Insurance - Legislation
- Bill Signed by President: H.R.1105 Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009
Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
March 11, 2009: Signed by President.
(March 9, 2009) - Bill Introduced: S.336 HITECH Act
An original bill making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
(January 25, 2009) - Bill Enacted: S.3712 A bill to make a technical correction in the Paul Wellstone and Pete ...
A bill to make a technical correction in the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.
December 24, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-460.
(December 22, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.6867 Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008
To provide for additional emergency unemployment compensation.
November 21, 2008: Signed by President.
(November 19, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3689 Economic Recovery Act of 2008
A bill making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
(November 15, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3688 Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008
A bill to provide for additional emergency unemployment compensation, to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to authorize loans to automobile manufacturers and component suppliers, and for other purposes.
(November 15, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.6849 To amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy ...
To amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on receiving direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop revenue election payments when the sum of the base acres of a farm is 10 acres or less, and for other purposes.
October 13, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-398.
(October 11, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.2851 Michelle's Law
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.
October 09, 2008: Signed by President.
(October 7, 2008) - Bill Sent To President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.
October 03, 2008: Cleared for White House.
(October 1, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3676 Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Support Act of 2008
A bill to support the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel, and for other purposes.
(September 29, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3661 United States Nuclear Fuel Management Corporation Establishment Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to establish a United States Nuclear Fuel Management Corporation, and for other purposes.
(September 29, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3674 21st Century Wellness Trust Act
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a Wellness Trust.
(September 29, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.6984 Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2008, Part II
To amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
September 30, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-330.
(September 28, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.2608 SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act
An act to amend section 402 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide, in fiscal years 2009 through 2011, extensions of supplemental security income for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to collect unemployment compensation debts resulting from fraud.
September 30, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-328.
(September 28, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3648 Employee Misclassification Prevention Act
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to require employers to keep records of non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and to provide a special penalty for employers who misclassify employees as non-employees, and for other purposes.
(September 27, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.7110 Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008
Making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
(September 24, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6983 Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction ...
To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, and for other purposes.
(September 20, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6965 To extend the authorization of the national flood insurance program, ...
To extend the authorization of the national flood insurance program, and for other purposes.
(September 16, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6947 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009
Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
(September 16, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6908 Health Insurance Source of Injury Clarification Act of 2008
To require that limitations and restrictions on coverage under group health plans be timely disclosed to group health plan sponsors and timely communicated to participants and beneficiaries under such plans in a form that is easily understandable.
(September 14, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6899 Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act
To advance the national security interests of the United States by reducing its dependency on oil through renewable and clean, alternative fuel technologies while building a bridge to the future through expanded access to Federal oil and natural gas resources, revising the relationship between the oil and gas industry and the consumers who own those resources and deserve a fair return from the development of publicly owned oil and gas, ending tax subsidies for large oil and gas companies, and facilitating energy efficiencies in the building, housing, and transportation sectors, and for other purposes.
(September 13, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6832 Veterans' Programs Extension and Construction Authorization Act of 2008
To authorize major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2009, to extend certain authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
(September 6, 2008) - Bill Sent To President: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act
To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
August 31, 2008: Cleared for White House.
(August 29, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.6580 Hubbard Act
To ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, because of hazards incident to such service, was killed, died as a result of wounds, accident, or disease, is in a captured or missing in action status, or is permanently disabled, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the dollar limitation on contributions to funeral trusts, and for other purposes.
August 29, 2008: Signed by President.
(August 27, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3427 Coastal Homeowners Assistance Act
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for hurricane mitigation expenditures, and to provide a credit for the increased insurance premiums of certain homeowners as a result of hurricane events.
(July 30, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.400 Expressing the support of the Congress regarding the need to ...
Expressing the support of the Congress regarding the need to ensure health care for women and health care for all in national health care reform.
(July 29, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.Res.638 A resolution supporting legislation promoting improved health care ...
A resolution supporting legislation promoting improved health care and access to health care for women.
(July 29, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.
July 30, 2008: Signed by President.
(July 28, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3363 Section 515 Rural Housing Property Transfer Improvement Act of 2008
A bill to expedite the transfer of ownership of rural multifamily housing projects with loans made or insured under section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 so that such projects are rehabilitated and preserved for use for affordable housing.
(July 28, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6633 Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2008
To evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and to ensure the protection of Social Security beneficiaries.
(July 27, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3346 A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that ...
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that wages earned, and self-employment income derived, by individuals while such individuals were not citizens or nationals of the United States and were illegally in the United States shall not be credited for coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program under such title.
(July 26, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3327 Empowered at Home Act of 2008
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the State plan amendment option for providing home and community-based services under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes.
(July 22, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6599 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2009
Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
(July 22, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3297 Advancing America's Priorities Act
A bill to advance America's priorities.
(July 20, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3301 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies ...
An original bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
(July 20, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3288 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs ...
An original bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
(July 16, 2008) - Bill Enacted: S.2967 A bill to provide for certain Federal employee benefits to be continued ...
A bill to provide for certain Federal employee benefits to be continued for certain employees of the Senate Restaurants after operations of the Senate Restaurants are contracted to be performed by a private business concern, and for other purposes.
July 17, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-279.
(July 15, 2008) - Bill Vetoed: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.
July 15, 2008: Vetoed by President.
(July 13, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3260 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009
An original bill making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
(July 12, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3254 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow banks to be ...
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow banks to be taxed as limited liability companies, and for other purposes.
(July 9, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3230 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and ...
An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
(July 6, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related ...
Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
June 30, 2008: Signed by President.
(June 28, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.6327 Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
June 30, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-253.
(June 28, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6382 Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2008
To make technical corrections related to the Pension Protection Act of 2006, and for other purposes.
(June 24, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.Res.602 A bill supporting the goals and ideals of "National Life ...
A bill supporting the goals and ideals of "National Life Insurance Awareness Month".
(June 23, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3181 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009
An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
(June 21, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3178 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize dental ...
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize dental insurance for veterans and survivors and dependents of veterans, and for other purposes.
(June 21, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6308 Municipal Bond Fairness Act
To ensure uniform and accurate credit rating of municipal bonds and provide for a review of the municipal bond insurance industry.
(June 17, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3153 Financial Consumer Hotline Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978, to require the Council to establish a single telephone number that consumers with complaints or inquiries could call and be routed to the appropriate Federal banking agency or State bank supervisor, and for other purposes.
(June 16, 2008) - Bill Vetoed: H.R.6124 Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
To provide for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.
June 18, 2008: Vetoed by President.
(June 16, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.6081 Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide benefits for military personnel, and for other purposes.
June 17, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-245.
(June 15, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6277 Veterans and Survivors Dental Insurance Act of 2008
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a dental insurance plan for certain veterans and their survivors and dependents.
