The omnibus trade act also extended duty-free access for farm (and now textile) exports from the Andean countries (except Venezuela), seen as alternatives to illegal drug production.
It is no small irony that, at the same moment these Horatii are being castigated for opposing haste-makes-waste legislating, Capitol Hill is in tumult over language contained in another bill - the omnibus appropriations act - that could only have been adopted under similar circumstances.
Historically only 9% of laid-off workers have opted for Cobra (named for the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986).
The infamous Pease limitation was first incorporated into the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 and it is named after former Congressman Donald Pease.
FORBES: Pease Limitation Puts A Lid On Itemized Deductions For Wealthy Folks
The following year the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 would create requirements that forced most S corporations and professional service corporation on to a December year end.
FORBES: I Grew Up With The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 - Will We Retire Together ?
Under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1995, known as COBRA, you are typically entitled to continue your medical coverage under the company plan for up to 18 months.
Former employees who had health benefits for at least 18 months prior to getting laid off can qualify for their same policies under the 1985 Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA).
And since sometimes the best care comes from family members, we passed the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act to fund and train relatives who serve as caregivers for wounded warriors.
The new program, officially titled the Family Caregiver Program of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act 2010, provides a monthly stipend to family members who care for veterans that were seriously injured in the line of duty after Sept. 11, 2001.
FORBES: New Stipend Program for Caregivers of Veterans Disperses First Payments
According to the 1968 Omnibus Crime and Safe Streets Act prohibits the commercial sale of disguised devices that record audio.
The Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 is a sprawling package of parks management measures.
In just the Bush years alone, Washington enacted two major pieces of omnibus energy legislation, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.
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