WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Business

H.R. 7321, The Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act - Cost per Average Family: $88.77

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 7321 would authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers....

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H.R. 4854, The False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4854 would amend the provisions of title 31, United States Code, relating to false claims, to clarify and make technical amendments to those provisions....

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S. 3695, The POWER Act

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 3695 would require a 50-hour workweek for Federal prison inmates, and it would reform inmate work programs....

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S. 3689, The Economic Recovery Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $773.16

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

A bill making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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S. 3688, A bill to provide for additional emergency unemployment compensation, to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to authorize loans to automobile manufacturers and component suppliers, and for other purposes

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 3688 would provide for additional emergency unemployment compensation, to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to authorize loans to automobile manufacturers and component suppliers....

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S. 1007, The United States-Brazil Energy Cooperation Pact of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.56

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1007 would direct the Secretary of State to work with the Government of Brazil and other foreign governments to develop partnerships that will strengthen diplomatic relations and energy security by accelerating the development of biofuels production, research, and infrastructure to alleviate poverty, create jobs, and increase income, while improving energy security and protecting the environment....

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P.L. 110-436, To extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes - Savings per Average Family: $17.37

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7222 would extend the Andean Trade Preference Act....

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H.R. 5680, To amend certain laws relating to Native Americans, and for others purposes - Cost per Average Family: $0.06

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5680 would amend certain laws relating to Native Americans....

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H.R. 6707, The Taking Responsible Action for Community Safety Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.43

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6707 would require Surface Transportation Board consideration of the impacts of certain railroad transactions on local communities....

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H.R. 1014, The Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act - Cost per Average Family: $1.65

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1014 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women....

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P.L. 110-367, The Defense Production Act Extension and Reauthorization of 2008

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6894 would extend and reauthorize the Defense Production Act of 1950....

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P.L. 110-417, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $0.23

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3001 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and it would prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year....

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S. 3682, The Small Business Energy Innovation Act of 2008

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3682 would provide incentives to small business concerns for innovative energy-efficient technologies and products....

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P.L. 110-343, The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $2873.99

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1424 would amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans....

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S. 3670, A bill to regulate certain State and local taxation of electronic commerce, and for other purposes

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3670 would regulate certain State and local taxation of electronic commerce....

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S. 3666, The Copper Theft Prevention Act of 2008

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3666 would require certain metal recyclers to keep records of their transactions in order to deter individuals and enterprises engaged in theft and interstate fencing of stolen copper....

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S. 3661, The United States Nuclear Fuel Management Corporation Establishment Act of 2008

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3661 would amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to establish a United States Nuclear Fuel Management Corporation....

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S. 3659, The Corporate Transparency Act of 2007

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3659 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the disclosure of schedule M-3 to the Securities and Exchange Commission, to provide for the public disclosure of certain information on such schedule, and to provide penalties for failure to file such schedule or inaccurately reporting information on such schedule....

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P.L. 110-403, The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $3.94

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3325 would enhance remedies for violations of intellectual property laws....

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P.L. 110-329, The Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $8032.37

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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H.R. 6604, The Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $1.71

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6604 would amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets....

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H.R. 6870, The Payments System Protection Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $2.14

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6870 would ensure that implementation of proposed regulations under subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, does not cause harm to the payments system....

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S. 3648, The Employee Misclassification Prevention Act

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3648 would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to require employers to keep records of non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and to provide a special penalty for employers who misclassify employees as non-employees....

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H.R. 7233, The Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2008

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7233 would amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow employees to take, as additional leave, parental involvement leave to participate in or attend their children's and grandchildren's educational and extracurricular activities and to clarify that leave may be taken for routine family medical needs and to assist elderly relatives....

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S. 3652, The Financial Market Investigation, Oversight, and Reform Act of 2008

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3652 would provide for financial market investigation, oversight, and reform....

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