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The House has passed a consumer bankruptcy bill by a 308-108 vote and the Senate is also expected to pass it, despite efforts of several Democratic senators to knock it [...]

Long Island Congressman Felix Grucci, R-1st District, supported a bill, passed by the House of Representatives last week, designed to help small and medium-sized businesses do business on the Internet. [...]

Cory N. Strupp, a top lobbyist at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., should have a leg up on many of his rivals now that the House has broadened the Banking [...]

The fight for HR 1151 may have been all about the right to add new select employee groups (SEGs), but just adding new groups isn't going to keep a credit [...]

The House of Representatives recently passed an amendment to the fiscal year 2001 Treasury and Postal Service Appropriations bill (H.R. 4871), which delays implementation of recently issued contractor/labor relations (blacklisting) [...]

Edict puts 'enormous burden' on SBA, official warns WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Small businesses know they are losing government contracts because of federal agencies' growing tendency to bundle procurement deals into [...]

It's the political high season in Washington, D.C., and naturally most of the attention of the political junkies out there is focused on the presidential contest. But I think that [...]

The U.S. House eliminated funding in May for the National Differential GPS System (NDGPS), contained in the Department of Transportation's (DoT) fiscal year 2001 (FY01) budget. while in June the [...]

WASHINGTON -- The House voted Wednesday to continue certain economic ties with Vietnam, a move that follows the signing last month of the first U.S. trade pact with the country. [...]

Congress is once again using the appropriations process to try to kill a new Clinton administration regulation opposed by business groups. This time the target is a 'contractor responsibility' regulation [...]

NEW YORK -- The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed by a vote of 427-1 the first bill that would bar Internet marketers from sending unsolicited e-mails, also known as [...]

A prominent member of the House Banking Committee criticized a draft American Institute of Certified Public Accountants proposal that would change the way banks account for loan loss reserves. Rep. [...]

House to Vote on HUD Budget Bill WASHINGTON -- After a series of Democratic amendments from the floor, the House appeared close to passing a $30 billion Department of Housing [...]

The electronic signatures bill passed by the House late last week will help pave the way for credit unions and other financial services providers to take on-line lending to the [...]

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would prohibit the Occupational Health and Safety Administration ('OSHA') from proceeding with its proposal to impose new ergonomics standards on U.S. [...]

Spending on the nation's housing programs would rise by about $4 billion, to $30 billion, in fiscal 2001 under legislation approved by a House Appropriations panel. The spending plan, approved [...]

WASHINGTON -- After weeks of business and organized labor battling over undecided lawmakers, the House today is scheduled to vote on whether to grant permanent normal trade benefits to China. [...]

An agreement reached between House leaders and the White House on a plan to revitalize poor neighborhoods has suddenly boosted the chances that Congress will pass legislation this year to [...]

The House overwhelmingly approved legislation Friday that would increase spending on the nation's transportation programs by $5.2 billion, to $55.2 billion, in fiscal 2001. The bill, approved by a 395-to-13 [...]

Supporters of the China trade deal point to the passage of the African-Caribbean Basin Initiative as evidence that Congress realizes the importance of opening more markets to American products. The [...]

The House passed legislation that would loosen requirements for federal information technology contractors to employ college graduates with a minimum number of years of experience. Bill sponsor Rep. Tom Davis, [...]

WASHINGTON - The House Banking Committee on Thursday released its schedule of three hearings for May. On May 3, the panel will debate legislation that would require the Federal Reserve [...]

The House passed legislation to allow banks to pay interest on business checking accounts. The bill would remove the Depression-era prohibition on business checking interest in three years. In the [...]

Bankruptcy Reform Turns Into Political Football WASHINGTON, D.C.-The credit union-backed bankruptcy reform bill has become what is known in the nation's capital as a political football. Both the Republicans and [...]

Despite President Clinton's threat to veto the legislation, business lobbyists are optimistic that some of the tax breaks passed by the House to ease the pain of a minimum wage [...]

Labor shortages continue to plague many industries that find their growth potential limited by a lack of skilled workers. Small businesses and start-ups, in particular, are even more disadvantaged as [...]

Prospects look bleak for legislation that would reimburse small businesses for their legal costs when they win cases brought against them by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration or the [...]

Proponents of bankruptcy reform will renew their fight this session. The push to overhaul the bankruptcy laws fell short in Congress last year, even though different versions of the measure [...]

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Howard Coble, R-N.C., introduced federal legislation to establish uniform standards of conduct between franchisors and franchisees. Called the 'Small Business Franchise Act of 1999,' the bill would [...]

WASHINGTON -- Following the Senate's approval of a federal minimum-wage increase coupled with tax relief for small businesses, foodservice industry watchdogs now are working to make sure that the same [...]

WASHINGTON -- The likelihood of the House and Senate settling their differences on a textile-apparel trade bill before Congress adjourns for the year are dim, according to Senate Majority Leader [...]

A federal pilot program that pays for bond insurance and interest on municipal bond issues for smaller airports is on hold until next year because negotiations between House and Senate [...]