Pending Legislation

National Health Care

Congress again unveiled in the dead of night the next 1.5 Trillion dollar plan they would have the American people bound to. Click the link below do download the bill as released from our government. Every American needs to read what congress wants for us, but will not have to have themselves.

HOUSE BILL HR 3200

Click here to see what the Congressional Budget Office says about the current health bill

Health Choices Act -CBO Review

Card check

Card check as it is known is a bill to change the way that union votes are held. It would change it from a secret ballot as it is now to an open ballot that all others would see. View the entire bill below

Senate Bill S-560

Cap and Trade passes house

These are the eight Republicans who's vote passed this horrible piece of legislation. We are posting these names and their phone numbers. We encourage everyone to call them and say a big thank you!

 Read the Bill that was passed here

Cap and Trade HR2454

Clean Water Restoration Act -

Bill S 787

A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the United States over waters of the United States. This would take control of local waterways away from the states and give control to the federal government.

 Clean Water Restoration Act S 787

Questions on a pending bill? Get the info on the sponsors, and the bill itself.

Michigan House and Senate

Michigan House resolution HICR -0004 is a resolution that is currently in committee that affirms Michigan's Sovereignty under the 10th amendment of the U.S. Constitutution. It is currently stalled in committee. Rep. Kevin Daley supports this resolution. Read the Resolution yourself. If you feel this proposal has merit, contact  Rep. Bob Constan, D District 16 ( Wayne) @  bobconstan@house.mi.gov and urge him to put this resolution up for a vote.

2009-HICR-0004

If you would like to see the current and past bills and resolutions in the

Michigan House and Senate click HERE to read and download the actual bills from Lansing.

 

Americas Future Healthy Choice Act: The next health care bill. The Senate is now working on their final health care bill. This is the bill started by a bi partisan group, but finished by the Democrats alone. It is known as the "America's Future Healthy Choice Act".The current bill has just been released for the public to see. It is still in committee and is subject to change but here are some of the highlights.: Price: $800 to $900 Billion over 10 years. NO public option but a network of non-profit co-ops to compete with private insurers. Penalties of up to $3800 for not having insurance. Failure to pay this fine would result in a $25,000 fine and up to 1 year in prison. Tax increases would raise $215 billion over 10 years with a 35% excise tax on "gold-plated" insurance plans. The levy, which targets insurers, would tax the value of plans above $8,000 for individuals and $21,000 for families. Insurers, drug makers, medical-device makers and clinical laboratories would all pay new annual fees based on market share. The Joint Committee on Taxation estimated those would bring in $93 billion over a decade. Click HERE for a summery of the current Senate Bill   Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009 There are currently 2 Bills working their way through Congress regarding the Federal Reserve and opening up their books. They are House Bill HR1207 and Senate Bill S604. Click the links below to download the bills HR1207 and S604 The following summary was written by the Congressional Research Service, a well-respected nonpartisan arm of the Library of Congress.   2/26/2009--Introduced. Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009 - Repeals the authority of the Comptroller General to carry out an onsite examination of an open insured bank or bank holding company only if the appropriate federal regulatory agency has consented in writing. (Retains the authority of the Comptroller General to audit a federal agency.) Directs the Comptroller General to complete, before the end of 2010, an audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and of the federal reserve banks, followed by a detailed report to Congress.