SHUSH Act Silencers Help Us Save Hearing Act [S.1505]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Taxes ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
SHUSH Act Silencers Help Us Save Hearing Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code: (1) to remove silencers from the list of firearms subject to regulation under the National Firearms Act (NFA), and (2) to specify that a person who lawfully acquires or possesses a silencer under provisions of the federal criminal code meets the registration and licensing requirements of the NFA. Additionally, the bill amends the federal criminal code: to preempt state or local laws that tax or regulate firearm silencers, to exclude a muffler or silencer from
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S.1505: SHUSH Act Silencers Help Us Save Hearing Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/29/2017
Hearing Protection Act of 2017 [HB-3139]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Taxes ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Hearing Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code: (1) to remove silencers from the list of firearms subject to regulation under the National Firearms Act (NFA), and (2) to specify that a person who lawfully acquires or possesses a silencer under provisions of the federal criminal code meets the registration and licensing requirements of the NFA. Additionally, the bill amends the federal criminal code: to preempt state or local laws that tax or regulate firearm silencers, to exclude a muffler or silencer from the list of
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HB-3139: Hearing Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 07/24/2017
No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017 [HB-2887]
[Taxes ]
[Trade ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Economic Development ]
No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017 This bill prohibits a state from taxing or regulating a person's activity in interstate commerce unless the person is physically present in the state during the period in which the tax or regulation is imposed. A person is physically present if the person's business activities in the state include: maintaining a commercial or legal domicile in the state; owning, holding, leasing, or maintaining certain property in the state; having one or more employees, agents, or independent contractors in the state
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HB-2887: No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Collin Peterson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 07/19/2017
SAVINGS Act Save Access to a Valuable Investment Needed to Generate Savings Act of 2017 [S.682]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Investments ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Poverty ]
SAVINGS Act Save Access to a Valuable Investment Needed to Generate Savings Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to allow: (1) an individual taxpayer to use a portion or all of a tax refund to purchase U.S. savings bonds in paper form for the taxpayer or for any individual designated by the taxpayer; or (2) an option for a tax return that allows for the gifting of such bonds and that serves individuals who rarely, if ever, have held a bank account and individuals who lack access to the Internet.
S.682: SAVINGS Act Save Access to a Valuable Investment Needed to Generate Savings Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/21/2017
TARGET Act Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking [HB-1625]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Crime ]
TARGET Act Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking (Sec. 2) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of State's rewards program is a powerful tool in combating sophisticated international crime and that the State Department and federal law enforcement should work in concert to offer rewards that target human traffickers who prey on the most vulnerable people around the world. (Sec. 3) The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended to include severe forms of trafficking in persons involving
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HB-1625: TARGET Act Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Became Public Law No: 115-141. on 03/23/2018
Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 [HB-1393]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill prohibits the wages or other remuneration earned by an employee who performs employment duties in more than one state from being subject to income tax in any state other than: (1) the state of the employee's residence, and (2) the state within which the employee is present and performing employment duties for more than 30 days during the calendar year in which the wages or other remuneration is earned. The bill exempts employers from state income tax withholding and
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HB-1393: Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/21/2017
Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 [S.540]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the wages or other remuneration earned by an employee who performs employment duties in more than one state from being subject to income tax in any state other than: (1) the state of the employee's residence, and (2) the state within which the employee is present and performing employment duties for more than 30 days during the calendar year. The bill exempts employers from state income tax withholding and information reporting requirements for employees not subject
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S.540: Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 06/14/2017
Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 [HB-1101]
[Healthcare ]
[Small Business ]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for the establishment and governance of association health plans (AHPs), which are group health plans sponsored by business associations. The bill establishes requirements for AHPs relating to certification, sponsors and boards of trustees, participation and coverage, nondiscrimination, contribution rates, and voluntary termination. AHPs offering benefits that are not health insurance must: (1) establish and
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HB-1101: Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/23/2017
HBCU Investment Expansion Act [HB-1080]
[Education ]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Nonprofit ]
HBCU Investment Expansion Act This bill amends the Securities Act of 1933 to exempt qualified 501(c)(3) bonds issued after the enactment of this bill on behalf of a historically black college or university from state and local taxes. The bill also amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for jurisdictions that forgo taxes with respect to the interest payments under such a bond. The credit is equal to the total amount of interest paid on such a bond during the taxable year. The Department of the Treasury must pay the credit to the qualifying
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HB-1080: HBCU Investment Expansion Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 02/15/2017
Obamacare Replacement Act [HB-1072]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Obamacare Replacement Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Social Security Act to repeal certain provisions regarding health insurance, including: the requirement for individuals to maintain minimum essential coverage, limitations on insurers varying premiums by age or health status, requirements for health insurance to cover preexisting conditions, and the prohibition on lifetime or annual limits on benefits. The bill allows a refundable
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HB-1072: Obamacare Replacement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/17/2017
Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2017 [HB-948]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2017 apply the savings from the enactment of this bill to the Housing Trust Fund, rental assistance programs, and the Public Housing Capital Fund. The Department of Housing and Urban Development must revise regulations for the Housing Trust Fund to: (1) increase the limitation on funds that are available for operating assistance for housing, (2) allow public housing agencies and tribally designated housing entities to be the recipients of grants that are allocated to a state or a state designated entity, and
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HB-948: Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 02/07/2017
SAVINGS Act Save Access to a Valuable Investment Needed to Generate Savings Act of 2017 [HB-855]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Investments ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Senior Citizens ]
SAVINGS Act Save Access to a Valuable Investment Needed to Generate Savings Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to allow: (1) an individual taxpayer to use a portion or all of a tax refund to purchase U.S. savings bonds in paper form for the taxpayer or for any individual designated by the taxpayer; or (2) an option for a tax return that allows for the gifting of such bonds and that serves individuals who rarely, if ever, have held a bank account and individuals who lack access to the Internet.
