Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 [HB-2997]
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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Title I: Agricultural Programs - Appropriates FY2010 funds for the following Department of Agriculture (Department) programs and services: (1) Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary); (2) Office of Tribal Relations; (3) Office of the Chief Economist; (4) National Appeals Division; (5) Office of Budget and Program Analysis; (6) Office of Homeland Security; (7) Office of Advocacy and Outreach; (8) Office of the Chief Information
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HB-2997: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Signed By President. on 10/21/2009
Expanding Dependent and Child Care Act of 2009 [HB-2298]
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Expanding Dependent and Child Care Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase to $7,500 the amount of employer-provided dependent care assistance that an employee may exclude from gross income. Allows an annual inflation adjustment to such increased amount after 2010.
HB-2298: Expanding Dependent and Child Care Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 05/07/2009
Child Care Affordability Act of 2009 [HB-2045]
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Child Care Affordability Act of 2009- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax deduction for expenses paid for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment; (2) increase the dollar limitation on the tax credit for such expenses; (3) provide for an inflation adjustment after 2010 to the dollar amounts for such tax deduction and tax credit; and (4) make such tax credit refundable.
HB-2045: Child Care Affordability Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Yvette Clarke
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E931) on 04/22/2009
Helping Families Afford to Work Act [HB-1500]
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Helping Families Afford to Work Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code relating to the dependent care tax credit to: (1) increase from $15,000 to $20,000 the income threshold at which the rate of such credit is reduced; (2) increase the rate of such credit from 35 to 50%; (3) increase the maximum dollar amount of such credit; and (4) make such credit refundable.
HB-1500: Helping Families Afford to Work Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 03/12/2009
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and improve the dependent care tax credit. [HB-1369]
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Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the dollar limitation on employment-related expenses that qualify for the tax credit for expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment (dependent care tax credit); (2) repeal the requirement that a disabled dependent and the taxpayer share the same residence to qualify for such credit; (3) require the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations to qualify retirees for such credit; and (4) make such credit refundable.Makes permanent the increases in the
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HB-1369: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and improve the dependent care tax credit.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anthony Weiner
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 03/05/2009
HB-1279: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the contribution limits to dependent care flexible spending accounts and to provide for a carryover of unused dependent care benefits.
Sponsored by: Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E526) on 03/03/2009
You have voted HB-1279: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the contribution limits to dependent care flexible spending accounts and to provide for a carryover of unused dependent care benefits..
Care Corps Demonstration Act of 2020 [HB-8511]
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Authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to certain public entities and private nonprofits to implement care corps programs through which volunteers provide long-term services and supports to older adults and people with disabilities. Volunteers who participate in these programs receive benefits, such as living and travel allowances and post-service educational awards.
HB-8511: Care Corps Demonstration Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard
Introduced In House on 10/02/2020
The Heroes Act [HB-8406]
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Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.
HB-8406: The Heroes Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 09/29/2020
Feeding Homeless Youth During COVID–19 Act [HB-8423]
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Directs the Department of Agriculture to reimburse institutions that are emergency shelters for meals and supplements provided under the Child and Adult Care Food Program during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency to individuals who have not attained the age of 25 and who are receiving assistance from such shelters. Under current law, individuals who are older than age 18 are not eligible to participate in the program.
HB-8423: Feeding Homeless Youth During COVID–19 Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Pramila Jayapal
Introduced In House on 09/29/2020
Care Corps Demonstration Act of 2020 [S.4682]
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Authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to certain public entities and private nonprofits to implement care corps programs through which volunteers provide long-term services and supports to older adults and people with disabilities. Volunteers who participate in these programs receive benefits, such as living and travel allowances and post-service educational awards.
