North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act [HB-1026]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act This bill amends the National Trails System Act to revise the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic Trail to extend it to the Appalachian Trail in Vermont and to modify the route in northeastern Minnesota. The Departments of Agriculture and the Interior may not acquire for the trail land in Minnesota or Vermont that was obtained by a state or local government through condemnation.
HB-1026: North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 443. on 06/06/2018
STOP Act of 2017 Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 [HB-1057]
[Trade ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
STOP Act of 2017 Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to make the Postmaster General the consignee (i.e., the entity financially responsible for the receipt of a shipment) for merchandise, excluding documents, imported through the mail into the United States. The Postmaster General must designate licensed customs brokers to file required documents or information for such shipments. The bill amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to impose a customs user fee
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HB-1057: STOP Act of 2017 Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Assuming First Sponsorship - Mr. Faso Asked Unanimous Consent That He May Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 1057, A Bill Originally Introduced By Representative Tiberi, For The Purpose Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Pursuant To Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 02/05/2018
Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017 [HB-1059]
[Cybersecurity ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017 This bill provides that the following executive orders, as in effect on January 1, 2017, and any sanctions imposed pursuant to such orders, shall remain in effect: (1) Executive Order 13694 (relating to blocking property of certain persons engaging in significant malicious cyber-enabled activities); (2) Executive Orders 13660, 13661, and 13662 (relating to blocking property of certain persons contributing to the situation in Ukraine); and (3) Executive Order 13685 (relating to blocking property of certain persons
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HB-1059: Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 03/06/2017
Technologies for Energy Security Act of 2017 [HB-1090]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
Technologies for Energy Security Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend and modify the tax credits for residential energy efficient property and investments in energy property. The bill modifies the tax credit for residential energy efficient property to extend through 2021 the credits for expenditures for fuel cell property, small wind energy property, and geothermal heat pump property. For each extended credit, the bill phases out the current credit rate of 30% of expenditures by reducing it to 26% or 22%, depending on
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HB-1090: Technologies for Energy Security Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 02/15/2017
New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2017 [HB-1098]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the new markets tax credit, (2) provide for an inflation adjustment to the limitation amount for such credit after 2016, and (3) allow an offset against the alternative minimum tax for such credit (determined with respect to qualified equity investments initially made after 2016).
HB-1098: New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Assuming First Sponsorship - Mr. Reed Asked Unanimous Consent That He May Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 1098, A Bill Originally Introduced By Representative Tiberi, For The Purpose Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Pursuant To Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 01/30/2018
Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-1158]
[Taxes ]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
[Small Business ]
Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for the rehabilitation of buildings and historic structures, to: (1) allow an increased 30% credit, up to $750,000, for projects with rehabilitation expenditures not exceeding $3.75 million, for which no credit was allowed in either of the two prior taxable years (smaller projects); (2) allow the transfer of tax credit amounts for smaller projects; (3) treat a building as substantially rehabilitated if rehabilitation expenditures
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HB-1158: Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 02/16/2017
FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017 [HB-1136]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Food ]
[Public Safety ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Media and Advertising ]
FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to: (1) revise premarket review and reporting requirements for products newly deemed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be tobacco products; and (2) grant the FDA the authority to regulate vapor products, which include products that produce vapor with nicotine (e.g., e-cigarettes) and nicotine intended to be used with such a product (e.g., nicotine cartridges). A product is not subject to premarket review by the FDA if it is
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HB-1136: FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/17/2017
Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017 [HB-1121]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017 This bill sets forth amendments that would take effect in the case of the repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 and the restoration of the provisions amended by those provisions. If the amendments take effect, the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and Internal Revenue Code are revised to maintain PPACA consumer protections. Specifically,
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HB-1121: Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/28/2017
Health Savings Act of 2017 [HB-1175]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Social Security ]
[Funding ]
Health Savings Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to health savings accounts (HSAs), to: rename high deductible health plans as HSA-qualified health plans; allow spouses who have both attained age 55 to make catch-up contributions to the same HSA; make Medicare Part A (hospital insurance benefits) beneficiaries eligible to participate in an HSA; allow individuals eligible for hospital care or medical services under a program of the Indian Health Service or a tribal organization to participate in an HSA; allow members
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HB-1175: Health Savings Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 03/16/2017
SENSE Act Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment Act [HB-1119]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
SENSE Act Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment Act (Sec. 2) This bill eases emission limits for hazardous air pollutants from electric utility steam generating units (electric power plants) that convert coal refuse into energy. The Environmental Protection Agency must allow utilities to select a standard for either hydrogen chloride or sulfur dioxide with which to comply from a list of specified standards.
HB-1119: SENSE Act Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David McKinley
Considered Under The Provisions Of Rule H. Res. 762. (consideration: Cr H1480-1489) on 03/08/2018