Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2015 [HB-1756]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2015 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to revise the formula for computation of the primary insurance amount (PIA, or the monthly benefit amount payable to a worker upon retirement at full retirement age or upon entitlement to disability benefits), increasing the special minimum benefit for certain earners based on years in the workforce and a specified percentage of 1/12th of the poverty guideline for the previous calendar year. Prescribes
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HB-1756: Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 04/21/2015
Innovation, Research, and Manufacturing Act [HB-1536]
[Taxes ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Innovation, Research, and Manufacturing Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for increasing research activities, to: (1) increase such credit (from the sum of 20% of the excess of qualified research expenses for the taxable year over the base amount, 20% of the basic research payments, and 20% of the amounts paid by the taxpayer in carrying on any trade or business during the taxable year to an energy research consortium for energy research to the sum of 30% of each of those); (2) make such credit permanent; and (3)
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HB-1536: Innovation, Research, and Manufacturing Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Julia Brownley
Introduced In House on 03/23/2015
Alternative Maximum Tax Act Max Tax Act [HB-144]
[Taxes ]
Alternative Maximum Tax Act Max Tax Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for an alternative maximum tax for a taxpayer other than a corporate taxpayer. Limits the tax to 50% of the taxpayer's adjusted gross income, calculated by adding all federal, state, and local taxes paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year and dividing that amount by the taxpayer's adjusted gross income.
HB-144: Alternative Maximum Tax Act Max Tax Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Jolly
Introduced In House on 01/06/2015
Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act [HB-1439]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Social Security ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act Establishes the Office of Paid Family and Medical Leave within the Social Security Administration (SSA), to be headed by the Deputy SSA Commissioner. Entitles every individual to a family and medical leave insurance (FMLI) benefit payment for each month beginning on the first day of the first month in which the individual meets the criteria specified below and ending 365 days later (benefit period), not to exceed 60 qualified caregiving days per period. Qualifies for such a benefit payment any individual who:
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HB-1439: Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 03/19/2015
Let Seniors Work Act of 2015 [HB-1395]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Retirement ]
[Taxes ]
Let Seniors Work Act of 2015 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to: (1) eliminate the payroll tax for individuals who have attained retirement age, and (2) remove the limitation on the amount of outside income which a beneficiary may earn (earnings test) without incurring a reduction in benefits.
HB-1395: Let Seniors Work Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Ron DeSantis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 03/18/2015
Social Security 2100 Act [HB-1391]
[Social Security ]
[Taxes ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Social Security 2100 Act Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to: increase the primary insurance amount formula factor from 90% to 93% for all eligible beneficiaries, beginning in 2016; revise computation of cost-of-living adjustments to use the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers; increase the special minimum primary insurance amount for lifetime low earners based on years in the workforce. Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to increase the gross income threshold for
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HB-1391: Social Security 2100 Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/29/2015
American Health Security Act of 2015 [HB-1200]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
American Health Security Act of 2015 Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives concerning recognition of health care as a human right. Establishes the State-Based American Health Security Program to provide every U.S. resident who is a U.S. citizen, national, or lawful resident alien with health care services. Requires each participating state to establish a state health security program. Eliminates benefits under: (1) titles XVIII (Medicare), XIX (Medicaid), and XXI (Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act; (2)
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HB-1200: American Health Security Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Loretta Sanchez
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 08/13/2015
Flat Tax Act [HB-1040]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Retirement ]
Flat Tax Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize an individual or a person engaged in business activity to make an irrevocable election to be subject to a flat tax (in lieu of the existing income tax provisions) of 19% for the first two years after an election is made, and 17% thereafter. Calculates taxable income for individual taxpayers by subtracting a basic standard deduction and an additional standard deduction for each dependent from the total of wages, retirement distributions, and unemployment compensation. Defines "business taxable
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HB-1040: Flat Tax Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Burgess
Introduced In House on 02/24/2015
Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2020 [HB-8802]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Tourism ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishes new tax credits and revises existing credits and deductions to protect the hospitality and restaurant industries. Specifically, the bill allows a convention and trade show restart tax credit for (1) the costs of participation in a convention, seminar, or similar meeting, a business meeting, or a trade show that takes place after 2020; and (2) the costs of reopening an entertainment facility closed due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. It also allows a business-related tax credit for the costs of reopening restaurants
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HB-8802: Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Darin LaHood
Introduced In House on 11/20/2020
Small Business Payroll Protection Act of 2013 [S.900]
[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Small Business Payroll Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a registration system for payroll tax deposit agents (defined as any person that provides payroll processing or tax filing and deposit service to one or more employers). Requires such agents to: (1) submit a bond or to submit to quarterly third-party certifications, (2) make certain disclosures to their clients concerning liability for payment of employment taxes, and (3) pay penalties for failing to collect or pay
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S.900: Small Business Payroll Protection Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Mikulski
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/08/2013
Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2013 [S.728]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from an employee's gross income employer-provided accident and health plan benefits extended to a domestic partner or non-dependent, non-spouse beneficiary eligible to receive such benefits under an employer plan (i.e., "eligible beneficiary"); (2) exempt such benefits paid to eligible beneficiaries from otherwise applicable employment and unemployment taxes; (3) allow self-employed individuals a tax deduction for the health insurance costs of
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S.728: Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/15/2013
Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013 [S.567]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Taxes ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prescribe special rules for the determination of taxable wages and self-employment income above the contribution and benefit base after 2013. Amends SSA title II to include surplus average indexed monthly earnings (AIME) in the determination of primary OASDI amounts. Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-EC) that indicates changes over time in expenditures for
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S.567: Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/14/2013
Keeping Our Social Security Promises Act [S.500]
[Social Security ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Keeping Our Social Security Promises Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to apply employment and self-employment taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of $250,000.
