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A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8, of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers. [SJR-9]
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A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8, of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers. This joint resolution nullifies the "Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers" rule finalized by the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2016. (The rule, mandated under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, requires resource extraction issuers to disclose payments
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 05/15/2018
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Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 [HB-747]
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[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Manufacturing ]
Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of certain alcoholic beverages, to: exclude the aging period from the production period for beer, wine, or distilled spirits for purposes of determining whether a taxpayer can expense, rather than capitalize, interest costs paid or incurred during the production period; reduce excise tax rates on beer and distilled spirits; modify the small wine producer tax credit to increase the amount of the credit, expand the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 01/30/2017
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To direct the Federal Communications Commission to revoke certain changes to the ownership reporting requirements for noncommercial educational broadcast stations. [HB-583]
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[Education ]
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To direct the Federal Communications Commission to revoke certain changes to the ownership reporting requirements for noncommercial educational broadcast stations. This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to revoke changes to FCC regulations adopted on January 8, 2016, in the matter of Promoting Diversification of Ownership in the Broadcasting Services that require ownership reports to include information about the officers and governing board members of noncommercial educational broadcast stations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Introduced In House on 01/17/2017
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Subsidy Reserve Act of 2017 [HB-493]
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Subsidy Reserve Act of 2017 This bill amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to require each nonbank financial company supervised by the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) and each bank holding company with total consolidated assets of at least $500 billion to establish and maintain a capital account called a "subsidy reserve." The amount in a company's subsidy reserve shall be based, according to a formula established by the FRB, on the financial benefit received by the company as a result of the expectation of shareholders,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Capuano
Introduced In House on 01/12/2017
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Fair Franchise Act of 2017 [HB-470]
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Fair Franchise Act of 2017 This bill prohibits any franchise seller, in connection with any disclosure document, notice, or report required by any federal, state, or local law, from making an untrue statement of material fact or failing to state a material fact or any other fact that would render any required statement or disclosure either untrue or misleading. A franchise seller is also prohibited from failing to furnish any prospective franchisee with: all information required to be disclosed by law; a written statement on whether the franchise
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Huffman
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/06/2017
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Small Business Administration Franchise Loan Transparency Act of 2017 [HB-471]
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Small Business Administration Franchise Loan Transparency Act of 2017 This bill requires a franchisor, except one with a franchise in the lodging industry, to disclose in the required Federal Trade Commission disclosure document: the average first-year revenue for all franchise locations for each of the preceding five years of operation; the number of franchise locations that went out of business or were sold by the franchisee during the first year of operation for each such period; and the average revenues for all locations of the franchise for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Huffman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Digital Commerce And Consumer Protection. on 01/25/2017
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Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 [HB-477]
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Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exempt from that Act's registration requirements merger-and-acquisition brokers that facilitate transfer of ownership in privately held companies with earnings or revenues under a specified threshold. This exemption shall not apply, however, to brokers that: receive, hold, transmit, or have custody of funds or securities to be exchanged by parties to an ownership transfer; engage on behalf of an issuer
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Young
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 12/11/2017
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Email Privacy Act [HB-387]
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[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Email Privacy Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the federal criminal code to revise provisions that limit an electronic communication service (ECS) or remote communication service (RCS) provider from voluntarily disclosing the contents of a wire or electronic communication that is in electronic storage. (Sec. 3) The bill also revises the standards for the government to compel an ECS or RCS provider to disclose contents of a wire or electronic communication or noncontent records or information pertaining to a subscriber or customer. The government must
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/07/2017
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Commodity End-User Relief Act [HB-238]
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Commodity End-User Relief Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2021, and otherwise revises provisions related to, operations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The CFTC is authorized to require that certain property of the bankruptcy estate of a commodity broker who is a debtor in Chapter 7 bankruptcy (also known as "liquidation" bankruptcy) be included in customer property to the extent that such property is insufficient to satisfy the net equity claims of the broker's public customers. Before promulgating a regulation or issuing
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Scott
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 01/17/2017
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Biological Implant Tracking and Veteran Safety Act of 2017 [S.23]
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[Pharmaceuticals ]
