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Category Archives: Legislation
Senate Passes Bailout Bill – Moves Back to House on Friday
Monday’s House vote was followed today by an altogether different outcome. The Senate passed the financial bailout plan, H.R. 1424, as amended, the Economic Stabilization, Energy and Business Tax Extenders, AMT, and Mental Health Parity, 74-25. The House will vote again on Friday, October 3. From statement of Sen. Dodd: “The legislation that the Senate… Continue Reading
Senate To Vote Wednesday on Financial Bailout Plan
RollCall.com: “Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) set up a vote on a Wall Street rescue plan for Wednesday night. The $700 billion package to buy up troubled mortgages will include tax-extender legislation and a $150,000 increase on the amount of deposits the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. insures. Don Stewart, spokesman for Senate Minority Leader… Continue Reading
CBO: Cost Estimate on Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
Cost Estimate on Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, September 28, 2008, Letter to the Honorable Barney Frank: “The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has reviewed the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, as released by the House Committee on Financial Services on September 28, 2008. The legislation would, among other provisions, create a Troubled Assets… Continue Reading
Legislative Text of FY 2009 Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009
Legislative Text of FY 2009 Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009, September 24, 2008 [357 pages, PDF] Continue Reading
Board announces the approval of a policy statement on equity investments in banks and bank holding companies
“The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced the approval of a policy statement on equity investments in banks and bank holding companies. The policy statement provides additional guidance on the Board’s position on minority equity investments in banks and bank holding companies that generally do not constitute “control” for purposes of the Bank Holding Company… Continue Reading
Recent CRS Reports: Deepwater Oil and Gas Leases, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in Conservatorship
September 18, 2008 – Royalty Relief for U.S. Deepwater Oil and Gas Leases September 18, 2008 – Reauthorization of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC): Opportunity to Reexamine the Congressionally Mandated Antitrust Exemption for Ocean Liner Carriers? September 16, 2008 – Japan’s Political Turmoil in 2008: Background and Implications for the United States September 16, 2008… Continue Reading
Congress Passes ADA Amendments Act
From the CRS summary of S. 3406, passed by the Senate on September 11, 2008: “ADA Amendments Act of 2008 – (Sec. 4) Amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) to redefine the term “disability,” including by defining “major life activities” and “being regarded as having such an impairment.” Sets forth rules of… Continue Reading
Cmte. on Homeland Security: Giving a Voice to Open Source Stakeholders: A Survey of State, Local and Tribal Law Enforcement
Giving a Voice to Open Source Stakeholders: A Survey of State, Local and Tribal Law Enforcement, Majority Staff Report, September 2008. “Open source intelligence products can and should be shared with appropriate Federal, State, local and tribal law enforcement, and the private sector because of their unclassified nature. Unfortunately, DHS has not effectively exploited this… Continue Reading
Baucus, Grassley Offer Tax Incentives for Clean Energy, Homegrown Jobs
Finance leaders seek to extend wind, solar, other incentives America’s energy, economic future: “Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today unveiled energy tax legislation that they intend to bring to the Senate for consideration this month. The Finance tax measures seek to reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil… Continue Reading
Homeland Security Cmte. Report Examines Administration's Performance on Requirements in Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007
“Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced the release of a report prepared by the Majority Staffs of the Committees on Homeland Security and Foreign Affairs. The report, entitled Wasted Lessons of 9/11: How the Bush Administration Has Ignored the Law and Squandered Its Opportunities to Make our Country Safer, examines the… Continue Reading
Justice Department to Monitor Primary Elections in New York City
News release: “The Justice Department today announced that on Sept. 9, 2008, it will monitor the primary elections in New York (Manhattan), Kings (Brooklyn), and Queens Counties, N.Y., to ensure compliance with federal voting rights statutes, and specifically the minority language provisions of the Voting Rights Act.” More information about the Voting Rights Act and… Continue Reading
