Serial/Series Title
Country
10 Matching Results
Results open in a new window/tab.
Results:
1 - 10 of
10
Consumer and Credit Reporting, Scoring, and Related Policy Issues
This report provides background information on the consumer data industry and various specialty areas. One prominent specialty area--consumer scoring--is explained and includes information about various factors used to calculate credit scores. It provides a general description of the current regulatory framework of the consumer data industry. Finally, this report discusses selected policy issues pertaining to credit scoring and proposed modifications that may result in expanded consumer protection and credit access.
Date:
July 30, 2015
Creator:
Getter, Darryl E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Defense Health Program Funding Shortfall for Fiscal Year 2015
This report describes the defense health program (DHP) and discusses the DHP budget.
Date:
July 30, 2015
Creator:
Towell, Pat
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Tax Treatment of Married Same- Sex Couples
This report provides an overview of the federal tax treatment of same-sex married couples, with a focus on the federal income tax.
Date:
July 30, 2015
Creator:
Crandall-Hollick, Margot L.; Pettit, Carol A. & Sherlock, Molly F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Iran Hostages: Efforts to Obtain Compensation. July 2015
This report outlines the history of various efforts, including legislative efforts and count cases, and describes one bill currently before Congress, the Justice for Former American Hostages in Iran Act of 2015.
Date:
July 30, 2015
Creator:
Elsea, Jennifer K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iran Nuclear Agreement
This report discusses the recently finalized Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) that attempts to ensure that Iran's nuclear program can be used for purely peaceful purposes, in exchange for a broad suspension of U.S., European Union (EU), and United Nations sanctions.
Date:
July 30, 2015
Creator:
Katzman, Kenneth & Kerr, Paul K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mass Murder with Firearms: Incidents and Victims, 1999-2013
This report analyzes mass shootings for a 15-year period (1999-2013). CRS analysis of the FBI SHR dataset and other research indicates that offenders committed at least 317 mass shootings, murdered 1,554 victims, and nonfatally wounded another 441 victims entirely with firearms during that 15-year period. The prevalence of mass shooting incidents and victim counts fluctuated sporadically from year to year.
Date:
July 30, 2015
Creator:
Krouse, William J. & Richardson, Daniel J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mexico's Oil and Gas Sector: Background, Reform Efforts, and Implications for the United States
This report provides an overview of Pemex and the content and prospects for Mexico's energy reforms, before discussing specific issues facing Mexico's oil and gas industry. It then examines the U.S.-Mexico energy relationship through the lenses of trade and energy cooperation. It concludes by suggesting several oversight issues for Congress related to what the enactment of energy reform might portend for Mexico's economic development, the U.S. energy matrix, and bilateral or North American energy cooperation.
Date:
July 30, 2015
Creator:
Ribando Seelke, Clare; Ratner, Michael; Villarreal, M. A. & Brown, Phillip
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Small Business Administration: A Primer on Programs and Funding
None
Date:
July 30, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Efforts to Address Global Violence Against Women
This report briefly examines legislative issues regarding Violence against women, which includes random acts of violence as well as sustained abuse over time, can be physical, psychological, or sexual in nature.
Date:
July 30, 2015
Creator:
Blanchfield, Luisa
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act: Overview and Issues
This report discusses the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA), under which members of the uniformed services and U.S. citizens who live abroad are eligible to register and vote absentee in federal elections. It discusses recent improvements to UOCAVA, as the result of controversy surrounding ballots received in Florida from absentee voters in the 2000 presidential election. The report also discusses related legislation, such as the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2010, which provided for a major overhaul of UOCAVA.
Date:
July 30, 2015
Creator:
Coleman, Kevin J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library