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- the safeguarding of consumer interests in terms of quality, price, and safety, usually within a statutory framework. The growing purchasing power of consumers and the rise in consumerism from the...
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- Consumer protection bill rejected by Okla. Senate committee
- A bill designed to discourage consumers from extending debt fell victim to a tie vote in the Senate Business and Labor Committee Monday.
- Research articles 2007-02-13
- Long Island & Queens AARP Members Travel to State Capitol to Press Senate for Consumer Protections in All Assisted Living Facilities
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- Research articles 2004-08-10
- Syracuse and Oneida AARP Members Travel to State Capitol to Press Senate for Consumer Protections in All Assisted Living Facilities
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- Research articles 2004-08-10
- Other Voices: State should require licensing of carpenters.(Brief Article)
- After several false starts, bills requiring that all carpenters working in Michigan be licensed have reached the committee level in both the House and Senate in Lansing. Licensing requirements protect consumers by ensuring that all workers in carp After several false starts, bills...
- Research articles 2001-07-09
- Federalizing e-waste; National plan touted at Senate hearing.(services of U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works)(Electronic Waste Recycling and Promotion and Consumer Protection Act of 2005)
- Byline: Joe Truini A Congressional subcommittee kicked off hearings last week to address electronic waste issues, with politicians, environmentalists and businessmen calling for national collection and recycling solution. "This is a Byline: Joe...
- Research articles 2005-08-01
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- Pharmavite Praises U.S. Congress for Ground-Breaking Enactment of The Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act
- NORTHRIDGE, Calif. -- Pharmavite LLC, maker of Nature Made vitamins, today praised the U.S. Congress for its bipartisan efforts in passing S. 3546, "The Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act." The legislation requires dietary supplement and over-the-counter drug manufacturers to report any reports they receive of serious adverse...
- Research articles 2006-12-11
- National data breach notification bill passed in U.S. House
- A national data breach notification bill was passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday.The Data Accountability and Trust Act would require any organization that experiences a breach of electronic data containing personal information to notify all U.S. individuals whose information is breached. The law requires that the Federal...
- News items 2009-12-10
- National Association of Realtors faults new rule by U.S. Office of
- The National Association of Realtors took an official stand opposing a new rule by the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of Currency during hearings last week before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking Housing and Urban Affairs. NAR President Walt McDonald said the regulation, which was adopted on Feb. 12,...
- Research articles 2004-04-16
- U.S. Senate considers e-scrap legislation
- Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Sen. Jim Talent (R-Mo.) have introduced legislation that would give consumers and industry tax incentives to safely dispose of old or outdated personal or office electronics. The Electronic Waste Recycling and Promotion and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 would provide incentives to create the...
- Research articles 2005-04-01
- Consumer, Public Health Organizations Urge Senate to Reject Protection for the Fast Food, Dietary Supplement Industries
- WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Five national consumer and public health organizations today called on Senate leaders to reject the misnamed "Commonsense Consumption Act," a bill passed by the House that will prevent consumers and statesWASHINGTON, Sept. 12 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Five national consumer and public health organizations today...
- Research articles 2006-09-12
- FTCR: Will DeWine & Voinovich Betray Ohio State Patients' Rights Laws and Allow Insurers Federal Right To Sell Junk Health Policies?
- COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Ohio Sen. Mike DeWine R and Sen. George Voinovich R will cast critical patient protection votes when an over-reaching bill to dismantle state oversight of health insurance and hard-won HMO patients' rights laws is voted on by the full U.S Senate as early...
- Research articles 2006-04-04
- House panel OKâ??s consumer protection agency
- WASHINGTON - The House Financial Services Committee voted Thursday to create a federal agency devoted to protecting U.S. consumers from predatory lending, abusive overdraft fees and unfair rate hikes. Democrats are hailing the 39-29 vote as a win for the average American. It is a major step forward in enacting...
- News items 2009-10-22
- Sources: Second hearing set/ Subcommittee to talk USOC reform
- A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee is planning to announce its second hearing on U.S. Olympic Committee reform in Washington, sources say. The hearing before the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection will likely take place at 10 a.m. Wednesday and will discuss pending legislation to...
- Research articles 2003-07-10
- Bankruptcy reform clears Senate
- By a 74-25 vote, the U.S. Senate passed the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, signaling a likely end to an eight-year-long battle over bankruptcy reform. House leaders are expected to act on the legislation quickly; President Bush is expected to sign it. The legislation establishes a...
- Research articles 2005-04-01
- Success in the sausage factory. (lawmaking in U.S. Congress) (President's Page)
- The Assn of Trial Lawyers of America ATLA had both victories and defeats in the work of the 103rd US Congress. ATLA won big with the products liability bill. The ATLA Caucus organized grass-roots efforts for consumer protection across the country. These bore fruit in a Senate debate on tort...
- Research articles 1994-11-01
- Assembly Passes Pre-Pay Funeral Protection Bill: AARP & Consumer Coalition Now Look to Senate to Act on Issue
- ALBANY, NY., May 13 /U.S. Newswire/ -- AARP, StateWide Senior Action Council, Coalition for the Aging, Empire State Funeral Directors Association and the New York State Funeral Directors Association are one step closer to seeing important protections put ALBANY, NY., May 13 /U.S. Newswire/ -- AARP, StateWide Senior Action Council,...
- Research articles 2003-05-13
- Nukes, Coal and the National Security Argument
- When the standard let's-save-the-environment argument failed to motivate Congress members to pick up the climate change legislation flag, advocates turned to the economy and job creation. Now a bipartisan group of former Congressmen and U.S. foreign policy leaders -- with resumes tough to ignore -- is pushing...
- Blog posts 2009-09-10
- AARP New York: Where Is the New York State Senate on Protecting the Frail Elderly in Assisted Living?
- NEW YORK, July 28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- AARP urges the Senate to pass the assisted living consumer protection bill that unanimously passed the Assembly and continue the Senate's long-standing commitment to older New Yorkers. Following is a statement by Lois NEW YORK, July 28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- AARP urges the...
- Research articles 2004-07-28
- FTCR: Senate Junk Fax 'Prevention' Bill Paves Way for More Junk Faxes; Allows Businesses to Junk Fax Any Customer from Past 7 Years
- SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A Senate proposal to amend the Telephone Consumer Protection Act TCPA will result in a massive increase in unwanted faxes into homes and offices around the country, according to the Foundation for TaxpayeSANTA MONICA, Calif., July 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A Senate...
- Research articles 2004-07-22
- The Public Option And Insurance Exchange In The House Bill
- In my first post, I described the major features and basic approach of HR 3962, as well as the provisions of the bill that would go into effect more or less immediately. This post will look more closely at some of the bill's basic insurance reform elements. In a final...
- News items 2009-10-30
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