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Know Before You Owe Federal Student Loan Act of 2019 [S.887]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
A bill to revise counseling requirements for certain borrowers of student loans, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/27/2019
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Save Community Newspaper Act of 2019 [HB-1916]
[Pensions ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Media and Advertising ]
Allows community newspapers to elect to apply certain alternative minimum funding standards for single-employer defined benefit pension plans that meet specified requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Introduced In House on 03/27/2019
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Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act [HB-1899]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
Provides for the refinancing or deferral of certain federal student loans. Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Education to establish a program to refinance the outstanding principal, interest, and late charges on federal student loans in order to give borrowers fixed interest rates equal to the 10-year Treasury note rate plus one percentage point. Further, the bill eliminates origination fees on the loans. In addition, the bill allows borrowers in medical or dental internship or residency programs to defer student loan payments until
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Introduced In House on 03/27/2019
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Enhancing Credit Opportunities in Rural America Act of 2019 [HB-1872]
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[Real Estate ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Community Development ]
Modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to exclude from gross income interest received by a lender from real estate loans secured by agricultural real estate or by a leasehold mortgage (with a status as a lien) on agricultural real estate. Agricultural real estate includes real property that is substantially used for the production of one or more agricultural products. It also includes any single family residence that is (1) the principal residence of its occupant, (2) located in a rural area which is not within a Metropolitan Statistical
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert J. Wittman
Introduced In House on 03/26/2019
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National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act [HB-1865]
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[Funding ]
[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
[Veterans ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Military ]
Provides FY2020 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 8 of the 12 regular FY2020 appropriations bills: the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Legislative
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Presented To President. on 12/20/2019
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Freedom Financing Act [S.821]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
Restricts certain banks, credit unions, and payment card networks from refusing to do business with a person based on reputational considerations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/14/2019
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Students and Families Empowerment Act [HB-1798]
[Student Loans ]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Expands tax deductions and grace periods that apply to student loan payments. The bill modifies the tax deduction for interest on education loans to replace the dollar limitation and the limitation based on modified adjusted gross income with a $750,000 limit ($1.5 million in the case of a joint return) on the aggregate amount of qualified education loans that may be taken into account for the deduction. The bill excludes from gross income the discharge of any student loan debt pursuant to income contingent and income-based repayment plans under
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M. Rice
Introduced In House on 03/14/2019
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Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act [HB-1707]
[Student Loans ]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
Revises requirements concerning student loan debt. Specifically, the bill establishes a program that allows eligible individuals with federal or private student loans to refinance them down to the lower rates offered to new federal borrowers in the 2016-2017 school year under certain circumstances. In addition, the bill requires an individual taxpayer whose adjusted gross income exceeds $1 million to pay a minimum tax rate of 30% of the excess of the taxpayer's adjusted gross income over the taxpayer's modified charitable contribution deduction
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 03/13/2019
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Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act [HB-1712]
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[Taxes ]
[International ]
[Trade ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Economic Development ]
[Crime ]
Authorizes the Department of the Treasury to impose restrictions on foreign jurisdictions or financial institutions to counter money laundering and efforts to significantly impede U.S. tax enforcement. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand reporting requirements for certain foreign investments and accounts held by U.S. persons, establish a rebuttable presumption against the validity of transactions by institutions that do not comply with reporting requirements under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, treat certain foreign corporations
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 03/13/2019
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Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act [HB-1712]
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[Cybersecurity ]
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[Crime ]
Authorizes the Department of the Treasury to impose restrictions on foreign jurisdictions or financial institutions to counter money laundering and efforts to significantly impede U.S. tax enforcement. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand reporting requirements for certain foreign investments and accounts held by U.S. persons, establish a rebuttable presumption against the validity of transactions by institutions that do not comply with reporting requirements under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, treat certain foreign corporations
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 03/13/2019
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No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act [HB-1711]
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[Finance ]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Modifies the tax treatment of the foreign source income of domestic corporations. The bill includes provisions that eliminate an exemption for certain returns from tangible investments made overseas, eliminate deductions for a domestic corporation's foreign-derived intangible income and global intangible low-taxed income, repeal a provision that excludes foreign oil and gas extraction income from the tested income of a controlled foreign corporation, limit the tax deduction for the interest expenses of a U.S. corporation that is a member of a financial
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 03/13/2019
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Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act [S.779]
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[International ]
[Trade ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
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[Cybersecurity ]
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[Economic Development ]
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Authorizes the Department of the Treasury to impose restrictions on foreign jurisdictions or financial institutions to counter money laundering and efforts to significantly impede U.S. tax enforcement. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand reporting requirements for certain foreign investments and accounts held by U.S. persons, establish a rebuttable presumption against the validity of transactions by institutions that do not comply with reporting requirements under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, treat certain foreign corporations
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Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/13/2019
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No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act [S.780]
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[Finance ]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Modifies the tax treatment of the foreign source income of domestic corporations. The bill includes provisions that eliminate an exemption for certain returns from tangible investments made overseas, eliminate deductions for a domestic corporation's foreign-derived intangible income and global intangible low-taxed income, repeal a provision that excludes foreign oil and gas extraction income from the tested income of a controlled foreign corporation, limit the tax deduction for the interest expenses of a U.S. corporation that is a member of a financial
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Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/13/2019
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Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act [S.768]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/13/2019
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Taxpayer Extension Act [HB-1558]
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Extends the deadline for filing 2018 individual income tax returns from April 15, 2019, to May 20, 2019.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 03/06/2019
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REDI Act Resident Education Deferred Interest Act [HB-1554]
[Student Loans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
Makes student loan borrowers eligible for interest-free deferment on loans under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program if the borrowers are serving in medical or dental internships or residency programs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Introduced In House on 03/06/2019
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Taxpayer Penalty Protection Act of 2019 [S.687]
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A bill to provide for a temporary safe harbor for certain failures by individuals to pay estimated income tax.
Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/06/2019
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Strengthening American Communities Act of 2019 [S.686]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
America's College Promise Act of 2019 requires the Department of Education (ED) to establish programs that assist students in paying for the costs of higher education. Specifically, ED must establish grants to assist students in paying for the costs of attending community colleges, historically black colleges and universities, minority serving institutions of higher education (IHEs), or nonprofit IHEs. appropriates funds for such grants. In addition, ED must establish grant programs to pay the costs of an undergraduate education for students who
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Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/06/2019
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SAFE Lending Act of 2019 Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic Lending Act of 2019 [HB-1509]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Data Privacy ]
Revises requirements related to consumer financial protection and small-dollar lending, including matters concerning remotely created checks, electronic fund transfers, registration of small-dollar lenders, overdraft fees, and the collection of personal information. Under the bill, remotely created checks may only be issued by a person specifically designated in writing by a consumer and provided to the consumer's depository institution. (A remotely created check is a check not issued by the bank and not signed by the account owner.) A voluntary
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Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Introduced In House on 03/05/2019
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SAFE Lending Act of 2019 Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic Lending Act of 2019 [HB-1509]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Data Privacy ]
Revises requirements related to consumer financial protection and small-dollar lending, including matters concerning remotely created checks, electronic fund transfers, registration of small-dollar lenders, overdraft fees, and the collection of personal information. Under the bill, remotely created checks may only be issued by a person specifically designated in writing by a consumer and provided to the consumer's depository institution. (A remotely created check is a check not issued by the bank and not signed by the account owner.) A voluntary
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Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Introduced In House on 03/05/2019