Made in America Act of 2016 [HB-4409]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Trade ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Small Business ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Made in America Act of 2016 This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to establish labels that persons or businesses may use voluntarily to indicate to consumers the extent to which products introduced, delivered for introduction, sold, advertised, or offered for sale in commerce are of U.S. origin. The FTC must establish four categories of such labels, to be known as America Star labels, which may be used to designate products: (1) that satisfy the standard for an unqualified U.S. origin claim set forth by the FTC in the Enforcement
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HB-4409: Made in America Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 02/05/2016
Article I Consolidated Appropriations Amendments, 2016 [HB-4371]
[Air Quality ]
[Environmental ]
[Finance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Immigration ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Funding ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Retirement ]
Article I Consolidated Appropriations Amendments, 2016 This bill amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 to restrict federal agencies from using appropriations for certain activities. The bill includes restrictions that affect policy and regulations in areas, including: tobacco products, greenhouse gas emissions, fisheries, exports to Cuba, endangered species, water and air quality, hydraulic fracturing, limits on truck size, housing discrimination, fiduciary standards for providing investment advice for pension and retirement plans, determinations
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HB-4371: Article I Consolidated Appropriations Amendments, 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 01/19/2016
Transparency and Accountability of Failed Exchanges Act [HB-4262]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
Transparency and Accountability of Failed Exchanges Act This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to require the Department of Health and Human Services, for certain states awarded a grant to establish a health insurance exchange, to report on how awarded amounts were used and rescind unobligated amounts. This applies to any state that terminates operation of its exchange or transfers operation to another entity. Such a state must provide to the General Services Administration any property acquired through the grant
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HB-4262: Transparency and Accountability of Failed Exchanges Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 12/18/2015
Knife Owners' Protection Act of 2015 [HB-419]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
Knife Owners' Protection Act of 2015 Entitles any person who is not otherwise prohibited by federal law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a knife to transport a knife from any place where such person may lawfully possess, carry, or transport such a knife to any other place where such person may lawfully do so: (1) by motor vehicle if the knife is not directly accessible from the passenger compartment or is in a locked container, glove compartment, or console; or (2) by other means over land or through water or the air if the
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HB-419: Knife Owners' Protection Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/05/2015
Secure and Protect Americans' Data Act [HB-4187]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Secure and Protect Americans' Data Act This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate regulations requiring entities regulated by the FTC, common carriers, and nonprofit organizations to establish information security practices for the treatment and protection of personal information. At least annually, such entities must evaluate their consumer privacy programs to make any appropriate adjustments for changing technologies, threats or vulnerabilities, or business arrangements. The bill sets forth special procedures for information
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HB-4187: Secure and Protect Americans' Data Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 12/11/2015
Church Plan Clarification Act of 2015 [HB-4085]
[Pensions ]
[Religion ]
[Retirement ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Church Plan Clarification Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of church pension plans, to: (1) provide that an organization otherwise eligible to participate in a church plan shall not be aggregated with another such organization and treated as a single employer with it unless one such organization provides at least 80% of the operating funds for the other organization during the recipient organization's preceding tax year and there is a degree of common management or supervision between the
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HB-4085: Church Plan Clarification Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Introduced In House on 11/19/2015
Cosmetic Modernization Amendments of 2015 [HB-4075]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
Cosmetic Modernization Amendments of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to set forth provisions governing the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) regulation of cosmetics, including requiring the registration of manufacturing establishments and the submission of a cosmetic and ingredient statement for each cosmetic. The FDA must publish a list of registered establishments and a list of cosmetics and their ingredients. Cosmetic manufacturers, packers, and distributors must report to the FDA any serious and unexpected
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HB-4075: Cosmetic Modernization Amendments of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Pete Sessions
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 11/20/2015
Hearing Protection Act of 2015 [HB-3799]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Taxes ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Hearing Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate the $200 transfer tax on firearm silencers, and (2) treat any person who acquires or possesses a firearm silencer as meeting any registration or licensing requirements of the National Firearms Act with respect to such silencer. Any person who pays a tax on a silencer after October 22, 2015 may receive a refund of such tax. The bill amends the federal criminal code to preempt state or local laws that tax or regulate firearm silencers.
