August 07, 2009
More H-2B Visas Available for Fiscal Year 2009
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July 09, 2009
UHC releases national survey results
July 9, 2009 – The findings from the Unwanted Horse Coalition’s (UHC) Study on Contributing Factors Surrounding the Unwanted Horse Issue are now available at unwantedhorsecoalition.org.
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June 18, 2009
European Commission questions U.S. gambling policies
The European Commission accuses the United States of continuing to fall short on its World Trade Organization (WTO) obligations by continuing to deny access to foreign-based gambling providers.
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June 18, 2009
Frank Statement on Report on U.S. Internet Gambling Laws
Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank released the following statement in response to a European Commission report released today that investigated U.S. internet gambling laws and their enforcement against European Union companies.
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May 19, 2009
Chairman Rockefeller hails passage of legislation
Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, hailed the passage of the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act. The legislation passed in the U.S. Senate by a vote of 90 to 5.
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May 13, 2009
Joint Subcommittee Reviews National Animal Identification System
Today, two House Subcommittees held a joint public hearing to review the National Animal Identification System (NAIS).
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May 06, 2009
Frank to unveil Internet gambling bill today
As promised, Congressman Barney Frank (D-Massachusetts) will unveil a bill that would establish a licensing and regulatory framework for Internet gambling operators.
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May 06, 2009
Frank Unveils Internet Gambling Legislation
Today, Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) unveiled legislation that would enable Americans to bet online and put an end to an inappropriate interference with their personal freedom.
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May 05, 2009
House Approves Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights
Today, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation that would protect consumers from deceptive credit card practices and equip t
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April 29, 2009
PACE Act to lift unfair burden on Churchill, racing fans
Today, Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3) announced that he has introduced H.R. 2140, the Parimutuel Conformity and Equality (PACE) Act, which will end the current federal requirement that forces wagering facilities to immediately withhold federal taxes of 25 percent on winnings over $5,000 if the odds on the bet are at least 300-1.
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April 14, 2009
Congressional “Ride-In” set for June 17, 2009
The American Horse Council is holding its annual Congressional “Ride-In” on Wednesday, June 17, in Washington, DC. The “Ride-In” will take place as part of the AHC National Issues Forum, which will focus on “The Welfare of the Horse” this year.
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April 03, 2009
House Passes Landmark Bill to Regulate Tobacco Products
The House of Representatives passed H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act by a vote of 298 to 112. This legislation grants the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to regulate the advertising, marketing, and manufacturing of tobacco products in order to protect the public health.
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April 03, 2009
EU Commission concludes investigation on US internet gambling laws
EU Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton said: " It is for the US to decide how best to regulate Internet gambling in its market, but this must be done in a way that fully respects WTO obligations. I am hopeful that we can find a swift, negotiated solution to this issue ."
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April 02, 2009
American Horse Council Memorandum
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March 31, 2009
Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act Introduced in Senate
United States Senators Mary Landrieu, D-La, and John Ensign, R-Nev., today introduced bipartisan legislation to end slaughtering horses for food. The bill, which is co-sponsored by 13 other Senators, would specifically prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling or donation of horses and other equines for slaughtering for human consumption.
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March 25, 2009
Senators: Make Ag Disaster Assistance A Priority
Montana's U.S. Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today, pushing the department to quickly implement agriculture disaster assistance programs as required by the 2008 Farm Bill.
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March 25, 2009
The Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights
House Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) today announced her plans to introduce the “Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights Act of 2009” in the House.
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March 16, 2009
Subcommittee Reviews Animal ID Systems
Today, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry held a hearing to review animal identification systems.
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March 16, 2009
Committee Reaches Out on Climate Change
Chairman Collin C. Peterson announced today that the House Agriculture Committee is seeking comments on proposals to address global climate change.
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March 11, 2009
U.S. Senate and House Introduce Employee Free Choice Act
Leading members of the U.S. Senate and House today introduced legislation that would help enable workers to bargain for better wages, benefits, and working conditions by restoring their rights to form unions.
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March 11, 2009
McConnell: “Employee ‘No Choice’ Act is undemocratic”
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor Wednesday regarding the Employee ‘No Choice’ Act:.
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March 06, 2009
S-388 addresses H-2B seasonal workers
U.S. Senators Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) and Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) today introduced the Save Our Small and Seasonal Business Act of 2009, legislation that will protect small and seasonal businesses from a devastating cut to their workforce by providing an exemption for returning seasonal workers.
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March 06, 2009
Legislation would reduce capital gains, estate taxes
U.S. Reps. Harry Mitchell, D-Ariz., and Mark Kirk, R-Ill., have joined forces to introduce bipartisan legislation to permanently reduce capital gains and estate taxes.
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March 06, 2009
Dodd introduces credit card legislation
Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, today re-introduced The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act ("the Credit CARD Act"), legislation to better protect consumers from confusing, misleading and predatory practices by credit card companies. Tomorrow, the Banking Committee will hold a hearing entitled "Modernizing Consumer Protection in the Financial Regulatory System: Strengthening Credit Card Protections."
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March 06, 2009
Grijalva Re-Introduces bill to protect NLCS
Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva’s legislation, a bill to create the nation’s newest public lands system, the National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS), was re-introduced today. The National Landscape Conservation System Act, would codify the National Landscape Conservation System within the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
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