Corporate Finance And Management
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Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015 [S.1010]
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[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015 Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exempt from its registration requirements certain merger and acquisition brokers and associated persons. Denies such registration exemption, however, to brokers who: (1) receive, hold, transmit, or have custody of any funds or securities to be exchanged by parties to a transfer of ownership of an eligible privately held company; (2) engage on behalf of an issuer in a public offering of securities that are either subject
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Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 04/20/2015
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AGOA Extension and Enhancement Act of 2015 [S.1009]
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[International ]
[Taxes ]
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AGOA Extension and Enhancement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Trade Act of 1974 and the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) to extend through FY2025 the duty-free treatment of the products of beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries under those Acts. The extended period also applies to: the preferential treatment of apparel articles wholly assembled, or components knit-to-shape and wholly assembled, in one or more beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries from yarns originating in the United States or one or more beneficiary sub-Saharan
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Sponsored by: Sen. Orrin G. Hatch
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/20/2015
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Affirming that private equity plays an important role in growing and strengthening United States businesses throughout all sectors of the economy and in every State and congressional district and that it has fostered significant investment in the United States economy. [HR-464]
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Affirming that private equity plays an important role in growing and strengthening United States businesses throughout all sectors of the economy and in every State and congressional district and that it has fostered significant investment in the United States economy. Affirms that private equity: (1) plays an important role in growing and strengthening U.S. businesses throughout all sectors of the economy and in every state and congressional district, and (2) has fostered significant investment in the U.S. economy. Expresses the sense of the House
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 10/06/2015
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that corporations should commit to utilizing the benefits of gender diversity in boards of directors and other senior management positions. [HR-445]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that corporations should commit to utilizing the benefits of gender diversity in boards of directors and other senior management positions. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) U.S. citizens have a significant stake in promoting robust, sustainable economic growth; (2) such growth will be strengthened and accelerated by the ever-fuller inclusion of women in the U.S. workforce, at all levels of corporate management; and (3) U.S. corporations should undertake a commitment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert J. Wittman
Introduced In House on 09/28/2015
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should confirm that money is not free speech and that corporations are not people for purposes of the First Amendment right to make campaign contributions by enacting a constitutional amendment overturning the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, and should restore the right of Congress and the States to impose limits on the amount of expenditures that may be made by candidates and others in support of elections for public office by enacting a constitutional amendment overturning the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Buckley v. Valeo. [HR-311]
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should confirm that money is not free speech and that corporations are not people for purposes of the First Amendment right to make campaign contributions by enacting a constitutional amendment overturning the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, and should restore the right of Congress and the States to impose limits on the amount of expenditures that may be made by candidates and others in support of elections for public office
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Sponsored by: Rep. Richard M. Nolan
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 07/01/2015
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Expressing the sense of the House that a Contract with America should restore American competitiveness. [HR-22]
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[Immigration ]
[Energy ]
[Trade ]
[Infrastructure ]
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[Small Business ]
[Telecommunications ]
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Expressing the sense of the House that a Contract with America should restore American competitiveness. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that a Contract with America should include a roadmap to restore American competitiveness by: simplifying the corporate tax structure with lower statutory rates and no loopholes; taxing overseas profits earned by American multinational companies only where they are earned; easing the immigration of highly skilled individuals; responsibly developing America's shale-gas and oil reserves; aggressively
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Rice
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 03/02/2015
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only. [HJR-48]
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only. Declares that: (1) the rights protected by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only; (2) artificial entities (such as corporations, limited liability companies, and other entities established by the laws of any state, the United States, or any foreign state) shall have no rights under the Constitution and are subject to regulation by the people, through federal, state, or local
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 05/15/2015
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States waiving the application of the first article of amendment to the political speech of corporations and other business organizations with respect to the disbursement of funds in connection with public elections and granting Congress and the States the power to establish limits on contributions and expenditures in elections for public office. [HJR-38]
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States waiving the application of the first article of amendment to the political speech of corporations and other business organizations with respect to the disbursement of funds in connection with public elections and granting Congress and the States the power to establish limits on contributions and expenditures in elections for public office. States that the First Amendment to the Constitution does not apply to the political speech of any corporation, partnership, business trust, association,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Marcy Kaptur
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/31/2015
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations. [HJR-36]
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations. States that nothing in the U.S. Constitution shall prohibit Congress and the states from imposing content-neutral regulations and restrictions on the expenditure of funds for political activity by any corporation, limited liability company, or other corporate entity, including but not limited to contributions in support of, or in opposition to, a candidate
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/17/2015
