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Territory Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 [S.19]
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[Insurance ]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Lowers the annual fee on health insurers, specifically for those insurers that collect premiums from residents in U.S. territories. The annual fee for a health insurer is currently calculated based on the insurer's share of total premiums from the preceding calendar year. The bill excludes premiums paid by residents of U.S. territories from a health insurer's net premiums, but still includes the premiums of such residents in the determination of total premiums from the preceding year, thereby lowering the fee for these insurers. Under current law,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/03/2019
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EMPLEO Act Economic Mobility for Productive Livelihoods and Expanding Opportunity Act of 2019 [S.6]
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[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Poverty ]
Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require employers of Puerto Rican employees who receive a qualified wage subsidy payment to pay such employees a minimum wage of $5 without regard to such subsidy payment. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat employers who make qualified wage subsidy payments to eligible Puerto Rico employees as having paid payroll taxes in an amount equal to the wage subsidy payment. An "eligible Puerto Rico employee" is any individual who (1) is a U.S. citizen, (2) has a Social Security number, and (3)
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Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/03/2019
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Offshore Wind for Territories Act [HB-1014]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
[Climate Change ]
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Addresses offshore wind development and coral reef conservation. The Department of the Interior may conduct wind and mineral development lease sales on the Outer Continental Shelf in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone adjacent to U.S. territories. The bill establishes the Coral Reef Conservation Fund for the Department of Commerce to carry out the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, including to preserve, sustain, and restore the condition of coral reef ecosystems. The bill also specifies requirements for distributing revenues from the leases authorized
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Reported By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-230. on 10/11/2019
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Supplemental Security Income Equality Act [HB-947]
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[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Healthcare ]
Extends the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. (When Congress created the SSI program in 1972, it excluded these territories.) also eliminates a limit on payments from various Department of Health and Human Services programs to the territories. The Social Security Administration may waive or modify statutory requirements relating to the provision of benefits as necessary to adapt the program to each territory.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Introduced In House on 02/04/2019
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North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act [HB-925]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
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Reauthorizes the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through FY2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Pursuant To The Provisions Of H. Res. 1161, Mrs. Lowey Called Up H.r. 925, With The Senate Amendments Thereto And Moved That The House Agree In The Senate Amendment To The Title Of H.r. 925 And That The House Agree In The Senate Amendment To The Text Of H.r. 925 With An Amendment Consisting Of The Text Of Rules Committee Print 116-66. on 10/01/2020
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Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act WILD Act Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Act [HB-872]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Water ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
Reauthorizes and revises several wildlife conservation programs, establishes requirements for invasive species management, and requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to establish certain prize competitions. Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2023 (1) the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program; and (2) accounts under the Multinational Species Conservation Fund for the protection of African elephants, Asian elephants, rhinoceros, tigers, and great apes. The bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the Marine Turtle Conservation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 02/25/2019
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Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2019 [HB-864]
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[Crime ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[International ]
Supports wildlife conservation and addresses wildlife trafficking. Specifically, it reclassifies certain wildlife-trafficking offenses and illegal fishing violations as violations of federal racketeering or other laws concerning transnational criminal organizations. The bill also expands federal law enforcement powers to combat wildlife trafficking (e.g., poaching and the illegal trade in wildlife). The bill sets forth requirements to provide awards to whistle-blowers for reporting violations of wildlife-trafficking laws. In addition, the Fish and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/25/2019
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Puerto Rico Integrity in Medicare Advantage Act [HB-813]
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[Healthcare ]
Temporarily establishes geographic adjustments for certain Medicare Advantage payment formulations, and specifies that a certain percentage of corresponding payment increases must be directed toward compensating providers in Puerto Rico.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee L. Hastings
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/12/2019
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Earned Income Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2019 [HB-754]
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[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
Makes residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the federal earned income tax credit.
Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas R. Suozzi
Introduced In House on 01/24/2019
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PRRADA Puerto Rico Recovery Accuracy in Disclosures Act of 2020 [HB-683]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Ethics ]
Requires professionals employed in debt adjustment cases involving Puerto Rico to file verified statements disclosing their connections with the debtor, creditors, and other interested parties before seeking compensation for their services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 12/09/2020
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Automatic Voter Registration Act [HB-645]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Elections ]
Requires state motor vehicle authorities, upon receiving specified identifying information regarding an individual requesting services, to transmit the information to the state election office. The state election office shall then notify the individual that the individual shall be automatically registered to vote in federal elections in the state unless the individual declines to be registered to vote, does not meet voter registration eligibility requirements, or is already registered to vote. A state may only use such information regarding an individual's
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 01/17/2019
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Territorial Tax Equity and Economic Growth Act of 2019 [HB-412]
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[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
Modifies the residence and income source rules that apply with respect to the taxation of income from U.S. possessions (Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands). The bill specifies that a bona fide resident of a possession must have a substantial presence in the possession for at least 122 days during the year. Under current law, the person must be present for at least 183 days during the year. Under current law, income is not possession source income if it is treated as (1) income from sources within
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Sponsored by: Rep. Stacey E. Plaskett
Introduced In House on 01/09/2019
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Territorial Tax Parity Act of 2019 [HB-411]
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[Trade ]
[Economic Development ]
Modifies the income source rules that apply with respect to the taxation of income from U.S. possessions (Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands). Under current law, income is not possession source income if it is treated as (1) income from sources within the United States, or (2) as effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States. The bill amends this rule to specify that it applies only to the extent that the income is attributable to an office or fixed place
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Sponsored by: Rep. Stacey E. Plaskett
Introduced In House on 01/09/2019
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Territorial Economic Growth and Recovery Act of 2019 [HB-410]
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Directs the Department of the Treasury to pay to U.S.possessions for taxable years beginning after 2018 the cost of the earned tax credit and the child tax credit paid to residents of such possessions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stacey E. Plaskett
Introduced In House on 01/09/2019
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. [HB-409]
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[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Trade ]
[Finance ]
Repeals the limitation on the amount of distilled spirits excise taxes covered over (paid) to the treasuries of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon
Introduced In House on 01/09/2019
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To permit the District of Columbia and each of the territories of the United States to provide and furnish statues honoring their citizens for placement in Statuary Hall in the same manner as statues honoring citizens of the States are provided for placement in Statuary Hall. [HB-405]
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Permits the District of Columbia and each U.S. territory to furnish up to two statues honoring deceased residents for placement in the U.S. Capitol.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stacey E. Plaskett
Introduced In House on 01/09/2019
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INVEST Act Incentives for our Nation’s Veterans in Energy Sustainability Technologies [HB-322]
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[Taxes ]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Environmental ]
[Construction ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Economic Development ]
Allows the work opportunity tax credit to be used for the hiring of a specified veteran who works in a field of renewable energy. A "specified veteran" means any veteran who is certified as (1) having received a credential or certification from the Department of Defense of a military occupational specialty or skill in a field of renewable energy or with respect to advanced manufacturing, machinist or welding, or engineering; (2) having completed a vocational degree in a field of renewable energy; or (3) having completed a LEED (Leadership in Energy
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 01/08/2019
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Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2019 [HB-302]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Poverty ]
Modifies the rules for the refundable portion of the child tax credit to (1) allow residents of Puerto Rico to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit on the same basis as U.S. taxpayers, and (2) allow residents of Puerto Rico with one or two children to claim the refundable portion of the credit on the same basis as residents with three or more children.
Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas R. Suozzi
Introduced In House on 01/08/2019
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National Commission on the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico Act of 2019 [HB-229]
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[Telecommunications ]
[Energy ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
Establishes a National Commission on the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico to examine the federal preparedness, response, and recovery activities with respect to the 2017 natural disasters in Puerto Rico. The commission shall take into consideration the federal preparedness, response, and recovery efforts in Puerto Rico as compared to other jurisdictions impacted by the 2017 hurricane season, and consider other issues, including the impact and destruction of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the vulnerability of Puerto Rico's economic
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 02/07/2019
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Puerto Rico Small Business Assistance Act of 2019 [HB-225]
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[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Veterans ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
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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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Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez
Introduced In House on 01/03/2019