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The Federal Minimum Wage: In Brief
This report discusses the minimum wage provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which is the federal legislation that establishes the minumem hourly wage that ust be paid to all covered workers.
Date:
January 15, 2015
Creator:
Bradley, David H.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Who Can Serve as Acting Attorney General
This report discusses the two primary arguments raised to challenge the President's decision to name Matthew Whitaker as Acting Attorney General: first, that the Vacancies Act does not apply because another statute, 28 U.S.C. § 508, provides that the Deputy Attorney General (DAG) serves as Acting AG in the event of a vacancy; and second, that the Appointments Clause prohibits Whitaker, a non-Senate-confirmed official, from serving as the head of the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Date:
November 15, 2018
Creator:
Brannon, Valerie C. & Cole, Jared P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
United Nations System Funding: Congressional Issues
This report tracks the process by which Congress provides the funding for U.S. assessed contributions to the regular budgets of the United Nations, its agencies, and U.N. peacekeeping operation accounts, as well as for U.S. voluntary contributions to U.N. system programs and funds. It includes information on the President's request and the congressional response, as well as congressional initiatives during this legislative process. Basic information is provided to help the reader understand this process.
Date:
January 15, 2013
Creator:
Browne, Marjorie Ann
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
United Nations Regular Budget Contributions: Members Compared, 1990-2010
This report provides the assessment level, actual payment, and total outstanding contributions for the United States and other selected U.N. member states from 1990 to 2010 — the last year for which data are publicly available.
Date:
January 15, 2013
Creator:
Browne, Marjorie Ann & Blanchfield, Luisa
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Salaries and Allowances
This report provides basic information on congressional salaries and allowances and recent developments. First, the report briefly summarizes the current salary of Members of Congress; limits or prohibitions on their outside earned income, honoraria, and tax deductions; options for life and health insurance; and retirement benefits. Second, the report provides information on allowances available to Representatives and Senators to support them in their official and representational duties.
Date:
January 15, 2013
Creator:
Brudnick, Ida A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Guide to Committee Activity Reports: Purpose, Rules, and Contents
This report provides a discussion of the types of information that may be included in the activity reports, variations across reports and time, and the filing process. A table provides a comparison of the committee activity reports and other congressional publications, including the types of information found in each as well as their timeframe for coverage and publication.
Date:
February 15, 2018
Creator:
Brudnick, Ida A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Legislative Branch: FY2012 Appropriations
This report gives an overview of the status of FY2012 appropriations and funding issues for the Senate, House of Representatives, and support agencies.
Date:
June 15, 2011
Creator:
Brudnick, Ida A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Salaries of Members of Congress: Congressional Votes, 1990-2015
This report contains information on actions taken affecting each pay year since the establishment of the Ethics Reform Act adjustment procedure. It also provides information on other floor action related to pay for Members of Congress.
Date:
April 15, 2015
Creator:
Brudnik, Ida A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The DACA and DAPA Deferred Action Initiatives: Frequently Asked Questions
This report provides answers to frequently asked questions about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) initiatives.
Date:
February 15, 2017
Creator:
Bruno, Andorra
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: Living Resources Provisions
This report describes provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOS Convention) relating to living marine resources and discusses how these provisions comport with current U.S. marine policy.
Date:
June 15, 2010
Creator:
Buck, Eugene H.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Effects of Radiation from Fukushima Daiichi on the U.S. Marine Environment
The massive Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011, caused extensive damage in northeastern Japan, including damage to the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power installation, which resulted in the release of radiation. This report discusses concerns which have arisen about the potential effects of this released radiation on the U.S. marine environment and resources.
Date:
April 15, 2011
Creator:
Buck, Eugene H. & Upton, Harold F.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 112th Congress: Conflicting Values and Difficult Choices
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Date:
March 15, 2012
Creator:
Buck, Eugene H.; Corn, M. Lynne; Alexander, Kristina; Sheikh, Pervaze A. & Meltz, Robert
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Asian Carp and the Great Lakes Region
Four species of non-indigenous Asian carp are expanding their range in U.S. waterways, resulting in a variety of concerns and problems. This report details the environmental and economic threats from this invasion, as well as ways to combat the spread of Asian carp in U.S. water.
Date:
April 15, 2011
Creator:
Buck, Eugene H.; Upton, Harold F.; Stern, Charles V. & Brown, Cynthia
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Transcript of Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities Hearing: February 15, 2016
Transcript of a public teleconference held by the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities (CECANF) on February 15, 2016. This meeting includes deliberations on recommendations for its final report to the President and Congress.
