Top Legislation - View All
Also tagged in: Budgets, Business, Children, Community and school, Compensatory education, Counseling, Crime prevention, Criminal justice, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Elementary and secondary education, Federal aid to education, Gangs, Income tax, Labor, Secondary education, Service learning, Social services, Tax deductions, Taxation, Welfare, Youth violence
Latest Action: 06/05/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. Bill TextTo increase community service by students at risk of education failure and thereby reduce youth and gang violence. 2/16/2007--Introduced. At-Risk Youth Protection Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to states for subgrants to alternative public schools or programs that serve the needs of students at risk of educational failure. Requires subgrantees to require their secondary school students to perform at least 100 hours of community service each school year and receive training or counseling on conflict resolution as a prerequisite to performing such service. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a tax deduction to a business of: (1) $750 per 100 hours of community service provided by such a student through such business during the taxable year; and (2) $2,000 for each graduate of such alternative school or program who completes one year of employment with such business.
Also tagged in: Agricultural conservation, Agricultural innovations, Agricultural pollution, Agricultural research, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Agriculture in foreign trade, Alternative energy sources, Aquaculture, Biomass energy, Budget deficits, Budgets, Business, Chesapeake Bay, Child nutrition, Children, College costs, Consumers, Crop insurance, Department of Agriculture, Diet, Economic policy, Education, Education savings accounts, Elementary and secondary education, Energy, Energy crops, Energy efficiency, Energy research, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Finance, Food, Food industry, Food relief, Food safety, Food service, Food stamps, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Forest conservation, Forest health, Fruit, Government procurement, Grants-in-aid, Grassland ecology, Grazing, Higher education, Hunger, Income, Individual retirement accounts, Infrastructure, Infrastructure (Economics), Integrated pest management, Job training, Labor, Land use, Marketing of farm produce, Military pay, Natural resources, Non-native species, Nutrition, Organic farming, Pensions, Pest control, Public contracts, Research and development, Rural affairs, Rural economic development, School lunch program, Science policy, Sediment control, Small business, Tax-deferred compensation plans, Trade, Unemployment, Vegetables, Water pollution control, Water resources, Watersheds, Welfare, Welfare eligibility, Wetlands, WIC program
Latest Action: 10/24/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Bill TextA bill to extend and improve agricultural programs, and for other purposes. 10/24/2007--Introduced. Farm, Ranch, Equity, Stewardship, and Health Act of 2007 - Amends the federal crop insurance program. Establishes: (1) a risk management account contract program; (2) a conservation planning pilot program; (3) a nutrient reduction and sediment control pilot program for the Chesapeake Bay watershed; (4) a national clean plant network; (5) an Office of Pest Management Policy; and (6) a program of hunger-free community collaborative and infrastructure grants. Extends and revises specified programs for: (1) commodity assistance; (2) conservation; (3) specialty crops; (4) food programs and nutrition, (5) agricultural trade; (6) rural development; (7) forestry; and (8) energy, including biobased products. Food Employment Empowerment and Development Program Act of 2007 or FEED Act of 2007 - Establishes the food employment empowerment and development program to [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Budgets, Children, Criminal justice, Earned income tax credit, Enterprise zones, Ex-offenders, Grants-in-aid, Income tax, Job training, Juvenile delinquency, Labor, Poverty, Tax credits, Tax deductions, Tax exemption, Taxation, Urban affairs, Welfare, Youth employment
Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1061-1063) Bill TextA bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to improve programs carried out through youth opportunity grants, and for other purposes. 2/14/2008--Introduced. Supporting Training and Employment Potential for Underemployed Populations Act, or the STEP UP Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to revise Youth Opportunity Grant Program requirements to direct the Secretary of Labor to make grants to local boards and eligible entities to carry out programs that provide job training and employment activities and related services to youth and young adults (allows up to 25% of funds to be made available for hard-to-serve young adults) as defined in this Act who live in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or high poverty areas. Earned Income Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to revise requirements with respect to the earned income tax credit, including to increase the maximum earned income tax credit [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Bonds, Budgets, Community development, Community development banking, Depressed areas, Economic development, Economic policy, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Financial services, Home ownership, Housing, Income tax, Infrastructure, Interest rates, Job creation, Labor, Low-income housing, Mortgages, Rural affairs, Rural economic development, Tax exemption, Taxation, Welfare
Latest Action: 12/19/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S16016) Bill TextA bill to authorize guarantees for bonds and notes issued for community or economic development purposes. 12/19/2007--Introduced. Full Faith and Credit in Our Communities Act of 2007 - Amends the Community Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to require the Secretary of the Treasury to guarantee payments on tax-exempt bonds or notes issued by any approved issuer if their proceeds are used to make loans to eligible community development financial institutions: (1) for eligible community or economic development purposes; or (2) to refinance loans or notes issued for such purposes. Lists among such community or economic development purposes, especially in low-income or underserved rural areas, developing or supporting: (1) commercial facilities that promote revitalization, community stability, or job creation or retention; (2) businesses that provide jobs for low-income people or are owned by low-income people, or enhance the availability of products and services [...] show full description
|
