To provide for the retention and service of transgender individuals in the Armed Forces. H.R.1032.116th U.S. Congress. (2019-2020).
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While most will not fall under the "peer reviewed" category frequently requested by professors, they are generally considered credible, reliable, and authoritative. For example, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) works exclusively for the United States Congress, providing policy and legal analysis to committees and members of both the House and Senate, regardless of party affiliation. As a legislative branch agency within the Library of Congress, CRS has been a valued and respected resource on Capitol Hill for more than a century. CRS is well-known for analysis that is authoritative, confidential, objective and nonpartisan.
Many government publications owned by UNT can be found using the Advanced Search in the UNT Libraries catalog. Enter your search terms in the topmost text box (highlighted in yellow below), then use the Collections drop down, select Government Documents (circled in red below), and scroll to the bottom of the page to click the green Search button.
The UNT Digital Library is in partnership with the UNT Libraries' Government Documents Department and provides access to over 400,000 items. Scroll to the bottom of the page to enter your search terms in the text box (highlighted in yellow below) and click the green Search button to the right.
Use the link above to access ProQuest Congressional (this can also be found in the Databases list from the library home page). Place your search term, transgender, into the text box (highlighted in yellow below) then click the search icon to the right.
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