Business Records
US Congress 115th Congress
Of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to provide certain documents in the Secretary's possession to the House of Representatives relating to President Trump's financial connections to Russia, certain illegal financial schemes, and related information. [HR-442]
[Finance ]
[International ]
[Taxes ]
[Trade ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Funding ]
[Crime ]
Of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to provide certain documents in the Secretary's possession to the House of Representatives relating to President Trump's financial connections to Russia, certain illegal financial schemes, and related information.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory W. Meeks
Reported Adversely By The Committee On Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-265. on 07/28/2017
Spread the world
Gettr US Congress 115th Congress
Of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain documents in the President's possession. [HR-437]
[Ethics ]
Of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain documents in the President's possession.
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry C. Johnson
Reported Adversely By The Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-269. on 07/28/2017
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Online Privacy Act [HB-3175]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Online Privacy Act This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to promulgate customer privacy regulations that require telecommunications services, broadband Internet access services, and interconnected VoIP (internet phone) services to: notify a customer about the collection, use, and sharing of customer proprietary information that is individually identifiable customer proprietary network information, personally identifiable information, or the content of communications; obtain opt-in approval
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 07/14/2017
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Cruise Passenger Protection Act of 2017 [S.1502]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Tourism ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Cruise Passenger Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends federal shipping law to direct the Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop standards for cruise ship owners to provide passengers with a conspicuous and unambiguous summary of key terms of passage contracts before they are binding. Vessel owners must provide each passenger with a summary meeting those standards and include the summary in promotional literature. The bill prescribes civil and criminal penalties for violations. DOT must: (1) establish a hotline for passenger complaints,
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/29/2017
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 [HB-3089]
[Finance ]
[Crime ]
[Small Business ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 This bill requires an entity that forms a corporation or limited liability company to disclose information about its beneficial owners. A beneficial owner is an individual who exercises substantial control over a corporation or limited liability company or has a substantial interest in or receives substantial economic benefits from the assets of a corporation or limited liability company. Specifically, if an entity applies to form a corporation or limited liability company in a state that does not require the disclosure
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Introduced In House on 06/28/2017
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
RAILS Act Railroad Advancement of Innovation and Leadership with Safety Act [S.1451]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
RAILS Act Railroad Advancement of Innovation and Leadership with Safety Act This bill seeks to promote alternative approaches to railroad safety through self-regulation. Specifically, the Department of Transportation (DOT) shall: before proposing or adopting a rule, consider an approach that specifies performance objectives rather than identifies or requires the specific manner of compliance that a regulated entity must adopt; before issuing a proposed rule, publish an advance notice of proposed rulemaking unless the proposed rule is not likely
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Sen. Deb Fischer
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/28/2017
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Stop Price Gouging Act [HB-2974]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
Stop Price Gouging Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on pharmaceutical companies that sell prescription drugs that are subject to price spikes that exceed the annual percentage increase in the medical care consumer price index detailed expenditure category for all urban consumers (U.S. city average). For each taxable prescription drug, the excise tax ranges from 50% to 100% of price spike revenue received by the company, depending on the size of the price spike and including an adjustment for revenue that is
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Pramila Jayapal
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/23/2017
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Parental Notification and Intervention Act of 2017 [HB-2956]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Parental Notification and Intervention Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 07/10/2017
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Retirement Security Act of 2017 [S.1383]
[Retirement ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Pensions ]
Retirement Security Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to modify various requirements for employer-provided retirement plans. The bill modifies the qualification requirements for certain multiple employer plans with pooled providers. The bill applies to defined contribution plans that: (1) are sponsored by employers all of which have both a common interest other than having adopted the plan and control of the plan, or (2) have a pooled plan provider. Such a plan
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S3651-3652) on 06/20/2017
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act [HB-2954]
[Finance ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 to exempt a depository institution from certain records and disclosure requirements related to the itemization of loan data: (1) with respect to closed-end mortgage loans, if the depository institution originated fewer than 500 such loans in each of the two preceding years; and (2) with respect to open-end lines of credit, if the depository institution originated fewer than 500 such lines of credit in each of the two preceding years. (Sec.
