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Articles From September 2011, page 1

  1. Today's Bill Picks and TTB: Mobile Informational Call Act

    by rachna on September 30, 2011

    Good morning! Have a great Friday!

    Today's Bill Picks

    New Top Trending Bill of the Day!

    The Mobile Informational Call Act (H.R. 3035) permits informational calls to mobile telephone numbers ( https://www.popvox.com/bills/us/112/hr3035 )

    Check out our Bills Page to see our very cool new "Trending Bills" list .

    POPVOX User Picks

    A POPVOX users asked me to highlight these bills:

    Got a bill you want to share? If you have a suggestion that might be of interest to POPVOX users, send me an email at rachna@popvox.com.

    POPVOX Updates

    We'd love if you helped us out by letting others in your networks know about POPVOX's "Today's Bill Picks" via email! Your reference is very much appreciated.  Share this link to subscribe to POPVOX's Bill Picks via email . Harness the power of POPVOX on your own organization or blog website! Learn more at  www.popvox.com/organization -- and please let the associations, organizations, blogs and community groups you're involved with know as well.
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    Please keep in mind that highlighting a bill doesn’t imply a POPVOX endorsement in any way. Rather, we’re simply trying to offer one more way to stay informed of an overwhelmingly complex legislative system. (To learn more, check out  an earlier post .) (Another way is to check out the  “Trending Bills of the Week” .)

  2. Today's Bill Picks and TTB: EPA, ammunition and tackle (9/29)

    by rachna on September 28, 2011

    Good morning and thanks for checking out Today's Bill Picks. And as you can see by the title of this post, I've taken the liberty to make "Top Trending Bill" into an acronym: TTB!

    Today's Bill Picks

    New Top Trending Bill of the Day!

    • H.R. 1445 prohibits the EPA from regulating, based on material composition, any type of firearm ammunition or fishing tackle. (https://www.popvox.com/bills/us/112/hr1445)

    Check out our Bills Page to see our very cool new "Trending Bills" list .

    POPVOX User Picks

    A POPVOX users asked me to highlight these bills:

    Got a bill you want to share? If you have a suggestion that might be of interest to POPVOX users, send me an email at rachna@popvox.com.

    POPVOX Updates

    Check out the article in FastCompany: "Facebook, Netflix Push Congress on Social Integration, Video Privacy" . Then weigh in on the bill they reference . We'd love if you helped us out by letting others in your networks know about POPVOX's "Today's Bill Picks" via email! Your reference is very much appreciated.  Share this link to subscribe to POPVOX's Bill Picks via email . Harness the power of POPVOX on your own organization or blog website! Learn more at  www.popvox.com/organization -- and please let the associations, organizations, blogs and community groups you're involved with know as well.
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    Please keep in mind that highlighting a bill doesn’t imply a POPVOX endorsement in any way. Rather, we’re simply trying to offer one more way to stay informed of an overwhelmingly complex legislative system. (To learn more, check out  an earlier post .) (Another way is to check out the  “Trending Bills of the Week” .)

  3. Today's Bill Picks and TTB - Outdoor Sports Protection Act (9/28/11)

    by rachna on September 28, 2011

    Good morning and thanks for checking out Today's Bill Picks. And as you can see by the title of this post, I've taken the liberty to make "Top Trending Bill" into an acronym: TTB!

    But first, a quick Government Shutdown Update : Senate leaders struck a deal Monday night that is intended to avert a government shutdown. Under a last-minute arrangement reached by the two parties, the Senate approved a bill, 79-12, that would fund the government for six weeks, through Nov. 18 ( source ). Now, looks like the House will sign off by unanimous consent on Thursday, on part of this deal, which would extend federal funding through Oct. 4 . Then, when the House returns next week, they will consider the six-week spending bill ( source ).

    Today's Bill Picks

    New Top Trending Bill of the Day!

