October 14, 2015
Creator: Smole, David P. & Hegji, Alexandra
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Municipal setting destinations(Boundaries) (open access)

Municipal setting destinations(Boundaries)

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Date: October 14, 2015
Creator: Timothy G. Dobbs
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Discharge Rule in the House: Principal Features and Uses (open access)

The Discharge Rule in the House: Principal Features and Uses

This report provides information about the Principal Features and Uses on Discharge Rule in the House. The discharge rule allows a measure to come to the floor of considerationeven if the committee of referral does not report it and the leadership does not schedule it.
Date: October 14, 2015
Creator: Beth, Richard S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
TCEQ superfund sites boundaries (open access)

TCEQ superfund sites boundaries

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Date: October 14, 2015
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sentence Reform Acts: S.2123 and H.R. 3713 (open access)

Sentence Reform Acts: S.2123 and H.R. 3713

This report discusses the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015, S. 2123, and the Sentencing Reform Act of 2015, H.R. 3713, use virtually identical language to reduce the impact of the mandatory minimum sentences which federal courts must now impose for certain drug trafficking and firearms offenses.
Date: October 14, 2015
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA): Background and Funding (open access)

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA): Background and Funding

This report provides an overview of the federal response to domestic violence--defined broadly to include acts of physical and nonphysical violence against spouses and other intimate partners--through the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA).
Date: October 14, 2015
Creator: Fernandes-Alcantara, Adrienne L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Enrollment of Legislation: Relevant Congressional Procedures (open access)

Enrollment of Legislation: Relevant Congressional Procedures

This report discusses the enrollment process of bills and resolutions in Congress.
Date: October 14, 2015
Creator: Heitshusen, Valerie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV): Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV): Background and Issues for Congress

This report discusses the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) being developed by the Army and the Marine Corps as a successor to the High Mobility, Multi-Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). A potential issue for Congress is the possible impact of a year-long continuing resolution on Army and Marine Corps JLTV procurement.
Date: October 14, 2015
Creator: Feickert, Andrew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Trade Issues (open access)

China-U.S. Trade Issues

This report provides an overview of U.S.-China commercial relations, including major trade disputes.
Date: October 14, 2015
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Points of Order Limiting the Contents of Reconciliation Legislation: In Brief (open access)

Points of Order Limiting the Contents of Reconciliation Legislation: In Brief

This report discusses various provisions in the Budget Act (as well as other provisions adopted by the House and Senate) that impose constraints on the policy content or budgetary impact of reconciliation measures or amendments.
Date: October 14, 2015
Creator: Saturno, James V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library