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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Retirement Security Week, including raising public awareness of the various tax-preferred retirement vehicles, increasing personal financial literacy, and engaging the people of the United States on the keys to success in achieving and maintaining retirement security throughout their lifetimes. [SR-575] [Retirement ] [Finance ] [Senior Citizens ]
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Retirement Security Week, including raising public awareness of the various tax-preferred retirement vehicles, increasing personal financial literacy, and engaging the people of the United States on the keys to success in achieving and maintaining retirement security throughout their lifetimes. Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Retirement Security Week, including raising public awareness of the importance of saving adequately for retirement. Acknowledges the need to raise (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S6089; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S6083) on 09/26/2016

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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Retirement Security Week, including raising public awareness of the various tax-preferred retirement vehicles, increasing personal financial literacy, and engaging the people of the United States on the keys to success in achieving and maintaining retirement security throughout their lifetimes. [SR-263] [Retirement ] [Finance ] [Senior Citizens ]
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Retirement Security Week, including raising public awareness of the various tax-preferred retirement vehicles, increasing personal financial literacy, and engaging the people of the United States on the keys to success in achieving and maintaining retirement security throughout their lifetimes. Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Retirement Security Week. Acknowledges the need to raise public awareness of a variety of tax-preferred retirement vehicles.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S6907; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S6899-6900) on 09/22/2015

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A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice. [SJR-33] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Retirement ] [Pensions ] [Investments ]
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice. This joint resolution disapproves and nullifies a Department of Labor rule published on April 8, 2016, relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice. (The rule defines who is a fiduciary (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/18/2016

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An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025. [SCR-11] [Agriculture ] [Budget and Spending ] [Defense ] [Economic Development ] [Education ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [Infrastructure ] [International ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [National Security ] [Poverty ] [Science ] [Senior Citizens ] [Small Business ] [Social Security ] [Taxes ] [Trade ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Veterans ] [Water ]
An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025. Establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2016 and sets forth budgetary levels for FY2017-FY2025. TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS Subtitle A--Budgetary Levels in Both Houses (Sec. 1101) Recommends levels and amounts for FY2016-FY2025 for federal revenues, new budget authority, budget outlays, deficits, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 05/06/2015

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HALOS Act Helping Angels Lead Our Startups Act [S.978] [Finance ] [Small Business ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Investments ] [Economic Development ]
HALOS Act Helping Angels Lead Our Startups Act Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to amend Regulation D (governing the limited offer and sale of securities without registration under the Securities Act of 1933) to make the prohibition against general solicitation or general advertising inapplicable to events with specified kinds of sponsors (including angel investor groups not connected to broker-dealers or investment advisers) where: presentations or communications are made by or on behalf of an issuer, the advertising does not refer (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 04/16/2015

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A bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to provide consumers with a free annual disclosure of information the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection maintains on them, and for other purposes. [S.96] [Consumer Protection ] [Finance ] [Data Privacy ]
A bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to provide consumers with a free annual disclosure of information the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection maintains on them, and for other purposes. Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to direct the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to: (1) disclose to a consumer all information (and their sources) held by the CFPB with respect to that consumer, including any person or other federal department or agency to which the CFPB disclosed the information; and (2) (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Vitter Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 01/07/2015

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Veterans Entrepreneurship Act [S.957] [Veterans ] [Small Business ] [Finance ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Military ] [Economic Development ]
Veterans Entrepreneurship Act (Sec. 3) Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) from assessing a guarantee fee in connection with a loan made under the SBA Express Program to a veteran or spouse of a veteran on or after October 1, 2015. (Sec. 4) Directs the Administrator to report to Congress on: (1) the feasibility of providing financial planning and counseling to owners of small business concerns who are members of a reserve component prior to deployment; (2) the level of outreach to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King By Senator Vitter From Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-240. on 04/21/2016

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Tax Refund Protection Act of 2015 [S.935] [Taxes ] [Consumer Protection ] [Finance ]
Tax Refund Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to direct the Department of the Treasury to establish a program to license or certify and regulate tax return preparers. The program must: (1) require that the tax return preparer demonstrate good character, good reputation, necessary qualifications to enable the preparer to provide valuable service as a tax return preparer, and competency; (2) require preparers to make certain disclosures relating to fees charged for tax preparation and the average amount of time expected (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/14/2015

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Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015 [S.915] [Real Estate ] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ]
Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This section increases from 5% to 10% the stock ownership threshold in a real estate investment trust (REIT) for exempting such stock as a U.S. real property interest on disposition. (Sec. 3) This section provides for an increase from 10% to 15% of the rate of withholding of tax on dispositions of U.S. real property interests. (Sec. 4) This section requires any corporation that is a U.S. real property holding company during a specified period to disclose such status to the Internal Revenue Service, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Orrin Hatch Committee On Finance. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Hatch. With Written Report No. 114-25. on 04/14/2015

