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U.S. Congressman Bill Posey

Legislation
  • The Common Sense Economic Recovery Act (H.R. 1723)
    Oct 15, 2011  - Congressman Posey is the lead sponsor of bipartisan legislation to aid job creation and economic recovery by preventing federal bank regulators from arbitrarily penalizing small community banks for working with borrowers to modify their loans or accepting mortgage payments from someone other than th... More
  • Eliminating the payment of death gratuities for deceased Members of Congress (H.R.3127)
    Oct 14, 2011  - Congressman Posey introduced legislation to eliminate a generous death benefit set aside for the family of Members of Congress who pass away during the term of their service. The Congressional death gratuity was initially intended decades ago as a form of life insurance for families of Members of Co... More
  • The Social Security Check Guarantee Act of 2011 (H.R. 2581)
    Oct 13, 2011  - Congressman Posey introduced legislation to ensure the timely payment of Social Security benefits to senior citizens by requiring that Social Security checks be sent to seniors even if the federal government reaches the statutory debt limit. The Social Security Check Guarantee Act is intended to rea... More
  • The Senior Citizen Income Security Act (H.R. 1140)
    Oct 12, 2011  - Congressman Posey introduced the Senior Citizen Income Security Act to help senior citizens improve their economic well being and to restore some of the original promises that were made years ago through Social Security. The legislation implements the following: 1. Repeals the 1993 Clinton tax incre... More
  • REAL Space Act (H.R. 1641)
    Oct 11, 2011  - The RE-asserting American Leadership in Space Act, or REAL Space Act, sets a new course for NASA toward human space flight while keeping within current budgetary constraints. Specifically, the bipartisan legislation directs NASA to plan to return to the Moon by 2022 and develop a sustained human pre... More
  • Assure Servicemembers Are Paid (ASAP) Act (H.R. 1508)
    Oct 10, 2011  - Congressman Posey introduced the ASAP Act or the Assure Servicemembers Are Paid Act to require that in the event of a government shutdown, our military men and women defending our nation continue being paid without delay. The United States enjoys the benefits of an all volunteer, professional milita... More
  • The Child Tax Credit Preservation Act (H.R. 508)
    Oct 9, 2011  - Congressman Posey introduced the Child Tax Credit Preservation Act which makes the $1,000 per child tax credit permanent and requires that it be indexed to account for inflation each year. The idea behind the legislation is to help families plan for future expenses and to correct for the value of th... More
  • Housing Recovery Act (H.R. 1526)
    Oct 7, 2011  - Congressman Posey introduced the Housing Recovery Act which is aimed at relieving the market of foreclosed properties and making homes more affordable. H.R. 1526 early distribution penalties on withdrawals from an IRA, Roth IRA or 401K if the funds are used to purchase a home that has been in forecl... More
  • Keeping Money in U.S. Banks (H.R. 2568)
    Oct 6, 2011  - Congressman Posey filed bipartisan legislation (H.R. 2568) to prevent the flight of billions of dollars in foreign bank deposits from U.S. banks. The IRS recently proposed overturning a nearly 100 year old policy, without direction from Congress, with a regulation requiring all U.S. banks to report ... More
  • Requiring a 72 Hour 'Period of Availability' Before Legislation Can Be Brought for a Vote (H. Res. 689)
    Jul 29, 2009  - Congressman Posey introduced legislation with 34 of his colleagues to amend rules of the House to require a 72 hour period of availability before legislation can be brought up for consideration in the House of Representatives. The bill, H. Res. 689, also requires that a print comparing current law w... More
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