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Latest Action: 06/25/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Bill TextTo advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, modify credit union regulatory standards and reduce burdens, to provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions, and for other purposes. 6/19/2008--Introduced. Credit Union, Bank, and Thrift Regulatory Relief Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Credit Union Act to: (1) permit a credit union to invest in securities for its own account, subject to certain percentage limitations; and (2) increase the investment and lending limit in credit union service organizations from 1% to 3% of a credit union's total paid and unimpaired capital and surplus.Excludes credit union loans to nonprofit religious organizations from limitations placed upon member business loans.Redefines member business loan to increase specified extensions of credit. Authorizes the National Credit Union Administration Board to establish longer loan maturity dates. Directs the Board to prescribe [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Bank deposits, Commemorations, Congressional tributes, Finance, Old age, survivors and disability insurance, Social security, Social security beneficiaries, Special months, Technology, Telecommunication Latest Action: 02/01/2007 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1541-1542 text as passed Senate: CR S1541-1542 text of measure as introduced: CR S1538) Bill TextA resolution designating March 2007 as "Go Direct Month". 2/1/2007--Passed Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Declares that the Senate: (1) supports the goals and ideals of "Go Direct"; (2) designates March 2007 as "Go Direct Month"; and (3) commends federal, state, and local governments, and the private sector, for promoting March as "Go Direct Month". Encourages the people of the United States to: (1) participate in events and awareness initiatives held during the month of March; (2) become informed about the convenience and safety of direct deposit; and (3) consider signing up for direct deposit of Social Security or other federal benefits.
Also tagged in: Automated teller machines, Bank accounts, Bank deposits, Bank reserves, Banks and banking, Business, Checks, Congressional reporting requirements, Credit cards, Credit unions, Deposit insurance, Dividends, Electronic commerce, Fees, Finance, Financial institutions, Financial services, Government information, Government paperwork, Housing, Interest, Internet, Law, Real estate business, Savings and loan associations, Surveys, Technology, Telecommunication, User charges
Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Bill TextTo repeal the prohibition on the payment of interest on demand deposits, and for other purposes. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Business Checking Fairness Act of 2007 - Amends federal law to authorize interest-bearing or dividend-bearing transaction accounts for all businesses, permitting up to 24 transfers per month to another account of the owner in the same institution. Amends the Federal Reserve Act, the Home Owners' Loan Act, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to repeal the prohibition against the payment of interest on demand deposits. Authorizes the payment of interest on reserves by a federal reserve bank at least quarterly on balances maintained there on behalf of a depository institution. Amends the Federal Reserve Act to require the Board to survey biennially and report biennially to Congress on bank fees and certain services. Amends the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, and the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextTo amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes. 1/10/2007--Introduced. Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to revise provisions governing the importation of prescription drugs. Waives the limitation on importation of prescription drugs that have been exported from the United States. Prohibits the importation of a qualifying drug unless such drug is imported by: (1) a registered importer; or (2) an individual for personal use. Establishes registration conditions for importers and exporters. Requires the Secretary to inspect places of business, verify chains of custody, inspect facilities, and determine compliance with registration conditions. Sets forth provisions governing the importation of qualifying drugs that are different from U.S. label drugs, including standards for judging such differences.[...] show full description
Also tagged in: Auditing, Bank records, Business, Cartels, Checks, Civil liberties, Conspiracy, Consumer credit, Consumers, Counterfeiting, Credit bureaus, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Extraterritoriality, Finance, Foreign banks and banking, Forgery, Government securities, Grand jury, Indictments, Intelligence activities, International finance, Law, Money laundering, Obstruction of justice, Prosecution, Right of privacy, Secret service, Securities, Smuggling, Subpoena, Technology, Telecommunication, Undercover operations
Latest Action: 02/01/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1523-1524) Bill TextA bill to improve the prohibitions on money laundering, and for other purposes. 2/1/2007--Introduced. Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act of 2007 - Amends money laundering provisions of the federal criminal code to redefine "specified unlawful activity" as: (1) any act constituting an offense in violation of the laws of the United States or any State punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year; and (2) any act occurring outside of the United States that would constitute such an offense if committed within U.S. jurisdiction. Revises the procedure for issuing subpoenas in money laundering cases. Assigns a standard value to monetary instruments payable to bearer in blank (with no amount indicated on the instrument). Increases the penalty for bulk cash smuggling in or out of the United States from five to 10 years. Redefines money laundering transactions involving amounts greater than $10,000 to include commingling [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1855-1857) Bill TextA bill to reduce the Federal budget deficit, and for other purposes. 