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Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2019 [HB-1119] [Cannabis ] [Finance ] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Criminal Justice ] [Housing ] [Taxes ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Health ] [Crime ]
Removes federal restrictions on, and creates new protections for, marijuana-related conduct and activities that are authorized by state or tribal law (i.e., state-authorized). Among other things, the bill does the following: eliminates regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act for state-authorized marijuana-related activities; allows businesses that sell marijuana in compliance with state or tribal law to claim certain federal tax credits and deductions; eliminates restrictions on print (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/14/2019

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North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act [HB-925] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Animals ] [Water ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Reauthorizes the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through FY2024.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson On Motion To Concur In The Senate Amendments With An Amendment Agreed To By The Yeas And Nays: 214 - 207 (roll No. 214). (text: Cr H5202-5417) on 10/01/2020

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Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 [HB-748] [Healthcare ] [Finance ] [Small Business ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Public Health ] [Education ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Unemployment ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Insurance ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Consumer Protection ] [Senior Citizens ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Pensions ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Children and Youth ] [Data Privacy ] [Cybersecurity ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Science ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Military ] [Defense ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Air Quality ] [Energy ] [Trade ] [Manufacturing ] [Mental Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Property Tax ] [Public Safety ] [Retirement ] [Veterans ] [Community Development ] [Disaster Relief ] [Inflation ] [Investments ] [Poverty ] [Social Security ] [Climate Change ]
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. DIVISION A--KEEPING WORKERS PAID AND EMPLOYED, HEALTH CARE SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS, AND ECONOMIC STABILIZATION This division establishes the Paycheck Protection Program to provide eight weeks of cash flow assistance to small businesses through federally guaranteed loans to employers who maintain their payroll. Such assistance shall be to cover costs such as payroll, paid sick leave, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 07/23/2020

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Investing in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act of 2019 [HB-654] [Taxes ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ] [Manufacturing ]
Allows a business-related tax credit for employers who increase spending on worker training programs compared to their average training expenses for the three previous years. The tax credit is equal to the sum of (1) 40% of the increase for high-demand occupation training expenses, and (2) 20% of the increase for low-demand occupation training expenses. The expenses must be for full-time employees whose compensation does not exceed $82,000 for the year. A "high-demand occupation training expense" is designed to lead to employment in an occupation (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anthony Brown Introduced In House on 01/17/2019

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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-266] [Small Business ] [Healthcare ] [Budget and Spending ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ]
Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak by providing additional funding for small business loans, health care providers, and COVID-19 testing. DIVISION A--SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS (Sec. 101) This division provides additional lending authority for certain Small Business Administration (SBA) programs in response to COVID-19. Specifically, the division increases the authority for (1) the Paycheck Protection Program, under which the SBA may guarantee certain loans to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic; and (2) advances (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Betty McCollum Became Public Law No: 116-139. (txt | Pdf) on 04/24/2020

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United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act [HB-133] [Trade ] [International ] [Economic Development ] [Energy ] [Healthcare ] [Education ]
Directs the Department of State to develop a strategy to enhance economic cooperation and expand professional and educational exchange programs between the United States and Mexico. The State Department shall develop strategies to encourage more academic exchanges between the countries, as well as exchanges to encourage strengthening business skills and entrepreneurship. The State Department shall also promote energy infrastructure coordination and educational development. It shall also assess ways to develop partnerships between the countries' (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline Became Public Law No: 116-260. on 12/27/2020

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Opioid Crisis Accountability Act of 2018 [HB-5782] [Healthcare ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ]
Opioid Crisis Accountability Act of 2018

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jamie Raskin Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/31/2018

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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. [S.1] [Taxes ] [Energy ] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ]
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. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce tax rates and modify policies, credits, and deductions for individuals and businesses. With respect to individuals, the bill: replaces the existing tax brackets (10%, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi Committee On The Budget. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Enzi. Without Written Report. on 11/28/2017

