Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act [S.569]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Finance ]
[Crime ]
Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) establish uniform requirements for states relating to the disclosure of beneficial owners of corporations and limited liability companies formed in such states and the updating of such disclosures; (2) require states to maintain beneficial ownership disclosure information for five years after a corporation or limited liability company is terminated; (3) impose additional identification requirements for the beneficial owners of corporations
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S.569: Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Hearings Held. on 11/05/2009
POPs, LRTAP POPs, and PIC Implementation Act of 2009 [S.519]
[Environmental ]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
[Agriculture ]
[Air Quality ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
POPs, LRTAP POPs, and PIC Implementation Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to incorporate persistent organic pollutants (POPs) provisions from: (1) the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs Convention); (2) the Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants to the Geneva Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP POPs Protocol); and (3) the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International
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S.519: POPs, LRTAP POPs, and PIC Implementation Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Begich
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 03/03/2009
Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act [S.506]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Trade ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Investments ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to tax shelter activities to: (1) establish legal presumptions against the validity of transactions involving offshore secrecy jurisdictions (i.e., foreign tax havens identified in this Act and by the Secretary of the Treasury); (2) impose restrictions on foreign jurisdictions, financial institutions, or international transactions that are of primary money laundering concern or that impede U.S. tax enforcement; (3) treat certain foreign corporations managed and controlled
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S.506: Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2624-2638) on 03/02/2009
Law Enforcement Officers Retirement Equity Act of 2010 [S.3944]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Retirement ]
[Pensions ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Law Enforcement Officers Retirement Equity Act of 2010 - Redefines the term "law enforcement officer" under provisions of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to include: (1) federal employees not otherwise covered by such term whose duties include the investigation or apprehension of suspected or convicted individuals and who are authorized to carry a firearm; and (2) such employees of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whose duties are primarily the collection of delinquent taxes and the
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S.3944: Law Enforcement Officers Retirement Equity Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Mikulski
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 11/15/2010
S Corporation ESOP Promotion and Expansion Act of 2010 [S.3803]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
S Corporation ESOP Promotion and Expansion Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend to all domestic corporations, including S corporations, provisions allowing deferral of tax on gain from the sale of employer securities to an S corporation-sponsored employer stock ownership plan (ESOP); (2) allow a tax deduction for interest incurred on loans to S corporation-sponsored ESOPs for the purchase of employer securities; and (3) transfer liability for payment of estate tax on transfers of employer securities to an S corporation-sponsored
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S.3803: S Corporation ESOP Promotion and Expansion Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Sen. Pat Roberts
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/20/2010
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2011 [S.3677]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Insurance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Elections ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Poverty ]
[Property Tax ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Unemployment ]
[Veterans ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Defense ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Libraries ]
[Military ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Real Estate ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2011 - Title I: Department of the Treasury - Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2011 - Makes appropriations for FY2011 for the Department of the Treasury for: (1) departmental offices; (2) department-wide systems and capital investments programs; (3) the Office of Inspector General; (4) the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration; (5) the Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP); (6) the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network;
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S.3677: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2011
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Durbin. With Written Report No. 111-238. on 07/29/2010
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs [S.3676]
[International ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Trade ]
[Finance ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Military ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Economic Development ]
[Elections ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
[Agriculture ]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Immigration ]
[Defense ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Poverty ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2011 - Title I: Department of State and Related Agency - Makes FY2011 appropriations for the Department of State (Department) for: (1) administration of foreign affairs and diplomatic and consular programs; (2) the civilian stabilization initiative; (3) the Capital Investment Fund; (4) the Office of Inspector General; (5) educational and cultural exchange programs; (6) representation allowances; (7) protection of foreign missions and officials; (8) U.S. embassy security,
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S.3676: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Sponsored by: Sen. Patrick Leahy
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S6510-6511) on 07/29/2010
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 [S.3611]
[Defense ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Military ]
[Science ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 - Title I: Budget and Personnel Authorizations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2010 for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the following: (1) Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI); (2) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); (3) Department of Defense (DOD); (4) Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); (5) National Security Agency (NSA); (6) Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; (7) Coast Guard; (8) Departments of State, the Treasury, Energy,
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S.3611: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Received In The House. on 08/09/2010
Cap Executive Officer Pay Act of 2009 [S.360]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Cap Executive Officer Pay Act of 2009 - Limits the annual compensation of any employee of a financial institution or other entity that receives funds under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) established under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to the amount of compensation paid to the President of the United States.