(June 15, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6268 HONOR Warriors Act
To improve and enhance the mental health care benefits available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
(June 10, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3115 Children's Health Protection Act of 2008
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit preexisting condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets.
(June 9, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6212 Medicare Efficiency and Development of Improvement of Care and ...
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.
(June 7, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3098 Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.
(June 4, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3101 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.
(June 4, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3053 A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide grants ...
A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide grants for eligible entities to provide services to improve financial literacy among older individuals.
(May 20, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007
To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.
May 22, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-234.
(May 20, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3068 Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 2007
A bill to require equitable coverage of prescription contraceptive drugs and devices, and contraceptive services under health plans.
(May 20, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.1228 Ensuring access to affordable and quality health care without ...
Ensuring access to affordable and quality health care without exacerbating the Federal budget or contributing to market inflation while providing greater choices for consumers.
(May 20, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment.
May 21, 2008: Signed by President.
(May 19, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6121 To provide for health care benefits for certain nuclear facility workers.
To provide for health care benefits for certain nuclear facility workers.
(May 19, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6062 Personal Lines of Insurance Fairness Act of 2008
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer reports and consumer information in making any determination involving personal lines of insurance with respect to a consumer, and for other purposes.
(May 13, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6049 Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.
(May 12, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.3008 HONOR Warriors Act
A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
(May 10, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2997 Maritime Administration Act for Fiscal Year 2009
A bill to reauthorize the Maritime Administration, and for other purposes.
(May 6, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2999 Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials.
(May 6, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2984 Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2008
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and enhance veterans' benefits, and for other purposes.
(May 4, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2972 Aviation Investment and Modernization Act of 2008
A bill to reauthorize and modernize the Federal Aviation Administration.
(April 30, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.340 To make technical corrections in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 493.
To make technical corrections in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 493.
(April 29, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2965 A bill to require a report on the inclusion of severe and acute Post ...
A bill to require a report on the inclusion of severe and acute Post Traumatic Stress Disorder among the conditions covered by traumatic injury protection coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance.
(April 29, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2957 Credit Union Regulatory Improvements Act of 2008
A bill to modernize credit union net worth standards, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modify credit union regularity standards and reduce burdens, and for other purposes.
(April 29, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2963 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits available ...
A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
(April 29, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2946 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make a stillborn child ...
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make a stillborn child an insurable dependent for purposes for the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program, and for other purposes.
(April 28, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2948 Small Business Empowerment Act
A bill to provide quality, affordable health insurance for small employers and individuals.
(April 28, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2933 Incentives for Older Workers Act
A bill to improve the employability of older Americans.
(April 27, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5923 Patients' Health Care Reform Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable and advancable credit against income tax for health insurance costs, to allow employees who elect not to participate in employer subsidized health plans an exclusion from gross income for employer payments in lieu of such participations, and for other purposes.
(April 27, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5857 Homeownership Protection and Housing Market Stabilization Act of 2008
To establish licensing and registration requirements for residential mortgage originators, improve mortgage disclosures, create an Office of Housing Counseling, to provide incentives to facilitate loan modifications, reform the regulation of the Government Sponsored Enterprises, modernize the Federal Housing Administration, improve home ownership for veterans, reform appraisal activities, and combat mortgage fraud, and for other purposes.
(April 20, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5840 Insurance Information Act of 2008
To establish an Office of Insurance Information in the Department of the Treasury.
(April 15, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5833 To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the direct ...
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the direct payment of attorney fees and costs to the attorney representing a prevailing party in certain Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income claims, and for other purposes.
(April 15, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2886 Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to amend certain expiring provisions.
(April 15, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5830 FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of 2008
To create a voluntary FHA program that provides mortgage refinancing assistance to allow families to stay in their homes, protect neighborhoods, and help stabilize the housing market.
(April 15, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2872 Benefit Rating Acceleration for Veteran Entitlements Act of 2008
A bill to amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of disability rates and certified as total by reason of unemployability by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as disability for purposes of such titles, and for other purposes.
(April 14, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5792 Increasing Insurance Coverage Options for Consumers Act of 2008
To amend the Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986 to increase insurance competition and available coverage for consumers.
(April 13, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5812 Robert James Act of 2008
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to authorize waivers by the Commissioner of Social Security of the 5-month waiting period for entitlement to benefits based on disability in cases in which the Commissioner determines that such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries.
(April 13, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2848 A bill to provide for health care benefits for certain nuclear facility ...
A bill to provide for health care benefits for certain nuclear facility workers.
(April 8, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5758 Reverse Mortgage Proceeds Protection Act
To prohibit authorized lenders of home equity conversion mortgages from requiring seniors to purchase an annuity with the proceeds of a reverse mortgage, and to provide other consumer protections to reverse mortgage borrowers, and for other purposes.
(April 8, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5754 Employees' Pension Security Act of 2008
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and title 11, United State Code, to provide necessary reforms for employee pension benefit plans.
(April 7, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2835 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the purchase ...
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the purchase of health insurance with pre-tax dollars, and for other purposes.
(April 7, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2794 Senior Investor Protection Act of 2008
A bill to protect older Americans from misleading and fraudulent marketing practices, with the goal of increasing retirement security.
(March 30, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5609 To provide for transitional health care for members of the Armed ...
To provide for transitional health care for members of the Armed Forces separated from active duty who agree to serve in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve.
(March 11, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5611 National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2008
To reform the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, and for other purposes.
(March 11, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5615 Group Health Plan Prosthetics Parity Act of 2007
To provide parity under group health plans and group health insurance coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetic devices and components and benefits for other medical and surgical services.
(March 11, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5633 Nondiscriminatory Use of Consumer Reports and Consumer Information ...
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit certain discriminatory uses of consumer reports and consumer information in connection with certain personal lines of insurance, and for other purposes.
(March 11, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2742 National Diabetes Coordinator Act of 2008
A bill to reduce the incidence, progression, and impact of diabetes and its complications and establish the position of National Diabetes Coordinator.
(March 9, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2734 SAFE Act
A bill to aid families and neighborhoods facing home foreclosure and address the subprime mortgage crisis.
(March 5, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2736 Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2008
A bill to amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for the elderly, and for other purposes.
(March 5, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.70 Budget resolution FY2009
An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.
(March 5, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5559 Long-Term Care and Retirement Security Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs.
(March 4, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5543 Women's Retirement Security Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to increase the retirement security of women and small business owners, and for other purposes.
(March 4, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5550 To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the maximum age to ...
To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the maximum age to qualify for coverage as a "child" under the health benefits program for Federal employees.
