WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Service industries

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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H.R. 5267, The Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2008

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5267 would regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce....

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H.R. 5310, The Zero Gravity, Zero Tax Act of 2008

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5310 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for investing in companies involved in space-related activities....

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H.R. 3920, The Trade and Globalization Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $260.91

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3920 would amend the Trade Act of 1974 to reauthorize trade adjustment assistance, and it would extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers and firms....

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S. 2222, The Trade Agreement Assessment Act

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2222 would require the International Trade Commission to report on the specific impact of each free trade agreement in force with respect to the United States on a sector-by-sector basis....

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H.R. 3867, The Small Business Contracting Program Improvements Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.70

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3867 would update and expand the procurement programs of the Small Business Administration....

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H.R. 3801, The Trade Adjustment Assistance Improvement Act

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3801 would amend the Trade Act of 1974 to address the impact of globalization, it would reauthorize trade adjustment assistance, and it would extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers, communities, firms, and farmers....

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H.R. 3770, The Qualified Personal Service Corporations Clarification Act of 2007

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3770 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that qualified personal service corporations may continue to use the cash method of accounting....

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H.R. 3589, To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend trade adjustment assistance to certain service workers

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3589 would amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend trade adjustment assistance to certain service workers....

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S. 1726, The Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2007

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1726 would regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce....

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P.L. 110-69, The 21st Century Competitiveness Act of 2007

Thu, 10 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2272 would invest in innovation through research and development, and it would improve the competitiveness of the United States....

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S. 705, A bill to amend the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to establish a governmentwide policy requiring competition in certain executive agency procurements, and for other purposes

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 705 would amend the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to establish a governmentwide policy requiring competition in certain executive agency procurements....

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H.R. 910, The American Competitiveness and Adjustment Act

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 910 would amend the Trade Act of 1974 to make certain modifications to the trade adjustment assistance program....

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H.R. 888, The Business Travel Facilitation Act of 2007

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 888 would provide for the admission to the United States of nonimmigrant business facilitation visitors....

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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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H.R. 1956, The Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2005 - Savings per Average Family: $480.63

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1956 would amend current law to prohibit state and local governments from taxing certain business activities that are currently taxable. Specifically, it would prohibit those governments from taxing certain services, intangible goods, media activities, and some financial activities unless businesses have a �substantial physical presence� - as defined in the bill - in a jurisdiction....

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S. 2802, The American Innovation and Competitiveness Act of 2006 - Cost per Average Family: $295.51

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2802 would address the competitiveness of the United States in science, mathematics, and technology. For this purpose, the bill would authorize appropriations for the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) for fiscal years 2007 through 2011. It also would direct the President to convene a national summit on United States science and technology enterprises and establish a council on innovation and competitiveness....

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S. 1309, The Trade Adjustment Assistance Equity for Service Workers Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $31.31

Mon, 19 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1309 would extend Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for workers to cover certain dislocated workers from the services sector and expand coverage within the manufacturing sector. In addition, the bill would amend provisions relating to TAA for firms and industries....

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