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This is the SCHIP legislation, On January 29th, the U.S. Senate approved the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, better known as the State Children's Health Insurance Program or SCHIP. Once signed into law, this legislation will continue coverage for six to seven million children and increase that coverage to four million more.
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ReplyDeleteThe bill I decided to do is the SCHIP legislation. The Senate approved of the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act as known as SCHIP. Once it is going to signed into the law this legislation will continue the coverage for about 6 to 7 millions of kids & it will increase that coverage to about four million more.
ReplyDeleteThe Digital Television Transition DTV ( Digital Television Transition) was the plan I chose. The plan was introduced on January 29,2009. But it became a public law in February 11, 2009. This bill made it so televisions with antennas could switch in to analog boxes such as having satellite dish or cable. They want to get rid of antennas by replacing them.
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The first piece of legislative that President Obama signed was the Lily Led better Act.the act makes it easier to get the payed what you should get paid despite your age race or even gender. The act makes it illegal to pay someone less money for doing the same exact job as someone else. especially because of their race, gender or their age.totally unfair to get paid less than others because your boss is playing favorites.
ReplyDeleteThe Bill I chose was : To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products.
ReplyDeleteIt's trying to protect the FDA by regulating tobacco products. Currently this bill has been read by the Senate once. Apart of the bill states:
"Defines a tobacco product as any product made or derived from tobacco that is intended for human consumption. Prohibits a tobacco product from being marketed in combination with any other article or product regulated under FFDCA. Requires the Secretary to regulate tobacco products. Excludes from FDA authority: (1) the tobacco leaf that is not in the possession of a tobacco product manufacturer; (2) the producers of the tobacco leaf, unless the producer is also a manufacturer; and (3) tobacco farms."
I choose the bill called H.R.1256 from the senate link. It is presented to protect the public health by giving Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate tobacco products. The bill is still in the house because it prefix is H.R. If this law is passed, it will regulate all the ingredients, a description of the content, delivery, and form of nicotine in each product which is very harmful to its consumers. If the company does not meet its requirement, the government can ban its products. I think this is a good bill and it should be the law because tobacco affect its consumers' health, both physically and mentally.
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The SCHIP was approved by the senate. This bill is for the Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act.It covers about 6 to 7 million kids and will increase coverage over time
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ReplyDeletei chose the lily ledbetter act.it is to make it easier for people to get paid no matter what race they are what gender they are or how old they are.it makes it illlegal to pay someone less money than another person just because of what they are or how old they are
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I picked the DTV Delay Act of 2009. The House voted yesterday to delay the change from analog to digital TV to February 17 to June 12.The Senate has approved the bill and the President needs to sign it into law.
ReplyDeleteThe bill I chose is the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act, which designates certain former war zones, as well as several other areas, in several states (mostly Western) as wilderness. It also allows the Secretary of the Interior to accept any grazing lease for commercial grazing in certain areas, and allows several laboratories and conservation centers to be built in several "wilderness" areas. Furthermore, it establishes the National Landscape Conservation System to "conserve, protect, and restore certain landscapes that have outstanding cultural, ecological, and scientific values..."
ReplyDeleteThis bill was passed by the Senate March 19th, 2009, and no amendments to it have been made since.
The bill I chose is the DTV delay act. This bill was voted on yesterday. .Right now the bill has been passed to delay it until June they're just waiting on the president to sign in to make it into a law.With this economy i don't think its helping improve no ones situation.
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ReplyDeleteThey want to extended the day of when they want to switch over all t.v.s to DTV. Those who have antennas need to get a DTV converter box or switch over to cable or satellite. They are trying to send out more coupons for the box so it can be affordable. They are limiting the coupons 1 per house. This act has already been signed.
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The bill i picked is H.R.1586 and titled: To impose an additional tax on bonuses received from certain TARP recipients, about 90% tax. This bill is about adding additional income tax on bonuses paid to former and current employs. It was introduced in House on 3/18/2009 The most current action was that the bill was last read, the second reading, on 3/23/2009
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ReplyDeleteMy Bill is the S.454 . A bill to improve the organization and procedures of the Department of Defense for the acquisition of major weapon systems, and for other purposes. Its latest major action was: on 4/2/2009 it was placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
ReplyDeletethis bill is supposed to reinvest money in out infrastructure, invest in green technologies, new power grids, smarter and better technologies. the purpose behind this bill to jump start the economy by creating more jobs and to put more money into the economy so it could stabilize again. not only do they want to create more jobs, they want to create the jobs in areas where we can prosper and lead those industries. this bill was signed into legislation and the money is already being handled out to select cities, counties, and states who applied for it.
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I chose document H.R.985 which has to do with media "free flow" of info and federally disclosed about news linked individuals of the media.
ReplyDeleteThe document has been introduced in house on 2/11/09, reported to the committee on 3/30/2009, passed in House on 3/31/2009, and referred to The Senate on 4/1/09 and read twice since its been there.
I think the media is a increasingly interesting topic of the times because it is changing all the time like our economy of today.
I chose DTV act which stands for Digital Television Delay act. It was introduced on January 29, 2009. The major action is, it became Public Law NO.111-4. They want to get rid of antennas by replacing them. This became a public law and its affect is on June 12,2009.The original date was on February 17,2009 and it was postponed for June 12,2009 for the need of money. But since the Stimulus package arrived, then it will take effect on June.
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The Bill I chose is S.J.RES.8 . Which is a joint resolution providing for the appointment of David M. Rubenstein as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Its Latest Major Action was on 3/18/2009 it was referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
I choose SCHIP legislation that was introduced in the House on January 13,2009 and became a pubic law on February 4, 2009.It is known as Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009. The amendments made by this Act effective on April 1, 2009, regardless of whether final regulations have been promulgated to carry them out.It focused on financing, reducing barriers to providing premium assistance, making heath care insurance more affordable for children,and improving the access to heath care benefit for children. This positive bill looks like an open door to all children have opportunities to get heath care even they are in low-income families.This is really the thing that the government under Bush administration ignored and didn't do anything.
ReplyDeleteDigital Television Transition was introduced on January 20,2009 and became a public law in February 11,2009. They want to get rid of antennas by replacing them.
ReplyDeletethe Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 is making it easier for people to get the right wages and an equal amount of pay its about the fairness that every american has to ensure that they get the same benefits as everyone else and that they are equal to everyone else
ReplyDeleteOn January 29th the senate approved the SCHIP legislation act Known as the Children Health Insurance program Reauthorization act. This act would continue coverage for over six to seven million children. It would increase the coverage for four million more children
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