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Farm Tax Parity Act [HB-5990]
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[Taxes ]
Farm Tax Parity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of earnings from self-employment, to allow an exclusion from such earnings for farm rental income for which the taxpayer has entered into a lease agreement.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brett Guthrie
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 06/21/2012
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Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2012 [HB-5966]
[Sports ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2012 - Amends the Professional Boxing Safety Act to: (1) authorize a tribal organization to establish a boxing commission; (2) prohibit arranging, promoting, or fighting in a match unless the match is approved by the United States Boxing Commission (USBC) and held in a state or on tribal land that regulates matches in accordance with USBC standards; (3) require specified pre-fight boxer physical examinations and to require the continuous presence during any match of an ambulance and emergency medical personnel;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 09/26/2012
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Rebuild America Act [HB-5727]
[Infrastructure ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Taxes ]
[Trade ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Retirement ]
[Pensions ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Social Security ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
Rebuild America Act - Establishes grant programs for investment in projects to: (1) modernize, renovate, and repair educational facilities; (2) renovate energy systems, including planning and assessment activities and implementation of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects; and (3) rebuild U.S. infrastructure. Directs the President to develop a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to award grants to establish sectoral technology and innovation centers to assist small or medium-sized manufacturers
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 06/04/2012
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Save Our Neighborhoods Act of 2012 [HB-4848]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Property Tax ]
Save Our Neighborhoods Act of 2012 - Authorizes a mortgagor of a property subject to a federally related mortgage loan to file a motion before a court in the jurisdiction in which the property is located for an order to: (1) stay any foreclosure proceedings brought against the property; (2) remain in effect for up to three years; (3) prohibit the assessment or collection of any late fees regarding payments on such loan; (4) toll the statute of limitations for any other applicable laws pertaining to such loan; (5) require the mortgagor to make payments
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Financial Institutions And Consumer Credit. on 06/01/2012
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 [HB-4310]
[Defense ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Aerospace ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Science ]
[Education ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[Small Business ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Construction ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Rights ]
[Ethics ]
[Pensions ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Elections ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Crime ]
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2013 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for procurement for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and defense-wide activities, in amounts specified in the funding table in Division D of this Act. Subtitle B: Army Programs - (Sec. 111) Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, beginning with the FY2013 program year, to enter into
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Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith
Signed By President. on 01/02/2013
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Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2012 [HB-4235]
[Finance ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2012 - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act, with respect to derivatives clearing organizations and swap data repositories, to repeal the prerequisite that, before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) may share information with specified regulatory agencies, such agencies must agree to indemnify the CFTC for expenses arising from litigation relating to information so provided. Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal similarly the prerequisite that, before
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Financial Services. H. Rept. 112-471, Part I. on 05/09/2012
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HOMES Act [HB-4230]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
[Construction ]
[Climate Change ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2012 or the HOMES Act - Requires the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program to provide rebates to: (1) contractors to be passed through as discounts to homeowners who retrofit their homes to achieve energy savings, or (2) homeowners to be transferred to contractors for retrofit work. Requires the Secretary to establish: (1) a Federal Rebate Processing System to enable rebate aggregators to submit claims for reimbursement, and (2) a national retrofit website
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Sponsored by: Rep. David McKinley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 04/23/2012
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Medicare Pharmacy Transparency and Fair Auditing Act [HB-4215]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Medicare Pharmacy Transparency and Fair Auditing Act - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require each contract entered into with a prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsor for the offering of a prescription drug plan to prohibit the PDP sponsor from contracting with any pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) to manage the prescription drug coverage under such plan, or to control the costs of such coverage, unless the manager satisfies specified PBM audit and disclosure requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/22/2012
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To amend title 9, United States Code, to exclude employment contracts and employment disputes from such title. [HB-4181]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Rights ]
Amends federal arbitration law to exclude from the definition of "commerce" all contracts of employment. (Current law excludes only the employment contracts of seamen, railroad employees, and other classes of workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce.) Declares that no predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment dispute. Defines "employment dispute" as a dispute between an employer and employee arising out of the employer-employee relationship. Exempts from this Act arbitration
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Andrews
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Commercial And Administrative Law. on 03/15/2012
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Fair Playing Field Act of 2012 [HB-4123]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
Fair Playing Field Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the classification of workers for employment tax purposes, to: (1) repeal the prohibition against issuance of regulations and guidance by the Secretary of the Treasury on workers' employment tax status (i.e., as an employee or as an independent contractor) enacted by the Revenue Act of 1978; (2) direct the Secretary to issue regulations and other guidance to clarify the proper employment status of workers for employment tax purposes; (3) prohibit a retroactive assessment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 03/01/2012