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Competitive DRUGS Act of 2017 Competitive Deals Resulting in Unleashed Generics and Savings Act of 2017 [HB-4117] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Healthcare ] [Consumer Protection ]
Competitive DRUGS Act of 2017 Competitive Deals Resulting in Unleashed Generics and Savings Act of 2017

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Digital Commerce And Consumer Protection. on 10/27/2017

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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act [HB-1] [Taxes ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ] [Energy ] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Investments ] [Real Estate ] [International ] [Trade ] [Pensions ] [Retirement ] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Manufacturing ] [Construction ] [Property Tax ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Finance ]
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to reduce tax rates and modify policies, credits, and deductions for individuals and businesses. It also establishes an oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska. (Unless otherwise specified, provisions referred to in this summary as temporary or as a suspension of an existing provision apply for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026.) TITLE I Subtitle A-- Individual Tax Reform (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Rice Signed By President. on 12/22/2017

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Infrastructure 2.0 Act [HB-1670] [Infrastructure ] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Energy ] [Economic Development ]
Infrastructure 2.0 Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the taxation of earnings and profits of a deferred foreign income corporation, to: (1) make such earnings and profits subject to taxation in the last year that ends before the enactment of this bill; (2) reduce the tax rate on such earnings and profits by allowing an exemption of 75% (equal to a tax of 8.75% of repatriated earnings and profits); and (3) allow corporations to pay the tax in installments. The bill also: establishes and provides appropriations for a (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 03/23/2017

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Steel Industry Preservation Act [S.262] [Taxes ] [Energy ] [Manufacturing ] [Trade ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ]
Steel Industry Preservation Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend and modify the production tax credit for steel industry fuel. (Under current law, steel industry fuel is a fuel which is: (1) produced through a process of liquefying coal waste sludge and distributing it on coal, and (2) used as a feedstock for the manufacture of coke.) The bill modifies the tax credit for steel industry fuel to: extend the credit period and the placed-in-service date, revise the definition of "steel industry fuel" to allow blends of coal and petroleum (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/01/2017

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Steel Industry Preservation Act [HB-792] [Taxes ] [Energy ] [Manufacturing ] [Trade ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ]
Steel Industry Preservation Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend and modify the production tax credit for steel industry fuel. (Under current law, steel industry fuel is a fuel which is: (1) produced through a process of liquefying coal waste sludge and distributing it on coal, and (2) used as a feedstock for the manufacture of coke.) The bill modifies the tax credit for steel industry fuel to: extend the credit period and the placed-in-service date, revise the definition of "steel industry fuel" to allow blends of coal and petroleum (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Costello Introduced In House on 02/01/2017

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FILM Act of 2017 Facilitating Investments in Local Markets Act of 2017 [HB-2450] [Film Production ] [Taxes ] [Arts and Culture ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ]
FILM Act of 2017 Facilitating Investments in Local Markets Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2018 provisions that allow the expensing of the costs of qualified film, television, and live theatrical productions.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Judy Chu Introduced In House on 05/16/2017

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Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act [S.803] [Taxes ] [Finance ] [Law Enforcement ] [Budget and Spending ]
Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand provisions relating to the nondeductibility of fines and penalties to prohibit a tax deduction for any amount paid or incurred to, or at the direction of, any governmental entity relating to the violation of any law or the investigation or inquiry into a potential violation of law. The bill exempts from such prohibition: (1) restitution or amounts paid to come into compliance with any law that was violated or otherwise involved in the investigation (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S2176-2177) on 04/03/2017

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Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2017 [S.780] [Cannabis ] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ]
Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2017

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/30/2017

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Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2017 [HB-1824] [Cannabis ] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Criminal Justice ] [Housing ] [Immigration ] [Student Loans ]
Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2017 This bill amends various provisions of law and sets forth new provisions: to eliminate regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act for marijuana-related activities authorized by state or tribal law (i.e., state-authorized); to allow businesses that sell marijuana in compliance with state or tribal law to claim certain federal tax credits and deductions; to eliminate restrictions on print and broadcast advertising of state-authorized (continued...)

  

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

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