Mom and Mom SHOP Act of 2016 Mom and Pop SHOP Act of 2016 Pop and Pop SHOP Act of 2016 [HB-5856]
[Healthcare ]
[Small Business ]
[Insurance ]
Mom and Mom SHOP Act of 2016 Mom and Pop SHOP Act of 2016 Pop and Pop SHOP Act of 2016 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to make eligible for the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP health insurance exchange) an individual (and his or her spouse or domestic partner) who owns, or is a partner in, a business that has no employees.
HB-5856: Mom and Mom SHOP Act of 2016 Mom and Pop SHOP Act of 2016 Pop and Pop SHOP Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 07/14/2016
No Loopholes in Social Security Taxes Act [HB-5830]
[Social Security ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
No Loopholes in Social Security Taxes Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to apply payroll and self-employment taxes to remuneration up to the Social Security contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of $250,000.
HB-5830: No Loopholes in Social Security Taxes Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Peter DeFazio
Introduced In House on 07/14/2016
American Savings Account Act of 2016 [HB-5450]
[Retirement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Investments ]
American Savings Account Act of 2016 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to establish a new retirement option for all employees and self-employed individuals to be known as the American Savings Account Fund. This fund operates in a manner similar to the Thrift Savings Fund, which is available to federal employees. The bill establishes an American Savings Account Board of Directors to establish policies for fund investment and management. The board shall select or establish a list of investment funds and options
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HB-5450: American Savings Account Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Introduced In House on 06/10/2016
Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016 [HB-5111]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill makes a provision of a form contract void from the inception if it: (1) prohibits or restricts an individual who is a party to such a contract from engaging in written, oral, or pictorial reviews, or other similar performance assessments or analyses of, including by electronic means, the goods, services, or conduct of a person that is also a party to the contract; (2) imposes penalties or fees against individuals who engage in such communications; or (3) transfers or requires the individual
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HB-5111: Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Became Public Law No: 114-258. on 12/14/2016
Working Parents Flexibility Act of 2016 [HB-4699]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Working Parents Flexibility Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a tax-exempt parental leave savings account for the care of a child, to which an individual taxpayer who has earned income from employment during the past 12 months may make tax deductible cash contributions of up to $6,750 in a taxable year and not more than an aggregate of $24,000 for all taxable years. Taxpayers whose adjusted gross income exceeds $250,000 in a taxable year are ineligible for such a tax deduction. The bill excludes from gross income:
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HB-4699: Working Parents Flexibility Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. John Katko
Introduced In House on 03/03/2016
Notification of Your Eldercare Rights Act [HB-4170]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Human Services ]
Notification of Your Eldercare Rights Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to: draft disclosures which describe the rights and liabilities of customers and providers of domestic care services, require that any provider of domestic care services give such disclosures to each customer before entering into a contract with the customer, and disclose to the customer whether the individual or individuals who will provide such services are employees of the provider of domestic care services or independent contractors. It shall be unlawful, and
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HB-4170: Notification of Your Eldercare Rights Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 03/23/2016
Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 [HB-3762]
[Healthcare ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 TITLE I--HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to terminate the Prevention and Public Health Fund, which provides for investment in prevention and public health programs to improve health and restrain the rate of growth in health care costs. Unobligated funds are rescinded. (Sec. 102) Funding for community health centers is increased. (Sec. 103) Certain funding for U.S. territories that establish
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HB-3762: Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Price
Pursuant To The Order Of The House Of January 25, 2016, The Chair Announced That The Unfinished Business Was The Further Consideration Of The Veto Message Of The President On H.r. 3762. on 02/02/2016
Social Security Earned Benefits Payment Act [HB-3621]
[Social Security ]
Social Security Earned Benefits Payment Act This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to require allocations to the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund equal to: (1) 2.65% of the amount of wages and self-employment income paid between December 31, 2015, and January 1, 2021, and (2) 1.80% of wages and self-employment income paid after December 31, 2020.
HB-3621: Social Security Earned Benefits Payment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 09/28/2015
Back to Basics Job Creation Act of 2015 [HB-3368]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Human Services ]
[Unemployment ]
[Poverty ]
[Economic Development ]
Back to Basics Job Creation Act of 2015 This bill amends title XX (Block Grants to State for Social Services) of the Social Security Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible entities to assist low-income individuals and individuals who have been unemployed for at least three months in developing self-employment opportunities.
