Congressional Daily Record for April 26, 2006
Senate: 11 bills and Two resolutions were introduced. S. 2652-2662. and S. Res. 446-447
House: 20 bills and 10 resolutions were introduced. H. R. 5196-5215 H. Con. Res. 390-394; and H. Res. 778-782
H. R. 5024 was Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
H. R. 4976 had Introductory remarks on measure
H. R. 4709 Was received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
H. Con. Res. 390 Expressing the sense of the Congress that, as a matter of economic andnational security, the United States Government should protect and support United States currency. Uh, I am totally lost on this bill
H. Con. Res. 391 Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should not initiatemilitary action against Iran with respect to its nuclear program without first obtaining authorization from Congress.
H. Res. 783 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4975) to provide greatertransparency with respect to lobbying activities, and for other purposes.
H. R. 5199 To expand the diplomatic infrastructure and economic competitiveness ofthe United States in the People’s Republic of China, and for the other purposes.
H. R. 5203 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a credit against income tax of at least $500 to offset the cost of high 2006 gasoline and diesel fuel prices. This is much better than that bill introduced yesterday, H. R. 2636. Very clear and unambigious.
H. R. 5204 To designate certain functions as inherently governmental, and for other purposes.
H. R. 5205 To empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway programs and mass transit programs, and for other purposes.
H. R. 5206 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the investment tax credit with respect to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property, and for other purposes. Solar power, a real alternative energy.
H. R. 5209 To improve the oversight and regulation of tissue banks and the tissue donation process, and for other purposes. If you watched bones this week, life could be really scary.
S. 2652 A bill to amend chapter 27 of title 18, United States code, to prohibit the unauthorized construction, financing, or, with reckless disregard, permitting the construction or use on one’s land, of a tunnel o rsubterranean passageway between the United States and another country. This is way too much private invasion by the government. What if you own a house in Canada/USA, and USA/Mexico. and kids want to play tunnel games.
S. 2654 A bill to protect consumers, and especially young consumers, fromskyrocketing consumer debt and the barrage of credit cardsolicitations, to establish a financial literacy and education programin elementary and secondary schools to help prepare young people to befinancially responsible consumers, and for other purposes. Finally some good new about debt.
S. 2655 A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act, to prohibit universal default practices by credit card issuers, to limit fees that may be imposed on credit card accounts, and to require credit card issuers to verify a prospective consumer’s ability to pay before extending credit to the consumer, and for other purposes.