Citations with the tag: LEGISLATIVE bills -- United States
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- NSTA Legislative Update: Strike Two on America COMPETES.
// NSTA Express; 5/24/2010, p2The article reports on the reintroduction of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, H.R. 5325, in the U.S. done by Congressional leaders for House consideration after making a few changes to the bill.
- Utility exec takes shot at Chamber.
Snyder, Jim // Hill; 9/25/2009, Vol. 16 Issue 108, p5No abstract available.
- House readies for spending vote amid heavy GOP attacks.
Alarkon, Walter // Hill; 9/25/2009, Vol. 16 Issue 108, p7No abstract available.
- Acts Approved by the President.
Obama, Barack H. // Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents; 4/30/2010, Special section p1A list of legislative bills approved by U.S. President Barack Obama on April 30, 2010 is presented, including the Emergency Aid to American Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake Act, the United States Capitol Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act of 2009 and the Trademark Technical and...
- Naming of courthouse clears yet another hurdle.
Fink, James // Buffalo Law Journal; 3/15/2012, Vol. 84 Issue 22, p4The article reports that the U.S. House's Economic Development, Public Buildings & Emergency Management subcommittee on transportation has approved a bill that would allow the recently opened federal courthouse to be named after the late Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson.
- Libertarians: "Cap and Tax" Destroys Jobs, Punishes Working Families.
Fink, James // Bulverde Standard (Canyon Lake, TX); 5/27/2009, Vol. 26 Issue 21, p8The article reports on the warning made by Libertarians to the House Energy and Commerce Committee to not approve the H.R. 2454 cap and tax bill since it will destroy jobs and punishes working families in the U.S.
- Bill to end abuses of ceremonials appears dead for this year.
Donovan, Bill // Navajo Times; 2/18/2010, Vol. 49 Issue 7, pA7The article discusses the proposed bills of Arizona state Senator Albert Hale for 2010 which include a legislation to regulate the use of traditional Native American practices by non-Indians and another one which validates a signature of a person who signs a nominating petition for a candidate...
- In the Congress.
Donovan, Bill // Environmental Law Reporter: News & Analysis; Aug2012, Vol. 42 Issue 8, p10761The article presents a list of various environment-related bills that are introduced, reported out of committee, passed by either house, or signed by the President in the U.S. including S. 292 (land use), H.R. 2336 (water) and H.R. 2745 (wildlife).
- House OKs Financial Reform Bill.
Hamstra, Mark // SN: Supermarket News; 7/5/2010, Vol. 58 Issue 27, p6The article reports that the U.S. House has voted to approve the financial reform bill which may prevent the kind of banking failures that occurred in 2008.
- EXCERPTS FROM THE HILL'S PUNDITS BLOG.
Hamstra, Mark // Hill; 10/14/2009, Vol. 16 Issue 118, p40An excerpt from the Hill's Pundits Blog is presented.
- Bill supports troops, military families and national security.
Skelton, Ike // Hill; 10/20/2009, Vol. 16 Issue 121, p36The article reports on the approval on National Defense Authorization Act for 2010's conference report by the House of Representatives in the U.S.
- Bill Watch.
Skelton, Ike // McKnight's Long-Term Care News; May2012, Vol. 33 Issue 5, p4The article reports on various that were passed in the U.S. House recently including a bill to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and another bill that would limit medical lawsuits passed in the House in March 2012.
- VANITIES: YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK.
FEIRSTEIN, BRUCE // Vanity Fair; Jul2012, Issue 623, p88The article presents the author's legislative agenda on several laws including the H.R. 1287 or the Earmarks Act , S. 2281 or the Read Bill, and S. 2286 or the Sign-On Bill in the U.S.
- Alabama Road Stimulus Bill Pulled Off Table.
FEIRSTEIN, BRUCE // ENR: Engineering News-Record; 2/8/2010, p3The article reports on the elimination of a bill that would have injected as much as 100 million U.S. dollars a year to road, bridge and railroad projects in Alabama from the state Senate's agenda after four days of debate.
- The 2008 farm bill expired Sept- 30--Now what?
Wyant, Sara // High Plains Journal; 10/8/2012, Vol. 130 Issue 41, p8-BIn this article, the author discusses about the aspects and consequences of technically expired 2008 U.S. farm bill and also mentions about several initiatives steps taken for the renewal of the bill.
- Examination Reform Bill Proposed.
Wyant, Sara // Pratt's Mortgage Compliance Letter; Dec2011, Vol. 11 Issue 12, p5A summary is presented of the U.S. House bill Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act or H.R. 3461.
