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Limit Executive Compensation Abuse Act [HB-857]
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Limit Executive Compensation Abuse Act - 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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 02/04/2009
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Small Business CHOICE Act of 2009 [HB-850]
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Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 or the Small Business CHOICE Act of 2009 - Provides for the establishment and governance of Fully Funded Small Business Health Insurance cooperatives, which are small businesses that form a captive insurance company chartered in a qualified state to provide excess claims coverage insurance that meets certain qualifications to its members. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish an independent commission on Fully Funded Small Business
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia Velazquez
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/09/2009
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Research and Development Tax Credit Act of 2009 [HB-717]
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Research and Development Tax Credit Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) modify the tax credit for increasing research expenses to establish a standard 20% credit rate for research expenses exceeding 50% of average expenses over the preceding three year period; (2) establish a uniform 80% reimbursement rate for all contract research expenses (100% for basic research payments); (3) make such tax credit permanent; (4) allow a tax credit for equity investments in small business innovation companies; and (5) allow the issuance of tax
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Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 01/27/2009
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Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act [HB-673]
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Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act - Amends the definition of 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 securing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Judy Chu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Workforce, Post Office, And The District Of Columbia. on 05/04/2009
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Energy and Commerce Recovery and Reinvestment Act [HB-629]
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Energy and Commerce Recovery and Reinvestment Act - Title I: Broadband Communications - (Sec. 1001) Requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to develop and maintain a map showing where broadband service is deployed and available in each state and to make such map publicly available.(Sec. 1002) Provides for grants for wireless deployment and broadband deployment. Requires NTIA to develop and maintain a website to make publicly available information about such grants. Sets forth provisions concerning grant requirements,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Waxman
Committee On Ways And Means Discharged. on 01/27/2009
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Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act [HB-6098]
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Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue regulations not later than October 1, 2012, requiring corporations and limited liability companies formed in a state that does not have an incorporation system providing for the disclosure, updating, and verification of beneficial ownership information to file with the Secretary information about their beneficial ownership as required by this Act. Sets forth requirements for state incorporation systems with respect to beneficial ownership
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Sponsored by: Rep. Judy Chu
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E1565) on 08/10/2010
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To provide for a portion of the economic recovery package relating to revenue measures, unemployment, and health. [HB-598]
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Title I: Tax Provisions - American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 - Subtitle A: Making Work Pay - (Sec. 1001) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers a refundable tax credit for the lesser of 6.2% of earned income or $500 ($1,000 for married couples filing jointly). Reduces the amount of such credit for taxpayers with adjusted gross income exceeding $75,000 ($150,000 for married couples filing jointly). Disqualifies nonresident aliens, dependents, and estates and trusts. Terminates the credit after 2010. Sets forth
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Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Rangel
Supplemental Report Filed By The Committee On Ways And Means, H. Rept. 111-8, Part Ii. on 01/28/2009
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United States Covered Bond Act of 2010 [HB-5823]
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United States Covered Bond Act of 2010 - Directs the Comptroller of the Currency (covered bond regulator) to establish a regulatory oversight program for specified senior recourse debt obligations of an eligible issuer (covered bonds). Requires the covered bond regulator to: (1) consult with the primary financial regulatory agency of an eligible issuer before approving any covered bond program; and (2) maintain a registry on a website available to the public containing the name of each approved covered bond program and information on all outstanding
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Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Garrett
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 07/28/2010
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Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Act of 2010 [HB-5363]
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Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Act of 2010 - Requires the Attorney General, the Commissioner of Social Security, and the Secretaries of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and the Treasury (agency head), in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to: (1) identify existing federal laws and regulations that may impede the ability to decrease waste, fraud, and abuse of funds appropriated to their agencies; and (2) develop appropriate performance metrics to measure success in decreasing waste, fraud, and
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Scott
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/29/2010
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State Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010 [HB-5302]
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State Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010 - Establishes a seven-year State Small Business Credit Initiative (Initiative), administered by the Secretary of the Interior to allocate federal funds to participating states with capital access programs. Prescribes eligibility criteria for state capital access programs providing portfolio insurance for business loans. Requires the portfolio insurance to be based on a separate loan-loss reserve fund for each financial institution, with: (1) premiums paid by the financial institution lenders and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 05/13/2010
