Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Debt

Bill Introduced: H.R.6003 Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008

2008-05-08T00:00:00Z

To reauthorize Amtrak, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5830 FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of 2008

2008-04-17T00:00:00Z

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.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5494 Savannah's Law

2008-02-26T00:00:00Z

To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make nondischargeable debts for personal injuries that result in permanent disability.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5455 To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make nondischargeable debts for personal injuries that result in permanent disability.

2008-02-14T00:00:00Z

To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make nondischargeable debts for personal injuries that result in permanent disability.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5155 Combat Veterans Debt Elimination Act of 2008

2008-01-29T00:00:00Z

To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts to the United States in the case of veterans who die as a result of a service-connected disability incurred or aggravated on active duty in a combat zone, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5148 Combat Veterans Debt Elimination Act of 2008

2008-01-28T00:00:00Z

To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts owed to the United States by members of the Armed Forces and veterans who die as a result of an injury incurred or aggravated on active duty in a combat zone, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2550 Combat Veterans Debt Elimination Act of 2008

2008-01-23T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts owed to the United States by members of the Armed Forces and veterans who die as a result of an injury incurred or aggravated on active duty in a combat zone, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2536 Combat Veterans Debt Elimination Act of 2008

2008-01-22T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts to the United States in the case of veterans who die as a result of a service-connected disability incurred or aggravated on active duty in a combat zone, and for other purposes.

Bill Enacted: H.R.3996 Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007

2007-12-26T00:00:00Z

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.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.3996 Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007

2007-12-26T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.

December 26, 2007: Signed by President.

Bill Enacted: H.R.3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007

2007-12-20T00:00:00Z

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.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007

2007-12-20T00:00:00Z

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: Signed by President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.3996 Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007

2007-12-20T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.

December 20, 2007: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007

2007-12-19T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income, and for other purposes.

December 19, 2007: Presented to President.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4881 Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2008

2007-12-19T00:00:00Z

To prohibit the awarding of a contract or grant in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that the contractor or grantee has no seriously delinquent tax debts, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2519 Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2007

2007-12-19T00:00:00Z

A bill to prohibit the awarding of a contract or grant in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that the contractor or grantee has no seriously delinquent tax debts, and for other purposes.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.3996 Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007

2007-12-19T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.

December 19, 2007: Cleared for White House.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.3648 Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007

2007-12-18T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income, and for other purposes.

December 18, 2007: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4159 Simplified USA Tax Act of 2007

2007-11-13T00:00:00Z

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.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3996 Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007

2007-10-30T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.