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SFC Brian Woods Gold Star and Military Survivors Act [HB-1911]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
Expands benefits for survivors of members of the Armed Forces. Specifically, it provides commissary and exchange privileges to a remarried former spouse; provides continued eligibility for payment of an annuity to a spouse who remarries, including a surviving spouse who remarried before the age of 55 and before enactment of this bill; allows payment of necessary expenses for the transportation of a decedent's remains to two locations (if the second is a national cemetery); allows payment of financial assistance to civilian providers of child care
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PAID Act of 2019 Preserving America’s Infrastructure Dollars Act of 2019 [HB-1890]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Requires the Department of Transportation to require each state to conduct a life-cycle cost analysis for each project of the state that (1) receives federal highway financial assistance, and (2) has an estimated total cost of $30 million or more.
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Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Program Extension Act [HB-1807]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Veterans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
Reauthorizes through FY2021 a grant program to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in highly rural areas.
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Savings for Servicemembers Act [S.837]
[Taxes ]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
Reduces from 100 miles to 50 miles the distance away from home required for a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces to be eligible for the above-the-line tax deduction for travel expenses. (Above-the-line tax deductions are subtracted from gross income to arrive at adjusted gross income.)
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Relocation Expense Parity Act [S.841]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Authorizes an agency to reimburse federal, state, and local income taxes incurred by an individual for travel, transportation, or relocation expenses.
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Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Program Extension Act [S.850]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Veterans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
Reauthorizes through FY2021 a grant program to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in highly rural areas.
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion of certain fringe benefit expenses for which a deduction is disallowed in unrelated business taxable income. [HB-1545]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
Modifies the requirements for determining the unrelated business taxable income of tax-exempt organizations. The bill repeals a provision that requires unrelated business taxable income to be increased by the amount of expenses paid or incurred by a tax-exempt organization for certain fringe benefits for which a tax deduction is not allowed, including benefits relating to transportation, parking, or an on-premises athletic facility.
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No Ongoing Perks Enrichment Act [HB-1466]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Ethics ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To provide that the salaries of Members of a House of Congress will be held in escrow if that House has not agreed to a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2020 by April 15, 2019, to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, to prohibit the use of funds provided for the official travel expenses of Members of Congress and other officers and employees of the legislative branch for first-class airline accommodations, and to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a uniform 5-year post-employment ban on lobbying
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No Outbound Flights for Lawmakers If Government Halts to a Stop Act [HB-1465]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives to convene a session of the House on each day during a government shutdown, including weekends and legal public holidays. Additionally, the bill prohibits federal funds from being used to pay for travel by a Member of Congress during any government shutdown, except for travel by a Member to the District of Columbia metropolitan area.
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Taxpayers DIME Act of 2019 Taxpayers Don’t Incur Meaningless Expenses Act of 2019 [HB-1463]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
Prohibits the use of federal funds for travel expenses of senior federal officials in violation of specified federal travel regulations.
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LIFT for Charities Act Lessen Impediments From Taxes for Charities Act [S.632]
[Taxes ]
[Nonprofit ]
Modifies the requirements for determining the unrelated business taxable income of tax-exempt organizations. The bill repeals a provision that requires unrelated business taxable income to be increased by the amount of expenses paid or incurred by a tax-exempt organization for certain fringe benefits for which a tax deduction is not allowed, including benefits relating to transportation, parking, or an on-premises athletic facility.
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Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2019 [S.589]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
A bill to provide for a period of continuing appropriations in the event of a lapse in appropriations under the normal appropriations process, and establish procedures and consequences in the event of a failure to complete regular appropriations.
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Stop the Tax Hike on Charities and Places of Worship Act [S.501]
[Taxes ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Religion ]
Modifies the requirements for determining the unrelated business taxable income of tax-exempt organizations. The bill repeals a provision that requires unrelated business taxable income to be increased by the amount of expenses paid or incurred by a tax-exempt organization for certain fringe benefits for which a tax deduction is not allowed, including benefits relating to transportation, parking, or an on-premises athletic facility. The bill also increases the corporate income tax rate from 21% to 22%.
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Stop the Tax Hike on Charities and Places of Worship Act [HB-1223]
[Taxes ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Religion ]
Modifies the requirements for determining the unrelated business taxable income of tax-exempt organizations. The bill repeals a provision that requires unrelated business taxable income to be increased by the amount of expenses paid or incurred by a tax-exempt organization for certain fringe benefits for which a tax deduction is not allowed, including benefits relating to transportation, parking, or an on-premises athletic facility. The bill also increases the corporate income tax rate from 21% to 21.03%.
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Deadline Enforcement Act [HB-1178]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic continuing appropriations, to withhold the pay of Members of Congress during any period in which such automatic continuing appropriations are in effect, to prohibit the use of funds for the official travel of Members of Congress during any period in which such automatic continuing appropriations are in effect, and for other purposes.
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Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 [S.375]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Social Security ]
Reorganizes and revises several existing improper payments statutes, which establish requirements for federal agencies to cut down on improper payments made by the federal government. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) may establish one or more pilot programs to test potential accountability mechanisms for compliance with requirements regarding improper payments and the elimination of improper payments. The bill requires the OMB to update its plan for improving the death data maintained by the Social Security Administration and improving
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VA Newborn Emergency Treatment Act [S.318]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish medically necessary transportation for newborn children of certain women veterans.
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Non-Emergency Ambulance Transportation Sustainability and Accountability (NEATSA) Act of 2019 [S.228]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Health ]
Decreases the percentage by which Medicare payments must be reduced in 2019 for nonemergency ambulance transports of end-stage renal disease patients. Beginning in 2020, the bill increases the percentage reduction for certain providers that mostly furnish such services, as designated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The CMS must publish data regarding such payments and providers on its website.
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No Budget, No Recess Act [S.186]
[Budget and Spending ]
Prohibits a recess or adjournment of Congress for more than eight hours (1) on and after April 15 of each year, if Congress has not adopted a concurrent resolution on the budget for the next fiscal year; and (2) on and after August 1 of each year, if Congress has not passed all the regular appropriations bills for the next fiscal year. No amount may be obligated or expended for official travel by a Member of Congress while the prohibition applies, unless the Member is returning to the seat of government after being away when the prohibition began.
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Pay Our Coast Guard Act [S.21]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Veterans ]
Provides continuing appropriations to the U.S. Coast Guard for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for the Coast Guard are not in effect. The appropriations are provided to the Coast Guard for pay and allowances for members of the Coast Guard, civilian employees, and contractors; the payment of a death gratuity, funeral travel, and the temporary continuation of the basic allowance for housing for dependents of members of the Coast Guard dying on active duty; and retired pay. The appropriations are provided until the enactment
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