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To extend the date after which interest earned on obligations held in the wildlife restoration fund may be available for apportionment. [HB-2345]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
To extend the date after which interest earned on obligations held in the wildlife restoration fund may be available for apportionment. This bill amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to delay by 10 years until 2026 the date after which interest from the wildlife conservation and restoration fund is available for apportionment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert J. Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 06/04/2015
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Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2015 [HB-2229]
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[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2015 Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to the small issuer exemption from interest expense allocation rules for financial institutions to: (1) permanently increase from $10 million to $30 million the annual limit on the amount of tax-exempt obligations that a small issuer may issue, and (2) allow an inflation adjustment to such increased limit amount after 2015.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael E. Capuano
Introduced In House on 05/01/2015
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PRIMED Act Prioritizing Reinvestment in Infrastructure and Military while Eliminating Debt Act of 2015 [HB-2225]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
PRIMED Act Prioritizing Reinvestment in Infrastructure and Military while Eliminating Debt Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow corporate taxpayers to elect a tax deduction for cash dividends received from a controlled foreign corporation during the period beginning after the bill's enactment date and ending on December 31, 2016. The dividends received are subject to an effective tax rate of 5.25% when repatriated in the United States. The bill divides tax revenues attributable to such repatriated earnings equally for:
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Meadows
Introduced In House on 05/01/2015
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Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 [HB-22]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Tourism ]
[Economic Development ]
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[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Trade ]
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[Air Quality ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
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[Cybersecurity ]
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Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 DIVISION A--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION (Sec. 1002) Directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to reduce the amount apportioned for a surface transportation program, project, or activity for FY2016 by amounts apportioned or allocated under any extension of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) for the period beginning October 1, 2015, and ending upon enactment of this Act. TITLE I--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS Subtitle A--Authorizations and Programs (Sec. 1101) Reauthorizes through FY2020: certain core
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Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Valadao
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 12/04/2015
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year the deduction for mortgage insurance premiums. [HB-2162]
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[Housing ]
[Insurance ]
[Taxes ]
[Real Estate ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year the deduction for mortgage insurance premiums. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2015 the tax deduction for mortgage insurance premiums.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alan Grayson
Introduced In House on 04/30/2015
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and make permanent rules related to investment by nonresident aliens in domestic mutual funds and business development companies. [HB-2115]
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and make permanent rules related to investment by nonresident aliens in domestic mutual funds and business development companies. Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax on nonresident alien individuals, to: (1) make permanent the tax exemption for interest-related dividends and short-term capital gain dividends received from a regulated investment company, and (2) expand the categories of interest-related dividends for which a tax exemption is allowed.
Sponsored by: Rep. Erik Paulsen
Introduced In House on 04/29/2015
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Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2015 [HB-2096]
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[Small Business ]
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Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend to all domestic corporations, including S corporations, provisions allowing deferral of tax on gain from the sale of employer securities to an S corporation-sponsored employer stock ownership plan (ESOP); and (2) allow a tax deduction for 50% of the interest incurred on loans to S corporation-sponsored ESOPs for the purchase of employer securities. Directs the Department of the Treasury to establish the S Corporation Employee Ownership
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/16/2015
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End Polluter Welfare Act of 2015 [HB-1930]
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[Climate Change ]
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End Polluter Welfare Act of 2015 Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal the authority of the Department of the Interior to reduce or eliminate royalty payments for oil and natural gas leases in the Outer Continental Shelf. Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to increase minimum royalty payments for coal, oil, and natural gas leases. Amends the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 to prohibit payment of interest upon any overpayment of royalties. Amends the Oil Pollution Act to eliminate
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 08/18/2015
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Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 [HB-1907]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Economic Development ]
[International ]
Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 TITLE I--TRADE FACILITATION AND TRADE ENFORCEMENT (Sec. 101) This bill directs the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to ensure that CBP partnership programs, such as the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, provide trade benefits to importers, exporters, and certain other private sector entities that meet program requirements. (Sec. 102) The Government Accountability Office (GAO) shall report to Congress on the effectiveness of CBP enforcement of U.S. customs and trade laws (trade
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Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick J. Tiberi
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Ways And Means. H. Rept. 114-114, Part I. on 05/14/2015
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Veterans' Credit Protection Act [HB-1862]
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[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Public Health ]
