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Glossary of Bills & Laws Relating to Business Owners, Working Women

Glossary of bills and laws that affect women's civil rights as they apply to business, business women, and working women.
S.277 - The Serve America Act
The Serve America Act (S.277) was introduced in January 2009 to help encourage volunteerism, fund nonprofits, and create new long-term studies and partnerships to further education, health, and other social service nonprofits.
Bill H.R. 1424 - Economic Stimulus Relief Bill
What is the status of Bill H.R. 1424 - Economic Stimulus Relief Bill? This bill was originally introduced as "The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008" and has gone under many other titles before being signed into law by Pres. George W. Bush on October 3, 2008.
What Does the Community Reinvestment Act Regulate?
What does the Community Reinvestment Act regulate? Does CRA require lenders to make subprime and high-risk loans? Does CRA require lenders to make quotas? Who must comply with CRA regulations?
What is the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)?
What is the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)? Republicans blame CRA government regulations for the subprime mortgage crisis, and serves as an example of why government regulation should be relaxed. Is CRA responsible for the mortgage crisis?
Bill S 3077 - Transparency & Accountability in Federal Spending Act
Introduced in the Senate, bill, S 3077 Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008, (STAFS Act) was sponsored by Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and was co-sponsored by Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Tom Coburn (R-OK) and Thomas Carper (D-DE).
H.R. 5050 - What is H.R. 5050 - The Women's Business Ownership Act
H.R. 5050 - The Women's Business Ownership Act was passed in 1988 with the help of the National Association Women Business Owners (NAWBO). H.R. 5050 addressed the needs of women in business giving women entrepreneurs recognition, resources, and eliminated discriminatory lending practices by banks that favored male business owners.
H.R. 2102: Free Flow of Information Act of 2007
What is the status of the H.R. 2102: Free Flow of Information Act of 2007? Sponsors and co-sponsors of H.R. 2102: Free Flow of Information Act of 2007.
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