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Notification of Your Eldercare Rights Act [HB-4170]
Notification of Your Eldercare Rights Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to: draft disclosures which describe the rights and liabilities of customers and providers of domestic care services, require that any provider of domestic care services give such disclosures to each customer before entering into a contract with the customer, and disclose to the customer whether the individual or individuals who will provide such services are employees of the provider of domestic care services or independent contractors. It shall be unlawful, and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 03/23/2016
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Keep Your Chiropractor Act [HB-3745]
Keep Your Chiropractor Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to specify that, with respect to the use of private contracts between Medicare beneficiaries and physicians, a "physician" includes a licensed chiropractor.
Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Davis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/16/2015
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Reducing Employer Burdens, Unleashing Innovation, and Labor Development Act of 2015 [HB-3682]
Reducing Employer Burdens, Unleashing Innovation, and Labor Development Act of 2015 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that increasing the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturers will strengthen the national economy. Investing in America's Workforce Act The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 is amended to require state or local workforce investment systems to use youth activities funds allocated to a local area for programs that provide training. The Internal Revenue Code is amended to: (1) extend through 2016 the tax credit for increasing research
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Sponsored by: Rep. Brett Guthrie
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 09/30/2016
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Student Borrower Fairness Act [HB-3675]
Student Borrower Fairness Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit student loan borrowers to refinance their loans at interest rates offered on loans to banks by the Federal Reserve System. The cost of this bill is offset by an amendment to the Internal Revenue Code that increases the corporate income rate on companies that pay their chief executive officers or highest paid employees more than 100 times the median compensation of all their employees.
Sponsored by: Rep. Judy Chu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 03/23/2016
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Small Business Administration Franchise Loan Transparency Act of 2015 [HB-3559]
Small Business Administration Franchise Loan Transparency Act of 2015 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. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 09/25/2015
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Facilitating Access to Credit Act of 2015 [HB-347]
Facilitating Access to Credit Act of 2015 Amends the Credit Repair Organizations Act to exempt from its coverage any consumer reporting agency (or affiliate or subsidiary) described under the Fair Credit Reporting Act as: one that compiles and maintains files on consumers on a nationwide basis; or any person which, for monetary fees, dues, or on a cooperative nonprofit basis, regularly engages in whole or in part in the practice of assembling or evaluating consumer credit information or other information on consumers in order to furnish consumer
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Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Capuano
Hearings Held By The Subcommittee On Financial Institutions And Consumer Credit Prior To Referral. on 09/27/2016
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Investing in Student Success Act of 2015 [HB-3432]
Investing in Student Success Act of 2015 This bill authorizes an individual (i.e., a student) and another person (i.e., an investor) to enter an income-share agreement (ISA) in which the student agrees to pay a percentage of future income, for a specified period of time, in exchange for funds to pay for postsecondary educational expenses. An ISA that complies with specified terms and conditions and meets certain disclosure requirements is a valid, binding, and enforceable contract and is not subject to state laws that limit interest rates or regulate
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/16/2015
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Fair Franchise Act of 2015 [HB-3196]
Fair Franchise Act of 2015 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 09/08/2015
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Small Business Administration Franchise Loan Transparency Act of 2015 [HB-3195]
Small Business Administration Franchise Loan Transparency Act of 2015 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 of each specific location of the franchise 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
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Sponsored by: Rep. Keith Ellison
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 07/24/2015
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21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2015 [HB-3054]
21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2015 Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to prohibit an insured depository institution from: (1) being or becoming an affiliate of any insurance company, securities entity, or swaps entity; (2) being in common ownership or control with any insurance company, securities entity, or swaps entity; or (3) engaging in any activity that would cause the insured depository institution to qualify as an insurance company, securities entity, or swaps entity. Prohibits any individual who is an officer, director, partner,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Capuano
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 07/29/2015
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Military Consumer Protection Act [HB-2979]