S.4682: Care Corps Demonstration Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/24/2020
Protect Black Women and Girls Act of 2020 [HB-8196]
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Establishes an Interagency Task Force to examine the conditions and experiences of Black women and girls to identify and assess the efficacy of policies and programs of federal, state, and local governments designed to improve outcomes for such individuals and to make recommendations to improve such policies and programs. The task force shall (1) cover issues involving Black women and girls in education, economic development, health care, justice and civil rights, and housing; and (2) submit recommendations at specified intervals to Congress, the
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HB-8196: Protect Black Women and Girls Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 09/11/2020
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 [HB-7610]
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Provides FY2021 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration, and related agencies. The bill provides appropriations to USDA for Agricultural Programs, including the Office of the Secretary, Executive Operations, the Economic Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, the Agricultural Research Service, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Agricultural Marketing Service, and the Food Safety and Inspection Service. The bill
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HB-7610: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Sanford Bishop
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 116-446, By Mr. Bishop (ga). on 07/13/2020
WPA Act Workforce Promotion and Access Act [HB-7477]
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To require the Secretary of Labor to establish a program to provide grants for job guarantee programs.
HB-7477: WPA Act Workforce Promotion and Access Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 07/01/2020
Working Families Childcare Access (WFCA) Act [HB-7436]
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Increases to $15,000 the maximum amount of dependent care assistance that may be excluded from the gross income of an employee receiving such assistance. It also permits a carryforward to a succeeding year of unused balances in a dependent care assistance flexible spending arrangement.
HB-7436: Working Families Childcare Access (WFCA) Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Jackie Walorski
Referred To The Subcommittee On Select Revenue Measures. on 07/01/2020
Child Care for Economic Recovery Act [HB-7327]
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Provides additional funding in FY2020 for taxpayer services, social services block grants, and infrastructure grants to improve child care safety, including needs assessments. The bill adds and modifies certain tax provisions to increase and make refundable the child and dependent care tax credit; increase the exclusion from employee income for employer-provided dependent care assistance; allow employers payroll tax credits for certain fixed expenses of child care facilities closed due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), certain employer-paid
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HB-7327: Child Care for Economic Recovery Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 07/30/2020
COVID–19 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Arrangement Rollover Act of 2020 [S.3972]
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Directs the Department of the Treasury to issue regulations or other guidance that permit the unused balance as of the end of plan year 2020 of any dependent care flexible spending arrangement to be rolled over to plan year 2021.
S.3972: COVID–19 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Arrangement Rollover Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/17/2020
COVID-19 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Arrangement Rollover Act of 2020 [HB-6958]
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Directs the Department of the Treasury to issue regulations or other guidance that permit the unused balance as of the end of plan year 2020 of any dependent care flexible spending arrangement to be rolled over to plan year 2021.
HB-6958: COVID-19 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Arrangement Rollover Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Introduced In House on 05/22/2020
Working Families Childcare Access (WFCA) Act [S.3765]
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Increases to $15,000 the maximum amount of dependent care assistance that may be excluded from the gross income of an employee receiving such assistance. It also permits a carryforward to a succeeding year of unused balances in a dependent care assistance flexible spending arrangement.
S.3765: Working Families Childcare Access (WFCA) Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Kelly Loeffler
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/19/2020
The Heroes Act [HB-6800]
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[Housing ]
[Immigration ]
[Student Loans ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
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[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Economic Development ]
[Elections ]
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[Human Services ]
[Pensions ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Poverty ]
[Retirement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Insurance ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Unemployment ]
Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. Among other things, the bill provides FY2020 emergency supplemental appropriations to federal agencies; provides payments and other assistance to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments; provides additional direct payments of up to $1,200 per individual; expands paid sick days, family and medical leave, unemployment compensation, nutrition and food assistance programs,
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HB-6800: The Heroes Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 07/23/2020
Food and Nutrition Provider Emergency Support Act of 2020 [HB-6843]
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Directs the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to allocate additional funds to states to reimburse institutions for a specified percentage of the costs to operate child and adult care food programs during the period beginning March 2020 through June 2020. Further, the FNS must issue guidance for the implementation of this bill not later than 10 days after enactment.
HB-6843: Food and Nutrition Provider Emergency Support Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 05/12/2020