    • The Outdoor Sports Protection Act (HR 1443) protects the use of traditional hunting and fishing implements and to prevent unnecessary and unwarranted restrictions on the implements used by the hunting and fishing communities. (https://www.popvox.com/bills/us/112/hr1443)

    Check out our Bills Page to see our very cool new "Trending Bills" list .

    POPVOX User Picks

    A POPVOX users asked me to highlight these bills:

    Got a bill you want to share? If you have a suggestion that might be of interest to POPVOX users, send me an email at rachna@popvox.com.

    POPVOX Updates

    Check out the article in FastCompany: "Facebook, Netflix Push Congress on Social Integration, Video Privacy" . Then weigh in on the bill they reference . We'd love if you helped us out by letting others in your networks know about POPVOX's "Today's Bill Picks" via email! Your reference is very much appreciated.  Share this link to subscribe to POPVOX's Bill Picks via email . Harness the power of POPVOX on your own organization or blog website! Learn more at  www.popvox.com/organization -- and please let the associations, organizations, blogs and community groups you're involved with know as well.
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    Please keep in mind that highlighting a bill doesn’t imply a POPVOX endorsement in any way. Rather, we’re simply trying to offer one more way to stay informed of an overwhelmingly complex legislative system. (To learn more, check out  an earlier post .) (Another way is to check out the  “Trending Bills of the Week” .)

  4. Ctrl+Alt+Compete Trailer, a documentary about startups

    by annalee on September 27, 2011

    Ctrl+At+Compete Trailer, a documentary about startups.

  5. 9/27: Today's Bill Picks and TTB: Shooting Protection Act

    by rachna on September 27, 2011

    Thanks for checking out Today's Bill Picks. (If you're looking for even more bills, check out POPVOX's *revamped* Bills Page -- and be sure to take a look at our new list of "Trending Bills.") And as you can see by the title of this post, I've taken the liberty to make "Top Trending Bill" into an acronym: TTB!

    Today's Bill Picks

    New Top Trending Bill of the Day!

    Check out our Bills Page to see our very cool new "Trending Bills" list .

    POPVOX User Picks

    A POPVOX users asked me to highlight these bill:

    Got a bill you want to share? If you have a suggestion that might be of interest to POPVOX users, send me an email at rachna@popvox.com.

    POPVOX Updates

    Check out the article in FastCompany: "Facebook, Netflix Push Congress on Social Integration, Video Privacy" . Then weigh in on the bill they reference . We'd love if you helped us out by letting others in your networks know about POPVOX's "Today's Bill Picks" via email! Your reference is very much appreciated.  Share this link to subscribe to POPVOX's Bill Picks via email . Harness the power of POPVOX on your own organization or blog website! Learn more at  www.popvox.com/organization -- and please let the associations, organizations, blogs and community groups you're involved with know as well.
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    Please keep in mind that highlighting a bill doesn’t imply a POPVOX endorsement in any way. Rather, we’re simply trying to offer one more way to stay informed of an overwhelmingly complex legislative system. (To learn more, check out  an earlier post .) (Another way is to check out the  “Trending Bills of the Week” .)

  6. 9/26: Today's Bill Picks and Top Trending Bills: U.S. Postal Service

    by rachna on September 25, 2011

    This is a long list of bills. If you're looking for even more bills, check out POPVOX's *revamped* Bills Page -- and be sure to take a look at our new list of "Trending Bills." Happy Monday, everyone!

