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Full Text of Senate Anti-Genetic Discrimination Bill, S. 1053

On target page, click on link for 'Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2003 (Engrossed as Agreed to or Passed by Senate.

CRS Report: Federal Pay and Pension Increases Since 1969 (PDF)

11 pages. Excerpt: "Congress has linked COLAs for Social Security and federal retirement benefits to the rate of increase in the prices of goods and services in order to protect retirement income from losing purchasing power through the effects of inflation." [Report 94-971, updated Feb. 9, 2006]

Text of Bill and Associated Documents: the Pension Stability Act

Excerpt: H.R. 3108 - Title: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily replace the 30-year Treasury rate with a rate based on long-term corporate bonds for certain pension plan funding requirements and other provisions, and for other purposes.

Bill Summary & Status: Retirement Security Advice Act of 2001

Includes link to text of legislation recently introduced by Rep. John A. Boehner and others, H.R. 2269, 'to promote the provision of retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets.

Text of PPA Technical Corrections Bill (H.R. 7327) as Approved by Senate: 'Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008'

 

Text of H.R. 1779 as Passed by House (Engrossed Version)

Guardsmen and Reservists Financial Relief Act of 2004 (Engrossed as Agreed to or Passed by House) [H.R.1779.EH].

Text of House-Passed Patients' Rights Bill

Includes links to the amendments expanding medical savings accounts and making changes to the enforcement and liability provisions (the Bush-Norwood agreement).

Prepare for Launch: Health Reform Summit 2008 to Be Held June 16

Excerpt: On June 16, 2008, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley are co-hosting a bipartisan summit at the Library of Congress to discuss options for health care reform in 2009. 'Prepare for Launch: Health Reform Summit 2008' is part of the Finance Committee's year-long series of hearings, roundtables, and events to prepare for congressional action on health reform.

Text and Status of Recently-Introduced Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 (H.R. 2122)

Summary from the Library of Congress: "Amends the Administrative Procedure Act to revise and expand the requirements for federal agency rulemaking by requiring agencies, in making a rule, to base all preliminary and final factual determinations on evidence and to consider the legal authority under which the rule may be proposed, the specific nature and significance of the problem the agency may address with the rule, any reasonable alternatives for the rule, and the potential costs and benefits associated with such alternatives. Requires agencies to publish advance notice of proposed rulemaking for major rules and for high-impact rules ... and for rules that involve a novel legal or policy issue arising out of statutory mandates, which shall include a written statement identifying the nature and significance of the problem the agency may address with a rule, the legal authority under which the rule may be proposed, the nature of and potential reasons to adopt a novel legal or policy position, and a solicitation for written data, views, or arguments from interested persons. Sets forth criteria for issuing major guidance ... or guidance that involves a novel legal or policy issue arising out of statutory mandates. Expands the scope of judicial review of agency rulemaking by allowing immediate review of rulemaking not in compliance with notice requirements and establishing a substantial evidence standard for affirming agency rulemaking decisions."