S. 818 - National Priorities Act of 2007
Taxation.
- Sponsor:
- Bernard Sanders
- Summary:
- A bill to expand the middle class, reduce the gap between the rich and the poor, keep our promises to veterans, lower the poverty rate, and reduce the Federal deficit by repealing tax breaks for the wealthiest one percent and eliminating unnecessary Cold War era defense spending, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
There have been no votes on this bill.
National Priorities Act of 2007
S. 818 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- A bill to expand the middle class, reduce the gap between the rich and the poor, keep our promises to veterans, lower the poverty rate, and reduce the Federal deficit by repealing tax breaks for the wealthiest one percent and eliminating unnecessary Cold War era defense spending, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill to expand the middle class, reduce the gap between the rich and the poor, keep our promises to veterans, lower the poverty rate, and reduce the Federal deficit by repealing tax breaks for the wealthiest one percent and eliminating unnecessary Cold War era defense spending, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- National Priorities Act of 2007
- Sponsor
- Bernard Sanders
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Taxation
- Affordable housing
- Alternative energy sources
- Armed forces
- Block grants
- Budget deficits
- Budgets
- Children
- Community health services
- Congress
- Day care
- Defense budgets
- Defense economics
- Dental care
- Disabled
- Earned income tax credit
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Energy
- Energy conservation
- Energy efficiency
- Federal aid to child health services
- Federal aid to education
- Federal aid to health facilities
- Federal aid to housing
- Federal aid to transportation
- Government trust funds
- Health insurance
- Health policy
- Higher education
- Highspeed ground transportation
- Housing
- Income tax
- Job creation
- Labor
- Mass rapid transit
- Medical care
- Medically uninsured
- Medicine
- National security
- Poor children
- Preschool education
- Rental housing
- Residential rehabilitation
- Scholarships
- Special education
- Sunset legislation
- Tax rates
- Transportation
- Veterans
- Veterans' medical care
- Waste in government spending
- Weapons systems
- Welfare
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 3/08/2007 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 3/08/2007 3/08/2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 3/08/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2910-2913) Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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