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Veterans’ Credit Protection Act [HB-3012]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to 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. The Government Accountability Office shall conduct a study that evaluates the effectiveness of the Office of Community Care in providing timely payment of a proper invoice for such care by the required payment date.
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Loan Shark Prevention Act [HB-2930]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Limits the annual percentage rate for an extension of consumer credit to 15%. The Federal Reserve Board may raise this rate if (1) money market interest rates rise over six months, and (2) it is necessary to ensure the safety and soundness of lenders.
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Financial Protection for Our Military Families Act [HB-2904]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
Extends the supervisory authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to credit protections applicable to certain active duty members of the armed forces and their dependents.
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Travel Trailer and Camper Tax Parity Act [S.1543]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Recreation ]
Modifies the limit on the tax deduction for business interest to include the financing of certain trailers and campers in the definition of "floor plan financing indebtedness." (Interest on floor plan financing indebtedness is exempt from the limit.) Under current law, floor plan financing indebtedness is (1) used to finance the acquisition of motor vehicles held for sale or lease, and (2) secured by the acquired inventory. The bill specifies that, for the purpose of this definition, a motor vehicle includes any trailer or camper that is designed
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Investing in Our Communities Act [HB-2772]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Finance ]
[Investments ]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the requirements for tax-exempt bonds, to reinstate the exclusion from gross income for interest on certain bonds issued to advance refund another bond. The exclusion was repealed for bonds issued after 2017. (A refunding bond is a bond used to pay principal, interest, or the redemption price on a prior bond issue. An advance refunding bond is issued more than 90 days before the redemption of the refunded bond.)
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Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act [S.1496]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
Modifies student loan counseling requirements applicable to institutions of higher education (IHEs). Currently, an IHE must provide entrance counseling to a student who is a first-time federal student loan borrower. replaces required entrance counseling with required annual financial counseling concerning information on the terms, conditions, and responsibilities of the grant or loan. Also, it expands the required recipients of such annual counseling to include, in addition to student borrowers, Pell Grant recipients and parent PLUS Loan borrowers.
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Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019 [S.1431]
[Retirement ]
[Taxes ]
[Finance ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Pensions ]
Modifies various tax policies, credits, and requirements that apply to employer-provided retirement plans and Individual Retirement Accounts.
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Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019 [S.1431]
[Retirement ]
[Taxes ]
[Finance ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Pensions ]
Modifies various tax policies, credits, and requirements that apply to employer-provided retirement plans and Individual Retirement Accounts.
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the deduction for interest on education loans, to extend and expand the deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses, and eliminate the limitation on contributions to Coverdell education savings accounts. [S.1425]
[Student Loans ]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
Expands several tax deductions for education expenses. Specifically, the bill includes provisions that (1) allow an unlimited tax deduction for student loan interest, (2) repeal the dollar limitation on the tax deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses and make such deduction permanent, (3) allow carryovers to succeeding taxable years of amounts of the deductions for student loan interest and qualified tuition and related expenses that exceed a taxpayer's taxable income, and (4) repeal the dollar limitation on contributions to a Coverdell
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Strengthening the Medicare Trust Fund Act [S.1422]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requires net investment income tax revenues to be transferred to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, which funds Medicare hospital services.
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Consider Teachers Act [S.1387]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to improve the service obligation verification process for TEACH Grant recipients, and for other purposes.
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Faster Treatments and Cures for Eye Diseases Act [HB-2620]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a pilot program that provides for a partial federal guarantee of specified bonds, the sale of which shall finance promising translational vision-impairment research with private investment. The Government Accountability Office must study this program and consider whether similar programs should be established for other areas of biomedical research.
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Loan Shark Prevention Act [S.1389]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Limits the annual percentage rate for an extension of consumer credit to 15%. The Federal Reserve Board may raise this rate if (1) money market interest rates rise over six months, and (2) it is necessary to ensure the safety and soundness of lenders.
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Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights [S.1354]
[Student Loans ]
[Consumer Protection ]
A bill to require certain protections for student loan borrowers, and for other purposes.
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LOAN Act of 2019 Leveraging Opportunities for Americans Now Act of 2019 [S.1292]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for Federal student loan reform.
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Denying Pensions to Convicted Child Molesters Act of 2019 [S.1264]
[Pensions ]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Retirement ]
[Human Services ]
Prohibits a federal employee from receiving federal retirement benefits if the employee (1) has been convicted of certain crimes relating to the sexual abuse of children, or (2) willfully remains outside the United States to avoid prosecution for such crimes. Additionally, the bill requires that, for an individual convicted of such crimes, a computation of any refund of retirement contributions must exclude any interest for the period after the conviction. .
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No Tax Subsidies for Stadiums Act of 2019 [HB-2446]
[Taxes ]
[Sports ]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Prohibits a professional stadium bond from being treated as a tax-exempt state or local bond. A "professional stadium bond" is used to finance or refinance a facility or real property used as a stadium or arena for professional sports exhibitions, games, or training.
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Eastern European Security Act [HB-2444]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
Authorizes the President to make direct loans to countries that joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) after March 1, 1999, for the purchase of U.S. defense articles. The President may (1) make such loans with lower interest rates than required by statute, and (2) charge fees associated with such loans. Before making such a loan, the Department of State shall certify to Congress that the receiving country is (1) making demonstrable progress toward meeting its NATO defense-spending obligations, and (2) respecting the country's constitution
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Medicare for America Act of 2019 [HB-2452]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Health ]
Establishes several health insurance programs and otherwise modifies certain requirements relating to health care coverage, costs, and services. In particular, the bill establishes a national health insurance program to be administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Among other requirements, the program must (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2) cover specified items and services, including hospital services, prescription drugs, dental services, and home- and community-based long-term care; and (3) be fully implemented in 2023.
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Medicare for America Act of 2019 [HB-2452]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Health ]
Establishes several health insurance programs and otherwise modifies certain requirements relating to health care coverage, costs, and services. In particular, the bill establishes a national health insurance program to be administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Among other requirements, the program must (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2) cover specified items and services, including hospital services, prescription drugs, dental services, and home- and community-based long-term care; and (3) be fully implemented in 2023.
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