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Refund Equality Act of 2017 [S.1564]
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[Family-Related Legislation ]
Refund Equality Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt certain same-sex couples who were legally married under state law from the three-year time limitation for filing: (1) a claim for a credit or refund of an overpayment of any tax, or (2) an election to file jointly after having filed separate returns. Certain legally married same-sex couples who were first treated as married for federal tax purposes by the application of the holdings of Revenue Ruling 2013-17 may file amended returns for previous years until the due
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/13/2017
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Reform Act of 2017 [HB-2996]
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[Food ]
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) work requirements that apply to able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs). The bill modifies the work requirements to: terminate the authority of the Department of Agriculture to waive the requirements, upon the request of a state agency, for individuals residing in an area that has an unemployment rate of over 10% or does not
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 07/11/2017
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Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act [HB-2949]
[Student Loans ]
Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer
Introduced In House on 06/20/2017
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Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act [S.1384]
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Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark R. Warner
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/20/2017
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Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2017 [S.1371]
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[Inflation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the earned income tax credit, to: (1) increase the credit and reduce the phaseout percentage for taxpayers with no qualifying children, (2) reduce from 25 to 21 the qualifying age for individuals with no children, (3) revise eligibility rules relating to married individuals living apart and qualifying children claimed by another family member, and (4) repeal the denial of such credit for taxpayers with excess investment income. This bill modifies
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/15/2017
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Every Child Deserves a Family Act [S.1303]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Social Security ]
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[Human Services ]
Every Child Deserves a Family Act This bill prohibits adoption or foster care placement entities that receive federal assistance from using the sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of a prospective adoptive or foster parent, or from using the sexual orientation or gender identity of the child, to: (1) deny a person the opportunity to become an adoptive or foster parent; (2) delay or deny the placement of a child for adoption or into foster care; or (3) require different or additional screenings or procedures for adoptive or foster
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/07/2017
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Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 [HB-2652]
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[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
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Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to review the deaths of all covered veterans who died by suicide during the last five years, regardless of whether information relating to such deaths has been reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A "covered veteran" is any veteran who received VA hospital care or medical services during the five-year period preceding the veteran's death. The
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Introduced In House on 05/25/2017
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Every Child Deserves a Family Act [HB-2640]
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[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Social Security ]
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[Human Services ]
Every Child Deserves a Family Act This bill prohibits adoption or foster care placement entities that receive federal assistance from using the sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of a prospective adoptive or foster parent, or from using the sexual orientation or gender identity of the child, to: (1) deny a person the opportunity to become an adoptive or foster parent; (2) delay or deny the placement of a child for adoption or into foster care; or (3) require different or additional screenings or procedures for adoptive or foster
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 06/07/2017
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Keeping Girls in School Act [S.1171]
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[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Keeping Girls in School Act This bill establishes an Adolescent Girls Education Challenge Fund from which funds may be made available for the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and other federal agencies to work with external partners to implement innovative programs to ensure that adolescent girls enroll and succeed in school. The State Department and USAID are authorized to initiate and advance programs that support educational opportunities for adolescent girls and that reduce specific barriers adolescent
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 05/18/2017
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Expanding Small Business Opportunities to all Women Act of 2017 [HB-1714]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Services ]
[Economic Development ]
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Expanding Small Business Opportunities to all Women Act of 2017 This bill amends the Small Business Act to revise the Small Business Administration's criteria for awarding a grant to a women's business center to include the ability of the applicant to provide training and services to a representative number of unmarried women who are both socially and economically disadvantaged.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jose E. Serrano
Introduced In House on 03/23/2017
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Sinai Service Recognition Act [S.704]
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[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Sinai Service Recognition Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require a qualified hazardous duty area to be treated in the same manner as a combat zone for certain tax provisions. A "qualified hazardous duty area" is the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt if a member of the Armed Forces performs services in such location that qualify for special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger. The requirement applies to specified tax provisions relating to: the special rule where a deceased spouse was in missing status; the exclusion
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1975) on 03/23/2017
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Healthy Families Act [S.636]
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[Public Health ]
Healthy Families Act This bill requires certain employers, who employ 15 or more employees for each working day during 20 or more workweeks a year, to permit each employee to earn at least 1 hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked. The bill authorizes small employers with fewer than 15 employees to provide the same paid sick time, but allows them to opt out. Any small employer that opts out shall provide at least 56 hours of unpaid sick time to each employee per calendar year. The bill declares that an employer shall not be required to
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/15/2017
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Healthy Families Act [HB-1516]
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Healthy Families Act This bill requires certain employers, who employ 15 or more employees for each working day during 20 or more workweeks a year, to permit each employee to earn at least 1 hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked. The bill authorizes small employers with fewer than 15 employees to provide the same paid sick time, but allows them to opt out. Any small employer that opts out shall provide at least 56 hours of unpaid sick time to each employee per calendar year. The bill declares that an employer shall not be required to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 03/13/2017
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Expressing support for the designation of Clergy Spouse Appreciation Day. [HR-177]
[Religion ]
Expressing support for the designation of Clergy Spouse Appreciation Day. Supports the designation of Clergy Spouse Appreciation Day.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cedric L. Richmond
Introduced In House on 03/07/2017
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Earned Income Tax Credit Improvement and Simplification Act 2017 [HB-822]
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[Budget and Spending ]
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Earned Income Tax Credit Improvement and Simplification Act 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the earned income tax credit, to: (1) allow the credit for an individual who has no qualifying children, has attained the age of 21 but not 25, and is not a full-time student; (2) increase the credit rate and amount for individuals with no qualifying children; (3) allow the credit for an individual whose qualifying children do not have valid Social Security numbers; (4) revise eligibility rules relating to married individuals
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 02/02/2017
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Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017 [HB-695]
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[Healthcare ]
[Immigration ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Agriculture ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Defense ]
[Veterans ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
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Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017 This bill provides continuing FY2019 appropriations to several federal agencies through February 8, 2019. It also provides additional appropriations for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, extends Medicaid provisions, and provides supplemental appropriations for disaster relief. DIVISION A--FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (Sec. 101) This division amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 to provide continuing FY2019 appropriations
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Considered By Senate (message From The House Considered). on 01/02/2019
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Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act [HB-576]
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Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act This bill allows the Department of the Treasury to enter into agreements with state and local governments for social-impact partnership projects for which federal funds shall be awarded only if a project achieves certain agreed-upon outcomes resulting in both social benefit and federal, state, or local savings. In carrying out these agreements, Treasury must consult with the Federal Interagency Council on Social Impact Partnerships and the Commission on Social Impact Partnerships (both newly established
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 02/01/2017
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Military Residency Choice Act [HB-578]
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[Veterans ]
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Military Residency Choice Act This bill amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to permit the spouse of a servicemember to elect to use the same residence as the servicemember for purposes of taxation and voting, regardless of the date on which the marriage of the spouse and the servicemember occurred.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert J. Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 02/03/2017
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Military Residency Choice Act [HB-282]
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Military Residency Choice Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to permit the spouse of a service member to elect to use the same residence as the service member for purposes of taxation and voting, regardless of the date on which the marriage of the spouse and the service member occurred.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 07/25/2017
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Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act of 2017 [HB-98]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Insurance ]
[Social Security ]
[Veterans ]
[Pensions ]
[Healthcare ]
[Immigration ]
[Military ]
[Retirement ]
[Human Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), the Social Security Act (SSAct), and other federal laws (including provisions concerning workers' compensation, retirement benefits, disability and death benefits, insurance, inheritances, or immigration) to replace: (1) references to "wife" or "husband" with references to "spouse"; and (2) references to "husband and wife" or "husband or wife" with references to "married couple" or " married person." For purposes of federal laws or regulations, "marriage"
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Sponsored by: Rep. Julia Brownley
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017