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The SAFE Banking Act is a proposed U.S. legislation to protect financial institutions that serve the cannabis industry. It has been introduced in various forms since 2013 and has broad bipartisan support, but has not been enacted yet.
ARPA is the acronym for the COVID-19 Stimulus Package or American Rescue Plan, a US$1.9 trillion economic relief bill passed by Congress and signed by President Biden in March 2021. The act provides direct payments, unemployment benefits, school aid, vaccine distribution, and other measures to combat the pandemic and recession.
A U.S. federal law passed in 2022 to reduce the budget deficit, lower drug prices, and invest in clean energy. It was a scaled-down version of the Build Back Better Act, negotiated by Senators Schumer and Manchin after Manchin opposed the original bill.
Learn about the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the BIL, a $1.2 trillion federal statute signed by President Biden in November 2021. The act funds various programs related to transportation, broadband, water, and electric grid, and was the result of a bipartisan compromise in Congress.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Reserve's regulatory chief on Tuesday outlined a sweeping overhaul easing two major draft bank capital rules following intense industry opposition that delayed ...
The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) is a US federal law that encourages banks to help meet the credit needs of low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. It was enacted in 1977 to reduce discriminatory credit practices known as redlining, and is enforced by federal banking agencies through examinations and ratings.
A $2.3 trillion spending bill that combines COVID-19 relief and 2021 federal spending, passed by Congress and signed by Trump in December 2020. The bill is the longest in history, with 5,593 pages and bipartisan support, and includes various provisions and controversies.
The bill now goes to the Iowa Senate, where a similar bill was introduced last year but did not advance. Stephen Gruber-Miller covers the Iowa Statehouse and politics for the Register.