EMPLEO Act Economic Mobility for Productive Livelihoods and Expanding Opportunity Act of 2017 [S.38]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
EMPLEO Act Economic Mobility for Productive Livelihoods and Expanding Opportunity Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require every employer to pay to each of his or her eligible Puerto Rican employees who in any workweek are engaged in commerce and who receive qualified wage subsidy payments minimum wages of $5.00 an hour, determined without regard to those wage subsidy payments. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat certain employers who make qualified wage subsidy payments to eligible Puerto Rico
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S.38: EMPLEO Act Economic Mobility for Productive Livelihoods and Expanding Opportunity Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/05/2017
Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equality Act [HB-261]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Healthcare ]
[Social Security ]
Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equality Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to automatically enroll eligible residents of Puerto Rico in Medicare's medical insurance program. Under current law, automatic enrollment applies to eligible residents of the United States, excluding Puerto Rico.
HB-261: Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equality Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/25/2017
HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 [HB-244]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Defense ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Construction ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Inflation ]
[Taxes ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Safety ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division of this bill 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 FY2017. (Sec. 6) Provides
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HB-244: HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Became Public Law No: 115-31. (txt | Pdf) on 05/05/2017
To prevent the territories of the United States from losing current Medicaid funding. [HB-259]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Funding ]
To prevent the territories of the United States from losing current Medicaid funding. This bill amends the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to annually allocate, to each U.S. territory, at least as much Medicaid funding for primary care services as was allocated to the territory in 2017.
HB-259: To prevent the territories of the United States from losing current Medicaid funding.
Sponsored by: Rep. Amata Radewagen
Introduced In House on 01/04/2017
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure reliable air service in American Samoa. [HB-276]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Aerospace ]
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure reliable air service in American Samoa. (Sec. 1) This bill declares that in order to provide and sustain air transportation in American Samoa between the islands of Tutuila and Manu'a, the Department of Transportation may renew a foreign air carrier's emergency air transportation exemption every 180 days (instead of the current 30-day renewal period that applies to other areas).
HB-276: A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure reliable air service in American Samoa.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/01/2017
Puerto Rico Admission Act [HB-260]
[Elections ]
Puerto Rico Admission Act This bill expresses U.S. policy that the U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico may choose whether Puerto Rico will become a state or a nation through a plebiscite pursuant to provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014. If the U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico reaffirm the territory's choice of statehood through such a plebiscite: federal laws that do not apply to Puerto Rico or that apply differently to the territory than to the several states shall be amended or repealed to phase in the equal treatment of Puerto Rico with
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HB-260: Puerto Rico Admission Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 02/10/2017
Direct Broadcast Satellite Expansion Act of 2017 [HB-192]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Media and Advertising ]
Direct Broadcast Satellite Expansion Act of 2017 This bill amends federal copyright law and the Communications Act of 1934 to extend statutory licenses for secondary transmissions, and require satellite carriers to carry the analog and digital signals of licensed local television broadcast stations, in U.S. territories and possessions under the same requirements that apply in states.
HB-192: Direct Broadcast Satellite Expansion Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Stacey Plaskett
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 01/25/2017
United States Virgin Islands College Access Act of 2017 [HB-186]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
United States Virgin Islands College Access Act of 2017 This bill directs the U.S. Virgin Islands to award grants to public four-year institutions of higher education (IHEs) located in a state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or Guam to cover the difference between 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 school diploma or its equivalent while domiciled
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HB-186: United States Virgin Islands College Access Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Stacey Plaskett
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
Territorial Tax Parity Act of 2017 [HB-189]
[Taxes ]
[Trade ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Territorial Tax Parity Act of 2017 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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HB-189: Territorial Tax Parity Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Stacey Plaskett
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
HB-188: To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend to 2027 the production certificate program that allows refunds of duties on certain articles produced in United States insular possessions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stacey Plaskett
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 01/13/2017
You have voted HB-188: To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend to 2027 the production certificate program that allows refunds of duties on certain articles produced in United States insular possessions..
Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2017 [HB-187]
[Immigration ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a visa waiver program for the United States Virgin Islands for individuals who are a national of a country that is a member or an associate member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) listed in regulations under this Act and who apply for admission as a nonimmigrant business or pleasure visitor solely for entry into and stay in the United States Virgin Islands for not more than 30 days, if the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) determines
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HB-187: Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 01/13/2017
Territorial Economic Growth and Recovery Act of 2017 [HB-185]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Pensions ]
[Children and Youth ]
Territorial Economic Growth and Recovery Act of 2017 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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HB-185: Territorial Economic Growth and Recovery Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Madeleine Bordallo
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
Territorial Tax Equity and Economic Growth Act [HB-190]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
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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HB-190: Territorial Tax Equity and Economic Growth Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Stacey Plaskett
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 [HB-136]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal judicial code to: convert certain temporary bankruptcy judges to permanent bankruptcy judges and authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges in Delaware and Michigan; convert temporary bankruptcy judges to permanent bankruptcy judges in specified judicial districts in Florida, Maryland, Nevada, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, and Virginia; and authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges in the middle district of Florida.
HB-136: Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 01/23/2017
Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act [HB-227]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
[International ]
Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act This bill reauthorizes the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, the Great Ape Conservation Fund, and the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund through FY2022. This bill amends the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 to authorize Department of the Interior to award a multi-year grant to carry out a project that is an effective, long-term conservation strategy for great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos,
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HB-227: Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 02/10/2017
Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act [HB-2479]
[Infrastructure ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Healthcare ]
[Community Development ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Health ]
[Water ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act This bill authorizes appropriations for the nation's infrastructure, including appropriations for: secure broadband internet access, with a prioritization on expanding broadband access in unserved areas; drinking water improvements, such as appropriations for the drinking water state revolving fund and programs for reducing lead in drinking water; the electric power grid, with a focus on grid modernization, security, resiliency, and efficiency; energy efficiency in buildings, including homes and
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HB-2479: Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 05/22/2018
Puerto Rico Task Force Economic Empowerment Act of 2017 [HB-2429]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Veterans ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Social Security ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Investments ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Puerto Rico Task Force Economic Empowerment Act of 2017 Puerto Rico Opportunity, Small Business Prosperity, and Economic Revitalization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Small Business Act to modify requirements for the microloan program for Puerto Rico small businesses and increase access to capital for such program. The Small Business Administration shall establish: (1) a Veteran Business Outreach Center in Puerto Rico, and (2) a temporary Federal and State Technology (FAST) grant program to provide assistance to Puerto Rico businesses. The bill
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HB-2429: Puerto Rico Task Force Economic Empowerment Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Adriano Espaillat
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/22/2017
Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 [S.1107]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Agriculture ]
[Small Business ]
Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill reauthorizes 14 temporary bankruptcy judgeships in specified judicial districts in Delaware, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Puerto Rico, Virginia, Nevada, and North Carolina. (Sec. 3) It authorizes the appointment of four additional temporary bankruptcy judges in Delaware, Florida, and Michigan. (Sec. 4) The bill amends the federal judicial code to increase the quarterly fee imposed on certain chapter 11 (reorganization) debtors. Specifically, if the balance in the U.S. Trustee System Fund is less
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S.1107: Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 09/06/2017