    Today's Bill Picks

    • The President's Plan for Economic Growth and Deficit Reduction to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction according to the Administration, "pays for the President’s jobs bill and produces net savings of more than $3 trillion over the next decade" and brings the deficit to a "sustainable level" by 2017.
    • H.Res. 25 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that the current Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home should not be further restricted.
    • The National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act (HR 822) provides a national standard to carry concealed firearms in other states
    • The  Emergency Deficit Reduction Act (S 552) reduces the Federal budget deficit by creating a surtax on high income individuals and eliminating big oil and gas company tax loopholes
    • The  Defense and Deficit Reduction Act (HR 413) reduces the budget of the Defense Dept. to the level provided for FY 2008 and freezes it through FY 2016
    • H.Con.Res. 72 : expressing the sense of Congress that any legislative language approved by the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction should not reduce benefits for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid recipients
    • The National Guard Basic Allowance for Housing Equity Act (S 1579) provides the basic allowance for housing in effect for a member of the National Guard is not reduced when the member transitions between active duty and full-time National Guard duty without a break in active service
    • The Innovate to Deliver Act (HR 2967) enhances the long-term profitability of the United States Postal Service through enhanced innovation, operational flexibility, workforce realignment, and regulatory relief
    • H.Res. 403 : Honoring those persons whose lives have been taken by bacterial meningitis and those who continue to struggle with bacterial meningitis and its consequences, and supporting all work for the eradication of bacterial meningitis in the United States

    Another Government Shutdown?

    With another possibility of a government shutdown at the end of the month , we wanted to alert you to some bills related to military pay issues, which remains as one of the most popular among POPVOX users:

    New Top Trending Bills of the Day!

    Check out our Bills Page to see our very cool new "Trending Bills" list .

    POPVOX User Picks

    A POPVOX user asked me to highlight this bill:

    • The Veterans Opportunity to Work Act (HR 2433) improves the employment and training of veterans: Improves the Transition Assistance Program; gives governors the option of using up to 25% of the funding for direct training services for veterans; and strengthens USERRA protections. It passed through Committee, and now will head to the floor.

    Got a bill you want to share? If you have a suggestion that might be of interest to POPVOX users, send me an email at rachna@popvox.com.

    POPVOX Updates

    Check out the article in FastCompany: "Facebook, Netflix Push Congress on Social Integration, Video Privacy" . Then weigh in on the bill they reference . We'd love if you helped us out by letting others in your networks know about POPVOX's "Today's Bill Picks" via email! Your reference is very much appreciated.  Share this link to subscribe to POPVOX's Bill Picks via email . Harness the power of POPVOX on your own organization or blog website! Learn more at  www.popvox.com/organization -- and please let the associations, organizations, blogs and community groups you're involved with know as well.
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    Please keep in mind that highlighting a bill doesn’t imply a POPVOX endorsement in any way. Rather, we’re simply trying to offer one more way to stay informed of an overwhelmingly complex legislative system. (To learn more, check out  an earlier post .) (Another way is to check out the  “Trending Bills of the Week” .)

  7. Issue Spotlight: Veterans' Unemployment

    by rachna on September 25, 2011

    A POPVOX user alerted me to some new unemployment statistics:  The unemployment rate for Iraq and Afghanistan-era veterans was 12.4 percent in July 2011 ( source ).

    So we're highlighting legislation related to veterans and employment. We hope you voice your point of view on these bills and share them with your friends, family and networks.

    • The Veterans Opportunity to Work Act (HR 2433) improves the employment and training of veterans; improves the Transition Assistance Program; gives governors the option of using up to 25% of the funding for direct training services for veterans; and strengthens USERRA protections. (Passed through House Committee.)
    • The Hiring Heroes Act (HR 1941 and S 951 ) improves the provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of the Armed Forces and veterans. (Passed through Senate Committee.)
    • The  Hire A Hero Act (S 367 and  HR 743 ) amends the tax code to allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire individuals who are members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard
    • The Help Veterans Own Franchises Act (HR 2888 and S 1540 ) allows tax credits for the establishment of franchises with veterans
    • The Tax Credit to Hire Veterans Act (HR 2443) amends the tax code to increase the amount of depreciable business assets that an eligible small business can expense (i.e., deduct in the same taxable year) if such business employs certain unemployed veterans
    • HR 2046 ensures that members of the Armed Forces who are being separated from active duty receive comprehensive employment assistance, job training assistance, and other transitional services
    • The  Post 9/11 Troops to Teachers Enhancement Act (HR 1947) amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001, to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program
    • The  Jobs for Veterans Act (HR 1312) amends the tax code to allow an increased work opportunity credit with respect to recent veterans
    • The Veteran Employment Transition Act (HR 865) amends the tax code to extend the work opportunity credit to certain recently discharged veterans

