Tag Archives: Reform

Dodd-Frank Bills Unlikely to get Senate Support & Watt Nomination Blocked

Legislative Activity House Dodd-Frank Bills Unlikely to Get Senate Support Last week, the House passed two bills that would alter the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act); the first was H.R. 2374, a bill that would bill put restrictions on how and when the Department of Labor and the Securities and … Continue Reading

House Approves Homeland Security Appropriations; Senate Debating Various Immigration and Border Security Bills; Power Grid Protection Gets Backers

Legislative Activity Budget and Appropriations The House approved its version of FY 2014 Homeland Security appropriations on June 6, but the Senate is just beginning the appropriations process. Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) has announced that the Homeland Security Subcommittee 302(b) allocation for FY 2014 will be $39.1 billion (plus $227 billion for … Continue Reading
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