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Also tagged in: Air pollution, Air pollution control, Alternative energy sources, Business, Economic policy, Energy, Energy efficiency, Environmental protection, Finance, Greenhouse gases, Income tax, Retail trade, Sales promotion, Saving and investment, Service industries, Tax rebates, Taxation
Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Bill TextEncouraging Americans to join others across the country in using their rebate checks to invest in renewable energy and energy-efficient products and services in order to save money, stimulate the economy, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 2/14/2008--Introduced. Encourages: (1) Americans to use their rebate checks to invest in renewable energy and energy-efficient products and services in order to save money, stimulate the economy, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and (2) retailers and service providers to offer promotions for such investments.
Also tagged in: Bank fraud, Banks and banking, Business, Business ethics, Commodity exchanges, Conflict of interests, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional joint committees, Congressional reorganization, Criminal justice, Derivative securities, Economic policy, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies, Finance, Financial services, Fines (Penalties), Fraud, Futures trading, Government ethics, Governmental investigations, Housing, Inspectors general, Insurance companies, Law, Mortgage banks, Mortgages, Politics and government, Secondary mortgage market, Securities regulation, Stock exchanges
Latest Action: 09/29/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Bill TextA bill to provide for financial market investigation, oversight, and reform. 9/29/2008--Introduced. Financial Market Investigation, Oversight, and Reform Act of 2008 - Establishes the Commission on Financial Regulatory Reform to review the nation's existing financial regulatory structure and its contribution to the stability or instability of financial markets. Requires the Commission to review: (1) bank holding companies, financial holding companies, commercial banks, investment banks, thrifts, credit unions, and industrial loan companies; (2) payment and settlement systems; (3) hedge funds, private equity funds, and markets for alternative investments; (4) special purpose vehicles and off-balance sheet financing for financial companies; (5) securitization of mortgages and other assets; (6) exchange-based, electronic, and over-the-counter markets for financial derivative products; (7) the mortgage finance industry, including mortgage brokers and mortgage lending institutions;[...] show full description
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Latest Action: 08/01/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Bill Text
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to update a program to provide assistance for the planning, design, and construction of treatment works to intercept, transport, control, or treat municipal combined sewer overflows and sanitary sewer overflows, and to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to update certain guidance used to develop and determine the financial capability of communities to implement clean water infrastructure programs.
Also tagged in: Communications, Crime prevention, Criminal justice, Criminology, Economic policy, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Firearms, Governmental investigations, Medical care, Medicine, Presidential commissions, Presidents, Psychology, School discipline, School security, Secondary education, Telecommunication, Violence, Violence in mass media
Latest Action: 08/01/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1686) Bill TextTo establish a commission to study the culture and glorification of violence in America. 8/1/2008--Introduced. Presidential Commission to Study the Culture and Glorification of Violence in America Act - Establishes the Presidential Commission to Study the Culture and Glorification of Violence in America. Sets forth the duties of such Commission, including an examination of: (1) the glorification of violence in the United States; (2) the relationship between psychological factors and increased violence; (3) the role of media; (4) the correlation between economic frustration and increased violence; (5) the correlation between ease of access to firearms and increased violence; and (6) the role of the schools in preventing violent behaviors and identifying potential perpetrators of violence.
Also tagged in: Budgets, Economic growth, Economic policy, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to transportation, Federal-state relations, Higher education, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Job training, State and local government, State finance, Transportation
Latest Action: 06/27/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Bill TextTo authorize a State to transfer or consolidate funds made available to such State under certain transportation, education, and job training programs after the United States experiences economic growth at an annual rate of less than 1 percent for 2 calendar quarters. 6/26/2008--Introduced. State Temporary Economic Priority (STEP) Act - Authorizes states to transfer or consolidate funds made available to them under certain federal transportation, education, and job training programs: (1) beginning with the calendar quarter after the United States experiences economic growth at an annual rate of less than 1% for two consecutive calendar quarters; and (2) continuing until 18 months after it experiences economic growth at an annual rate of 1% or more for two consecutive calendar quarters.
