All Corporate management Legislation - Federal Government
S.2956 - A bill to ensure that persons who form corporations in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting United States corporations for criminal gain, to assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving United States corporations, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 05/01/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3704-3706) Bill Text A bill to ensure that persons who form corporations in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting United States corporations for criminal gain, to assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving United States corporations, and for other purposes. 5/1/2008--Introduced. Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) establish uniform requirements for states relating to the disclosure of beneficial owners of corporations and limited liability companies formed in such states and the updating of such disclosures; (2) require states to maintain beneficial ownership disclosure information for five years after a corporation or limited liability company is terminated; (3) impose additional identification requirements for the beneficial owners of corporations or limited [...] show full description Comment on Bill H.R.5907 - To provide a Federal income tax credit for Eagle employers, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Bill Text To provide a Federal income tax credit for Eagle employers, and for other purposes. 4/24/2008--Introduced.
Eagle Employers Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer certified as an Eagle employer by the Secretary of the Treasury a tax credit for one percent of such employer's taxable income. Defines an " Eagle employer" as any taxpayer who: (1) maintains its headquarters in the United States; (2) pays at least 60% of the health care premiums of its employees; (3) maintains or increases the number of its full-time workers in the United States relative to its full-time workers outside of the United States; (4) provides full differential salary and insurance benefits for all National Guard and Reserve employees called to active duty; and (5) provides its employees with a certain level of compensation and retirement benefits. S.2703 - A bill to reduce the reporting and certification burdens for certain financial institutions of sections 302 and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Bill Text A bill to reduce the reporting and certification burdens for certain financial institutions of sections 302 and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 3/5/2008--Introduced.
Regulatory Relief and Fairness Act - Amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to require rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to permit an insured depository institution, a bank holding company, or a savings and loan holding company to elect voluntarily not to provide otherwise mandatory certifications regarding its quarterly or annual reports or its management assessment of internal controls. S.1945 - A bill to provide a Federal income tax credit for Patriot employers, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 08/02/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10794-10795) Bill Text A bill to provide a Federal income tax credit for Patriot employers, and for other purposes. 8/2/2007--Introduced.
Patriot Employers Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer certified as a Patriot employer by the Secretary of the Treasury a tax credit for one percent of such employer's taxable income. Defines a "Patriot employer" as any taxpayer who: (1) maintains its headquarters in the United States; (2) pays at least 60% of the health care premiums of its employees; (3) observes a policy requiring neutrality in employee organizing drives; (4) maintains or increases the number of its full-time workers in the United States relative to its full-time workers outside of the United States; (5) provides full differential salary and insurance benefits for all National Guard and Reserve employees called to active duty; and (6) provides its employees with a certain level of compensation and retirement benefits. H.R.2937 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that management and administrative activities will not be taken into account in determining if an entity has sufficient business activities in a foreign country to avoid treatment as an expatriated entity.
Latest Action: 06/28/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1455-1456) Bill Text To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that management and administrative activities will not be taken into account in determining if an entity has sufficient business activities in a foreign country to avoid treatment as an expatriated entity. 6/28/2007--Introduced.
Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions defining expatriated business entities to exclude any management or administrative activities conducted by such entities in a foreign country in determining expatriate status for income tax purposes. H.R.2727 - To extend the current moratorium for small businesses complying with section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by 1 year.
Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises. Bill Text To extend the current moratorium for small businesses complying with section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by 1 year. 6/14/2007--Introduced.
Small Business SOX Compliance Extension Act - Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to modify its regulations under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) for annual management assessments of, and reports on, internal financial controls. Requires such regulations to provide that a non-accelerated filer does not have to provide management's report on internal control over financial reporting until it files an annual report for its first fiscal year ending on or after December 15, 2008 (thereby extending the current moratorium on such requirements for small businesses). H.R.2504 - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the admission of L-1 intra-company transferee nonimmigrants.
