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Privatization and the Constitution: Selected Legal Issues

Description: This report focuses on the constitutional principles and judicial decisions that may constrain certain types of privatization that involve private and government-created entities.
Date: September 25, 2017
Creator: Tsang, Linda & Cole, Jared P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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LIHEAP: Program and Funding

Description: This report discusses LIHEAP program rules and benefits, including household eligibility and how funds may be used, and presents the most recent data available from HHS regarding household characteristics and benefit levels.
Date: May 22, 2015
Creator: Perl, Libby
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Appointment of African American U.S. Circuit and District Court Judges: Historical Overview and Current Data

Description: This report briefly provides historical and statistical information related to the appointment of African Americans as U.S. circuit and district court judges. Such information addresses ongoing congressional interest in the demographic characteristics of lower federal court judges.
Date: February 12, 2016
Creator: McMillion, Barry J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Accountable Care Organizations and the Medicare Shared Savings Program

Description: This report describes the problem of fragmented health care in the United States. The issues the report pinpoints are that it is more costly and of lower quality. The report addresses these issues by summarizing the integrated care delivery model in Medicare. Moreover, the report outlines the two pieces of this program as Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and the Medicare Shared Savings Program. Finally, the report discusses the mechanics of these programs to relieve the two issues identifi… more
Date: May 26, 2011
Creator: Newman, David
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Affordable Care Act’s Contraceptive Coverage Requirement: History of Regulations for Religious Objections

Description: 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
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federal Power over Local Law Enforcement Reform: Legal Issues

Description: This report will examine several constitutional principles relevant to this issue and apply them to the various legislative proposals.
Date: July 13, 2015
Creator: Cole, Jared P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Accountable Care Organizations and the Medicare Shared Savings Program

Description: This report describes the problem of fragmented health care in the United States. The issues the report pinpoints are that it is more costly and of lower quality. The report addresses these issues by summarizing the integrated care delivery model in Medicare. Moreover, the report outlines the two pieces of this program as Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and the Medicare Shared Savings Program. Finally, the report discusses the mechanics of these programs to relieve the two issues identifi… more
Date: November 4, 2010
Creator: Newman, David
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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1099 Information Reporting Requirements and Penalties as Modified by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010

Description: This report discuses the 2010 expansion of reporting requirements listed in IRC (Internal Revenue Code) 6041. The controversy in these expansions lies in the burden the expansion imposes on small businesses. The report also describes the pieces of legislation that have amended IRC 6041, and the implications of that legislation along with the consequences of IRC 6041.
Date: March 4, 2011
Creator: Pettit, Carol A. & Liu, Edward C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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1099 Information Reporting Requirements and Penalties as Modified by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010

Description: This report discuses the 2010 expansion of reporting requirements listed in IRC (Internal Revenue Code) 6041. The controversy in these expansions lies in the burden the expansion imposes on small businesses. The report also describes the pieces of legislation that have amended IRC 6041, and the implications of that legislation along with the consequences of IRC 6041.
Date: November 24, 2010
Creator: Pettit, Carol A. & Liu, Edward C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Abortion Services and Military Medical Facilities

Description: The purpose of this report is to describe and discuss the provisions for providing abortion services to military personnel, their dependents, and other military health care beneficiaries at military medical facilities. The report describes the history of these provisions, with particular emphasis on legislative actions. Finally, this report discusses a number of proposals to modify the law, as well as other related legislative and administrative actions.
Date: January 9, 2013
Creator: Burrelli, David F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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S. 2262, Shaheen-Portman Bill 2014: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act

Description: This report reviews the Senate bill S.2262 and considers the contentious pieces of the bill. Moreover, the report addresses possible amendments to the bill. The report also covers the budget of S. 2262 and describes the expansions it aims to make with energy restrictions and the enforcement of those restrictions.
Date: May 14, 2014
Creator: Sissine, Fred
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Abortion Services and Military Medical Facilities

Description: The purpose of this report is to describe and discuss the provisions for providing abortion services to military personnel, their dependents, and other military health care beneficiaries at military medical facilities. The report describes the history of these provisions, with particular emphasis on legislative actions. Finally, this report discusses a number of proposals to modify the law, as well as other related legislative and administrative actions.
Date: December 16, 2010
Creator: Burrelli, David F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Nominations to U.S. Circuit and District Courts by President Obama During the 111th and 112th Congresses

Description: Recent Senate debates in the 112th Congress over judicial nominations have focused on issues such as the relative degree of success of President Barack Obama's nominees in gaining Senate confirmation (compared with other recent Presidents) as well as the effect of delayed judicial appointments on judicial vacancy levels. The following report addresses these issues, and others, by providing a statistical overview of President Obama's nominees to U.S. circuit court of appeals and U.S. district co… more
Date: June 1, 2012
Creator: McMillion, Barry J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Flow of Business: A Typical Day on the Senate Floorr

Description: This report discusses procedures that usually occur every session day and notes certain business items that occur less frequently.
Date: September 16, 2015
Creator: Davis, Christopher M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Fourth Amendment Third-Party Doctrine

Description: This report describes congressional efforts to supplement legal protection for access to third-party records, as well as suggesting possible future directions in the law.
Date: June 5, 2014
Creator: Thompson, Richard M., II
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Perjury Under Federal Law: A Sketch of the Elements

Description: This report discusses the three general federal perjury laws. It is an abbreviated version of CRS Report 98-808, Perjury Under Federal Law: A Brief Overview, by Charles Doyle, stripped of most footnotes, quotations, citations, and bibliography.
Date: January 28, 2014
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007: The Role of the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate

Description: This report focuses on the role of the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate in implementing the new lobbying registration and disclosure requirements and provides an overview of the guidance document they have jointly issued.
Date: June 25, 2010
Creator: Straus, Jacob R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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