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To establish a commission to identify and examine issues of national concern related to the conduct of intercollegiate athletics, to make recommendations for the resolution of the issues, and for other purposes. [HB-275] [Sports ] [Education ]
To establish a commission to identify and examine issues of national concern related to the conduct of intercollegiate athletics, to make recommendations for the resolution of the issues, and for other purposes. Establishes the Presidential Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics to review, analyze, and report to the President and Congress on the following issues related to intercollegiate athletics: the interaction of athletics and academics, the financing of intercollegiate athletics, the recruitment and retention of student athletes, oversight (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Don Beyer Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/29/2015

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Youth Justice Act of 2015 [HB-2728] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Mental Health ] [Public Safety ]
Youth Justice Act of 2015 Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (JJDPA) to: increase funding for such Act in each of FY2016-FY2020 and authorize appropriations at the FY2020 level for each succeeding fiscal year; include as one of the purposes of such Act the support of a trauma-informed continuum of programs (including delinquency prevention, intervention, mental health, behavioral health, substance abuse treatment, and aftercare) to address the needs of at-risk youth and youth who come into contact with the justice (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/16/2015

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SUN Act Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits Act [HB-2695] [Taxes ] [Nonprofit ] [Elections ] [Funding ]
SUN Act Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require: (1) the annual tax return information for tax-exempt organizations and deferred compensation plans to be made available to the public at no charge and in an open structured data format that is processable by computers, with the information easy to find, access, reuse, and download in bulk; and (2) the disclosure of the names and addresses of contributors of $5,000 or more to tax-exempt organizations that participate or intervene in political campaigns (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline Introduced In House on 06/09/2015

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United States International Communications Reform Act of 2015 [HB-2323] [Telecommunications ] [International ] [National Security ] [Media and Advertising ]
United States International Communications Reform Act of 2015 Revises U.S. international broadcasting and communications structures, missions, and objectives. Requires U.S. international broadcasting to incorporate specified standards. Establishes the United States International Communications Agency (USICA), consisting of the Voice of America (VOA) and the offices of the International Broadcasting Bureau. Directs USICA and the Freedom News Network (FNN) to ensure that U.S. international broadcasting is conducted only to countries and regions that: (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 05/21/2015

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Empowering Patients First Act of 2015 [HB-2300] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Small Business ] [Insurance ] [Taxes ] [Public Health ]
Empowering Patients First Act of 2015 This bill repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of their enactment. This bill replaces those provisions with amendments to the Internal Revenue Code, the Public Health Service Act, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to address health care coverage. The bill provides for refundable tax credits for health insurance coverage and health savings account (HSA) contributions. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/16/2015

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Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2015 [HB-2229] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Budget and Spending ]
Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2015 Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to the small issuer exemption from interest expense allocation rules for financial institutions to: (1) permanently increase from $10 million to $30 million the annual limit on the amount of tax-exempt obligations that a small issuer may issue, and (2) allow an inflation adjustment to such increased limit amount after 2015.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Capuano Introduced In House on 05/01/2015

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National Center for the Right to Counsel Act [HB-2063] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Poverty ] [Public Safety ]
National Center for the Right to Counsel Act Establishes in the District of Columbia a private, nonprofit corporation to be known as the National Center for the Right to Counsel to provide: (1) financial support to supplement, but not supplant, funding for public defense systems that provide legal assistance to indigent defendants in criminal cases, including systems run by state or local governments as well as private entities or individuals providing services under contract with such governments; and (2) financial and substantive support for training (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 06/01/2015

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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2029] [Defense ] [Veterans ] [Agriculture ] [Food ] [Healthcare ] [International ] [Trade ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Cybersecurity ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Construction ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Consumer Protection ] [Housing ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Poverty ] [Public Safety ] [Senior Citizens ] [Water ] [Animals ] [Air Quality ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Arts and Culture ] [Cannabis ] [Children and Youth ] [Climate Change ] [Community Development ] [Data Privacy ] [Disabilities ] [Drones ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Film Production ] [Finance ] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Gaming ] [Human Rights ] [Inflation ] [Insurance ] [Investments ] [Libraries ] [Manufacturing ] [Media and Advertising ] [Mental Health ] [Mining ] [Native American Affairs ] [Nonprofit ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pensions ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Property Tax ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Real Estate ] [Recreation ] [Religion ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Retirement ] [Social Security ] [Sports ] [Student Loans ] [Taxes ] [Tourism ] [Unemployment ] [Voting Rights ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Aerospace ] [Immigration ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Lands and National Parks ]
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Provides that the explanatory statement printed in the Congressional Record regarding this bill has the same effect as a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. (Sec. 5) Provides that the sums in this bill are appropriated for FY2016. (Sec. 6) Provides that amounts designated (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Dent Considered As Unfinished Business (consideration: Cr H10696) on 12/18/2015

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Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act of 2015 [HB-1854] [Crime ] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Mental Health ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Overdose Prevention ]
Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act of 2015 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to an eligible entity for sequential intercept mapping and implementation for: mental health and criminal justice stakeholders to develop a shared understanding of the flow of individuals with mental illnesses through the criminal justice system, and identify opportunities for improved responses, including emergency and crisis services, specialized police-based responses, and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 01/12/2016

