Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) has introduced the Unlocking Technology Act of 2013 with co-sponsors Jared Polis (D-CO), Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY).
The 2-D film can act as counter programming to the bigger films slated to hit theaters in the coming weeks like Green Lantern and the third Transformers movie.
Susan Lindauer, who worked for Wyden when he was a congressman and later served as a press secretary to now-former Senator Carol Moseley-Braun (D-Ill.), is " accused of conspiring to act as a spy for the Iraqi Intelligence Service and engaging in prohibited financial transactions involving the government of Iraq under dictator Saddam Hussein, " according to AP.
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The sponsor of the Card Act, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), said that despite the rising rates, the law benefits consumers because it eliminates unwelcome surprises and provides them with a clear picture of the costs they will face.
Last year, former Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) proposed the Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010.
But, in 1914, after two years of stiff opposition, Congress passed the Smith-Lever Act, establishing the U.S.D.
Now, a lot of people think that the stimulus package, the Recovery Act -- if you listen on television, you'd think, well, that's all about giving banks money.
The Gulf Security and Iran Sanctions Enforcement Act, recently introduced by Representatives Ron Klein (D-FL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL), and Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Ben Cardin (D-MD), requires companies bidding on these energy leases to disclose that neither they nor their partners are in violation of U.S. sanctions laws or doing business with entities the U.S. Treasury identifies as under Iranian government control.
John Tester, D-Montana, proposed the Parental Bereavement Act, which would amend the Family and Medical Leave Act to incorporate extended, job-protected leave for the loss of a child.
Harry Reid, D-Nevada, would not need to act on Sanders' request, but Sanders could launch a filibuster to delay the motion to nominate the Fed chairman for another four-year term.
Earlier this week Wilson posted a video online showing a single shot being fired from "The Liberator, " a plastic handgun that, with the exception of a metal firing pin and a piece of metal included to comply with the Undetectable Firearms Act, was assembled entirely from parts made with a 3-D printer.
Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced the Internet Radio Fairness Act on Sept. 21 which attempts to level the playing field on royalties.
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R. 4646, referred to as the Debt Free America Act, is a bill introduced by Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-PA) in 2010 ( read the full text here).
The SHIELD Act introduced yesterday in the House by Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore. and Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R- Utah, would help protect innovators from trolls by making the plaintiff pay the legal costs when their baseless lawsuits are ultimately rejected in court.
The introduction last week of the Cyber Security Awareness Act of 2011 (S.813) by Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Jon Kyl (R-AZ) has received a great deal of press attention.
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The SMART Act, introduced by Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Chris Coons (D-DE), is better because it would create a new temporary visa for STEM graduates without eliminating any other green card categories.
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Rep. Henry Waxman, D-California, who co-wrote the Hatch-Waxman Act, has been very vocal in arguing that a law Congress intended to help reduce the cost of prescription medicines has been hijacked by the drug industry to do the opposite.
Charles Schumer, D-New York, said the report swayed his decision on the Patriot Act proposal.
One example of such reform is the bipartisan Immigration Innovation Act introduced on January 29 by Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.).
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There were stories of two potential donors who'd turned against the idea precisely because what they had seen as an altruistic act - giving the chance of life to someone else when their own chance of life had gone - had become a demand from the state.
Rep. Jim Matheson (D-Utah) has introduced such legislation, called the Fairness to Pet Owners Act, supported by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The Startup Act 2.0 originated by Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) and now joined by Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) will be the hot topic Jan. 2013.
U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Mississippi, who chairs the House Committee on Homeland Security, said the attempted act of terrorism would be the focus of an oversight hearing next month.
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In the meantime, a California lawmaker, State Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Los Angeles) introduced California Senate Bill 323, also known as the Youth Equality Act.
Representatives Spencer Bachus (R-AL) and Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) have introduced legislation (HR 2204) entitled the "US Market Security Act of 1999" which would merely require that the names of foreign government-affiliated companies be provided quarterly to relevant Congressional committees.
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I'd like to think Artinfo's writer is engaged in a terrific act of satire, spoofing art-world pretension.
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Those championing the effort on the floor of the Senate are Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) , Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Mike Lee (R-UT) who introduced the Wireless Consumer Choice Act this afternoon.
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