December 31st, 2009 by B
Photographer: Indigo6811
This bill states the following, “In the case of a charitable contribution by an individual of qualified wild game meat, the amount of such contribution otherwise taken into account under this section shall be increased by the amount of the qualified processing fees paid with respect to such contribution. H.R. 4388 was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
December 30th, 2009 by B
Photographer: taliesin
This bill will require the military to carry emergency contraceptive drugs. H.R. 4386 was referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
December 28th, 2009 by B
Photographer: szuppo
It will be unlawful to ship, receive, transport, or transfer 2 or more firearms. This will be punishable by a one year prison sentence. The BATF will hire 500 additional Industry Operations Investigators and 1000 additional Special Agents for addressing the trafficking of firearms. From 2011 to 2014, an amount of $875,269,311 will be given to hire 500 Industry Operations Investigators and 1000 Special Agents. H.R. 4298 was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
December 25th, 2009 by B
Photographer: midiman
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
December 23rd, 2009 by B
Photographer: Albert Lozano
This bill will deny pharmaceutical companies from deducting expense relating to the direct consumer advertising, in any media, of prescription pharmaceuticals. Organizations which promote children’s physical activities will have the option to claim a deduction. S. 2873 was referred to the Senate Committee on Finance.
December 22nd, 2009 by B
Photographer: Hamed Saber
Software and related services that allow Iranian citizens to circumvent online censorship and monitoring efforts of Iran, and related services that enable personal communication by the Iranian people will be exported to Iran. H.R. 4301 was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
December 18th, 2009 by B
Photographer: PPDIGITAL
Under this bill, legal tender, as applied to US currency, will be repealed. Also any coin, medal, token, or gold, silver, platinum, palladium, or rhodium bullion will have no tax applied when purchasing. H.R. 4248 was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the Committee on the Judiciary.
December 17th, 2009 by B
Photographer: Senate Photo Studio
The Health Care Reform Bill (also known as H.R. 3962 Affordable Health Care for America Act) is a controversial piece of legislation. Soon all members of the Senate will be voting on this bill. Whether you are for this reform or against it, now is the time to act. Let all the representatives hear you in one email. Remember, you voted them into power, now tell them what to do.
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December 16th, 2009 by B
Photographer: BookMama
A bill, joint resolution, or amendment concerning an increase of the national debt will not be considered in the House of Representatives or Senate unless a two-thirds majority of the voting Members is secured. H.R. 4262 was referred to the Committee on Rules and the Committee on the Budget
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December 15th, 2009 by B
Photographer: Steve Jurvetson
A business which receives loans from the Federal government may not lay off a greater percentage of their work force compared to foreign companies receiving Federal aid. H.R. 4280 was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.