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EPIC Act Election Protection & Integrity Certification Act [HB-2852]
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EPIC Act Election Protection & Integrity Certification Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require an organization applying for tax-exempt status to certify that it will not: (1) use foreign funds to make certain expenditures in connection with an election, a political party, or an electioneering communication; or (2) solicit, accept, or receive a contribution or donation from a foreign national for an election or a political party. A tax-exempt organization must certify in its annual tax return that it has not violated the requirements
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Sponsored by: Rep. Michael E. Capuano
Introduced In House on 06/08/2017
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Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 [HB-2803]
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[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 This bill sets forth a variety of measures to address the prevention and punishment of human trafficking and to assist trafficking victims. Included among these are provisions concerning: restitution for victims; funding of investigations of offenses relating to sexual abuse of children; grants to states and localities and other entities for victim service assistance; training of health, victim service, and federal law enforcement personnel, including through the use of a victim screening protocol by the Department
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 07/12/2017
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Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 [S.1311]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 This bill sets forth a variety of measures to address the prevention and punishment of human trafficking and to assist trafficking victims. Included among these are provisions concerning: restitution for victims; funding of investigations of offenses relating to sexual abuse of children; grants to states and localities and other entities for victim service assistance; training of health, victim service, and federal law enforcement personnel, including through the use of a victim screening protocol by the Department
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Signed By President. on 12/21/2018
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Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2017 [HB-2721]
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[Social Security ]
[Retirement ]
Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2017 This bill directs the Internal Revenue Service to make available to taxpayers who have turned age 65 at the close of the taxable year a new federal income tax Form 1040SR (similar to the existing Form 1040EZ). Such taxpayers can use this new form even if their income includes: (1) Social Security benefits; (2) distributions from qualified retirement plans, annuities, or other such deferred payment arrangements; (3) interest and dividends; or (4) capital gains and losses. The form must be available without
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Sponsored by: Rep. John K. Delaney
Introduced In House on 05/25/2017
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Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 [S.1241]
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Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 This bill modifies various prohibitions on money laundering. It requires that for certain reporting requirements, a blank check shall be considered to have a value of more than $10,000 if it was drawn on an account that contained more than $10,000. Whoever violates a currency smuggling law is subject to fines, which may be enhanced in aggravated cases. Commingled funds and aggregated transactions can be counted towards the value requirement for offenses involving prohibited
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Committee On The Judiciary. Hearings Held. on 11/28/2017
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Miners Pension Protection Act [HB-2713]
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[Mining ]
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Miners Pension Protection Act This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) to transfer certain funds to the 1974 United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Pension Plan to provide pension benefits to retired coal miners and their families. The Department of the Treasury must transfer additional funds to the 1974 UMWA Pension Plan to pay pension benefits required under that plan if the amounts available for transfer under SMCRA's $490 million annual limit exceed the amounts required to be transferred for other purposes
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 06/14/2017
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Earnings Contingent Education Loans Act of 2017 ExCEL Act of 2017 [HB-2580]
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[Education ]
Earnings Contingent Education Loans Act of 2017 ExCEL Act of 2017 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to replace several existing federal student loan programs with a single repayment plan that caps annual debt repayments based on the borrower's income. The bill terminates the authority of the Department of Education (ED) to make federal Direct Stafford Loans, Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans, and Direct PLUS loans, subject to exceptions for existing student borrowers, PLUS loans made to parents of undergraduates, and Direct Consolidation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Lee Zeldin
Introduced In House on 05/19/2017
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BENES Act of 2017 Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification Act of 2017 [HB-2575]
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BENES Act of 2017 Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code to: establish requirements for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to notify individuals of their potential eligibility for Medicare, require the Internal Revenue Service to disclose to CMS specified taxpayer information for the purpose of establishing individuals' potential Medicare eligibility, and restructure Medicare enrollment periods
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/01/2017
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S Corporation Modernization Act of 2017 [HB-1696]
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[Small Business ]
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S Corporation Modernization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of S corporations, to: allow a nonresident alien to be a qualifying beneficiary of an electing small business trust (ESBT), which is a type of trust that is permitted to hold shares in an S corporation; allow S corporations to increase passive investment income from 25% to 60% without incurring additional taxes; eliminate a provision terminating the S corporation status of corporations with excessive passive income for three consecutive
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Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Reichert
Introduced In House on 03/23/2017
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Sinai Service Recognition Act [S.704]