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Financial Takeover Repeal Act of 2015 [S.89] [Finance ] [Consumer Protection ]
Financial Takeover Repeal Act of 2015 Repeals the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Revives or restores the provisions of law amended by such Act as if it had not been enacted.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rand Paul Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/07/2015

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HELP Rural Communities Act of 2015 Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act of 2015 [S.871] [Finance ] [Consumer Protection ] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Small Business ] [Agriculture ] [Community Development ] [Law Enforcement ]
HELP Rural Communities Act of 2015 Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act of 2015 Directs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to establish an application process under which a person who lives or does business in a state may apply to have an area in the state identified as a rural area if it has not yet been so designated by the CFPB for purposes of federal consumer financial law. Prescribes criteria for the CFPB to consider when evaluating the application. States that if, at any time before submission of an application, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Capito Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S2048-2049) on 03/26/2015

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Remittance Status Verification Act of 2015 [S.79] [Immigration ] [Finance ] [Consumer Protection ] [Trade ] [Budget and Spending ] [Law Enforcement ]
Remittance Status Verification Act of 2015 Amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to require a remittance transfer provider, before initiating a transfer, to request from the sender of a remittance whose recipient is located in a country other than the United States proof of the sender's status under U.S. immigration laws. Cites admissible documentation attesting to the sender's status, including a state-issued driver's license or federal passport. Directs a remittance transfer provider to impose, upon any sender unable to provide such proof of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Vitter Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 01/07/2015

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Community Financial Protection Act of 2015 [S.726] [Consumer Protection ] [Finance ] [Small Business ]
Community Financial Protection Act of 2015 Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to require the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to request reports through the prudential regulator from a person that is either an insured depository institution or an insured credit union with total assets of $10 billion or less (persons). Prohibits the Director from making such requests for an industry-wide report, or for a report pertaining to two or more such persons. Requires the Director, as a prerequisite to making such (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Daniel Coats Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/12/2015

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Restoring Main Street Investor Protection and Confidence Act [S.67] [Finance ] [Consumer Protection ] [Law Enforcement ] [Investments ]
Restoring Main Street Investor Protection and Confidence Act Amends the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 to redefine "net equity." Bases the determination of net equity, the positions, options, and contracts of a customer reported to the customer as held by the debtor, and any indebtedness of the customer to the debtor, upon: (1) the information contained in the last statement issued by the debtor to the customer before the filing date; and (2) any additional written confirmations of the customer's positions, options, contracts, or indebtedness (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Cassidy Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 09/30/2015

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We the People Act of 2016 [S.6] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Finance ] [Law Enforcement ] [Funding ] [Criminal Justice ] [Crime ]
We the People Act of 2016 Democracy Is Strengthened 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; and prescribe disclosure requirements for campaign-related disbursements by corporations, labor (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 06/16/2016

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New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2015 [S.591] [Taxes ] [Economic Development ] [Finance ] [Small Business ]
New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the new markets tax credit, (2) provide for an inflation adjustment to the limitation amount for such credit after 2014, and (3) allow an offset against the alternative minimum tax for such credit (determined with respect to qualified equity investments initially made after the enactment of this Act).

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/26/2015

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Encouraging Employee Ownership Act [S.576] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ] [Inflation ] [Investments ]
Encouraging Employee Ownership Act Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise regulations to require an issuer to furnish investors with additional specified disclosures regarding compensatory benefit plans if the aggregate sales price or amount of securities sold during any consecutive 12-month period exceeds $10 million (currently $5 million), indexed for inflation every five years.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Subcommittee On Securities, Insurance, And Investment. Hearings Held. on 03/24/2015

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A bill to clarify that funding for the standard setting body designated pursuant to section 19(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 is not subject to the sequester. [S.550] [Finance ] [Budget and Spending ]
A bill to clarify that funding for the standard setting body designated pursuant to section 19(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 is not subject to the sequester. Makes any sequestration ordered by the President under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) inapplicable to funding of the standard setting body designated by the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish accounting principles "generally accepted" for securities laws.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Budget. on 02/24/2015

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A bill to clarify that funding for the Securities Investor Protection Corporation is not subject to the sequester. [S.549] [Finance ] [Budget and Spending ] [Investments ]
A bill to clarify that funding for the Securities Investor Protection Corporation is not subject to the sequester. Makes any sequestration ordered by the President under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) inapplicable to funding of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Budget. on 02/24/2015

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A bill to clarify that funding for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is not subject to the sequester. [S.548] [Finance ] [Budget and Spending ]
A bill to clarify that funding for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is not subject to the sequester. Makes any sequestration ordered by the President under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) inapplicable to funding of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Budget. on 02/24/2015

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