A resolution recognizing June 2019 as "LGBTQ Pride Month". [SR-247]
This resolution expresses support for the rights, freedoms, and equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people. The resolution recognizes that LGBTQ rights are human rights and protected by the U.S. Constitution and international treaties. Additionally, the resolution encourages the celebration of LGBTQ Pride Month in June.
SR-247: A resolution recognizing June 2019 as "LGBTQ Pride Month".
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/12/2019
Buy Clean Transparency Act of 2019 [S.1864]
Requires federal contracting agencies to assess how the products they procure affect the levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The term federal contracting agencies means the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Commerce, the Environmental Protection Agency, the General Services Administration, and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The agencies must publish their assessments.
S.1864: Buy Clean Transparency Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 06/13/2019
New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019 [S.750]
Makes the new markets tax credit permanent. It also modifies the credit to (1) provide for an inflation adjustment to the limitation amount for the credit after 2018, and (2) allow an offset against the alternative minimum tax for the credit (determined with respect to qualified equity investments initially made after 2018).
S.750: New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/12/2019
Affordability is Access Act [S.1847]
Establishes several requirements relating to health-insurance coverage of, and access to, over-the-counter contraceptives. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury to specify that private health-insurance plans must cover over-the-counter contraceptives that are approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), even without a prescription. Under current law, private health-insurance plans (with some exceptions) must cover FDA-approved prescription contraceptives,
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S.1847: Affordability is Access Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/13/2019
Electronic Signature Standards Act [S.1876]
Directs the Department of the Treasury to establish uniform guidance for the use of electronic signatures with respect to any request for disclosure of a taxpayer's return or return information.
S.1876: Electronic Signature Standards Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/18/2019
Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 [S.170]
Limits the aggregate amount of a partner's annual tax deductions for qualified conservation contributions of a partnership to 2.5 times the partner's adjusted basis in the partnership. (Under current law, a "qualified conservation contribution" is the contribution of a qualified real property interest to a qualified organization exclusively for conservation purposes.) The limitation applies for the first three taxable years after the individual becomes a partner in the partnership. It does not apply to certain family partnerships.
S.170: Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/16/2019
Every Child Deserves a Family Act [S.1791]
Prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or religion in the provision of child welfare programs and services by entities receiving federal funding. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must provide technical assistance to help states follow this requirement, including (1) guidance for bringing state laws into compliance, (2) developing training to increase cultural competency related to social identity, and (3) training for judges and attorneys involved in child welfare cases, among
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S.1791: Every Child Deserves a Family Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/11/2019
Revitalizing Underdeveloped Rural Areas and Lands (RURAL) Act [S.1032]
Modifies the definition of income used to determine the tax-exempt status of a mutual or cooperative telephone or electric company to exclude certain government grants, contributions, and assistance. Specifically, the bill excludes from income (1) grants, contributions, and assistance provided under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act or by local, state, or regional governmental entities for disasters or emergencies; and (2) certain grants or contributions provided by a government entity for electric, communications,
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S.1032: Revitalizing Underdeveloped Rural Areas and Lands (RURAL) Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/04/2019
Financing Our Energy Future Act [S.1841]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations, to expand the definition of "qualifying income" for such partnerships (known as master limited partnerships) to include income and gains from renewable and alternative energy generation projects (in addition to fossil fuel-based energy generation projects) and related infrastructure for transportation or storage, including energy derived from thermal resources, waste, renewable fuels and chemicals, energy efficient buildings, gasification,
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S.1841: Financing Our Energy Future Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/13/2019