HB-855: SAVINGS Act Save Access to a Valuable Investment Needed to Generate Savings Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 02/03/2017
Medicaid Tax Fairness Act of 2017 [HB-862]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
Medicaid Tax Fairness Act of 2017 This bill incrementally lowers, from 6.0% to 5.5% of net patient revenues, the maximum threshold used to determine acceptable provider taxes for purposes of state Medicaid program financing.
HB-862: Medicaid Tax Fairness Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/10/2017
Obamacare Replacement Act [S.222]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Obamacare Replacement Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Social Security Act to repeal certain provisions regarding health insurance, including: the requirement for individuals to maintain minimum essential coverage, limitations on insurers varying premiums by age or health status, requirements for health insurance to cover preexisting conditions and the essential health benefits, and the prohibition on lifetime or annual limits on benefits.
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S.222: Obamacare Replacement Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Rand Paul
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/24/2017
READ Act Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act [HB-601]
[Education ]
[International ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Small Business ]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Agriculture ]
[Defense ]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Elections ]
[Funding ]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Unemployment ]
[Food ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Economic Development ]
READ Act Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act DIVISION A--REINFORCING EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY IN DEVELOPMENT ACT Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act or the READ Act (Sec. 3) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to state that it shall be U.S. policy to work with partner countries, other donors, multilateral institutions, the private sector, and nongovernmental and civil society organizations (including faith-based organizations and organizations that represent teachers, students, and parents) to promote
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HB-601: READ Act Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Pursuant To The Provisions Of S. Con. Res. 24, Enrollment Corrections On H.r. 601 Have Been Made. on 09/08/2017
Protect Our Schools from Tax Delinquents Act of 2017 [HB-614]
[Housing ]
[Property Tax ]
[Education ]
[Taxes ]
[Real Estate ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Protect Our Schools from Tax Delinquents Act of 2017 This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require that each housing assistance payments contract entered into under the Section 8 rental assistance voucher program by a public housing agency (PHA) and the owner of a dwelling unit provide that such owner pay, on a timely basis, all covered taxes validly assessed against the property in which the unit is located. A "covered tax" is any tax under state or local law assessed upon real property or the revenue of which is dedicated for
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HB-614: Protect Our Schools from Tax Delinquents Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Costello
Introduced In House on 01/23/2017
National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2017 [HB-547]
[Infrastructure ]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2017 This bill establishes the National Infrastructure Development Bank as a wholly owned government corporation. The bank's board of directors shall be responsible for monitoring and overseeing energy, environmental, telecommunications, and transportation infrastructure projects. The board is authorized to: (1) make loans and loan guarantees to assist in the financing an infrastructure project, (2) issue public benefit bonds and provide financing to infrastructure projects, and (3) pay an interest
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HB-547: National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 01/17/2017
Hearing Protection Act of 2017 [S.59]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Taxes ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Hearing Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate the $200 transfer tax on firearm silencers, and (2) treat any person who acquires or possesses a firearm silencer as meeting any registration or licensing requirements of the National Firearms Act with respect to such silencer. Any person who pays a transfer tax on a silencer after January 9, 2017, may receive a refund of such tax. The bill amends the federal criminal code to preempt state or local laws that tax or regulate firearm silencers.
S.59: Hearing Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/09/2017
Hearing Protection Act of 2017 [HB-367]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Hearing Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate the $200 transfer tax on firearm silencers, and (2) treat any person who acquires or possesses a firearm silencer as meeting any registration or licensing requirements of the National Firearms Act with respect to such silencer. Any person who pays a transfer tax on a silencer after October 22, 2015, may receive a refund of such tax. The bill amends the federal criminal code to preempt state or local laws that tax or regulate firearm silencers.
HB-367: Hearing Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/06/2017
American Health Care Reform Act of 2017 [HB-277]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Insurance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
American Health Care Reform Act of 2017 This bill repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective January 1, 2018. The bill restores provisions amended by the repealed provisions. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax standard deduction for health insurance. Provisions regarding health savings accounts (HSAs) are revised, including to raise contribution limits and to expand the products and services that may be
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HB-277: American Health Care Reform Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 02/10/2017