(March 4, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2663 CPSC Reform Act
A bill to reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide greater protection for children's products, to improve the screening of noncompliant consumer products, to improve the effectiveness of consumer product recall programs, and for other purposes.
(February 23, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2640 Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2008
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance and improve insurance, housing, labor and education, and other benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
(February 12, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5449 No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act of 2008
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit discrimination in group health coverage and individual health insurance coverage.
(February 12, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5348 American Health Benefits Program Act of 2008
To amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to assure comprehensive, affordable health insurance coverage for all Americans through an American Health Benefits Program.
(February 10, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2621 Terrorism Risk Insurance Improvement Act of 2008
A bill to amend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, to temporarily reduce the insurer deductibles for insurers sustaining insured losses from large terrorism events.
(February 9, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.4986 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
To provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.
January 28, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-181.
(January 26, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4993 Vaccines for the Uninsured Adult Act of 2008
To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the availability of vaccines, and for other purposes.
(January 14, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.660 Court Security Improvement Act of 2007
To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members, and for other purposes.
January 07, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-177.
(January 5, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4932 To amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain additional ...
To amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain additional plans eligible to participate in the health benefits program under chapter 89 of such title.
(January 1, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: S.2499 Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007
A bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend provisions under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes.
December 29, 2007: Signed by President.
(December 27, 2007) - Bill Enacted: H.R.2764 Omnibus Appropriations bill
Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
December 26, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-161.
(December 24, 2007) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.2761 Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007
To extend the Terrorism Insurance Program of the Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes.
December 26, 2007: Signed by President.
(December 24, 2007) - Bill Enacted: H.R.3996 Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.
December 26, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-166.
(December 24, 2007) - Bill Enacted: H.R.3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income, and for other purposes.
December 20, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-142.
(December 18, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.11 Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act of 2007
A bill to provide liability protection to volunteer pilot nonprofit organizations that fly for public benefit and to the pilots and staff of such nonprofit organizations, and for other purposes.
(December 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.62 A resolution to correct the enrollment of H.R. 660.
A resolution to correct the enrollment of H.R. 660.
(December 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2522 MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children born after 2008.
(December 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2521 Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2007
A bill to provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees.
(December 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4838 Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2007
To provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees.
(December 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4922 Savings Account for Every American Act of 2007
To provide for each American the opportunity to provide for his or her retirement through a S.A.F.E. account, and for other purposes.
(December 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4791 Federal Agency Data Protection Act
To amend title 44, United States Code, to strengthen requirements for ensuring the effectiveness of information security controls over information resources that support Federal operations and assets, and for other purposes.
(December 16, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4780 To enact title 51, United States Code, "National and ...
To enact title 51, United States Code, "National and Commercial Space Programs", as positive law.
(December 16, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4721 Terrorism Risk Insurance Improvement Act of 2007
To amend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to temporarily reduce the insurer deductibles for insurers sustaining insured losses from large terrorism events.
(December 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2490 Reverse Mortgage Proceeds Protection Act
A bill to prohibit authorized lenders of home equity conversion mortgages from requiring seniors to purchase an annuity with the proceeds of a reverse mortgage, and to provide other consumer protections to reverse mortgage borrowers.
(December 12, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2477 Health Care Choice Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce.
(December 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2452 Home Ownership Preservation and Protection Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide protection to consumers with respect to certain high-cost loans, and for other purposes.
(December 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4460 Health Care Choice Act of 2007
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce.
(December 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4320 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to strengthen the ...
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to strengthen the Medicaid third-party liability requirements.
(December 4, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4332 Financial Consumer Hotline Act of 2007
To amend the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act to require the Council to establish a single telephone number that consumers with complaints or inquiries could call and be routed to the appropriate Federal banking agency or State bank supervisor, and for other purposes.
(December 4, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4299 Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007
To extend the Terrorism Insurance Program of the Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes.
(December 4, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2380 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize the ...
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize the application of the subpart F rules to computer software, to expand the subpart F de minimis rule, and to extend certain expiring provisions.
(November 14, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2363 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies ...
A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
(November 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4222 To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of ...
To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and title XXII of the Public Health Service Act to extend COBRA benefits for certain TAA-eligible individuals and PBGC recipients.
(November 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2355 Climate Change Adaptation Act
A bill to amend the National Climate Program Act to enhance the ability of the United States to develop and implement climate change adaptation programs and policies, and for other purposes.
(November 12, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2349 Overseas Private Investment Corporation Reauthorization Act of 2007
A bill to reauthorize the programs of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and for other purposes.
(November 12, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2337 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow long-term care insurance to be offered under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements and to provide additional consumer protections for long-term care insurance.
(November 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4159 Simplified USA Tax Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restructure and replace the income tax system of the United States to meet national priorities, and for other purposes.
(November 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2327 Homeowners Insurance Assistance Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against tax for increased homeowners insurance premiums suffered by certain coastal homeowners or resulting from hurricane events.
(November 6, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4104 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies ...
Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
(November 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2310 Homeowners' Defense Act of 2007
A bill to establish a National Catastrophic Risks Consortium and a National Homeowners' Insurance Stabilization Program, and for other purposes.
(November 4, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2302 Food and Energy Security Act of 2007
An original bill to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.
(October 31, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2285 Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007
An original bill to reauthorize the Federal terrorism risk insurance program, and for other purposes.
(October 30, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2284 Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007
An original bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, to restore the financial solvency of the flood insurance fund, and for other purposes.
(October 30, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4050 Levee-Like Structure Consideration Act of 2007
To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to issue guidance providing a process for consideration of the flood protections afforded by certain structures for purposes of the national flood insurance program.
(October 30, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2286 Commission on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance Act of 2007
An original bill to establish a nonpartisan commission on natural catastrophe risk management and insurance, and for other purposes.
(October 30, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2268 Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act of 2007
A bill to require issuers of long term care insurance to establish third party review processes for disputed claims.
(October 29, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4014 Insurance Non-Discrimination for Survivors Act
To prohibit discrimination in insurance coverage to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
(October 29, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3997 Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers, and for other purposes.
(October 28, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2265 A bill to extend the existing provisions regarding the eligibility for ...
A bill to extend the existing provisions regarding the eligibility for essential air service subsidies through fiscal year 2008.
(October 28, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2251 Homeowner's Flood Insurance Protection Act
A bill to ensure that individual homeowners that were not previously required to purchase flood insurance that are now required to do so because of the updating of flood insurance program rate maps receive a discount for the purchase of such insurance.
(October 24, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2236 Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional limitations on preexisting condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets.
(October 23, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2242 Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act of 2007
An original bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to establish supplemental agricultural disaster assistance and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for conservation and alternative energy sources and to provide tax relief for farmers, and for other purposes.