Latest Action: 06/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. Bill Text To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the admission of L-1 intra-company transferee nonimmigrants. 5/24/2007--Introduced. L-1 Nonimmigrant Reform Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise L-1 (intracompany transfers) nonimmigrant visa provisions. Prohibits entry of an L-1 worker unless the employer has filed a labor condition application with the Secretary of Labor which shall attest that: (1) wage and working condition comparability exists; (2) no strike or lockout exists in the occupational classification at the employment site; (3) the employer has notified the bargaining representative or the employees about the prospective L-1 hiring; (4) the L-1 application contains occupational classification and wage and working condition information; and (5) there has not been nor will there be any lay-off of U.S. workers 180 days before or after the L-1 hiring. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Homeland Security to: [...] show full description H.R.2135 - To enhance fair and open competition in the production and sale of agricultural commodities.
Latest Action: 05/03/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. Bill Text To enhance fair and open competition in the production and sale of agricultural commodities. 5/3/2007--Introduced. Competitive and Fair Agricultural Markets Act of 2007 - Amends the Agricultural Fair Practices Act of 1967 to define specified terms. Establishes within the Department of Agriculture the Office of Special Counsel for Competition Matters, which shall be headed by a Special Counsel for Competition Matters. States that the Office shall: (1) investigate and prosecute violations of this Act and the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921; (2) serve as a liaison between the Department and the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) with respect to competition and trade practices in the food and agricultural sector; and (3) maintain a staff of attorneys and other appropriate professionals. Prohibits unfair or deceptive agricultural commerce acts or practices respecting: (1) crops; (2) producer associations; and (3) agricultural production [...] show full description H.CON.RES.140 - Recognizing the low presence of minorities in the financial services industry and minorities and women in upper level positions of management, and expressing the sense of the Congress that active measures should be taken to increase the demographic diversity of the financial services industry.
Latest Action: 09/25/2007 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Bill Text Recognizing the low presence of minorities in the financial services industry and minorities and women in upper level positions of management, and expressing the sense of the Congress that active measures should be taken to increase the demographic diversity of the financial services industry. 9/24/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Financial Services Diversity Initiative - Recognizes that minorities and women still face unique challenges entering into and obtaining upper level positions within the financial services industry. Encourages financial institutions to partner with organizations focused on developing opportunities for minorities and women to place talented young minorities and women in industry internships, summer employment, and full-time positions.Encourages [...] show full description S.1181 - A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation.
Latest Action: 04/20/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Bill Text A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation. 4/20/2007--Introduced. Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require a proxy, consent, or authorization for a shareholder meeting occurring on or after January 1, 2009, to permit a separate shareholder vote to approve executive compensation. States that such shareholder vote shall not be binding on the board of directors, nor construed: (1) as overruling a board decision; (2) to create or imply additional fiduciary duty by such board; and (3) to restrict or limit shareholder ability to make proposals for inclusion in proxy materials related to executive compensation. Requires proxy solicitation material for a shareholder meeting occurring on or after January 1, 2009, concerning disposition of substantially all of an issuer's assets, to disclose compensation agreements or understandings [...] show full description H.R.1780 - To improve the implementation of section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Latest Action: 03/30/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E701) Bill Text To improve the implementation of section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Small Business Securities Protection Act - Amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to instruct the Securities and Exchange Commission to prescribe rules that incorporate risk-based concepts in evaluating internal control over financial reporting for issuers. Requires such rules also to incorporate: (1) specific guidelines for measuring the terms "material," "reasonable," "significant," and "sufficient" in the context of internal control over financial reporting; (2) a requirement that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board consider the efficiency of audit practices in its inspections; (3) alternative requirements for smaller issuers that reflect the relative size and complexity of smaller issuers, and the relative financial and manpower burdens placed on them in testing and documenting internal controls; and (4) revised [...] show full description H.R.1550 - To reduce the reporting and certification burdens for certain financial institutions of sections 302 and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Latest Action: 03/15/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Bill Text To reduce the reporting and certification burdens for certain financial institutions of sections 302 and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 3/15/2007--Introduced.
