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Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today urged all her constituents to visit the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) website and check for possible unclaimed tax refunds.
Tax payers should visits the IRS site at: http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=188083,00.html, to verify if they have unclaimed tax refunds.
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today issued the following statement in response to the passage of H.R. 1424, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.
Many have claimed that this bill is a bailout for Wall Street, in reality this is about protecting the entire American economy. Over the past week it’s become clear that we are facing an unprecedented freeze up of the world’s credit markets. These credit markets are the life blood of the global economy, without them economic activity slows to a crawl.
Bill Provides Tax Credit for Investments in Clean and Renewable Energy
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today voted in favor of H.R. 7060, the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act, which encourages investments in clean energy by extending and expanding tax incentives for renewable energy. This bill will create and retain hundreds of thousands of “green collar” jobs, spur American innovation and business investment, cut taxes for millions of Americans, and close loopholes allowing U.S.
Lofgren Bill Would Block New Tax Increases on Cell Phone Service
Today, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) today hailed the Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law for holding a hearing on H.R. 5793, the Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2008, which she introduced earlier this year. Rep. Lofgren’s opening statement in support of the bill is below:
The U.S. House of Representatives today gave final approval to H.R. 5938, a cyber crime initiative which will crack down on spyware. H.R. 5938 was approved by the U.S. Senate on July 30, 2008. This legislation will now be sent to the President for his signature. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) issued the following statement:
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today hailed the House’s passage of H.R. 6899, Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act.
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) today made the following statement on the floor of the House of Representatives in support of H.R. 6633, the Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2008.
Bill Would Protect Data Privacy
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) recently introduced H.R. 6588, which prevents customs officials from using the pretext of border searches to conduct groundless search and seizure of Americans’ laptops and other electronic devices when they return from overseas travel. The bill does not prevent the search or seizure of laptops or other electronic devices when legitimate law enforcement purposes justify that search or seizure.
Allows for Public/Private Partnership
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) recently introduced the Charles H.W. Meehan Law Library Improvement and Modernization Act, which authorizes $3.5 million for augmenting, maintaining, and administering the operations of the law library. The bill, which is co-sponsored by Rep.
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) today issued the following statement in response to the release of a joint Department of Justice Office of Professional Responsibility and Office of Inspector General report on politicized hiring at the Department of Justice.
