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Prevent Unfair Manipulation of Prices Act of 2009 [HB-2448]
[Energy ]
[Finance ]
[Trade ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Environmental ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Prevent Unfair Manipulation of Prices Act of 2009 - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to cover: (1) energy transactions; and (2) coal, crude oil, gasoline, electricity (except financial transmission rights subject to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [FERC]), natural gas, and any substance used as a source of energy (other than an excluded commodity, a metal, or an agricultural commodity). Extends the regulatory authority of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to swap transactions in: (1) energy commodities; (2) energy transactions;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Carol Shea-Porter
Referred To The Subcommittee On General Farm Commodities And Risk Management. on 06/22/2010
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Small Business Efficiency Act of 2009 [HB-2447]
[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Small Business Efficiency Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat professional employer organizations (PEOs), certified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), as employers for employment tax purposes (thus allowing such PEOs to pay wages and collect and remit payroll taxes on behalf of an employer). Sets forth IRS certification requirements for PEOs, including financial review and reporting requirements. Requires a PEO to post a bond, up to $1 million, to guarantee payment of employment taxes. Limits the required bond amount to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Tonko
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 05/14/2009
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Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act of 2009 [HB-243]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act of 2009 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to require mediation and, if necessary, binding arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gene Green
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/16/2009
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To direct the Secretary of Labor to revise regulations concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. [HB-242]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Directs the Secretary of Labor to revise certain regulations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 so as to require site-controlling employers to keep a site log for all recordable injuries and illnesses occurring among all employees on the particular site, whether such employees are employed directly by the site-controlling employer or are employed by contractors or temporary help or employee leasing services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gene Green
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 03/16/2009
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Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 [HB-2382]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Trade ]
Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit specified electronic payment system network practices, including the imposition of: (1) additional charges on merchants and consumers for premium payment cards; (2) certain restrictions on merchants, including chargebacks for transactions on point of sale terminals that exceed the allowable amount on such devices; (3) restrictions upon network routing; (4) any requirement to meet a minimum number of transactions in any period; or (5) fees or a related adverse
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Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Committee Hearings Held. on 10/08/2009
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Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 [HB-233]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Trade ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 - Amends the Clayton Act to remove an exemption from coverage under the federal antitrust laws with respect to mergers and acquisitions involving rail carriers. Removes from the Surface Transportation Board (STB) the authority to enforce federal antitrust laws with respect to rail carriers (thus vesting such authority in the federal antitrust agencies). Removes: (1) the prohibition against a private party seeking injunctive relief against a rail carrier for a violation of the antitrust laws; and (2) the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-669, Part I. on 11/30/2010
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Social Security Exemption Relief Act of 2009 [HB-2286]
[Social Security ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Social Security Exemption Relief Act of 2009 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code to allow an employee, whose employment is not otherwise covered for Social Security benefit purposes (as in the case of an independent contractor), to elect irrevocably to have that employment treated as so covered and the employer be subject to Social Security taxes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Rohrabacher
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 05/06/2009
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Student Credit Card Transparency Act of 2009 [HB-2217]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Education ]
[Finance ]
[Student Loans ]
Student Credit Card Transparency Act of 2009 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to require creditors to report annually to the Federal Reserve Board on the terms and conditions of all business, marketing, and promotional agreements and college affinity card agreements with institutions of higher education, or related alumni organizations or foundations, with respect to college student credit cards issued to students at such schools. Directs the Comptroller General to review such reports and creditor marketing practices periodically and report to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Murphy
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 04/30/2009
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Predatory Mortgage Lending Practices Reduction Act [HB-2108]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Community Development ]
Predatory Mortgage Lending Practices Reduction Act - Amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to prohibit any person, in connection with a subprime federally related mortgage loan, from providing mortgage lending services or mortgage brokerage services unless such person is certified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as having been adequately trained with regard to subprime lending. Amends the Truth in Lending Act to require lenders to establish a best practices plan, meeting certain criteria, to ensure compliance
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Sponsored by: Rep. Marcia Fudge
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 04/27/2009
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American Credit Card Reform Act [HB-2007]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
American Credit Card Reform Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit the annual percentage rate (APR) applicable to any extension of credit on an open end consumer credit account from exceeding 14%. Prohibits a credit card issuer from imposing any fee or penalty in connection with a transaction initiated by a consumer in which credit extended under such credit plan is applied to reduce an outstanding balance on another credit card account of the consumer. Prohibits a credit card issuer from: (1) advertising any credit card account on the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Massa
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 04/21/2009
