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Federal Law Enforcement Pension Adjustment Equity Act of 2009 [HB-2219]
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Federal Law Enforcement Pension Adjustment Equity Act of 2009 - Amends the Law Enforcement Pay Equity Act of 2000 to apply a prohibition against treatment as an increase in salary, for purposes of increased annuitant pension benefits, of the conversion of positions and members of the U.S. Park Police and the Secret Service Uniformed Division to a new salary schedule, and the associated initial adjustments in basic pay rates, with respect to any payment made before January 1, 2009. (Thus permits cost-of-living adjustments in pension benefits for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Workforce, Post Office, And The District Of Columbia. on 06/26/2009
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National Insurance Consumer Protection Act [HB-1880]
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National Insurance Consumer Protection Act - Establishes in the Department of the Treasury the Office of National Insurance (Office), headed by a Commissioner, with regulatory oversight over national insurers and national insurance agencies. Directs the Commissioner to license, regulate, and supervise national insurance producers. Requires the Commissioner to establish: (1) a Division of Consumer Affairs; (2) a Division of Insurance Fraud; and (3) an Office of the Ombudsman. Authorizes the Commissioner to provide for the registration of insurance
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Cuellar
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/21/2009
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FinCEN Reauthorization Act of 2009 [HB-1856]
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FinCEN Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Authorizes appropriations for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) through FY2014.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen Lynch
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 04/01/2009
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Financial System Stabilization and Reform Act of 2009 [HB-1754]
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Financial System Stabilization and Reform Act of 2009 - Establishes an independent Financial Stability Council to: (1) review, and approve or prohibit issuance of, or require modification of, any rule or regulation issued by any federal financial regulator; (2) require each federal financial regulator to issue or revise its rules and regulations in conformance with the Council's determination; (3) review new financial products and services and recommend regulations for them to the appropriate federal financial regulator; and (4) direct each federal
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Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Castle
Referred To The Subcommittee On General Farm Commodities And Risk Management. on 04/28/2009
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Fight Fraud Act of 2009 [HB-1748]
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Fight Fraud Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends the federal criminal code to include within the definition of "financial institution" a mortgage lending business or any person or entity that makes, in whole or in part, a federally related mortgage loan. Defines "mortgage lending business" as an organization that finances or refinances any debt secured by an interest in real estate, including private mortgage companies and their subsidiaries, and whose activities affect interstate or foreign commerce. Extends the prohibition against making false statements
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Conyers
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-95, Part I. on 05/04/2009
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Credit Risk Retention Act of 2009 [HB-1731]
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Credit Risk Retention Act of 2009 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to require the federal banking agencies to prescribe specified regulations jointly to require any creditor that makes a residential mortgage loan that is not a qualified mortgage (as defined by such agencies) to retain an economic interest in a material portion of the credit risk for any such loan that the creditor transfers, sells, or conveys to a third party. Requires the standards governing such regulations to: (1) apply only to residential mortgage loans that are not qualified
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Sponsored by: Rep. Heath Shuler
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 03/26/2009
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Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act [HB-1728]
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Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act - Title I: Residential Mortgage Loan Origination Standards - (Sec. 102) Amends the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) to prescribe fiduciary standards for originators of residential mortgages, including complete and timely written disclosure of: (1) the comparative costs and benefits of each residential mortgage loan product presented by the originator; (2) the nature of the originator's relationship to the consumer, including the cost of services provided by the originator; and (3) any relevant conflicts
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/12/2009
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New Automobile Voucher Act of 2009 [HB-1606]
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New Automobile Voucher Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of the Treasury the New Automobile Voucher Program. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) authorize the issuance of a redeemable voucher to a dealer for each person or eligible fleet operator who purchases an eligible new automobile; (2) allow a dealer to participate in the program if it agrees to apply such voucher toward the purchase of an eligible new automobile and complies with all applicable requirements; (3) establish a Web-based system to process vouchers; and (4)
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Sponsored by: Rep. Donald Manzullo
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Trade And Consumer Protection. on 03/23/2009
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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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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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Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009 [HB-1479]
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Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009 - Repeals specified revisions to regulations governing the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision.Reinstates banking agency regulations in effect before the publication of such revisions.Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (BHCA) to subject to the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (CRA) nonbank affiliates of bank holding companies that offer banking products
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Committee On Financial Services, And In Addition To The Committee On Rules, 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 03/12/2009
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Financial Consumer Hotline Act of 2009 [HB-1455]
