Status of the Proposed Bill
 

June 29, 2009: The bill has not been enacted into law, has not been introduced into Congress, and has not yet been assigned a tracking number. Please contact the President, representatives and senators, and ask if they support the bill. Send them all a copy of the bill (further contact information is available on our Political Contacts page).

After the bill is assigned a number, the status of the proposed bill also can be viewed at the Thomas locator registry. However, the bill will not appear in the Thomas registry until the bill has been assigned a number.

Introduced into Committee: We need at least one representative to sponsor the bill, obtain a bill number, and enter the bill into the record. The two House committees that would be interested in the bill are the Financial Services and the Ways and Means Committees. The two Senate committees that would be interested in the bill are the Finance and the Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committees. Please contact the representatives on those committees, especially if one of the members happens to be your representative (contact information is available on our Political Contacts page).

Representatives and senators are becoming aware of the proposal. Please continue your phone calls, faxes, emails, personal contacts, etc. Grass roots pressure is beginning to work, so please continue applying pressure. See our Political Contacts page for more information. Please also continue spreading the word—see our Spread the Word page for ideas. If you wish to help financially, please see our What Can I Do? page for details.

Bill number: None

At one time the Treasury Department acknowledged the bill (the link is no longer active): http://www.ustreas.gov/education/faq/markets/economy.html. Please remember that the Treasury Department has no authority to make law and at best can only provide policy commentary and opinion to Congress.