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Bereaved Consumer's Bill of Rights Act of 2010 [HB-3655]
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Bereaved Consumer's Bill of Rights Act of 2010 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prescribe rules prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the provision of funeral goods or services. Includes among such rules: (1) a requirement that price information be disclosed clearly and conspicuously; (2) a prohibition on misrepresentations or conditioning the provision of goods or services upon the purchase of other goods or services from the provider; (3) a requirement that any presale disclosures and contracts are written clearly,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Energy And Commerce. H. Rept. 111-672. on 12/07/2010
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Family Farm Preservation and Conservation Estate Tax Act [HB-3524]
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[Real Estate ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
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Family Farm Preservation and Conservation Estate Tax Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from the gross estate the value of property used by a decedent and the decedent's family as a farm for farming purposes and certain qualified conservation easements; and (2) impose a recapture tax if such farmland is sold outside the decedent's family or is no longer used for farming purposes or if a qualified conservation easement is likewise sold or used in violation of the terms of such easement.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 07/31/2009
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Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Servicing Act of 2009 [HB-3451]
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Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Servicing Act of 2009 - Amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (RESPA) to require the mortgagee, upon default of a federally related mortgage loan secured by a lien on the borrower's principal residence, to engage in loss mitigation activities that provide for: (1) the long-term affordability of the loan; and (2) the maximum retention of home equity. Prohibits initiation of foreclosure on any mortgage loan if the mortgagee or servicer has at any time failed to comply with specified loss
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Sponsored by: Rep. Maxine Waters
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 07/31/2009
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Automobile Dealers Fair Competition Act of 2009 [HB-3450]
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Automobile Dealers Fair Competition Act of 2009 - Makes it unlawful for any new automobile manufacturer to unreasonably discriminate against or deny a franchise to an automobile dealer who applies for the retention of its franchise. Permits an automobile dealer to file an expedited action in a U.S. district court to restore its franchise. Defines: (1) "new automobile manufacturer" as an automobile manufacturing company established in 2009 that is the successor to another automobile manufacturing company and acquires the assets of the predecessor
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Trade And Consumer Protection. on 09/08/2009
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Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act of 2009 [HB-3408]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) require reporting to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of payments of $600 or more made to corporations; (2) set forth criteria and rules relating to the treatment of workers as employees or independent contractors; and (3) increase penalties for failure to file correct tax return information or comply with other information reporting requirements. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to issue an annual report on worker misclassification.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E2123-2124) on 07/31/2009
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Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2009 [HB-3356]
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Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) to revise requirements for the use of private contracts by Medicare beneficiaries under which no Medicare claims shall be made. Requires any such contract to be in writing and signed by the Medicare beneficiary. Allows individuals to choose to opt out of the Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance), and makes them eligible for health savings accounts.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/29/2009
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Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act of 2009 [HB-3190]
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Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act of 2009 - Declares that any agreement setting a price below which a product or service cannot be sold by a retailer, wholesaler, or distributor is an illegal restraint of trade in violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Reported By The Committee On Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-676. on 12/08/2010
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To require the Secretary of Agriculture to use section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, to provide compensation to certain poultry producers whose poultry production contracts were terminated or not renewed because of the closure of poultry processing plants and other cost cutting measures undertaken by a poultry processing company in bankruptcy protection. [HB-3150]
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Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Farm Service Agency, to use specified funds under the Act of August 24, 1935 to compensate poultry producers whose production contracts were terminated or not renewed during the period beginning on July 1, 2008, through the date of the enactment of this Act, because of processing plant closure and other cost cutting measures undertaken by a poultry processing company in bankruptcy protection.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sanford Bishop
Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry. on 06/22/2010
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Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009 [HB-3145]
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Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009 - Amends the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to grant the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulatory jurisdiction over any security-based swap agreement, including authority to issue, interpert, and enforce rules and orders in a manner that imposes prophylactic measures against fraud, manipulation, or insider trading. Defines credit default swap as: (1) a swap agreement that protects a party to it against the risk of a loss of value because of the occurrence or non-occurrence
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Sponsored by: Rep. Maxine Waters
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 07/09/2009
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401(k) Fair Disclosure and Pension Security Act of 2009 [HB-2989]
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401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2009 - Title I: 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement - (Sec. 101) Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to prohibit an administrator of an individual account plan from contracting or arranging for services to the plan (including the offering of any investment option) unless the administrator has received, reasonably in advance, a written statement from the service provider that: (1) specifies the services to be provided; (2) provides the expected total annual service
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Sponsored by: Rep. George Miller
Committee On Ways And Means Discharged. on 05/28/2010
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Helping Active Duty Deployed Act of 2009 [HB-2874]
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Helping Active Duty Deployed Act of 2009 - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to prohibit a cell phone company from charging an early termination penalty for a cellular telephone contract entered into on behalf of a service member who has received orders for foreign deployment or for permanent change of station within the United States. (Current law provides such protection for a contract entered into by the service member.) Revises provisions concerning arrearages and other obligations to prohibit a lessor from charging an early termination
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Provisions Of Measure Incorporated Into H.r. 3949. on 10/28/2009
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Automobile Dealer Economic Rights Restoration Act of 2009 [HB-2796]
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Automobile Dealer Economic Rights Restoration Act of 2009 - Prohibits any automobile manufacturer (manufacturer) in which the federal government has a financial or ownership interest from depriving an automobile dealer (dealer) of its economic rights under a dealer agreement. Requires the manufacturer to assume (or assign to a successor) each agreement in existence before the commencement of a federal bankruptcy case by the manufacturer. Directs any such manufacturer, if a valid dealer agreement is not assumed or assigned, to require the new entity
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Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 06/10/2009
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Automobile Dealer Economic Rights Restoration Act of 2009 [HB-2750]
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Automobile Dealer Economic Rights Restoration Act of 2009 - Prohibits any automobile manufacturer in which the federal government has an economic interest from depriving an automobile dealer of its economic rights as they existed prior to the commencement of a bankruptcy case by the manufacturer, including the dealer's rights to recourse under state law. Requires such manufacturers to restore the franchise agreements with dealers that were in effect prior to the bankruptcy case.
