Rep. Clay Higgins
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US Congress 115th Congress
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the cover-over of rum excise tax revenue. [HB-3476]
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[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Trade ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the cover-over of rum excise tax revenue. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the provision that requires revenue from excise taxes on rum imported into the United States to be covered (paid) into the treasuries of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
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RED SNAPPER Act Regionally Empowered Decision-making for Snapper, Noting the Angling Public and the Preservation of an Exceptional Resource Act [HB-3588]
[Animals ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
RED SNAPPER Act Regionally Empowered Decision-making for Snapper, Noting the Angling Public and the Preservation of an Exceptional Resource Act
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Border Security for America Act of 2017 [HB-3548]
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[Defense ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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[Law Enforcement ]
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[Grants ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
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Border Security for America Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) achieve situational awareness and operational control of the southern border and develop infrastructure and technology to deter illegal border activity in high traffic areas, (2) deploy additional capabilities to specified border sectors, (3) submit a plan for using independent verification resources for border security technology, (4) establish a National Border Security Advisory Committee, (5) implement the Border Security Deployment Program,
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VA Provider Equity Act [HB-1058]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Pensions ]
VA Provider Equity Act (Sec. 2) This bill: (1) makes a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) doctor of podiatric medicine eligible for any supervisory position to the same degree as a VHA physician, and (2) increases the pay grade of podiatric surgeons to match the compensation of other VA surgeons, physicians, and dentists. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall establish standards to ensure that specialists appointed to supervisory VHA positions do not provide direct clinical oversight for purposes of peer review or practice evaluation for
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SAVES Act Saving America's Endangered Species Act [HB-2603]
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[Environmental ]
SAVES Act Saving America's Endangered Species Act
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ELD Extension Act of 2017 [HB-3282]
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ELD Extension Act of 2017
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Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services Act of 2018 [HB-5413]
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Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services Act of 2018
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School Resource Officer Assessment Act of 2018 [HB-5242]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
School Resource Officer Assessment Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Justice and the Department of Education to conduct and submit to Congress a survey of the assignment of school resource officers at public elementary and secondary schools.
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School Watch and Training Act of 2018 [HB-5243]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
School Watch and Training Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Justice to develop, implement, and report on national standards and best practices for school resource officers.
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Carbon Capture Act [HB-3761]
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Carbon Capture Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend and modify the tax credit for carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration. The bill modifies the credit to: allow certain new industrial or direct air capture facilities to qualify for the credit if construction begins before 2024; allow qualified projects to claim the credit for 15 years, beginning on the date the equipment was originally placed in service; increase the credit amounts for certain projects placed in service upon or after the enactment of this bill; expand the purposes
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