(October 23, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2228 FEED Act of 2007
A bill to extend and improve agricultural programs, and for other purposes.
(October 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3959 To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to provide for the ...
To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to provide for the phase-in of actuarial rates for certain pre-FIRM properties.
(October 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3920 Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to reauthorize trade adjustment assistance, to extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers and firms, and for other purposes.
(October 20, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3837 Escrow, Appraisal, and Mortgage Servicing Improvements Act
To require escrows for certain mortgage loans, to improve mortgage servicing, to promote sustainable homeownership opportunities, to enhance appraisal quality and standards, to better appraisal oversight, to mitigate appraiser pressure, and for other purposes.
(October 14, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2167 Farm Savings Account Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize agricultural producers to establish and contribute to tax-exempt farm savings accounts in lieu of obtaining federally subsidized crop insurance or noninsured crop assistance, to provide for contributions to such accounts by the Secretary of Agriculture, to specify the situations in which amounts may be paid to producers from such accounts, and to limit the total amount of such distributions to a producer during a taxable year, and for other purposes.
(October 14, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3796 Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act
To amend the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to minimize the adverse effects of employment dislocation, and for other purposes.
(October 8, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3801 Trade Adjustment Assistance Improvement Act
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to address the impact of globalization, to reauthorize trade adjustment assistance, to extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers, communities, firms, and farmers, and for other purposes.
(October 8, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2155 International Clean Energy Technologies Deployment and Global Energy ...
A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to encourage the development of clean energy technologies for deployment in markets abroad, to assist the Department of Energy's promotion of research and development of clean and efficient energy systems, to encourage the Department of Energy and other Federal agencies to work together to improve the advancement of sustainable energy use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes.
(October 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2151 Community Protection Act of 2007
A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to authorize notations on flood insurance rate maps for areas protected against 100-year and 500-year floods by certified flood control structure.
(October 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2121 CARE Act of 2007
A bill to provide funding and incentives for caregiver support and long-term care assistance.
(September 29, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3644 Commission on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance Act ...
To establish a nonpartisan Commission on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance, and for other purposes.
(September 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3599 Creating Access to Rides Act
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to improve access to dependable, affordable automobiles by low-income families.
(September 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3535 Homebuyer's Protection Act of 2007
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to require escrow accounts for the payment of property taxes and insurance for all subprime loans, and to expand the coverage of the appraisal requirements under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, and for other purposes.
(September 12, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3527 To extend for two months the authorities of the Overseas Private ...
To extend for two months the authorities of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
(September 12, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3526 To include all banking agencies within the existing regulatory ...
To include all banking agencies within the existing regulatory authority under the Federal Trade Commission Act with respect to depository institutions, and for other purposes.
(September 12, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3525 FACT Act Rulewriting Improvement Act of 2007
To require rapid implementation of guidelines and regulations regarding the accuracy of consumer information furnished to consumer reporting agencies that were required to be established by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 and have not been implemented, to provide that the Federal Trade Commission shall take the lead in implementation of the guidelines and regulations, and for other purposes.
(September 12, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2040 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the ...
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies.
(September 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2047 Flood Insurance Disclosure Act of 2007
A bill to require enhanced disclosures to consumers purchasing flood insurance and for other purposes.
(September 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3517 Long-Term Care Tax Reduction Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that distributions from an individual retirement plan, a section 401(k) plan, or a section 403(b) contract shall not be includible in gross income to the extent used to pay long-term care insurance premiums.
(September 8, 2007) - Bill Enacted: S.1716 U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq ...
A bill to amend the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, to strike a requirement relating to forage producers.
August 13, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-80.
(August 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3355 Homeowners' Defense Act of 2007
To ensure the availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events.
(August 1, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3363 Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow long-term care insurance to be offered under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements and to provide additional consumer protections for long-term care insurance.
(August 1, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3420 1031 Regulation Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the use of Federally insured intermediaries for nonrecognition treatment on like-kind exchanges involving cash to be used to acquire the replacement property.
(August 1, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1938 National Flood Mapping Act of 2007
A bill to provide for the reviewing, updating, and maintenance of National Flood Insurance Program rate maps, and for other purposes.
(July 31, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1890 Flood Insurance Choice Act of 2007
A bill to allow individuals to opt-out of the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes.
(July 24, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3200 National Insurance Act of 2007
To authorize the issuance of Federal charters and licenses for carrying on the sale, solicitation, negotiation, and underwriting of insurance or any other insurance operations, to provide a comprehensive system for the Federal regulation and supervision of national insurers and national agencies, to provide for policyholder protections in the event of an insolvency or the impairment of a national insurer, and for other purposes.
(July 24, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3161 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and ...
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
(July 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1848 Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to address the impact of globalization, to reauthorize trade adjustment assistance, to extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers, communities, firms, and farmers, and for other purposes.
(July 21, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3121 Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2008
To restore the financial solvency of the national flood insurance program and to provide for such program to make available multiperil coverage for damage resulting from windstorms and floods, and for other purposes.
(July 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3096 Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2007
To promote freedom and democracy in Vietnam.
(July 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3088 Long-Term Care Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that distributions from an individual retirement plan, a section 401(k) plan, a section 403(b) contract, or a section 457 plan shall not be includible in gross income to the extent used to pay long-term care insurance premiums.
(July 16, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3074 Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2008
Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
(July 16, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1809 Long-Term Care Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that distributions from an individual retirement plan, a section 401(k) plan, a section 403(b) contract, or a section 457 plan shall not be includible in gross income to the extent used to pay long-term care insurance premiums.
(July 16, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1783 Ten Steps to Transform Health Care in America Act
A bill to provide 10 steps to transform health care in America.
(July 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3012 Expanding Housing Opportunities Through Education and Counseling Act
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide for the establishment of fair mortgage practices, generally, and for subprime mortgages in particular, to provide for a national system for licensing or registering residential mortgage loan originators, and for other purposes.
(July 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3001 CLASS Act
To amend the Public Health Service Act to help individuals with functional impairments and their families pay for services and supports that they need to maximize their functionality and independence and have choices about community participation, education, and employment, and for other purposes.
(July 9, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3000 Josephine Butler United States Health Service Act
To establish a United States Health Service to provide high quality comprehensive health care for all Americans and to overcome the deficiencies in the present system of health care delivery.
(July 9, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1758 Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to help individuals with functional impairments and their families pay for services and supports that they need to maximize their functionality and independence and have choices about community participation, education, and employment, and for other purposes.
(July 8, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2986 Prohibit Aid to Saudi Arabia Act of 2007
To prohibit assistance to Saudi Arabia.
(July 8, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2942 Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2007
To provide for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other purposes.
(June 26, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1739 TAA Health Coverage Improvement Act of 2007
A bill to amend section 35 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the health coverage tax credit, and for other purposes.
