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3 Jul, 2008 8:11 am
On June 26, 2008, U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) reintroduced a measure intended to ensure that
children have access to healthcare. The measure was inserted into the Fiscal Year 2009 Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Appropriations bill (the "Bill"). The House of
Representatives had previously removed Senator Lautenberg's measure from the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill where it had been
inserted as an amendment. Senator Lautenberg's health insurance language ...
14 Jun, 2007 7:45 am
Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) on Tuesday introduced S. 1594, the Maritime Hazardous Cargo
Security Act of 2007. According to Senator Lautenberg's press release, the bill includes four main components: (1) diplomatic efforts to
develop international standards for handling especially hazardous cargos (EHC); (2) mandatory training of port workers on the U.S. Coast Guard's Incident Command System; (3) USCG
development of regional response ...
15 Sep 1:45 pm
... Stanley Chesler in Newark declined to dismiss a lawsuit brought by two children of, and the private charitable foundation (the "Foundation") formed by, Senator Frank Lautenberg, who was its President. The claims in the lawsuit include allegations that Peter Madoff violated
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by failing to disclose to investors that the company of his brother Bernard was engaged in a fraud. The plaintiffs are claiming losses ...
17 Nov, 2006 4:42 am
Follow-up to GAO Review HHS Abstinence-Until-Marriage Education Programs, Sen. Frank Lautenberg
"introduced legislation [on November 16, 2006, titled the Guarantee...
25 Feb 8:52 am
Peter B. Madoff, the younger brother of disgraced financier Bernard L. Madoff, has been sued by Senator Frank R. Lautenberg's family foundation over his role in the vast Ponzi scheme that prosecutors say went on for years at Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities. The
plaintiffs, who include two of Mr. Lautenberg's children, Joshua and Ellen, [...]
7 Aug 9:29 am
Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) joined with a bipartisan coalition of 38 Senators in introducing the
Employment Non-Discrimination Act to prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The Employment Non-Discrimination Act would bring equality to the
workplace and finally provide basic legal protections, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. The Act would prohibit employers, employment agencies, labor organizations
and joint labor- ...
6 May, 2008 11:21 am
... a press release by Senator Frank Lautenberg: Late last week, U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) introduced legislation to force action against ... time to stand up to this cartel and
protect the interests of the American people." Sen. Lautenberg's bill would require the United States Trade Representative to initiate
consultations ... (D-PA) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT). It is based on similar legislation Sen. Lautenberg first introduced in 2004. Note the
statement that "OPEC sets export quotas for each ...
7 Feb, 2008 2:15 am
... 2008 -- WASHINGTON - United States Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), both
members of the Senate Budget Committee, today assailed ... we can better protect ourselves from a possible terrorist attack," said Senator Lautenberg. President Bush's proposed budget cuts homeland security funding to states ... terrorism awareness. Last year, a DHS Inspector General audit
requested by Senator Lautenberg found that more funding was spent by this lobbyist group on marketing and overhead than ...
18 Jun, 2008 12:14 am
From a press release by Sen. Frank Lautenberg Today, a coalition of eleven Senators led by Sen.
Frank R. Lautenberg (D - NJ) called on the Bush Administration to take action in the World Trade
Organization (WTO) against eight Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) by ordering United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Susan Schwab to file a complaint with the WTO.
These eight countries, ...
6 Nov, 2006 4:10 pm
I've heard it suggested that OPEC's actions to limit oil supply violate WTO rules. See, for example, this recent press release and report from Senator Frank Lautenberg. After running through the legal arguments, the report concludes: OPEC's practices are in violation
of WTO rules prohibiting quantitative restrictions on exports [under GATT Article XI]. Although there are exceptions that OPEC could attempt to cite, the ...
7 May, 2007 9:37 am
... ' report (.pdf), during five months of 2004, the FBI-run checks had pretty good watch list matches on 44 individuals and allowed 35 of those to eventually buy the gun. New Jersey
Senator Frank Lautenberg wants to close what he calls the "Terror Gap," in a bill (.pdf) that allows
the Attorney General to prohibit the sale. If the suspected terrorist wants to appeal, the government gets to show its evidence to a court in secret to ...