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Sinai Service Recognition Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require a qualified hazardous duty area to be treated in the same manner as a combat zone for certain tax provisions. A "qualified hazardous duty area" is the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt if a member of the Armed Forces performs services in such location that qualify for special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger. The requirement applies to specified tax provisions relating to: the special rule where a deceased spouse was in missing status; the exclusion
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1975) on 03/23/2017
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Main Street Fairness Act [S.707]
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Main Street Fairness Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prevent qualified business income attributed to individuals from being taxed at a higher rate than corporate income. (Under current law, business income attributed to individuals is taxed using individual income tax rates rather than the corporate tax rate.) Qualified business income is all items of income, deduction, loss, or credit properly attributable to the taxpayer from the active conduct of a trade or business, including: a partnership in which the taxpayer holds a capital
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/23/2017
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S Corporation Modernization Act of 2017 [S.711]
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S Corporation Modernization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of S corporations, to: allow a nonresident alien to be a qualifying beneficiary of an electing small business trust (ESBT), which is a type of trust that is permitted to hold shares in an S corporation; allow S corporations to increase passive investment income from 25% to 60% without incurring additional taxes; eliminate a provision terminating the S corporation status of corporations with excessive passive income for three consecutive
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Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/23/2017
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Infrastructure 2.0 Act [HB-1670]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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[Energy ]
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Infrastructure 2.0 Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the taxation of earnings and profits of a deferred foreign income corporation, to: (1) make such earnings and profits subject to taxation in the last year that ends before the enactment of this bill; (2) reduce the tax rate on such earnings and profits by allowing an exemption of 75% (equal to a tax of 8.75% of repatriated earnings and profits); and (3) allow corporations to pay the tax in installments. The bill also: establishes and provides appropriations for a
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Coast Guard And Maritime Transportation. on 03/23/2017
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A bill to avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes. [S.695]
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A bill to avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes. This bill requires the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Labor to cooperate to modify specified returns required for deferred compensation plans and other employee benefit plans to permit all members of a group of plans to file a single aggregated annual return or report satisfying the requirements of both the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/22/2017
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To avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes. [HB-1688]
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[Retirement ]
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To avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes. This bill requires the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Labor to cooperate to modify specified returns required for deferred compensation plans and other employee benefit plans to permit all members of a group of plans to file a single aggregated annual return or report satisfying the requirements of both the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security
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Sponsored by: Rep. David P. Roe
Introduced In House on 03/22/2017
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SAVINGS Act Save Access to a Valuable Investment Needed to Generate Savings Act of 2017 [S.682]
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[Consumer Protection ]
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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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/21/2017
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American Health Care Act of 2017 [HB-1628]
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[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
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American Health Care Act of 2017 TITLE I--ENERGY AND COMMERCE Subtitle A--Patient Access to Public Health Programs (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to eliminate funding after FY2018 for the Prevention and Public Health Fund, which provides for investment in prevention and public health programs to improve health and restrain the rate of growth in health care costs. Funds that are unobligated at the end of FY2018 are rescinded. (Sec. 102) The bill amends the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization
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Sponsored by: Rep. Diane Black
Motion By Senator Murray To Commit To Senate Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions With Instructions Rejected In Senate By Yea-nay Vote. 48 - 52. Record Vote Number: 178. on 07/28/2017
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TARGET Act Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking [HB-1625]
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[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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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Cloture On The Motion To Concur In The House Amendment To The Senate Amendment To H.r. 1625 Invoked In Senate By Yea-nay Vote. 67 - 30. Record Vote Number: 62. on 03/23/2018
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No Bonuses for Tax Delinquent IRS Employees Act of 2017 [HB-1599]
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No Bonuses for Tax Delinquent IRS Employees Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the payment of any performance award (including, but not limited to, bonuses, step increases, and time off) to an employee of the Internal Revenue Service who owes an outstanding federal tax debt.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Introduced In House on 03/17/2017
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HELLPP Act Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians Act [HB-1542]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Health ]
HELLPP Act Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians Act This bill adds podiatrists as covered physicians under the Medicaid program. Documentation requirements related to Medicare coverage of therapeutic shoes for individuals with diabetes are revised. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to subject payments made to a Medicaid provider or supplier to a continuing levy for federal taxes owed by the provider or supplier.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2017