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Legislation News & Report (TM) The Week in Congress .com (TM) "A Democracy is Only A Democracy When You Participate" Week Ending March , 2007 Volume 4 Number 14 |
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Other Bills and Resolutions This Week +++ Managing America; Honorariums; U.S. & The World House Condemns Anti-Democracy In Zimbabwe; ---- Hellenic Organization Supports democracy; --- World-Wide Effort to Conquer Space recognized; ─---- Foreign NGOs to Receive Funding Assistance; ----- Clean Water lacking in the World; +++ Managing America +++ Banking & Finance Americans Rank Low in Financial Literacy; ─ The Courts Nothing This Week Education Grants Encourage Science & Engineering Curricula; ─ Energy Nothing This Week Environment and Resources ─ California Experiments with New Water Technology; ─ Government Agencies Voting Rights for District of Columbia; ---- Health & Safety Nothing This Week Military County Deeds Land to Nevada National Guard; ─ ---- Miscellaneous ─ ---- ---- Native American Matters Power Line to Cross Native Alaskan Land; ─ Destruction of Indian Trading Grounds Remembered; ─ Public Land New Plan Emphasizes American History in Public Parks; ─ County Deeds Land to Nevada National Guard; ─ National Wilderness Expanded in Washington State; ─ ---- Taxes Tax Code Revisions Aid Family Taxpayers; ─ Tax Rate Adjusted for Millionaires' ---- Veterans Nothing This Week War on Terror Honorariums Ernest of Ernest & Julio Commended; ─ ---- World-Wide Effort to Conquer Space recognized; ─---- ─---- Condolences for Virginia Tech Victims (Senate) ─---- Condolences for Virginia Tech Victims (House) ---- Speedy Recovery to Governor Corzine; ----- +++ Civil Rights Nothing This Week +++ +++ Rutgers Women's Basketball Honored; --- Chicago Wins First Round To Host Summer Olympics; ---- Wyoming Cowgirls Win Tournament; ---- Remembering Jackie Robinson; ----- The President +++ Nothing This Week |
Hurricane Katrina 2005 HOUSE PASSES HURRICANE DISASTER BILLS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
Blizzards, Ice Storms and Lack of Snow Added to List of Disasters Qualifying Businesses for Federal Aid
The bill requires the Small Business Administration to prepare and test a disaster response plan that would provide grants, loans and oversight for small businesses impacted by a disaster.
The bill allows for waiving prohibitions on federal aid to businesses already paid by private insurance and other government aid programs.
WATER RESOURCES BILL FUNDS WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, NAVIGATION AND ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PROJECTS NATIONWIDE
Army Corps of Engineer projects are authorized in this legislation that give special attention to Florida's Everglade Restoration Plan and creates a task force to oversee restoration of Louisiana's eco-barrier to hurricane storm surge on its coast. The bill would cost $13 billion over ten years and includes dredging of hundreds of miles of the Mississippi River and the Illinois Waterway and a retrofit and expansion of dozens of existing river locks.
(Full Story and List of Projects Funded)
Executive Payouts To Be Scrutinized by Non-binding Shareholder Vote
TAX BREAK BILL EASES CORRECTION OF VARIOUS IRS ERRORS
Married business owners would file jointly. IRS directed to inform taxpayers of unauthorized use of Social Security number and use mass media venues to inform public of unclaimed refunds.
Full Report Photo: Jane M Sawyer
DEVELOPMENT GRANTS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO TWO ILLINOIS TOWNS DESPITE LOSS OF POPULATION
Photo: Michelle Kwajafa
GRAND CANYON CONTRACTOR STIFFS SUBCONTRACTORS, TAXPAYERS TO CLEAR DEBT
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Tony Roberts
SENATE APPROVES PROTECTION OF JUDGES, COURT PERSONNEL
Financial Data on Judges and Families Protected from Predators
Bill Follows Murder of Judges Husband
The bill aims to preserve the independence of the judiciary by providing US Marshall protection to tax court personnel and others thereby allowing them to perform their duties without concern for their safety.
Despite increased security judges would be provided with free life insurance benefits and judges over 65 would be paid for life insurance premium increases.
Penalties for witness tampering and interference would pull prison terms to twenty years.
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