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Enhancing Treasury's Anti-Terror Tools Act [HB-5607]
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Enhancing Treasury's Anti-Terror Tools Act (Sec. 2) This bill instructs the Department of the Treasury to report to Congress on the employment by U.S. embassies of full-time and temporary Treasury attaches and their role in advancing U.S. anti-terrorism financing interests, including concerning: how Treasury's interests relating to anti-terror finance, money laundering, and related illicit finance issues are handled at other embassies; issues identified by Treasury attaches concerning anti-terror finance, money laundering, and related illicit finance;
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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 07/12/2016
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Anti-terrorism Information Sharing Is Strength Act [HB-5606]
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Anti-terrorism Information Sharing Is Strength Act This bill amends the USA PATRIOT Act to allow two or more financial institutions and any association of financial institutions, upon notice provided to the Department of the Treasury, to share information with one another regarding individuals, entities, organizations, and countries suspected of the unlawful activity the proceeds of which form the basis of a money laundering offense. A financial institution or association that transmits, receives, or shares such information to identify and report
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Mr. Fitzpatrick Moved To Suspend The Rules And Pass The Bill. on 07/11/2016
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National Strategy for Combating Terrorist, Underground, and Other Illicit Financing Act [HB-5594]
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National Strategy for Combating Terrorist, Underground, and Other Illicit Financing Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the President, acting through the Department of the Treasury, to develop a national strategy for combating the financing of terrorism and related forms of illicit finance. (Sec. 4) The national strategy shall focus upon selected aspects, including: (1) threats, goals, objectives, and priorities; (2) coordination with domestic and international governmental entities; (3) the role of the private financial sector in prevention of illicit
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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 07/12/2016
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Retirement Security Act of 2015 [HB-557]
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Retirement Security Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) prescribe final regulations to permit employers to participate in multiple employer pension benefit plans, (2) promulgate regulations or other guidance to simplify and clarify rules relating to the timing of participant notices required under tax-preferred pension plans and the automatic escalation rules, and (3) modify the 1040EZ tax return form to allow taxpayers to claim the tax credit for retirement savings (saver's credit) on such form. Amends the Employee Retirement
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Kind
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/29/2015
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To require the Comptroller of the Currency to transfer administrative jurisdiction over the old Office of Thrift Supervision building to the General Services Administration. [HB-5554]
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To require the Comptroller of the Currency to transfer administrative jurisdiction over the old Office of Thrift Supervision building to the General Services Administration. This bill requires the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to transfer administrative jurisdiction over the federal property located at 1700 G Street, Northwest, in the District of Columbia to the General Services Administration.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Wagner
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings And Emergency Management. on 06/22/2016
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We the People Act of 2016 [HB-5494]
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We the People Act of 2016 Democracy Is Supported by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2016 or the DISCLOSE Act of 2016 This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to: redefine "independent expenditure" to expand the meaning of express advocacy for the election or defeat of a candidate; expand the period for treating communications as electioneering communications; repeal the prohibition against contributions by minors; prescribe disclosure requirements for campaign-related disbursements by corporations, labor organizations,
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Price
Introduced In House on 06/16/2016
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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5485]
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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations for financial services and general government, including programs within the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the federal judiciary, the District of Columbia, and several independent agencies. Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2017 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury for Departmental Offices, including: Salaries and Expenses, the Office of Terrorism
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ander Crenshaw
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 557. on 07/12/2016
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Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2016 [HB-5475]
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Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/19/2016
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Justice for Victims of IRS Scams and Identity Theft Act of 2016 [HB-5345]
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Justice for Victims of IRS Scams and Identity Theft Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish procedures to expedite the review of, and seek an indictment in, any case involving identity theft or aggravated identity theft by an individual who impersonates an employee or officer of the Internal Revenue Service. DOJ must submit to Congress and publish a report that contains certain information on the status of prosecutions for such offenses.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Young
Introduced In House on 05/26/2016
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Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5325]
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Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 (Sec. 3) Specifies that references to "this Act" included in any division refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Specifies that the sums in this bill are appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for FY2017. (Sec. 5) Specifies that each amount in this bill designated by Congress as an emergency requirement is contingent on the President also designating all of the emergency amounts and transmitting the designations
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Graves
Presented To President. on 09/29/2016
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CI Realignment Act [HB-5296]