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    About Issue Spotlights on POPVOX

    From time to time, we like to send POPVOX users an update of new bills by issue area. As in this example, if you weighed in on a bill about firearms, then you might receive an email from me alerting you to other firearms bills. (Full disclosure: while I think this idea is brilliant, it isn't mine. It was suggested by several POPVOX users -- so keep the suggestions coming!) I'll be posting these issue suggestions here, in addition to my bill picks for the day (as I explained in  an earlier post ).

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    Please keep in mind that highlighting a bill doesn’t imply an endorsement in any way. Rather, we’re simply trying to offer one more way to stay informed of an overwhelmingly complex legislative system. (Another way is to check out the “Trending Bills of the Week” .) As always, thanks for using POPVOX and I hope you stay in touch with us on Facebook or Twitter . If you'd these issue spotlights and other bill updates from POPVOX delivered to you via email, get started here to subscribe.

  8. 9/23/11: Today's Bill Picks and New Trending Bill Honoring Wild Horses

    by rachna on September 22, 2011

    Lots of important bills are up on POPVOX. And even more great comments from POPVOX users. Check it all out on the  POPVOX's *revamped* Bills Page -- and be sure to take a look at our new list of "Trending Bills." Thanks!

    Check out the DC Startup Community Micro-Documentary! Tech Cocktail explores the startup community and ecosystem in Washington, D.C. through interviews with leaders in the area. (Spoiler alert: POPVOX co-founders Rachna and Marci have cameos in the first minute.)

    Today's Bill Picks

    Another Government Shutdown?

    With another possibility of a government shutdown at the end of the month , we wanted to alert you to some bills related to military pay issues, which remains as one of the most popular among POPVOX users:

    New Top Trending Bill of the Day!

    • The H.Res. 284 : Honoring wild horses and burros as important to our national heritage.

    Check out our Bills Page to see our very cool new "Trending Bills" list .

    POPVOX User Picks

    POPVOX users asked me to highlight these bills:

    • The  Breast Cancer Patient Equity Act (HR 2233) provides coverage for custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy
    • The  Employee Rights Act (S 1507) provides protections from workers with respect to their right to select or refrain from selecting representation by a labor organization
    • The  HR 2556 suspends the issuance of visas to nationals of Brazil until such time as Brazil amends its laws to remove the prohibition on extradition of nationals of Brazil to other countries
    • The  Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act (HR 1037) provides for the national collection of data on stillbirths in a standardized manner

    Got a bill you want to share? If you have a suggestion that might be of interest to POPVOX users, send me an email at rachna@popvox.com.

    And here's a question from a POPVOX user:

    "I want my organization to use POPVOX for advocacy campaigns. What can I tell the higher-ups at my organization who are skeptical?" ( Find the answer here. )

    POPVOX Updates

    Thanks to all of our friends on Facebook ! POPVOX now has a thousand "likes"! Join the fun on our Facebook page ! We'd love if you helped us out by letting others in your networks know about POPVOX's "Today's Bill Picks" via email! Your reference is very much appreciated.  Share this link to subscribe to POPVOX's Bill Picks via email . Harness the power of POPVOX on your own organization or blog website! Learn more at  www.popvox.com/organization -- and please let the associations, organizations, blogs and community groups you're involved with know as well.
    _________________________________
    Please keep in mind that highlighting a bill doesn’t imply a POPVOX endorsement in any way. Rather, we’re simply trying to offer one more way to stay informed of an overwhelmingly complex legislative system. (To learn more, check out  an earlier post .) (Another way is to check out the  “Trending Bills of the Week” .)

  9. PRESS CLIP: Fast Company--Facebook, Netflix Push Congress on Social Integration, Video Privacy

    by annalee on September 22, 2011

    Facebook, Netflix Push Congress on Social Integration, Video Privacy in Fast Company.