S.360: Cap Executive Officer Pay Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S1127) on 01/30/2009
America Saving for Personal Investment, Retirement, and Education Act of 2010 [S.3577]
[Retirement ]
[Education ]
[Finance ]
[Investments ]
America Saving for Personal Investment, Retirement, and Education Act of 2010 or ASPIRE Act of 2010 - Establishes an ASPIRE Fund in the Treasury, including a Lifetime Savings Account. Makes eligible to contribute to such an account, and to receive certain federal contributions, any U.S. citizen or lawful resident alien born after December 31, 2010, and under 18 years of age, whose modified adjusted gross income is below the applicable national median adjusted gross income amount. Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to exclude from an individual's
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S.3577: America Saving for Personal Investment, Retirement, and Education Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Schumer
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/14/2010
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 [S.350]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Small Business ]
[Social Security ]
[Education ]
[Unemployment ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Energy ]
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow individual taxpayers a refundable tax credit through 2010 for the lesser of 6.2% of earned income or $500; (2) increase in 2009 or 2010 the earned income tax credit, the refundable portion of the child tax credit, and the Hope scholarship tax credit; (3) allow payment of purchases of computer technology or equipment from qualified tuition plans in 2009 or 2010; (4) extend until September 1, 2009, the
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S.350: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Max Baucus
Star Print Ordered On The Bill. on 01/30/2009
Hedge Fund Transparency Act [S.344]
[Finance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Investments ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Hedge Fund Transparency Act - Amends the Investment Company Act of 1940, Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Internal Revenue Code to convert exceptions to the definition of an investment company into exemptions from mandatory registration as one. Exempts an investment company with assets, or assets under management, of at least $50 million from ordinary registration and filing requirements only if that company: (1) registers with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); (2) files with the SEC a specified annual
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S.344: Hedge Fund Transparency Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S1058-1059) on 01/29/2009
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 [S.336]
[Agriculture ]
[Defense ]
[Energy ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Insurance ]
[Construction ]
[Science ]
[Community Development ]
[Food ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Military ]
[Public Safety ]
[Retirement ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Crime ]
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Makes supplemental appropriations for FY2009 to: (1) the Department of Agriculture; (2) the Department of Commerce; (3) the Department of Justice (DOJ); (4) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); (5) the National Science Foundation; (6) the Department of Defense (DOD); (7) the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers - Civil; (8) the Department of the Interior; and (9) the Department of Energy.Makes additional appropriations for FY2009 to the Secretary of Agriculture to provide
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S.336: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Daniel Inouye
Committee On Appropriations Ordered To Be Reported An Original Measure. on 01/27/2009
Safe, Accountable, Fair, and Efficient Banking Act of 2010 [S.3241]
[Finance ]
[Investments ]
Safe, Accountable, Fair, and Efficient Banking Act of 2010 or the SAFE Banking Act of 2010 - Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to prohibit a bank holding company from holding more than 10% of the total amount of deposits of insured depository institutions in the United States. Directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to require any bank holding company having a deposit concentration in violation of this Act to sell or transfer assets to unaffiliated firms to bring the company into compliance with this Act. Prescribes
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S.3241: Safe, Accountable, Fair, and Efficient Banking Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2519, S2520, S2521) on 04/21/2010
Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 [S.3217]
[Finance ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Investments ]
Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 - Financial Stability Act of 2010 - Establishes the Financial Stability Oversight Council to: (1) identify risks to the financial stability of the United States; (2) promote market discipline; and (3) respond to emerging threats to the stability of the United States financial markets. Establishes within the Department of the Treasury: (1) the Office of Financial Research (Office) to support the Financial Stability Oversight Council; and (2) the Financial Research Fund to fund the Office. Grants
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S.3217: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Dodd
Returned To The Calendar. Calendar No. 349. on 05/25/2010
Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2010 [S.3215]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the National Taxpayer Advocate, to publish a summary statement of taxpayer rights and obligations. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to develop, expand, or continue volunteer income tax assistance programs to assist low-income taxpayers. Increases the grant funding for low-income taxpayer clinics. Requires the Secretary to: (1) prescribe regulations for the regulation of tax return preparers; (2) require the
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S.3215: Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2381-2382) on 04/15/2010
Mortgage Modification Reform Act of 2010 [S.3161]
[Finance ]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Mortgage Modification Reform Act of 2010 - Prohibits a residential mortgage servicer from initiating or continuing a foreclosure on a homeowner's mortgage if: (1) the homeowner applied for a loan modification under a home loan modification program either before receiving notice of the foreclosure or within 30 days after receiving it; and (2) the servicer has not yet determined that the homeowner does not qualify under a home loan modification program. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a process by which a homeowner may request review
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S.3161: Mortgage Modification Reform Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2024-2025) on 03/24/2010
Wall Street Compensation Reform Act of 2010 [S.3149]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Wall Street Compensation Reform Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to restrict the tax deduction for compensation paid to highly-paid employees of systemically significant financial institutions. Requires such compensation to be performance-based, to vest no earlier than five years after the date of payment, and to consist of 50% employer stock. Prohibits such highly-paid employees from using personal hedging strategies and remuneration or liability-related insurance and requires forfeiture of compensation paid to a chief executive or
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S.3149: Wall Street Compensation Reform Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Nelson
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/22/2010
Main Street Revitalization Act of 2010 [S.3083]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Main Street Revitalization Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow small businesses to elect a 10-year carryback of net operation losses incurred in 2010 and 2011; (2) make permanent the increased ($250,000) expensing allowance for depreciable business assets; (3) expand the types of assets eligible for expensing; and (4) increase the tax deduction for business start-up expenditures.
S.3083: Main Street Revitalization Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Bennett
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S1230-1232, S1232-1233) on 03/05/2010
Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 [S.3018]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Gaming ]
Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 - Declares as the purposes of this Act to: (1) make the federal individual income tax system simpler, fairer, and more transparent; (2) reduce the income tax rate on corporations, repeal the individual and corporate alternative minimum tax (AMT), and eliminate special tax preferences; and (3) reduce the federal budget deficit. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reduce the number of tax brackets for individual taxpayers from six to three (i.e., 15, 25, and 35%); (2) increase the standard
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S.3018: Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/23/2010