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Job Preservation and Economic Certainty Act of 2013 [S.277]
Job Preservation and Economic Certainty Act of 2013 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to revise discretionary spending limits for FY2012-FY2021. Repeals the requirement that the President order a sequestration for FY2013. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) require an individual taxpayer whose adjusted gross income exceeds $1 million to pay a minimum tax rate of 30% of the excess of the taxpayer's adjusted gross income over the taxpayer's modified charitable contribution deduction for the taxable year; (2) (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/11/2013

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Cutting Contractor Use and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2014 [S.2286]
Cutting Contractor Use and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2014 - Directs the Inspector General of the Department of Defense (DOD) to submit to the congressional defense committees, and make publicly available, an annual comprehensive analysis of the global inventory of DOD service contractors. Requires the Defense Contract Audit Agency, in conducting audits of defense contracts, to distinguish service contracts in its analysis, including by distinguishing the percentage of payment awarded for service elements on contracts containing both manufacturing (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Walsh Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 05/01/2014

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Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 [S.1900]
Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 - States the overall trade negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to any agreement with a foreign country to reduce or eliminate existing tariffs or nontariff barriers of that country or the United States that are unduly burdening and restricting U.S. trade. Includes among such objectives obtaining: (1) more open, equitable, and reciprocal market access; and (2) the reduction or elimination of trade barriers and distortions that are directly related to trade and investment and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Orrin Hatch Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S224-225, S226) on 01/09/2014

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American Export Promotion Act of 2013 [S.1748]
American Export Promotion Act of 2013 - Authorizes appropriations for the Industry and Analysis unit of the International Trade Administration (ITA) of the Department of Commerce for the ITA's Market Development Cooperator Program. Requires, in the use of such funds, a preference to be given to activities that will assist small- and medium-sized U.S. businesses and: (1) create or sustain the greatest number of jobs, (2) obtain the maximum return on investment, (3) increase U.S. exports to the Asia and Pacific region, (4) increase U.S. exports in (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 11/20/2013

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Utility Energy Service Contracts Improvement Act of 2013 [S.1652]
Utility Energy Service Contracts Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act, with respect to promotion of the conservation and efficient use of energy and water, and the use of renewable resources, by the federal government, to authorize each agency to use measures provided by law to meet energy efficiency and conservation mandates and laws, including through utility energy service contracts. Authorizes the term of such a contract to have a contract period that extends beyond 10 years, but prohibits such term from (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S7830-7831) on 11/05/2013

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America Recruits Act of 2013 [S.1615]
America Recruits Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that it should take certain actions to help U.S. companies create new manufacturing and services jobs in the United States. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program to award federal grants to states recruiting high-value jobs, that is, those within an eligible facility that pay wages higher than the mean hourly U.S. wage and have North American Industrial Classifications corresponding with: (1) manufacturing, (2) software publishers, (3) computer systems design, or (4) (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 10/30/2013

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Balancing Act [HB-505]
Balancing Act - Title I: Repeal Sequester - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act), as amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011, to repeal certain sequestration requirements for enforcement of a specified budget goal. Title II: Close Tax Loopholes to Achieve Balance - Subtitle A: 28 Percent Limitation on Certain Deductions and Exclusions - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit tax deductions and other tax exclusions for taxpayers whose adjusted gross income exceeds $200,000 ($250,000 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 04/23/2013

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Funeral Rule Improvement Act of 2014 [HB-4213]
Funeral Rule Improvement Act of 2014 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to revise funeral industry regulations concerning funeral providers and services. Revises the definition of "funeral provider" to: (1) include trusts (currently, only persons, partnerships, or corporations), and (2) apply to the sale of funeral or burial goods or services to the public (currently, such definition is limited to entities that sell both funeral goods and funeral services). Excludes from such definition: (1) religious denominations, middle judicatories, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 03/14/2014

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Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 [HB-3830]
Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 - States the overall trade negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to any agreement with a foreign country to reduce or eliminate existing tariffs or nontariff barriers of that country or the United States that are unduly burdening and restricting U.S. trade. Includes among such objectives obtaining: (1) more open, equitable, and reciprocal market access; and (2) the reduction or elimination of trade barriers and distortions that are directly related to trade and investment and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Devin Nunes Referred To The Committee On Ways And Means, And In Addition To The Committees On Rules, And The Budget, 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 01/09/2014