  10. Today's Bill Picks: 9/22/11

    by rachna on September 22, 2011

    Thanks for signing up for "Today's Bill Picks." If you want to know what other POPVOX users are weighing in on, please check out the  POPVOX's *revamped* Bills Page -- and be sure to take a look at our new list of "Trending Bills." You can see the top trending bills of the last few hours, the last day or the last week! Based on user feedback, we'll also be listing bills that are up for a vote on the floor or in committee.

    Today's Bill Picks

    New Top Trending Bill!

    • The H.Res. 403 : Honoring those persons whose lives have been taken by bacterial meningitis and those who continue to struggle with bacterial meningitis and its consequences, and supporting all work for the eradication of bacterial meningitis in the United States

    Check out our Bills Page to see our very cool new "Trending Bills" list .

    POPVOX User Picks

    POPVOX users asked me to highlight these bills:

    • The  Breast Cancer Patient Equity Act (HR 2233) provides coverage for custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy
    • The  Employee Rights Act provides protections from workers with respect to their right to select or refrain from selecting representation by a labor organization
    • The  HR 2556 suspends the issuance of visas to nationals of Brazil until such time as Brazil amends its laws to remove the prohibition on extradition of nationals of Brazil to other countries
    • The  Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act (HR 1037) provides for the national collection of data on stillbirths in a standardized manner

    Got a bill you want to share? If you have a suggestion that might be of interest to POPVOX users, send me an email at rachna@popvox.com.

    And here's a question from a POPVOX user:

    "I want my organization to use POPVOX for advocacy campaigns. What can I tell the higher-ups at my organization who are skeptical?" ( Find the answer here. )

    POPVOX Updates

    Thanks to all of our friends on Facebook ! POPVOX now has a thousand "likes"! Join the fun on our Facebook page ! We'd love if you helped us out by letting others in your networks know about POPVOX's "Today's Bill Picks" via email! Your reference is very much appreciated.  Share this link to subscribe to POPVOX's Bill Picks via email . Harness the power of POPVOX on your own organization or blog website! Learn more at  www.popvox.com/organization -- and please let the associations, organizations, blogs and community groups you're involved with know as well.
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    Please keep in mind that highlighting a bill doesn’t imply a POPVOX endorsement in any way. Rather, we’re simply trying to offer one more way to stay informed of an overwhelmingly complex legislative system. (To learn more, check out  an earlier post .) (Another way is to check out the  “Trending Bills of the Week” .)

  11. Today's Bill Picks: 9/21/11

    by rachna on September 20, 2011

    Want to know about even more bills? (Or, want to see POPVOX's newest -- and coolest -- features?)

    Then please check out the  POPVOX's *revamped* Bills Page -- and be sure to take a look at our new list of "Trending Bills." You can see the top trending bills of the last few hours, the last day or the last week! Based on user feedback, we'll also be listing bills that are up for a vote on the floor or in committee.

    Today's Bill Picks

    New Top Trending Bill!

    • The Horse Transportation Safety Act (S 1281) prohibits the transportation of horses in interstate transportation in a motor vehicle containing two or more levels stacked on top of one another

    Check out our Bills Page to see our very cool new "Trending Bills" list .

    POPVOX User Picks

    POPVOX users asked me to highlight these bills:

    • The  HR 2556 suspends the issuance of visas to nationals of Brazil until such time as Brazil amends its laws to remove the prohibition on extradition of nationals of Brazil to other countries
    • The  Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act (HR 1037) provides for the national collection of data on stillbirths in a standardized manner
    • The  Legal Workforce Act (HR 2885) makes mandatory and permanent requirements relating to use of an electronic employment eligibility verification system
    • The  Regenerative Medicine Promotion Act (HR 1862) would launch a national strategy to support regenerative medicine through funding for research and commercial development of regenerative medicine products and development of a regulatory environment that enables rapid approval of safe and effective products

    Got a bill you want to share? If you have a suggestion that might be of interest to POPVOX users, send me an email at rachna@popvox.com.

