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Sanction Iran, Safeguard America Act of 2014 [HB-5709]
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Sanction Iran, Safeguard America Act of 2014 or the SISA Act - Amends the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, and the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 to eliminate authority to waive sanctions relating to: transportation of crude oil from Iran; financial institutions that engage in certain transactions; the financial sector of Iran; persons
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Sponsored by: Rep. Trent Franks
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 12/09/2014
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Isolating ISIS Act [HB-5431]
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Isolating ISIS Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to 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 transaction for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS); facilitates a transaction of a person designated for acting on behalf of or at the direction of, or owned or controlled by, ISIS; engages in money laundering to carry out such an activity; facilitates a transaction
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Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Affairs, And In Addition To The Committees On Oversight And Government Reform, And Financial Services, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 09/10/2014
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China Human Rights Protection Act of 2014 [HB-5379]
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China Human Rights Protection Act of 2014 - Directs the President to submit to Congress a list (with updates) of individuals responsible for, or complicit in, the commission of: serious and ongoing violations of human rights against nationals of China or their family members, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in China; and gross violations of human rights against nationals of China or their family members, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in China, or who have benefitted materially or financially from such actions. Requires
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Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 09/26/2014
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Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 [HB-5018]
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Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Reserve Act (FRA) to direct the Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to submit to the Comptroller General (GAO) and to certain congressional committees a Directive Policy Rule (DPR), including an identification of FOMC members who voted in its favor. Defines DPR as a policy rule developed by the FOMC that meets specified requirements and provides the basis for the Open Market Operations Directive. Directs GAO to study whether the DPR has materially changed,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 07/30/2014
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To repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. [HB-46]
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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: Rep. Ted Yoho
Referred To The Subcommittee On General Farm Commodities And Risk Management. on 02/04/2013
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Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2014 [HB-4429]
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Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the subpart F foreign personal holding company income exemption for income that is derived in the active conduct of a banking, financing, or similar business, as a securities dealer, or in the conduct of an insurance business.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Pascrell
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Ways And Means. H. Rept. 113-427. on 05/02/2014
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Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2014 [HB-4411]
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Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) States that it shall be U.S. policy to: (1) prevent Hezbollah's global logistics and financial network from operating in order to curtail funding of its domestic and international activities; and (2) utilize diplomatic, legislative, and executive avenues to combat Hezbollah's criminal activities in order to block that organization's ability to fund its global terrorist activities. Title I: Prevention of Access by Hezbollah to International Financial and Other Institutions - (Sec.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 07/23/2014
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Jumpstarting Opportunities with Bold Solutions Act [HB-4304]
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Jumpstarting Opportunities with Bold Solutions Act - Division I: Labor - Title I: Repeal of Davis-Bacon Act - Repeals the Davis-Bacon Act (which requires that the locally prevailing wage rate be paid to various classes of laborers and mechanics working under federally-financed or federally-assisted contracts for construction, alteration, and repair of public buildings or public works). States that references in any law to a wage requirement of the Davis-Bacon Act after the enactment of this Act shall be null and void. Title II: Union Contract
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/13/2014
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Ukraine Support Act [HB-4278]
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Ukraine Support Act - (Sec. 2) Sets forth U.S. policy regarding Ukraine, including: (1) support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of a democratic Ukraine, and (2) condemnation of Russia's armed intervention into Ukraine and its illegal annexation of Crimea. Title I: Assistance Provisions - (Sec. 101) Authorizes and encourages the President to provide assistance to support democracy and civil society, including community- and faith-based organizations, in Ukraine by: (1) improving democratic governance and anti-corruption efforts; (2)
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Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 04/02/2014
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Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act [HB-4254]
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Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act - Directs the President to: (1) impose financial and immigration/entry sanctions on listed nationals of Vietnam who are complicit in human rights abuses committed against nationals of Vietnam or their family members, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in Vietnam; and (2) submit to Congress a publicly available list of individuals determined to be complicit in such human rights abuses. Authorizes the President to waive sanctions to comply with international agreements. Terminates sanctions if the President
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 04/16/2014
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Venezuelan Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act [HB-4229]
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Venezuelan Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act - Directs the Secretary of State to require the U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) to use U.S. influence at the OAS to protect the Inter-American Democratic Charter, and strengthen the independent Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to protect human rights throughout the Western Hemisphere, especially in Venezuela. Directs the President to transmit to Congress a list of Venezuelan government officials or persons acting on behalf of that government who
