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Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2009 [S.1381]
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Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to small business to: (1) increase and make permanent the election to expense small business assets, including computer software, in the current taxable year; (2) reduce graduated tax rates for corporations with taxable incomes of less than $10 million; (3) exempt income attributable to business tax credits from the alternative minimum tax (AMT); (4) allow five-year carrybacks for business tax credits and small business net operating losses; (5) allow an enhanced
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S7091-7094) on 06/25/2009
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Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009 [S.1153]
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Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009 - 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 applicable employment and unemployment taxes; (3) allow self-employed individuals a tax deduction for the health insurance costs of their eligible
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/21/2009
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Small Business Bill of Rights [HB-5109]
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Small Business Bill of Rights - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2011 the offset of nonrefundable personal credits against regular and alternative minimum tax (AMT) liability, the increased AMT exemption amount, and the reduced tax rates on dividends and capital gains; (2) reduce the tax rate on gain from the sale of qualified small business stock; (3) increase in 2009, 2010, or 2011 the tax deduction for business start-up expenses; (4) allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing the tax on
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Shimkus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/27/2010
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To provide the same penalty rate for taxpayers who voluntarily disclose unreported income from offshore accounts as was afforded Timothy Geithner with respect to his failure to pay self-employment taxes with respect to his compensation from the International Monetary Fund. [HB-4172]
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Requires the penalty for taxpayers who voluntarily disclose unreported income from offshore bank accounts to be equal to the penalty imposed upon Timothy Geithner, the Secretary of the Treasury, for his failure to pay self-employment taxes on his compensation from the International Monetary Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Carter
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 12/02/2009
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Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2009 [HB-3971]
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Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2009 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to health savings accounts (HSAs) to: (1) eliminate the high deductible health plan coverage requirement for HSA participants; (2) eliminate the prohibition against purchasing health insurance from an HSA; and (3) increase to $8,000 the maximum dollar amount of the tax deduction for payments to an HSA. Eliminates after 2009 the tax exclusions for employee benefits under an employer-provided accident or health plan and the tax deductions for the health
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 10/29/2009
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Medical Rights and Reform Act of 2009 [HB-3970]
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Medical Rights and Reform Act of 2009 - Prohibits federal funds from being used to permit any federal officer or employee to exercise any supervision or control over: (1) the practice of medicine, the practice of other health care professions, or the manner in which health care services are provided; (2) the provision by a physician or a health care practitioner of advice to a patient about the patient's health status or recommended treatment for a condition or disease; (3) the selection, tenure, or compensation of any officer, employee, or contractor
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Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Capito
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 12/08/2009
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Small Business Tax Equalization and Compliance Act of 2009 [HB-3724]
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Small Business Tax Equalization and Compliance Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the tax credit for social security taxes paid for employee cash tips to employers of cosmetologists. Requires employers of cosmetologists to report income and tips of their cosmetologist employees and to provide income and tip information to self-employed cosmetologists to whom they pay more than $600 in the taxable year. Imposes similar reporting requirements upon individuals who rent chairs to cosmetologists. Requires such employers to provide
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E2460) on 10/06/2009
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act [HB-3590]
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Title I: Quality, Affordable Health Care for All Americans - Subtitle A: Immediate Improvements in Health Care Coverage for All Americans - (Sec. 1001, as modified by Sec. 10101) Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit a health plan ("health plan” under this subtitle excludes any “grandfathered health plan” as defined in section 1251) from establishing lifetime limits or annual limits on the dollar value of benefits for any participant or beneficiary after January 1, 2014. Permits
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Signed By President. on 03/23/2010
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Green Routes to Work Act [HB-3271]
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Green Routes to Work Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) equalize and increase to $230 the tax exclusion for both transportation and parking fringe benefits; (2) make the increased transportation fringe benefit available to federal employees; (3) make self-employed individuals eligible for transit pass fringe benefits; (4) include employer-established parking cash-out programs as a qualified transportation fringe benefit; (5) allow a general business tax credit for 10% of the cost of a commuter van , with a seating capacity of between
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E1858-1859) on 07/21/2009
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Ending LGBT Health Disparities Act [HB-3001]
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Ending LGBT Health Disparities Act - Sets forth provisions concerning the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the tax exclusion for employer-provided health care benefits to eligible beneficiaries of the employee and the qualifying children of such beneficiaries. Limits preexisting condition exclusions. Requires parity in the rights and obligations of a federal employee (defined to exclude members of the uniformed services) with a domestic partner and a married employee and the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 08/03/2009
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Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009 [HB-2625]
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Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009 - 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 applicable employment and unemployment taxes; (3) allow self-employed individuals a tax deduction for the health insurance costs of their eligible
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 05/21/2009
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Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2009 [HB-2526]
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Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow an increased exclusion from gross income through 2011 for distributions from a medical flexible spending arrangement; and (2) make self-employed individuals eligible for benefits under medical flexible spending arrangements and accident and health plans.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Kind
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 05/20/2009
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SHOP Act [HB-2360]
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Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2009 or the SHOP Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to designate an office within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to administer a health insurance program for small businesses and self-employed individuals to purchase health insurance coverage meeting certain requirements. Establishes a Small Business Health Board to monitor the implementation of the program and make recommendations for improvements. Requires the Administrator
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/11/2009
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Social Security Forever Act of 2009 [HB-1863]
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Social Security Forever Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose on employers, employees, and self-employed individuals an additional employment tax for wages in excess of the social security contribution and benefit base. Requires all Treasury securities to bear a facsimile of the signatures of the President and the Secretary of the Treasury.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wexler
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 04/01/2009
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Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 [HB-1723]
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Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a Family and Medical Insurance Program, mandatory for certain covered employers. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) contract with a state to establish a state Family and Medical Insurance Program to provide specified leave benefits, or expand a pre-existing state program; or (2) at a governor's request enter an interagency agreement with the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration to establish a state Family and Medical Insurance Program. Entitles eligible
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 05/14/2009
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Equity for Our Nation's Self-Employed Act of 2009 [HB-1470]
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Equity for Our Nation's Self-Employed Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing the tax on self-employment income.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jackie Speier
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 03/12/2009
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a two-month suspension of employment and income taxes, and for other purposes. [HB-143]
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Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reduce to 0% the employment tax on employers, employees, and self-employed individuals in the first full two-month period after the enactment of this Act; and (2) exclude from gross income any wage and self-employment income earned during the same period .Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to repeal procedures for authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to obligate additional amounts under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).Requires the Secretary to: (1) estimate the impact of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Committee On Ways And Means, And In Addition To The Committee On Financial Services, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 01/06/2009
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Securing Medicare and Retirement for Tomorrow Act of 2009 [HB-107]
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Securing Medicare and Retirement for Tomorrow Act of 2009 or SMART Act of 2009 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new part B (Personal Social Security Savings Program) under which each employer shall establish and maintain for each participating employee a personal Social Security account under a Social Security payroll deduction plan. Provides for the participation by self-employed individuals and the investment of personal Social Security account funds in one qualified
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/16/2009
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Continued Assistance to Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 [S.4771]
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A bill to provide continued assistance to unemployed workers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/30/2020
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Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act [S.4775]
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Establishes measures and funding to provide economic relief and support for individuals, families, and businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). These measures include (1) implementing certain liability protections, (2) extending pandemic unemployment compensation, and (3) authorizing second draw loans under the Paycheck Protection Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mitch McConnell
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 564. on 10/01/2020