Contracts And Agency
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Empowering Patients First Act [HB-3000]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Small Business ]
[Student Loans ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
Empowering Patients First Act - Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of their enactment. Restores or revives provisions amended or repealed by such Act or such health care provisions. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for qualified health insurance costs to residents of a state that implements a high-risk pool, a reinsurance pool, or other risk-adjustment mechanism. Amends the Public Health Service
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/18/2011
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the domestic production activities deduction rules relating to allowance of deduction by United States contract manufacturers. [HB-2780]
[Taxes ]
[Manufacturing ]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to regulations governing the tax deduction for income attributable to domestic production activities, to specify that such regulations shall be written to prevent more than one taxpayer from being allowed a deduction with respect to the same qualified production activities income derived from any activity qualifying for a tax deduction.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Kind
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 08/01/2011
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Livestock Marketing Fairness Act [HB-2631]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
Livestock Marketing Fairness Act - Amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to prohibit a livestock sale forward contract (with an exception for specified cooperatives) that: (1) does not contain a firm base price that may be equated to a fixed dollar amount on the contract day; (2) is not offered for open public bid; (3) is based on a formula price; or (4) provides for the sale of more than 40 cattle, 30 swine, or other livestock in a quantity as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA). Defines: (1) "firm base price" as a transaction
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Sponsored by: Rep. Marcy Kaptur
Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry. on 08/10/2011
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Volunteer Firefighter Fairness Act of 2011 [HB-2630]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Volunteer Firefighter Fairness Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat qualified emergency service volunteers as independent contractors, not employees, for tax purposes. Defines "qualified emergency service volunteers" to include volunteers performing fire fighting and prevention services, emergency medical services, and ambulance services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 07/22/2011
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Small Business Efficiency Act of 2011 [HB-2466]
[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Small Business Efficiency Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat professional employer organizations (PEOs), certified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), as employers for employment tax purposes (thus allowing such PEOs to pay wages and collect and remit payroll taxes on behalf of an employer). Sets forth IRS certification requirements for PEOs, including financial review and reporting requirements. Requires a PEO to post a bond, up to $1 million, to guarantee payment of employment taxes. Limits the required bond amount to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 07/08/2011
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RESPA Home Warranty Clarification Act of 2012 [HB-2446]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
RESPA Home Warranty Clarification Act of 2012 - Amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (RESPA) to state that no prohibited kickback or unearned fee incident to a real estate settlement service involving a federally related mortgage loan shall be deemed to include, or be deemed to have included, homeowner warranties or similar residential service contracts for the repair or replacement of home system components or home appliances. Requires any person that pays another person not employed by the person for selling, advertising, marketing,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 08/02/2012
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EATS Act [HB-2031]
[Agriculture ]
[Science ]
[Trade ]
[Food ]
Expediting Agriculture Through Science Act or EATS Act - Amends the Plant Protection Act to include biotechnology products among the plant pests that a person may petition the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to have added or removed from regulations allowing such products' importation, entry, exportation, or movement in interstate commerce without a permit. Revises provisions regarding the Secretary's response to such a petition to require the Secretary to: (1) determine whether to approve such petition not later than 180 days after the petition's
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Sponsored by: Rep. Larry Bucshon
Referred To The Subcommittee On Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology, And Foreign Agriculture. on 06/08/2011
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American Job Builders Tax Reform Act of 2011 [HB-1993]
[Taxes ]
[Construction ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
American Job Builders Tax Reform Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase from $10 million to $40 million the gross receipts threshold for determining whether a small contractor may adopt an accounting method for reporting income from a construction contract other than the percentage of completion method; (2) allow an annual inflation adjustment to such increased $40 million threshold amount, beginning after 2011; and (3) exempt construction contracts from alternative minimum tax rules for reporting income from long-term contracts
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Sponsored by: Rep. David McKinley
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 05/25/2011
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Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act of 2011 [HB-1946]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Veterans ]
Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act of 2011 - Treats independent pharmacies negotiating contract terms with a health plan for the provision of health care items or services the same under the antitrust laws as an employee engaged in concerted activities, and not as an employer, independent contractor, managerial employee, or supervisor, only in connection with such negotiations. Exempts actions taken in good faith reliance on this Act from being subject to criminal sanctions or civil penalties beyond actual damages incurred. Provides
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Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Capito
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 03/29/2012
