2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force: Issues Concerning Its Continued Application (open access)

2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force: Issues Concerning Its Continued Application

This report discusses the Congress-enacted legislation (2001 AUMF; P.L. 107-40; 50 U.S.C. §1541) to authorize the use of military force against those who perpetrated or provided support for the attacks on September 11, 2001.
Date: April 14, 2015
Creator: Weed, Matthew C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2014 Farm Bill Provisions and WTO Compliance (open access)

2014 Farm Bill Provisions and WTO Compliance

This report briefly describes the relevant World Trade Organization (WTO) rules governing domestic support programs under the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) and the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM). The report then reviews the current U.S. farm safety net programs in light of their potential for compliance with the AoA and SCM and their potential to affect the success of the current Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations.
Date: April 22, 2015
Creator: Schnepf, Randy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 38 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 38

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate congratulating the Lufkin/Angelina County Chamber of Commerce on its receipt of five-star accreditation from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Date: April 21, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 60 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 60

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate honoring the Garza family of Peñitas for their record of accomplishments in higher education.
Date: April 8, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 86 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 86

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate in memory of Amarillo City Council member James Harold Simms.
Date: April 21, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 87 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 87

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate in memory of Gene Earl Parker of Amarillo.
Date: April 21, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 92 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 92

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate congratulating Dr. Stephen C. Head on his appointment as president of the Lone Star College System.
Date: April 21, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 219, Chapter 1 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 219, Chapter 1

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the provision of health and human services in this state, including the powers and duties of the Health and Human Services Commission and other state agencies, and the licensing of certain health professionals; clarifying certain statutory provisions; authorizing the imposition of fees.
Date: April 2, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 293, Chapter 2 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 293, Chapter 2

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to a clarification of the law governing eligibility of certain events for funding under the Major Events trust fund.
Date: April 8, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 19 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 19

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate recognizing Johnny Trotter of Hereford on the occasion of his induction into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame.
Date: April 8, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 36 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 36

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate granting the legislature permission to adjourn for more than three days during the period beginning on Wednesday, April 1, 2015, and ending on Tuesday, April 7, 2015.
Date: April 8, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate (open access)

Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate

This report discusses the current debate over "net neutrality." While there is no single accepted definition of "net neutrality," most agree that any such definition should include the general principles that owners of the networks that compose and provide access to the Internet should not control how consumers lawfully use that network, and they should not be able to discriminate against content provider access to that network.
Date: April 16, 2015
Creator: Gilroy, Angele A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Active Military Licenses (open access)

Active Military Licenses

Information sheet on Texas resident active duty military free hunting and fishing licenses.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Advocate: Volume 20, Issue 2, April - June 2015 (open access)

The Advocate: Volume 20, Issue 2, April - June 2015

Quarterly update providing information on environmental regulations for small businesses and local governments in Texas.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Affordable Care Act (ACA): Employer Shared Responsibility Determinations and Potential Penalties (open access)

Affordable Care Act (ACA): Employer Shared Responsibility Determinations and Potential Penalties

This report describes the potential employer penalties related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended) as well as regulations to implement the ACA employer provisions. The regulations address insurance coverage requirements, methodologies for determining whether a worker is considered full time, provisions relating to seasonal workers and corporate franchises, and other reporting requirements.
Date: April 10, 2015
Creator: Whittaker, Julie M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Affordable Care Act’s Contraceptive Coverage Requirement: History of Regulations for Religious Objections (open access)

The Affordable Care Act’s Contraceptive Coverage Requirement: History of Regulations for Religious Objections

This report summarizes the issues involved with the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) requirement in group health plans for contraceptive coverage. Moreover, the report covers the history of how religious objections to this provision of the ACA have been handled. Specifically, the report discuses this topic in relation to employers providing health insurance for employees.
Date: April 2, 2015
Creator: Brown, Cynthia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy

This report discusses the current political state of Afghanistan, focusing particularly on the influence of the Taliban and other militant groups, and on the leadership of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. This report also discusses the U.S.-Afghanistan relationship, in both the short and long term, and U.S. efforts under the Obama Administration to provide military, reconstructive, and stabilization aid.
Date: April 27, 2015
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) (open access)

African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)

This report provides a summary of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The report covers the key aspects, U.S. imports under the AGOA, and the debate on whether or not it should be renewed.
Date: April 22, 2015
Creator: Williams, Brock R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA): Background and Reauthorization (open access)

African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA): Background and Reauthorization

This report discusses the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which is a nonreciprocal trade preference program that provides duty-free treatment to U.S. imports of certain products from eligible sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries.
Date: April 22, 2015
Creator: Williams, Brock R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agricultural Conservation: A Guide to Programs (open access)

Agricultural Conservation: A Guide to Programs

This report provides a listing of federal agricultural conservation assistance programs. Each listing includes a brief description of the program, information on major amendments in the Agricultural Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79, 2014 farm bill), national scope and availability, states with the greatest participation, the backlog of applications or other measures of continuing interest, program funding authority, FY2018 funding, FY2019 Administration budget request, statutory authority, the authorization expiration date, and a link to the program's website.
Date: April 2, 2015
Creator: Stubbs, Megan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agricultural Conservation: A Guide to Programs (open access)

Agricultural Conservation: A Guide to Programs

This report provides a listing of federal agricultural conservation assistance programs. Each listing includes a brief description of the program, information on major amendments in the Agricultural Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79, 2014 farm bill), national scope and availability, states with the greatest participation, the backlog of applications or other measures of continuing interest, program funding authority, FY2018 funding, FY2019 Administration budget request, statutory authority, the authorization expiration date, and a link to the program's website.
Date: April 9, 2015
Creator: Stubbs, Megan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agricultural Credit: Institutions and Issues (open access)

Agricultural Credit: Institutions and Issues

This report discusses federal credit assistance for farmers and recent issues in Congress related to the programs.
Date: April 8, 2015
Creator: Monke, Jim
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agriculture in the WTO: Rules and Limits on Domestic Support (open access)

Agriculture in the WTO: Rules and Limits on Domestic Support

This report provides a brief overview of the World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments most relevant for U.S. domestic farm policy. The report discusses a key question that policy makers ask of virtually every new farm proposal is, how will it affect U.S. commitments under the WTO? The answer depends not only on cost, but also on the proposal's design and objectives, as described below.
Date: April 20, 2015
Creator: Schnepf, Randy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Allocation of Wastewater Treatment Assistance: Formula and Other Changes (open access)

Allocation of Wastewater Treatment Assistance: Formula and Other Changes

This report consists of allocation of wastewater treatment assistance: Formula and Other Changes.
Date: April 15, 2015
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library