Timber Innovation Act of 2017 [HB-1380]
[Agriculture ]
[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Science ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Energy ]
[Economic Development ]
[Grants ]
[Housing ]
Timber Innovation Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA), acting through the Research and Development and the State and Private Forestry deputy areas of the Forest Service, to conduct performance-driven research and development, education, and technical assistance to facilitate the use of innovative wood products in wood building construction in the United States. Such activities shall give priority to: (1) improving the commercialization of such products, (2) analyzing the safety of tall wood building materials, (3)
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HB-1380: Timber Innovation Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 04/25/2017
Future Logging Careers Act [HB-1454]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
Future Logging Careers Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to make the restrictions on oppressive child labor inapplicable to employment of an employee age 16 or 17 by a parent, or a person standing in place of a parent, in a logging or mechanized operation owned or operated by that parent or person.
HB-1454: Future Logging Careers Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Introduced In House on 03/09/2017
Welfare Benefit Reform and Alignment Commission (BRAC) Act [HB-1469]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Social Security ]
Welfare Benefit Reform and Alignment Commission (BRAC) Act This bill establishes within the legislative branch the Benefit Reform and Alignment Commission to review certain means-tested welfare programs. A "means-tested welfare program" is any federal program that is designed to specifically provide assistance or benefits exclusively to low-income Americans. The bill specifies several programs that are either considered or not considered means-tested welfare programs for the purpose of this bill. The commission must identify changes in law to structure
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HB-1469: Welfare Benefit Reform and Alignment Commission (BRAC) Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Rouzer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 03/23/2017
Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act [HB-1638]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Department of the Treasury, in furtherance of efforts to prevent terrorism financing, money laundering, or illicit finance and to make financial institutions' sanctions compliance more easily understood, to report to Congress within 270 days and annually thereafter for the next two years regarding: the funds or assets held in U.S. and foreign financial institutions that are controlled by specified Iranian officials; any equity stake such official has in an entity on Treasury's
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bruce Poliquin
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 12/14/2017
Municipal Finance Support Act of 2017 [HB-1624]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Investments ]
Municipal Finance Support Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require certain municipal obligations to be treated as high-quality liquid assets if they are investment grade, liquid, and readily marketable. Under current law, high-quality assets include level 1, level 2A, and level 2B liquid assets.
HB-1624: Municipal Finance Support Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 10/04/2017
Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 [HB-1627]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt returning workers from the nonimmigrant H-2B visa (temporary nonagricultural services) annual numerical limitations through FY2017. Such amendment shall take effect as if enacted on October 1, 2016.
HB-1627: Small Business Assistance Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 04/06/2017
HELP for Students and Parents Act Higher Education Loan Payments for Students and Parents Act [HB-1656]
[Student Loans ]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
HELP for Students and Parents Act Higher Education Loan Payments for Students and Parents Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance programs to exclude from the gross income of an employee: (1) employer payments of principal or interest on loans for higher education expenses incurred by an employee, and (2) any qualified dependent 529 contributions made by the employer. (Under current law, the maximum exclusion for educational assistance programs is $5,250 per year.) A
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HB-1656: HELP for Students and Parents Act Higher Education Loan Payments for Students and Parents Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Ryan
Introduced In House on 03/21/2017
Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act [HB-1676]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Science ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide support for Palliative Care and Hospice Education Centers. These centers must improve the training of health professionals in palliative care and establish traineeships for individuals preparing for advanced education nursing degrees, social work degrees, or advanced degrees in physician assistant studies in palliative care. HHS may provide support to schools of medicine, schools
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HB-1676: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/24/2018
Tax Relief for Guard and Reserve Training Act [HB-1687]
[Taxes ]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
Tax Relief for Guard and Reserve Training Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax deductions for expenses in connection with the performance of services as a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces, to: (1) reduce from 100 miles to 50 miles (without regard to whether such period includes an overnight stay) the distance from home requirement for the above-the-line deduction; and (2) exempt from the 2% floor on miscellaneous itemized deductions the deductions allowed that consist of expenses paid or incurred
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HB-1687: Tax Relief for Guard and Reserve Training Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol Shea-Porter
Introduced In House on 03/22/2017
Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act [HB-1698]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Trade ]
[Defense ]
Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act This bill states that it is U.S. policy to prevent Iran from undertaking any activity related to nuclear-capable ballistic missiles. The President shall report to Congress regarding the foreign and domestic supply chain in Iran that supports Iran's ballistic missile program. The report shall identify individuals and companies involved in such activities. The President shall submit to Congress a determination of whether any Iranian ballistic missile test violates United Nations Security
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HB-1698: Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 03/29/2017