WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Economic development

H.R. 3854, The Small Business Financing and Investment Act of 2009

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3854 would amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to improve programs providing access to capital under such Acts....

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S. 1733, The Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1733 would create clean energy jobs, promote energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy....

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P.L. 111-73, The Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1707 would authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to promote an enhanced strategic partnership with Pakistan and its people....

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S. 1662, The Business Incubator Promotion Act

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1662 would amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to modify the period used to calculate certain unemployment rates and to encourage the development of business incubators....

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S. 1593, The Social Investment and Economic Development for the Americas Act of 2010

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1593 would authorize the establishment of a Social Investment and Economic Development for the Americas Fund to reduce poverty, expand the middle class, and foster increased economic opportunity in that region, and it would promote engagement on the use of renewable fuel sources and on climate change in the Americas....

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S. 1619, The Livable Communities Act of 2009

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1619 would establish the Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, it would establish the Interagency Council on Sustainable Communities, it would establish a comprehensive planning grant program, and it would establish a sustainability challenge grant program....

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S. 1583, The New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2009

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1583 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the new markets tax credit through 2014....

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S. 1489, The Small Business Contracting Programs Parity Act of 2009

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1489 would amend the Small Business Act to create parity among small business contracting programs....

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H.R. 3081, The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 - Cost per Average Family: $379.27

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3081 would make appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010....

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H.R. 2998, The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $13163.27

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2998 would create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy....

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H.R. 2847, The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Cost per Average Family: $569.05

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2847 would make appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010....

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S. 1323, The Want Not, Waste Not Act

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1323 would rescind ARRA funds rejected by State Governors and local governments and return them to the Treasury to reduce the national debt to be inherited by future generations....

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S. 1318, The Axe the Stimulus Plaques Act

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1318 would prohibit the use of stimulus funds for signage indicating that a project is being carried out using those funds....

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H.R. 2817, The Roadmap Act of 2009

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2817 would address global hunger and improve food security through the development and implementation of a comprehensive governmentwide global hunger reduction strategy, the establishment of the White House Office on Global Hunger and Food Security, and the creation of the Permanent Joint Select Committee on Hunger....

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H.R. 2795, The Roadmap Act of 2009

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2795 would address global hunger and improve food security through the development and implementation of a comprehensive governmentwide global hunger reduction strategy, the establishment of the White House Office on Global Hunger and Food Security, and the creation of the Permanent Joint Select Committee on Hunger....

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H.R. 2454, The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $13016.22

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2454 would create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy....

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H.R. 2410, The Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011 - Cost per Average Family: $391.77

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2410 would authorize appropriations for the Department of State and the Peace Corps for fiscal years 2010 and 2011, and it would modernize the Foreign Service....

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H.R. 2665, The National Centers of Excellence for Regional Smart Growth Planning Act

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2665 would establish national centers of excellence for regional smart growth planning....

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H.R. 1886, The Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $82.65

Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1886 would authorize democratic, economic, and social development assistance for Pakistan, and it would authorize security assistance for Pakistan....

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H.R. 2639, The Global Poverty Act of 2009

Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2639 would require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day....

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H.R. 2628, The New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2009

Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2628 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the new markets tax credit through 2013....

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H.R. 2521, The National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009

Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2521 would facilitate efficient investments and financing of infrastructure projects and new job creation through the establishment of a National Infrastructure Development Bank....

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H.R. 2507, The Native American Challenge Demonstration Project Act of 2009

Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2507 would direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a demonstration program to adapt the lessons of providing foreign aid to underdeveloped economies to the provision of Federal economic development assistance to certain similarly situated individuals....

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H.R. 2481, The United States-Pakistan Security and Stability Act

Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2481 would require the President to develop a comprehensive interagency strategy and implementation plan for long-term security and stability in Pakistan....

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H.R. 2475, The Foreign Relations Authorization and Reform Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011

Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2475 would authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 2010 and 2011, and it would modernize the Foreign Service....

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