(June 26, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2881 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007
To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2008 through 2011, to improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national aviation system, and for other purposes.
(June 25, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1686 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2008
An original bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
(June 23, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2829 Executive Office of the President Appropriations Act, 2008
Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
(June 20, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2840 National Financial Literacy Act of 2007
To amend the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 to allow the direct support by a financial institution of a qualified community-based financial literacy program provided to consumers and borrowers to be taken into account in assessing the institution's record of meeting the credit needs of its entire community, and for other purposes.
(June 20, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2833 Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007
To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional limitations on preexisting condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets.
(June 20, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2811 Passenger Vehicle Loss Disclosure Act
To improve consumer access to passenger vehicle loss data held by insurers.
(June 19, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1668 Gulf Coast Housing Recovery Act of 2007
A bill to assist in providing affordable housing to those affected by the 2005 hurricanes.
(June 18, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.503 Commending the Middle East Investment Initiative.
Commending the Middle East Investment Initiative.
(June 18, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2798 Overseas Private Investment Corporation Reauthorization Act of 2007
To reauthorize the programs of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and for other purposes.
(June 18, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1653 Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage Contingent ...
A bill to implement the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage, and for other purposes.
(June 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2771 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2008
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
(June 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1645 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies ...
An original bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
(June 16, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1635 A bill to provide for the reimbursement of wildland firefighters for ...
A bill to provide for the reimbursement of wildland firefighters for the cost of professional liability insurance.
(June 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1607 Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2007
A bill to provide for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other purposes.
(June 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2626 Comprehensive Health Coverage And Reform Enhancement Act of 2007
To provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.
(June 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2591 To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit ...
To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the penalty for late enrollment under part B of the Medicare Program to 10 percent and twice the period of no enrollment, and to exclude periods of COBRA and retiree coverage from such late enrollment penalty.
(June 4, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1558 Federal Agency Data Breach Protection Act
A bill to amend title 14, United States Code, to strengthen requirements related to security breaches of data involving the disclosure of sensitive personal information.
(June 4, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2580 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act ...
To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system.
(June 4, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1556 Tax Equity for Domestic Partner and Health Plan Beneficiaries Act
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to designated plan beneficiaries of employees, and for other purposes.
(June 4, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2582 Qualified Long-term Care Fairness Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for qualified long-term care services in computing adjusted gross income.
(June 4, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1548 Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
(June 3, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1547 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
(June 3, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1530 Rent-To-Own Reform Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act, to protect consumers from inadequate disclosures and certain abusive practices in rent-to-own transactions, and for other purposes.
(May 23, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2547 FDIC Enforcement Enhancement Act
To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to prevent misrepresentation about deposit insurance coverage, and for other purposes.
(May 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.40 National Insurance Act of 2007
A bill to authorize the issuance of Federal charters and licenses for carrying on the sale, solicitation, negotiation, and underwriting of insurance or any other insurance operations, to provide a comprehensive system for the Federal regulation and supervision of national insurers and national agencies, to provide for policyholder protections in the event of an insolvency or the impairment of a national insurer, and for other purposes.
(May 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2420 International Climate Cooperation Re-engagement Act of 2007
To declare United States policy on international climate cooperation, to authorize assistance to promote clean and efficient energy technologies in foreign countries, and to establish the International Clean Energy Foundation.
(May 20, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2446 Afghanistan Freedom and Security Support Act of 2007
To reauthorize the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002, and for other purposes.
(May 20, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1424 Farm, Nutrition, and Community Investment Act of 2007
A bill to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes.
(May 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2392 Afterschool Education Enhancement Act
To improve the lives of working families by providing family and medical need assistance, child care assistance, in-school and afterschool assistance, family care assistance, and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces.
(May 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2357 MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007
To amend the Social Security Act to guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children born after 2008.
(May 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2351 Health Coverage, Affordability, Responsibility, and Equity Act of 2007
To expand the number of individuals and families with health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.
(May 14, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2296 Future Fuels Act
To reduce the Nation's oil dependence and enhance the Nation's ability to produce alternative fuels.
(May 12, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1356 Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to establish industrial bank holding company regulation, and for other purposes.
(May 8, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2228 Ethiopia Freedom, Democracy, and Human Rights Advancement Act of 2007
To encourage and facilitate the consolidation of security, human rights, democracy, and economic freedom in Ethiopia.
(May 7, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1326 Comprehensive Veterans Benefits Improvements Act of 2007
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance compensation and pension, health care, housing, burial, and other benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
(May 6, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2191 Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act of 2007
To provide liability protection to nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations flying for public benefit and to the pilots and staff of such organizations.
(May 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1315 Disabled Veterans Insurance Improvement Act of 2007
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
(May 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1288 Women's Retirement Security Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to increase the retirement security of women and small business owners, and for other purposes.
(May 1, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2124 Federal Agency Data Breach Protection Act
To amend title 44, United States Code, to strengthen requirements related to security breaches of data involving the disclosure of sensitive personal information.
(May 1, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1298 Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to establish a Federal Reinsurance Program for Catastrophic Health Care Costs.
(May 1, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1300 Aviation Investment and Modernization Act of 2007
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2008 through 2011, to improve aviation safety and capacity, to modernize the air traffic control system, and for other purposes.
(May 1, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1260 Data Security Act of 2007
A bill to protect information relating to consumers, to require notice of security breaches, and for other purposes.
(April 29, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2084 Family Budget Protection Act of 2007
To reform Federal budget procedures, to impose spending safeguards, to combat waste, fraud, and abuse, to account for accurate Government agency costs, and for other purposes.
(April 29, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2026 Disabled Veterans Insurance Act of 2007
To amend section 1922A of title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of supplemental insurance available for totally disabled veterans.
(April 23, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1198 Catastrophic Health Coverage Promotion Act
A bill to determine successful methods to provide protection from catastrophic health expenses for individuals who have exceeded health insurance lifetime limits, to provide catastrophic health insurance coverage for uninsured individuals, and for other purposes.
(April 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1938 Hunger-Free Communities Act of 2007
To reduce hunger in the United States.
(April 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1172 Hunger-Free Communities Act of 2007
A bill to reduce hunger in the United States.
(April 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1886 To prevent public financing of oil or gas field development projects, ...
To prevent public financing of oil or gas field development projects, surveying or extraction activities, processing facilities, pipelines, or terminals, or other oil and gas production or distribution operations or facilities, and for other purposes.
(April 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1894 Child Care Construction and Renovation Act of 2007
To provide for the construction and renovation of child care facilities, and for other purposes.
(April 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1093 New Homestead Venture Capital Fund Act
A bill to reward the hard work and risk of individuals who choose to live in and help preserve America's small, rural towns, and for other purposes.