- Acts Approved by the President.
Obama, Barack H. // Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents; 7/31/2009, Special section p1A list of the legislation approved by U.S. President Barack Obama as of July 31, 2009 is presented, including the Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2009, the Serve America Act and the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009.
- Kony at Large.
Obama, Barack H. // America; 5/31/2010, Vol. 202 Issue 18, p4In this article, the author offers his views on the legislative bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives called the Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act, which mandates President Barack Obama to create a regional strategy to protect civilians in central...
- Federal intervention.
Obama, Barack H. // Pensions & Investments; 12/13/2010, Vol. 38 Issue 25, p12The article presents the author's comment on the Public Employee Pension Transparency Act which was recently introduced in the U.S. House.
- Ohio House Passes Bill to Create 24 Tolling, Issuing Authorities.
Devitt, Caitlin // Bond Buyer; 1/25/2010, Vol. 371 Issue 33254, p3The article reports on the passage of the House Bill (HB) 166 that will create transportation innovation authorities to impose tolls in Ohio.
- Six months in, handful of House freshmen haven't offered a bill.
Marcos, Cristina; Cusack, Bob // Hill; 7/12/2011, Vol. 18 Issue 101, p3The article reports that a handful of Republican freshman lawmakers have not introduced a single piece of legislation six months after they are sworn in to office in the U.S.
- House GOP feels heat on financial reform.
Berman, Russell // Hill; 5/25/2010, Vol. 17 Issue 58, p8The article reports on the support of U.S. Senate Republicans to the financial reform bill of the Democrats.
- Must-passes.
Berman, Russell // Hill; 12/7/2010, Vol. 17 Issue 125, p16No abstract available.
- Acts Approved by the President.
Berman, Russell // Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents; 12/25/2009, p1A list of Acts approved by U.S. President Barack Obama from January to December 2009 including the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, Serve America Act and Human Rights Enforcement Act of 2009 is presented.
- (AT-RISK YOUTH) Bill Would Create $100M Grant Program for Pregnant Teens.
Berman, Russell // Children & Youth Funding Report; 7/29/2011, p9A summary of the U.S. Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, sponsored by Representatives Jared Polis and Judy Chu, is presented.
- CORRECTION.
Berman, Russell // Hill; 8/4/2010, Vol. 17 Issue 93, p3A correction to the article on the bill to change the policy on children of illegal immigrants that was published in the August 3, 2010 is presented.
- Incentives for Antibiotics.
Berman, Russell // BioWorld Today; 3/9/2012, Vol. 23 Issue 47, p4The article offers information on the Generating Antibiotics Incentives Now (GAIN) Act, House of Representatives (H.R.) bill 2182 and Senate bill 1734 which will extend exclusivity for new antibiotics to 15 years.
- DEMS: BRING BACK THE HOUSE PAGE PROGRAM.
Kasperowicz, Pete // Hill; 9/15/2011, Vol. 18 Issue 125, p20A blog from the magazine's Floor Action blog on the reinstatement of the House page program in 2011 in the U.S. is discussed.
- Concealed-carry bill pushed by GOP Senators.
Stepman, Jarrett // Human Events; 3/26/2012, Vol. 68 Issue 11, p7The article reports that the proposed bill seeking to protect concealed-carry permit holders enjoys wide Republican support.
- Honorary bills persist despite GOP vow.
Berman, Russell // Hill; 4/17/2012, Vol. 19 Issue 45, p6The article reports that U.S. lawmakers approved two Congressional Gold Medals, debated a third and also discussed minting a coin in honor of author Mark Twain.
- Democrats Break GOP Filibuster on Financial Reform.
Kattenburg, Kathy // Moderate Voice; 7/15/2010, p6The article reports on the Republican obstructionism of the financial reform bill, which will have its final passage after the Fourth of July recess.
- Senate OK on CFTC Budget.
Wack, Kevin // American Banker; 6/15/2012, Vol. 177 Issue F323, p9The article presents information about the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee's approval of a budget legislative bill for funding the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission and notes bipartisanship.
- A Charter Move that Would Help Small Banks.
Flores, G. Michael // American Banker; 8/23/2012, Vol. 177 Issue 131, p8The article argues a U.S. legislative bill that will create a federal charter for national consumer credit corporations and let nonbank financial institutions offer installment loans can help community banks generate income from nonprofitable customers.
- Congress Takes a Step or Two Forward, Two Steps Back (Guest Voice).
Flores, G. Michael // Moderate Voice; 4/1/2012, p2A blog related new laws being passed in the U.S. is discussed
- Reform Bill Signing Set for Wednesday.
