WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Business ethics

H.R. 3962, The Affordable Health Care for America Act - Cost per Average Family: $14876.96

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 3962 would provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending....

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P.L. 111-84, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 - Cost per Average Family: $14.17

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2647 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, and it would prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2010....

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H.R. 2989, The 401(k) Fair Disclosure and Pension Security Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $70.76

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2989 would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide special reporting and disclosure rules for individual account plans and to provide a minimum investment option requirement for such plans, it would amend such Act to provide for independent investment advice for participants and beneficiaries under individual account plans, and it would amend such Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide transitional relief under certain pension funding rules added b...

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H.R. 3436, The TARP Executive Disclosure Act

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3436 would require chief executive officers of certain financial institutions that receive assistance under title I of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, under the 3rd undesignated paragraph of section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act, or from the Secretary of the Treasury or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under any other provision of law to submit financial disclosures under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to the Secretary of the Treasury....

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H.R. 3492, The Construction Quality Assurance Act of 2009

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3492 would assure quality and best value with respect to Federal construction projects by prohibiting the practice known as bid shopping....

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H.R. 3269, The Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $0.05

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3269 would amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation and to prevent perverse incentives in the compensation practices of financial institutions....

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H.R. 3214, The RATE Act

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3214 would provide for credit rating reforms....

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H.R. 2861, The Shareholder Empowerment Act of 2009

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2861 would amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide for rules and standards relating to the election of boards of directors and certain requirements relating to compensation of executives....

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H.R. 2825, The Safety in Defense Contracting Act

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2825 would require the Secretary of Defense to debar from contracting with the Department of Defense any company found to have jeopardized the health or safety of Government personnel or found guilty of contract fraud....

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S. 1073, The RATE Act

Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1073 would provide for credit rating reforms....

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H.R. 2309, The Consumer Credit and Debt Protection Act

Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2309 would provide authority to the Federal Trade Commission to expedite rulemakings concerning consumer credit or debt and to direct the Commission to examine and promulgate rules with regard to debt settlement and automobile sales....

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H.R. 2304, The Soldiers Targeted by Offensive Profiteering Act of 2009 (STOP Act)

Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2304 would amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to prohibit the unauthorized use of names and images of members of the Armed Forces....

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H.R. 2271, The Global Online Freedom Act of 2009

Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2271 would prevent United States businesses from cooperating with repressive governments in transforming the Internet into a tool of censorship and surveillance, it would fulfill the responsibility of the United States Government to promote freedom of expression on the Internet, and it would restore public confidence in the integrity of United States businesses....

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H.R. 2236, The Grieving Families Insurance Protection Act of 2009

Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2236 would prohibit health insurance companies from denying individual health insurance coverage or from discriminating in benefits under such coverage because of the receipt of grief counseling....

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H.R. 2152, The Foreign Business Bribery Prohibition Act of 2009

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2152 would authorize certain private rights of action under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 for violations by foreign concerns that damage domestic businesses....

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H.R. 2111, The Congressional Commission on Financial Accountability and Preparedness Act of 2009

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2111 would establish the Congressional Commission on Financial Accountability and Preparedness to examine and report upon the facts and causes relating to the breakdown in the financial and credit markets in 2008, and investigate and report to the Congress on its findings, conclusions, and recommendations for prosecution of criminal behavior....

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P.L. 111-22, The Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 896 would prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability....

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S. 895, The Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 895 would prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability....

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H.R. 1988, The Conflicted Investment Advice Prohibition Act of 2009

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1988 would amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for independent investment advice for participants and beneficiaries under individual account plans....

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H.R. 1874, The Patriot Corporations of America Act of 2009

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1874 would provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a reduction in the rate of income tax imposed on, Patriot corporations....

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H.R. 1947, The Accountability in Deferred Prosecution Act of 2009

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1947 would regulate certain deferred prosecution agreements and nonprosecution agreements in Federal criminal cases....

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H.R. 1208, The Iran Threat Reduction Act of 2009

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1208 would strengthen existing legislation sanctioning persons aiding and facilitating nonproliferation activities by the Government of Iran....

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H.R. 1202, To require a report on business and investment climates in foreign countries, and for other purposes

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1202 would require a report on business and investment climates in foreign countries....

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S. 463, The TARP Taxpayer Protection and Corporate Responsibility Act of 2009

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

S. 463 would impose limitations on certain expenditures by participants in the Troubled Asset Relief Program....

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H.R. 1095, The Troubled Asset Relief Program Transparency Reporting Act

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1095 would prohibit any recipient of emergency Federal economic assistance from using such funds for lobbying expenditures or political contributions, and it would improve transparency, enhance accountability, and encourage responsible corporate governance....

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