Rural Heritage Conservation Extension Act of 2011 [S.339]
Rural Heritage Conservation Extension Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the tax deduction for charitable contributions by individuals and corporations of real property interests for conservation purposes.
S.339: Rural Heritage Conservation Extension Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S686-687) on 02/14/2011
Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2012 [S.3392]
Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2012 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require registered securities issuers to disclose annually to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and to shareholders: (1) the total number of employees domiciled in the United States and employed by the issuer or any consolidated subsidiary of it; (2) the total number of such employees domiciled in any country other than the United States and employed by the issuer or any consolidated subsidiary, listed by number in each country; and (3) the percentage
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S.3392: Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 07/17/2012
S.3394: A bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 07/17/2012
You have voted S.3394: A bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes..
United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2012 [S.3402]
United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2012 - Requires a business enterprise that employs 50 or more employees, excluding part-time employees, or 50 or more employees who in the aggregate work at least 1,500 hours per week, exclusive of overtime, in a call center to notify the Secretary of Labor at least 120 days before relocating such center outside of the United States. Subjects violators to a civil penalty of up to $10,000 a day. Directs the Secretary to establish, maintain, and make publicly available a list of all such
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S.3402: United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 07/18/2012
Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act [S.3407]
Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants or contracts for the establishment or operation of Palliative Care and Hospice Education Centers that: (1) improve the training of health professionals in palliative care; (2) develop and disseminate curricula relating to the palliative treatment of the complex health problems of individuals with serious or life-threatening illnesses; (3) support the training and retraining of faculty
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S.3407: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S5214) on 07/19/2012
Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act [S.3418]
Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act or BEST Practices Act - Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD), no later than: (1) October 1, 2014, to develop, test, and validate human-based training methods for training members of the Armed Forces in the treatment of combat injuries, with the goal of replacing live animal-based training methods; and (2) October 1, 2016, to use only use human-based training methods for such purposes. Prohibits the use of animals in such training after the latter date. Provides an exception when the
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S.3418: Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S5262) on 07/23/2012
United States Employee Ownership Bank Act [S.3419]
United States Employee Ownership Bank Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the United States Employee Ownership Bank to foster increased employee ownership and greater employee participation in company decisionmaking throughout the United States. Authorizes the Bank to make loans to employees, on a direct or guaranteed basis (which may be subordinated to the interests of all other creditors), to purchase a company through an employee stock ownership plan or eligible worker-owned cooperative which is at least 51% employee owned,
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S.3419: United States Employee Ownership Bank Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 07/23/2012
WORK Act [S.3421]
Worker Ownership, Readiness, and Knowledge Act or WORK Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, to establish within the Employment and Training Administration an Employee Ownership and Participation Initiative to promote employee ownership and employee participation in business decisionmaking. Requires the Secretary to establish a program, which may include grants for outreach, technical assistance, and training, to encourage new and existing state programs designed to foster employee
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S.3421: WORK Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/23/2012
Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act [S.3423]
Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate for study for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system specified segments of the Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers in Rhode Island and Connecticut.
S.3423: Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S5262-5263) on 07/23/2012
SAFE Lending Act of 2012 [S.3426]
Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic Lending Act of 2012 or SAFE Lending Act of 2012 - Amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to authorize the issuance of remotely created checks only if the consumer has designated in writing a person to issue them. Defines a "remotely created check" as one that: (1) is not created by the financial institution that holds the customer account from which the check is to be paid; and (2) does not bear a signature applied, or purported to be applied, by the person from whose account the check is to be paid. Treats
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S.3426: SAFE Lending Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 07/24/2012