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Gun Control Legislation, William J. Krouse, Specialist in Domestic Security and Crime Policy. August 3, 2012 Congress has debated the efficacy and constitutionality of federal regulation of firearms and ammunition, with strong advocates arguing for and against greater gun control. In the wake of the July 20, 2012, Aurora, CO, theater mass shooting, in which …
Receipt of Unemployment Insurance by Higher-Income Unemployed Workers (Millionaires), Donald Hirasuna, Analyst in Labor Policy. August 2, 2012 “The temporary, long-term extension of UI benefits has occurred at a time when the federal government and the states face serious budget constraints. The recent debate in Congress over the latest extension took place in a climate …
Two Years On, Reassessing The Cost Of Dodd-Frank For The Largest U.S. Banks, August 9, 2012 “Although it has been two years since the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (DFA) was signed into law, many rules are still not in place or final. Nevertheless, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has updated its …
Via NIH: “The Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act, enacted on April 4, 2012, contains several requirements for employees who file a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278). The following resources are provided for filers and ethics officials. Filers should consult with their IC’s ethics officials if they have questions. STOCK Act Summary …
“Two years ago [July 2010], President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act – the most significant set of financial reforms since the Great Depression. The landmark law is designed to help protect Americans from the excessive risk, fragmented oversight, and poor consumer protections that played leading roles in bringing about …
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission is publishing a Federal Register Notice seeking public comments on additional proposed modifications to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule. In updating the Rule to keep current with technology advances, in September 2011, the FTC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on proposed changes to the Commission’s …
Via CDT: “The chart below compares on civil liberties grounds three bills that seek to promote cybersecurity and it updates a similar chart we issued on April 4, 2012 based on prior versions of all three bills. The Senate is set to consider the Cybersecurity Act, S. 3414 (Lieberman-Collins bill), introduced on July 19. The …
Estimates for the Insurance Coverage Provisions of the Affordable Care Act Updated for the Recent Supreme Court Decision, July 24, 2012 “CBO and JCT now estimate that the insurance coverage provisions of the ACA will have a net cost of $1,168 billion over the 20122022 period compared with $1,252 billion projected in March 2012 …
“CBO and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) have estimated the direct spending and revenue effects of H.R. 6079, the Repeal of Obamacare Act, as passed by the House of Representatives on July 11, 2012. H.R. 6079 would repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), with the exception of one subsection that has …
“The Basel Action Network (BAN) announced today that the world’s largest electronics recycler, Sims Recycling Solutions, Inc. (SRS) has signed a contract with Orion Registrars to certify each of its 14 North American electronics processing sites to the e-Stewards® Standard over the next 18 months. The e-Stewards Certification is known as the gold standard for …
Mortality and Access to Care among Adults after State Medicaid Expansions, Benjamin D. Sommers, M.D., Ph.D., Katherine Baicker, Ph.D., and Arnold M. Epstein, M.D. New England Journal of Medicine, July 25, 2012 “Our study documents that large expansions of Medicaid eligibility in three states were associated with a significant decrease in mortality during a 5-year …
Individual Mandate and Related Information Requirements under ACA, Janemarie Mulvey, Specialist in Health Care Financing – Hinda Chaikind, Section Research Manager, July 2, 2012 “On June 28, 2012, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, finding that the individual mandate in § 5000A of the Internal …