2/12/2007--Introduced. Act for Our Kids - Repeals the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act. Amends the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 to prohibit federal funding of television broadcasting to Cuba. Terminates the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Requires federal agencies to reduce administrative expenses. Eliminates the Medicare Advantage Regional Plan Stabilization (SLUSH) Fund. Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit profiteering and fraud involving a contract or the provision of goods or services in connection with a war or military action. Requires: (1) suspension and debarment of unethical contractors; (2) disclosure by federal agencies, upon request, to the appropriate committee chairman or ranking member of audit reports regarding federal contractors; and (3) public access to information on federal contractor penalties and [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/01/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Bill TextTo amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members of the Armed Forces following their death. 1/24/2007--Introduced. Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act - Requires the United States to forgive any overpayment of military retired or retainer pay for any period after the death of the recipient through the last day of the month in which such death occurs, if such payment is electronically deposited to a joint account bearing the name of the decedent and the decedent's designated beneficiary. Provides a special effective date for the first annuity payment to a survivor under the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) when an overpayment is so forgiven.
Latest Action: 04/12/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. Bill TextTo amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit fees by creditors for payments on credit card accounts by electronic fund transfers, and for other purposes. 2/7/2007--Introduced. Credit Card Payment Fee Act of 2007 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a creditor, in the case of a credit card account under an open end consumer credit plan, from imposing a fee based on the manner in which payment on the account is made, including a fee for making any such payment by electronic fund transfer.
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Latest Action: 04/12/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. Bill TextTo extend the protections of the Truth in Lending Act to overdraft protection programs and services provided by depository institutions, to require customer consent before a depository institution may initiate overdraft protection services and fees, to enhance the information made available to consumers relating to overdraft protection services and fees, to prohibit systematic manipulation in the posting of checks and other debits to a depository account for the purpose of generating overdraft protection fees, and for other purposes. 2/8/2007--Introduced. Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to set forth restrictions on: (1) overdraft protection programs or services for consumers; and (2) representations or statements with respect to such a program or service in any advertisement or promotion. Amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Expedited Funds Availability Act to set forth restrictions on overdraft protection [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 08/02/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Bill TextA bill to provide administrative ease and incentives for increased saving by Americans, and for other purposes. 8/2/2007--Introduced. New Savers Act - Requires the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to notify individual taxpayers of their options to: (1) have their income tax refunds electronically deposited to a designated bank account (e.g., savings account); and (2) purchase U.S. savings bonds when they file their federal income tax returns.Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) make grants to provide matching funds for clinics to assist low-income taxpayers in preparing and filing their federal income tax returns; (2) increase payments to financial institutions to offset the costs of opening electronic transfer accounts; and (3) provide grants to states to increase participation in qualified tuition programs by moderate and low-income families.Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish performance measures to evaluate the extent to which Americans save [...] show full description
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Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Automated teller machines, Bank accounts, Bank loans, Bank management, Banks and banking, Business, Checks, Churches, Civil liberties, Community development banking, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer education, Consumers, Cost accounting, Credit unions, Depressed areas, Economic policy, Executive departments, Fees, Finance, Government information, Government paperwork, Interest, Interest rates, Investments, Law, Leases, Mortgages, Motor vehicles, National Credit Union Administration, Nonprofit organizations, NOW accounts, Religion, Right of privacy, Savings and loan associations, Securities, Small business, Small business investment companies, Social services, Surveys, Transportation
