WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Garnishment

S. 2850, The Illegal Garnishment Prevention Act

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2850 would prohibit the use of funds to promote the direct deposit of Social Security benefits until adequate safeguards are established to prevent the attachment and garnishment of such benefits....

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P.L. 110-181, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $4925.89

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4986 would provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services....

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H.R. 1585, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $6617.70

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1585 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2007....

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S. 1133, The Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1133 would provide additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit....

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H.R. 1767, The Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1767 would amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, and it would provide certain substantive rights to consumers under such agreements....

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S. 1012, The Consumer Rental-Purchase Agreement Act of 2007

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1012 would amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, and it would provide certain substantive rights to consumers under such agreements....

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H.R. 2965, The Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $4.06

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2965 would amend the laws that authorize the Federal Prison Industries (FPI), a government-owned corporation that produces goods and services for the federal government with prison labor. Under current law, most federal agencies are required to award purchase contracts to FPI on a noncompetitive basis if FPI has products available to meet the agencies' needs and the cost would not exceed current market prices. Such products include office furniture, textiles, vehicle tags, and fiber optics....

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S. 1614, The Higher Education Amendments of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $1272.52

Wed, 23 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST

S. 1614 would make numerous changes to federal higher education programs, including the student and parent-loan programs. The bill also would authorize spending for numerous higher education programs¿including the Pell Grant program....

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S. 667, The Personal Responsibility and Individual Development for Everyone Act - Cost per Average Family: $1145.64

Fri, 25 Mar 2005 00:00:00 EST

S. 667, the Personal Responsibility and Individual Development for Everyone (PRIDE) Act would: Reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program at current funding levels (it would increase funding for some grants and establish several new grants, but also would eliminate funding for other related grants); Increase funding for child care programs and the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG), and continue funding abstinence education programs; Make several changes to eligibilit...

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