112th Congress

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112

Maloney bill would protect Consumers from so-called Overdraft “Protection” plans

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, along with 46 cosponsors, this week introduced the “Overdraft Protection Act” which would require a consumer’s affirmative opt-in to overdraft plans with clear disclosure of coverage and fees, require overdraft fees be “reasonable and proportional” to the cost of the transaction, limit the quantity of fees that can be charged to one per month and six per year, improve notice to consumers when an overdraft is incurred, and ban the manipulation of transaction posting order in a way that maximizes fees paid to banks.

Reps. Nadler, Maloney, Speier, Davis & Advocates Announce Legislation Protecting Pregnant Workers from Discrimination

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jackie Speier (D-CA) and Susan Davis (D-CA), joined by the leaders of women’s advocacy organizations, unions, and business groups from across the nation, introduced critical new legislation – the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act – to ensure that pregnant women are not forced out of jobs unnecessarily or denied reasonable job modifications that would allow them to continue working.  Currently, pregnant working women around the country are being denied simple adjustments – permission to use a stool while working a cash register, or to carry a bottle of water to stay hydrated, or temporary reassignment to lighter duty tasks – that would keep them working and supporting their families while maintaining healthy pregnancies.  The legislation will close legal loopholes and ensure that pregnant women are treated fairly on the job.  At press time, the bill had 63 original cosponsors.

Maloney and Nadler Call On Village Voice Media To Shut Down Website Frequented by Sex Traffickers

New York, NY - U.S. Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) and Jerrold L. Nadler (D-NY) today sent a letter to Village Voice Media, LLC expressing concerns about the frequency with which that company's Backpage.com website is used to advertise minors and trafficked persons and urging it to shut down its notorious "adult services" section.
 

Maloney forces amendment to Republican anti-regulation bill in House Oversight Committee markup

Washington, DC – After raising significant objections today to a Republican bill to ban regulations if the national unemployment rate is higher than six percent, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney succeeded in forcing Committee Republicans to exempt from their ban regulations that combat discrimination against women and minorities.

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