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Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2015 [HB-1643] [Taxes ] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Small Business ] [Trade ] [Elections ] [Data Privacy ] [Economic Development ]
Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2015 Prohibits a state or local jurisdiction from imposing multiple or discriminatory taxes on the sale or use of a digital good or service delivered or transferred electronically to a customer. Excludes from the definition of "digital service" a service that is predominantly attributable to the direct, contemporaneous expenditure of live human effort, skill, or expertise, a telecommunications service, an ancillary service, an Internet access service, an audio or video programming service, or a hotel (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 06/17/2015

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End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2015 [HB-1528] [Taxes ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Consumer Protection ]
End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2015 This bill prohibits a state or locality from levying or collecting a discriminatory tax on 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 Act, the tax does not lapse, the tax rate does not increase, and the tax base for such tax does not change. A tax is considered discriminatory if it is applicable to the rental of motor vehicles or to motor vehicle businesses (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth Esty Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 04/21/2015

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Alternative Maximum Tax Act Max Tax Act [HB-144] [Taxes ]
Alternative Maximum Tax Act Max Tax Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for an alternative maximum tax for a taxpayer other than a corporate taxpayer. Limits the tax to 50% of the taxpayer's adjusted gross income, calculated by adding all federal, state, and local taxes paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year and dividing that amount by the taxpayer's adjusted gross income.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Jolly Introduced In House on 01/06/2015

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Medicaid Tax Fairness Act of 2015 [HB-1400] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Taxes ] [Social Security ]
Medicaid Tax Fairness Act of 2015 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, with respect to payments to states for medical assistance programs, to reduce from 6% to 5.5% on a graduated basis for 2016-2020 and each subsequent year the indirect guarantee thresholds applied for determining permissible broad-based state or local health care-related provider taxes where a requirement is in effect to hold taxpayers harmless for any portion of the costs of the tax. (Currently the state [or other unit of government] imposing a broad-based (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/20/2015

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STATE Act Surface Transportation and Taxation Equity Act [HB-118] [Taxes ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Energy ]
STATE Act Surface Transportation and Taxation Equity Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the federal excise tax on gasoline and special fuels (but not below two cents per gallon) by corresponding increases in fuel taxes imposed by states as of January 6, 2015 (the date of introduction of this Act).

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Doug Lamborn Introduced In House on 01/06/2015

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Wireless Telecommunications Tax and Fee Collection Fairness Act of 2015 [HB-1087] [Telecommunications ] [Taxes ] [Consumer Protection ]
Wireless Telecommunications Tax and Fee Collection Fairness Act of 2015 Prohibits a state or local jurisdiction from requiring any person to collect from, or remit on behalf of, any other person any state or local fee, tax, or surcharge imposed on a purchaser or user with respect to the purchase or use of any wireless communication service within a state, unless there is a financial transaction between the person from whom the state seeks to require such collection or remittance and the purchaser or user of such service. Defines "financial transaction" (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 03/17/2015

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A resolution designating September 30, 2020, as "Impact Aid Recognition Day" to recognize and celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Impact Aid program. [SR-775] [Education ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ] [Taxes ] [Military ] [Native American Affairs ]
This resolution designates September 30, 2020, as Impact Aid Recognition Day to recognize the 70th anniversary of the Impact Aid Program. The program provides funding to local educational agencies that have lost property tax revenue due to the presence of tax-exempt federal property or to those that have experienced increased expenditures due to enrollment of federally connected children (e.g., children living on Indian lands or military bases).

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Voice Vote. on 11/17/2020

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An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023. [SCR-8] [Budget and Spending ] [Taxes ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Healthcare ] [Infrastructure ] [Veterans ] [National Security ] [Pensions ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Education ] [Housing ] [Small Business ] [Manufacturing ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Water ] [Mining ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Social Security ] [Defense ] [Aerospace ] [Elections ] [Trade ] [Consumer Protection ] [Senior Citizens ] [Children and Youth ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2013, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2015-FY2023. Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Lists recommended budgetary levels and amounts for FY2013-FY2023 with respect to: (1) federal revenues, (2) new budget authority, (3) budget outlays, (4) deficits, (5) public debt, and (6) debt held by the public. (Sec. 102) Lists the appropriate levels of new budget authority, outlays, and administrative expenses for the Social Security Administration (SSA), (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray Conference Held. on 11/13/2013

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Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 [S.743] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Trade ] [Elections ] [Law Enforcement ] [Cybersecurity ] [Economic Development ]
Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes each member state under the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (the multi-state agreement for the administration and collection of sales and use taxes, adopted on November 12, 2002) to require all sellers not qualifying for the small-seller exception (applicable to remote sellers with annual gross receipts in total U.S. remote sales not exceeding $1 million in the preceding calendar year) to collect and remit sales and use taxes for remote sales under the provisions of the Agreement, but (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 06/14/2013