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Also tagged in: Bank fraud, Banks and banking, Business, Business ethics, Commodity exchanges, Conflict of interests, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional joint committees, Congressional reorganization, Criminal justice, Derivative securities, Economic policy, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies, Finance, Financial services, Fines (Penalties), Fraud, Futures trading, Government ethics, Governmental investigations, Housing, Inspectors general, Insurance companies, Law, Mortgage banks, Mortgages, Politics and government, Secondary mortgage market, Securities regulation, Stock exchanges
Latest Action: 09/29/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Bill TextA bill to provide for financial market investigation, oversight, and reform. 9/29/2008--Introduced. Financial Market Investigation, Oversight, and Reform Act of 2008 - Establishes the Commission on Financial Regulatory Reform to review the nation's existing financial regulatory structure and its contribution to the stability or instability of financial markets. Requires the Commission to review: (1) bank holding companies, financial holding companies, commercial banks, investment banks, thrifts, credit unions, and industrial loan companies; (2) payment and settlement systems; (3) hedge funds, private equity funds, and markets for alternative investments; (4) special purpose vehicles and off-balance sheet financing for financial companies; (5) securitization of mortgages and other assets; (6) exchange-based, electronic, and over-the-counter markets for financial derivative products; (7) the mortgage finance industry, including mortgage brokers and mortgage lending institutions;[...] show full description
Also tagged in: Communications, Crime prevention, Criminal justice, Criminology, Economic policy, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Firearms, Governmental investigations, Medical care, Medicine, Presidential commissions, Presidents, Psychology, School discipline, School security, Secondary education, Telecommunication, Violence, Violence in mass media
Latest Action: 08/01/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1686) Bill TextTo establish a commission to study the culture and glorification of violence in America. 8/1/2008--Introduced. Presidential Commission to Study the Culture and Glorification of Violence in America Act - Establishes the Presidential Commission to Study the Culture and Glorification of Violence in America. Sets forth the duties of such Commission, including an examination of: (1) the glorification of violence in the United States; (2) the relationship between psychological factors and increased violence; (3) the role of media; (4) the correlation between economic frustration and increased violence; (5) the correlation between ease of access to firearms and increased violence; and (6) the role of the schools in preventing violent behaviors and identifying potential perpetrators of violence.
Also tagged in: Authorization, Budgets, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Demography, Depressed areas, Drainage, Economic policy, Environmental monitoring, Environmental protection, Federal aid to water pollution control, Government information, Government publicity, Income, Revolving funds, Sewage disposal, Sewerage, Solid wastes, Waste water, Water pollution, Water pollution control, Water quality, Water rates, Water treatment plants
Latest Action: 08/01/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Bill Text
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to update a program to provide assistance for the planning, design, and construction of treatment works to intercept, transport, control, or treat municipal combined sewer overflows and sanitary sewer overflows, and to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to update certain guidance used to develop and determine the financial capability of communities to implement clean water infrastructure programs.
Also tagged in: Budgets, Economic growth, Economic policy, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to transportation, Federal-state relations, Higher education, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Job training, State and local government, State finance, Transportation
Latest Action: 06/27/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Bill TextTo authorize a State to transfer or consolidate funds made available to such State under certain transportation, education, and job training programs after the United States experiences economic growth at an annual rate of less than 1 percent for 2 calendar quarters. 6/26/2008--Introduced. State Temporary Economic Priority (STEP) Act - Authorizes states to transfer or consolidate funds made available to them under certain federal transportation, education, and job training programs: (1) beginning with the calendar quarter after the United States experiences economic growth at an annual rate of less than 1% for two consecutive calendar quarters; and (2) continuing until 18 months after it experiences economic growth at an annual rate of 1% or more for two consecutive calendar quarters.
Also tagged in: Air pollution, Air pollution control, Alternative energy sources, Business, Economic policy, Energy, Energy efficiency, Environmental protection, Finance, Greenhouse gases, Income tax, Retail trade, Sales promotion, Saving and investment, Service industries, Tax rebates, Taxation
Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Bill TextEncouraging Americans to join others across the country in using their rebate checks to invest in renewable energy and energy-efficient products and services in order to save money, stimulate the economy, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 2/14/2008--Introduced. Encourages: (1) Americans to use their rebate checks to invest in renewable energy and energy-efficient products and services in order to save money, stimulate the economy, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and (2) retailers and service providers to offer promotions for such investments.
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