6 Feb, 2008 3:59 pm
... 3. S. 1234, the "Stop Business with Terrorists Act of 2007," was introduced in the Senate on April 26, 2007, by Senators Frank
Lautenberg (D-New Jersey) and Hillary Clinton (D-New York). This bill imposes liability on parent companies for the unauthorized acts of its
subsidiaries, whether foreign or U.S. In introducing the bill, Senator Lautenberg summarized the impact as follows: My bill is simple. It
closes a loophole in the law that allows American companies to do business with our ...
25 Sep 3:03 pm
... industry in that state. Ferro's past as a lobbyist is already raising concerns among senators at the confirmation hearings. Senator Frank
Lautenberg (D-NJ), who is the chairman of the commerce committee's transportation panel, raised questions about Ferro's 6-year long tenure as a
lobbyist for the Maryland trucking industry. According to Lautenberg, given Ferro's close ties to the trucking industry, there is concern about
how she would be able to take the kind of ...
22 Apr 2:28 am
... 80 KB) Summary of the Economic Impact Report Prepared by the Environmental Protection Agency 04/21/2009 Fact Sheet: Gun Show Background Check Act Prepared by the Office of Sen.
Frank Lautenberg 04/21/2009 Federal Register Notice on New Credit Card Rules, Part I (PDF ...
National Credit Union Administration 04/21/2009 Legislative Text of the Gun Show Background Check Act (PDF 956 KB) Text of the Bill as Introduced by Sen. Frank Lautenberg on April 21, 2009
27 Apr, 2007 2:50 am
... attorney general discretion to bar terrorism suspects from buying firearms, the New York Times reports. The measure, introduced by Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), would give the attorney general authority to deny a firearm purchase if the buyer was found
... that federal law enforcement officials approved 47 of 58 gun applications from terrorism suspects over a nine- month period. Lautenberg
noted that the bill was only being proposed in the aftermath of the Virginia Tech shootings." New York Times
8 Jun, 2007 1:45 am
... in Congress. The legislation sponsored in the House by New York Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (press release) and in the Senate by New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg (press release) would require all pharmacies to promptly fill requests for contraceptives,
including over-the-counter emergency contraceptive Plan B for adults. The bill's findings decry refusals by pharmacists to fill prescriptions for contraceptives. The bill also ...
5 Nov, 2007 8:58 am
... proposal. The letter announcing MARAD's determination also notes that the governor of New Jersey will have authority to ensure that the project conforms to the environmental
standards of New Jersey, and to collect fees to offset administrative costs. Additionally, Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) expressed his approval of the decision, saying, "This was the right decision and it means New Jersey now gets a seat at the ...
3 Dec, 2007 7:32 am
... 638-4105; (215) 253-7263 New Jersey Sail-habilitation P.O. Box 228 Island Heights, NJ 08732 Phone: (732) 270-8154 Fax: (732) 505-0202 STATE GOVERNMENT UNITED STATES SENATORS
Honorable Frank Lautenberg (D) 825A Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Phone: (202)
224-3224 Fax: (202) 224-8567 Web: http://lautenberg.senate.gov Honorable Jon Corzine (D) 502 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-4744 Fax: ( ...
16 Dec, 2008 5:07 pm
... York nonprofit, the Philoctetes Center for the Multidisciplinary Study of the Imagination, may be forced to close, spokesman Adam Ludwig said. • New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg, one of the wealthiest members of the Senate, entrusted his family's charitable foundation to the
Defendant. Lautenberg's foundation handed out more than $765,000 to at least 100 recipients in 2006, according to the most recent listing on
Guidestar, ...
24 Feb 10:12 am
... ultimately are not charged with or convicted of felonies." 142 Cong.Rec. 22985 (1996) (statement of Sen. Lautenberg). By extending the
federal firearm prohibition to persons convicted of "misdemeanor crime[s] of domestic violence," proponents of ... Court sided with abused women and children and against the gun lobby,"
said Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), a gun control advocate and the author of the original amendment.
"Today's decision means we can continue keeping guns out of dangerous hands and ...
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