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A bill to establish a competitive grant program in the Department of Energy to provide grants to States and units of local government to carry out clean energy and carbon reduction measures, to close big oil company tax loopholes to pay for the competitive grant program and reduce the deficit, and for other purposes. [S.570] [Energy ] [Taxes ] [Climate Change ] [Budget and Spending ] [Environmental ] [Grants ]
Clean Energy Race to the Top Act of 2013 - Establishes in the Department of Energy (DOE) a program to provide grants to eligible entities, on a competitive basis, to develop and carry out clean energy and carbon reduction measures, such as renewable electricity standards, regional or statewide climate action plans, and participation in a regional greenhouse gas reduction program. Directs the Secretary of Energy, in establishing criteria for grants, to take into account: (1) regional disparities in the ways in which energy is produced and used, and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Bennet Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/14/2013

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A bill to provide a permanent deduction for State and local general sales taxes. [S.41] [Taxes ]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the taxpayer election to deduct state and local general sales taxes in lieu of state and local income taxes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/22/2013

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Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 [S.336] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Trade ] [Budget and Spending ] [Economic Development ]
Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 - 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 simplification (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/14/2013

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Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2013 [S.31] [Taxes ] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ]
Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2013 - Amends the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent the ban on state and local taxation of Internet access and on multiple or discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dean Heller Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/22/2013

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A bill to provide for an extension of the Internet Tax Freedom Act. [S.2735] [Taxes ] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Small Business ] [Trade ] [Elections ] [Economic Development ]
Amends the Internet Tax Freedom Act to extend until December 31, 2014: (1) the ban on state and local taxation of Internet access and on multiple or discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce, and (2) the grandfather provisions allowing states that imposed and enforced laws imposing a tax on internet access prior to October 1, 1998, to continue enforcing such laws.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/31/2014

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Marketplace and Internet Tax Fairness Act [S.2609] [Taxes ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Trade ] [Consumer Protection ] [Small Business ] [Elections ]
Marketplace and Internet Tax Fairness Act - 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 that Agreement, but only if changes to such Agreement (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Motion To Proceed To Consideration Of Measure Made In Senate. (consideration: Cr S5885, S5902) on 11/12/2014

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Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act of 2014 [S.2347] [Taxes ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act of 2014 - Prohibits a state from imposing an income tax on the compensation of a nonresident individual for any period in which such individual is not physically present in or working in such state or from deeming such nonresident individual to be present in or working in such state on the grounds that: (1) such individual is present at or working at home for convenience, or (2) such individual's work at home fails any convenience of the employer test or any similar test.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/15/2014

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EXPIRE Act of 2014 [S.2260] [Energy ] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pensions ] [Budget and Spending ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Housing ] [Construction ] [Veterans ] [Military ] [Economic Development ]
Expiring Provisions Improvement, Reform, and Efficiency Act of 2014 or the EXPIRE Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2015 expiring tax provisions pertaining to individual and business taxpayers and the energy sector. Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) a process of comprehensive tax reform should commence in the 114th Congress and should conclude before January 1, 2016; (2) Congress should endeavor to eliminate temporary provisions in the tax code by making permanent those provisions that merit permanency and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Motion To Proceed To Consideration Of Measure Made In Senate. (consideration: Cr S2763-2768) on 05/07/2014

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Grand Portage Band Per Capita Adjustment Act [S.2249] [Native American Affairs ] [Social Security ] [Taxes ]
Grand Portage Band Per Capita Adjustment Act - Amends the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act to exclude funds paid by Minnesota to members of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, pursuant to the agreements of such Band to voluntarily restrict tribal rights to hunt and fish in territory ceded under the Treaty of September 30, 1854, from: (1) federal or state income taxes; or (2) use in denying or reducing a member's benefits under the Social Security Act or, except for payments in excess of $2,000, a federal (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/10/2014

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Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act of 2014 [S.1960] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Poverty ] [Public Safety ] [Economic Development ]
Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act of 2014 - Requires the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to amend the rules concerning the factors FEMA considers when evaluating a governor's request for a major disaster declaration to provide that, with respect to the evaluation of the need for public assistance: (1) specific weighted valuations shall be assigned to the estimated cost of the assistance (10%), localized impacts (40%), insurance coverage in force (10%), hazard mitigation (10%), recent multiple disasters (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S648-649) on 01/27/2014

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A bill to make permanent the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program. [S.1913] [Budget and Spending ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Taxes ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Property Tax ]
Makes permanent the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Program (under which counties or other eligible units of local government in which U.S.-owned entitlement land is located are entitled to certain payments under such program which may be used for any governmental purpose).

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Bennet Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 01/13/2014

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