CALM Act [S.2847]
Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act or the CALM Act - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prescribe a regulation limiting the volume of television advertisements that is limited to incorporating by reference and making mandatory (but subject to waivers) the "Recommended Practice: Techniques for Establishing and Maintaining Audio Loudness for Digital Television" insofar as such recommended practice concerns the transmission of commercial advertisements by a television broadcast station, cable operator, or other multichannel
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S.2847: CALM Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Became Public Law No: 111-311. on 12/15/2010
S.2867: A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to provide assistance to community depository institutions under the Public-Private Investment Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 12/10/2009
You have voted S.2867: A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to provide assistance to community depository institutions under the Public-Private Investment Program, and for other purposes..
Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act of 2009 [S.2869]
Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act of 2009 - Title I: Next Steps for Main Street Credit Availability - (Sec. 101) Amends the Small Business Act to increase maximum amounts of loans under the following Small Business Administration (SBA) loan programs: (1) the section 7(a) (general small business loans) guaranteed loan program; (2) the section 504 (state and local development company) program; and (3) the Microloan (small-scale loans to start-up, newly-established, and growing small businesses) program. Repeals on January 1, 2011,
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S.2869: Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Reported By Senator Landrieu With An Amendment. With Written Report No. 111-342. on 09/29/2010
A bill to make technical corrections to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act, and for other purposes. [S.2871]
Amends the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act to consider nonfederal service individuals serving as Commissioners on the Commission for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean or advisory committee members to be federal employees only for purposes of injury compensation or tort claims liability. (Under current law such individuals are considered federal employees for injury compensation, ethics requirements, and criminal or civil statutes governing
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S.2871: A bill to make technical corrections to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Rockefeller Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 111-297. on 09/20/2010
You have voted S.2871: A bill to make technical corrections to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act, and for other purposes..
Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act of 2009 [S.2882]
Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) require reporting to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of payments (including payments of amounts in consideration for property or of gross proceeds) of $600 or more made by or to corporations (other than tax-exempt organizations); (2) set forth safe harbor criteria and rules relating to the treatment of workers as employees or independent contractors; and (3) increase penalties for failure to file correct tax return information or comply
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S.2882: Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S13253-13254) on 12/15/2009
S.2887: A bill to amend title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reduce class size through the use of highly qualified teachers, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 12/16/2009
You have voted S.2887: A bill to amend title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reduce class size through the use of highly qualified teachers, and for other purposes..
A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to modify a provision relating to leases involving certain Indian tribes. [S.2906]
Permits land held in trust for the Kalispel Tribe of Indians and the Puyallup Tribe of Indians to be leased for a term of greater than 25 years. Includes the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, or the Kalispel Tribe of Indians among those tribes and tribal organizations permitted to lease restricted lands under specified conditions without the Secretary of the Interior's approval.
S.2906: A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to modify a provision relating to leases involving certain Indian tribes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Became Public Law No: 111-336. on 12/22/2010
Youth Jobs Act of 2010 [S.2923]
Youth Jobs Act of 2010 - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Labor for summer and year-round youth jobs and training programs for individuals aged 14 to 24 under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 which are directly linked to academic and occupational learning for the period January 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011. Prohibits the use of such funds for unpaid jobs, statewide workforce investment activities, or the award of certain youth opportunity grants. Requires local areas receiving such funds to give priority to providing: (1) work
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S.2923: Youth Jobs Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Merkley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S13786-13787) on 12/22/2009
International Violence Against Women Act of 2010 [S.2982]
International Violence Against Women Act of 2010 - Title I: International Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls - Subtitle A: Official Designations and Institutional Changes - (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretary of State to designate a senior Department of State official to conduct the Secretary's activities under this Act. Directs such designee to: (1) work with the heads of relevant bureaus and offices of the Department of State and other federal departments and agencies to track and analyze data on international activities to prevent and
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S.2982: International Violence Against Women Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Foreign Relations. Reported By Senator Kerry With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 12/21/2010
Taxpayer Fairness Act [S.2994]
Taxpayer Fairness Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose a 50% tax on bonuses, including retention bonuses, exceeding $400,000 paid in 2009 to employees of financial institutions (including the Federal National Mortgage Association [Fannie Mae] and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation [Freddie Mac]) that received $5 billion or more in emergency economic assistance from the federal government; and (2) limit the business tax deduction for such bonuses to 50% of the amount of such bonuses.
S.2994: Taxpayer Fairness Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/04/2010