WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Trusts and trustees

S. 3557, The America Saving for Personal Investment, Retirement, and Education Act of 2008' or the `ASPIRE Act of 2008

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3557 would encourage savings, promote financial literacy, and expand opportunities for young adults by establishing KIDS Accounts....

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S. 3470, The Support for Iraq Oil Trust Act of 2008

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3470 would require United States Government representatives to present to the Government of Iraq a plan to establish an oil trust....

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P.L. 110-317, The Hubbard Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.06

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6580 would ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, because of hazards incident to such service, was killed, died as a result of wounds, accident, or disease, is in a captured or missing ...

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P.L. 110-289, The Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $523.06

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3221 would provide needed housing reform....

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H.R. 6382, The Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2008

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6382 would make technical corrections related to the Pension Protection Act of 2006....

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H.R. 6352, The Communities Committed to College Tax Credit Act of 2008

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6352 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for contributions to a trust used to provide need-based college scholarships....

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S. 3182, The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $588.56

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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S. 3063, The S Corporation Modernization Act of 2008

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3063 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for S corporation reform....

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H.R. 6143, The Pension Protection Act ERISA Amendments of 2008

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6143 would make technical corrections to the Pension Protection Act of 2006 relating to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974....

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S. 2136, The Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2007 - Savings per Average Family: $0.03

Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2136 would address the treatment of primary mortgages in bankruptcy....

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S. 2956, The Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2956 would ensure that persons who form corporations in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting United States corporations for criminal gain, and it would assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving United States corporations....

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H.R. 5923, The Patients' Health Care Reform Act

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5923 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable and advancable credit against income tax for health insurance costs, and it would 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....

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S. 2878, The Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Enforcement Act of 2008

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2878 would amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to provide for specified civil penalties for violations of that Act....

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H.R. 5792, The Increasing Insurance Coverage Options for Consumers Act of 2008

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5792 would amend the Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986 to increase insurance competition and available coverage for consumers....

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H.R. 5775, The Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Enforcement Act of 2008

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5775 would amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act to provide for specified civil penalties for violations of that Act....

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H.R. 5754, The Employees' Pension Security Act of 2008

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5754 would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and title 11, United State Code, to provide necessary reforms for employee pension benefit plans....

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S. 2734, The SAFE Act

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2734 would aid families and neighborhoods facing home foreclosure and address the subprime mortgage crisis....

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S. 2640, The Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2008

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2640 would amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance and improve insurance, housing, labor and education, and other benefits for veterans....

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H.R. 3609, The Emergency Home Ownership and Mortgage Equity Protection Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.18

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 3609 would amend title 11 of the United States Code with respect to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences....

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H.R. 4922, The Savings Account for Every American Act of 2007

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4922 would provide for each American the opportunity to provide for his or her retirement through a S.A.F.E. account....

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H.R. 4840, The S Corporation Modernization Act of 2007

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4840 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for S corporation reform....

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H.R. 4896, The Social Security Trust Funds Investment Act of 2007

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4896 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a duty of the Board of Trustees of the Social Security Trust funds is to hold them in trust for the beneficiaries and to ensure that the assets of such trust funds are not diverted, and to authorize investment of such trust funds in securities that are not limited to obligations of the United States or obligations guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States....

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P.L. 110-197, A joint resolution providing for the appointment of John W. McCarter as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S.J. Res. 25 would provide for the appointment of John W. McCarter as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution....

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S. 1642, The Higher Education Amendments of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $518.51

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 1642 would extend the authorization of programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965....

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S. 2353, The Fair Judicial Compensation Act of 2007

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2353 would increase the annual salaries of justices and judges of the United States, and it would increase fees for bankruptcy trustees....

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