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Financial Consumer Hotline Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to require federal financial institution regulatory agencies, coordinating through the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, to establish: (1) a single, toll-free telephone number for consumer complaints and inquiries concerning institutions under their jurisdiction; and (2) a system for routing such calls to the federal financial institution regulatory agency that primarily supervises the financial institution, or that
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Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Maloney
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E651) on 03/12/2009
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a two-month suspension of employment and income taxes, and for other purposes. [HB-143]
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Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reduce to 0% the employment tax on employers, employees, and self-employed individuals in the first full two-month period after the enactment of this Act; and (2) exclude from gross income any wage and self-employment income earned during the same period .Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to repeal procedures for authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to obligate additional amounts under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).Requires the Secretary to: (1) estimate the impact of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Committee On Ways And Means, And In Addition To The Committee On Financial Services, 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 01/06/2009
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Enforce Immigration Law Act of 2009 [HB-142]
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Enforce Immigration Law Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) notify the Secretary of Homeland Security if an employee's tax identification number indicates that such employee is not authorized to be employed in the United States; (2) inform such an employee's employer and require that such employee be terminated within 30 days; and (3) grant such employee the right to contest the accuracy of the Secretary's notice.Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to request from the Secretary
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Sponsored by: Rep. Elton Gallegly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 03/16/2009
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and improve the dependent care tax credit. [HB-1369]
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Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the dollar limitation on employment-related expenses that qualify for the tax credit for expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment (dependent care tax credit); (2) repeal the requirement that a disabled dependent and the taxpayer share the same residence to qualify for such credit; (3) require the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations to qualify retirees for such credit; and (4) make such credit refundable.Makes permanent the increases in the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Anthony Weiner
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 03/05/2009
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Federal Accounting Oversight Board Act of 2009 [HB-1349]
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Federal Accounting Oversight Board Act of 2009 - Establishes the Federal Accounting Oversight Board (FAOB) to approve and oversee accounting principles and standards for purposes of the federal financial regulatory agencies and the reporting requirements they require. Directs the FAOB to report annually to Congress, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, and the International Accounting Standards Board on the principles and standards it has reviewed and approved Amends the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to transfer
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Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Capito
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 03/05/2009
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Fairness in Housing Recovery Act of 2009 [HB-1295]
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Fairness in Housing Recovery Act of 2009 - Shields a servicer from liability for entering into a loan modification or loss mitigation plan for certain mortgages pursuant to guidelines issued by the Secretary of the Treasury under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA), if such servicer acts consistent with the fiduciary duty of servicers of pooled residential mortgages required by the Truth in Lending Act. Amends the National Housing Act to replace the Hope for Homeowners Program with a program for insurance of home ownership retention
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 08/19/2009
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Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act [HB-1265]
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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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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts And Competition Policy. on 03/16/2009
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Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 [HB-1105]
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Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 - (Sec. 4) Declares that the explanatory statement regarding this Act printed in the House of Representatives section of the Congressional Record on or about February 23, 2009, by the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the House shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. (Sec. 5) Makes the following appropriations for FY2009. Division A: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Obey
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 03/11/2009
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 [HB-1]
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- (Sec. 7001) Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (the Act) to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to require each entity receiving financial assistance under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to meet specified standards for executive compensation and corporate governance of such entity during the period in which any obligation arising from TARP financial assistance remains outstanding, including: (1) limits on compensation that exclude incentives for senior executive officers of the TARP recipient to take unnecessary
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia Velazquez
Signed By President. on 02/17/2009
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Energy Opportunity Zones Act of 2020 [HB-8530]
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Designates energy opportunity zones for areas that are within 120 miles of a nuclear or coal power plant used to generate electricity that has ceased operations or is scheduled to cease operations within 6 years, or areas that can demonstrate how changes in the nuclear or coal economy have resulted or may result in job losses. The bill modifies or extends the new energy efficient home tax credit, the nonbusiness energy property tax credit, the investment tax credit, and the tax credit for production of electricity, and establishes a new tax credit
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alan Lowenthal
Introduced In House on 10/06/2020