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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 January 26, 2007 Volume 4 Number 4
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Other Bills and Resolutions This Week Managing America; U.S. & the World; Honorariums; Sports. U.S. & The World President Extends Clinton Order on Terror War; ― Biden Resolution Against Troop Surge in Iraq; ― Warner Resolution Against Troop Surges in Iraq; Managing America The Courts Nothing This Week Education Mentoring Youth Seen as Necessary; ― ― Energy Nothing This Week Environment and Resources Nothing This Week Banking and Finance Banks Relieved from Reporting on Cash Transactions; Government Agencies Nothing This Week Health & Safety Nothing This Week Military Biden Resolution Against Troop Surge in Iraq; Warner Resolution Against Troop Surges in Iraq; Miscellaneous Senate Agrees to House Page Bill; Native American Matters Nothing This Week Public Land Nothing This Week Veterans Nothing This Week Honorariums Couple Recognized for WW II Aid Effort; ― Civil Rights Slave and Other Records to be Made Available; Nothing This Week The President |
HOUSE
Photo: Arno Schwithal FELONY CONVICTION BLOCKS PARTICIPATION IN PENSION PLAN FOR HOUSE MEMBERS
Lump Sum Payments Allowed Including Payments to Spouse or Family
Members convicted of certain felonies and for perjury related to those felonies would be barred from participation in House pension plan. Lump sum payments without accrued interest would be allowed.
HOMELAND SECURITY: STREAMLINE ANTI-TERROR TECHNOLOGY PROCUREMENT
More Employees Authorized to Qualify Technology, Assess Liability Risk of Inventors Photo: DHS
Order Invokes Presidential Emergency Powers
Terrorist Instigators Named
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SENATE
HOUSE MINIMUM WAGE BILL EXPANDED IN SENATE
The House-passed minimum wage increase bill, HR-2, is under expansion in the Senate where amendment activity attempts to add tax and other incentives for businesses that will find higher labor costs if the bill is enacted.
The House bill would raise the minimum hourly wage from the current $5.15 per hour to $7.25 within two years. The business provisions are estimated to cost the taxpayers $8.3 billion over five years.
The Senate would replace the content of HR 2 with the content of Senate Amendment 100 that includes all the details of the House bill as well as the business provisions.
Amendment 100 increases or expands business expensing; expands benefits relating to capital expenses and leasing; allows for more simplistic accounting methods; extends tax breaks for hiring welfare recipients, qualified veterans and high-risk youth.
Subsequent amendments would amend Amendment 100 with the modified line item veto amendment included. The LIV would allow the president to return a bill to Congress with suggestions for rescissions. Opposition to that amendment hold that it allows the president to hold onto a bill for 365 days rather then the current ten days in which he must respond or the bill automatically becomes law.
Amendment activity is expected to continue for a week as it is that the bill in the Senate does not prohibit amendments as the House bill did. (Report here with amendments explained...HR2)
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PRESIDENT
BUSH CONTINUES CLINTON ERA EXECUTIVE ORDER