    And here's a question from a POPVOX user:

    "I want my organization to use POPVOX for advocacy campaigns. What can I tell the higher-ups at my organization who are skeptical?" ( Find the answer here. )

    POPVOX Updates

    Thanks to all of our friends on Facebook ! POPVOX now has a thousand "likes"! Join the fun on our Facebook page ! We'd love if you helped us out by letting others in your networks know about POPVOX's "Today's Bill Picks" via email! Your reference is very much appreciated.  Share this link to subscribe to POPVOX's Bill Picks via email . Harness the power of POPVOX on your own organization or blog website! Learn more at  www.popvox.com/organization -- and please let the associations, organizations, blogs and community groups you're involved with know as well.
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    Please keep in mind that highlighting a bill doesn’t imply a POPVOX endorsement in any way. Rather, we’re simply trying to offer one more way to stay informed of an overwhelmingly complex legislative system. (To learn more, check out  an earlier post .) (Another way is to check out the  “Trending Bills of the Week” .)

  12. Today's Bill Picks: 9/20/11

    by rachna on September 19, 2011

    Thanks for checking out POPVOX's daily bill picks. For more bills, please check out  POPVOX's *revamped* Bills Page and be sure to scroll down for our new list of "Trending Bills."

    Today's Bill Picks

    New Top Trending Bill!

    Check out our Bills Page to see our very cool new "Trending Bills" list . You can see the top trending bill in the last few hours, in the last day or in the last week!

    POPVOX User Picks

    POPVOX users asked me to highlight these bills:

    • The  Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act (HR 1037) provides for the national collection of data on stillbirths in a standardized manner
    • The  Legal Workforce Act (HR 2885) makes mandatory and permanent requirements relating to use of an electronic employment eligibility verification system
    • The  Regenerative Medicine Promotion Act (HR 1862) would launch a national strategy to support regenerative medicine through funding for research and commercial development of regenerative medicine products and development of a regulatory environment that enables rapid approval of safe and effective products

    Got a bill you want to share? If you have a suggestion that might be of interest to POPVOX users, send me an email at rachna@popvox.com.

    POPVOX Updates

    Want to know more about the President's American Jobs Act ?  Check out Marci's blog and her blog update .

    We'd love if you helped us out by letting others in your networks know about POPVOX's "Today's Bill Picks" via email! Your reference is very much appreciated.  Share this link to subscribe to POPVOX's Bill Picks via email .

    Harness the power of POPVOX on your own organization or blog website! Learn more at  www.popvox.com/organization -- and please let the associations, organizations, blogs and community groups you're involved with know as well.

    _________________________________
    Please keep in mind that highlighting a bill doesn’t imply a POPVOX endorsement in any way. Rather, we’re simply trying to offer one more way to stay informed of an overwhelmingly complex legislative system. (To learn more, check out  an earlier post .) (Another way is to check out the  “Trending Bills of the Week” .)

  13. The DC Startup Community Micro-Documentary

    by annalee on September 19, 2011

    The DC Startup Community Micro-Documentary by Shine On Storytelling.

  14. Today's Bill Picks: 9/19/11

    by rachna on September 18, 2011

    Thanks for checking out POPVOX's daily bill picks. For more bills, please check out  POPVOX's Bills Page and be sure to scroll down for our new list of "Trending Bills."

    In Honor of POW/MIA Recognition Day

    September 16 was POW/MIA Recognition Day. We highlighted some related bills on POPVOX, and I wanted to share them with you.

