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National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2019 [HB-658] [Infrastructure ] [Telecommunications ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Budget and Spending ] [Water ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Construction ] [Finance ] [Taxes ]
Establishes the National Infrastructure Development Bank as a government corporation to finance energy, environmental (e.g., drinking water or waste facilities), telecommunications, and transportation infrastructure projects. The National Infrastructure Development Bank Board, established by this bill, must oversee the projects. The board may make loans and loan guarantees to assist in financing infrastructure projects. In addition, the board must establish an American Infrastructure Bond program. Under the program, the board may subsidize interest (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 02/07/2019

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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-648] [Agriculture ] [Finance ] [Environmental ] [Infrastructure ] [Housing ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Aerospace ] [Food ] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Insurance ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills: the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019; the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 16. on 01/28/2019

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State And Local Tax Deduction Fairness Act of 2019 [HB-515] [Taxes ]
Repeals the limitation on individual tax deductions for certain state and local taxes. (For tax years 2018-2025, the deduction for certain state and local taxes is currently limited to $10,000 per year for individuals or $5,000 for married individuals filing a separate return.)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 01/11/2019

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Protecting Businesses from Burdensome Compliance Cost Act of 2019 [HB-379] [Taxes ] [Consumer Protection ] [Small Business ] [Trade ] [Finance ] [Economic Development ]
Limits the authority of a state to require a remote seller to collect (1) a tax or fee owed by a purchaser located in the state incident to a purchase of a good or service from the seller, and (2) information incident to the purchase. A remote seller is a seller with no physical presence in the state in which the purchaser is located at the time of the purchase. A state may not impose the requirements for collecting taxes or fees and related information on a remote seller unless the purchase occurs after this bill takes effect and the tax or fee (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bob Gibbs Introduced In House on 01/09/2019

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Youth Vaping Prevention Act of 2019 [HB-293] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Healthcare ] [Consumer Protection ]
To prevent and reduce the use of tobacco products, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rosa DeLauro Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/01/2019

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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-266] [Small Business ] [Healthcare ] [Budget and Spending ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ]
Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak by providing additional funding for small business loans, health care providers, and COVID-19 testing. DIVISION A--SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS (Sec. 101) This division provides additional lending authority for certain Small Business Administration (SBA) programs in response to COVID-19. Specifically, the division increases the authority for (1) the Paycheck Protection Program, under which the SBA may guarantee certain loans to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic; and (2) advances (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Betty McCollum Became Public Law No: 116-139. (txt | Pdf) on 04/24/2020

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SALT Fairness Act of 2019 [HB-257] [Taxes ]
Repeals the limitation on individual tax deductions for certain state and local taxes. (For tax years 2018-2025, the deduction for certain state and local taxes is currently limited to $10,000 per year for individuals or $5,000 for married individuals filing a separate return.)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Introduced In House on 01/04/2019

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SALT Deductibility Act Securing Access to Lower Taxes by ensuring Deductibility Act [HB-188] [Taxes ]
Repeals the limitation on individual tax deductions for certain state and local taxes. (For tax years 2018-2025, the deduction for certain state and local taxes is currently limited to $10,000 per year for individuals or $5,000 for married individuals filing a separate return.)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Introduced In House on 01/03/2019

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Hearing Protection Act [HB-155] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Removes silencers from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act. It also treats persons acquiring or possessing a firearm silencer as meeting any registration and licensing requirements of such Act. The Department of Justice must destroy certain records relating to the registration, transfer, or making of a silencer. The bill also revises the definition of firearm silencer and firearm muffler under the federal criminal code and includes such items in the 10% excise tax category.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Introduced In House on 01/03/2019

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FairTax Act of 2019 [HB-25] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Social Security ] [Healthcare ] [Poverty ] [Senior Citizens ] [Children and Youth ]
Imposes a national sales tax on the use or consumption in the United States of taxable property or services in lieu of the current income taxes, payroll taxes, and estate and gift taxes. The rate of the sales tax will be 23% in 2021, with adjustments to the rate in subsequent years. There are exemptions from the tax for used and intangible property; for property or services purchased for business, export, or investment purposes; and for state government functions. Under the bill, family members who are lawful U.S. residents receive a monthly sales (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman Introduced In House on 01/03/2019

