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Making Your Retirement Accessible Act MyRA Act [HB-3653]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
Making Your Retirement Accessible Act MyRA Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish an employee retirement option known as a MyRA account. A MyRA account functions as a Roth Individual Retirement Account. An employee who elects to establish a MyRA account may contribute any portion of a tax refund or make automatic payroll contributions to the account. The funding of MyRA accounts is limited to retirement savings bonds issued by the Department of the Treasury with a specified interest rate and maturity date. The bill imposes a
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory W. Meeks
Introduced In House on 08/15/2017
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent. [HB-3652]
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[Small Business ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the termination date for the work opportunity tax credit, thus making such credit permanent.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Thompson
Introduced In House on 08/11/2017
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SIMPLE Act Streamlining Income-driven, Manageable Payments on Loans for Education Act [S.1712]
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[Education ]
SIMPLE Act Streamlining Income-driven, Manageable Payments on Loans for Education Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 08/02/2017
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RAISE Act Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act [S.1720]
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[Economic Development ]
[Human Services ]
[National Security ]
RAISE Act Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act This bill: eliminates the diversity visa program; replaces the current employment visa system with a skills-based point system; revises the worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants, including by eliminating certain family-based immigration preferences; establishes a 50,000 annual limit for refugees given permanent resident status; and creates a nonimmigrant visa for parents of U.S. citizen children who are at least 21 years old. The bill prohibits an alien from being be naturalized
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Sponsored by: Sen. Roger F. Wicker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 08/02/2017
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Making College More Affordable Act [HB-3572]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Making College More Affordable Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 by creating federal interest-free education loans for undergraduate students. The loans must have the same terms and conditions and benefits to borrowers as federal direct Stafford Loans. Interest on these loans may only accrue during periods when a borrower is not earning taxable income due to professional negligence, professional incompetence, or malicious action on the part of the borrower. The Department of Education (ED) must carry out a repayment plan program
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 07/28/2017
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We the People Act of 2017 [HB-3537]
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We the People Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. David E. Price
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 09/06/2017
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Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 [HB-3629]
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[Unemployment ]
[Social Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Criminal Justice ]
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Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require employers to accurately classify their employees or non-employees as employees or independent contractors and to notify such employees or non-employees of their classification. The bill makes it unlawful for any person to: (1) discharge or otherwise discriminate against an employee or non-employee who has filed a complaint with respect to their employment classification, and (2) wrongly classify an employee as a non-employee. The bill doubles the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Frederica S. Wilson
Introduced In House on 07/28/2017
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SIMPLE Act Streamlining Income-driven, Manageable Payments on Loans for Education Act [HB-3554]
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SIMPLE Act Streamlining Income-driven, Manageable Payments on Loans for Education Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan A. Costello
Introduced In House on 07/28/2017
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Strong Families Act [HB-3595]
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[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
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Strong Families Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow certain employers a business-related tax credit for a specified percentage (not to exceed 25%) of the amount of wages paid to their employees during any period (not exceeding 12 weeks) in which such employees are on family and medical leave, (2) limit the allowable amount of such credit with respect to any employee to the product of the normal hourly wage rate of such employee for each hour (or fraction thereof) of actual services performed for the employer and the number
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Sponsored by: Rep. Terri A. Sewell
Introduced In House on 07/28/2017
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Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act [S.1652]
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Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to require employers to make initial disclosures to employees of the terms of their employment, provide such employees with regular paystubs, and make final payment to a terminating employee for uncompensated hours within 14 days of the employee's termination. An employer shall compensate an employee at the rate specified in an employment contract or other employment agreement, including a collective bargaining agreement, that specifies a rate
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/27/2017
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Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act [HB-3467]
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Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to require employers to make initial disclosures to employees of the terms of their employment, provide such employees with regular paystubs, and make final payment to a terminating employee for uncompensated hours within 14 days of the employee's termination. An employer shall compensate an employee at the rate specified in an employment contract or other employment agreement, including a collective bargaining agreement, that specifies a rate
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Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Introduced In House on 07/27/2017
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Drinking Water System Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-3387]
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[Public Health ]
[Infrastructure ]
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Drinking Water System Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide support for public water systems and promote compliance by the systems with drinking water regulations. The bill expands requirements concerning consumer confidence reports issued by community water systems. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or a state with primary enforcement authority responsibility under the Act may require the owners or operators of certain public water systems that have repeatedly violated national primary drinking
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregg Harper
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Energy And Commerce. H. Rept. 115-380. on 11/01/2017
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EARN IT Act Enhancing Advancement, Reducing Noncompliance, and Improving Trust Act [HB-3379]
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EARN IT Act Enhancing Advancement, Reducing Noncompliance, and Improving Trust Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for individuals with no qualifying children and to establish additional requirements for claiming the EITC and the child tax credit. The bill modifies the EITC for individuals with no qualifying children by: increasing the credit and phaseout percentages, increasing the earned income and phaseout amounts, reducing the minimum age to claim the credit, and modifying the formula
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Sponsored by: Rep. David N. Cicilline
Introduced In House on 07/25/2017
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 [HB-3358]
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and several related agencies. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Labor. Provides appropriations to the Employment and Training Administration for: Training and Employment Services, the Job Corps, Federal Unemployment Benefits
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Cole
Committee On Appropriations Senate Subcommittee On Departments Of Labor, Health And Human Services, And Education, And Related Agencies. Hearings Held. With Printed Hearing: S.hrg. 115-277. on 12/05/2017
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 [HB-3353]
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2018 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Provides FY2018 appropriations for the Department of Transportation (DOT). Provides appropriations for the Office of the Secretary, including: Salaries and Expenses; Research and Technology; the National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau; Cyber Security Initiatives; the Office of Civil Rights; Transportation Planning, Research, and Development;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 115-237, By Mr. Diaz-balart. on 07/21/2017
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Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act [S.1600]
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Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act This bill revises the methodology for calculating Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits and phases out the cap on compensation subject to Social Security taxation. The bill directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics to prepare and publish a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-E) to track cost-of-living changes for individuals age 62 or older. Beginning in two years after the enactment of this bill, the CPI-E, instead of the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/20/2017
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Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act [HB-3302]
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Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act This bill revises the methodology for calculating Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits and phases out the cap on compensation subject to Social Security taxation. The bill directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics to prepare and publish a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-E) to track cost-of-living changes for individuals age 62 or older. Beginning in two years after the enactment of this bill, the CPI-E, instead of the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and
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Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Introduced In House on 07/19/2017
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Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2017 [HB-3307]
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[Disabilities ]
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Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 07/19/2017
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Social Security Online Tools Innovation Act of 2018 [HB-3309]
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[Disabilities ]
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[Human Services ]
Social Security Online Tools Innovation Act of 2018 This bill requires the Social Security Administration to make available, within two years, online tools that allow individuals who are eligible for disability benefits under the Social Security Act to assess the impact of earnings on their eligibility for federal and state benefits.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Bishop
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Ways And Means. H. Rept. 115-932. on 09/10/2018
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Do No Harm Act [HB-3222]
[Human Rights ]
[Healthcare ]
[Disabilities ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Religion ]
[Children and Youth ]
Do No Harm Act This bill makes the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) inapplicable to federal laws (or implementations of laws) that: protect against discrimination or the promotion of equal opportunity, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, Executive Order 11246 (concerning equal employment opportunity), the Violence Against Women Act, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) rules entitled "Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Regardless
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 08/03/2017