(April 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1076 Next Generation Air Transportation System Financing Reform Act of 2007
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2008 through 2010, to improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable, cost-based funding for the national aviation system, and for other purposes.
(March 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1025 Fair Tax Act of 2007
A 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.
(March 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1063 Protecting Military Family Financial Benefits Act of 2007
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve certain death and survivor benefits with respect to members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
(March 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1767 Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act
To amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, to provide certain substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes.
(March 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1064 Restoring Disability Benefits for Injured and Wounded Warriors Act of 2007
A bill to provide for the improvement of the physical evaluation processes applicable to members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
(March 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1841 AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2007
To amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an AmeriCare that assures the provision of health insurance coverage to all residents, and for other purposes.
(March 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1807 Alzheimer's Family Assistance Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide more help to Alzheimer's disease caregivers.
(March 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1012 Consumer Rental-Purchase Agreement Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, to provide certain substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes.
(March 26, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1746 Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2007
To require disclosure of Holocaust-era policies by insurers and establish a federal cause of action for claims arising out of a covered policy.
(March 26, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1019 Health Care Choice Act of 2007
A bill to provide comprehensive reform of the health care system of the United States, and for other purposes.
(March 26, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1685 Data Security Act of 2007
To protect information relating to consumers, to require notice of security breaches, and for other purposes.
(March 24, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.940 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend ...
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income.
(March 18, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1598 Servicemembers Credit Protection Act
To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to protect the credit of servicemembers deployed to an overseas combat zone and to facilitate awareness of a servicemember's rights under such Act, and for other purposes.
(March 18, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.929 Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2007
A bill to streamline the regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance, and for other purposes.
(March 18, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.21 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional ...
An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012.
(March 14, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1537 Credit Union Regulatory Improvements Act of 2007
To modernize credit union net worth standards, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modify credit union regulatory standards and reduce burdens, and for other purposes.
(March 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1509 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income.
(March 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1378 American LIFE Fund for the Medical Treatment of the Uninsured Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to designate any portion of a refund for use by the Secretary of Health and Human Services in providing catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage.
(March 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1369 Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act
To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to expand the scope of the Act, and for other purposes.
(March 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1354 Lane Evans Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2007
To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes.
(March 4, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1356 Next Generation Air Transportation System Financing Reform Act of 2007
To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2008 through 2010, to improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable, cost-based funding for the national aviation system, and for other purposes.
(March 4, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1289 Insurance Disclosure Act
To enhance the availability of capital and credit for all citizens and communities, to ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers become affiliates as a result of the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and for other purposes.
(February 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.733 Promoting Health Care Purchasing Cooperatives Act
A bill to promote the development of health care cooperatives that will help businesses to pool the health care purchasing power of employers, and for other purposes.
(February 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1200 American Health Security Act of 2007
To provide for health care for every American and to control the cost and enhance the quality of the health care system.
(February 25, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1065 Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2007
To streamline the regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance, and for other purposes.
(February 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.643 Disabled Veterans Insurance Act of 2007
A bill to amend section 1922A of title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of supplemental insurance available for totally disabled veterans.
(February 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1050 A Living Wage, Jobs For All Act
To establish a living wage, jobs for all policy for all peoples in the United States and its territories, and for other purposes.
(February 12, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.567 Authorization bill FY2008, Defense
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes.
(February 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.545 Passenger Vehicle Loss Disclosure Act
A bill to improve consumer access to passenger vehicle loss data held by insurers.
(February 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.555 SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow small businesses to set up simple cafeteria plans to provide nontaxable employee benefits to their employees, to make changes in the requirements for cafeteria plans, flexible spending accounts, and benefits provided under such plans or accounts, and for other purposes.
(February 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.452 Cleanup Assurance and Polluter Accountability Act of 2007
A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to ensure that liable entities meet environmental cleanup obligations, and for other purposes.
(January 29, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.676 United States National Health Insurance Act (or the Expanded and ...
To provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, and for other purposes.
(January 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.378 Court Security Improvement Act of 2007
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members, and for other purposes.
(January 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.624 Free Trade With Cuba Act
To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes.
(January 20, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.334 Healthy Americans Act
A bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away.
(January 16, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.243 Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2007
A bill to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system.
(January 8, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.377 Insuring Families for Their Future Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee.
(January 8, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.244 Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act
A bill to improve women's access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services.
(January 8, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.382 Municipal Deposit Insurance Protection Act of 2007
To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to municipal deposits.
(January 8, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.324 Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2007
To increase the minimum wage, to provide access to health care coverage to employees of small businesses, and to preserve American jobs.
(January 7, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.241 Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2007
To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees.
(January 3, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.15 National Health Insurance Act
To provide a program of national health insurance, and for other purposes.
(January 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.150 Life Insurance Employee Notification Act
To prevent the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees as an unfair trade practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act, and for other purposes.
(January 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.41 Business Checking Fairness Act of 2007
To repeal the prohibition on the payment of interest on demand deposits, and for other purposes.
(January 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.46 Small Business Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for small businesses, and for other purposes.
(January 2, 2007) - Bill Sent To President: H.R.6345 To make a conforming amendment to the Federal Deposit ...
To make a conforming amendment to the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to examinations of certain insured depository institutions, and for other purposes.
December 08, 2006: Cleared for White House.
(December 6, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.4082 A bill to make a conforming amendment to the Federal Deposit Insurance ...
A bill to make a conforming amendment to the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to examinations of certain insured depository institutions, and for other purposes.
(December 3, 2006) - Bill Signed by President: S.2856 Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006
An original bill to provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions, and for other purposes.
October 13, 2006: Signed by President.
(October 11, 2006) - Bill Enacted: S.418 Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance bill
A bill to protect members of the Armed Forces from unscrupulous practices regarding sales of insurance, financial, and investment products.
September 29, 2006: Became Public Law No: 109-290.
(September 27, 2006) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.4 Pension Reform bill
To provide economic security for all Americans, and for other purposes.
August 17, 2006: Signed by President.
(August 15, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.3778 Small Business Reauthorization and Improvements Act of 2006
An original bill to reauthorize and improve the Small Business Act and the Small Business Act of 1958, and for other purposes.
(July 31, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5886 AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2006
To amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a AmeriCare that assures the provision of health insurance coverage to all residents, and for other purposes.
(July 23, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.3708 Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2007
An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.
(July 18, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.3701 Catastrophic Health Coverage Promotion Act
A bill to determine successful methods to provide protection from catastrophic health expenses for individuals who have exceeded health insurance coverage for uninsured individuals, and for other purposes.
