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Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2017 [HB-2295] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [Investments ]
Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) set forth a special rule for the inclusion in gross income of partnership interests transferred in connection with the performance of services, (2) treat as ordinary income the net capital gain with respect to an investment services partnership interest except to the extent such gain is attributable to a partner's qualified capital interest, (3) exempt income from investment services partnership interests from treatment as qualifying income of a publicly traded (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 05/02/2017

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CLEAR Relief Act of 2017 Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act of 2017 [S.1002] [Finance ] [Consumer Protection ] [Small Business ]
CLEAR Relief Act of 2017 Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act of 2017 This bill amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to exempt from specified reporting and attestation requirements a community bank with assets of $1 billion or less. The bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to exempt from certain escrow requirements and residential mortgage loan standards a residential mortgage loan held by a depository institution with assets of $10 billion or less. The bill further amends that Act, as well as the Consumer Protection Act of 2010, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/15/2017

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Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 [HB-10] [Finance ] [Insurance ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Investments ] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Budget and Spending ] [Taxes ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Trade ] [Economic Development ] [Senior Citizens ] [Retirement ]
Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill repeals provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and other laws. Any rule that was issued or revised pursuant to a provision repealed by the bill is nullified. TITLE I--ENDING "TOO BIG TO FAIL" AND BANK BAILOUTS Subtitle A--Repeal of the Orderly Liquidation Authority (Sec. 111) The bill repeals the orderly liquidation authority of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The FDIC's orderly liquidation authority, as established under the Dodd-Frank Act, allows (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 115-108. on 07/13/2017

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Tax Fairness and Transparency Act [HB-2057] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [International ]
Tax Fairness and Transparency Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit the tax deduction of the interest expense of a U.S. corporation that is a member of a financial reporting group (a group that prepares consolidated financial statements according to accepted accounting principles or international financial reporting standards) to: (1) the amount of interest on indebtedness of the corporation includible in the corporation's gross income for the taxable year plus its proportionate share of the group's net interest expense in the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 04/06/2017

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PIMA of 2017 Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2017 [HB-2066] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ]
PIMA of 2017 Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2017 This bill expands Medicare's prohibition on physician self-referrals to include, with specified exceptions, certain advanced imaging, anatomic pathology, radiation therapy, and physical therapy services. Additionally, the bill establishes increased civil monetary penalties for violations of the self-referral prohibition with respect to those services. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall conduct a compliance review with respect to such referrals.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/21/2017

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Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act [HB-1932] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [Trade ] [Small Business ] [Cybersecurity ] [Economic Development ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Crime ]
Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to impose restrictions on foreign jurisdictions or financial institutions to counter money laundering and efforts to significantly impede U.S. tax enforcement. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: expand reporting requirements for certain foreign investments and accounts held by U.S. persons, establish a rebuttable presumption against the validity of transactions by institutions that do not comply with reporting requirements under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 04/05/2017

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Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2017 [S.860] [Children and Youth ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Mental Health ] [Public Safety ] [Human Services ]
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2017 TITLE I--DECLARATION OF PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (JJDPA) to modify the Act's purpose areas. It revises an existing purpose area to require the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), in disseminating information on juvenile delinquency prevention programs, to promote evidence-based programs and practices. It also adds, as a new purpose (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Received In The House. on 08/04/2017

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Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act [S.851] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [Trade ] [International ] [Small Business ] [Investments ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Economic Development ] [Crime ]
Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to impose restrictions on foreign jurisdictions or financial institutions to counter money laundering and efforts to significantly impede U.S. tax enforcement. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: expand reporting requirements for certain foreign investments and accounts held by U.S. persons, establish a rebuttable presumption against the validity of transactions by institutions that do not comply with reporting requirements under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/05/2017

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Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017 [HB-1809] [Crime ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Human Services ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Mental Health ] [Native American Affairs ] [Education ]
Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017 TITLE I--DECLARATION OF FINDINGS, PURPOSE, AND DEFINITIONS (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (JJDPA) to revise an existing finding to specify that the increase in offenders who enter the juvenile justice system as the result of sexual abuse, exploitation, and trauma has changed the composition of violent juvenile offenders entering the juvenile justice system. (Sec. 102) The bill revises an existing purpose area to require the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 303. on 02/06/2018

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Veterans Health Care Trust Fund Act [HB-1790] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Military ] [Public Health ]
Veterans Health Care Trust Fund Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), upon the commencement of any war, to establish a trust fund to be named for that war. Amounts collected pursuant to a war tax (required by this bill) shall be deposited into such fund and may be used by the VA to provide for veterans who serve on active duty during that war programs and benefits directly related to their health care. For any fiscal year during which the VA makes a withdrawal from such a fund, the Government Accountability Office shall (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young Introduced In House on 03/29/2017

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DUE PROCESS Act of 2017 Deterring Undue Enforcement by Protecting Rights Of Citizens from Excessive Searches and Seizures Act of 2017 [HB-1795] [Crime ] [Animals ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
DUE PROCESS Act of 2017 Deterring Undue Enforcement by Protecting Rights Of Citizens from Excessive Searches and Seizures Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to revise provisions related to federal civil forfeiture cases. Specifically, the bill: raises the evidentiary standard in such cases from preponderance of the evidence to clear and convincing evidence; with respect to property owners who are indigent, provides for the appointment of counsel; provides for recovery of attorney's fees with respect to settled claims in which (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/24/2017

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Save Our Seas Act of 2018 [S.756] [Environmental ] [Trade ] [International ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Water ] [Science ] [Funding ]
Save Our Seas Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Marine Debris Act to revise the Marine Debris Program to require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to work with: (1) other agencies to address both land- and sea-based sources of marine debris, and (2) the Department of State and other agencies to promote international action to reduce the incidence of marine debris. (Sec. 3) The bill also revises the program by allowing NOAA to make sums available for assisting in the cleanup and response required by severe marine (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Signed By President. on 12/21/2018

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