Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Literature

Bill Introduced: H.R.1524 Artist-Museum Partnership Act

2007-03-14T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor.

Bill Introduced: S.548 Artist-Museum Partnership Act

2007-02-12T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor.

Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.59 Expressing the sense of Congress that Zora Neale Hurston should be recognized for her achievements as a novelist and anthropologist, and for her contributions to the Harlem Renaissance movement.

2007-02-06T00:00:00Z

Expressing the sense of Congress that Zora Neale Hurston should be recognized for her achievements as a novelist and anthropologist, and for her contributions to the Harlem Renaissance movement.

Bill Introduced: S.374 Art and Collectibles Capital Gains Tax Treatment Parity Act

2007-01-24T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide the same capital gains treatment for art and collectibles as for other investment property and to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor.

Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.107 A concurrent resolution congratulating Donald Andrew Hall for his selection by the Librarian of Congress as the 14th Poet Laureate of the United States and for his great accomplishments in prose and essays focusing on New England rural living, baseball, and how work conveys meaning to ordinary life.

2006-06-28T00:00:00Z

A concurrent resolution congratulating Donald Andrew Hall for his selection by the Librarian of Congress as the 14th Poet Laureate of the United States and for his great accomplishments in prose and essays focusing on New England rural living, baseball, and how work conveys meaning to ordinary life.

Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.436 Congratulating Donald Andrew Hall for his selection by the Librarian of Congress as the 14th Poet Laureate of the United States and for his great accomplishments in prose and essays focusing on New England rural living, baseball, and how work conveys meaning to ordinary life.

2006-06-27T00:00:00Z

Congratulating Donald Andrew Hall for his selection by the Librarian of Congress as the 14th Poet Laureate of the United States and for his great accomplishments in prose and essays focusing on New England rural living, baseball, and how work conveys meaning to ordinary life.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4536 Benefit Authors without Limiting Advancement or Net Consumer Expectations (BALANCE) Act of 2005

2005-12-14T00:00:00Z

To amend title 17, United States Code, to safeguard the rights and expectations of consumers who lawfully obtain digital entertainment.

Bill Introduced: S.1780 CARE Act of 2005

2005-09-28T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses, to improve the public disclosure of activities of exempt organizations, and to enhance the ability of low-income Americans to gain financial security by building assets, and for other purposes.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.2361 Appropriations bill FY2006, Interior

2005-08-02T00:00:00Z

Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.

August 02, 2005: Signed by President.

Bill Enacted: H.R.2361 Appropriations bill FY2006, Interior

2005-08-02T00:00:00Z

Bill Sent To President: H.R.2361 Appropriations bill FY2006, Interior

2005-07-29T00:00:00Z

Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.

July 29, 2005: Presented to President.

Bill Introduced: S.1186 Art and Collectibles Capital Gains Tax Treatment Parity Act

2005-06-07T00:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: H.R.2786 Art and Collectibles Capital Gains Tax Treatment Parity Act

2005-06-07T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide the same capital gains treatment for art and collectibles as for other investment property and to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor.

Bill Introduced: S.1117 United States-People's Republic of China Cultural Engagement Act

2005-05-25T00:00:00Z

A bill to deepen the peaceful business and cultural engagement of the United States and the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2361 Appropriations bill FY2006, Interior

2005-05-13T00:00:00Z

Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.216 To honor the late playwright Arthur Miller and the University of Michigan for its intention of building a theatre in his name.

2005-04-14T00:00:00Z

To honor the late playwright Arthur Miller and the University of Michigan for its intention of building a theatre in his name.

Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.117 Expressing the sense of Congress that Zora Neale Hurston should be recognized for her achievements as a novelist and anthropologist, and for her contributions to the Harlem Renaissance movement.

2005-03-17T00:00:00Z

Expressing the sense of Congress that Zora Neale Hurston should be recognized for her achievements as a novelist and anthropologist, and for her contributions to the Harlem Renaissance movement.

Bill Introduced: S.Res.78 A resolution recognizing and honoring the life of Arthur Miller.

2005-03-09T00:00:00Z

A resolution recognizing and honoring the life of Arthur Miller.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1120 Artists' Contribution to American Heritage Act of 2005

2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: S.Res.51 A resolution recognizing the importance of the writings of Dashiell Hammett to American literature and culture on the 75th anniversary of the first publication of "The Maltese Falcon".

2005-02-14T00:00:00Z

A resolution recognizing the importance of the writings of Dashiell Hammett to American literature and culture on the 75th anniversary of the first publication of "The Maltese Falcon".