(July 18, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5680 Ethiopia Freedom, Democracy, and Human Rights Advancement Act of 2006
To encourage and facilitate the consolidation of security, human rights, democracy, and economic freedom in Ethiopia.
(June 24, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5647 Appropriations bill FY2007, Labor, HHS, Education
Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.
(June 18, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5637 Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2006
To streamline the regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance, and for other purposes.
(June 17, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5627 Steel Financing Fairness Act
To prohibit the Overseas Private Investment Corporation from providing insurance or financing to countries that subsidize their steel industries and for projects producing goods subject to antidumping duties, to require the United States to oppose the provision by the International Monetary Fund of assistance to countries which subsidize their steel industries, and to ban assistance by the Export-Import Bank of the United States to countries that subsidize their steel industries.
(June 13, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5625 Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act
To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to expand the scope of the Act, and for other purposes.
(June 13, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.3515 Cleanup Assurance and Polluter Accountability Act of 2006
A bill to amend title II, United States Code, to ensure that liable entities meet environmental cleanup obligations, and for other purposes.
(June 12, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5576 Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the ...
Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.
(June 7, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5522 Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs ...
Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.
(June 3, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.3274 Asbestos Claims bill
A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for bodily injury caused by asbestos exposure, and for other purposes.
(May 24, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.3122 Patriot Loan Act of 2006
A bill to amend the Small Business Act to improve loans for members of the Guard and Reserve, and for other purposes.
(May 23, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5483 Railroad Retirement Disability Earnings Act
To increase the disability earning limitation under the Railroad Retirement Act and to index the amount of allowable earnings consistent with increases in the substantial gainful activity dollar amount under the Social Security Act.
(May 23, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5475 HSA Accessibility and Portability Act of 2006
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to permit a health insurance issuer an alternative to guaranteed issue of health insurance coverage in the small group market in order to promote affordable access to portable health insurance coverage.
(May 22, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.2919 PBGC Confirmation Act of 2006
A bill to amend title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish a Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to increase certain penalties, and for other purposes.
(May 20, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5380 New Homestead Act of 2006
To reward the hard work and risk of individuals who choose to live in and help preserve America's small, rural towns, and for other purposes.
(May 9, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.23 Malpractice Liability Reform bill
A bill to improve women's access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services.
(May 1, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.22 Malpractice Liability Reform bill
A bill to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system.
(May 1, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5197 To amend title 49, United States Code, to extend the aviation war ...
To amend title 49, United States Code, to extend the aviation war risk insurance program.
(April 24, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.2558 Keep America Competitive Tax Credit Act of 2006
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to employers for employee catastrophic health care costs and to health insurance companies for insurer catastrophic health care costs, and for other purposes.
(April 4, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.2510 Small Business Health Plans bill
A bill to establish a national health program administered by the Office of Personnel Management to offer health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees, and for other purposes.
(April 3, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.2509 National Insurance Act of 2006
A bill to authorize the issuance of charters and licenses for carrying on the sale, solicitation, negotiation, and underwriting of insurance or any other insurance operations, to provide a comprehensive system for the regulation and supervision of National Insurers and National Agencies, to provide for policyholder protections in the event of an insolvency or impairment of a National Insurer, and for other purposes.
(April 3, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5068 Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2006
To reauthorize the operations of the Export-Import Bank, and to reform certain operations of the Bank, and for other purposes.
(March 28, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5070 Trade Preference Extension and Expansion Act of 2006
To extend certain trade preference programs, and for other purposes.
(March 28, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4973 Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2006
To restore the financial solvency of the national flood insurance program, and for other purposes.
(March 14, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.2382 Small Employers Health Benefits Program Act of 2006
A bill to establish a national health program administered by the Office of Personnel Management to offer health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees, and for other purposes.
(March 5, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4707 Simplified USA Tax Act of 2006
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restructure and replace the income tax system of the United States to meet national priorities, and for other purposes.
(February 6, 2006) - Bill Enacted: S.1932 Budget Reconciliation bill
An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006 (H. Con. Res. 95).
February 08, 2006: Became Public Law No: 109-171.
(February 6, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4683 Medicare for All Act
To provide quality, affordable health care for all Americans.
(January 30, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.2229 Medicare for All Act
A bill to provide quality, affordable health care for all Americans.
(January 29, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4654 National Innovation Act of 2006
To provide a national innovation initiative.
(January 1, 2006) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.3010 Appropriations bill FY2006, Labor, HHS, Education
Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.
December 30, 2005: Signed by President.
(December 28, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4640 Future Fuels Act
To reduce the Nation's oil dependence and enhance the Nation's ability to produce alternative fuels.
(December 16, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.2109 National Innovation Act of 2005
A bill to provide national innovation initiative.
(December 13, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.2086 IRA Equity Act of 2005
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to modify the definition of compensation for purposes of determining the limits on contributions to individual retirement accounts and annuities, and for other purposes.
(December 11, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4507 Natural Catastrophe Insurance Act of 2005
To establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance for State natural disaster insurance programs.
(December 11, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4471 Fair and Responsible Lending Act
To amend the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 and other sections of the Truth in Lending Act, so as to enact the "Fair and Responsible Lending Act;" to provide for definitions; to provide for prohibited practices and limitations relating to high-cost home loans; to provide for prohibited practices and limitations relating to home loans; to provide for penalties and remedies and enforcement; to provide for corrections of certain unintentional violations; to provide for coordination with state laws; to provide for related matters; to provide for consumer counseling requirements; to expand housing counseling opportunities; and for other purposes.
(December 6, 2005) - Bill Enacted: H.R.3058 Appropriations bill FY2006, Transportation, Treasury, HUD, Judiciary, ...
Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.
November 30, 2005: Became Public Law No: 109-115.
(November 28, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4385 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that employees ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that employees of certain companies seeking bankruptcy protection are eligible for the health coverage tax credit, and for other purposes.
(November 15, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.2029 Maritime Administration Enhancement Act of 2005
An original bill to amend and enhance certain maritime programs of the Department of Transportation, and for other purposes.
(November 15, 2005) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.2744 Agriculture Department FY2006 Appropriations bill
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.
November 10, 2005: Signed by President.
(November 8, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4241 Budget Reconciliation bill
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.
(November 5, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1968 Court Security Improvement Act of 2005
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members, and for other purposes.
(November 5, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1951 CLASS Act
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to help individuals with functional impairments and their families pay for services and supports that they need to maximize their functionality and independence and have choices about community participation, education, and employment, and for other purposes.
(October 31, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4197 Hurricane Katrina Recovery, Reclamation, Restoration, Reconstruction ...
To provide for the recovery, reclamation, restoration and reconstruction of lives and communities and for the reunion of families devastated by Hurricane Katrina and to address the issues of poverty exposed by Hurricane Katrina.
