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Argentina's 2015 Presidential Election
This report briefly discusses the Argentinian Presidential election, held on October 25, 2015. The close results set up a second round on November 22, 2015, between Daniel Scioli and Mauricio Macri.
Date:
October 26, 2015
Creator:
Sullivan, Mark P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Bahrain: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy
This report discusses the current state of reform and foreign policy in Bahrain. Public unrest has diminished, but occasional large demonstrations, opposition boycotts of elections, and continued arrests of dissidents counter government assertions that Bahrain has "returned to normal."
Date:
October 26, 2015
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sentencing Reform: Comparison of Selected Proposals
This report is a comparison of selected criminal sentencing reform bills as introduced: H.R. 3713, H.R. 2944, S. 502, and H.R. 920; and S. 2123 as passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee with a manager's amendment).
Date:
October 26, 2015
Creator:
Cole, Jared P. & Doyle, Charles
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Survey of House and Senate Committee Rules on Subpoenas
This report surveys House committees' subpoena rules first and then Senate committees' subpoena rules. Both surveys begin with a brief description of chamber rules, followed by a short summary of that chamber's committees' rules that are related to subpoenas but do not directly pertain to authorizing or issuing subpoenas.
Date:
October 26, 2015
Creator:
Koempel, Michael L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Evaluation of Freshwater Delivery Alternatives to East Matagorda Bay: Final Report
This is the final report on the freshwater delivery from the Colorado River to East Matagorda Bay.
Date:
August 26, 2015
Creator:
Austin, Barney; Kennedy, Angela; Osting, Tim & Walker, Clint
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Health Insurance: Small is the New Large
This report discusses aspects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that expand the definition of small employer to include employers with 100 or fewer employees. States must implement the expanded definition for plan years beginning in 2016, but have the option of implementing the expanded definition prior to the deadline.
Date:
August 26, 2015
Creator:
Mach, Annie L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House Rules and Precedents Affecting Committee Markup Procedures
This report briefly discusses these procedures as they relate to legislative business conducted on the floor and in committee.
Date:
August 26, 2015
Creator:
Davis, Christopher M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress
This report discusses the process of naming Navy ships, which have traditionally been chosen and announced by the Secretary of the Navy. Rules for giving certain types of names to certain types of Navy ships have evolved over time.
Date:
August 26, 2015
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Senate Legislative Procedures: Published Sources of Information
The Senate publishes its rules, precedents, and other related information so that Senators and their staff have convenient access to the Senate’s legislative procedures and can gauge how those procedures are likely to apply in various situations. Information about the Senate’s legislative procedures is published in four official documents. This report briefly discusses these documents.
Date:
August 26, 2015
Creator:
Davis, Christopher M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
“Sense of” Resolutions and Provisions
None
Date:
August 26, 2015
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Transcript of Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities Hearing: August 26, 2015
Transcript of a public teleconference held by the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities (CECANF) on August 26, 2015. This meeting includes opening remarks by Chairman Sanders, a discussion about National Strategy Document, and plans for future meetings.
Date:
August 26, 2015
Creator:
CQ Transcriptions
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Veterans’ Benefits: Eligibility of Merchant Mariners
None
Date:
August 26, 2015
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Blue-Slipping: Enforcing the Origination Clause in the House of Representatives
None
Date:
June 26, 2015
Creator:
Saturno, James V.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Indonesia: Background and U.S. Relations
This report provides background information on social and political situation in Indonesia and its relations with United States.
Date:
June 26, 2015
Creator:
Dolven, Ben & Mackey, Wil
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Instructing Senate Conferees
None
Date:
June 26, 2015
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Life-Cycle Greenhouse Gas Assessment of Coal and Natural Gas in the Power Sector
None
Date:
June 26, 2015
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The LIHEAP Formula
None
Date:
June 26, 2015
Creator:
Perl, Libby
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy Ohio Replacement (SSBN[X]) Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress
This report focuses on the Ohio replacement program as a Navy shipbuilding program. The report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Ohio replacement program (ORP), a program to design and build a new class of 12 ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) to replace the Navy's current force of 14 Ohio-class SSBNs.
Date:
June 26, 2015
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 26, Pages 4071-4262, June 26, 2015
A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date:
June 26, 2015
Creator:
Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Upper Barker Watershed Flood Protection Planning Study Final Report
Report on a flood protection and management plan for the Upper Barker Watershed.
Date:
June 26, 2015
Creator:
Halff Associates
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Who is a "Veteran"?--Basic Eligibility for Veterans' Benefits
This report examines the basic eligibility criteria for VA administered veterans' benefits, including the issue of eligibility of members of the National Guard and reserve components.
Date:
June 26, 2015
Creator:
Meyerson, Noah P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Wildfire Spending: Background, Issues, and Legislation in the 114th Congress
This report provides background information and analysis of funding for federal wildfire suppression operations. It concludes by summarizing relevant legislative proposals introduced in the 114th Congress and discussing their possible implications.
Date:
June 26, 2015
Creator:
Hoover, Katie; Lindsay, Bruce R.; McCarthy, Francis X. & Tollestrup, Jessica
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 56
Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate authorizing the lieutenant governor and speaker to appoint interim joint committees.
Date:
May 26, 2015
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Joint Resolution 17
Joint resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate proposing a constitutional amendment relating to private road work by certain counties.
Date:
May 26, 2015
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History