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 06/08/2009
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Automobile Dealer Economic Rights Restoration Act of 2009 [HB-2743]
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Automobile Dealer Economic Rights Restoration Act of 2009 - Prohibits an automobile manufacturer (manufacturer) in which the federal government has an ownership interest, or which receives loans from the federal government, from depriving an automobile dealer (dealer) of its economic rights. Requires the manufacturer to honor those rights as they existed for Chrysler LLC and General Motors Corporation dealers prior to the commencement of the bankruptcy cases of each corporation, including dealer rights to recourse under state law. Requires the appropriate
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H6314-6315) on 06/09/2009
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Fixed Indexed Annuities and Insurance Products Classification Act of 2009 [HB-2733]
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Fixed Indexed Annuities and Insurance Products Classification Act of 2009 - Amends the Securities Act of 1933 to include within the class of securities exempt from its coverage any insurance or endowment policy or annuity contract or optional annuity contract: (1) whose value does not vary according to the performance of a separate account; and (2) which satisfies standard nonforfeiture laws or similar requirements of the applicable state, Territory, or District of Columbia at time of issue or, in the absence of applicable standard nonforfeiture
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 06/04/2009
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Servicemembers' Rights Protection Act [HB-2696]
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Servicemembers' Rights Protection Act - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to add a new title authorizing the Attorney General to bring a civil action in U.S. district court to enforce provisions of the Act. Includes under such civil relief restraining orders and injunctions, damages, and penalties. Authorizes a private cause of action for such enforcement by a servicemember, dependent, or other protected person under the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Provisions Of Measure Incorporated Into H.r. 3949. on 10/28/2009
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Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009 [HB-2695]
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Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009 - Sets forth a limited antitrust immunity to providers of covered electronic payment systems and merchants for negotiation of access rates and terms. Authorizes providers of a single covered electronic payment system (e.g. credit cards and/or debit cards) and merchants to jointly negotiate and agree upon rates and terms for access to such system. Provides immunity exceptions. Requires the rates and terms of a voluntarily negotiated access agreement to be the same for all merchants and participating providers, regardless
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Committee Hearings Held. on 04/28/2010
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Mortgage Foreclosure Rescue and Loan Modification Services Fraud Prevention Act of 2009 [HB-2666]
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Mortgage Foreclosure Rescue and Loan Modification Services Fraud Prevention Act of 2009 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to conduct a rulemaking proceeding with respect to mortgage foreclosure rescue and loan modification services. Directs the FTC to include in the rule, among other things, requirements that: (1) any residential real property mortgage foreclosure rescue or loan modification service provided to a homeowner contain a written contract meeting specified criteria; (2) any such contract contain a clearly and prominently disclosed
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gwen Moore
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Trade And Consumer Protection. on 06/03/2009
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 [HB-2647]
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2010 for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force for aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement. (Sec. 104) Authorizes appropriations for FY2010 for: (1) defense-wide procurement; (2) National Guard and reserve equipment; and (3) the Mine Resistant
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ike Skelton
Signed By President. on 10/28/2009
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Medical Rights Act of 2009 [HB-2516]
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Medical Rights Act of 2009 - Prohibits federal funds from being used to permit any federal officer or employee to exercise any supervision or control over: (1) the practice of medicine, the practice of other health care professions, or the manner in which health care services are provided; (2) the provision by a physician or a health care practitioner of advice to a patient about the patient's health status or recommended treatment for a condition or disease; (3) the selection, tenure, or compensation of any officer, employee, or contractor of any
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Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Capito
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/21/2009