    • H.Res. 111 establishes a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs
    • H.Res. 376 calls for the repatriation of POW/MIAs and abductees from the Korean War
    • S 68 authorizes certain disabled former prisoners of war to use Department of Defense commissary and exchange stores
    • Samuel B. Moody Bataan Death March Compensation Act (HR 309) provides compensation for certain World War II veterans who survived the Bataan Death March and were held as prisoners of war by the Japanese

    Today's Bill Picks

    • The Emergency Jobs to Restore the American Dream Act (HR 2914) creates an emergency jobs program that will fund 2,242,000 positions during fiscal years 2012 and 2013
    • The Deficit Committee Transparency Act (HR 2860) requires members and staff of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to disclose lobbying activities and campaign or member-designated political action committee contributions
    • H.Res. 297 : Expressing the sense of the House that the Secretary of State should withhold US contributions to the budget of the United Nations if the General Assembly adopts a resolution in favor of recognizing a state of Palestine outside of or prior to a final status agreement negotiated between, and acceptable to, the State of Israel and the Palestinians

    New Top Trending Bill!

    Check out our Bills Page to see our very cool new "Trending Bills" list . You can see the top trending bill in the last few hours, in the last day or in the last week! (P.S. I think Josh, our CTO, is awesome!)

    POPVOX User Picks

    POPVOX users asked me to highlight these bills:

    • The  Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act (HR 1037) provides for the national collection of data on stillbirths in a standardized manner
    • The  Legal Workforce Act (HR 2885) makes mandatory and permanent requirements relating to use of an electronic employment eligibility verification system
    • The  Regenerative Medicine Promotion Act (HR 1862) would launch a national strategy to support regenerative medicine through funding for research and commercial development of regenerative medicine products and development of a regulatory environment that enables rapid approval of safe and effective products

    Got a bill you want to share? If you have a suggestion that might be of interest to POPVOX users, send me an email at rachna@popvox.com.

    POPVOX Updates

    Want to know more about the President's American Jobs Act ?  Check out Marci's blog and her blog update .

    We'd love if you helped us out by letting others in your networks know about POPVOX's "Today's Bill Picks" via email! Your reference is very much appreciated.  Share this link to subscribe to POPVOX's Bill Picks via email .

    Harness the power of POPVOX on your own organization or blog website! Learn more at  www.popvox.com/organization -- and please let the associations, organizations, blogs and community groups you're involved with know as well.

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    Please keep in mind that highlighting a bill doesn’t imply a POPVOX endorsement in any way. Rather, we’re simply trying to offer one more way to stay informed of an overwhelmingly complex legislative system. (To learn more, check out  an earlier post .) (Another way is to check out the  “Trending Bills of the Week” .)

  15. Superconstituents

    by josh on September 18, 2011

    A couple of weeks ago the POPVOX team held a retreat where we planned the next steps for the site. We did a lot of sketching. Here's a sketch by our designer William Donnell about how we can address the needs of busy constituents who want to spend their advocacy time efficiently:

  16. Issue Spotlight: Autism-related legislation

    by rachna on September 18, 2011

    We wanted to share with you some bills related to autism. We hope you voice your point of view on these bills and share them with your friends, family and networks.

    • On Tuesday, the House will vote on the  Combating Autism Reauthorization Act (HR 2005 and  S 1094 ). This bill would extend and reauthorize through FY 2014 the surveillance and research program for autism spectrum disorder; the education, early detection, and intervention program for autism spectrum disorder; and the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee.
    • The Global Autism Assistance Act (HR 2700) establishes a health and education grant program related to autism spectrum disorders
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    About Issue Spotlights on POPVOX

    From time to time, we like to send POPVOX users an update of new bills by issue area. As in this example, if you weighed in on a bill about firearms, then you might receive an email from me alerting you to other firearms bills. (Full disclosure: while I think this idea is brilliant, it isn't mine. It was suggested by several POPVOX users -- so keep the suggestions coming!) I'll be posting these issue suggestions here, in addition to my bill picks for the day (as I explained in  an earlier post ).

    _________________________________

    Please keep in mind that highlighting a bill doesn’t imply an endorsement in any way. Rather, we’re simply trying to offer one more way to stay informed of an overwhelmingly complex legislative system. (Another way is to check out the “Trending Bills of the Week” .) As always, thanks for using POPVOX and I hope you stay in touch with us on Facebook or Twitter . If you'd these issue spotlights and other bill updates from POPVOX delivered to you via email, get started here to subscribe.

