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PTC Elimination Act [HB-1901]
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PTC Elimination Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to phase out and eventually eliminate the tax credit for production of electricity from renewable resources. The bill repeals the inflation adjustment for current recipients of the tax credit and modifies the "beginning of construction" requirement to require that construction of an eligible project is continuous and makes significant progress. The credit is repealed in its entirety after December 31, 2025. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the credit should be allowed to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H2671) on 04/30/2015
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Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015 [HB-1892]
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Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 to repeal the declaration that trade adjustment assistance (TAA) program requirements in effect as of February 13, 2011, under the Trade Act of 1974 shall apply to petitions for certification to apply for TAA for workers, firms, and farmers that are filed before January 1, 2014. (Sec. 3) Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend through June 30, 2021: the TAA program, and the reemployment trade adjustment assistance (RTAA) program.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Meehan
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Ways And Means. H. Rept. 114-108, Part I. on 05/08/2015
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AGOA Extension and Enhancement Act of 2015 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill: AGOA Extension and Enhancement Act of 2015 Official Titles: Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced: To extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act, the Generalized System of Preferences, the preferential duty treatment program for Haiti, and for other purposes. [HB-1891]
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AGOA Extension and Enhancement Act of 2015 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill: AGOA Extension and Enhancement Act of 2015 Official Titles: Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced: To extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act, the Generalized System of Preferences, the preferential duty treatment program for Haiti, and for other purposes. TITLE I--EXTENSION OF AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT AGOA Extension and Enhancement Act of 2015 (Sec. 103) This bill amends the Trade Act of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Bass
Reported By The Committee On Ways And Means. H. Rept. 114-101. on 05/01/2015
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Employee Benefits Protection Act of 2015 [HB-1856]
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Employee Benefits Protection Act of 2015 Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require the mandatory summary description of a group health plan to declare: (1) whether the plan permits either the plan sponsor or any participating employer to unilaterally modify or terminate plan benefits affecting employees, retirees, and beneficiaries; and (2) when and to what extent plan benefits are fully vested with respect to these individuals. Presumes that retiree health benefits cannot be modified or terminated as of the date
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/16/2015
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No Federal Contracts for Corporate Deserters Act of 2015 [HB-1809]
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No Federal Contracts for Corporate Deserters Act of 2015 Prohibits an executive agency from awarding a contract (including a defense contract) to: (1) any foreign incorporated entity determined to be an inverted domestic corporation or any subsidiary of such entity, or (2) any joint venture more than 10% of which is held by such an entity or subsidiary. Directs each agency to include in each contract awarded with a value in excess of $10 million, other than a contract for exclusively commercial items, a clause that prohibits the prime contractor
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Sponsored by: Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro
Introduced In House on 04/15/2015
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Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act [HB-1790]
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Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the taxation of the foreign-source income of domestic corporations, to: eliminate the deferral of tax on the foreign-source income of U.S. corporations for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015; deny the foreign tax credit to large integrated oil companies that are dual capacity taxpayers; limit the offset of the foreign tax credit to income that is subject to U.S. tax; treat foreign corporations managed and controlled in the United States as domestic
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 04/14/2015
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To repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. [HB-171]
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To repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Repeals the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Revives or restores the provisions of law amended by such Act as if it had not been enacted.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrian Smith
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 01/26/2015
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Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2015 [HB-1699]
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Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2015 Amends federal criminal code provisions relating to Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated (FPI) to establish governmentwide procurement policies for purchases from FPI based upon competitive procedures. Specifies conditions under which a contract award may be made to FPI using other than competitive procedures. Revises rulemaking procedures for approving new FPI products or services. Requires the Chief Operating Officer of FPI to submit a proposal for new FPI products or services
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Sponsored by: Rep. Pete Sessions
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/29/2015
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Enterprise Secondary Reserve Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act of 2015 [HB-1673]
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Enterprise Secondary Reserve Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 to direct the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to: (1) establish for any government sponsored enterprise (GSE, including the Federal National Mortgage Association [Fannie Mae] and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation [Freddie Mac]) operating in conservatorship a secondary reserve fund, and (2) deposit in it from any GSE revenues an amount equal to
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Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Introduced In House on 03/26/2015
