Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Accounting

Bill Enacted: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

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: Became Public Law No: 110-343.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

Bill Sent To President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

Bill Signed by President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: S.3162 MADE in the USA Tax Act

2008-06-19T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide relief to improve the competitiveness of United States corporations and small businesses, to eliminate tax incentives to move jobs and profits overseas, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.3063 S Corporation Modernization Act of 2008

2008-05-22T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for S corporation reform, and for other purposes.

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: S.2866 Corporate Executive Compensation Accountability and Transparency Act

2008-04-15T00:00:00Z

A bill to require greater disclosure of senior corporate officer compensation, to empower shareholders and investors to protect themselves from fraud, to limit conflicts of interest in determining senior corporate officer compensation, to ensure integrity in Federal contracting, to close corporate tax loopholes utilized to subsidize senior corporate officer compensation, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5658 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009

2008-03-31T00:00:00Z

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 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, to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5493 To provide that the usual day for paying salaries in or under the House of Representatives may be established by regulations of the Committee on House Administration.

2008-02-26T00:00:00Z

To provide that the usual day for paying salaries in or under the House of Representatives may be established by regulations of the Committee on House Administration.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5141 Job Creation Economic Stimulus Act of 2008

2008-01-28T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage investment in high productivity property, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4840 S Corporation Modernization Act of 2007

2007-12-19T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for S corporation reform, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4751 More Transparent and Honest Communications with American Workers Reform Act of 2007

2007-12-17T00:00:00Z

To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide that annual Social Security account statements indicate, in estimating the level of projected benefits of eligible individuals, the effect on such benefits levels of benefit reductions which may be necessary, in the absence of future legislative remedies, by reason of anticipated insolvency of the Social Security Trust Funds.

Bill Enacted: H.R.1429 Improving Head Start Act of 2007

2007-12-12T00:00:00Z

To reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other purposes.

December 12, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-134.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.1429 Improving Head Start Act of 2007

2007-12-12T00:00:00Z

To reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other purposes.

December 12, 2007: Signed by President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.1429 Improving Head Start Act of 2007

2007-12-05T00:00:00Z

To reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other purposes.

December 05, 2007: Presented to President.

Bill Introduced: S.2398 Stop Outsourcing Security Act

2007-11-16T00:00:00Z

A bill to phase out the use of private military contractors.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.1429 Improving Head Start Act of 2007

2007-11-14T00:00:00Z

To reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other purposes.

November 14, 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.