  17. Today's Bill Picks: 9/16/11

    by rachna on September 15, 2011

    Thanks for checking out POPVOX's daily bill picks. For more bills, please check out  POPVOX's Bills Page and be sure to scroll down for a list of "Trending Bills."

    Today's Bill Picks

    • H.Res. 365 expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should cut the United States’ true debt burden by reducing home mortgage balances, forgiving student loans, and bringing down overall personal debt
    • The Regulatory Time-Out Act provides for a time-out on certain regulations
    • Senate Majority Leader Reid just introduced the American Jobs Act (S 1549). It's President Obama's proposal as a formal bill. It provides tax relief for American workers and businesses, to put workers back on the job while rebuilding and modernizing America, and to provide pathways back to work for Americans looking for jobs
    • S. 1540 allows tax credits for the purchase of franchises by veterans

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    • H.Res. 365 expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should cut the United States’ true debt burden by reducing home mortgage balances, forgiving student loans, and bringing down overall personal debt

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  18. Update on the American Jobs Act

    by marci on September 15, 2011

    Proving that you can never say never when it comes to Congress:

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has introduced the President's American Jobs Act in the Senate as S. 1549 . All comments that were received on POPVOX for the President's draft bill have now been transferred to the bill report for S. 1549; and the messages have been sent to the Senate.

    We hope you will weigh in, share the link, and tell Congress what YOU think about the bill.

  19. Today's Bill Picks: 9/15/11

    by rachna on September 14, 2011

    Thanks for checking out POPVOX's daily bill picks. For more bills, please check out  POPVOX's Bills Page and be sure to scroll down for a list of "Trending Bills."

    Today's Bill Picks

    • Weigh in on  the President's American Jobs Act . (To be clear, it's not a bill, but a proposal to Congress. But we wanted to make sure POPVOX users can send a message to their members of Congress about it!)
    • The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (S 1301) authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 2012 to 2015 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 and enhances measures to combat trafficking in person
    • Repealing NLRB's Boeing Ruling: On April 20, the NLRB issued a complaint against the Boeing Company for the alleged transfer of an assembly line from Washington to South Carolina. The Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act (HR 2587) would prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance.
    • Immigration Driving Entrepreneurship in America (IDEA) Act (HR 2161) amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote innovation, investment, and research in the U.S.; creates a new green card category for entrepreneurs who establish new start-up businesses

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  20. Today's Bill Picks: 9/14/11

    by rachna on September 13, 2011

    Thanks for checking out POPVOX's daily bill picks. For more bills, please check out  POPVOX's Bills Page and be sure to scroll down for a list of "Trending Bills."

    Today's Bill Picks

    • Weigh in on  the President's American Jobs Act . (To be clear, it's not a bill, but a proposal to Congress. But we wanted to make sure POPVOX users can send a message to their members of Congress about it!)
    • The  Unemployed Workers Hiring Act (HR 2868) provides payroll tax relief to encourage the hiring of unemployed individuals
    • HR 2870 reauthorizes certain programs established by the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006
    • HR 2876 prevents discrimination on the basis of political beliefs by the Environmental Protection Agency in its student programs

    New Top Trending Bill!

    POPVOX User Picks

    POPVOX users asked me to highlight these bills:

    Got a bill you want to share? If you have a suggestion that might be of interest to POPVOX users, send me an email at rachna@popvox.com.

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    Have you checked out the Issue Spotlight on 9/11 and Homeland Security bills ?

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    Please keep in mind that highlighting a bill doesn’t imply a POPVOX endorsement in any way. Rather, we’re simply trying to offer one more way to stay informed of an overwhelmingly complex legislative system. (To learn more, check out  an earlier post .) (Another way is to check out the  “Trending Bills of the Week” .)

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