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Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act [HB-1659]
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Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act Amends the Securities Act of 1933 (Act) to reduce from 21 to 15 the number of days before a "road show" that an emerging growth company (EGC), before its initial public offering (IPO) date, may publicly file a draft registration statement for confidential nonpublic review by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff. (A financial "road show" is an offer [other than a statutory prospectus or a portion of one] that contains a presentation regarding an offering by one or more members
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Sponsored by: Rep. John K. Delaney
Introduced In House on 03/26/2015
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Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2015 [HB-1525]
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Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue regulations permitting issuers to submit a summary page on annual and transition report form 10-K if each item on that page cross-references electronically or otherwise the material contained in form 10-K to which the item relates. (Sec. 3) Requires the SEC to revise regulation S-K (Standard Instructions for Filing Forms under the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Energy Policy and Conservation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Garrett
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 10/07/2015
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Ensuring Tax Exempt Organizations the Right to Appeal Act [HB-1314]
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Ensuring Tax Exempt Organizations the Right to Appeal Act TITLE I--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to increase the discretionary spending limits for FY2016 and FY2017. The bill revises procedures for implementing the sequester of direct spending, which is required under current law and involves cuts that interact with discretionary spending levels. The bill requires the sequester to take place in FY2016 and FY2017 as if the amendments that this bill makes to the discretionary
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Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Meehan
Presented To President. on 11/02/2015
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IRS Bureaucracy Reduction and Judicial Review Act [HB-1295]
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IRS Bureaucracy Reduction and Judicial Review Act TITLE I--EXTENSION OF AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT AGOA Extension and Enhancement Act of 2015 (Sec. 103) 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
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Sponsored by: Rep. Peter J. Roskam
Signed By President. on 06/29/2015
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Nothing Off Balance Sheet Act of 2015 [HB-1166]
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Nothing Off Balance Sheet Act of 2015 Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission, in establishing accounting principles or standards under the securities laws, to require any person subject to those principles or standards to show all transactions on that person's balance sheet.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael E. Capuano
Introduced In House on 02/27/2015
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Native American Indian Education Act [HB-1089]
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Native American Indian Education Act Directs the Department of Education to pay four-year Native American-serving nontribal institutions of higher education the out-of-state tuition of their Indian students if those schools are required to provide a tuition-free education, with the support of their state, to Indian students in fulfillment of a condition under which the college or state received its original grant of land and facilities from the federal government. Prohibits the amount paid to any such college from exceeding the lower of the following
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/29/2015
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To clarify that funding for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is not subject to the sequester. [HB-1050]
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To clarify that funding for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is not subject to the sequester. Makes any sequestration ordered by the President under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) inapplicable to funding of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
Sponsored by: Rep. James A. Himes
Introduced In House on 02/24/2015
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Corporate Crime Database Act [HB-102]
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Corporate Crime Database Act Directs the Attorney General to: (1) acquire data, for each calendar year, regarding all administrative, civil, and criminal judical proceedings against any corporation or corporate official involving a felony or misdemeanor or civl charge where potential fines may be $1,000 or more; (2) establish and maintain a publicly available website on improper conduct by all corporations with annual revenues of more than $1 billion; and (3) prepare an annual report to Congress detailing the number of civil, administrative, and
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Conyers
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 01/22/2015
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Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act [HB-1001]
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Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal: (1) the excise tax credits for alcohol fuel, biodiesel, and alternative fuel mixtures; (2) the tax credits for the purchase of alternative motor vehicles and new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles; (3) the alternative fuel vehicle refueling property tax credit; (4) the income tax credits for alcohol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel used as fuel; (5) the enhanced oil recovery tax credit and the tax credit for producing oil and gas from marginal wells;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Walter B. Jones
Introduced In House on 02/13/2015
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American Financial Markets Integrity and Security Act [HB-8800]
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Generally prohibits investments in certain Chinese military companies and entities reasonably believed to be involved in activities contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. These entities may not sell securities to U.S. markets. Investment companies, insurance companies, and retirement plans are prohibited from investing in these entities. The bill also prohibits the use of federal funds to enter into or renew a contract with these entities. Furthermore, the Department of Commerce and the Office of the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Gallagher
Introduced In House on 11/20/2020
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End Polluter Welfare Act of 2020 [S.4887]
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A bill to eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 11/10/2020