HB-3368: Back to Basics Job Creation Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. John Lewis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 08/12/2015
Paycheck Relief Act of 2015 [HB-3267]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
Paycheck Relief Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax rates on wage income and corresponding tax rates on self-employment income.
HB-3267: Paycheck Relief Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Roger Williams
Introduced In House on 07/28/2015
One Social Security Act [HB-3150]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Budget and Spending ]
One Social Security Act This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to merge the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund into a new, restructured Social Security Trust Fund to consist of the employment and self-employment taxes imposed with respect to wages and self-employment income. The annual report to Congress on the operation and status of the Trust Fund shall include an actuarial analysis of the benefit cost with respect to disabled
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HB-3150: One Social Security Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 07/27/2015
FAIR Social Security Act Fair Adjustment and Income Revenue for Social Security Act [HB-1984]
[Social Security ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
FAIR Social Security Act Fair Adjustment and Income Revenue for Social Security Act This bill repeals the cap on the amount of income ($118,500 in 2015) that is subject to the employment or self-employment tax for funding social security benefits. The bill also reallocates employment and self-employment tax revenues to increase Social Security Trust Fund solvency. The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor must prepare and publish an index for each calendar month to be known as the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers that indicates
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HB-1984: FAIR Social Security Act Fair Adjustment and Income Revenue for Social Security Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/16/2015
Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act [HB-1811]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Inflation ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish for each calendar month a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-EC) that indicates changes over time in consumption expenditures typical for individuals in the United States age 62 or older. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to make the CPI-EC the applicable Consumer Price Index for computation of cost-of-living increases in OASDI benefits
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HB-1811: Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/16/2015
Social Security 2100 Act [HB-1391]
[Social Security ]
[Taxes ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Social Security 2100 Act Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to: increase the primary insurance amount formula factor from 90% to 93% for all eligible beneficiaries, beginning in 2016; revise computation of cost-of-living adjustments to use the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers; increase the special minimum primary insurance amount for lifetime low earners based on years in the workforce. Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to increase the gross income threshold for
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HB-1391: Social Security 2100 Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/29/2015
Emergency Economic and Workforce System Resiliency Act [HB-8747]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Unemployment ]
To direct the Secretary of Labor to award formula and competitive grants for layoff aversion activities, and for other purposes.
HB-8747: Emergency Economic and Workforce System Resiliency Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith
Introduced In House on 11/12/2020
Franchise Education for Veterans Act of 2013 [S.938]
[Veterans ]
[Education ]
[Small Business ]
Franchise Education for Veterans Act of 2013 - Allows eligible individuals to use Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) veterans' educational assistance benefits for franchise training. Provides training assistance limits for each 12-month period, prohibiting an individual from receiving more than 12 months and more than $15,000 of such assistance. Authorizes such training assistance under the post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance program, with the same assistance limits.
S.938: Franchise Education for Veterans Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Jerry Moran
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 113-111. on 06/12/2013
Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2013 [S.728]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from an employee's gross income employer-provided accident and health plan benefits extended to a domestic partner or non-dependent, non-spouse beneficiary eligible to receive such benefits under an employer plan (i.e., "eligible beneficiary"); (2) exempt such benefits paid to eligible beneficiaries from otherwise applicable employment and unemployment taxes; (3) allow self-employed individuals a tax deduction for the health insurance costs of
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S.728: Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/15/2013
Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013 [S.567]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Taxes ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prescribe special rules for the determination of taxable wages and self-employment income above the contribution and benefit base after 2013. Amends SSA title II to include surplus average indexed monthly earnings (AIME) in the determination of primary OASDI amounts. Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-EC) that indicates changes over time in expenditures for
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S.567: Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/14/2013
Keeping Our Social Security Promises Act [S.500]
[Social Security ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Keeping Our Social Security Promises Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to apply employment and self-employment taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of $250,000.
S.500: Keeping Our Social Security Promises Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/07/2013
Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act [S.308]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Inflation ]
Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish for each calendar month a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPIEC) that indicates changes over time in consumption expenditures typical for individuals in the United States age 62 or older. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to make the CPIEC the applicable Consumer Price Index (CPI) for computation of cost-of-lving increases in OASDI
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S.308: Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mazie Hirono
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/13/2013