WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Surety and fidelity

P.L. 110-314, The Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.33

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4040 would establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission....

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P.L. 110-289, The Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $523.06

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3221 would provide needed housing reform....

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S. 3164, The Seniors and Taxpayers Obligation Protection Act of 2008

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3164 would amend tile XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce fraud under the Medicare program....

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H.R. 6230, The Credit Rating Agency Transparency and Disclosure Act

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6230 would amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require nationally registered statistical rating organizations to provide additional disclosures with respect to the rating of certain structured securities....

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H.R. 6143, The Pension Protection Act ERISA Amendments of 2008

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6143 would make technical corrections to the Pension Protection Act of 2006 relating to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974....

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H.R. 5720, The Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008 - Savings per Average Family: $20.19

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5720 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide assistance for housing....

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H.R. 5894, The Emergency Housing Assistance Act of 2008

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5894 would provide funding for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for housing-related assistance needed to prevent homelessness of families in connection with foreclosures on their residences....

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S. 2888, The Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Act of 2008

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2888 would protect the property and security of homeowners who are subject to foreclosure proceedings....

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S. 2847, The Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2847 would amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to allow Federal home loan banks to invest surplus funds in student loan securities and make advances for student loan financing....

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H.R. 5723, The Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5723 would amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to allow Federal home loan banks to invest surplus funds in student loan securities and make advances for student loan financing....

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H.R. 5689, The Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2008

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5689 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and title 18, United States Code, to deter the smuggling of tobacco products into the United States....

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S. 2800, The EARN Act

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2800 would increase the incentives for employers to hire qualified ex-felons by enhancing the effectiveness of the work opportunity tax credit, it would reduce the backlog of applications pending certification under the work opportunity tax credit program, it would enhance the effectiveness of the Federal bonding program, it would enhance the effectiveness of the Federal bonding program, and it would authorize a pilot program for employment-focused re-entry projects....

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S. 2603, The Medicare Fraud Prevention Act of 2008

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2603 would amend title XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide increased civil and criminal penalties for acts involving fraud and abuse under the Medicare program and to increase the amount of the surety bond required for suppliers of durable medical equipment....

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P.L. 110-166, The Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007 - Savings per Average Family: $542.80

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 3996 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions....

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S. 2045, The CPSC Reform Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $4.45

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2045 would reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide greater protection for children's products, it would improve the screening of noncompliant consumer products, and it would improve the effectiveness of consumer product recall programs....

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S. 2492, The Military Housing Privatization Initiatives Projects Oversight and Accountability Act of 2007

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2492 would provide for improved oversight of and accountability for military housing privatization initiative projects....

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H.R. 4192, The Optimizing Visa Entry Rules and Demanding Uniform Enforcement Immigration Reform Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4192 would reform immigration to serve the national interest....

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H.R. 4031, The Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2007

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4031 would establish a United States Boxing Commission to administer the Act....

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H.R. 380, The Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1.71

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 380 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs....

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H.R. 3567, The Small Business Investment Expansion Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1.01

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3567 would amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to expand opportunities for investments in small businesses....

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S. 1960, The Surety Bond Improvement Act of 2007

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1960 would amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to improve surety bond guarantees....

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S. 1931, The Surface Owner Protection Act

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1931 would amend the Mineral Leasing Act to ensure that development of certain Federal oil and gas resources will occur in a manner that protects water resources and respects the rights of surface owners....

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H.R. 3296, The Mortgage Broker Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3296 would amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish transparency and accountability requirements for mortgage brokers....

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H.R. 3220, The New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3220 would move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, develop innovative new technologies, reduce carbon emissions, create green jobs, protect consumers, increase clean renewable energy production, and modernize our energy infrastructure....

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H.R. 3216, The Marque and Reprisal Act of 2007

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3216 would authorize the President to issue letters of marque and reprisal with respect to certain acts of air piracy upon the United States on September 11, 2001, and other similar acts of war planned for the future....

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