Regulatory Relief and Fairness Act - Amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to require rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to permit an insured depository institution, a bank holding company, or a savings and loan holding company to elect voluntarily not to provide otherwise mandatory certifications regarding its quarterly or annual reports or its management assessment of internal controls. H.R.1257 - To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation.
Latest Action: 04/23/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Bill Text To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation. 4/20/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require a proxy, consent, or authorization for a shareholder meeting occurring on or after January 1, 2009, to permit a separate shareholder vote to approve executive compensation. States that such shareholder vote shall not be binding on the corporation or board of directors, nor construed: (1) as overruling a board decision; (2) to create or imply additional fiduciary duty by such board; (3) to restrict or limit shareholder ability to make proposals for inclusion in proxy materials related to executive compensation. Requires proxy solicitation material for a shareholder meeting occurring on or after January 1, 2009, concerning disposition of substantially all of [...] show full description S.622 - A bill to enhance fair and open competition in the production and sale of agricultural commodities.
Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2052-2053) Bill Text A bill to enhance fair and open competition in the production and sale of agricultural commodities. 2/15/2007--Introduced. Competitive and Fair Agricultural Markets Act of 2007 - Amends the Agricultural Fair Practices Act of 1967 to define specified terms. Establishes within the Department of Agriculture the Office of Special Counsel for Competition Matters, which shall be headed by a Special Counsel for Competition Matters. States that the Office shall: (1) investigate and prosecute violations of this Act and the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921; (2) serve as a liaison between the Department and the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) with respect to competition and trade practices in the food and agricultural sector; and (3) maintain a staff of attorneys and other appropriate professionals. Prohibits unfair or deceptive agricultural commerce acts or practices respecting: (1) crops; (2) producer associations; and (3) agricultural production [...] show full description H.R.1049 - To reduce the unintended costs and burdens that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 imposes on United States businesses, while maintaining that Act's goals of bolstering confidence in the integrity of publicly held companies.
Latest Action: 04/13/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises. Bill Text To reduce the unintended costs and burdens that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 imposes on United States businesses, while maintaining that Act's goals of bolstering confidence in the integrity of publicly held companies. 2/14/2007--Introduced. Amend Misinterpreted Excessive Regulation In Corporate America Act - Amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to direct the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to appoint an ombudsman to act as a liaison between the Board and any registered public accounting firm or issuer regarding: (1) issues or disputes concerning the preparation or issuance of any audit report with respect to that issuer; and (2) problems resulting from Board regulatory activities, particularly implementation of management assessment of internal controls. Revises requirements governing appointment of Board members. Provides for Presidential appointment of Board members, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Declares that Congress reserves [...] show full description S.452 - A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to ensure that liable entities meet environmental cleanup obligations, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 01/31/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Bill Text A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to ensure that liable entities meet environmental cleanup obligations, and for other purposes. 1/31/2007--Introduced. Cleanup Assurance and Polluter Accountability Act of 2007 or CAPA - Directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) finalize regulations under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) that require facilities to establish and maintain evidence of financial responsibility for the risk associated with the production, transportation, treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous substances; (2) publish proposed financial assurance rules for classes of facilities that present the highest risk associated with such substances; and (3) annually promulgate financial assurance rules for additional classes of facilities, giving highest priority to classes that may contain sites at which unreimbursed response costs are at least $12,000. Requires facilities subject [...] show full description H.R.560 - To establish a pilot program to eliminate certain restrictions on eligible certified development companies.
Latest Action: 01/18/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. Bill Text To establish a pilot program to eliminate certain restrictions on eligible certified development companies. 1/18/2007--Introduced. Small Business Freedom to Lend Act of 2007 - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a three-year pilot program to permit an eligible certified development company (CDC) to make loans (for small business development) in any state that is contiguous to its the state of incorporation. Makes eligible CDCs that are designated as either an accredited or premier certified lender under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958. Removes the requirement that such a CDC maintain, in each state in which it makes or intends to make loans, separate and distinct memberships, officers, boards of directors, and loan committees. Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to allow an officer, director, or manager of one qualified state or local development company to serve as an officer, director, or manager [...] show full description |
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