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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-21] [Agriculture ] [Environmental ] [Finance ] [Infrastructure ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [International ] [Science ] [Food ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Insurance ] [Disaster Relief ] [Aerospace ]
Provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills: the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 5. on 01/08/2019

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Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2018 [HB-6978] [Taxes ] [Small Business ]
Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2018

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Scott Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 11/15/2018

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Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 [HB-6760] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Student Loans ] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Disabilities ]
Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent several tax provisions that were enacted in 2017 and are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025. The bill makes permanent provisions that: reduce individual tax rates, modify the taxation of the unearned income of children, allow a deduction for qualified business income of pass-through entities, increase the standard deduction, increase and modify the child tax credit, increase the limitation for certain charitable contributions, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Darin LaHood Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 10/01/2018

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Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-6147] [Finance ] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Energy ] [Water ] [Arts and Culture ] [Agriculture ] [Telecommunications ] [Food ] [Healthcare ] [Small Business ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Budget and Spending ] [Taxes ] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [Economic Development ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Libraries ] [Mining ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Safety ] [Recreation ] [Science ] [Trade ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Veterans ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Air Quality ] [Animals ] [Children and Youth ] [Climate Change ] [Community Development ] [Construction ] [Criminal Justice ] [Defense ] [Disaster Relief ] [Education ] [Gaming ] [Housing ] [Human Services ] [Insurance ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Military ] [Native American Affairs ] [Nonprofit ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Property Tax ] [Senior Citizens ] [Social Security ]
Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 (Sec. 2) Specifies that, unless this bill expressly provides otherwise, references to "this Act" included in a division refer only to the provisions of that division. (Sec. 3) Specifies the committee reports that apply for the purpose of implementing each division. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 This division (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Calvert Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 09/07/2018

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Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2017 [HB-4074] [Education ] [Housing ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Poverty ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ] [Unemployment ] [Food ]
Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2017 This bill establishes and expands various programs related to education, housing, employment, and social welfare. The Department of Education must award grants to states for the development and implementation of prekindergarten programs. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention within the Department of Justice may award grants to assist communities in addressing juvenile delinquency and gang prevention. The bill expands: the Pell Grant program, the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 10/26/2017

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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Official Titles Official Titles - Senate Official Titles as Introduced An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. [S.1] [Taxes ] [Energy ] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ]
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Official Titles Official Titles - Senate Official Titles as Introduced An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce tax rates and modify policies, credits, and deductions for individuals and businesses. With respect to individuals, the bill: replaces the existing tax brackets (10%, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi Committee On The Budget. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Enzi. Without Written Report. on 11/28/2017

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Cutting Local Taxes by Reinstating SALT Act [HB-4789] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Property Tax ]
Cutting Local Taxes by Reinstating SALT Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the limitation on individual deductions for certain state and local taxes. (For tax years 2018-2025, the deduction for certain state and local taxes is currently limited to $10,000 per year for individuals or $5,000 for married individuals filing a separate return.)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Leonard Lance Introduced In House on 01/12/2018

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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2017 would harm the economy of the United States and place an undue burden on small businesses and multiple States across the United States. [SR-433] [Small Business ] [Taxes ] [Economic Development ] [Consumer Protection ]
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2017 would harm the economy of the United States and place an undue burden on small businesses and multiple States across the United States. Declares that the enactment of the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2017 (S. 976) would harm the U.S. economy, place burdensome and bureaucratic policies on small businesses and entrepreneurs, and provide no economic benefit to states that do not have sales taxes or to small businesses in those states.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Referred To The Committee On Finance. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1688) on 03/13/2018

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New Skills for New Jobs Act [S.2442] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ]
New Skills for New Jobs Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to make quarterly matching payments to an eligible community college in an amount equal to the aggregate new job tax withholding matches received by the college for providing qualified training to job trainees under a state new jobs training tax credit program. Under a state new jobs training tax credit program, state income taxes that have been withheld by an employer on behalf of a trainee who has been employed are paid to the eligible community college, to the extent (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Debbie Stabenow Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/15/2018

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Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2017 [HB-3307] [Social Security ] [Poverty ] [Senior Citizens ] [Disabilities ] [Human Services ]
Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2017

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 07/19/2017

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