WOOF! Act Welfare of Our Friends Act of 2019 [HB-1002]
[Animals ]
[Agriculture ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishes requirements to protect dogs from dog dealers who have had their licenses suspended or revoked in the last 10 years and certain individuals connected to such dog dealers. Specifically, the bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from licensing such a dealer if the license is for operating a facility that the dealer previously used for dogs. Further, for such a facility, USDA may not license (1) the dealer's immediate family members, (2) persons who reside at the same address as the dealer, or (3) certain legal entities where
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HB-1002: WOOF! Act Welfare of Our Friends Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock And Foreign Agriculture. on 03/01/2019
Tax Cuts and Jobs Middle Class Enhancement Act [HB-957]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
The bill makes permanent the tax reductions and other provisions for individuals that were enacted in P.L 115-97 (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) and are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025. The bill also increases the standard deduction, makes permanent the reduction in the adjusted gross income threshold that must be exceeded before a taxpayer is allowed to claim an itemized deduction for medical expenses, and increases the refundable portion of the child tax credit.
HB-957: Tax Cuts and Jobs Middle Class Enhancement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Mitchell
Introduced In House on 02/04/2019
Shareholders United Act of 2019 [HB-936]
[Finance ]
[Elections ]
[Funding ]
Requires an issuer of securities, in order to make a disbursement for a political purpose, to assess the preferences of shareholders in the year before the disbursement. If a majority of shareholders are prohibited from expressing partisan or political preferences by law, contract, or a requirement to meet a fiduciary duty, the issuer may not make such a disbursement.
HB-936: Shareholders United Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 01/31/2019
Restoring Economic Opportunities for Small Family C–Corporations [HB-901]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Reinstates (1) the 15% corporate tax bracket for up to $50,000 in taxable income, and (2) the additional tax on corporations with taxable income that exceeds $100,000. The bill limits the additional tax to the lesser of 5% of the excess or $3,000. (Under current law, corporations are taxed at a flat 21% rate.)
HB-901: Restoring Economic Opportunities for Small Family C–Corporations
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Introduced In House on 01/30/2019
Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 2019 [HB-807]
[Agriculture ]
[Taxes ]
[Water ]
Permits tax-exempt mutual ditch or irrigation companies to earn income from dispositions of certain property and stock interests without affecting their tax-exempt status, but requires that such income be used to pay the costs of operations, maintenance, and capital improvements of such a company. The bill also establishes a rule regarding the organizational governance of mutual ditch or irrigation companies. Where state law provides that such a company may be organized in a manner that permits voting on a basis that is pro rata to share ownership
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HB-807: Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Introduced In House on 01/28/2019
Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 [HB-748]
[Healthcare ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Unemployment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Insurance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Pensions ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Science ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Defense ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Air Quality ]
[Energy ]
[Trade ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
[Retirement ]
[Veterans ]
[Community Development ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Inflation ]
[Investments ]
[Poverty ]
[Social Security ]
[Climate Change ]
Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. DIVISION A--KEEPING WORKERS PAID AND EMPLOYED, HEALTH CARE SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS, AND ECONOMIC STABILIZATION This division establishes the Paycheck Protection Program to provide eight weeks of cash flow assistance to small businesses through federally guaranteed loans to employers who maintain their payroll. Such assistance shall be to cover costs such as payroll, paid sick leave,
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HB-748: Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 07/23/2020
Get Foreign Money Out of U.S. Elections Act [HB-746]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Finance ]
[International ]
Bans campaign contributions and expenditures by corporations, limited liability corporations, and partnerships that are controlled, influenced, or owned by foreign nationals. The bill prohibits foreign nationals and such corporations, limited liability corporations, and partnerships from making disbursements to political committees that accept donations or contributions that do not comply with the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. Corporate political action committees may make contributions
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HB-746: Get Foreign Money Out of U.S. Elections Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 01/24/2019
Restoring the Public Trust Act [HB-706]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Sets forth provisions aimed at (1) prohibiting personal enrichment of federal employees, (2) rooting out conflicts of interest, and (3) increasing oversight and strengthening agencies responsible for rooting out corruption.
HB-706: Restoring the Public Trust Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/04/2019
Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act [HB-704]
[Finance ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Revises trade, finance, and tax provisions with respect to China. The bill directs the Department of Commerce to prohibit the export of certain U.S. technology and intellectual property to China. The bill places a shareholder cap on Chinese investments in certain U.S. corporations. Federal agencies are prohibited from using or procuring telecommunications equipment or services from Huawei Technologies Company, ZTE Corporation, or any other entity reasonably believed to be owned or controlled by China. The bill requires the U.S. Trade Representative
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HB-704: Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Ryan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 03/04/2019
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-648]
[Agriculture ]
[Finance ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Housing ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Aerospace ]
[Food ]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills: the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019; the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
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HB-648: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 16. on 01/28/2019
Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2019 [HB-609]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
Exempts from securities registration requirements certain merger-and-acquisition brokers that facilitate transfer of ownership in privately held companies with earnings or revenues under a specified threshold.
HB-609: Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Higgins
Introduced In House on 01/16/2019
Denying Chinese Investors Access to U.S. Small Business Aid Act [HB-595]
[Small Business ]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[Economic Development ]
Prohibits the Small Business Administration from providing aid, counsel, or assistance to a small business concern that (1) is headquartered in China, or (2) has more than 25% of voting stock owned by citizens of China.
HB-595: Denying Chinese Investors Access to U.S. Small Business Aid Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Collins
Introduced In House on 01/16/2019
White House Ethics Transparency Act of 2019 [HB-391]
[Ethics ]
Creates transparency requirements for ethics waivers (i.e., waivers from the requirement to sign an ethics pledge) issued to executive branch appointees. Specifically, such ethics waivers must be transmitted to the Office of Government Ethics and made publicly available online.
HB-391: White House Ethics Transparency Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 06/12/2019
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-21]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Finance ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[International ]
[Science ]
[Food ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Aerospace ]
Provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills: the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
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HB-21: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 5. on 01/08/2019
For the People Act of 2019 [HB-1]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Ethics ]
[Taxes ]
[National Security ]
Addresses voter access, election integrity, election security, political spending, and ethics for the three branches of government. Specifically, the bill expands voter registration and voting access and limits removing voters from voter rolls. The bill provides for states to establish independent, nonpartisan redistricting commissions. The bill also sets forth provisions related to election security, including sharing intelligence information with state election officials, protecting the security of the voter rolls, supporting states in securing
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HB-1: For the People Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 39. on 03/14/2019
Disaster Insurance Risk Equality Act [HB-4056]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
Disaster Insurance Risk Equality Act This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish the National Disaster Insurance Corporation, which shall establish and carry out an insurance program to provide coverage to states against certain losses and costs arising from disasters. The program must be funded solely by state premiums and payments and operated on an actuarially sound basis. The corporation shall: (1) adjust and pay all claims for proved and approved losses and costs covered by insurance, and
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HB-4056: Disaster Insurance Risk Equality Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Kind
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings And Emergency Management. on 10/13/2017
Consolidation Prevention and Competition Promotion Act of 2017 [S.1812]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Trade ]
[Small Business ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Economic Development ]
Consolidation Prevention and Competition Promotion Act of 2017 This bill amends the Clayton Act to revise merger requirements. Specifically, the bill: prohibits a merger that materially (currently, substantially) lessens competition in more than a de minimis amount or tends to create a monopsony (a market situation in which there is only one buyer), shifts the burden of proof to the merging companies that their consolidation will not harm competition, requires companies that enter into a settlement agreement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
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S.1812: Consolidation Prevention and Competition Promotion Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 09/14/2017