Latest Action: 06/25/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Bill TextTo advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, modify credit union regulatory standards and reduce burdens, to provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions, and for other purposes. 6/19/2008--Introduced. Credit Union, Bank, and Thrift Regulatory Relief Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Credit Union Act to: (1) permit a credit union to invest in securities for its own account, subject to certain percentage limitations; and (2) increase the investment and lending limit in credit union service organizations from 1% to 3% of a credit union's total paid and unimpaired capital and surplus.Excludes credit union loans to nonprofit religious organizations from limitations placed upon member business loans.Redefines member business loan to increase specified extensions of credit. Authorizes the National Credit Union Administration Board to establish longer loan maturity dates. Directs the Board to prescribe [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Budgets, Business, Collection of accounts, Communications, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Corporation taxes, Criminal justice, Debit cards, Department of the Treasury, Earned income tax credit, Executive departments, Finance, Fraud, Government contractors, Government information, Government procurement, Government publicity, Government service contracts, Governmental investigations, Grants-in-aid, Home care services, Identity theft, Income tax, Internet, Labor, Law, Loans, Names, Partnerships, Public contracts, Searches and seizures, Signs and symbols, Social services, Tax auditing, Tax deductions, Tax exemption, Tax liens, Tax penalties, Tax preparers, Tax refunds, Tax returns, Taxation, Taxpayers, Technology, Telecommunication, Volunteer workers, Welfare, Wireless communication, Withholding tax
Latest Action: 04/16/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Bill TextTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to conform return preparer penalty standards, delay implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors, enhance taxpayer protections, assist low-income taxpayers, and for other purposes. 4/15/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the standards for imposing penalties on tax return preparers for understatements of tax to require: (1) substantial authority for a position with respect to an item on a tax return if such position was not disclosed with the return; and (2) a reasonable basis for a position that was disclosed with the return. Requires tax return preparers to have a reasonable belief that a position with respect to a tax shelter or a reportable transaction (a transaction having a potential for tax avoidance or evasion) will more likely than not be sustained on [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Bank deposits, Commemorations, Congressional tributes, Finance, Old age, survivors and disability insurance, Social security, Social security beneficiaries, Special months, Technology, Telecommunication Latest Action: 02/05/2008 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S671; text as passed Senate: CR S671; text of measure as introduced: CR S662) Bill TextA resolution designating February 2008 as "Go Direct Month." 2/5/2008--Passed Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates February 2008 as "Go Direct Month." Supports the goals and ideals of the "Go Direct" campaign. Commends federal, state, and local governments, nonprofit agencies, and the private sector for promoting February as "Go Direct Month." Encourages people in the United States who are eligible to receive Social Security or other federal benefit payments to: (1) participate in events and awareness initiatives held during February; (2) become informed about the convenience and safety of direct deposit; and (3) consider signing up for direct deposit of federal benefit payments.
Also tagged in: Access to health care, Administrative procedure, Collection of accounts, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Health and Human Services, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Executive departments, Finance, Health policy, Hospital rates, Law, Medical care, Medical fees, Medicine, Performance measurement, Public contracts, Smart cards, Technology, Telecommunication, Transportation, Veterans, Veterans' medical care
Latest Action: 08/13/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextTo amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a more equitable geographic allocation of funds appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical care. 8/4/2007--Introduced. 21st Century Veterans Equitable Treatment Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) establish a maximum specialist referral period (the period between a veteran's referral to a specialty clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by a VA primary care physician and the actual appointment with a specialist); and (2) provide appropriate transportation to such appointments for qualified veterans. Requires the Secretary, in any case in which such period is exceeded or in which transportation was not so provided, to promptly provide for such care or transportation from a private source and to reimburse such source at an appropriate rate. Requires expedited reimbursement procedures. Directs the Secretary to include within standards of performance used for measuring VA [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Bank accounts, Budgets, Children, College costs, Education, Education savings accounts, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Finance, Financial services, Grants-in-aid, Higher education, Income tax, Individual retirement accounts, Labor, Payroll deductions, Pensions, Performance measurement, Poverty, Saving and investment, Savings bonds, Tax credits, Tax preparers, Tax refunds, Tax returns, Taxation, Technology, Welfare
