CD090: January: Wall Street Gets Some Love

A summary of January, the first month of the 114th Congress. In this episode, a favor for Wall Street is signed into law, the Senate did almost nothing, and the House passed bills that benefit Wall Street, fossil fuel companies, and companies that don't want to give you health insurance. There were a few good bills mixed in there too. Please Support Congressional Dish: to contribute with PayPal or Bitcoin; click the PayPal "Make it Monthly" checkbox to create a monthly subscription to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Mail Contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North #4576 Crestview, FL 32536 Thank you for supporting truly independent media! January Laws : Terrorism Risk Insurance Program ReAuthorization Act of 2015 The bill and changes the terms of the program that provides Federal insurance to businesses damaged in a terrorist attack. The program was after expiring on December 31, 2014. from 85% to 80% over the course of the next five years. There's a $100 billion cap on Federal losses. The program trigger, which is the point at which insurance companies get Federal money, from $100 million now to $200 million. ; the Secretary of State will no longer be involved. . The attachment prevents the SEC from telling swaps traders how much cash they need to put up front to make a swaps trade. The attachment is the text of the , which was written by . He tried to get it passed in the 112th and 113th Congresses, before he resigned on the first day of the 114th Congress . The Securities and Investment industry was his #2 contributor, . Rep. Jeb Hensarling, who fought to keep this provision in the bill, has taken . January Bills and : Hire More Heroes Act Veterans with government health care which triggers a company's obligation to give employees health insurance. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Rodney Davis in the House, who has taken . The bill is sponsored by Senator Roy Blunt of Missouri, who has taken . National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization of 2015 Reauthorizes and updates the The program designed to improve weather modeling, coordinate post-storm investigations, improve understanding of wind's impact on buildings and vital infrastructure, and promote adoption of storm preparation measures. for the next three years Written by Rep. Randy Neugebauer of Texas Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2015 for the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and for the Atlantic Ocean into a single warning system, which will . Appropriates through 2017 to get this done. Passed unanimously. Written by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici of Oregon Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act Requires of Veteran's Administration mental health programs Requires the Veteran's Administration to that needs to be updated at least every 90 days. Creates a to repay psychiatrists' loans () if they work for at least two years at the Veteran's Health Administration. to get this done. Written by Democrat Rep. Timothy Walz of Minnesota : LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act Forces the Department of Energy to decide on applications to construct, expand, or operate liquified natural gas export facilities . Requires the applicant the specific destination of the liquified natural gas exports. Written by Rep. Bill Johnson of Ohio, whose are #1 Leadership PACs, who have given him over $387,000, #2 Mining, who has given him over $250,000, and #3 Oil and Gas, who has given him over $244,000. and Keystone XL Pipeline Act the Keystone XL pipeline. Forces any lawsuits against the pipeline Written by Rep. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, whose , who have given him over $322,000. Save American Workers Act of 2015 Makes people work for . The effects of this on the budget Written by Rep. Todd Young of Indiana Passed Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 Adds Makes it Written by Bob Goodlatte of Virginia, who has accepted from various industries Passed the House 250-175 Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act A package of 11 Wall Street deregulation bills from the 113th Congress (the GOP House leadership on the second day of the 114th Congress). , which is the bill that has already been signed into law as an attachment to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program reauthorization. Would (the Federal Reserve already delayed it until 2017), which prohibits commercial banks from trading collateralized loan obligations. Would allow companies to from their financial reports at their discretion. Companies with under $250 million in revenue (this would include roughly 60% of publicly traded stocks). , which will . The bill was sponsored by Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, who is retiring from Congress at the end of this term. His #1 contributing industry is leadership PACs but his #4 is the finance industry. : GOP Financial Services video about HR 37, starring Michael Fitzpatrick : Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act This bill was discussed during the 113th Congress in If the agency does not decide within 90 days of the completed environmental review, the permit will be on the 120th day Written by Rep. Mike Pompeo of Kansas () who has taken almost $300,000 from Koch Industries alone. In total, he has taken . : No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2015 Would prohibit Federal funding for (Currently, federal funds cannot be used for abortion services, except in cases involving rape, incest, or life endangermen). Written by Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 Already dead. Human Trafficking Prioritization Act Sense of Congress that the State Department can combat trafficking just and . Written by Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey : International Megan’s Law to Prevent Demand for Child Sex Trafficking Creates a new in the Department of Homeland Security which will about sex-offenders and notify other countries of the sex-offender's travel plans. Written by Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey : Human Trafficking Prevention Act for Federal employees dealing with human trafficking. Written by Rep. Sean Maloney of New York : Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth Trafficking Act of 2015 to the list of things that grant money for runaway and homeless kids can be used for Written by Rep. Joe Heck of Nevada : Human Trafficking Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery Act of 2015 Orders a few reports Written by Kristi Noem of South Dakota : Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2015 Prioritizes how grants to local police forces are given treatment of victims of sex trafficking Makes sex trafficking even if they aren't low income Written by Rep. Erik Paulsen of Minnesota : SAVE Act of 2015 Makes of prostitutes who are under 18 or are forced into prostitution punishable . Written by by Rep. Ann Wagner of Missouri : Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 based on the State's laws' treatment of victims of sex trafficking Adds the to the definition of "child abuse' Eliminates the prosecutorial requirement that that the government prove that the defendant recklessly disregarded the victims age Written by Rep. Ted Poe of Texas : Human Trafficking Detection Act of 2015 Trains TSA, Customs, and Border Patrol agents on how to detect and disrupt human trafficking within one year Written by Rep. Bradley Walker of North Carolina and : Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act of 2015 Gives for recognizing and treating human trafficking victims Written by Rep. Renee Ellmers of North Carolina in the House and Rep. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana in the Senate. : Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2015 based on the State's laws' treatment of victims of sex trafficking Written by Rep. Karen Bass of California : To improve the response to victims of child sex trafficking. to the list of things that should be reported on the Written by Rep. Joyce Beatty of Ohio Additional Information Article: by Stephanie Strom. New York Times. April 2013. Article: by Brian Stelter. CNN Money. January 2015. Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: by (found on by mevio) by (found on by mevio) by Be Heard Have something to say? Leave a message on the Congressional Dish voicemail line and it might be featured on the show! Call (339) 707-0307 Help Congressional Dish Rate Congressional Dish with and leave a rave review. Download and share the FREE Congressional Dish app for and . Submit your favorite episodes to . 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