Kaper, Stacy // American Banker; 7/20/2010, Vol. 175 Issue 110, p16The article notes that U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to sign a financial reform legislative bill that was approved by the House and Senate as of July 20, 2010.
- Top 10 lobbying fights over financial reform overhaul.
Brush, Silla // Hill; 3/17/2010, Vol. 17 Issue 28, p22The article reports on the efforts of lobbyists to create major changes to the financial overhaul bill by Senator Chris Dodd in the U.S.
- The Cost.
Brush, Silla // Time; 6/11/1923, Vol. 1 Issue 15, p22The article reports on the cost of making community laws and the cost of enforcing them based on statistics published in the journal "Tine Budget," which estimates that the average cost of passing laws in state legislatures is between 717 and 890 U.S. dollars per statute.
- Tax Delinquent Federal Employees in Crosshairs.
Brush, Silla // New Jersey CPA; Nov/Dec2012, Issue 36, p7A summary of a bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, which would terminate federal employees who are delinquent in paying their taxes.
- ACRE program more attractive this year.
Brush, Silla // Southwest Farm Press; 5/19/2011, Vol. 38 Issue 13, p19The article discusses the significance of the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program for cotton producers in the U.S. which provides a state-level revenue guarantee based on the five-year state Olympic average yield.
- NSTA Legislative Update: House Committee Approves America Competes Act.
Brush, Silla // NSTA Express; 5/3/2010, p1The article reports on the move of the House of Representatives Science and Technology Committee to approve the bill that will address Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education across the federal government, the America Competes Reauthorization Act of 2010.
- House Dems considering deal with anti-war liberals.
Kaplan, Jonathan E. // Hill; 5/8/2007, Vol. 14 Issue 53, p4The article reports on the decision of U.S. House of Representative Democratic leaders to consider a deal that offers anti-war liberals the opportunity to vote on a measure to set a withdrawal date over the Iraq war supplemental spending bills.
- Who Wins Under Cap-and-Trade?
Kaplan, Jonathan E. // Sustainable Business Weekly; 11/9/2009, p3The article focuses on the report issued by PointCarbon, a carbon market research firm, which outlines what companies will benefit the most and what companies may face large cash outlays under a cap-and-trade bill being debated in the U.S. Congress.
- House Passes Bill to Expand Domestic Rare Earths Projects.
SEEWALD, NANCY // Chemical Week; 10/11/2010, Vol. 172 Issue 24, p35The article reports on a bill approved by the U.S. House of Representatives that would advance rare earths research and development and broaden an existing program of loan guarantees to new rare earths production facilities in the U.S.
- THE BOND BUYER LEGISLATIVE STATUS REPORT.
SEEWALD, NANCY // Bond Buyer; 11/23/2009, Vol. 370 Issue 33221, p32A table is presented that shows the status of several legislations in the U.S.
- House Extends Aviation Programs; Changes Surface-Funds Formula.
Dutton, Audrey // Bond Buyer; 3/18/2010, Vol. 371 Issue 33284, p5The article reports on the approval of a bill by the House which will offer a three month extension of aviation programs in the U.S.
- Minnesota Senate OKs Plan to Close $3B Gap, But Veto Looms.
Shields, Yvette // Bond Buyer; 5/11/2010, Vol. 372 Issue 33314, p24The article reports on the legislation that was approved by Democratic leaders of Minnesota which will create a new tax bracket for the top earners in the state in order to raise an additional income of 435 million dollars annually and erase a looming three billion dollars deficit.
- (CONGRESS) Battle Over Spending Being Fought on Multiple Fronts.
Shields, Yvette // Community Health Funding Week; 7/22/2011, p3Information on the legislation, H.J. Res. 1, of the U.S., is discussed.
- THE BOND BUYER LEGISLATIVE STATUS REPORT.
Shields, Yvette // Bond Buyer; 8/1/2011, Vol. 377 Issue 33557, p6A chart is presented that lists the status report of several bills in the U.S. in 2011 including the Community Forestry Conservation Act of 2011, Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2011 and the Indian Country Economic Development Act.
- Statement on Senate Passage of Small-Business Jobs Legislation.
Obama, Barack H. // Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents; 9/23/2010, Special section p1The article presents a statement by U.S. President Barack Obama on the Senate passage of small-business jobs bill on September 23, 2010.
- Acts Approved by the President.
Obama, Barack H. // Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents; 7/1/2011, p1A list of the acts approved by U.S. President Barack Obama as of July 1, 2011 is presented, including the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act and the Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Act of 2010.
