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Stop Penalizing Taxpayers for Sports Owner Fouls Act of 2014 [HB-4544]
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Stop Penalizing Taxpayers for Sports Owner Fouls Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny to an individual who owns a professional sports franchise a tax deduction for any fine or similar penalty paid by such owner to the professional sports league or association.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 05/01/2014
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for damages relating to federally declared disasters during September 2013, and for other purposes. [HB-4497]
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Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to tax relief for federally-declared disasters, to: (1) allow the expensing of qualified disaster expenses (i.e., for removal of debris, demolition, and repair of business-related property) for a disaster occurring during September 2013; (2) allow individual taxpayers an increased tax deduction for charitable contributions made for relief efforts related to a federally-declared disaster which occurs after August 31, 2013, if such contributions are made by December 31, 2014; and (3) allow corporations
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Gardner
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 04/28/2014
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Small Business Growth in Manufacturing Act of 2014 [HB-4473]
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Small Business Growth in Manufacturing Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow small business employers a business-related tax credit for up to 50% of qualified employee training expenses in a taxable year, (2) make permanent the tax credit for increasing research expenditures, and (3) increase the rate of the alternative simplified research tax credit.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 04/10/2014
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American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014 [HB-4438]
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American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a permanent research tax credit that allows for: (1) 20% of the qualified or basic research expenses that exceed 50% of the average qualified or basic research expenses for the 3 preceding taxable years, and (2) 20% of amounts paid to an energy research consortium for energy research. Reduces such credit rate to 10% if a taxpayer has no qualified research expenses in any one of the 3 preceding taxable years. Prohibits the entry of the budgetary effects
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Swalwell
Received In The Senate. on 05/12/2014
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year the business research credit. [HB-3945]
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Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2014 the tax credit for research expenses.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alan Grayson
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 01/28/2014
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Innovation, Research, and Manufacturing Act [HB-3640]
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Innovation, Research, and Manufacturing Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for increasing research activities, to: (1) increase such credit (from the sum of 20% of the excess of qualified research expenses for the taxable year over the base amount, 20% of the basic research payments, and 20% of the amounts paid by the taxpayer in carrying on any trade or business during the taxable year to an energy research consortium for energy research to the sum of 30% of each of those); (2) make such credit permanent; and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Julia Brownley
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 12/03/2013
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an increased credit for development and to extend and simplify the credit for increasing research. [HB-3428]
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Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow through 2018 a new business-related tax credit for an increase in expenditures for qualified development expenses (defined as the sum of any in-house and contract development expenses incurred in the trade or business of a taxpayer), (2) increase to 20% the rate of the alternative simplified research tax credit, and (3) extend through 2018 the tax credit for increasing research activities.
Sponsored by: Rep. David McKinley
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 10/30/2013
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Inspiring Scientific Research and Innovation Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2014 [HB-3336]
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Inspiring Scientific Research and Innovation Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2014 - Appropriates, for FY2014, an additional $3 billion to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to remain available until expended. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the recovery period for the depreciation of an airplane: (1) used in directly carrying out activities essential to the function of a trade or business other than the commercial or contract carrying of freight or passengers; and (2) whose primary use is not for the transportation of freight
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Referred To The Committee On Appropriations, And In Addition To The Committee On Ways And Means, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 10/23/2013
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Reimburse Educators who Pay for Academic Year Supplies Act of 2013 [HB-3318]
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Reimburse Educators who Pay for Academic Year Supplies Act of 2013 or the REPAY Supplies Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) for the classroom-related expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 10/23/2013
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E. Clay Shaw, Jr. Missing Children's Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2013 [HB-3092]
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E. Clay Shaw, Jr. Missing Children's Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2013 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Missing Children's Assistance to declare that many missing children are runaways. Requires the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to send the Office's annual report to the President and Congress specifically to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate. Requires the Administrator also to coordinate
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Signed By President. on 09/30/2013
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Postal Reform Act of 2013 [HB-2748]
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Postal Reform Act of 2013 - Amends provisions of federal law relating to the governance, workforce, and financing of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Title I: Postal Service Modernization - Authorizes USPS to establish a general, nationwide mail delivery schedule of five days per week that does not result in nondelivery of mail for more than two consecutive days, including as a result of federal holidays. Requires USPS, until December 31, 2018, to provide domestic competitive product service six days per week to each street address that was scheduled
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Sponsored by: Rep. Darrell Issa
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. H. Rept. 113-733, Part I. on 01/02/2015
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To increase transparency of agencies by requiring a report describing any proposed conference. [HB-2696]
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Requires the head of a federal agency who is hosting a conference or sending an agency employee to a conference to submit to Congress, not later than 30 days before the conference, a report that includes: (1) an itemized statement of the cost of attending the conference, (2) the total cost to the agency hosting the conference, (3) the names of keynote speakers, (4) a list of conference attendees, (5) the location of the conference, (6) a summary of the purposes and goals of the conference, and (7) a conference itinerary. Defines "conference" as
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Kind
Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 07/16/2013
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Innovate to Deliver Act of 2013 [HB-2690]
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Innovate to Deliver Act of 2013 - Establishes in the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) the position of Chief Innovation Officer, who shall manage the development and implementation of innovative postal and nonpostal products and services. Requires: (1) the Postmaster General, not later than 12 months after the designation of a Chief Innovation Officer, to submit to Congress a comprehensive strategy for maximizing revenues through innovative postal and nonpostal products and services; and (2) the Comptroller General (GAO) to study and report on the implementation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 09/13/2013
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IRS Equal Treatment Act of 2013 [HB-2683]
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IRS Equal Treatment Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) require each officer and employee of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to substantiate any expense incurred in carrying out official duties and responsibilities, (2) make IRS officers and employees jointly and severally liable for all expenses for which substantiation requirements are not met, and (3) require the Inspector General for Tax Administration of the Department of the Treasury to report annually on a review of the expense substantiation records required by this
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Reichert
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 07/11/2013
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Inspiring Scientific Research and Innovation Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2013 [HB-1301]
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Inspiring Scientific Research and Innovation Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2013 - Appropriates, for FY2013, an additional $3 billion to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to remain available until expended. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the recovery period for the depreciation of an airplane: (1) used in directly carrying out activities essential to the function of a trade or business other than the commercial or contract carrying of freight or passengers; and (2) whose primary use is not for the transportation of freight
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Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/11/2013
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Tax Reform Act of 2014 [HB-1]
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Tax Reform Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Camp
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E1800-1801) on 12/12/2014
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Public Banking Act of 2020 [HB-8721]
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To provide for the Federal charter of certain public banks, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 10/30/2020
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Commitment to Defeat the Virus and Keep America Healthy Act [HB-14]
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Provides funding for various public health programs and activities and revises multiple provisions, including within the tax code, to respond to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and otherwise address health outcomes. The bill specifically makes changes to support pharmaceutical manufacturing and supply chains; prevent diversion of controlled substances; increase access to telehealth services under Medicare; and expand various public health programs to address health disparities, maternal and infant health, and behavioral health.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 11/02/2020
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Protections for Good Faith PPP Borrowers and Lenders Act [S.4875]
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A bill to provide protections for good faith borrowers and lenders under the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 10/26/2020
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Preventing Regulatory Penalties for PPP Lenders Act [HB-8675]
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Prohibits federal banking agencies from including Paycheck Protection Program loans as assets when calculating capital ratios, deposit insurance premiums, and other asset thresholds for certain small financial institutions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 10/23/2020