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The Economy & Taxes
Includes the economy, regulation of markets, government budget issues and income taxes.
Petition
National Action
Save Wireless Lifeline!
Date: Thu, April 11, 2013
Let your elected representatives know that you strongly oppose any cuts to Lifeline. Sign our petition to protect low-income Lifeline telephone subsidies. A recent Washington Post article highlighted growing criticism of the low-income phone subsidy program known as Lifeline, which was founded under President Ronald Reagan's administration and expanded to include cellphone service during the presidency of George W. Bush.
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National Legislation
HR 645: Equal Employment for All Act
Sponsor: Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN9] on Feb 13, 2013
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr645
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions.
Petition
National Action
Stand with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Date: Tue, March 12, 2013
Once again a group of Senators has lined up against consumer protection. They want to cut the CFPB's budget and undermine its authority and effectiveness. So far, they have refused to vote to confirm (or reject) CFPB Director Richard Cordray. Let the CFPB do its job! That’s the message we need to send to Congress and we need your help to deliver it now.
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National Legislation
HR 377: Paycheck Fairness Act
Sponsor: Rosa DeLauro [D-CT3] on 2013-01-23
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr377
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. Paycheck Fairness Act limits wage rate variation to factors including education, training, or experience. It makes employers…
Watching
National Legislation
S 799: Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011
Sponsor: Sen. John Kerry [D-MA] on Apr 12, 2011
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/s799
Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to initiate a rulemaking requiring security measures to be carried out by any person (defined in this Act as a "covered entity") collecting, using, transferring, or storing certain personal information (defined in this Act…
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California Legislation
AB 1363: California Conservatorship and Guardianship Reform Act of 2006
Sponsor: Assemblyman Dave Jones on
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200520060AB1363
The California Assembly has approved legislation that would overhaul the state. The bill would require the Judicial Council, among other things, to adopt specified rules of court relating to conservatorships and guardianships and to develop educational programs for nonlicensed conservators and guardians.