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Fair Tax Act of 2017 [S.18] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Social Security ] [Healthcare ] [Poverty ]
Fair Tax Act of 2017 This bill is a tax reform proposal that 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 and corporate income tax, employment and self-employment taxes, and estate and gift taxes. The rate of the sales tax will be 23% in 2019, 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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Perdue Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/03/2017

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MOBILE NOW Act Making Opportunities for Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless Obstacles to Wireless Act [S.19] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Science ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ]
MOBILE NOW Act Making Opportunities for Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless Obstacles to Wireless Act (Sec. 3) This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), by December 31, 2020, to make available at least 255 megahertz of federal and nonfederal spectrum below the frequency of 6000 megahertz for mobile and fixed wireless broadband use. At least: (1) 100 megahertz shall be made available on an unlicensed basis; and (2) 100 megahertz shall (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Nelson Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 08/04/2017

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FairTax Act of 2017 [HB-25] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Social Security ] [Healthcare ] [Senior Citizens ] [Poverty ]
FairTax Act of 2017 This bill is a tax reform proposal that 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 and corporate income tax, employment and self-employment taxes, and estate and gift taxes. The rate of the sales tax will be 23% in 2019, 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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Introduced In House on 01/03/2017

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End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2017 [S.1159] [Taxes ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Consumer Protection ]
End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2017 This bill prohibits state or local taxes that discriminate against the rental of motor vehicles, the business of renting motor vehicles, or motor vehicle rental property, except where such tax is imposed as of the enactment date of this bill, the tax does not lapse, the tax rate does not increase, and the tax base for such tax does not change. A tax that is imposed on the rental of motor vehicles or a motor vehicle rental business is discriminatory if: (1) it is not generally applicable (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/17/2017

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To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000. [HB-2340] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Education ] [Community Development ] [Budget and Spending ]
To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000. This bill extends the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 through FY2017, including provisions concerning secure payments to eligible states, territories, and counties containing federal land. The bill: (1) sets forth special rules for state and county payments for FY2016, and (2) requires all FY2016 payments to be made within 45 days of enactment of this bill. No funds made available to eligible counties under such Act may be used in lieu (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 05/19/2017

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A bill to extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000. [S.1027] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Community Development ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Budget and Spending ]
A bill to extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000. This bill extends the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 through FY2017, including provisions concerning secure payments to eligible states, territories, and counties containing federal land. The bill: (1) sets forth special rules for state and county payments for FY2016, and (2) requires all FY2016 payments to be made within 45 days of enactment of this bill. No funds made available to eligible counties under such Act may be used (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 05/03/2017

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Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2017 [HB-2193] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Elections ] [Economic Development ]
Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2017 This bill authorizes each member state under the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (the multistate agreement for the administration and collection of sales and use taxes adopted on November 12, 2002) to require all remote sellers not qualifying for a small remote seller exception to collect and remit sales and use taxes with respect to remote sales under provisions of the agreement, but only if such agreement includes minimum simplification requirements relating to the administration of the tax, audits, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 05/05/2017

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Marketplace Fairness Act of 2017 [S.976] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Trade ] [Budget and Spending ] [Economic Development ]
Marketplace Fairness Act of 2017 This bill authorizes each member state under the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (the multistate agreement for the administration and collection of sales and use taxes adopted on November 12, 2002) to require all sellers not qualifying for a small-seller exception (applicable to sellers with annual gross receipts in total U.S. remote sales not exceeding $1 million) to collect and remit sales and use taxes with respect to remote sales under provisions of the agreement, but only if such agreement includes minimum (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 05/18/2017

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Tax Fairness and Transparency Act [HB-2057] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [International ]
Tax Fairness and Transparency Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit the tax deduction of the interest expense of a U.S. corporation that is a member of a financial reporting group (a group that prepares consolidated financial statements according to accepted accounting principles or international financial reporting standards) to: (1) the amount of interest on indebtedness of the corporation includible in the corporation's gross income for the taxable year plus its proportionate share of the group's net interest expense in the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 04/06/2017

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End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2017 [HB-2024] [Taxes ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Consumer Protection ]
End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2017 This bill prohibits state or local taxes that discriminate against the rental of motor vehicles, the business of renting motor vehicles, or motor vehicle rental property, except where such tax is imposed as of the enactment date of this bill, the tax does not lapse, the tax rate does not increase, and the tax base for such tax does not change. A tax that is imposed on the rental of motor vehicles or a motor vehicle rental business is discriminatory if: (1) it is not generally applicable (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 05/01/2017

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Property Tax Reduction Act of 2017 [HB-1871] [Property Tax ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Healthcare ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ]
Property Tax Reduction Act of 2017 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to reduce federal Medicaid funding for certain states that require political subdivisions to contribute funds towards medical assistance. Specifically, the bill applies to states that received, for FY2016, disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments greater than six times the national average. (DSHs are hospitals that receive additional payment under Medicaid for treating a large share of low-income patients.) Excepted from the bill are contributions (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Elise Stefanik Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/07/2017

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