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert E. Latta
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 01/19/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Preserving Patient Access to Compounded Medications Act of 2017 [HB-2871]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Preserving Patient Access to Compounded Medications Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to expand the circumstances under which a drug may be compounded (manufactured at small scale) to allow pharmacists and physicians to compound drugs for administration to patients in an office or clinical setting, in accordance with state law. (Drugs that are compounded do not need to meet certain federal requirements regarding manufacturing, labeling, or approval.) Dietary supplements may be used in the compounding of a drug.
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/16/2017
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act [S.1310]
[Finance ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act This bill amends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 to exempt a depository institution from certain records and disclosure requirements related to the itemization of loan data: (1) with respect to closed-end mortgage loans, if the depository institution originated fewer than 500 such loans in each of the two preceding years; and (2) with respect to open-end lines of credit, if the depository institution originated fewer than 500 such lines of credit in each of the two preceding years.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael B. Enzi
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/08/2017
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Employee Rights Act [HB-2723]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Employee Rights Act This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to: (1) make it an unlawful labor practice for a labor organization to interfere (currently, restrain or coerce) with the rights of employees to organize and collectively bargain; (2) require union recertification after a turnover in the workforce exceeding 50% of the bargaining unit; (3) require the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to give 14 days advance notice before a hearing investigating an election petition; and (4) require an employer to provide the NLRB with a list
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Hearings Held By The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions Prior To Referral. on 06/14/2017
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 [HB-2706]
[Finance ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill specifies that a federal banking agency may not request or order a depository institution to terminate a customer account unless: (1) the agency has a valid reason for doing so, and (2) that reason is not based solely on reputation risk. Valid reasons for terminating an account include threats to national security and involvement in terrorist financing, including state sponsorship of terrorism. A federal banking agency requesting a termination must provide the depository institution
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert E. Latta
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 12/12/2017
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 [S.1241]
[Finance ]
[Crime ]
[International ]
[Taxes ]
[National Security ]
Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 This bill modifies various prohibitions on money laundering. It requires that for certain reporting requirements, a blank check shall be considered to have a value of more than $10,000 if it was drawn on an account that contained more than $10,000. Whoever violates a currency smuggling law is subject to fines, which may be enhanced in aggravated cases. Commingled funds and aggregated transactions can be counted towards the value requirement for offenses involving prohibited
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Committee On The Judiciary. Hearings Held. on 11/28/2017
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Countering Terrorist Financing Act of 2017 [HB-2622]
[Finance ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Crime ]
Countering Terrorist Financing Act of 2017 This bill revises the authority of the Department of the Treasury to issue an order imposing recordkeeping and reporting requirements upon financial institutions and nonfinancial trade or business groups in certain geographic areas regarding transactions for the payment, receipt, or transfer of U.S. coins or currency (or other monetary instruments as Treasury may describe in an order). Specifically, a Treasury order for recordkeeping and reporting may include any funds (not just U.S. coins or currency)
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Peter T. King
Introduced In House on 05/24/2017
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 2017 [HB-2593]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Trade ]
Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Peter A. DeFazio
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-1017. on 11/13/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Countering Illegal Firearms Trafficking to Mexico Act [HB-1692]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Countering Illegal Firearms Trafficking to Mexico Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to make trafficking in firearms a stand-alone criminal offense. A person who commits or conspires to commit a gun trafficking offense is subject to criminal penalties—a prison term of up to 20 years (or up to 25 years, if the person also acted as an organizer), a fine, or both. The bill directs the President to design and implement a strategy to improve collaboration between the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. James P. McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/06/2017
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 [HB-1645]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to establish a temporary exemption to the requirement that each registered public accounting firm that prepares or issues an audit report for an issuer of securities (other than an emerging growth company) shall attest to, and report on, the internal control assessment made by the management of the issuer. Specifically, this requirement shall not apply with respect to an audit report prepared for an issuer that: ceased to be an emerging growth company on the last day
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer
Reported By The Committee On Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-425. on 11/28/2017
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
TARGET Act Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking [HB-1625]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Crime ]
TARGET Act Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking (Sec. 2) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of State's rewards program is a powerful tool in combating sophisticated international crime and that the State Department and federal law enforcement should work in concert to offer rewards that target human traffickers who prey on the most vulnerable people around the world. (Sec. 3) The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended to include severe forms of trafficking in persons involving
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Became Public Law No: 115-141. on 03/23/2018