(October 31, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3968 Federal Mineral Development and Land Protection Equity Act of 2005
To modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands, consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims, and for other purposes.
(October 4, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3969 To provide for the designation of a Department of Agriculture ...
To provide for the designation of a Department of Agriculture disaster liaison to assist State and local employees of the Department in coordination with other disaster agencies in responding to federally declared disasters.
(October 4, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1769 Public Health and Health Insurance Emergency Response Act of 2005
A bill to provide relief to individuals and businesses affected by Hurricane Katrina related to healthcare and health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.
(September 24, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1567 Surface Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2005
An original bill to reauthorize and improve surface transportation safety programs, and for other purposes.
(July 27, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1569 State Long-Term Care Partnership Act of 2005
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to facilitate the establishment of additional long-term care insurance partnerships between States and insurers in order to promote the use of long-term care insurance.
(July 27, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1602 Improving Long-Term Care Choices Act of 2005
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States to disregard benefits paid under long-term care insurance for purposes of determining medicaid eligibility, to expand long-term care insurance partnerships between States and insurers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, the use of such insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs, to establish home and communitybased services as an optional medicaid benefit, and for other purposes.
(July 27, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3515 Truth in Automobile Insurance Rates Act of 2005
To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require persons who are plan administrators of employee pension benefit plans or provide administrative services to such plans, and who also provide automobile insurance coverage or provide persons offering such coverage identifying information relating to plan participants or beneficiaries, to submit to the Federal Trade Commission certain information relating to such automobile insurance coverage.
(July 26, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5 Malpractice Liability Reform bill
To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system.
(July 19, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3267 Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act
To provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees.
(July 11, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1360 Domestic Partner Health Benefits Equity Act
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to designated plan beneficiaries of employees, and for other purposes.
(June 28, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3065 To extend the aviation war risk insurance program for 3 years.
To extend the aviation war risk insurance program for 3 years.
(June 22, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1303 MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2005
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children born after 2006.
(June 21, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3055 MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2005
To amend the Social Security Act to guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children born after 2006.
(June 21, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3000 Josephine Butler United States Health Service Act
To establish a United States Health Service to provide high quality comprehensive health care for all Americans and to overcome the deficiencies in the present system of health care delivery.
(June 18, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2717 Hunger-Free Communities Act of 2005
To reduce hunger in the United States by half by 2010, and for other purposes.
(May 24, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1120 Hunger-Free Communities Act of 2005
A bill to reduce hunger in the United States by half by 2010, and for other purposes.
(May 23, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1102 A bill to extend the aviation war risk insurance program for 3 years.
A bill to extend the aviation war risk insurance program for 3 years.
(May 21, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1057 Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2005
A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend that Act.
(May 15, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2349 Creating Access to Rides Act
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to improve access to dependable, affordable automobiles by low-income families.
(May 10, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1955 Small Employers Health Benefits Program Act of 2005
To establish a national health program administered by the Office of Personnel Management to offer health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees, and for other purposes.
(April 26, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.874 Small Employers Health Benefits Program Act of 2005
A bill to establish a national health program administered by the Office of Personnel Management to offer health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees, and for other purposes.
(April 19, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.820 Promoting Health Care Purchasing Cooperatives Act
A bill to promote the development of health care cooperatives that will help businesses to pool the health care purchasing power of employers, and for other purposes.
(April 13, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1660 Payday Borrower Protection Act of 2005
To amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act and other banking laws to protect consumers who avail themselves of payday loans from usurious interest rates and exorbitant fees, perpetual debt, the use of criminal actions to collect debts, and other unfair practices by payday lenders, to encourage the States to license and closely regulate payday lenders, and for other purposes.
(April 12, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1618 Wounded Warrior Servicemembers Group Disability Insurance Act of 2005
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a group disability insurance benefit for members of the Armed Forces who incur certain severe disabilities.
(April 11, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.723 SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act of 2005
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow small businesses to set up simple cafeteria plans to provide nontaxable employee benefits to their employees, to make changes in the requirements for cafeteria plans, flexible spending accounts, and benefits provided under such plans or accounts, and for other purposes.
(April 4, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.675 New Homestead Act of 2005
A bill to reward the hard work and risk of individuals who choose to live in and help preserve America's small, rural towns, and for other purposes.
(March 15, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.637 Small Employers Health Benefits Program Act of 2005
A bill to establish a national health program administered by the Office of Personnel Management to offer health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees, and for other purposes.
(March 14, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1295 Responsible Lending Act
To protect consumers against unfair and deceptive practices in connection with higher cost mortgage transactions, to strengthen the civil remedies available to consumers under existing law, to provide for certain uniform lending standards, to improve housing counseling, to better mortgage servicing, to enhance appraisal standards and oversight, to establish licensing and minimum standards for mortgage brokers, and for other purposes.
(March 13, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1231 Legal Benefits Tax Fairness Act of 2005
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore and make permanent the exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans and to repeal the limitation on the amount of the exclusion.
(March 8, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1182 Prohibit Predatory Lending Act
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to impose restrictions and limitations on high-cost mortgages, to revise the permissible fees and charges on certain loans made, to prohibit unfair or deceptive lending practices, and to provide for public education and counseling about predatory lenders, and for other purposes.
(March 7, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1200 American Health Security Act of 2005
To provide for health care for every American and to control the cost and enhance the quality of the health care system.
(March 7, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1098 American LIFE Fund for the Medical Treatment of the Uninsured Act of 2005
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to designate any portion of a refund for use by the Secretary of Health and Human Services in providing catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage.
(March 1, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.897 To restore and make permanent the exclusion from gross income for ...
To restore and make permanent the exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans and to increase the maximum amount of the exclusion.
(February 15, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.367 Pregnancy and Trauma Care Access Protection Act of 2005
A bill to improve women's access to health care services, and the access of all individuals to emergency and trauma care services, by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of such services.
(February 8, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.366 Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act of 2005
A bill to improve women's access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services.
(February 8, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.354 HEALTH Act of 2005
A bill to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system.
(February 8, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.609 College Access and Opportunity Act of 2005
To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965.
(February 6, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.676 Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act
To provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, and for other purposes.
(February 6, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.507 College Access and Opportunity Act of 2005
To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965.
(January 31, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.534 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act ...
To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system.
(January 31, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.505 Prohibit Aid to Saudi Arabia Act of 2005
To prohibit assistance to Saudi Arabia.
(January 30, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.15 National Health Insurance Act
To provide a program of national health insurance, and for other purposes.
(January 2, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.107 Life Insurance Employee Notification Act
To deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act, and for other purposes.
(January 2, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.51 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee.
(January 2, 2005)