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Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2012 [HB-3995]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2012 - Prohibits, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice and an unfair method of competition in or affecting interstate commerce, any person from being a party to any agreement resolving or settling a patent infringement claim in which: (1) an abbreviated new drug (generic) application filer receives anything of value; and (2) such filer agrees not to research, develop, manufacture, market or sell the generic drug. Excludes a resolution or settlement that includes no more than: (1) the right
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Intellectual Property, Competition And The Internet. on 02/16/2012
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Native American Energy Act [HB-3973]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Mining ]
[Water ]
Native American Energy Act - (Sec. 3) Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to allow the Secretary of the Interior, an affected Indian tribe, or a certified third-party appraiser under contract with the Indian tribe to appraise Indian land or trust assets involved in a transaction requiring the Secretary's approval. Gives the Secretary 30 days after receipt of the appraisal to review it and provide the Indian tribe with written notice of its approval or disapproval. Deems the appraisal to be approved after 60 days go by without the Secretary's approval
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Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-692. on 10/23/2012
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Family Farm Preservation and Conservation Estate Tax Act [HB-390]
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[Environmental ]
[Taxes ]
[Real Estate ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Property Tax ]
Family Farm Preservation and Conservation Estate Tax Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from the gross estate the value of property used by a decedent and the decedent's family as a farm for farming purposes and certain qualified conservation easements; and (2) impose a recapture tax if such farmland is sold outside the decedent's family or is no longer used for farming purposes or if a qualified conservation easement is likewise sold or used in violation of the terms of such easement.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 01/20/2011
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Subcontracting Transparency and Reliability Act of 2012 [HB-3893]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Subcontracting Transparency and Reliability Act of 2012 - Title I: Limitations on Subcontracting - (Sec. 101) Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit a small business receiving a guaranteed loan through the Small Business Administration (SBA) from expending more on subcontractors than: (1) 50% of the loan amount received, in case of a contract for services; and (2) 50%, in the case of a contract for supplies (other than from a regular dealer in such supplies). Requires the small business, in case of a contract for supplies from a regular dealer,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Graves
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Small Business. H. Rept. 112-731, Part I. on 12/27/2012
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Next Generation Television Marketplace Act [HB-3675]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Next Generation Television Marketplace Act - Repeals provisions of the Communications Act of 1934 concerning: (1) the carriage of distant television stations and significantly viewed signals by satellite carriers, (2) the retransmittal of television signals to eligible state counties in the designated market area of another state by cable operators or satellite carriers, (3) the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) qualified carrier certification process, (4) the designation of cable channels for commercial video programming use, (5) the carriage
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Intellectual Property, Competition And The Internet. on 01/06/2012
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Act for the 99% [HB-3638]
[Agriculture ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
[Defense ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Finance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Infrastructure ]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Public Safety ]
[Small Business ]
[Social Security ]
[Taxes ]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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[Veterans ]
Restore the American Dream for the 99% Act or Act for the 99% - Title I: Emergency Job Creation to Rebuild America - Emergency Jobs to Restore the American Dream Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to states for: (1) subgrants to local education agencies (LEAs) to modernize, renovate, or repair public school facilities; and (3) grants to pay maintenance costs. Requires LEAs to use such funds, to the maximum extent practicable, for green schools. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for grants to institutions of higher education
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Insurance, Housing And Community Opportunity. on 02/09/2012
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Security in Bonding Act of 2012 [HB-3534]
[Small Business ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
Security in Bonding Act of 2012 - Revises requirements related to assets pledged by a surety. Declares that if another applicable law or regulation permits the acceptance of a bond from a surety that is not subject to specified federal law, and is based on a pledge of assets by the surety, the assets pledged by such surety shall: (1) consist of eligible obligations given as security instead of surety bonds; and (2) be submitted to the government official required to approve or accept the bond, who shall deposit the assets with a depository (the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 05/16/2012
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To require the Secretary of Agriculture to use section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, to provide compensation to certain poultry producers whose poultry production contracts were terminated or not renewed because of the closure of poultry processing plants and other cost cutting measures undertaken by a poultry processing company in bankruptcy protection. [HB-3499]
[Agriculture ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Food ]
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), through the Farm Service Agency, to compensate certain poultry producers whose production contracts were terminated or not renewed because of the closure of poultry processing plants and other cost cutting measures undertaken by a poultry processing company in bankruptcy protection. Requires a producer seeking compensation to document the contract's termination or non-renewal and the economic losses incurred from such termination or non-renewal.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Price
Referred To The House Committee On Agriculture. on 11/18/2011
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Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act of 2011 [HB-3406]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Trade ]
Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act of 2011 - Provides that any agreement setting a price below which a product or service may not be sold by a retailer, wholesaler, or distributor violates the Sherman Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Intellectual Property, Competition And The Internet. on 11/21/2011
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that bonus depreciation is not a cost allocated to a contract under the percentage of completion method for long-term contracts. [HB-3366]
[Taxes ]
[Construction ]
[Small Business ]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2012 the tax rule that excludes bonus depreciation allowed for certain depreciable business assets as a cost allocated to a contract under the percentage of completion method for long-term contracts.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Lewis
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 11/04/2011