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Combat Illegal Immigration Through Employment Verification Act [HB-5265]
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Combat Illegal Immigration Through Employment Verification Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make employment of unauthorized aliens unlawful. Sets forth provisions respecting: (1) employer document verification requirements; and (2) employment authorization and/or identity documents. Sets forth employment eligibility verification system (EEVS) provisions. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) provide for the disclosure of certain taxpayer identity information to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to assist in immigration
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Sponsored by: Rep. Leonard Boswell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 06/29/2010
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Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 [HB-5161]
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Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2011 for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the: (1) Office of the Director of National Intelligence; (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, and Justice; (9) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); (10) Drug Enforcement
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Sponsored by: Rep. Silvestre Reyes
Referred To The House Committee On Intelligence (permanent Select). on 04/28/2010
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Safe, Accountable, Fair, and Efficient Banking Act of 2010 [HB-5159]
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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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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 04/28/2010
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Stored Value Device Registration and Reporting Act of 2010 [HB-5127]
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Stored Value Device Registration and Reporting Act of 2010 - Treats as a financial institution subject to federal regulation any person engaged in the business of providing stored value services, including a stored value system operator, an issuer of stored value, a seller of stored value, and a redeemer of stored value. Requires a stored value system operator to register with the Secretary of the Treasury each stored value program that such person authorizes to function on such stored value system. Prescribes mandatory registration procedures.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Bilbray
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 04/22/2010
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Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2010 [HB-5047]
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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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Sponsored by: Rep. Xavier Becerra
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E559) on 04/15/2010
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Autofill Act of 2010 [HB-5036]
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Autofill Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) establish a program to allow taxpayers to download income tax forms that are populated with tax return information (e.g., wages, withholding, and self-employment income) previously reported to the Secretary for the taxable year; (2) establish standards for data download to tax preparation software; and (3) provide on the website of the Department of the Treasury a secure function that allows a taxpayer to download, as both a printable document
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 04/15/2010
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Stored Value Device Registration and Reporting Act of 2010 [HB-4966]
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Stored Value Device Registration and Reporting Act of 2010 - Treats as a financial institution subject to federal regulation any person engaged in the business of issuing stored value devices or processing transactions related to such devices, including accessing information pertaining to the funds stored on a device, retrieving such funds, or adding funds to be stored on the device. Treats such stored value devices as monetary instruments. Prescribes procedures for mandatory registration of such devices with the Secretary of the Treasury. Subjects
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Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Bilbray
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 03/25/2010
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Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 [HB-496]
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Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to revise certain trade provisions to require the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to: (1) review U.S. trade expansion priorities; and (2) report to Congress on priority foreign country practices which if eliminated will have the most potential to increase U.S. exports. Requires the USTR to seek consultation and satisfactory resolution of any identified priority foreign country trade practice (including an agreement for elimination or provision of compensatory trade benefits)
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Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Lipinski
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border, Maritime, And Global Counterterrorism. on 02/05/2009
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Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 [HB-4899]
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Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 - Makes emergency supplemental appropriations for FY2010. Title I - Chapter 1: Department of Agriculture - Appropriates supplemental FY2010 funds to the Department of Agriculture for the Farm Service Agency's Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account, the Emergency Forest Restoration Program, and the Foreign Agricultural Service's Food for Peace Title II Grants for emergency relief and rehabilitation for Haiti. Chapter 2: Department of Commerce - Appropriates supplemental FY2010 funds to the Department
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Obey
Presented To President. on 07/29/2010
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United States Covered Bond Act of 2010 [HB-4884]
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United States Covered Bond Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury or a designee (covered bond regulator) to establish a regulatory oversight program for specified senior recourse debt obligations of an eligible issuer (covered bonds). Requires the covered bond regulator to: (1) consult with the primary federal regulator of an eligible issuer before approving any covered bond program; and (2) maintain a registry on a website available to the public containing the name of each approved covered bond program and information on all outstanding
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Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Garrett
Referred To The Committee On Financial Services, And In Addition To The Committee On Ways And Means, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 03/18/2010