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June 8, 2012
A bill seeks reform of lead-paint rules

The Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2012 seeks to reduce burdens placed on home remodelers.

Applauded by the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA), the bipartisan legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives would reform the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting (LRRP) Rule. 

March 6, 2011
1099-expansion rule moves closer to repeal

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 314 to 112 on March 3 to repeal   Form 1099 reporting requirements that would create a mountain of paperwork for small businesses. The requirement, passed last year as part of the healthcare bill and scheduled to start in 2012, would require businesses to file an IRS Form 1099  for each vendor they purchase $600 in goods or services from in any given tax year. 

September 29, 2010
RILA applauds passage of organized retail theft bill

The bill will create a unit inside the Department of Justice to investigate and prosecute...