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies or other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state. [HJR-23]
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies or other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state. Declares that: (1) the rights protected by the Constitution are intended to be the rights of natural persons; and (2) the words "people," "person," or "citizen" as used in the Constitution do not include corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/02/2015
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Expressing the sense of Congress relating to the disapproval of certain activities of certain companies, trade associations, foundations, and organizations. [HCR-143]
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[Science ]
[Climate Change ]
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Expressing the sense of Congress relating to the disapproval of certain activities of certain companies, trade associations, foundations, and organizations. Disapproves of activities by certain corporations and trade associations, foundations, and organizations funded by those corporations deliberately to: (1) mislead the public and undermine peer-reviewed scientific research about the dangers of their products, and (2) cast doubt on science in order to protect their financial interests. Urges fossil fuel companies and allied organizations to cooperate
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 07/11/2016
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Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2015 [HB-97]
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[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
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Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2015 Amends federal bankruptcy law governing expenses and claims to increase to $20,000: (1) allowed unsecured claims in the fourth order of priority (wages, salaries, or commissions); and (2) the factor multiplied by the number of employees covered with respect to employee benefit plan contributions in the fifth order of priority. Includes within the scope of a claim in bankruptcy certain equity securities held in a defined contribution plan for the benefit of certain individuals,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 01/12/2015
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Subsidy Reserve Act of 2015 [HB-888]
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Subsidy Reserve Act of 2015 Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to require a nonbank financial company supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve and each bank holding company with total consolidated assets of $500 billion or more to establish and maintain a Subsidy Reserve. Instructs the Board to: establish a formula for determining the financial benefit received by such companies as a result of the expectations on the part of their shareholders, creditors, and counterparties that the government
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Sponsored by: Rep. Michael E. Capuano
Introduced In House on 02/11/2015
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Foreign Earnings Reinvestment Act [HB-788]
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[Trade ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Foreign Earnings Reinvestment Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend the election allowed to a domestic corporation to deduct current and accumulated dividends received from a controlled foreign corporation to the corporation's last taxable year beginning before the enactment of this Act or the first taxable year which begins during the one-year period beginning on such enactment date, (2) reduce tax rates on foreign earnings of domestic corporations that reinvest such earnings in the United States and that expand their payrolls over
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Sponsored by: Rep. Trent Franks
Introduced In House on 02/05/2015
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Federal Employee Pension Fairness Act of 2015 [HB-785]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Retirement ]
Federal Employee Pension Fairness Act of 2015 Repeals provisions requiring federal employees, including foreign service employees, who began service after 2012 to pay an increased contribution (4.4%) for funding their annuities under the Federal Employees Retirement System. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) treat certain foreign corporations managed and controlled primarily in the United States as domestic corporations for U.S. tax purposes; and (2) revise rules for the taxation of inverted corporations (i.e., U.S. corporations that acquire
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Introduced In House on 02/05/2015
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Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Improvement Act [HB-747]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Veterans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Student Loans ]
Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Improvement Act Establishes the Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Committee to: coordinate federal oversight of proprietary institutions of higher education (IHEs); coordinate federal activities to protect students from unfair, deceptive, abusive, unethical, fraudulent, or predatory practices, policies, or procedures of proprietary IHEs; encourage information sharing among federal agencies regarding federal investigations, audits, or inquiries of such IHEs; increase coordination and cooperation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Elijah E. Cummings
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/29/2015
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Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015 [HB-686]
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[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Economic Development ]
Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exempt from its registration requirements certain merger and acquisition brokers and associated persons. A merger and acquisition broker shall not be exempt from registration, however, if the broker: (1) receives, holds, transmits, or has custody of any funds or securities to be exchanged by parties to a transfer of ownership of an eligible privately held company; or (2) engages on behalf of an issuer
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann M. Kuster
Reported By The Committee On Financial Services. H. Rept. 114-400. on 01/28/2016
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Presidential Accountability Act [HB-6340]
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Presidential Accountability Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 12/05/2016
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PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2016 [HB-6251]
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[Consumer Protection ]
PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2016 This bill amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to make Public Company Accounting Oversight Board disciplinary proceedings public unless the Board, on its own motion or after considering the motion of a party, orders otherwise.
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Garrett
Introduced In House on 09/28/2016
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Infrastructure 2.0 Act [HB-625]
[Infrastructure ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
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Infrastructure 2.0 Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the taxation of earnings and profits of a deferred foreign income corporation, to: (1) make such earnings and profit subject to taxation in the last taxable year that ends before the enactment of this Act; (2) reduce the rate of tax on such earnings and profits by allowing an exemption of 75% (equal to a tax of 8.75% of repatriated earnings and profits); and (3) allow such corporations to elect to pay such tax in eight installments. Establishes the American Infrastructure Fund
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Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 02/02/2015