Latest Action: 08/02/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Bill TextA bill to provide administrative ease and incentives for increased saving by Americans, and for other purposes. 8/2/2007--Introduced. New Savers Act - Requires the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to notify individual taxpayers of their options to: (1) have their income tax refunds electronically deposited to a designated bank account (e.g., savings account); and (2) purchase U.S. savings bonds when they file their federal income tax returns.Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) make grants to provide matching funds for clinics to assist low-income taxpayers in preparing and filing their federal income tax returns; (2) increase payments to financial institutions to offset the costs of opening electronic transfer accounts; and (3) provide grants to states to increase participation in qualified tuition programs by moderate and low-income families.Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish performance measures to evaluate the extent to which Americans save [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Bank accounts, Banks and banking, Consumer protection, Consumers, Credit cards, Debit cards, Evidence (Law), Finance, Law, Liability (Law), Technology, Telecommunication
Latest Action: 06/28/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Bill TextTo amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to provide similar protections under that Act for consumers as apply under the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes. 6/28/2007--Introduced. Electronic Funds Transfer Equal Consumer Protection Act - Amends the the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to treat as an error any electronic fund transfer affecting the customer's account regarding a transaction for goods or services not accepted by or not delivered to the customer, or not in accordance with the agreement made at the time of the transaction. Redefines electronic fund transfer to cover any transaction initiated through an electronic terminal, telephonic instrument, or computer, including transactions initiated through the use of a check card or a debit card. Revises requirements for a financial institution's discretionary provisional recredit of a consumer's account after receiving notice of an error. Makes such a provisional recredit mandatory, within one business [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1855-1857) Bill TextA bill to reduce the Federal budget deficit, and for other purposes. 2/12/2007--Introduced. Act for Our Kids - Repeals the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act. Amends the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 to prohibit federal funding of television broadcasting to Cuba. Terminates the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Requires federal agencies to reduce administrative expenses. Eliminates the Medicare Advantage Regional Plan Stabilization (SLUSH) Fund. Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit profiteering and fraud involving a contract or the provision of goods or services in connection with a war or military action. Requires: (1) suspension and debarment of unethical contractors; (2) disclosure by federal agencies, upon request, to the appropriate committee chairman or ranking member of audit reports regarding federal contractors; and (3) public access to information on federal contractor penalties and [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Bank accounts, Bank deposits, Bank loans, Banks and banking, Business, Checks, Consumer education, Consumer protection, Consumers, Contracts, Deceptive advertising, Federal reserve system, Fees, Finance, Finance charges, Law, Technology, Telecommunication
Latest Action: 04/12/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. Bill TextTo extend the protections of the Truth in Lending Act to overdraft protection programs and services provided by depository institutions, to require customer consent before a depository institution may initiate overdraft protection services and fees, to enhance the information made available to consumers relating to overdraft protection services and fees, to prohibit systematic manipulation in the posting of checks and other debits to a depository account for the purpose of generating overdraft protection fees, and for other purposes. 2/8/2007--Introduced. Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to set forth restrictions on: (1) overdraft protection programs or services for consumers; and (2) representations or statements with respect to such a program or service in any advertisement or promotion. Amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Expedited Funds Availability Act to set forth restrictions on overdraft protection [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/12/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. Bill TextTo amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit fees by creditors for payments on credit card accounts by electronic fund transfers, and for other purposes. 2/7/2007--Introduced. Credit Card Payment Fee Act of 2007 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a creditor, in the case of a credit card account under an open end consumer credit plan, from imposing a fee based on the manner in which payment on the account is made, including a fee for making any such payment by electronic fund transfer.
Also tagged in: Bank deposits, Commemorations, Congressional tributes, Finance, Old age, survivors and disability insurance, Social security, Social security beneficiaries, Special months, Technology, Telecommunication Latest Action: 02/01/2007 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1541-1542 text as passed Senate: CR S1541-1542 text of measure as introduced: CR S1538) Bill TextA resolution designating March 2007 as "Go Direct Month". 2/1/2007--Passed Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Declares that the Senate: (1) supports the goals and ideals of "Go Direct"; (2) designates March 2007 as "Go Direct Month"; and (3) commends federal, state, and local governments, and the private sector, for promoting March as "Go Direct Month". Encourages the people of the United States to: (1) participate in events and awareness initiatives held during the month of March; (2) become informed about the convenience and safety of direct deposit; and (3) consider signing up for direct deposit of Social Security or other federal benefits.
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