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CI Realignment Act This bill establishes a Bureau of Criminal Investigation within the Department of the Treasury and transfers the functions, personnel, assets, and obligations of the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS's) Criminal Investigation Division to the new bureau. Treasury must provide a semi-annual report to Congress on: (1) the cases the IRS referred to the bureau, and (2) the cases the bureau referred to the Department of Justice. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the disclosure of returns and return information to employees
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Sponsored by: Rep. Devin Nunes
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H3765) on 06/15/2016
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Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2015 [HB-52]
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Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2015 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to provide increased protections and eligibility for family-sponsored immigrants. Directs the Secretary of State to establish a Board of Family-based Visa Appeals within the Department of State. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary in the rest of this bill) to deny a family-based immigration petition by a U.S. petitioner for an alien spouse or child if: (1) the petitioner is on the national sex offender registry for a conviction
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 01/23/2015
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Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 [HB-5143]
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Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 (Sec. 3) This bill specifies U.S. objectives regarding international insurance standards. (Sec. 4) The United States may not agree to, accept, establish, enter into, or consent to the adoption of a final international insurance standard with an international standard-setting organization or a foreign government, authority, or regulatory entity unless certain public notice-and-comment requirements and capital standards are met. In the case of an international insurance standard setting forth a capital standard
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Sponsored by: Rep. Darin LaHood
Received In The Senate. on 12/08/2016
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Corporate EXIT Fairness Act Corporate EXpatriates and Inverters Tax Fairness Act [HB-5125]
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Corporate EXIT Fairness Act Corporate EXpatriates and Inverters Tax Fairness Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to set forth rules governing corporate inversions (i.e., the practice of relocating a domestic corporation's legal domicile to a lower-tax nation while retaining its business activities in the higher-tax country of origin) and corporate expatriations. Specifically, the bill requires payment of tax on the deferred overseas profits of U.S. multinational corporations or partnerships before they reincorporate or organize in a foreign
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 04/29/2016
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Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 [HB-5077]
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Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (Sec. 101) This bill authorizes FY2017 appropriations for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of: the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); the Department of Defense (DOD); the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); the National Security Agency (NSA); the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; the Coast Guard; the Departments of State, the Treasury, Energy (DOE), and Justice;
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Schiff
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Select Committee On Intelligence. on 05/25/2016
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Automatic IRA Act of 2015 [HB-506]
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Automatic IRA Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) require certain employers who do not maintain qualifying retirement plans or arrangements to make available to their eligible employees a payroll deposit individual retirement account (IRA) arrangement (automatic IRA arrangement) which grants such employees the right to opt-out of participation; (2) require the Secretary of the Treasury to provide employers with a model notice for notifying employees of their opportunity to participate in an automatic IRA arrangement and to provide
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Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Neal
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/29/2015
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Clarify Workers Misclassification in the Construction Industry Act [HB-5008]
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Clarify Workers Misclassification in the Construction Industry Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to initiate an enforcement initiative to increase tax compliance in the construction industry. The initiative must include: consultations with industry experts and leaders on its scope and priorities, targeted tax audits of major construction contractors that may not be in compliance with federal tax laws, civil and criminal tax enforcement actions under existing authorities, and educational efforts aimed at increasing voluntary tax
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Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth Esty
Introduced In House on 04/20/2016
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Small Financial Institution Advisory Committees Act of 2016 [HB-4950]
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Small Financial Institution Advisory Committees Act of 2016 This bill establishes within the Department of the Treasury: the Community Bank Advisory Committee to advise Treasury about its efforts regarding legislation and regulation that affect financial institutions, federal departments and agencies that regulate or insure financial institutions, and securities markets, as these efforts relate to community banks; and the Credit Union Advisory Committee to advise Treasury about such efforts as they relate to credit unions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Introduced In House on 04/14/2016
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Natural Disaster Reinsurance Act of 2016 [HB-4947]
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Natural Disaster Reinsurance Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to establish the National Commission on Catastrophe Preparation and Protection to advise it regarding estimated loss costs associated with contracts for reinsurance coverage. Treasury may make homeowners protection coverage available through contracts for reinsurance coverage. Only eligible state programs may purchase such coverage. Each contract for reinsurance coverage shall furnish insurance coverage against residential property losses to homes, including
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Jolly
Introduced In House on 04/14/2016
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Main Street Jobs and Opportunity Act of 2016 [HB-4936]
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Main Street Jobs and Opportunity Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and the lifetime gift tax exemption, with adjustments for inflation. The Paperwork Reduction Act is amended to direct federal agency heads not to impose civil fines for first-time paperwork violations by small businesses unless specified criteria are met. The Department of Labor shall study the effects of occupational licensing requirements to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Walberg
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 05/17/2016