Family Care Savings Act [HB-750]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
Family Care Savings Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the amount of the tax exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance to $10,000 in a taxable year and to provide for an inflation adjustment to such increased amount after 2015.
HB-750: Family Care Savings Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Introduced In House on 02/05/2015
Fair BEER Act Fair Brewers Excise and Economic Relief Act [HB-767]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
Fair BEER Act Fair Brewers Excise and Economic Relief Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the excise tax on beer brewed or produced, and removed for consumption or sale, within the United States or imported into the United States. The revised tax ranges from $0 for an amount not exceeding 7,143 barrels to $18 per barrel on an amount exceeding 2 million barrels.
Safeguarding Classrooms Hurt by ObamaCare's Obligatory Levies [HB-769]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Taxes ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
Safeguarding Classrooms Hurt by ObamaCare's Obligatory Levies Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude any elementary or secondary school, state or local educational agency, and institution of higher education from the definition of "applicable large employer" for purposes of the employer mandate to provide health care coverage for employees. Directs the Secretary of Education to study and report on the impact of the employer health insurance mandate on educational agencies and institutions before and after the enactment of this Act.
HB-769: Safeguarding Classrooms Hurt by ObamaCare's Obligatory Levies
Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Introduced In House on 02/05/2015
Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015 [HB-775]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the caps on Medicare outpatient rehabilitation physical therapy services and speech-language pathology services.
HB-775: Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/27/2015
Chiropractic Health Parity for Military Beneficiaries Act [HB-802]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Chiropractic Health Parity for Military Beneficiaries Act Directs the Department of Defense (DOD), no later than August 31, 2015, to complete development of a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits for certain covered beneficiaries as a permanent part of DOD's TRICARE program. Requires plan implementation by January 31, 2016.
HB-802: Chiropractic Health Parity for Military Beneficiaries Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 11/23/2015
STARS Act Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2015 [HB-863]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
STARS Act Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt seasonal employees from the definition of "full-time employee" for purposes of the employer mandate to provide employees with minimum essential health care coverage. Defines "seasonal employee" as an employee who is employed in a position for which the customary annual employment is not more than six months and which requires performing labor or services that are ordinarily performed at certain seasons or periods of the year.
Veterans TRICARE Choice Act [HB-868]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Military ]
Veterans TRICARE Choice Act Allows an individual who is eligible to participate in the TRICARE program (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed health care program) to: (1) elect to be ineligible to enroll in such program, (2) make tax deductible contributions to a health savings account during the period such individual elects to be ineligible for TRICARE coverage, and (3) enroll in the TRICARE program at a later date during a special enrollment period. Requires DOD to: (1) submit to the Internal Revenue Service information on each TRICARE-eligible
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HB-868: Veterans TRICARE Choice Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 11/23/2015
Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act [HB-879]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act This bill repeals, effective for taxable years beginning after 2017, the excise tax on the excess benefit portion of high-cost employer-sponsored health care plans (known as Cadillac plans). The reporting requirement for such plans is also repealed for calendar years beginning after 2014.
HB-879: Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/27/2015
American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 [HB-880]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Science ]
[Economic Development ]
American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill revises and makes permanent after 2014 the research tax credit. The rate of such credit is modified to equal the sum of 20% of so much of the qualified research expenses for the taxable year as exceeds 50% of the average qualified research expenses for the three preceding taxable years, 20% of so much of the basic research payments for the taxable year as exceeds 50% of the average basic research payments for the three preceding taxable years, plus 20% of amounts paid by a business
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HB-880: American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Received In The Senate. on 05/21/2015
Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act [HB-893]
[Children and Youth ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 50,000 $5 gold coins, 350,000 $1 silver coins, and 300,000 half-dollar clad coins to commemorate the centennial of the founding of Father Flanagan's Boys Town. (Sec. 4) Requires the design of the coins to be emblematic of the 100 years of Boys Town, one of the largest nonprofit child care agencies in the United States. (Sec. 5) Permits issuance of such coins only between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2017. (Sec. 7) Subjects all
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HB-893: Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Signed By President. on 07/06/2015