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NOPE Act No Ongoing Perks Enrichment Act [HB-1951]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
NOPE Act No Ongoing Perks Enrichment Act This bill withholds the salaries of Members of a house of Congress that has not agreed to a budget resolution for FY2018 by April 15, 2017, as required by the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Salaries are withheld from April 16, 2017, until the house of Congress agrees to a budget resolution or the last day of the 115th Congress, whichever is earlier. The bill amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress. The bill prohibits use of funds
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 04/26/2017
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Child and Dependent Care FSA Enhancement Act [HB-1959]
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[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Child and Dependent Care FSA Enhancement Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase to $7,500 the amount of employer-provided dependent care assistance that an employee may exclude from gross income. The bill allows an annual inflation adjustment to such increased amount after 2016.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer
Introduced In House on 04/05/2017
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Social Security 2100 Act [HB-1902]
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[Senior Citizens ]
[Retirement ]
Social Security 2100 Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 04/17/2017
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Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017 [S.784]
[Veterans ]
[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2017, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. Each such increase shall be the same percentage as the increase in benefits provided under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, on the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 05/17/2017
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Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act [HB-1776]
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[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
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Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act This bill amends provisions of various laws relating to prescription-drug pricing and affordability. Specifically, the bill: expands reporting requirements for drug manufacturers and establishes corresponding civil penalties for noncompliance; adds reporting requirements for certain nonprofit patient-assistance programs; requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress on the impact of patient-assistance programs on prescription-drug pricing and expenditures; requires
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/05/2017
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Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act [S.771]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Taxes ]
Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act This bill amends provisions of various laws relating to prescription-drug pricing and affordability. Specifically, the bill: expands reporting requirements for drug manufacturers and establishes corresponding civil penalties for noncompliance; adds reporting requirements for certain nonprofit patient-assistance programs; requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress on the impact of patient-assistance programs on prescription-drug pricing and expenditures; requires
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/29/2017
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Fair Treatment of Scholarships and Pell Grants Act of 2017 [HB-1764]
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[Student Loans ]
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Fair Treatment of Scholarships and Pell Grants Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the provision which excludes from the gross income of a student any amount that is received as a qualified scholarship used for qualified tuition and related expenses. The bill expands the exclusion to: (1) permit the scholarship to be used for room and board costs for which there is an allowance under the Higher Education Act of 1965; and (2) to specify that "qualified tuition and related expenses" include fees, books, supplies, and equipment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer
Introduced In House on 03/28/2017
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Facilitating Farmers' Access to Resources and Machinery Act [HB-1750]
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[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Inflation ]
Facilitating Farmers' Access to Resources and Machinery Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to private activity bond financing for first-time farmers, to: (1) increase from $450,000 to $524,200 (adjusted annually for inflation) the amount of bond proceeds that may be used by a first-time farmer to acquire land for farming purposes, (2) repeal the separate dollar limitation on the use of bond proceeds for used farm equipment, and (3) modify the definition of "substantial farmland" to determine farm size by reference to the
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Young
Introduced In House on 03/28/2017