October 7th, 2009 by B
Photographer: Baltar
The Secretary of State will create a grant program to award nonprofit and international organizations for the purpose of promoting freedom of the press on a worldwide scale. These grants may extend five years, and will seek to fulfill the objective by “strengthening the independence of journalists and media organizations.” S. 1739 was referred to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
October 6th, 2009 by B
Photographer: bruno-free
A matter or issue in the House of Representatives will not be considered until the text is placed online for all to see and has been there for 72 hours. H.Res. 554 was referred to the Committee on Rules.
October 5th, 2009 by B
Photographer: JASON WINTER
A program will be created to give grants for assisting students who are likely to serve as physicians in “underserved rural communities.” The students will be given assistance in obtaining clinical experience in these rural communities. An amount of $40 million will be given from this program in between the years 2010-2013. H.R. 3648 was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
October 3rd, 2009 by B
Photographer: Volker
The purpose of this bill is to “promote the adoption of broadband services.” The Commission will create a broadband lifeline program to assist low income residence in obtaining subsidized broadband services. The Commission will also determine if a State should assist low income residence in this endeavor. H.R. 3436 was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
October 2nd, 2009 by B
Author: MAXFX
The Secretary of education will give grants to qualified entities for creating open textbooks (online textbooks at no cost to download) for colleges and institutions of higher education. S. 1714 was referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
October 1st, 2009 by B
Author: JJAVA
The Secretary of Transportation will create a national transportation low emissions energy plan. This energy plan will accomplish the following: project a need for electric drive vehicle refueling; identify needs for electric providers, vehicle manufacturers, and infrastructure providers; create an electric vehicle infrastructure by 2020. This plan will also create standardized electrical access ports for charging electric vehicles. The Secretary will involve stakeholders from various industries to accomplish these tasks, and is authorized any sums which are necessary to implement these programs. S. 1721 was referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
September 30th, 2009 by B
Author: PaulPaladin
The Federal government will award grants to State educational agencies for the purpose of keeping students in school. The grants will be given on a competitive basis by looking into student drop-out rates between grades five through nine. Grants will also be given to non-profit organizations to create the National Resource Center on Positive Youth Development and School Success. This ‘center’ will be created to assist schools in retaining students. Any sum necessary to carry out this program will be given in 2010 and the five following years. S. 1708 was referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
September 29th, 2009 by B
Author: Peter Baxter
Anyone who receives a monthly insurance benefit from Social Security will receive $150 extra for one month in 2010 to cover cost-of-living expenses. This amount will not increase the gross income on taxes. H.R. 3536 was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
September 28th, 2009 by B
Author: Adam Radosavljevic
A employee or former employee of a TARP recipient will pay a 90 percent tax of the TARP bonus received if the individual made an adjusted gross income of $250,000. H.R. 1586 was referred to the Senate.
September 25th, 2009 by B
Author: Aleksandr Ugorenkov
A couple will be considered married under Federal law if the State in which they are married allows the marriage. The marriage will be considered valid even if the couple moves to a different State, and will receive the same federal rights as all married couples. H.R. 3567 was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
