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Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 [HB-748]
[Healthcare ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Unemployment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Insurance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Pensions ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Science ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Defense ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Air Quality ]
[Energy ]
[Trade ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
[Retirement ]
[Veterans ]
[Community Development ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Inflation ]
[Investments ]
[Poverty ]
[Social Security ]
[Climate Change ]
Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. DIVISION A--KEEPING WORKERS PAID AND EMPLOYED, HEALTH CARE SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS, AND ECONOMIC STABILIZATION This division establishes the Paycheck Protection Program to provide eight weeks of cash flow assistance to small businesses through federally guaranteed loans to employers who maintain their payroll. Such assistance shall be to cover costs such as payroll, paid sick leave,
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To require the Secretary of Education to provide a deferment for certain student loans of Federal employees subject to a lapse in discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes. [HB-672]
[Student Loans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
Makes federally owned student loans of federal employees eligible for deferment during governmental shutdowns.
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Immediate Financial Relief for Federal Employees Act [HB-657]
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[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
Directs the Department of the Treasury to provide interest-free loans to federal and District of Columbia government employees affected by a government shutdown and to notify the individual's employer.
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Financial Protection for Our Military Families Act [HB-442]
[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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Flagstaff Federal Reversion Relief Act [HB-402]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Real Estate ]
Removes any reversionary interest retained by the United States pursuant to the Act of July 27, 1866, in a specified parcel of land in Flagstaff, Arizona, that is owned by Win Oil Company, Inc.
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Mortgage Insurance Tax Deduction Act of 2019 [HB-284]
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[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
Permanently extends the tax deduction for mortgage insurance premiums. (The deduction expired at the end of 2017.)
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Puerto Rico Small Business Assistance Act of 2019 [HB-225]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Veterans ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Expands funding and support for small businesses that have their principal office in Puerto Rico. Specifically, the bill increases the total amount of loans outstanding and committed to any microloan intermediary if at least 20% of the intermediary's loans are made to such businesses; waives the Small Business Administration (SBA) Microloan Program's limit on an intermediary's spending on technical assistance for prospective borrowers if 25% of the intermediary's loans are made to these businesses requires the Government Accountability Office to
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Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act [HB-63]
[Student Loans ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Education ]
Requires loan disclosure forms for federal student loans to be written in plain language, thus enabling borrowers to understand loan terms, total costs of loans, and estimated monthly repayments. Borrowers must acknowledge in writing that they have read the form before the loans are issued.
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FairTax Act of 2019 [HB-25]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Healthcare ]
[Poverty ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Children and Youth ]
Imposes a national sales tax on the use or consumption in the United States of taxable property or services in lieu of the current income taxes, payroll taxes, and estate and gift taxes. The rate of the sales tax will be 23% in 2021, with adjustments to the rate in subsequent years. There are exemptions from the tax for used and intangible property; for property or services purchased for business, export, or investment purposes; and for state government functions. Under the bill, family members who are lawful U.S. residents receive a monthly sales
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Fairness and Opportunities for Married Households With Student Loans Act [HB-7335]
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[Taxes ]
Fairness and Opportunities for Married Households With Student Loans Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase to $5,000 the tax deduction for interest on education loans for married couples filing a joint tax return.
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Taxpayer First Act of 2018 [HB-7227]
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Taxpayer First Act of 2018
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Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2018 [HB-7173]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Taxes ]
[Climate Change ]
[Air Quality ]
[Trade ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a fee on the carbon content of fuels, including crude oil, natural gas, coal, or any other product derived from those fuels that will be used so as to emit greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. The fee is imposed on the producers or importers of the fuels and is equal to the greenhouse gas content of the fuel multiplied by the carbon fee rate. The rate begins at $15 in 2019, increases by $10 each year, and is subject to further adjustments based
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Student Loan Relief Act of 2017 [HB-4000]
[Student Loans ]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
Student Loan Relief Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to establish a temporary three-year program to facilitate federal student loan refinancing into the private market, at no cost to the federal government, to ensure payment of lower interest rates on student loans. Private lenders under such refinancing program shall be eligible to receive a federal government guarantee of 95% of loans. Treasury shall, in consultation with the Department of Education, begin a national awareness campaign to alert student loan borrowers
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Congressional Accountability for Emergency Lending Act of 2017 [HB-4302]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Congressional Accountability for Emergency Lending Act of 2017
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Correcting Miscalculations in Veterans' Pensions Act [HB-4431]
[Veterans ]
[Pensions ]
Correcting Miscalculations in Veterans' Pensions Act
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Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 [HB-6760]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Student Loans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Disabilities ]
Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent several tax provisions that were enacted in 2017 and are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025. The bill makes permanent provisions that: reduce individual tax rates, modify the taxation of the unearned income of children, allow a deduction for qualified business income of pass-through entities, increase the standard deduction, increase and modify the child tax credit, increase the limitation for certain charitable contributions,
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PROSPER Act Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform Act [HB-4508]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
PROSPER Act Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform Act
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Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2017 [HB-4524]
[Retirement ]
[Pensions ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
[Finance ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to modify requirements and tax provisions regarding retirement plans. With respect to employer-provided retirement plans, the bill modifies requirements regarding: automatic enrollment; coverage rules for long-term, part-time workers; employer contributions; the timing for adopting a qualified retirement plan; correcting errors; financial incentives for contributing to a plan; the portability
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Save Community Newspaper Act of 2018 [HB-6377]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Small Business ]
[Community Development ]
Save Community Newspaper Act of 2018
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Deferment for Active Cancer Treatment Act of 2018 [S.3207]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Deferment for Active Cancer Treatment Act of 2018