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Success in Transition for All Veterans Act [HB-5176]
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[Native American Affairs ]
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Success in Transition for All Veterans Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to carry out a research program to evaluate whether the transition assistance program addresses the differentiated needs, challenges, and post-military service aspirations of women veterans, veterans with disabilities, Native American veterans, veterans who are residents of a U.S. territory, veterans who are part of the indigenous population of a U.S. territory, and other groups of minority veterans. (The transition assistance program is a Labor program that assists
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Takano
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 06/07/2016
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Territorial Economic Growth and Recovery Act of 2016 [HB-5163]
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[Small Business ]
[Pensions ]
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Territorial Economic Growth and Recovery Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the limitation on the amount of distilled spirits excise taxes covered over (paid into) to the treasuries of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. If Puerto Rico or the Northern Mariana Islands has a tax system that mirrors federal tax law (mirror code tax system), the Department of the Treasury must pay each possession amounts equal to the loss to the possession due to the application of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). If the possession
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Sponsored by: Rep. Madeleine Bordallo
Introduced In House on 04/29/2016
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Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus. [HB-5044]
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Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus. This bill provides FY2016 emergency supplemental appropriations to the Departments of State and Health and Human Services (HHS) to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Zika virus and other infectious diseases. The bill specifies permissible uses for the funds and designates the funds as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from discretionary spending limits. The bill provides appropriations to HHS for: the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Motion To Discharge Committee Filed By Mrs. Lowey. Petition No: 114-5. ( ">discharge Petition Text With Signatures.) on 06/21/2016
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Territorial Tax Parity Act of 2016 [HB-5039]
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Territorial Tax Parity Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the income source rules involving U.S. possessions, including Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Under current law, income is not considered to be possession source income if it is treated as income: (1) from sources within the United States, or (2) effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States. The bill amends this rule to specify that it applies to the extent that
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Sponsored by: Rep. Stacey Plaskett
Introduced In House on 04/21/2016
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Territorial Tax Equity and Economic Growth Act [HB-5038]
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Territorial Tax Equity and Economic Growth Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the residence and income source rules involving U.S. possessions, including Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The bill specifies that a bona fide resident of a possession is a person who has a substantial presence in the possession for at least 122 days during the calendar year. (Under current law, the person must be present for at least 183 days during the year.) (Under current law, income is
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Sponsored by: Rep. Stacey Plaskett
Introduced In House on 04/21/2016
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 [HB-4909]
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[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Aerospace ]
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Sec. 3) Defines "congressional defense committees" as the House and Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for Procurement at the levels identified in section 4101 of this bill. Subtitle B--Army Programs (Sec. 111) Authorizes the Army to enter into one or more multiyear contracts for AH-64E Apache
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Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 502. on 05/26/2016
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PROMESA Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act [HB-4900]
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PROMESA Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act This bill addresses Puerto Rico's debt by establishing an oversight board, a process for restructuring debt, and expedited procedures for approving critical infrastructure projects. The bill establishes the Financial Oversight and Management Board to oversee the development of budgets and fiscal plans for Puerto Rico's instrumentalities and government. The board may issue subpoenas, certify voluntary agreements between creditors and debtors, seek judicial enforcement of its authority,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Duffy
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 04/28/2016
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Digital Coast Act of 2016 [HB-4738]
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[Data Privacy ]
Digital Coast Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 03/15/2016
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Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2016 [HB-4653]
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Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And The Economy. on 03/04/2016
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Puerto Rico Minimum Wage Improvement Act [HB-4637]
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Puerto Rico Minimum Wage Improvement Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to authorize the government of Puerto Rico to enact law nullifying the application of the federal minimum wage in effect as it pertains to Puerto Rico.
