WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Trade associations

S. 3442, A bill to reauthorize the National Oilheat Reliance Alliance Act of 2000, and for other purposes

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3442 would reauthorize the National Oilheat Reliance Alliance Act of 2000....

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H.R. 5923, The Patients' Health Care Reform Act

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5923 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable and advancable credit against income tax for health insurance costs, and it would allow employees who elect not to participate in employer subsidized health plans an exclusion from gross income for employer payments in lieu of such participations....

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H.R. 5611, The National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5611 would reform the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers....

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H.R. 3775, The Industrial Energy Efficiency Research and Development Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $4.62

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3775 would support research and development of new industrial processes and technologies that optimize energy efficiency and environmental performance, utilize diverse sources of energy, and increase economic competitiveness....

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H.R. 3492, The PAC Fairness Act of 2007

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3492 would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to increase the limits on the amount of contributions that may be made to political committees and to provide for the indexing of such limits for all contributions made under the Act....

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H.R. 2350, The Ethics in Foreign Lobbying Act of 2007

Wed, 16 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2350 would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and expenditures by multicandidate political committees controlled by foreign-owned corporations....

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H.R. 2183, The Commonsense Consumption Act of 2007

Mon, 07 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2183 would prevent legislative and regulatory functions from being usurped by civil liability actions brought or continued against food manufacturers, marketers, distributors, advertisers, sellers, and trade associations for claims of injury relating to a person's weight gain, obesity, or any health condition associated with weight gain or obesity....

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H.R. 1127, The American Manufacturing competitiveness Act

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1127 would amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to allow United States manufacturers that use products subject to countervailing or antidumping duty proceedings or use domestic like products to participate in those proceedings as interested parties....

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H.R. 1012, The Small Business Growth Act of 2007

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1012 would reform laws and procedures affecting small business....

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H.R. 804, The Stealth Lobbyist Disclosure Act of 2007

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 804 would amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require certain coalitions and associations to disclose their lobbying activities, and to require reporting on a quarterly basis....

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H.R. 663, The New Direction for Iraq Act of 2007

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 663 would redeploy United States Armed Forces from Iraq and to establish a new direction for United States policy toward Iraq....

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H.R. 324, The Working Families Wage and Access to Health Care Act

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 324 would increase the minimum wage, provide access to health care coverage to employees of small businesses, and preserve American jobs....

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H.R. 241, The Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2007

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 241 would amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees....

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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. 5681, The Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2006 - Cost per Average Family: $81.43

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5681 would authorize the appropriation of�funds for discretionary activities of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), including payments to the Great Lakes Maritime Research Institute (GLMRI) and funds�for each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008 for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).�Section 205 of the bill would permanently authorize a Coast Guard housing program....

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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. 1955, The Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $20.45

Wed, 03 May 2006 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1955 would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Public Health Service Act to establish national standards for regulating and administering health insurance....

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S. 2128, The Lobbying Transparency and Accountability Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $0.20

Mon, 06 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST

S. 2128 would amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. S. 2128 would create a 10-member Congressional commission to analyze, review, and report on lobbying issues. The legislation would also expand reporting requirements for lobbyists to register and file with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of House of Representatives....

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S. 1053, The 527 Reform Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $0.01

Wed, 06 Jul 2005 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1053 would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. The legislation would require certain political organizations, as defined by section 527 of the tax code, involved in federal election activities to register with the Federal Election Commission (FEC). The bill also would exempt Internet communications from campaign finance rules and would increase the current limits on the amount of certain contributions to political action committees....

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H.R. 525, The Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2005 - Savings per Average Family: $1.62

Fri, 08 Apr 2005 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 525 would establish a regulatory framework and certification process for association health plans (AHPs). AHPs could be established by trade, industry, and professional associations as a vehicle for providing health care benefits to employees of businesses that are association members. AHPs would not, in general, have to offer coverage of state-mandated benefits and would be subject in a limited way to state rules that compress health insurance premiums across a state's small group market. ...

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