Military Consumer Protection Act This bill amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act to extend Consumer Financial Protection Bureau oversight and protection to provisions under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act concerning: future financial transactions, excluding insurance; default judgments, excluding child custody proceedings; interest rates on pre-service debts; evictions; purchase or lease installment contracts; mortgages and trusts; motor vehicle leases; telephone service contracts; and waiver of rights pursuant to a written agreement,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 07/08/2015
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LADDER Act Limiting the Ability to Demand Detrimental Employment Restrictions Act [HB-2873]
LADDER Act Limiting the Ability to Demand Detrimental Employment Restrictions Act This bill: (1) prohibits employers from entering into not to compete covenants with low-wage employees engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce, and (2) requires an employer of such employees to post notice of such prohibition in a conspicuous place on the employer's premises. The bill defines "low-wage employee" as an employee who earns less than the greater of $15 per hour or the state or local minimum wage. In order for an employer to require
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 11/16/2015
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Independent Contractor Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2015 [HB-2483]
Independent Contractor Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set forth criteria for classifying a worker as an employee or an independent contractor. Prohibits: (1) any retroactive assessment of employment tax, except with respect to certain skilled workers, for tax periods after December 31, 1978, unless the employer had no reasonable basis for not treating a worker as an employee, and (2) the issuance, after the enactment of this Act, of Treasury regulations with respect to the employment status of any
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Introduced In House on 05/20/2015
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MAC Transparency Act [HB-244]
MAC Transparency 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 with respect to a PDP the sponsor offers to prohibit the PDP from entering into a contract with any pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) to manage the prescription drug coverage provided under such plan, or to control the costs of the prescription drug coverage under it, unless the PBM adheres to specified criteria when handling personally
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 06/05/2015
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Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015 [HB-2110]
Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015 Declares a provision of a form contract to be void from the inception if it: (1) prohibits or restricts a person who is a party to the contract from engaging in written, verbal, or pictorial reviews, or other similar performance assessments or analyses of, the products, services, or conduct of a business that is a party to the contract; (2) imposes penalties or fees against persons who engage in such communications; or (3) transfers or requires the individual to transfer any intellectual property rights in any
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 05/01/2015
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Arbitration Fairness Act of 2015 [HB-2087]
Arbitration Fairness Act of 2015 Declares that no predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment, consumer, antitrust, 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.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 06/26/2015
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HOMES Act Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2015 [HB-2073]
HOMES Act Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2015 The Department of Energy (DOE) must establish the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program to provide rebates of up to $5,000 to reward homeowners for achieving home energy savings. Rebates may not exceed: (1) $10,000 per individual; or (2) 50% of the qualified home energy efficiency expenditures paid or incurred by the homeowner. DOE must develop: (1) a network of rebate aggregators or a national rebate aggregator that can facilitate the delivery of rebates to reimburse participating homeowners
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Sponsored by: Rep. David McKinley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 05/01/2015
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exception for certain public-private research arrangements from the business use test for purposes of determining private activity bonds. [HB-1819]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exception for certain public-private research arrangements from the business use test for purposes of determining private activity bonds. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax exemption for private activity bond interest if the proceeds from such a bond are to be used for basic research (i.e., any original investigation for the advancement of scientific knowledge not having a specific commercial objective) at a government unit, a tax-exempt charitable organization, or a private organization
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Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Lipinski
Introduced In House on 04/15/2015
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Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2015 [HB-1650]
Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow any Medicare beneficiary to enter into a contract with an eligible professional (regardless of whether a participating or non-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, except that where the professional is considered to be non-participating, payment shall be paid as if the professional were participating.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/07/2015
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Songwriter Equity Act of 2015 [HB-1283]
Songwriter Equity Act of 2015 Amends federal copyright law regarding the exclusive rights of sound recording copyright owners to remove a provision that prohibits license fees payable for the public performance of sound recordings, by means of a digital audio transmission, from being taken into account in any administrative, judicial, or other governmental proceeding to set or adjust the royalties payable to copyright owners of musical works for the public performance of their works. Requires Copyright Royalty Judges (CRJs), when setting royalty
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 03/31/2015