Also tagged in: Administration of justice, Appellate courts, Appropriations, Archives, Budgets, Business, Coast guard, Collection of accounts, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Communications, Community development banking, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Congress, Congressional oversight, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Consumers, Cost of living adjustments, Courts of special jurisdiction, Criminal justice, Department of the Treasury, District courts, District of Columbia, Drug abuse, Drug law enforcement, Drug legalization, Employee training, Environmental education, Environmental protection, Ex-presidents, Executive departments, Executive Office of the President, Executive reorganization, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Election Commission, Federal employees, Federal Labor Relations Authority, Federal Trade Commission, Finance, General Services Administration, Government corporations, Government employees, Government service contracts, History, Humanities, Income tax, Independent regulatory commissions, Inspectors general, Intelligence activities, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Job training, Law, Marijuana, Medical care, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Merit Systems Protection Board, Money, National Archives and Records Administration, National Credit Union Administration, Needle exchange programs, Office of Government Ethics, Office of Personnel Management, Personnel management, Politics and government, Postal service, Presidents, Public contracts, Public defenders, Reprogramming of appropriated funds, Rescission of appropriated funds, Revolving funds, Right of petition, Salaries, Scholarships, Securities and Exchange Commission, Small Business Administration, Supreme Court, Tax administration, Tax rebates, Taxation, Taxpayers, U.S. Sentencing Commission
Latest Action: 07/14/2008 - Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Durbin. With written report No. 110-417. Bill TextAn original bill making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. 7/14/2008--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 - Title I: Department of the Treasury - Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2009 - Makes appropriations for FY2009 to the Department of the Treasury for: (1) departmental offices; (2) department-wide systems and capital investments programs; (3) the Office of Inspector General; (4) the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration; (5) the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; (6) the Financial Management Service; (7) the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau; (8) the U.S. Mint for the U.S.[...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administration of justice, Advice and consent of the Senate, Alabama, Alaska, Appellate courts, Arizona, Arkansas, Bankruptcy courts, California, Colorado, Congress, Delaware, District courts, Federal-territorial relations, Finance, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Income tax, Indiana, Iowa, Judges, Judicial districts, Judicial reform, Jurisdiction, Kentucky, Law, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York State, North Carolina, Northern Mariana Islands, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Presidential appointments, Presidents, Puerto Rico, Selection of judges, South Carolina, State and local government, Taxation, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virgin Islands, Virginia, Washington State
Latest Action: 10/12/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. Bill TextTo provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit and district judges, to improve the administration of justice, and for other purposes. 9/10/2007--Introduced. Federal Judgeship and Administrative Efficiency Act of 2007 - Federal Judgeship Act of 2007 - Directs the President to: (1) appoint additional circuit judges for the first, second, sixth, and ninth circuit courts of appeals and temporary judges for the eighth and ninth circuit courts of appeals; and (2) appoint additional permanent and temporary district judges for districts in specified states. Establishes a federal judicial district in the Virgin Islands. Revises provisions relating to the jurisdiction of courts of the Virgin Islands.Enhanced Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2007 - Provides for additional permanent and temporary bankruptcy judgeships in specified states. Judicial Administration and Improvements Act of 2007 - Amends the federal judicial code to divide the Ninth Judicial [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Appellate courts, Appropriations, Archives, Armed forces, Budgets, Business, Communications, Congress, Congressional elections, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Consumer protection, Consumers, Credit unions, Defense policy, Department of the Treasury, Deposit insurance, District courts, District of Columbia, Election Assistance Commission, Elections, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Executive Office of the President, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Election Commission, Federal Labor Relations Authority, Federal Trade Commission, Finance, Foundations, General Services Administration, Government ethics, Government information, Income tax, Independent regulatory commissions, Industrial relations, Inspectors general, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Law, Merit Systems Protection Board, National Archives and Records Administration, National Credit Union Administration, Office of Government Ethics, Office of Personnel Management, Office of Special Counsel, Personnel management, Postal service, Presidential elections, Presidents, Promotions, Restrictive trade practices, Securities and Exchange Commission, Securities regulation, Selective Service System, Small business, Small Business Administration, Social services, Supreme Court, Taxation, Telecommunication, United States Postal Service
Latest Action: 07/13/2007 - Committee on Appropriations. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-129. Bill TextMaking appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 7/13/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There are 3 other summaries) Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2008 - Title I: Department of the Treasury - Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2008 - Makes appropriations for FY2008 to the Department of the Treasury for: (1) departmental offices; (2) department-wide systems and capital investments programs; (3) the Office of Inspector General; (4) the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration; (5) the Air Transportation Stabilization Program Account; (6) the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; (7) the Financial Management Service; (8) the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau; (9) the U.S. Mint for the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund; (10) the Bureau of the Public Debt; (11) the Community Development Financial Institutions [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Affiliated corporations, Aged, Aliens, Budgets, Business, Cost of living adjustments, Department of the Treasury, Estate tax, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Exports, Families, Finance, Financial services, Foreign corporations, Gambling, Gift tax, Government information, Government paperwork, Government trust funds, Health policy, Hobbies, Immigration, Income tax, Insurance, Interest, Intergovernmental tax relations, Internal revenue law, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Interstate compacts, Inventories, Labor, Law, Loan defaults, Medical care, Medicare, Old age, survivors and disability insurance, Payroll deductions, Politics and government, Poverty, Rebates, Sales tax, Small business, Social security, Social security finance, Social security taxes, Sports, State and local government, State politics and government, Tax administration, Tax auditing, Tax credits, Tax liens, Tax penalties, Tax refunds, Tax returns, Tax simplification, Taxation, Taxation of foreign income, Taxpayer compliance, Taxpayers, Telecommunication, Telephone, Trade, Wages, Welfare, Withholding tax
Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Bill TextA bill to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Fair Tax Act of 2007 - Repeals the income tax, employment tax, and estate and gift tax. Redesignates the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as the Internal Revenue Code of 2007. Imposes a national sales tax on the use or consumption in the United States of taxable property or services. Sets the sales tax rate at 23% in 2009, with adjustments to the rate in subsequent years. Allows exemptions from the tax for property or services purchased for business, export, or investment purposes and for state government functions. Sets forth rules relating to: (1) the collection and remittance of the sales tax; and (2) credits and refunds. Allows families a sales tax rebate.Grants states the primary authority for the collection [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Assault, Authorization, Bankruptcy courts, Budgets, Civil liberties, Computer security measures, Conflict of interests, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Courts, Criminal justice, Criminal procedure, Department of Justice, District courts, Families, Federal aid to law enforcement, Finance, Financial disclosure, Fines (Penalties), Firearms, Fraud, Government attorneys, Government employees, Government employees' life insurance, Government ethics, Government procurement, Guam, Homicide, Informers, Judges, Judicial ethics, Judicial officers, Juries, Law, Law enforcement officers, Liens, Magistrates, Northern Mariana Islands, Obstruction of justice, Office of Government Ethics, Parking facilities, Prosecution, Public contracts, Public prosecutors, Recruiting of employees, Right of privacy, Security measures, State courts, Sunset legislation, Taxation, Technology, Transportation, Victims of crimes, Violence, Virgin Islands, Weapons, Witnesses
Latest Action: 04/20/2007 - Received in the House. Bill TextA bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members, and for other purposes. 4/19/2007--Passed Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 - Title I: Judicial Security Improvements and Funding - (Sec. 101) Amends the federal judicial code to require the Director of the U.S. Marshals Service to consult with the Judicial Conference of the United States (Judicial Conference) on a continuing basis regarding the security requirements of the judicial branch.(Sec. 102) Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to: (1) authorize the Judicial Conference to allow redactions of personal information of family members of judges from financial disclosure forms filed by such judges; (2) extend through 2009 the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact certain personal information of judges from financial disclosure reports; and (3) require [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Assault, Authorization, Bankruptcy courts, Budgets, Civil liberties, Clothing, Computer security measures, Conflict of interests, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Counterterrorism, Courthouses, Courts, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Criminal procedure, Department of Justice, District courts, Driver licenses, Equipment and supplies, Executive departments, Families, Federal aid to law enforcement, Federal employees, Federal officials, Finance, Financial disclosure, Fines (Penalties), Firearms, Fraud, Fugitives from justice, Government attorneys, Government employees, Government employees' life insurance, Government ethics, Government information, Government procurement, Governmental investigations, Guam, Homicide, Identification devices, Informers, Internet, Judges, Judicial ethics, Judicial officers, Juries, Law, Law enforcement officers, Liens, Magistrates, Northern Mariana Islands, Obstruction of justice, Office of Government Ethics, Parking facilities, Prisoners, Prosecution, Protection of officials, Public contracts, Public prosecutors, Public records, Recruiting of employees, Right of privacy, Security measures, Sentences (Criminal procedure), Sentencing guidelines, State and local government, State courts, Sunset legislation, Supreme Court justices, Taxation, Technology, Telecommunication, Terrorism, Transportation, U.S. Sentencing Commission, Victims of crimes, Violence, Virgin Islands, Weapons, Witnesses
Latest Action: 01/07/2008 - Signed by President. Bill TextTo amend title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members, and for other purposes. 1/7/2008--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 - Title I: Judicial Security Improvements and Funding - (Sec 101) Amends the federal judicial code to require the Director of the U.S. Marshals Service to consult with the Judicial Conference of the United States (Judicial Conference) on a continuing basis regarding the security requirements for the U.S. judicial branch.(Sec. 102) Authorizes the U.S. Marshals Service to provide for the security of the U.S. Tax Court.(Sec. 103) Authorizes additional amounts in FY2007-FY2011 for: (1) hiring deputy U.S. Marshals to provide security for judicial officers and U.S. attorneys; and (2) the Office of Protective Intelligence to provide secure computer systems.(Sec. 104) Amends the Ethics in Government Act [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Affiliated corporations, Aged, Aliens, Budgets, Business, Cost of living adjustments, Department of the Treasury, Estate tax, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Exports, Families, Finance, Financial services, Foreign corporations, Gambling, Gift tax, Government information, Government paperwork, Government trust funds, Health policy, Hobbies, Immigration, Income tax, Insurance, Interest, Intergovernmental tax relations, Internal revenue law, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Interstate compacts, Inventories, Labor, Law, Loan defaults, Medical care, Medicare, Old age, survivors and disability insurance, Payroll deductions, Politics and government, Poverty, Rebates, Sales tax, Small business, Social security, Social security finance, Social security taxes, Sports, State and local government, State politics and government, Tax administration, Tax auditing, Tax credits, Tax liens, Tax penalties, Tax refunds, Tax returns, Tax simplification, Taxation, Taxation of foreign income, Taxpayer compliance, Taxpayers, Telecommunication, Telephone, Trade, Wages, Welfare, Withholding tax
Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Bill TextTo promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Fair Tax Act of 2007 - Repeals the income tax, employment tax, and estate and gift tax. Redesignates the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as the Internal Revenue Code of 2007. Imposes a national sales tax on the use or consumption in the United States of taxable property or services. Sets the sales tax rate at 23 percent in 2009, with adjustments to the rate in subsequent years. Allows exemptions from the tax for property or services purchased for business, export, or investment purposes and for state government functions. Sets forth rules relating to: (1) the collection and remittance of the sales tax; and (2) credits and refunds. Allows families a sales tax rebate.Grants states the primary authority for the collection [...] show full description
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