Latest Legislation - View All
Also tagged in: Budgets, Children, Criminal justice, Earned income tax credit, Enterprise zones, Ex-offenders, Grants-in-aid, Income tax, Job training, Juvenile delinquency, Labor, Poverty, Tax credits, Tax deductions, Tax exemption, Taxation, Urban affairs, Welfare, Youth employment
Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1061-1063) Bill TextA bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to improve programs carried out through youth opportunity grants, and for other purposes. 2/14/2008--Introduced. Supporting Training and Employment Potential for Underemployed Populations Act, or the STEP UP Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to revise Youth Opportunity Grant Program requirements to direct the Secretary of Labor to make grants to local boards and eligible entities to carry out programs that provide job training and employment activities and related services to youth and young adults (allows up to 25% of funds to be made available for hard-to-serve young adults) as defined in this Act who live in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or high poverty areas. Earned Income Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to revise requirements with respect to the earned income tax credit, including to increase the maximum earned income tax credit [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Bonds, Budgets, Community development, Community development banking, Depressed areas, Economic development, Economic policy, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Financial services, Home ownership, Housing, Income tax, Infrastructure, Interest rates, Job creation, Labor, Low-income housing, Mortgages, Rural affairs, Rural economic development, Tax exemption, Taxation, Welfare
Latest Action: 12/19/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S16016) Bill TextA bill to authorize guarantees for bonds and notes issued for community or economic development purposes. 12/19/2007--Introduced. Full Faith and Credit in Our Communities Act of 2007 - Amends the Community Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to require the Secretary of the Treasury to guarantee payments on tax-exempt bonds or notes issued by any approved issuer if their proceeds are used to make loans to eligible community development financial institutions: (1) for eligible community or economic development purposes; or (2) to refinance loans or notes issued for such purposes. Lists among such community or economic development purposes, especially in low-income or underserved rural areas, developing or supporting: (1) commercial facilities that promote revitalization, community stability, or job creation or retention; (2) businesses that provide jobs for low-income people or are owned by low-income people, or enhance the availability of products and services [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Agricultural conservation, Agricultural innovations, Agricultural pollution, Agricultural research, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Agriculture in foreign trade, Alternative energy sources, Aquaculture, Biomass energy, Budget deficits, Budgets, Business, Chesapeake Bay, Child nutrition, Children, College costs, Consumers, Crop insurance, Department of Agriculture, Diet, Economic policy, Education, Education savings accounts, Elementary and secondary education, Energy, Energy crops, Energy efficiency, Energy research, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Finance, Food, Food industry, Food relief, Food safety, Food service, Food stamps, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Forest conservation, Forest health, Fruit, Government procurement, Grants-in-aid, Grassland ecology, Grazing, Higher education, Hunger, Income, Individual retirement accounts, Infrastructure, Infrastructure (Economics), Integrated pest management, Job training, Labor, Land use, Marketing of farm produce, Military pay, Natural resources, Non-native species, Nutrition, Organic farming, Pensions, Pest control, Public contracts, Research and development, Rural affairs, Rural economic development, School lunch program, Science policy, Sediment control, Small business, Tax-deferred compensation plans, Trade, Unemployment, Vegetables, Water pollution control, Water resources, Watersheds, Welfare, Welfare eligibility, Wetlands, WIC program
Latest Action: 10/24/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Bill TextA bill to extend and improve agricultural programs, and for other purposes. 10/24/2007--Introduced. Farm, Ranch, Equity, Stewardship, and Health Act of 2007 - Amends the federal crop insurance program. Establishes: (1) a risk management account contract program; (2) a conservation planning pilot program; (3) a nutrient reduction and sediment control pilot program for the Chesapeake Bay watershed; (4) a national clean plant network; (5) an Office of Pest Management Policy; and (6) a program of hunger-free community collaborative and infrastructure grants. Extends and revises specified programs for: (1) commodity assistance; (2) conservation; (3) specialty crops; (4) food programs and nutrition, (5) agricultural trade; (6) rural development; (7) forestry; and (8) energy, including biobased products. Food Employment Empowerment and Development Program Act of 2007 or FEED Act of 2007 - Establishes the food employment empowerment and development program to [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Budgets, Business, Children, Community and school, Compensatory education, Counseling, Crime prevention, Criminal justice, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Elementary and secondary education, Federal aid to education, Gangs, Income tax, Labor, Secondary education, Service learning, Social services, Tax deductions, Taxation, Welfare, Youth violence
Latest Action: 06/05/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. Bill TextTo increase community service by students at risk of education failure and thereby reduce youth and gang violence. 2/16/2007--Introduced. At-Risk Youth Protection Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to states for subgrants to alternative public schools or programs that serve the needs of students at risk of educational failure. Requires subgrantees to require their secondary school students to perform at least 100 hours of community service each school year and receive training or counseling on conflict resolution as a prerequisite to performing such service. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a tax deduction to a business of: (1) $750 per 100 hours of community service provided by such a student through such business during the taxable year; and (2) $2,000 for each graduate of such alternative school or program who completes one year of employment with such business.
|