Veterans' Credit Protection Act Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) conduct outreach to inform veterans of how to resolve credit issues caused by a delayed payment of a claim for emergency hospital care, medical services, or other emergency health care furnished through a non-VA provider; and (2) establish a toll-free telephone number for veterans to report such issues to the Chief Business Office of the VA. Requires the VA to report annually on the effectiveness of such Office in providing timely payment of proper invoices for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Cedric L. Richmond
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 07/22/2015
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Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act [HB-1790]
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[Trade ]
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Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the taxation of the foreign-source income of domestic corporations, to: eliminate the deferral of tax on the foreign-source income of U.S. corporations for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015; deny the foreign tax credit to large integrated oil companies that are dual capacity taxpayers; limit the offset of the foreign tax credit to income that is subject to U.S. tax; treat foreign corporations managed and controlled in the United States as domestic
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 04/14/2015
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Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2015 [HB-1662]
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[Construction ]
Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax deduction for mortgage interest, to: (1) allow, in lieu of such deduction, a tax credit for 15% of mortgage interest paid in a taxable year for the taxpayer's principal residence and one other residence; (2) provide for a phaseout of the tax deduction for mortgage interest between 2016 and 2020; (3) allow a deduction for interest and taxes relating to land for dwelling purposes owned or leased by cooperative housing corporations; and (4) increase
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 03/26/2015
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SAVINGS Act Save Access to a Valuable Investment Needed to Generate Savings Act of 2015 [HB-1652]
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[Consumer Protection ]
SAVINGS Act Save Access to a Valuable Investment Needed to Generate Savings Act of 2015 Directs the Department of the Treasury to: (1) allow individual taxpayers an option to purchase U.S. savings bonds in paper form with a portion or all of a tax refund during the period ending on December 31, 2020; or (2) implement an alternative option that allows for the gifting of U.S. savings bonds, serves the unbanked, and retains the ability to sign-up on the return of tax.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 03/26/2015
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RATE Act of 2015 Rate of Average Time Execution Act of 2015 [HB-163]
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RATE Act of 2015 Rate of Average Time Execution Act of 2015 Amends the Federal Reserve Act to direct the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to collect, publish, and keep current a set of indices, meeting specified criteria, that report the rate for dollar-denominated loans of various maturities.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Schweikert
Introduced In House on 01/06/2015
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Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2015 [HB-1565]
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[Finance ]
[Crime ]
Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2015 Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a creditor from extending credit to a consumer under an open end consumer credit plan (credit card) for which the fee and interest rate exceeds 36%. Sets forth criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Empowers state Attorneys General to enforce this Act. Revises requirements for a periodic statement for each billing cycle with respect to where the total finance charge exceeds 50 cents for a monthly or longer billing cycle, or the pro
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Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Introduced In House on 03/24/2015
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Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act [HB-1434]
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[Education ]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to establish a program to refinance the unpaid principal, accrued unpaid interest, and late charges on: (1) the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans (DLs) of qualified borrowers if the DLs were first disbursed or, in the case of Direct Consolidation Loans, applied for, before July 1, 2015; and (2) the Federal Family Education Loans (FFELs) of qualified borrowers as DLs. (FFELs were not disbursed
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Motion To Discharge Committee Filed By Mr. Courtney. Petition No: 114-6. ( ">discharge Petition Text With Signatures.) on 07/11/2016
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Social Security 2100 Act [HB-1391]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Social Security 2100 Act Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to: increase the primary insurance amount formula factor from 90% to 93% for all eligible beneficiaries, beginning in 2016; revise computation of cost-of-living adjustments to use the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers; increase the special minimum primary insurance amount for lifetime low earners based on years in the workforce. Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to increase the gross income threshold for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/29/2015
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American Jobs and Community Revitalization Act of 2015 [HB-1389]
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[Housing ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
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American Jobs and Community Revitalization 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.Requires the CFPB to: (1) grant or deny the application within 90 days after the public comment period ends;
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kevin Cramer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 04/08/2015
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Fairness in Student Loan Lending Act [HB-1131]
[Student Loans ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
Fairness in Student Loan Lending Act Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to establish a program to refinance the unpaid principal, accrued unpaid interest, and late charges on: (1) the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans (DLs) of qualified borrowers if the DLs were first disbursed, or the application for their reissuance was received, before July 1, 2015, and (2) the Federal Family Education Loans (FFEL) of qualified borrowers as DLs. (FFELs were not disbursed after June
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jackie Speier
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/29/2015
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Let the GSEs Pay Us Back Act of 2015 [HB-1036]
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[Housing ]
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[Budget and Spending ]
[Investments ]
Let the GSEs Pay Us Back Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and any affiliate, and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) and any affiliate (government sponsored enterprises or GSEs), with each GSE acting through an appointed conservator, to enter into an agreement that modifies the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement for the GSE to provide that: (1) any Senior Preferred Stock purchased under the Agreement by the Treasury shall not accrue further dividends; and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Michael E. Capuano
Introduced In House on 02/24/2015