S.3233: Nicaragua Human Rights and Anticorruption Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Foreign Relations. Reported By Senator Corker With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 10/03/2018
Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act [S.3220]
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Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish and implement a Refund to Rainy Day Savings Program to permit a taxpayer to defer payment on 20% of a tax refund to be deposited into a Treasury account, accumulate interest, and disbursed to the taxpayer in six months. The bill also amends the Assets for Independence Act to reauthorize the Assets for Independence (AFI) federal matched savings program through FY2023 and require appropriations for the program to be reserved for: general research and evaluation,
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S.3220: Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/17/2018
Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act [HB-4566]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Investments ]
Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act This bill amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to: (1) eliminate the Federal Reserve Board's authority to conduct stress tests of nonbank financial companies more than once annually, and (2) exempt certain financial companies not primarily regulated by either a federal banking agency or the Federal Housing Finance Agency from requirements to conduct stress tests. The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission may issue separate
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HB-4566: Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Bruce Poliquin
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/21/2018
Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018 [S.3045]
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[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018 This bill limits a financial institution's liability for maintaining a customer account in compliance with a written request by a federal, state, tribal, or local law enforcement agency. A federal or state agency may not take an adverse supervisory action against a financial institution with respect to maintaining an account consistent with such a request.
S.3045: Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark R. Warner
S.amdt.3696 Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 08/15/2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 01/18/2018
Otto Warmbier North Korea Nuclear Sanctions Act [HB-3898]
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Otto Warmbier North Korea Nuclear Sanctions Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to prohibit a foreign financial institution that knowingly provides significant financial services to a "covered person" from opening or maintaining a correspondent account in the United States. "Covered person" includes any person doing business with North Korea, any North Korean person employed outside North Korea (unless waived by Treasury), and any person that knowingly employs a North Korean person outside North Korea. The bill establishes
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HB-3898: Otto Warmbier North Korea Nuclear Sanctions Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 10/25/2017
HB-5841: Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Edward R. Royce
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 492. on 06/27/2018
Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018 [HB-5783]
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[Crime ]
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Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill limits a financial institution's liability for maintaining a customer account in compliance with a written request by a federal, state, tribal, or local law enforcement agency. A federal or state agency may not take an adverse supervisory action against a financial institution with respect to maintaining an account consistent with such a request.
HB-5783: Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Kyrsten Lee Sinema
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 06/26/2018
Jobs and Justice Act of 2018 [HB-5785]
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[Housing ]
[Science ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Small Business ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Children and Youth ]
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Jobs and Justice Act of 2018 This bill addresses a wide variety of domestic policy matters and focuses on economically distressed communities, opportunities for minorities and the disadvantaged, and civil rights enforcement. Included in the programs and requirements affected are those concerning: diversity in contracting; infrastructure development; areas of persistent poverty; job training for youth and older Americans; education of girls and minorities in STEM fields; the federal minimum wage; military family benefits; health care coverage and
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HB-5785: Jobs and Justice Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 05/14/2018
State Regulatory Representation Clarification Act of 2017 [S.1910]
[Finance ]
State Regulatory Representation Clarification Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require one presidential appointee to the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to have served as a state bank supervisor. (A state bank supervisor has primary regulatory authority over state banks or savings associations in the state.)
S.1910: State Regulatory Representation Clarification Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Mazie K. Hirono
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 10/03/2017
LEED Act Leverage to Enhance Effective Diplomacy Act of 2017 [HB-4027]
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[National Security ]
LEED Act Leverage to Enhance Effective Diplomacy Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to: (1) impose property-blocking sanctions against the North Korean government, business entities that trade with North Korea, including specified Chinese entities, and affiliated persons or entities; (2) prohibit the opening, and strictly control the maintaining in the United States, of correspondent or payable-through accounts by a foreign financial institution that assisted in the importation, sale, or transfer of North Korean goods or services; and (3)
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HB-4027: LEED Act Leverage to Enhance Effective Diplomacy Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Gallagher
Introduced In House on 10/11/2017
BURMA Act of 2017 Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2017 [HB-4223]
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[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Trade ]
BURMA Act of 2017 Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2017 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the government of Burma (Myanmar) should ensure the safe and voluntary return of displaced people and fully implement the recommendations of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State. The U.S. Executive Director of each international financial institution shall use U.S. influence to support only projects in Burma that do not partner or contract with or otherwise benefit any enterprise owned or controlled by the Burmese
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HB-4223: BURMA Act of 2017 Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Introduced In House on 11/02/2017
S.1: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Official Titles Official Titles - Senate Official Titles as Introduced An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael B. Enzi
Committee On The Budget. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Enzi. Without Written Report. on 11/28/2017
You have voted S.1: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Official Titles Official Titles - Senate Official Titles as Introduced An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018..
SECURE Act of 2017 Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts Act [S.2192]
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SECURE Act of 2017 Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to achieve situational awareness and operational control of the U.S. southern border and to deter and detect illegal activity in high traffic areas. The bill authorizes National Guard and Department of Defense support to secure such border. DHS shall establish: (1) a National Border Security Advisory Committee, (2) the Integrated Border Enforcement Team program, (3) Tunnel Task Forces, and (4) a biometric
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S.2192: SECURE Act of 2017 Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 275. on 12/06/2017
Improving Access to Traditional Banking Act of 2018 [HB-4764]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Improving Access to Traditional Banking Act of 2018 This bill amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to establish in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau the Office for Under-Banked and Un-Banked Consumers. The office must, in part: (1) report on impeding factors for individuals and families that do not participate in the banking system, and (2) develop strategies to increase such participation.
HB-4764: Improving Access to Traditional Banking Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. David Scott
Introduced In House on 01/10/2018