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Biological Implant Tracking and Veteran Safety Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: adopt the unique device identification system developed for medical devices by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), or implement a comparable standard identification system, for identifying biological implants intended for use in VA medical facilities; permit a vendor to use any of the accredited entities identified by the FDA as an issuing agency; implement (within 180 days after enactment of this bill) a compatible system
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 05/17/2017
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Worksite Reporting Act [HB-155]
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Worksite Reporting Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to revise regulations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 by requiring site-controlling employers to keep a site log for all recordable injuries and illnesses occurring among all employees on the particular site, irrespective of whether such employees are employed directly by the site-controlling employer or are employed by contractors or temporary help or employee leasing services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gene Green
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
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Biological Implant Tracking and Veteran Safety Act of 2017 [HB-28]
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Biological Implant Tracking and Veteran Safety Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) adopt the unique device identification system developed for medical devices by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), or implement a comparable standard identification system, for identifying biological implants intended for use in VA medical facilities; (2) permit a vendor to use any of the accredited entities identified by the FDA as an issuing agency; (3) implement (within 180 days after enactment of this bill)
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 01/04/2017
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Cyber Privacy Fortification Act of 2017 [HB-135]
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[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Cyber Privacy Fortification Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to provide criminal penalties for intentional failures to provide required notices regarding security breaches of computerized data that there is reason to believe resulted in improper access to specified sensitive personally identifiable information that is electronic or digital. A person who owns or possesses data in electronic form containing a means of identification, and who has knowledge of a major security breach of the system containing such data, must notify
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 01/12/2017
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Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 [HB-33]
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Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 This bill modifies the rulemaking requirements and procedures of federal agencies (excluding Congress, U.S. courts, U.S. territories and possessions, and the District of Columbia) under the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) and the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA). The definition of "rule" under the RFA is expanded to include all agency rules, except for: (1) rules that pertain to the protection of the rights of and benefits for veterans or that
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 03/29/2017
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Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act [HB-88]
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Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act (Sec. 3) This bill modifies the boundary of Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee and Mississippi to include the Fallen Timbers Battlefield, the Russell House Battlefield, and the Davis Bridge Battlefield. The Department of the Interior may acquire such lands, which shall be administered as part of the park. (Sec. 4) The bill establishes the Parker's Crossroads Battlefield in Tennessee as an affiliated area of the National Park System. The
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Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Message On House Action Received In Senate And At Desk: House Amendment To Senate Amendment. on 12/21/2018
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Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act [HB-200]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
[Economic Development ]
[Recreation ]
[Food ]
[Water ]
Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2022 the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). Revisions are made to: (1) requirements for fishery management plans for overfished fisheries; and (2) catch limit requirements, including by authorizing Regional Fishery Management Councils to consider changes in an ecosystem and the economic needs of the fishing communities when establishing the limits. To distinguish between fish that are
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 07/12/2018
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Regulatory Accountability - Act of 2017 [HB-5]
Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. David Young
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 115-21. on 03/29/2017
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Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act [S.1122]
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[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act This bill amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to specify that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) may issue a citation for a violation of workplace safety requirements within the six-month period following an employer satisfying the requirements. Current law includes a limitation period that prevents OSHA from issuing citations six months after the occurrence of a violation. Thus, this bill specifies that the statute of limitations is tolled if there
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/15/2017
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Personal Care Products Safety Act [S.1113]
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[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
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Personal Care Products Safety Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require cosmetics companies to register their facilities with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and to submit to the FDA cosmetic ingredient statements that include the amounts of a cosmetic's ingredients. Companies must pay a facility registration fee based on their annual gross sales of cosmetics. The collected fees can only be used for cosmetic safety activities. If the FDA determines that a cosmetic has a reasonable probability of causing serious
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S2918-2919) on 05/11/2017
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Protecting America's Workers Act [S.1000]
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[Mining ]
Protecting America's Workers Act This bill amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) to increase the scope of the Act by applying its coverage to federal, state, and local government employees. However, the bill makes OSHA inapplicable to working conditions covered by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. The bill revises requirements governing worker protection, including by: increasing protections for whistle-blowers as well as employees participating in or aiding inspections; directing employers to furnish a hazard-free
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/01/2017