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Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act [S.424] [Law Enforcement ] [Pensions ] [Retirement ] [Veterans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Military ] [National Security ]
Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act This bill expands the definition of "law enforcement officer" under provisions of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to include: (1) federal employees not otherwise covered whose duties include the investigation or apprehension of suspected or convicted criminals and who are authorized to carry a firearm; (2) Internal Revenue Service employees whose duties are primarily the collection of delinquent taxes and the securing (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S1306-1307) on 02/16/2017

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Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act [HB-964] [Law Enforcement ] [Pensions ] [Retirement ] [Veterans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act This bill expands the definition of "law enforcement officer" under provisions of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to include: (1) federal employees not otherwise covered whose duties include the investigation or apprehension of suspected or convicted criminals and who are authorized to carry a firearm; (2) Internal Revenue Service employees whose duties are primarily the collection of delinquent taxes and the securing (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Introduced In House on 02/07/2017

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Human Trafficking Fraud Enforcement Act of 2017 [HB-889] [Crime ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Human Trafficking Fraud Enforcement Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to establish within the Internal Revenue Service an office to investigate and prosecute violations of tax laws by persons that appear to be violating specified federal laws prohibiting forced labor, trafficking of individuals, and transportation of minors or aliens for immoral purposes or state or territorial laws prohibiting the promotion of prostitution or of any commercial sex act. The office must cooperate with the Child Exploitation and Obscenity (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Introduced In House on 02/06/2017

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Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service relating to documentation requirements for certain related-party interests in a corporation to be treated as indebtedness. [HJR-54] [Taxes ] [Finance ]
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service relating to documentation requirements for certain related-party interests in a corporation to be treated as indebtedness. This joint resolution nullifies rules submitted by the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service on October 21, 2016, relating to documentation requirements that must be satisfied for certain related-party interests in a corporation to be treated as indebtedness for federal tax purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Todd Rokita Introduced In House on 01/31/2017

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Affordable Limited Health Coverage Act [HB-552] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ]
Affordable Limited Health Coverage Act This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Labor from implementing the rule entitled "Excepted Benefits; Lifetime and Annual Limits; and Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance" as the rule relates to short-term, limited duration insurance. The departments must use the definition of "short-term, limited duration insurance" in use immediately prior to publication of the rule. (The rule requires the duration of short-term, limited-duration (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Fortenberry Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/01/2017

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Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 [HB-439] [Taxes ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [Crime ] [Data Privacy ] [Public Safety ]
Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 7 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to take several actions to prevent and respond to tax-related identity theft and tax fraud. Treasury or the IRS must: establish a centralized point of contact for identify theft victims; provide notifications, instructions, and forms to suspected victims of identity theft; provide various reports to Congress regarding identity theft, tax refund fraud, and related prevention (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 01/11/2017

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Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act [HB-308] [Agriculture ] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Family-Related Legislation ]
Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act This bill prohibits proposed Internal Revenue Service regulations published on August 4, 2016, relating to restrictions on liquidation of an interest with respect to estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes from taking effect. The bill prohibits funds from being used to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the proposed regulations or any substantially similar regulations.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat Introduced In House on 01/05/2017

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Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act [S.47] [Agriculture ] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Family-Related Legislation ]
Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act This bill prohibits proposed Internal Revenue Service regulations published on August 4, 2016, relating to restrictions on liquidation of an interest with respect to estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes from taking effect. The bill prohibits funds from being used to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the proposed regulations or any substantially similar regulations.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/05/2017

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Fair Tax Act of 2017 [S.18] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Social Security ] [Healthcare ] [Poverty ]
Fair Tax Act of 2017 This bill is a tax reform proposal that 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 and corporate income tax, employment and self-employment taxes, and estate and gift taxes. The rate of the sales tax will be 23% in 2019, 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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Perdue Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/03/2017

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Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act [HB-88] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Military ] [Arts and Culture ] [Recreation ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Tourism ]
Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act (Sec. 3) This bill modifies the boundary of Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee and Mississippi to include the Fallen Timbers Battlefield, the Russell House Battlefield, and the Davis Bridge Battlefield. The Department of the Interior may acquire such lands, which shall be administered as part of the park. (Sec. 4) The bill establishes the Parker's Crossroads Battlefield in Tennessee as an affiliated area of the National Park System. The (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn Message On House Action Received In Senate And At Desk: House Amendment To Senate Amendment. on 12/21/2018

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FairTax Act of 2017 [HB-25] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Social Security ] [Healthcare ] [Senior Citizens ] [Poverty ]
FairTax Act of 2017 This bill is a tax reform proposal that 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 and corporate income tax, employment and self-employment taxes, and estate and gift taxes. The rate of the sales tax will be 23% in 2019, 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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Introduced In House on 01/03/2017

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Taxpayer Protection Act of 2017 [HB-2171] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Consumer Protection ]
Taxpayer Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish additional requirements and procedures for collecting taxes, regulating tax preparers, responding to identity theft, and assisting low-income taxpayers. The bill repeals the authority of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to contract with private companies to collect federal tax debts. It also excludes from the gross income of an individual up to $10,000 of income from the discharge of a debt over the individual's lifetime. The bill requires the statute of limitations (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer Introduced In House on 04/26/2017

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Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2017 [S.912] [Taxes ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Budget and Spending ]
Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to establish and operate the following programs free of charge: online tax preparation and filing software, a program for taxpayers to download third-party provided return information relating to individual income tax returns, and a program to permit individuals with simplified tax situations to elect to have the IRS prepare their returns. The IRS may not enter into any agreement which restricts its legal right to provide (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/24/2017

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