Sponsored by: Rep. Amata Radewagen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 09/19/2016
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Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act [HB-4576]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Animals ]
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[Veterans ]
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Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act This bill authorizes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to promulgate regulations to implement U.S. participation in the North Pacific Fisheries Convention and South Pacific Fisheries Convention. These conventions are designed to ensure the long-term conservation and sustainable use of fishery resources and marine ecosystems in the North Pacific and South Pacific Ocean of the United States. The North Pacific Fisheries Commission and the Commission of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries
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Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Received In The Senate. on 09/13/2016
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Compact Impact Relief Act of 2016 [HB-4370]
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Compact Impact Relief Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to make quarterly increases in the federal medical assistance percentage, under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, to cover expenditures for medical assistance provided to qualified nonimmigrants under the Compact of Free Association by American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the State of Hawaii. The bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to make local educational agencies eligible
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 03/23/2016
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reimburse each possession of the United States for the cost of the earned income tax credit. [HB-4309]
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reimburse each possession of the United States for the cost of the earned income tax credit. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to direct the Department of the Treasury to pay to the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands amounts of the earned income tax credit paid or payable to residents for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Introduced In House on 12/18/2015
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Puerto Rico Emergency Financial Stability Act of 2015 [HB-4290]
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Puerto Rico Emergency Financial Stability Act of 2015 This bill grants a temporary stay (until April 1, 2016, with specified exceptions) of any litigation, liens, or other collection actions to recover debts owed by the government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and allows relief from such stay only in limited circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luis Gutierrez
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 01/15/2016
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Tax Equity and Prosperity for Puerto Rican Families Act of 2015 [HB-4213]
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[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Poverty ]
[Children and Youth ]
Tax Equity and Prosperity for Puerto Rican Families Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make citizens of Puerto Rico eligible for the federal earned income tax credit and allow them to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit on the same basis as U.S. taxpayers. In making the earned income tax credit applicable to Puerto Rican citizens, the bill modifies credit requirements to allow taxpayers in Puerto Rico to claim the credit at age 21 (rather than age 25) and to allow a credit percentage of 40, without regard
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 12/10/2015
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Puerto Rico Financial Stability and Debt Restructuring Choice Act [HB-4199]
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Puerto Rico Financial Stability and Debt Restructuring Choice Act This bill establishes the Puerto Rico Financial Stability Council, subject to enactment of a law by the Legislative Assembly and the governor of Puerto Rico. For each fiscal year the governor of Puerto Rico shall develop a financial plan, and the Legislative Assembly shall develop a budget, that meet specified requirements to promote financial stability, and both shall submit them to the Council for its approval. The bill prescribes procedures for submission to the Council of revised
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 01/15/2016
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United States Virgin Islands College Access Act of 2015 [HB-4191]
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United States Virgin Islands College Access Act of 2015 This bill directs the U.S. Virgin Islands to use federal funds authorized by this Act to award grants to public four-year institutions of higher education (IHEs) located in the states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or Guam to cover the difference between the in-state and out-of-state tuition and fees for students who have: (1) been domiciled in the Virgin Islands for at least the 12 months preceding their enrollment in the IHE; and (2) received on or after January 1, 2013, a secondary
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Sponsored by: Rep. Stacey Plaskett
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 03/23/2016
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Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2015 [HB-4163]
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Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2015 This bill amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to make certain income-based subsidies available to Medicare prescription drug program beneficiaries who reside in Puerto Rico or another U.S. territory and are otherwise eligible. Current law makes such beneficiaries ineligible for premium and cost-sharing subsidies, but establishes a process for U.S. territories to apply for financial assistance with respect to the provision of Medicare prescription
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 12/04/2015
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To provide reforms through the Organic Act of Guam. [HB-4091]
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To provide reforms through the Organic Act of Guam. This bill amends the Organic Act of Guam to: (1) prohibit any law varying the compensation of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Senators in the Guam Legislature from taking effect until a general election of the legislature shall have intervened; and (2) modify residency requirements for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor and for members of the Guam Legislature.
Sponsored by: Rep. Madeleine Bordallo
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 11/30/2015
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To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the territorial highway program, and for other purposes. [HB-3877]
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To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the territorial highway program, and for other purposes. This bill directs the Department of Transportation to allocate the funds made available to the territories each fiscal year under the territorial highway program according to quantifiable measures that are indicative of the surface transportation requirements of each of the territories, which may include the use of population, land area, or roadway mileage measures.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 11/03/2015