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S.510

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Provides the Secretary of Health and Human Services with various authorities related to food safety, and requires the Secretary to establish standards and guidelines for food safety and to collect relevant fees.... (more)

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H.1

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This is the economic stimulus package that was passed by Congress on Feb. 13, 2009 and signed into law by President Obama on Feb. 17. The final version is estimated by the Congressional Budget Office to cost $787 billion over the 2009-2019 period.



On this page, you can view the bill's official info, including the full text, and follow its latest status in Congress. For helpful background and more info on the stimulus debate, see the continually-updating news and blog coverage below. To speak out and give your personal... (more)

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H.1586

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Authorizes $16.1 billion in Medicaid funding and $10 billion in support to school districts to prevent layoffs.... (more)

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H.4173

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This is comprehensive legislation to overhaul regulations in the financial sector. It would establish a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency to regulate products like home mortgages, car loans and credit cards, give the Treasury Department new authority to place non-bank financial firms, like insurance companies into receivership, regulate the over-the-counter derivatives market, and more. ... (more)

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H.5297

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Creates a $30 billion small business lending fund and provide $12 billion in tax breaks to help small businesses.... (more)

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H.4380

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12/16/2009--Introduced.Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2009 - Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for duty suspensions and reductions through December 31, 2012, for specified chemicals and other products. Extends existing suspensions and reductions of duties through December 31, 2012, for other specified chemicals and products. Imposes, suspends, and increases and/or decreases the duty on certain chemicals through December 31, 2012. Extends, through December 31, 2012, the suspension of duty on certain products. Imposes, through December 31,... (more)

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H.2454

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This is the Waxman-Markey comprehensive energy bill, known for short as "ACES," that includes a cap-and-trade global warming reduction plan designed to reduce economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions 17 percent by 2020. Other provisions include new renewable requirements for utilities, studies and incentives regarding new carbon capture and sequestration technologies, energy efficiency incentives for homes and buildings, and grants for green jobs, among other things.

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S.2260

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10/29/2009--Introduced.Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary suspension of duty on Flumioxasin.... (more)

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S.1639

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8/6/2009--Introduced.Expanding Industrial Energy Efficiency Incentives Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase megawatt and horsepower capacity limitations for the combined heat and power system property energy tax credit; and (2) allow new tax credits to improve advanced motor system energy efficiency, to replace chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) refrigerant chillers, and for investment in any qualifying efficient industrial process water use project. ... (more)

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