S.500: Keeping Our Social Security Promises Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/07/2013
Small Business Efficiency Act [S.479]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Small Business Efficiency Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat professional employer organizations (PEOs), certified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), as employers for employment tax purposes (thus allowing such PEOs to pay wages and collect and remit payroll taxes on behalf of an employer). Sets forth IRS certification requirements for PEOs, including financial review and reporting requirements. Requires a PEO to post a bond each year, up to $1 million, to guarantee payment of employment taxes.
S.479: Small Business Efficiency Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S1234) on 03/06/2013
CARE Act [S.468]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Healthcare ]
[Energy ]
[Mining ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Coal Accountability and Retired Employee Act of 2013 or CARE Act - Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to transfer specified excess funds derived from coal mine operator-paid reclamation fees to the trustees of the 1974 United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Pension Plan for use solely to pay pension benefits required under such Plan. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise 1992 UMWA Benefit Plan eligibility requirements. Makes eligible for health benefits from the 1992 UMWA Benefit Plan an individual who would be eligible
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S.468: CARE Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S1230) on 03/06/2013
American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 [S.388]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Taxes ]
[Energy ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 - Title I: Budget Provisions - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to revise discretionary spending limits (spending caps) for security and nonsecurity categories in new budget authority for FY2013. Establishes discretionary spending limits for revised security and nonsecurity categories for FY2014-FY2021. Defines "revised security category" as discretionary appropriations in budget function 050 (defense function). Repeals certain sequestration
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S.388: American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Motion To Proceed To Measure Considered In Senate. (consideration: Cr S970-990, S991) on 02/28/2013
Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013 [S.321]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require an individual taxpayer whose adjusted gross income exceeds $1 million to pay a minimum tax rate of 30% of the excess of the taxpayer's adjusted gross income over the taxpayer's modified charitable contribution deduction for the taxable year (tentative fair share tax). Establishes the amount of such tax as the excess (if any) of the tentative fair share tax over the excess of: (1) the sum of the taxpayer's regular tax liability, the alternative minimum tax (AMT) amount,
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S.321: Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/13/2013
Startup Act 3.0 [S.310]
[Immigration ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Science ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Education ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Startup Act 3.0 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to adjust to conditional permanent resident status up to 50,000 aliens who have earned a master's or doctorate degree in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics field (STEM field) and permit such an alien to remain in the United States: (1) for up to one year after the expiration of the alien's student visa, if the alien is searching for STEM field employment; and (2) indefinitely if the alien remains actively engaged in
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S.310: Startup Act 3.0
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/13/2013
Protecting Social Security Disability Act of 2014 [S.3003]
[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Retirement ]
Protecting Social Security Disability Act of 2014 - Amends title II (Old, Age and Survivors Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to revise the Disability Insurance program to declare any individual who is entitled to both an old-age insurance benefit and a disability insurance benefit for a month to be entitled only to the old-age insurance benefit for that month, except those whose medical improvement is not expected. Directs the Commissioner of Social Security to establish a system for classifying any individual who
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S.3003: Protecting Social Security Disability Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Coburn
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S6627-6628) on 12/11/2014
Enhanced 529 - S.A.V.E. Act [S.2882]
[Education ]
[Taxes ]
Enhanced 529 - Setting Aside for a Valuable Education Act or the Enhanced 529 - S.A.V.E. Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax credit for contributions to a qualified tuition program (529 tuition program); and (2) allow an exclusion, up to $600, from the gross income of an employee for employer contributions to a 529 tuition program.
S.2882: Enhanced 529 - S.A.V.E. Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S5788-5789) on 09/18/2014