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IL HR1092
Resolution
Status
6/30/2016
Primary Sponsor
Mary Flowers
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AI Summary
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Urges U.S. Congress to restore Glass-Steagall Act provisions separating investment and commercial banking, citing HR 381 and S. 1709 as measures that would prevent banking crises like 2008.
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Calls for establishment of a national banking and federal credit system modeled on Alexander Hamilton's First Bank of the United States and Abraham Lincoln's National Banking policies to fund infrastructure and manufacturing projects.
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Requests federal credit system funding for high-speed rail networks, power generation systems, water projects in the Southwest and cities including Flint, Chicago, and Philadelphia.
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Proposes launching a space program to establish a permanent manned lunar colony, explore the solar system, and develop nuclear fusion technology to address national energy needs.
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Cites commodity price collapse (oil down 70%, other commodities down 10-70%), $300 trillion derivatives bubble, and contracting manufacturing as evidence of economic crisis requiring immediate federal action.
Legislative Description
AMERICAN RECOVERY PROGRAM
Last Action
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
6/30/2016