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Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011 [HB-1873]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011 - Declares that no predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment, consumer, or civil rights dispute. Declares, further, that the validity and enforceability of an agreement to arbitrate shall be determined by a court, under federal law, rather than an arbitrator, irrespective of whether the party resisting arbitration challenges the arbitration agreement specifically or in conjunction with other terms of the contract containing such agreement. Exempts from
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Commercial And Administrative Law. on 06/01/2011
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Medicare Patient Empowerment Act [HB-1700]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Medicare Patient Empowerment Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow any Medicare beneficiary to enter into a contract with a non-participating (as well as with a participating) physician or practitioner for any item or service covered by Medicare. Allows such beneficiaries to submit a claim for Medicare payment in the amount that would otherwise apply if the claim had been filed by a participating physician or practitioner in the payment area where the physician or practitioner covered by the contract resides. Requires
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/06/2011
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Damaged Vehicle Information Act [HB-164]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Damaged Vehicle Information Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), to issue a regulation to require persons who terminate a motor vehicle contract due to flood or water damage, collision, fire damage, theft and recovery, or any circumstance that adversely affects the fair market value of the vehicle to disclose information of such vehicle damage to the public.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cliff Stearns
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 02/01/2011
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Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act [HB-1588]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act - (Sec. 3) Amends the Consumer Credit Protection Act to prescribe consumer protection guidelines for rental-purchase transactions, including: (1) the determination of rental-purchase cost and a payment schedule; (2) disclosure requirements; (3) prohibitions against confessions of judgment, wage assignments, waiver of consumer claims or defenses, and other specified kinds of provisions; (4) furnishing of statements of account; (5) point-of-rental disclosures; and (6) clear and conspicuous rental-purchase advertising
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Financial Services. H. Rept. 112-565. on 06/29/2012
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Seniors' Health Care Freedom Act of 2010 [HB-151]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Public Health ]
Seniors' Health Care Freedom Act of 2010 [sic] - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to remove the affidavit requirement applicable to the use of private contracts with practitioners under Medicare. Declares that no persons otherwise eligible for old-age benefits under Social Security shall be denied such benefits because of their voluntary refusal to participate in any part of the Medicare program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Paul
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/01/2011
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Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 [HB-1409]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Children and Youth ]
Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 - Exempts health care professionals, including individuals and entities, from federal and state antitrust laws in connection with negotiations with a health plan regarding contract terms under which the professionals provide health care items or services for which plan benefits are provided. Declares that this Act: (1) applies only to health care professionals excluded from the National Labor Relations Act; and (2) does not apply to such negotiations relating to Medicare or Medicaid programs, the Children's
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Duncan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Intellectual Property, Competition And The Internet. on 07/11/2011
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Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act of 2011 [HB-129]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act of 2011 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to require mediation and, if necessary, binding arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gene Green
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/25/2011
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To direct the Secretary of Labor to revise regulations concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. [HB-128]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Directs the Secretary of Labor to revise certain regulations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 so as to require site-controlling employers to keep a site log for all recordable injuries and illnesses occurring among all employees on the particular site, 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
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 02/25/2011
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Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2011 [HB-1051]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Insurance ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2011- Amends title XVIII (Medicare) to revise requirements for the use of private contracts by Medicare beneficiaries under which no Medicare claims shall be made. Requires any such contract to be in writing and signed by the Medicare beneficiary. Allows individuals to choose to opt out of the Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance), and makes them eligible for health savings accounts.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Reichert
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2011
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Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2020 [HB-8557]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
To amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to establish a cattle contract library, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vicky Hartzler
Introduced In House on 10/09/2020
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Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 [S.931]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 - Declares that no predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment, consumer, or franchise, or civil rights dispute. Declares, further, that the validity or enforceability of an agreement to arbitrate shall be determined by a court, under federal law, rather than an arbitrator, irrespective of whether the party resisting arbitration challenges the arbitration agreement specifically or in conjunction with other terms of the contract containing such agreement.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S4897-4898) on 04/29/2009