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 1.
Comprehensive Energy Legislation
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Filibustered in the Senate since November 2003. (H.R.
6)
- Provides
an incentives program for alternative vehicle and alternative fuels.
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Encourages construction of Alaska natural gas pipeline.
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All of the tax title portions of the energy bill are attached to the JOBS bill,
including nearly $14 billion in tax incentives.
----- With skyrocketing
gasoline prices, Congress should pass a comprehensive energy policy that expands
the use of renewable energy and domestic supplies of oil and natural gas.
2. Corporate Tax Bill (JOBS Bill) -
Passed both the House and Senate in different forms (S.
1637 / H.R.
4520) and awaits the House-Senate Conference reconciliation.
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Provides an income tax credit and excise credit for biodiesel fuel mixtures.
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Provides a production tax credit for electricity generated from agricultural animal
waste.
---- Many industry and policy experts view passage of the corporate
tax bill as the best vehicle to get renewable energy tax incentives.
Related
Action Alert:
Help
Pass the Landmark Alternative Fuel Tax Incentives! 3.
Critical Habitat Reform Act -
Passed the House Resources Committee. (H.R.
2933)
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Requires the process for designating critical habitat to be practicable, economically
feasible, and concurrent with the approval of a recovery plan for a species.
4. Sound Science for Endangered Species Act Planning Act -
Passed the House Resources Committee. (H.R.
1662)
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Requires "peer review" in determining that a species is an endangered or threatened
species.
Related
Action Alert:
Send
an E-mail Today to House Resources Committee Offices to Ask Them to Support Passage
of Endangered Species Act Improvement Bills, H.R. 1662 & H.R. 2933! Add
Your Name to the Grassroots Petition Asking ESA Reform! 5.
Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act -
Passed the House. (H.R.
8)
- Makes
the repeal of estate tax permanent.
---- The House has repeatedly passed
permanent death-tax-repeal legislation but the Senate does not even bring it to
a vote.
6.
Milk Import Tariff Equity Act -
Referred to the House Trade Subcommittee. (H.R.
1160) / Referred to the Senate Finance Committee. (S.
560)
- Imposes
tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates.
Related
Action Alert:
Family
Dairy Farmers need the Milk Import Tariff Equity Act of 2003 (MITEA)! 7.
National Dairy Equity Act -
Referred to the House Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition
and Forestry. (H.R.
4597) / Referred to the Senate Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight,
Nutrition and Forestry. (S.
2525)
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Establishes regional dairy marketing areas to stabilize the price of milk and
support the income of dairy producers.
Related
Action Alert:
Urge
Your U.S. Senators and Representative To Co-Sponsor S. 2525 and H.R. 4597, the
National Dairy Equity Act! 8.
Universal Service Equity Act -
Referred to the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. (H.R.
1582 Universal Service Fairness Act) / Referred to the Senate Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (S.
1380, Rural Universal Service Equity Act)
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Distributes universal service support equitably throughout rural America.
Related
Action Alert:
Rural
Areas Deserve the Universal Service Fund (USF) for Modern, Affordable Telecommunications
Service! 9.
Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act (Perkins Act) -
Passed the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (H.R.
4496, Vocational and Technical Education for the Future Act) / Referred to
the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (S.
2686, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act) · Reauthorizes
the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998.
Related
Action Alert:
Urge
Your Congressman To Co-Sponsor HR 4496 to Reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Vocational
and Technical Education Act! PLEASE
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