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In 2009, a $410 billion omnibus bill, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 , became a point of controversy due to its $8 billion in earmarks. [11] On March 11, the bill was signed by U.S. President Barack Obama into law as Pub. L. 111–8 (text) (PDF) .
Omnibus legislation is routinely used by the United States Congress to group together the budgets of all departments in one year in an omnibus spending bill. For example, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 was designed to help reduce the federal deficit by approximately $496 billion over five years through restructuring of the tax code.
Omnibus bill Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018: H.R. 1625: 2019 United States federal budget: Oct 1, 2018 Sep 30, 2019 Minibus bill Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 5895: Oct 1, 2018 Sep 30, 2019 Minibus bill
The General Motors streetcar conspiracy refers to the convictions of General Motors (GM) and related companies that were involved in the monopolizing of the sale of buses and supplies to National City Lines (NCL) and subsidiaries, as well as to the allegations that the defendants conspired to own or control transit systems, in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (H.R. 3547, nicknamed the Cromnibus) is an omnibus spending bill that packages several appropriation bills together in one larger bill. [1] The 113th United States Congress failed to pass any of the twelve regular appropriations bills before the beginning of Fiscal Year 2014. [ 2 ]
A Volkswagen bus, named Azul by its owner, sits among burned-out homes in Malibu, California, on January 9. (Mark J. Terrill/AP) Editor’s note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s ...
California Democrats passed new rules Tuesday restricting who can carry loaded weapons in public, successfully reviving a failed attempt to strengthen the state’s concealed carry gun laws ...
The Truck and Bus Rule is considered by the Air Resources Board and other organizations such as the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Environmental Defense Fund as a win-win for the State of California: reducing global greenhouse gas emissions, reducing fuel use, providing fuel and operating cost-savings for truck owners, and reducing smog-forming pollution, in addition to providing human ...