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Notification of Your Eldercare Rights Act [HB-3828]
Notification of Your Eldercare Rights - Directs the Secretary of Labor to: (1) draft disclosures which describe the rights and liabilities of customers and providers of domestic care services; (2) require that any provider of domestic care services give such disclosures to each customer before entering into a contract with the customer; and (3) 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. Makes it unlawful for any (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 06/13/2014

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Utility Energy Service Contracts Improvement Act of 2013 [HB-3587]
Utility Energy Service Contracts Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act, with respect to promotion of the conservation and efficient use of energy and water, and the use of renewable resources, by the federal government, to authorize each agency to use measures provided by law to meet energy efficiency and conservation mandates and laws, including through utility energy service contracts. Authorizes such a contract to have a contract period that extends beyond 10 years, but prohibits such term from exceeding (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Brooks Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 11/22/2013

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Narrowing Exceptions for Withholding Taxes Act of 2013 [HB-348]
Narrowing Exceptions for Withholding Taxes Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Benefits) of the Social Security Act to require a shareholder of a subchapter S corporation engaged in a professional service business to include all items of income or loss attributable to such business in determining such shareholder's net earnings from self-employment for purposes of computing employment tax liability. Defines a "professional service business" as any trade or business substantially (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 01/22/2013

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Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of [S.2343]
Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make the 3.4% interest rate on Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2012, applicable to Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2013. Amends the Internal Revenue Code and title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to require certain shareholders of a subchapter (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Returned To The Calendar. Calendar No. 365. on 05/24/2012

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Oversight and Accountability in Wartime Contracting Act of 2012 [HB-6360]
Oversight and Accountability in Wartime Contracting Act of 2012 - Directs the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to: (1) limit contracts entered into in connection with an overseas contingency operation (OCO) to three years for competitively bid contracts and one year for non-competitively bid contracts and competitively bid contracts for which only one offer was received; (2) limit any contract for services in connection with an OCO to a single tier of subcontractors; and (3) require contractors, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Tierney Referred To The Committee On Foreign Affairs, And In Addition To The Committees On Armed Services, Oversight And Government Reform, And Ways And Means, 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 08/07/2012

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Vocational Employment and Technical Skills Act [HB-6008]
Vocational Employment and Technical Skills Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to require a state applicant for a grant or contract for certain veterans' employment and training programs to demonstrate that when that state approves or denies any required professional certification or license (including a driver's license), it takes into consideration any training received by the veteran while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Hochul Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 07/06/2012

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Airline Maintenance Safety Act of 2012 [HB-6002]
Airline Maintenance Safety Act of 2012 - Amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to prescribe an additional requirement that a maintenance provider authorized to approve the return to service of aircraft or aircraft parts may perform regularly scheduled maintenance and inspections outside the United States on domestic passenger aircraft only if the provider: (1) is able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language; and (2) holds an airmen certificate (other than flight crew members).

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Burgess Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 06/22/2012

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Protecting In-Home Care from Government Intrusion Act [HB-5970]
Protecting In-Home Care from Government Intrusion Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from finalizing or enforcing proposed Department of Labor rule "Application of the Fair Labor Standards Act to Domestic Service" (relating to companion care for the elderly and individuals with disabilities) issued pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and published on December 27, 2011, or any substantially similar rule.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 09/26/2012

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Research Fairness Act of 2012 [HB-5915]
Research Fairness Act of 2012 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to extend certain employee exemptions from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements to marketing research participants and mystery shoppers. Defines "mystery shopper" as any individual meeting certain requirements who is engaged to measure or evaluate a customer's experience, or some aspect of it, either at a defined location, or while using or purporting to use a specified product or service.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Kelly Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 09/26/2012

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Keeping Promises to Taxpayers Act of 2012 [HB-4064]
Keeping Promises to Taxpayers Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal certain health care-related taxes and other provisions, including: (1) the requirement that certain employers provide their employees with health insurance coverage and report on such coverage, (2) the excise tax on excess benefits from employer-sponsored health care coverage, (3) the requirement that distributions from a health savings account be used to pay for prescription drugs and insulin only (thus allowing (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe Referred To The Committee On Ways And Means, And In Addition To The Committee On Energy And Commerce, 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 02/16/2012

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Narrowing Exceptions for Withholding Taxes Act of 2012 [HB-3840]
Narrowing Exceptions for Withholding Taxes Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Benefits) of the Social Security Act to require a shareholder of a subchapter S corporation engaged in a professional service business to include all items of income or loss attributable to such business in determining such shareholder's net earnings from self-employment for purposes of computing employment tax liability. Defines a "professional service business" as any trade or business substantially (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E92) on 01/31/2012

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