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Conflicted Investment Advice Prohibition Act of 2009 [HB-1988]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Investments ]
[Retirement ]
Conflicted Investment Advice Prohibition Act of 2009 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to allow an individual account plan and a participant or beneficiary who controls the investment of such plan's assets to receive investment advice from an independent investment adviser that is registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and meets certain other qualifying requirements, including that the adviser (and any affiliate) does not provide or manage any investments in which the plan assets of any individual
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Sponsored by: Rep. George Miller
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 06/17/2009
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401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2009 [HB-1984]
[Retirement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2009 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to prohibit an administrator of an individual account plan from contracting for services (including the offering of any investment option) to the plan unless the administrator has received in advance a written statement that: (1) specifies the services to be provided; (2) provides the expected total annual service charges allocated among specified components; and (3) discloses the impact of different mutual fund investment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 06/17/2009
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C.L.E.A.R. Act [HB-1846]
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[Finance ]
Consumer Lending Education And Reform Act or the C.L.E.A.R. Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to limit the interest, fees and charges that a payday lender may require a consumer to pay with respect to an original payday loan and a refinanced payday loan. Prohibits a payday lender from: (1) requiring a consumer to pay an origination fee for a payday loan that is refinanced; or (2) making or refinancing a payday loan unless the creditor has first provided the consumer with a copy of a written loan agreement, signed by the creditor and by the consumer,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 04/01/2009
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Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act [HB-1744]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Crime ]
Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act - Amends the Consumer Credit Protection Act to prescribe consumer protection guidelines for rental-purchase transactions, including: (1) the determination of rental-purchase cost; (2) disclosure requirements; (3) prohibitions against confessions of judgment, wage assignments, and waiver of consumer claims or defenses; (4) furnishing of statements of account; (5) point-of-rental disclosures; and (6) rental-purchase advertising disclosures. Declares that an action for civil liability may be brought against a
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 03/26/2009
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Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2009 [HB-1706]
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[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2009 - Prohibits, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice and an unfair method of competition in or affecting interstate commerce, any person from being a party to any agreement resolving or settling a patent infringement claim in which: (1) an abbreviated new drug (generic) application filer receives anything of value; and (2) such filer agrees not to research, develop, manufacture, market or sell the generic drug. Excludes a resolution or settlement that includes no more than: (1) the right
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 06/03/2009
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To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 with respect to bonus payments. [HB-1673]
[Finance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to repeal the statement that the prohibition against bonus, retention award, or incentive compensation to recipients under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) shall not be construed to prohibit any bonus payment required to be paid pursuant to a written employment contract executed on or before February 11, 2009, as such valid employment contracts are determined by the Secretary of the Treasury (or designee). (Thus makes no exceptions to the prohibition.)
Sponsored by: Rep. Zach Wamp
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 03/23/2009
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Seniors' Health Care Freedom Act of 2009 [HB-164]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Retirement ]
Seniors' Health Care Freedom Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to remove the affidavit requirement applicable to the use of private contracts with practitioners under Medicare. Declares that no persons otherwise eligible for old-age benefits under Social Security shall be denied such benefits because of their voluntary refusal to participate in any part of the Medicare program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/14/2009
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To require the Secretary of the Treasury to pursue every legal means to stay or recoup certain incentive bonus payments and retention payments made by American International Group, Inc. to its executives and employees, and to require the Secretary's approval of such payments by any financial institution who receives. [HB-1577]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) pursue every legal means to stay or recoup incentive bonuses and retention payments paid by American International Group, Inc. (AIG) to its executives and employees after September 16, 2008; (2) prohibit payments or other federal assistance to AIG unless current AIG executives and employees return to the Treasury any incentive bonuses and retention payments paid to them after September 16, 2008; and (3) require any financial institution that has received any assistance under the Troubled Asset Relief
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 03/18/2009
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Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2009 [HB-1493]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Children and Youth ]
Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2009 - Exempts health care professionals from federal antitrust laws in connection with negotiations with a health plan regarding contract terms under which the professionals provide health care items or services for which plan benefits are provided. Declares that this Act: (1) applies only to health care professionals excluded from the National Labor Relations Act; and (2) does not apply to such negotiations relating to Medicare or Medicaid programs, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), medical
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Miller
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts And Competition Policy. on 04/27/2009
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Homeownership Vesting Plan Act of 2009 [HB-1356]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Home Ownership Vesting Plan Act of 2009 - Amends the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to: (1) insure any mortgage covering a one- to four-family principal and sole residence that is made for the purpose of paying or prepaying outstanding obligations (refinancing) under an existing mortgage or mortgages meeting specified requirements; (2) pay $1,000 to the servicer of the existing senior mortgage refinanced by each mortgage insured under this Act; and (3) make a nonamortizing no-interest loan to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Sestak
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 03/05/2009