Date:
January 15, 2016
Creator:
CQ Transcriptions
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) Loan Program: Status and Issues
This report discusses the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) Loan Program by the Department of Energy (DOE). Furthermore, the report establishes the program as giving loans to businesses in the automotive industry to make new factories or redesign old ones to produce vehicles that achieve at least 25% higher fuel economy than vehicles from 2005. The report also covers the spending on the program and the requirements to receive a loan.
Date:
January 15, 2015
Creator:
Canis, Bill & Yacobucci, Brent D.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Pacific Marine Mammal Stock Assessments: 2011
This is an assessment report on the population of marine mammals along the U.S. Pacific coastline. These reports are ever-growing and subject to change annually.
Date:
December 15, 2011
Creator:
Caretta, James V.; Forney, Karin A.; Oleson, Erin; Martien, Karen; Muto, Marcia M.; Lowry, Mark S. et al.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions in Executive Departments During the 111th Congress, 2009-2010
This report explains the process for filling positions to which the President makes appointments with the advice and consent of the Senate (also referred to as PAS positions). It also identifies, for the 111th Congress, all nominations to full-time positions requiring Senate confirmation in the 15 executive departments.
Date:
July 15, 2014
Creator:
Carey, Maeve P. & Greene, Michael
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"Robo-Signing" and Other Alleged Documentation Problems in Judicial and Nonjudicial Foreclosure Processes
Recent depositions involving major servicers, including GMAC Mortgage, J.P. Morgan Chase, and Wells Fargo, have raised concerns about "robo-signing" -- the practice of having a small number of individuals sign a large number of affidavits and other legal documents submitted to courts and other public authorities by mortgage companies to execute foreclosure. This report explores concerns related to these issues by explaining the mortgage market process, procedural problems that have surfaced during foreclosure proceedings, and other relevant information.
Date:
November 15, 2010
Creator:
Carpenter, David H.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Desalination: Technologies, Use, and Congressional Issues
This report discusses Desalination processes that generally treat seawater or brackish water to produce a stream of freshwater, and a separate, saltier stream of water that has to be disposed.
Date:
August 15, 2011
Creator:
Carter, Nicole T.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
2017 Hurricanes and Army Corps of Engineers: Background for Flood Response and Recovery
This report outlines the role of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in hurricane disaster relief and recovery. This role encompasses emergency response to floods and general disaster recovery, maintaining or repairing flood control structures such as dams that they operate as well as assisting in the repair of non-federally owned flood control structures. Recent activities of the Corps during and after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma are discussed.
Date:
September 15, 2017
Creator:
Carter, Nicole T. & Stern, Charles V.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Previewing the Next Farm Bill
Congress periodically establishes agricultural and food policy in an omnibus farm bill. The 112th Congress faces reauthorization of the current five-year farm bill because many of its provisions expire in 2012. The 2008 farm bill contained 15 titles covering farm commodity support, horticulture, livestock, conservation, nutrition assistance, international food aid, trade, agricultural research, farm credit, rural development, bioenergy, and forestry, among others. Leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees anticipate having a new farm bill completed before the end of this session. If the current farm bill expires without a new authorization or a temporary extension, it automatically would be replaced with permanent statutes for farm commodity support, which are not fully compatible with current national economic objectives, global trading rules, and federal budgetary or regulatory policies.
Date:
February 15, 2012
Creator:
Chite, Ralph M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Bayport Water System Project Annual Budget: 2016
Annual budget for the Coastal Water Authority Bayport Water System Project including schedules of revenues and expenditures, with supporting documentation for fiscal year 2016. It includes the text of resolutions adopting the budget.
Date:
November 15, 2015
Creator:
Coastal Water Authority (Tex.)
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Jackson-Vanik Amendment and Candidate Countries for WTO Accession: Issues for Congress
This report gives an analysis of the unconditional most-favored-nation (MFN) status, or in U.S. statutory parlance, normal trade relations (NTR) status, which is a fundamental principle of the World Trade Organization (WTO). This conflicts with the U.S. laws under Title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 that limits trade status with several nations undergoing accession into the WTO. On June 12, 2012, Sen. Max Baucus introduced a bill with bipartisan co-sponsorship to authorize PNTR for Russia. The report includes information about MFN status and the WTO, the Jackson-Vanik Amendment restricting trade, the case of China, and prospective WTO accessions.
Date:
June 15, 2012
Creator:
Cooper, William H.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Animal Waste and Water Quality: EPA’s Response to the Waterkeeper Alliance Court Decision on Regulation of CAFOs
This report is categorized into three categories: (I) The 2003 Rule, (II) The waterkeeper Alliance Decision and EPA's Response and (III) Response to the 2008 Revised Rule.
Date:
June 15, 2010
Creator:
Copeland, Claudia
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library