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 04/16/2014
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Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 [HB-3928]
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Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Reserve Act to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to consider specified economic impacts of any regulation before issuing it. Directs the Board, in deciding whether and how to regulate, to assess the costs and benefits of regulatory alternatives, including the alternative of not regulating, and choose the approach that maximizes net benefits. Sets forth additional considerations, including market liquidity in the securities markets and global
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Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Garrett
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 01/27/2014
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U.S. Financial Services Global Viability Act [HB-3701]
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U.S. Financial Services Global Viability Act - Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to delay the effective date for prohibitions or the mandate for related rulemaking against proprietary trading by a banking entity and any equity, partnership, or other ownership interest of a banking entity in or sponsorship of hedge funds or private equity funds. (Currently the effective date of such prohibitions and the mandate to make related regulations is the earlier of 12 months after the date of the issuance of final rules or 2 years after the date
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Sponsored by: Rep. Peter King
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 12/11/2013
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Sequester Delay and Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act [HB-3666]
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Sequester Delay and Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act - Title I: Extension of Sequestration - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to: (1) repeal the across-the-board reductions in discretionary spending mandated by such Act in FY2014 and FY2015, and (2) increase the budget authority in FY2016 for the security and nonsecurity budget categories. Title II: Deterring the Use of Tax Havens for Tax Evasion - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to impose restrictions on foreign jurisdictions or financial institutions operating
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Committee On Ways And Means, And In Addition To The Committees On Financial Services, And The Budget, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 12/05/2013
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New Fair Deal Banking and Housing Stability Act of 2013 [HB-3550]
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New Fair Deal Banking and Housing Stability Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (FHEFSSA), the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act (FNMACA), and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act (FHLMCA) to repeal housing goals and related provisions, including the Housing Trust Fund and the Capital Magnet Fund, with respect to the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (government sponsored enterprises)
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Jordan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 01/09/2014
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 [HB-3547]
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 - (Sec. 5) Makes appropriations for FY2014. (Sec. 6) Declares that each amount designated in this Act for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) shall be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits the designations to Congress. (Sec. 7) Declares that if, for FY2014, new budget authority provided in appropriation Acts
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eddie Johnson
Became Public Law No: 113-76. on 01/17/2014
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Holding Individuals Accountable and Deterring Money Laundering Act [HB-3317]
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Holding Individuals Accountable and Deterring Money Laundering Act - Amends provisions of federal law known as the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 relating to money laundering violations to: (1) increase civil penalties for willful violations of anti-money laundering laws; (2) increase the civil penalty for negligent violations of such laws and impose a penalty on partners, directors, officers, or employees of a financial institution for such violations; and (3) impose a 20-year maximum prison term for individuals who facilitate evasion of an anti-money
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 01/09/2014
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United States-Iran Nuclear Negotiations Act [HB-3292]
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United States-Iran Nuclear Negotiations Act - States that it is the policy of Congress that it is in the national security interest of the United States and its allies and partners to ensure that Iran: (1) halts all uranium enrichment and identifies all enrichment sites, (2) removes and transfers to a third party under the auspices of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) all uranium enriched to a 20% and higher threshold, (3) closes the Fordow uranium enrichment facility, and (4) ceases developing reactors capable of producing plutonium
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H6669-6670) on 10/22/2013
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Cuba Reconciliation Act [HB-214]
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Cuba Reconciliation Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to repeal the embargo placed upon all trade with Cuba. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to declare the denial of foreign tax credit inapplicable to Cuba.Permits: (1) installation and maintenance of telecommunications equipment and facilities in Cuba, including telecommunications services between the United States and Cuba; and (2) travel to and from Cuba by U.S. citizens or residents. Requires the U.S. Postal Service to provide direct mail service to and from Cuba.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jose Serrano
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 01/15/2013
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United States-Cuba Normalization Act of 2013 [HB-1917]
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United States-Cuba Normalization Act of 2013 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to repeal the embargo on trade with Cuba. Prohibits the exercise by the President with respect to Cuba of certain authorities conferred by the Trading With the Enemy Act and exercised on July 1, 1977, as a result of a specified national emergency. Makes ineffective any prohibition on exports to Cuba under the Export Administration Act of 1979. Authorizes the President to impose export controls with respect to Cuba and exercise certain authorities under the International
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bobby Rush
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 06/14/2013