HB-3799: Hearing Protection Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 11/23/2015
America First Act [HB-3777]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Student Loans ]
[Social Security ]
[Agriculture ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Finance ]
[Insurance ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
America First Act This bill increases discretionary spending limits, repeals sequestration for direct spending, and includes offsets that change direct spending programs and tax provisions. The bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to increase the discretionary spending limits for FY2016-FY2025 and to eliminate the sequestration for direct spending that is required under current law. The bill permanently extends two expansions of the Earned Income Tax Credit, limits tax deductions for high-income individuals,
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HB-3777: America First Act
Sponsored by: Rep. E. Scott Rigell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 03/23/2016
Reducing Employer Burdens, Unleashing Innovation, and Labor Development Act of 2015 [HB-3682]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Finance ]
[Trade ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mining ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Air Quality ]
[Climate Change ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Economic Development ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
[Veterans ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Investments ]
[Military ]
[Pensions ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Property Tax ]
[Recreation ]
[Retirement ]
Reducing Employer Burdens, Unleashing Innovation, and Labor Development Act of 2015 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that increasing the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturers will strengthen the national economy. Investing in America's Workforce Act The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 is amended to require state or local workforce investment systems to use youth activities funds allocated to a local area for programs that provide training. The Internal Revenue Code is amended to: (1) extend through 2016 the tax credit for increasing research
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HB-3682: Reducing Employer Burdens, Unleashing Innovation, and Labor Development Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Brett Guthrie
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 09/30/2016
Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act of 2015 [HB-3629]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act of 2015 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to declare that federal laws, including criminal penalties, are not intended to supersede or preempt state laws that pertain to marijuana.
HB-3629: Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 10/05/2015
Facilitating Access to Credit Act of 2015 [HB-347]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
Facilitating Access to Credit Act of 2015 Amends the Credit Repair Organizations Act to exempt from its coverage any consumer reporting agency (or affiliate or subsidiary) described under the Fair Credit Reporting Act as: one that compiles and maintains files on consumers on a nationwide basis; or any person which, for monetary fees, dues, or on a cooperative nonprofit basis, regularly engages in whole or in part in the practice of assembling or evaluating consumer credit information or other information on consumers in order to furnish consumer
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HB-347: Facilitating Access to Credit Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Capuano
Hearings Held By The Subcommittee On Financial Institutions And Consumer Credit Prior To Referral. on 09/27/2016
Investing in Student Success Act of 2015 [HB-3432]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
[Investments ]
Investing in Student Success Act of 2015 This bill authorizes an individual (i.e., a student) and another person (i.e., an investor) to enter an income-share agreement (ISA) in which the student agrees to pay a percentage of future income, for a specified period of time, in exchange for funds to pay for postsecondary educational expenses. An ISA that complies with specified terms and conditions and meets certain disclosure requirements is a valid, binding, and enforceable contract and is not subject to state laws that limit interest rates or regulate
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HB-3432: Investing in Student Success Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/16/2015
National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2015 [HB-3337]
[Infrastructure ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2015 Establishes the National Infrastructure Development Bank as a wholly owned government corporation. Makes the Bank's Board of Directors responsible for monitoring and overseeing energy, environmental, telecommunications, and transportation infrastructure projects. Authorizes the Board to: (1) make senior and subordinated direct loans and loan guarantees to assist in the financing or refinancing of an infrastructure project, (2) issue public benefit bonds and provide financing to infrastructure
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HB-3337: National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 07/31/2015
Gun Look-Alike Case Act [HB-3224]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Gun Look-Alike Case Act Transfers the Department of Commerce's authority to regulate the markings on toy, look-alike, or imitation firearms under the Federal Energy Management Improvement Act of 1988 to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). Amends the CPSIA to prohibit a toy, look-alike, or imitation firearm from being manufactured, entered into commerce, shipped, transported, or received unless it contains, or has affixed to it, a marking approved by the CPSC. Maintains
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HB-3224: Gun Look-Alike Case Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 07/31/2015
Military Recruiter Right to Carry Act of 2015 [HB-3138]
[Defense ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Veterans ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Military Recruiter Right to Carry Act of 2015 This bill states that, notwithstanding any Department of Defense policy or federal, state, or local law to the contrary, a member of the Armed Forces assigned to duty at an Armed Forces recruitment office has the right to carry a personal or service-issue firearm at the office.
HB-3138: Military Recruiter Right to Carry Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Harris
Introduced In House on 07/21/2015
Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2015 [HB-2977]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2015 This bill makes it a crime to intentionally and willfully conceal knowledge of a security breach involving sensitive personally identifiable information (PII). If the breach results in economic harm of at least $1,000 to any individual, then a violator is subject to a fine and/or five years in prison. The legislation authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to seek a civil injunction to prevent ongoing conduct that damages 100 or more protected computers during any one-year period. A protected computer is
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HB-2977: Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 07/29/2015
Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2015 [HB-2868]
[Small Business ]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2015 Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for establishment and governance of association health plans (AHPs), which are group health plans whose sponsors are trade, industry, professional, chamber of commerce, or similar business associations, and which meet certain ERISA certification requirements. Prescribes rules governing AHPs, including requirements relating to certification, sponsors and boards of trustees, participation and coverage, nondiscrimination, contribution
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HB-2868: Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/16/2015
American Health Care Reform Act of 2015 [HB-2653]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Insurance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
American Health Care Reform Act of 2015 This bill repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective January 1, 2016. Provisions amended by repealed provisions are restored. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax standard deduction for health insurance. Provisions regarding health savings accounts (HSAs) are revised, including to raise contribution limits and to expand the products and services that may be paid for
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HB-2653: American Health Care Reform Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/15/2015