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Senate Conferees: Their Selection and Authority
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Date:
September 23, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Questions of Privilege in the House
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Date:
September 24, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Amending Process in the House of Representatives
This report consists of the amending process in the house of representatives.
Date:
September 16, 2015
Creator:
Davis, Christopher M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Abortion: Judicial History and Legislative Response
This report discusses the judicial history of abortion and how legislatures respond to those decisions made by the court. The report tackles landmark cases such as Roe v. Wade as well as companion decisions such as Doe v. Bolton. The report highlights specifically how Congress has attempted to enact legislation that limits abortion practices.
Date:
September 16, 2015
Creator:
Shimabukuro, Jon O.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Green Infrastructure and Issues in Managing Urban Stormwater
Managing stormwater is one of the biggest and most expensive problems facing cities across the United States. This report discusses legislation that has been introduced to support research and implementation of green/innovative stormwater infrastructure. Overall, many in Congress remain concerned about how municipalities will pay for needed investments in water infrastructure projects generally—not limited to green infrastructure—and what role the federal government can and should play in those efforts.
Date:
September 15, 2015
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act and the Supreme Court: A Legal Analysis of Young v. United Parcel Service
In 2015, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Young v. United Parcel Service. In the case, a United Parcel Service (UPS) worker named Peggy Young challenged her employer’s refusal to grant her a light-duty work assignment while she was pregnant, claiming that UPS’s actions violated the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA). This report begins with a discussion of the facts in the Young case, followed by an overview of the PDA. The report then provides an analysis of the Young case, its implications, and a potential legislative response.
Date:
September 25, 2015
Creator:
Feder, Jody
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Insurance Regulation: Background, Overview, and Legislation in the 114th Congress
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Date:
September 16, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Constitutional Implications of State GE Food Labeling Laws
This report analyzes three constitutional provisions relevant to state GE food labeling laws, the First Amendment, the Supremacy Clause, and the Commerce Clause, by explaining the wider legal background of GE labeling as well the court's analysis of these constitutional issues in GMA v. Sorrell.
Date:
September 28, 2015
Creator:
Lanza, Emily M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Credit Programs: Comparing Fair Value and the Federal Credit Reform Act (FCRA)
This report first provides a brief explanation of federal credit programs. Next, it examines recent legislative proposals and hearings. It assesses several policy issues Congress might consider and the benefits and challenges of remaining on FCRA cost estimates versus using fair-value estimates to determine subsidy costs.
Date:
September 14, 2015
Creator:
Gnanarajah, Raj
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA): Overview of Workers’ Compensation for Certain Private-Sector Maritime Workers
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Date:
September 22, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Altering House Ethics Committee Sanction Recommendations on the Floor: Past Precedent and Options for Action
This report consists of altering house ethics committee sanction recommendations on the floor: Past Precedent and Options for Action.
Date:
September 25, 2015
Creator:
Straus, Jacob R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Redistricting: Legal and Constitutional Issues
This report discusses the congressional redistricting that is the drawing of district boundaries from which the people choose their representatives to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Date:
September 22, 2015
Creator:
Whitaker, L. Paige
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Assistance for Wildfire Response and Recovery
This report briefly describes the federal assistance for wildlife response and recovery.
Date:
September 18, 2015
Creator:
Hoover, Katie
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Catfish Industry and Foreign Trade: A Fact Sheet
This report is a fact sheet on the U.S. catfish industry and foreign trade.
Date:
September 3, 2015
Creator:
Miller, Andre F. & Upton, Harold F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA): A Summary of the Act and Its Major Requirements
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Date:
September 14, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
National Hispanic Heritage Month: Fact Sheet
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Date:
September 9, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Office of Surface Mining’s Proposed Stream Protection Rule: An Overview
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Date:
September 10, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Medicare: Part B Premiums
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Date:
September 29, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Railroad Retirement Board: Trust Fund Investment Practices
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Date:
September 9, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Stormwater Permits: Status of EPA’s Regulatory Program
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Date:
September 9, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentencing: The 18 U.S.C. 924(c) Tack-On in Cases Involving Drugs or Violence
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Date:
September 16, 2015
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
News and Transcript Resources: Fact Sheet
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Date:
September 9, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
FY2016 Extension of the Higher Education Act: An Overview
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Date:
September 28, 2015
Creator:
Smole, David P. & Hegji, Alexandra
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Secret Service: Selected Issues and Executive and Congressional Responses
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Date:
September 21, 2015
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library