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EPA and the Army Corps' "Waters of the United States" Rule: Congressional Response and Options (open access)

EPA and the Army Corps' "Waters of the United States" Rule: Congressional Response and Options

This report discusses four legislative options that Congress could consider to halt or redirect the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineer's proposed "waters of the United States" rule.
Date: July 9, 2015
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
System: The UNT Digital Library
The European Union and China (open access)

The European Union and China

On June 29, 2015 the European Union and the People's Republic of China held their 17th annual leader's summit in Brussels. The summit also commemorated the 40th anniversary of the establishment of formal relations between what is now the EU and China. This report contains information on the background, political dimension, economic dimension, and more related to this summit.
Date: July 9, 2015
Creator: Morelli, Vincent L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Disaster Assistance Response and Recovery Programs: Brief Summaries (open access)

Federal Disaster Assistance Response and Recovery Programs: Brief Summaries

This report is designed to assist Members of Congress and their staff as they address the needs of their states, communities, and constituents after a disaster. It includes a summary of federal programs that provide federal disaster assistance to individual survivors, states, territories, local governments, and nongovernmental entities following a natural or man-made disaster.
Date: July 9, 2015
Creator: Torsell, Carolyn V. & Nagel, Jared C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hunting and Fishing: Analysis of S. 556 and S. 659 (open access)

Hunting and Fishing: Analysis of S. 556 and S. 659

This report focuses on two bills that have received considerable attention in the 114th Congress.
Date: July 9, 2015
Creator: Corn, Lynne M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Perspectives on Enhanced Interrogation Techniques (open access)

Perspectives on Enhanced Interrogation Techniques

This report briefly summarizes what constituted Enhanced Interrogation Techniques (EITs), provides background on their adoption and use, and discusses differing views on three questions that underpin discussion and debate of this topic.
Date: July 9, 2015
Creator: Daugherty Miles, Anne
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tax Reform in the 114th Congress: An Overview of Proposals (open access)

Tax Reform in the 114th Congress: An Overview of Proposals

This report provides background information regarding tax reform and discusses ways to make the U.S. tax system simpler, fairer, and more efficient.
Date: July 9, 2015
Creator: Sherlock, Molly F. & Keightley, Mark P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant: Responses to Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant: Responses to Frequently Asked Questions

This report provides responses to frequently asked questions about the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant. It is intended to serve as a quick reference to provide easy access to information and data. This report does not provide information on TANF program rules.
Date: July 9, 2015
Creator: Falk, Gene
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Relations with Burma: Key Issues for 2015 (open access)

U.S. Relations with Burma: Key Issues for 2015

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Date: July 9, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: History, Impact, and Issues (open access)

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: History, Impact, and Issues

This report examines debates over what constitutes an unfunded federal mandate and the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995's (UMRA) implementation. It focuses on UMRA's requirement that CBO issue written cost estimate statements for federal mandates in legislation, its procedures for raising points of order in the House and Senate concerning unfunded federal mandates in legislation, and its requirement that federal agencies prepare written cost estimate statements for federal mandates in rules.
Date: July 9, 2015
Creator: Dilger, Robert J. & Beth, Richard S.
System: The UNT Digital Library