WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Saving and investment

H.R. 7135, The Young Investor Financial Education Act

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7135 would award grants to State educational agencies to support the provision of financial education to high school students....

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S. 3557, The America Saving for Personal Investment, Retirement, and Education Act of 2008' or the `ASPIRE Act of 2008

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3557 would encourage savings, promote financial literacy, and expand opportunities for young adults by establishing KIDS Accounts....

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S. 3372, The Saver's Bonus Act of 2007

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3372 would promote savings by providing a match for eligible taxpayers who contribute to savings products and it would facilitate taxpayers receiving this match and open a bank account when they file their Federal income tax returns....

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H.R. 6110, The Roadmap for America's Future Act of 2008

Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6110 would provide for the reform of health care, the Social Security system, the tax code for individuals and business, and the budget process....

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S. 2765, The Saving Social Security Act of 2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2765 would strengthen and permanently preserve social security....

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S. 2743, The Financial Security Accounts for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2008

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2743 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the establishment of financial security accounts for the care of family members with disabilities....

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S. 2741, The Disability Savings Act of 2008

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2741 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for disability savings accounts....

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H.R. 5497, The Kids IRA Act of 2008 (K-IRA)

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5497 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for tax preferred savings accounts for individuals under age 26....

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H.R. 5105, The Fair and Simple Tax Act of 2008

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5105 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxes by providing an alternative determination of income tax liability for individuals, repealing the estate and gift taxes, reducing corporate income tax rates, reducing the maximum tax for individuals on capital gains and dividends to 10 percent, indexing the basis of assets for purposes of determining capital gain or loss, creating tax-free accounts for retirement savings, lifetime savings, and life skills, repealing the adjus...

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S. 2547, The Fair and Simple Tax Act of 2008

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2547 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxes by providing an alternative determination of income tax liability for individuals, repealing the estate and gift taxes, reducing corporate income tax rates, reducing the maximum tax for individuals on capital gains and dividends to 10 percent, indexing the basis of assets for purposes of determining capital gain or loss, creating tax-free accounts for retirement savings, lifetime savings, and life skills, repealing the adjuste...

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H.R. 4335, To promote youth financial education

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4335 would promote youth financial education....

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S. 2399, The Financial Education and Counseling Assistance Act of 2007

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2399 would expand and improve housing counseling services by increasing financial education and counseling services available to homeowners and prospective homebuyers in financial turmoil or who seek credit or other personal financial assistance....

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H.R. 4181, The Securing Medicare and Retirement for Tomorrow Act of 2007

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4181 would reform Social Security retirement and Medicare by establishing a Personal Social Security Savings Program to create a safer, healthier, more secure, and more prosperous retirement for all Americans and to reduce the burden on young Americans....

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S. 2341, The FIRST Act

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2341 would provide Individual Development Accounts to support foster youths who are transitioning from the foster care system....

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S. 2167, The Farm Savings Account Act of 2007

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2167 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize agricultural producers to establish and contribute to tax-exempt farm savings accounts in lieu of obtaining federally subsidized crop insurance or noninsured crop assistance, it would provide for contributions to such accounts by the Secretary of Agriculture, it would specify the situations in which amounts may be paid to producers from such accounts, and it would limit the total amount of such distributions to a producer during ...

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H.R. 3759, To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to enable local educational agencies to use amounts received from the Fund for the Improvement of Education for innovative programs to increase learning in financial literacy

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3759 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to enable local educational agencies to use amounts received from the Fund for the Improvement of Education for innovative programs to increase learning in financial literacy....

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H.R. 3740, The America Saving for Personal Investment, Retirement, and Education Act of 2007

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3740 would encourage savings, promote financial literacy, and expand opportunities for young adults by establishing KIDS Accounts....

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S. 2126, The Generate Retirement Ownership Through Long-Term Holding Act of 2007

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2126 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies....

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H.R. 3654, The SAFE Commission Act

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3654 would establish a commission to develop legislation designed to reform tax policy and entitlement benefit programs and ensure a sound fiscal future for the United States....

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H.R. 3599, The Creating Access to Rides Act

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3599 would authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to improve access to dependable, affordable automobiles by low-income families....

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S. 1998, The International Child Marriage Prevention and Protection Act of 2007

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1998 would reduce child marriage....

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S. 1967, The New Savers Act

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1967 would provide administrative ease and incentives for increased saving by Americans....

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H.R. 2796, The Generate Retirement Ownership Through Long-Term Holding Act of 2007

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2796 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies....

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H.R. 2724, The Retirement Savings for Working Americans Act

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2724 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the saver's credit....

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H.R. 2370, The Financial Security Accounts for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2007

Thu, 17 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2370 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the establishment of financial security accounts for the care of family members with disabilities....

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