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U.S. Natural Gas Exports and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement
On October 5, 2015, President Obama announced the conclusion of negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a free trade agreement (FTA) among the United States and 11 other Asia-Pacific nations - Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam. This report briefly discusses the agreement and its potential effects.
Date:
October 15, 2015
Creator:
Parfomak, Paul W. & Ratner, Michael
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Trade Issues
This report provides an overview of U.S.-China commercial relations, including major trade disputes.
Date:
October 14, 2015
Creator:
Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Discharge Rule in the House: Principal Features and Uses
This report provides information about the Principal Features and Uses on Discharge Rule in the House. The discharge rule allows a measure to come to the floor of considerationeven if the committee of referral does not report it and the leadership does not schedule it.
Date:
October 14, 2015
Creator:
Beth, Richard S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Enrollment of Legislation: Relevant Congressional Procedures
This report discusses the enrollment process of bills and resolutions in Congress.
Date:
October 14, 2015
Creator:
Heitshusen, Valerie
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA): Background and Funding
This report provides an overview of the federal response to domestic violence--defined broadly to include acts of physical and nonphysical violence against spouses and other intimate partners--through the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA).
Date:
October 14, 2015
Creator:
Fernandes-Alcantara, Adrienne L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
FY2016 Extension of the Higher Education Act: An Overview
None
Date:
October 14, 2015
Creator:
Smole, David P. & Hegji, Alexandra
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV): Background and Issues for Congress
This report discusses the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) being developed by the Army and the Marine Corps as a successor to the High Mobility, Multi-Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). A potential issue for Congress is the possible impact of a year-long continuing resolution on Army and Marine Corps JLTV procurement.
Date:
October 14, 2015
Creator:
Feickert, Andrew
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Municipal setting destinations(Boundaries)
None
Date:
October 14, 2015
Creator:
Timothy G. Dobbs
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Points of Order Limiting the Contents of Reconciliation Legislation: In Brief
This report discusses various provisions in the Budget Act (as well as other provisions adopted by the House and Senate) that impose constraints on the policy content or budgetary impact of reconciliation measures or amendments.
Date:
October 14, 2015
Creator:
Saturno, James V.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sentence Reform Acts: S.2123 and H.R. 3713
This report discusses the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015, S. 2123, and the Sentencing Reform Act of 2015, H.R. 3713, use virtually identical language to reduce the impact of the mandatory minimum sentences which federal courts must now impose for certain drug trafficking and firearms offenses.
Date:
October 14, 2015
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
TCEQ superfund sites boundaries
None
Date:
October 14, 2015
Creator:
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations Subcommittee Structure: History of Changes from 1920 to 2015
This report details the evolution of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees' subcommittee structure from the 1920s to the present.
Date:
October 13, 2015
Creator:
Saturno, James V. & Tollestrup, Jessica
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Bitcoin: Questions, Answers, and Analysis of Legal Issues
This report has three major sections. The first section answers some basic questions about Bitcoin and the operation of the Bitcoin network and its interaction with the current dollar-based monetary system. The second section summarizes likely reasons for and against widespread Bitcoin adoption. The third section discusses legal and regulatory matters that have been raised by Bitcoin and other digital currencies.
Date:
October 13, 2015
Creator:
Murphy, Edward V.; Murphy, M. M. & Seitzinger, Michael V.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Colombian Peace Talks Breakthrough: A Possible End- Game?
This report briefly discusses the recent breakthrough reached in talks between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) just a day after Pope Francis left Cuba, following more than 40 rounds of discussions held in Havana since November 2012.
Date:
October 13, 2015
Creator:
Beittel, June S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Internet of Things: CRS Experts
None
Date:
October 13, 2015
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Internet of Things: Frequently Asked Questions
This report was developed to assist Congress in responding to some commonly asked questions about the Internet of Things (IoT), a complex, often poorly understood phenomenon.
Date:
October 13, 2015
Creator:
Fischer, Eric A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Public Health Service Agencies: Overview and Funding (FY2010-FY2016)
This report gives a brief overview of the eight agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) which are designated components of the U.S. Public Health Services (PHS), and summarizes its funding for FY2010 through FY2016.
Date:
October 13, 2015
Creator:
Redhead, C. S. & Dabrowska, Agata
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Risk and Needs Assessment in the Criminal Justice System
This report provides information on the use of risk and needs assessment in the criminal justice system. It starts with an overview of risk and needs assessment and a discussion of some of the critiques of it. The report concludes with a discussion of the issues policymakers might consider if they debate legislation to expand the use of risk and needs assessment in the federal prison system.
Date:
October 13, 2015
Creator:
James, Nathan
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Russian Compliance with the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty: Background and Issues for Congress
This report describes the current status of the INF Treaty and highlights issues that Congress may address as the United States pursues its compliance concerns with Russia. It includes a historical overview and summary of the provisions of the INF Treaty and Russia's concerns with U.S. compliance with the treaty and concludes with a discussion of options that the United States might pursue to address its concerns with Russia's activities and options that it might pursue if Russia deploys new INF-range missiles.
Date:
October 13, 2015
Creator:
Woolf, Amy F.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Small Business Management and Technical Assistance Training Programs
None
Date:
October 13, 2015
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2016 Budget and Appropriations
This report provides an overview of the FY2016 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) request, a discussion of key issues and historic context, and account-by-account funding comparisons with FY2014 actuals, available FY2015 estimates, and FY2016 legislation.
Date:
October 13, 2015
Creator:
Epstein, Susan B.; Lawson, Marian L. & Tiersky, Alex
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Use of the Annual Appropriations Process to Block Implementation of the Affordable Care Act (FY2011-FY2016)
This report summarizes the Patient Protection and Affordable Care act (ACA)-related language added to annual appropriations legislation by congressional appropriators since the ACA was signed into law.
Date:
October 13, 2015
Creator:
Redhead, C. S. & Cornell, Ada S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response
This report discusses the ongoing conflict in Syria and provides an overview of U.S. Policy responses. The rise of the insurgent terrorist group known as the Islamic State (IS, aka the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant or ISIL/ISIS) and Russia's military intervention on behalf of the Syrian government have reshaped debates over U.S. policy toward the ongoing civil conflict in Syria, now in its fifth year.
Date:
October 9, 2015
Creator:
Blanchard, Christopher M.; Humud, Carla E. & Nikitin, Mary Beth D.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Action on FY2016 Appropriations Measures
This report provides information on the congressional consideration of the FY2016 regular appropriations bills and the FY2016 continuing resolution (CR). It also discusses the statutory and procedural budget enforcement framework for FY2016 appropriations. It will address the congressional consideration of FY2016 supplemental appropriations if any such consideration occurs.
Date:
October 9, 2015
Creator:
Tollestrup, Jessica
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library