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Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 [HB-1828] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Budget and Spending ] [Law Enforcement ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow businesses with average annual gross receipts of not more than $50 million that prevail in an administrative or court proceeding involving the determination, collection, or refund of tax, interest, or penalty to recover their costs incurred in such proceedings; (2) increase the amount of civil damages against Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officers or employees for reckless, intentional, or negligent disregard of internal revenue laws and extend from (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mac Thornberry Introduced In House on 04/15/2015

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exception for certain public-private research arrangements from the business use test for purposes of determining private activity bonds. [HB-1819] [Taxes ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exception for certain public-private research arrangements from the business use test for purposes of determining private activity bonds. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax exemption for private activity bond interest if the proceeds from such a bond are to be used for basic research (i.e., any original investigation for the advancement of scientific knowledge not having a specific commercial objective) at a government unit, a tax-exempt charitable organization, or a private organization (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Lipinski Introduced In House on 04/15/2015

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To prohibit the Department of the Treasury from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their political beliefs and activities. [HB-1798] [Taxes ] [Elections ] [Ethics ]
To prohibit the Department of the Treasury from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their political beliefs and activities. Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax exemption of political organizations, to revise the definition of "political organization" to mean a party, committee, association, fund, or other organization (whether or not incorporated) that: (1) is registered as a political committee with the Federal Election Commission (FEC); (2) has been determined to be a political committee in administrative or (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Babin Introduced In House on 04/15/2015

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Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2015 [HB-1718] [Housing ] [Education ] [Taxes ] [Construction ] [Community Development ]
Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax-exempt charitable or educational organizations to make collegiate housing and infrastructure improvement grants to certain tax-exempt social clubs (e.g., college fraternities and sororities) which apply such grants to their collegiate housing property.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Introduced In House on 03/26/2015

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To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. [HB-153] [Taxes ] [Elections ] [Religion ]
To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the prohibition against churches and other tax-exempt organizations participating in political campaigns or supporting or opposing candidates for public office. Provides that this repeal shall not invalidate or limit any provision of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Walter Jones Introduced In House on 01/06/2015

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for waivers of user fees imposed with respect to applications for reinstatement of tax-exempt status of small, subsidiary tax-exempt organizations. [HB-133] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Nonprofit ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for waivers of user fees imposed with respect to applications for reinstatement of tax-exempt status of small, subsidiary tax-exempt organizations. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require: (1) the reinstatement of the tax-exempt status of a tax-exempt subsidiary organization with fewer than 50 members whose tax-exempt status was revoked due to failure to file required tax returns or notices, and (2) a waiver of any user fee charged in connection with a reinstatement application. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith Introduced In House on 01/06/2015

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Ensuring Tax Exempt Organizations the Right to Appeal Act [HB-1314] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Agriculture ] [Telecommunications ] [Energy ] [Pensions ] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Social Security ] [Funding ] [Law Enforcement ] [Military ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Crime ]
Ensuring Tax Exempt Organizations the Right to Appeal Act TITLE I--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to increase the discretionary spending limits for FY2016 and FY2017. The bill revises procedures for implementing the sequester of direct spending, which is required under current law and involves cuts that interact with discretionary spending levels. The bill requires the sequester to take place in FY2016 and FY2017 as if the amendments that this bill makes to the discretionary (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Meehan Presented To President. on 11/02/2015

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IRS Bureaucracy Reduction and Judicial Review Act [HB-1295] [Trade ] [Taxes ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [International ] [Agriculture ] [Budget and Spending ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Education ] [Poverty ]
IRS Bureaucracy Reduction and Judicial Review Act TITLE I--EXTENSION OF AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT AGOA Extension and Enhancement Act of 2015 (Sec. 103) This bill amends the Trade Act of 1974 and the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) to extend through FY2025 the duty-free treatment of the products of beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries under those Acts. The extended period also applies to: the preferential treatment of apparel articles wholly assembled, or components knit-to-shape and wholly assembled, in one or more beneficiary (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Peter Roskam Became Public Law No: 114-27. (txt | Pdf) on 06/29/2015

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Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act [HB-1191] [Defense ] [National Security ] [International ] [Energy ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Military ]
Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to direct the President, within five days after reaching an agreement with Iran regarding Iran's nuclear program, to transmit to Congress: the text of the agreement and all related materials and annexes; a related verification assessment report of the Secretary of State; a certification that the agreement includes the appropriate terms, conditions, and duration of the agreement's requirements concerning Iran's nuclear activities, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith Became Public Law No: 114-17. (txt | Pdf) on 05/22/2015

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Deployed Troops Support Act of 2015 [HB-1177] [Defense ] [Military ] [Veterans ] [Nonprofit ] [Human Services ]
Deployed Troops Support Act of 2015 Authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) to transport to any country, on a space-available basis and without charge, supplies that have been furnished by a nonprofit organization and intended for distribution to members of the Armed Forces. Prohibits such transportation unless DOD determines that: (1) such transportation is consistent with U.S. policies, (2) the supplies are suitable for transportation and in usable condition, (3) there is a legitimate need for the supplies, and (4) adequate arrangements have (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Posey Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 08/13/2015

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Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2015 [HB-1126] [Defense ] [Military ] [Veterans ] [National Security ]
Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Defense to provide for a program under which postal benefits are provided to a member of the Armed Forces who is on active duty and who is either: (1) serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, or another hostile fire area designated as eligible for hazardous duty pay; or (2) hospitalized at a military medical facility as a result of such service. Requires the postal benefits to be in the form of coupons, vouchers, or other evidence of credit to use for postal-free mailings. Makes the benefits program (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 08/13/2015

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