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ACT! for America Legislative Priorities for the 111th Congress
H.R. 1476 - The Open Fuel Standard Act
Sponsor: Eliot Engel (D-17/NY)
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Committee: House Energy and Commerce
S. 835 - The Open Fuel Standard Act
Sponsor: Sam Brownback (R-KS)
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Committee:Commerce, Science and Transportation
Bill Summary: Requires that auto manufacturers ensure that not less than 80 percent of automobiles manufactured or sold in the U.S. (by each manufacturer) operate on fuel mixtures containing 85 percent ethanol, 85 percent methanol, or biodiesel.
H.R. 1343 - The First Responders Fighting Terrorism Protection Act
Sponsor: Sue Myrick (R-9th/NC)
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Committee: House Judiciary
Bill Summary: Provides immunity from civil liability to first responders engaged in lawful attempts to prevent acts of terrorism. First responders are defined as any local, state, or Federal law enforcement agent, prosecution agent, border agent, immigration agent, transportation security agent, fire fighter, or emergency medical service provider.
H.R. 1304 - The Free Speech Protection Act
Sponsor: Peter King (R-3rd/NY)
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Committee: House Judiciary
S. 449 - The Free Speech Protection Act
Sponsor: Arlen Spector (D-PA)
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Committee: Senate Judiciary
Bill Summary: Allows any U.S. person against whom a lawsuit for defamation is brought in a foreign country on the basis of any content of free speech to bring an action in a U.S. District court against the person who brought the suit if the speech does not constitute defamation under U.S. law.
H.R. 2294 - Keep Terrorists Out of America Act
Sponsor: John Beohner (R-8th/OH)
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Committee: House Armed Services Committee
Bill Summary: To require the approval of the relevant State governor and legislature and the President's notification and certification before the transfer or release of an individual currently detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a location in the United States, and for other purposes. To require the approval of the relevant State governor and legislature and the President's notification and certification before the transfer or release of an individual currently detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a location in the United States, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2338 - No Welfare for Terrorists Act
Sponsor: Todd Tiahrt (R-4th/KS)
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Committee: House Oversight and Government Reform
Bill Summary: To prohibit any alien formerly detained at the Department of Defense detention facility at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and brought into the United States from receiving any Federal, State, or local public benefit.
H.R. 2194 - Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act
Sponsor: Howard Berman (D-28th/CA)
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Committee: House Ways and Means
S. 908 Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act
Sponsor: Evan Bayh (D-IN)
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Committee: Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Bill Summary: A bill to amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran, including a Sense of Congress that diplomatic efforts with Iran are more likely to be effective if the President is empowered with the explicit authority to impose additional sanctions on the government of Iran; states that it should be U.S. policy to encourage foreign governments to direct state-owned and private entities to cease all investment in, and support of, Iran's energy sector and all exports of refined petroleum products to Iran; urges the President to impose sanctions on the Central Bank of Iran and any other Iranian financial institution engaged in proliferation activities or support of terrorist groups.
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