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Tax Cuts and Jobs Middle Class Enhancement Act [HB-957]
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[Children and Youth ]
The bill makes permanent the tax reductions and other provisions for individuals that were enacted in P.L 115-97 (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) and are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025. The bill also increases the standard deduction, makes permanent the reduction in the adjusted gross income threshold that must be exceeded before a taxpayer is allowed to claim an itemized deduction for medical expenses, and increases the refundable portion of the child tax credit.
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North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act [HB-925]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Reauthorizes the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through FY2024.
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The Shutdown to End All Shutdowns Act [HB-834]
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[Taxes ]
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To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic continuing appropriations, to prohibit the use of funds for the official travel of Members of Congress and executive branch employees and other activities during any period in which such automatic continuing appropriations are in effect, to withhold the pay of Members of Congress during any period in which such automatic continuing appropriations are in effect, and for other purposes.
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To prohibit the use of funds for the official travel of Members of Congress during any period in which a Government shutdown is in effect. [HB-793]
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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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Educational Freedom Accounts Act [HB-778]
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[Children and Youth ]
(1) establishes an educational savings account program for District of Columbia children who are eligible to receive a free public education in the District, but whose parents choose not to enroll them in a public school or home schooling; and (2) specifies the use of such funds, including for private schools.
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential programs at facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. [HB-713]
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[Healthcare ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
Provides eligibility for beneficiary travel through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to a veteran whose travel to a specialized outpatient or residential program at a VA facility is in connection with treatment or care for military sexual trauma.
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Restoring the Public Trust Act [HB-706]
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[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Sets forth provisions aimed at (1) prohibiting personal enrichment of federal employees, (2) rooting out conflicts of interest, and (3) increasing oversight and strengthening agencies responsible for rooting out corruption.
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans' cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization. [HB-697]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay costs related to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans' cemeteries owned by a state or tribal organization.
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DEFENSE Act of 2019 Defending Essential Flights and Ensuring National Security Efforts Act of 2019 [HB-690]
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Defending Essential Flights and Ensuring National Security Efforts Act of 2019 or the DEFENSE Act of 2019 allows an exemption from certain eligibility requirements under the essential air service program for locations at which not less than 10% of aircraft takeoffs and landings in 2018 were by aircraft of the Armed Forces.
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-648]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Housing ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
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Provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills: the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019; the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
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No Congressional First Class Flights Act [HB-626]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Prohibits funds provided for the official travel expenses of a Member of Congress from being used for airline accommodations that are not coach-class, unless the accommodations are necessary to accommodate a medical disability or other special need.
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Nonprofits Support Act [HB-513]
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Modifies the requirements for determining the unrelated business taxable income of tax-exempt organizations. The bill repeals provisions that (1) require organizations with more than one unrelated trade or business to compute unrelated business taxable income separately for each trade or business; and (2) increase unrelated business taxable income by the amount of expenses paid or incurred by an organization for certain fringe benefits for which a tax deduction is not allowed, including benefits relating to transportation, parking, or an on-premises
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Always Ready Act of 2019 [HB-374]
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Provides FY2019 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
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Pay Our Coast Guard Parity Act of 2019 [HB-367]
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Provides continuing appropriations to the U.S. Coast Guard for any period in which there is a Coast Guard-specific funding lapse. The bill provides appropriations for the pay, allowances, and benefits of specified Coast Guard personnel and contractors if (1) there is a lapse in appropriations for the Coast Guard, and (2) legislation has been enacted that provides interim or full-year appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD). The bill provides the appropriations until the earliest of the enactment of specified Coast Guard appropriations
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Pay Our Coast Guard Act [HB-350]
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Provides FY2019 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; and 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. The appropriations are provided until the earlier of
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-21]
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[International ]
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Provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills: the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
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Restoring the Public Trust Act [HB-7167]
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Restoring the Public Trust Act
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Puerto Rico Humanitarian Relief Act [HB-3966]
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Puerto Rico Humanitarian Relief Act This bill revises coastwise laws, commonly known as the Jones Act, that govern domestic transportation of merchandise or passengers by vessels. The Jones Act requires vessels transporting merchandise or passengers between Puerto Rico and other U.S. ports be built in the United States, at least 75% owned by U.S. citizens, and mostly crewed by U.S. citizens. The bill exempts for five years vessels transporting merchandise between Puerto Rico and other U.S. ports from Jones Act requirements. The Government Accountability
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WMATA Flexible Funding and Safety Improvement Act [HB-4466]
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WMATA Flexible Funding and Safety Improvement Act This bill amends federal transportation law to authorize the Department of Transportation to make grants to finance the operating cost of equipment and facilities for use in an urbanized area with a population of at least 200,000 for a public transportation system that: (1) operates as an interstate compact agency; and (2) is an agency and instrumentality of three signatories that have enacted legislation to provide a dedicated source of revenue to finance the operating costs of equipment and facilities
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Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 [HB-6760]
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[Small Business ]
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Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent several tax provisions that were enacted in 2017 and are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025. The bill makes permanent provisions that: reduce individual tax rates, modify the taxation of the unearned income of children, allow a deduction for qualified business income of pass-through entities, increase the standard deduction, increase and modify the child tax credit, increase the limitation for certain charitable contributions,
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