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Permanent Tax Relief for Working Families Act [HB-217]
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[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
Makes permanent the modifications to the child tax credit that were included in P.L. 115-97 (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act). (The provisions increased the amounts of the credit and created a nonrefundable credit for a taxpayer's dependents who are not qualifying children. Under current law, the provisions are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025.)
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No Pay Raise for Congress Act [HB-102]
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[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Cancels the automatic adjustment to the pay of Members of Congress that is based on the employment cost index if the Congressional Budget Office determines that there was a federal budget deficit in the last fiscal year.
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Social Security Safety Dividend Act of 2019 [HB-46]
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[Senior Citizens ]
Directs the Department of the Treasury to disburse to recipients of Social Security benefits or certain other federal benefits a $250 payment in years where no cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is made. Individuals entitled to more than one such benefit shall receive only one $250 payment in a non-COLA year. A non-COLA payment shall not be counted as income for determining eligibility for federal assistance or for taxation purposes.
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Zero-Baseline Budget Act of 2019 [HB-27]
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Changes the assumptions that the Congressional Budget Office uses to calculate the baseline for discretionary spending. (A baseline is a projection of federal spending and receipts during a fiscal year under current law.) The bill changes the assumptions used for the discretionary spending baseline to eliminate adjustments required under current law for inflation, expiring housing contracts, social insurance administrative expenses, pay adjustments, and changes to other personnel benefits. The bill also prohibits adjustments for inflation or any
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the increase in the standard deduction, the increase in and modifications of the child tax credit, and the repeal of the deduction for personal exemptions contained in Public Law 115-97. [HB-22]
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[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
Makes permanent several tax provisions that were enacted in 2017 and are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025. The provisions that are made permanent increase the standard deduction, increase and modify the child tax credit, and eliminate the deduction for personal exemptions.
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Puerto Rico Humanitarian Relief Act [HB-3966]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
Puerto Rico Humanitarian Relief Act This bill revises coastwise laws, commonly known as the Jones Act, that govern domestic transportation of merchandise or passengers by vessels. The Jones Act requires vessels transporting merchandise or passengers between Puerto Rico and other U.S. ports be built in the United States, at least 75% owned by U.S. citizens, and mostly crewed by U.S. citizens. The bill exempts for five years vessels transporting merchandise between Puerto Rico and other U.S. ports from Jones Act requirements. The Government Accountability
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Social Security Tax Fairness Act [HB-3982]
[Social Security ]
[Taxes ]
[Inflation ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Social Security Tax Fairness Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the taxation of Social Security benefits, to: (1) increase the income thresholds above which Social Security benefits are subject to certain taxes, (2) require the income thresholds for joint returns to be twice the amounts in effect for other taxpayers, and (3) require the thresholds to be adjusted for inflation after 2018.
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Stronger Way Act [S.1938]
Stronger Way Act
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Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act [HB-7062]
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[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act
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Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act [S.3591]
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[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act
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Empowering Citizens Act of 2017 [HB-3955]
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[Voting Rights ]
Empowering Citizens Act of 2017
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Empowering Citizens Act [S.1931]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Empowering Citizens Act
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Empower Act of 2017 [S.1929]
Empower Act of 2017
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Know the Cost Act of 2018 [HB-6733]
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Know the Cost Act of 2018
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Carbon Reduction and Tax Credit Act [HB-6605]
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[Taxes ]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Carbon Reduction and Tax Credit Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax based on the carbon content of fuel. The tax is equal to $40 per ton of carbon contained in fuel: (1) produced at a coal mine or an oil or gas well located in the United States; or (2) entered into the United States for consumption, use, or warehousing. The bill requires the tax rate to be adjusted for inflation. The bill also allows a refundable tax credit of up to $1,000 for each individual taxpayer and each dependent of the taxpayer. The credit
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Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act [HB-4138]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act
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Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act [HB-6143]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act
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Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2017 [HB-4074]
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[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Poverty ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Unemployment ]
[Food ]
Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2017 This bill establishes and expands various programs related to education, housing, employment, and social welfare. The Department of Education must award grants to states for the development and implementation of prekindergarten programs. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention within the Department of Justice may award grants to assist communities in addressing juvenile delinquency and gang prevention. The bill expands: the Pell Grant program, the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
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FAITH in Congress Act Foster Accountability, Integrity, Trust, and Honor in Congress Act [HB-5946]
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FAITH in Congress Act Foster Accountability, Integrity, Trust, and Honor in Congress Act
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Upward Mobility Enhancement Act [S.2007]
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[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Upward Mobility Enhancement Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the exclusion for educational assistance programs, to increase the maximum amount of employer-provided educational assistance that may be excluded from the gross income of an employee. The bill: (1) specifies that the exclusion applies only to the first $11,500 of educational assistance furnished to an individual during a calendar year, and (2) requires the $11,500 amount to be adjusted for inflation after 2017. (Under current law, the exclusion applies only
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