Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Cost of living adjustments

Bill Introduced: S.3711 A bill to authorize a cost of living adjustment for the Federal judiciary.

2008-11-20T00:00:00Z

A bill to authorize a cost of living adjustment for the Federal judiciary.

Bill Introduced: S.3675 Compensation Fairness Act of 2008

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of certain excessive employee remuneration, and for other purposes.

Bill Signed by President: S.2617 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008

2008-09-24T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify increases in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans that were effective as of December 1, 2007, to provide for an increase in the rates of such compensation effective December 1, 2008, and for other purposes.

September 24, 2008: Signed by President.

Bill Enacted: S.2617 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008

2008-09-24T00:00:00Z

Bill Enacted: H.R.5683 Government Accountability Office Act of 2008

2008-09-22T00:00:00Z

To make certain reforms with respect to the Government Accountability Office, and for other purposes.

September 22, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-323.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.5683 Government Accountability Office Act of 2008

2008-09-22T00:00:00Z

To make certain reforms with respect to the Government Accountability Office, and for other purposes.

September 22, 2008: Signed by President.

Bill Sent To President: S.2617 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008

2008-09-16T00:00:00Z

Bill Sent To President: H.R.5683 Government Accountability Office Act of 2008

2008-09-11T00:00:00Z

To make certain reforms with respect to the Government Accountability Office, and for other purposes.

September 11, 2008: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: S.2617 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008

2008-09-10T00:00:00Z

Bill Sent To President: H.R.5683 Government Accountability Office Act of 2008

2008-09-09T00:00:00Z

To make certain reforms with respect to the Government Accountability Office, and for other purposes.

September 09, 2008: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: S.3426 Foreign Service Overseas Pay Equity Act of 2008

2008-08-01T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to extend comparability pay adjustments to members of the Foreign Service assigned to posts abroad, and to amend the provision relating to the death gratuity payable to surviving dependents on Foreign Service employees who die as a result of injuries sustained in the performance of duty abroad.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6516 Non-Foreign AREA Act of 2008

2008-07-16T00:00:00Z

To provide for retirement equity for Federal employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.3260 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009

2008-07-14T00:00:00Z

An original bill making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.3244 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home school education expenses, and for other purposes.

2008-07-10T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home school education expenses, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.3120 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the income limitations for qualified performing artists eligible for an above-the-line deduction for performance expenses.

2008-06-12T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the income limitations for qualified performing artists eligible for an above-the-line deduction for performance expenses.

Bill Introduced: S.3079 Family Tax Relief Act of 2008

2008-06-04T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide income tax relief for families, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.3013 Non-Foreign AREA Act of 2008

2008-05-13T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide for retirement equity for Federal employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5992 First Time Property Owners Tax Credit Act of 2008

2008-05-07T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable credit against income tax for the purchase of real property by a first-time purchaser.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5923 Patients' Health Care Reform Act

2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

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.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5826 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008

2008-04-16T00:00:00Z

To increase, effective as of December 1, 2008, the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes.