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REDEEM Act Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2019 [HB-2410]
[Crime ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To provide for the sealing or expungement of records relating to Federal nonviolent criminal offenses, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 05/20/2019
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Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act [S.1018]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
[Nonprofit ]
Requires the Department of the Treasury to establish and implement a Refund to Rainy Day Savings Program to permit a taxpayer to defer payment on 20% of a tax refund to be deposited into a Treasury account, accumulate interest, and disbursed to the taxpayer in six months. The bill also reauthorizes the Assets for Independence (AFI) federal matched savings program through FY2024 and requires appropriations for the program to be reserved for general research and evaluation, grants for AFI innovation projects to expand the availability of matched savings
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/03/2019
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Disaster Opportunity Zones Act [S.1000]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
Allows a certain number of population census tracts comprising a low-income community within a qualified disaster zone to be designated as additional opportunity zones. An opportunity zone is an economically distressed community where new investments, under certain conditions, may be eligible for preferential tax treatment. Currently, opportunity zones have been designated in parts of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories. The bill defines qualified disaster zone as that portion of the Hurricane Florence disaster area;
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Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/03/2019
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Digital Equity Act of 2019 [S.1167]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to establish grant programs for (1) promoting digital equity, (2) supporting digital inclusion activities, and (3) building capacity for state-led efforts to increase adoption of broadband by their residents. Specifically, the bill establishes the State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program to make distributions to states based on their populations, demographics, and availability and adoption of broadband. The bill also establishes the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/11/2019
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Medicare-X Choice Act of 2019 [S.981]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishes and funds the Medicare Exchange health plan, which allows individuals who are not otherwise eligible for Medicare to enroll in a government-administered health insurance plan. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must offer such plan in certain individual health insurance exchanges beginning plan year 2021 and offer it in all individual health insurance exchanges beginning plan year 2024. CMS must offer the plan in the small group market in all geographic areas for plan year 2025. The plan must meet the same requirements,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/02/2019
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Medicare for All Act of 2019 [S.1129]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
Establishes a national health insurance program that is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Among other requirements, the program must (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2) provide for automatic enrollment of individuals upon birth or residency in the United States; and (3) cover items and services that are medically necessary or appropriate to maintain health or to diagnose, treat, or rehabilitate a health condition, including hospital services, prescription drugs, mental health and substance abuse treatment, dental and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/10/2019
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HEALTHIER Act of 2019 Health for Each American Less fortunate Through Help from medical professionals In Every Rural and impoverished area Act of 2019 [HB-2216]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
Directs the Department of Health and Human Services to award two-year grants to states that adopt laws permitting the provision of specified volunteer health care services. Such laws must require that volunteer health care services are (1) administered by a health care provider that is licensed in another state, (2) within the scope of practice of such provider, and (3) provided to a rural or impoverished area within the state receiving the grant.
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/11/2019
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Tax Fairness for All Families Act of 2019 [HB-2273]
[Taxes ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Modifies the earned income tax credit to provide increased credit percentages for taxpayers with more than three qualifying children.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jerrold Nadler
Introduced In House on 04/10/2019
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the earned income and child tax credits, and for other purposes. [S.1138]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
Increases and revises requirements for the earned income and child tax credits. It also makes similar revisions to the earned income tax credit for residents of Puerto Rico. The bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to regulate the practice of tax return preparers and impose sanctions upon preparers found to be incompetent or disreputable. The Government Accountability Office must study and report on the sharing of information between Treasury and states regarding identification numbers issued to tax return preparers and minimum standards
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/10/2019
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To offer persistent poverty counties and political subdivisions of such counties the opportunity to have their rural development loans restructured. [HB-2228]
[Agriculture ]
[Finance ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
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[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Allows persistent poverty counties and political subdivisions of the counties to restructure certain Department of Agriculture rural development loans so that the interest rate is 0% and the loan term is 40 years. A "persistent poverty county" is a county that has had at least 20% of its population living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990, 2000, and 2010 decennial censuses.
Sponsored by: Rep. G. K. Butterfield
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 05/07/2019
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VERDAD Act of 2019 Venezuela Emergency Relief, Democracy Assistance, and Development Act of 2019 [S.1025]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[Energy ]
[Trade ]
[National Security ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Directs the President to take various actions to address the political situation in Venezuela. (The United States does not recognize Nicolas Maduro as Venezuela's President due to reports of widespread fraud during his election, recognizing instead National Assembly President Juan Guaido.) The Department of State shall provide humanitarian aid to Venezuela and to Venezuelans in neighboring countries. The bill imposes sanctions on foreign persons responsible for or complicit in corruption or activity undermining Venezuela's democratic institutions.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tim Kaine
Committee On Foreign Relations. Reported By Senator Risch With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 06/03/2019
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Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-2157]
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[Disaster Relief ]
[Agriculture ]
[Defense ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Provides $17.2 billion in FY2019 supplemental appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for expenses related to the consequences of recent wildfires, hurricanes, volcanos, earthquakes, typhoons, and other natural disasters. The funding provided by this bill is designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules. The bill includes appropriations for the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the Department of Defense, the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nita M. Lowey
Became Public Law No: 116-20. (txt | Pdf) on 06/06/2019
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An Act Targeting Resources to Communities in Need [HB-2055]
[Community Development ]
[Poverty ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Agriculture ]
[Human Services ]
Targets funding for designated development programs to counties and census tracts with persistently high poverty rates. Specifically, agencies that administer these programs must direct at least 10% of funding to counties with poverty rates that have equaled or exceeded 20% for at least 30 years. In addition, agencies must allocate, based on a formula, a certain level of funding to census tracts that have sustained poverty rates of 20% or higher for the past five years. This funding model, known as the 10-20-30 proposal, has been applied through
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 05/15/2019
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Tribal TANF Fairness Act of 2019 [HB-2128]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Allows a tribal government to lease land held in trust or in fee at a fair market value for the administration of a tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. Current law treats such transactions as less-than-arm's-length leases, and amounts charged to federal grants for such leases must be based on certain costs associated with property ownership rather than fair market value.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gwen Moore
Referred To The Subcommittee On Worker And Family Support. on 04/08/2019
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Dental Care for Low-Income Veterans Act [HB-2138]
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[Veterans ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Human Services ]
Expands eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) outpatient dental services and treatment to low-income veterans. Currently, only certain veterans, including those suffering from service-connected issues, are eligible for dental services through the VA.
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Tipton
Introduced In House on 04/08/2019
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An Act Targeting Resources to Communities in Need [S.1066]
[Community Development ]
[Poverty ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Agriculture ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Human Services ]
Targets funding for designated development programs to counties and census tracts with persistently high poverty rates. Specifically, agencies that administer these programs must direct at least 10% of funding to counties with poverty rates that have equaled or exceeded 20% for at least 30 years. In addition, agencies must allocate, based on a formula, a certain level of funding to census tracts that have sustained poverty rates of 20% or higher for the past five years. This funding model, known as the 10-20-30 proposal, has been applied through
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 04/08/2019
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Medicare-X Choice Act of 2019 [HB-2000]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishes and funds the Medicare Exchange health plan, which allows individuals who are not otherwise eligible for Medicare to enroll in a government-administered health insurance plan. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must offer such plan in certain individual health insurance exchanges beginning plan year 2021 and offer it in all individual health insurance exchanges beginning plan year 2024. CMS must offer the plan in the small group market in all geographic areas for plan year 2025. The plan must meet the same requirements,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 12/10/2019
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Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act [HB-2112]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
[Nonprofit ]
Requires the Department of the Treasury to establish and implement a Refund to Rainy Day Savings Program to permit a taxpayer to defer payment on 20% of a tax refund to be deposited into a Treasury account, accumulate interest, and disbursed to the taxpayer in six months. The bill also reauthorizes the Assets for Independence (AFI) federal matched savings program through FY2024 and requires appropriations for the program to be reserved for general research and evaluation, grants for AFI innovation projects to expand the availability of matched savings
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Scott
Introduced In House on 04/04/2019
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Taxpayer First Act of 2019 [S.928]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
Modifies requirements for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding its organizational structure, customer service, enforcement procedures, management of information technology, and use of electronic systems. The bill includes provisions that establish the IRS Independent Office of Appeals to resolve federal tax controversies without litigation; require the IRS to develop a comprehensive customer service strategy; continue the IRS Free File Program; exempt certain low-income taxpayers from payments required to submit an offer-in-compromise; modify
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S2091) on 03/28/2019
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Taxpayer First Act of 2019 [S.928]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
Modifies requirements for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding its organizational structure, customer service, enforcement procedures, management of information technology, and use of electronic systems. The bill includes provisions that establish the IRS Independent Office of Appeals to resolve federal tax controversies without litigation; require the IRS to develop a comprehensive customer service strategy; continue the IRS Free File Program; exempt certain low-income taxpayers from payments required to submit an offer-in-compromise; modify
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S2091) on 03/28/2019