RPM Act of 2017 Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2017 [S.203]
[Air Quality ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
RPM Act of 2017 Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2017 This bill amends the Clean Air Act to allow the modification of a vehicle's air emission controls if the vehicle is used solely for competition.
S.203: RPM Act of 2017 Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Environment And Public Works Senate Subcommittee On Clean Air And Nuclear Safety. Hearings Held. With Printed Hearing: S.hrg. 115-127. on 11/14/2017
A bill to block implementation of the Executive order that restricts individuals from certain countries from entering the United States. [S.248]
[Immigration ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
A bill to block implementation of the Executive order that restricts individuals from certain countries from entering the United States. This bill prohibits any federal agency funds, resources, or fees from being used to implement or enforce Executive Order 13769, entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States." Among the order's major provisions are restrictions on the entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants from seven countries (Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen) and additional limitations on
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S.248: A bill to block implementation of the Executive order that restricts individuals from certain countries from entering the United States.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/30/2017
You have voted S.248: A bill to block implementation of the Executive order that restricts individuals from certain countries from entering the United States..
A resolution designating January 27, 2017, as "Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day". [SR-28]
[Taxes ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
A resolution designating January 27, 2017, as "Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day". Designates January 27, 2017, as Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day. Calls on federal, state, and local agencies; community organizations; nonprofit organizations; employers; and other partners to help increase awareness about the earned income tax credit and other refundable tax credits to ensure that all eligible workers have access to the full benefits of the credits.
SR-28: A resolution designating January 27, 2017, as "Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day".
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/30/2017
S.238: A bill to authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and currently of Colleyville, Texas, for acts of valor on January 28th, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 01/30/2017
You have voted S.238: A bill to authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and currently of Colleyville, Texas, for acts of valor on January 28th, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II..
Bring Jobs Home Act [S.247]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Trade ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Manufacturing ]
Bring Jobs Home Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) grant business taxpayers a tax credit for up to 20% of insourcing expenses incurred for eliminating a business located outside the United States and relocating it within the United States, and (2) deny a tax deduction for outsourcing expenses incurred in relocating a U.S. business outside the United States. The bill requires an increase in the taxpayer's employment of full-time employees in the United States in order to claim the tax credit for insourcing expenses.
S.247: Bring Jobs Home Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/30/2017
Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 [S.236]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Manufacturing ]
Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of certain alcoholic beverages, to: exclude the aging period from the production period for beer, wine, or distilled spirits for purposes of determining whether a taxpayer can expense, rather than capitalize, interest costs paid or incurred during the production period; reduce excise tax rates on beer and distilled spirits; modify the small wine producer tax credit to increase the amount of the credit, expand the
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S.236: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/30/2017
A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order that temporarily restricted individuals from certain countries from entering the United States. [S.240]
[Immigration ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order that temporarily restricted individuals from certain countries from entering the United States. This bill rescinds the provisions of Executive Order 13769, entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States." Among the order's major provisions are restrictions on the entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants from seven countries (Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen) and additional limitations on refugee admissions to the United States.
S.240: A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order that temporarily restricted individuals from certain countries from entering the United States.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S491-492) on 01/30/2017
You have voted S.240: A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order that temporarily restricted individuals from certain countries from entering the United States..
Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act [S.265]
[Finance ]
[Ethics ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 and other laws to: expand restrictions on federal government employees' acceptance of compensation from nongovernment sources, generally require certain financial-services regulators to recuse themselves from any official action that would provide a direct and substantial pecuniary benefit for a recent former employer or client, generally prohibit such a regulator from participating in matters that involve an individual or entity with whom the regulator
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S.265: Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/01/2017
A bill to nullify the effect of the recent executive order that temporarily restricted individuals from certain countries from entering the United States. [S.274]
[Immigration ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
A bill to nullify the effect of the recent executive order that temporarily restricted individuals from certain countries from entering the United States. This bill rescinds the provisions of Executive Order 13769, entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States," effective as of January 27, 2017. Among the order's major provisions are restrictions on the entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants from seven countries (Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen) and additional limitations on refugee admissions
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S.274: A bill to nullify the effect of the recent executive order that temporarily restricted individuals from certain countries from entering the United States.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 7. on 02/02/2017
You have voted S.274: A bill to nullify the effect of the recent executive order that temporarily restricted individuals from certain countries from entering the United States..
Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2017 [S.252]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2017 This bill requires drug manufacturers to issue rebates to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for prescription drugs dispensed to eligible low-income individuals under the Medicare prescription drug benefit or a Medicare Advantage (MA) prescription drug plan (PDP). Subject to civil monetary penalties, a Medicare or MA PDP sponsor must report, both to drug manufacturers and to the CMS, specified information related to the determination and payment of such rebates.
S.252: Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/01/2017