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Child CARE Act Child Care Access to Resources for Early-learning Act [S.2539]
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[Education ]
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Child CARE Act Child Care Access to Resources for Early-learning Act This bill amends title IV part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act to make appropriations for FY2017-FY2021 to the Department of Health and Human Services for allotments to states to: expand access to high-quality child care for infants and toddlers from low-income families who do not receive child care funded through the Child Care and Development (CCD) Fund, and increase the quality of such care for infants and toddlers who do receive
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/10/2016
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Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act [S.2489]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/03/2016
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Fair Treatment of Israel in Product Labeling Act of 2016 [S.2474]
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[Consumer Protection ]
Fair Treatment of Israel in Product Labeling Act of 2016 This bill requires that, for goods produced or originating in the areas known as the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, proper markings for country of origin include: (1) Israel, (2) Product of Israel, (3) Made in Israel, (4) West Bank, (5) Gaza, (6) Gaza Strip, (7) West Bank/Gaza, or (8) West Bank/Gaza Strip. Neither the Department of the Treasury, the Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security, nor any competent official of another federal department or agency shall prohibit the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/01/2016
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Automatic IRA Act of 2015 [S.245]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
[Pensions ]
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: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/22/2015
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Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2016 [S.2439]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Ethics ]
Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from rehiring any individual who was previously employed by the IRS but was removed for misconduct or whose employment was terminated for cause.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/12/2016
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Clean Energy Worker Just Transition Act [S.2398]
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[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Healthcare ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
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[Grants ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Water ]
[Air Quality ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Unemployment ]
Clean Energy Worker Just Transition Act This bill prescribes eligibility requirements and procedures for the award of temporary adjustment assistance to a group of workers of adversely affected coal-related or coal-dependent or similar energy industries who are totally or partially separated, or threatened with total or partial separation, because of the low cost of competing alternative forms of energy. Such assistance shall include temporary additional unemployment compensation, health insurance premium subsidy tax credits, training and support
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 12/10/2015
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Defeat ISIS and Protect and Secure the United States Act of 2015 [S.2377]
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[Immigration ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Defeat ISIS and Protect and Secure the United States Act of 2015 This bill directs the President to designate a person to coordinate federal government and international partner efforts to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The President may prohibit, or impose strict conditions on, the opening or maintaining in the United States of a correspondent account or a payable-through account by a foreign financial institution that knowingly facilitates a significant transaction for ISIS. The Director of National Intelligence shall review
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S8548-8558) on 12/09/2015
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Protecting Charitable Contributions Act of 2015 [S.2370]
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[Nonprofit ]
Protecting Charitable Contributions Act of 2015 This bill provides that the definitions and regulations in effect on January 1, 2015, relating to the substantiation of deductible charitable contributions in excess of $250, shall apply on and after the enactment date of the bill. The Internal Revenue Service shall not issue, revise, or finalize any regulation, revenue ruling, or other guidance relating to such definitions and regulations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pat Roberts
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 12/08/2015
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IRS Accountability Act of 2015 [S.2345]
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IRS Accountability Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 to allow the removal or transfer of an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) senior executive employee based on performance or misconduct. The IRS must submit written notice to certain congressional committees of the removal or transfer of an employee and the reason for such removal or transfer. The bill provides for an expedited appeal of a removal or transfer to the Merit Systems Protection Board.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 12/02/2015
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Taxpayer Rights Act of 2015 [S.2333]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
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[Small Business ]
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Taxpayer Rights Act of 2015 TITLE I--TAXPAYER RIGHTS This title amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) require the Department of the Treasury, in consultation with the National Taxpayer Advocate, to publish a summary statement of primary taxpayer rights; and (2) in consultation with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), ensure that IRS employees are familiar with and act in accordance with such rights. Taxpayer rights include the right to be informed, the right to quality service, the right to pay no more than the correct amount of tax, the right
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Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 11/30/2015
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Philanthropic Facilitation Act [S.2313]
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[Nonprofit ]
Philanthropic Facilitation Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) expand the definition of, and requirements relating to, "program-related investments" made by private foundations to for-profit entities to further certain charitable purposes; (2) allow a judicial determination (i.e., declaratory judgment) as to whether investments in any entity qualify as program-related investments; (3) require expanded reporting by for-profit entities that receive program-related investments of their gross income, expenses, disbursements, and other
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Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Peters
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 11/19/2015
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Fair Playing Field Act of 2015 [S.2252]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
Fair Playing Field Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the classification of workers for employment tax purposes, to: repeal the prohibition against issuance of regulations and guidance by the Department of the Treasury on workers' employment tax status (i.e., as an employee or as an independent contractor) enacted by the Revenue Act of 1978; direct Treasury to issue regulations and other guidance to clarify the proper employment status of workers for employment tax purposes; prohibit a retroactive assessment
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 11/05/2015
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SAVE Benefits Act Seniors And Veterans Emergency Benefits Act [S.2251]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Veterans ]
[Social Security ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Retirement ]
SAVE Benefits Act Seniors And Veterans Emergency Benefits Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to disburse a payment equal to 3.9% of the average amount of annual benefits to certain individuals (except prisoners, fugitive felons, or aliens) who are entitled to a specified benefit under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA), an annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, a veterans benefit, or are eligible for a cash benefit under SSA title XVI (Supplemental Security
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 11/05/2015
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EPIC Act End the Partisan IRS Culture Act [S.2246]
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EPIC Act End the Partisan IRS Culture Act This bill excludes employees of the Internal Revenue Service from provisions of federal personnel law allowing federal employees to organize, bargain collectively, and participate in labor organizations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Tim Scott
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 11/05/2015
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PURSE Act Preventing Unionization of Revenue Service Employees Act [S.2245]
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PURSE Act Preventing Unionization of Revenue Service Employees Act This bill excludes employees of the Internal Revenue Service from provisions of federal personnel law allowing federal employees to organize, bargain collectively, and participate in labor organizations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Gardner
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 11/05/2015
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No Bonuses for Tax Cheats Act [S.2215]
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[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Ethics ]
No Bonuses for Tax Cheats Act This bill prohibits the Department of the Treasury from providing any discretionary performance award to any employee of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with respect to whom there is substantial evidence of misconduct or a seriously delinquent tax debt. Treasury shall consider such a denial or withholding of a discretionary performance award as an action necessary to protect the integrity of the IRS, for purposes of any collective bargaining agreement.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 10/28/2015
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An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016 [S.2132]
[Finance ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
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[Social Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Funding ]
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[Energy ]
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An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for financial services and general government; the Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency; the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; and several related agencies. Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury, including the Internal Revenue Service. Executive
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 251. on 10/06/2015
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An Act Making Appropriations for National Security and for Other Purposes, 2016 [S.2130]
[National Security ]
[Defense ]
[Energy ]
[Veterans ]
[International ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Military ]
[Science ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Immigration ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
[Environmental ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Disaster Relief ]
An Act Making Appropriations for National Security and for Other Purposes, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Department of Defense, energy and water development, the Department of Homeland Security, military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities, including: Military Personnel; Operation and Maintenance; Procurement; Research, Development,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 249. on 10/06/2015
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Commonsense Reporting Act of 2015 [S.1996]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Commonsense Reporting Act of 2015 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Internal Revenue Code to modify the requirements for employers to report health insurance coverage information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by the end of the tax year. The bill changes the information that is required and permits employers to voluntarily report the information prior to the beginning of open enrollment. The Department of the Treasury must develop a prospective reporting system to permit: employers to voluntarily
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 05/18/2016
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Stop Corporate Inversions Act of 2015 [S.198]
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[Finance ]
[Trade ]
[Small Business ]
[International ]
Stop Corporate Inversions Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise rules for the taxation of inverted corporations (i.e., U.S. corporations that acquire foreign companies to reincorporate in a foreign jurisdiction with income tax rates lower than the United States) to provide that a foreign corporation that acquires the properties of a U.S. corporation or partnership after May 8, 2014, shall be treated as an inverted corporation and thus subject to U.S. taxation if, after such acquisition: (1) it holds more than 50% of the stock of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S286) on 01/20/2015