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| 2005-04-13 | Estate Tax Permanent Repeal [HR8] | Passed (272-162) |
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| A bill making permanent the repeal of the estate tax ("death tax") contained in the 2001 tax cut law, which is set to expire after 2010. | |||||
| 2005-04-14 | Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act [S256] | Passed (302-126) |
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| A bill requiring debtors who have the ability to pay, to pay back at least a portion of their debts. The bill also requires credit card companies to let card holders know up front what they are expected to pay and the penalties for late payment. The bill makes it more difficult for serial bankruptcy filers to abuse the system by imposing an eight year waiting period between bankruptcy declarations. The bill also allows the federal government to clamp down on bankruptcy mills that make money advising bankruptcy abusers on how to game the system. | |||||
| 2005-04-28 | Fiscal 2006 Budget Resolution -- Conference Report [HCONRES95] | Agreed To (214-211) |
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| Adoption of the conference report on the Fiscal 2006 budget resolution, setting broad spending and revenue targets for five years, limiting discretionary spending to $843 billion in fiscal 2006, and requiring $70 billion in tax cuts and $34.7 billion in savings. | |||||
| 2005-05-24 | Embryonic Stem Cell Research [HR810] | Passed (238-194) |
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| A bill that would allow the use of federal funds in research on embryonic stem cell lines derived from surplus embryos at in-vitro fertilization clinics, but only if donors give their consent and are not paid for the embryos. | |||||
| 2005-10-07 | Oil Refinery Construction [HR3893] | Passed (212-210) |
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| A bill streamlining approvals for refinery expansion and construction projects. It requires the President to designate federal sites for new oil refineries and allows the federal government to pay new refineries for the costs due to lawsuits and government regulations. Price gouging on gasoline is banned in times of emergencies. ACU favored the bill while recognizing that it contains some questionable provisions. | |||||
| 2005-10-26 | Government-Sponsored Enterprises [HR1461] | Agreed To (210-205) |
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| Oxley (R-OH) amendment reforming the quasi-government enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by prohibiting their funds for political activities, advocacy, lobbying, counseling services, travel expenses, or preparing or providing advice on tax returns. | |||||
| 2005-11-18 | Deficit Reduction Act [HR4241] | Passed (217-215) |
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| A bill to reduce the FY 2006 deficit. Among many other provisions, it allowed oil and natural gas leasing and pre-leasing activities for Outer Continental Shelf areas, terminated subsidies for broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, and provided for energy production on a small portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and established a national mining and minerals policy. | |||||
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