Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2017 [HB-1204]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax exclusion for distributions from health flexible spending arrangements provided under a cafeteria plan, to: (1) increase the annual limit on employee salary reduction contributions to $5,000, with an additional $500 for each additional employee dependent above two dependents that has not been taken into account by another person for the year; (2) revise the adjustment for inflation after 2017; and
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HB-1204: Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Introduced In House on 02/17/2017
Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2017 [HB-1200]
[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Real Estate ]
Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax-exempt charitable or educational organizations to make collegiate housing and infrastructure grants to certain tax-exempt social clubs (e.g., college fraternities and sororities) which apply such grants to their collegiate housing property. A "collegiate housing and infrastructure grant" is a grant to provide, improve, operate, or maintain collegiate housing property that may involve more than incidental social, recreational, or private purposes.
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HB-1200: Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 02/17/2017
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act [HB-1235]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Sports ]
[Funding ]
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 50,000 $5 coins, 400,000 $1 coins, and 750,000 half-dollar coins in recognition and celebration of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The coins shall be in the shape of a dome, and the design on the common reverse of the coins shall depict a basketball. Treasury shall hold a competition to determine the design of the common obverse of the coins, which shall be emblematic of the game
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HB-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Signed By President. on 12/21/2018
PHIT Act Personal Health Investment Today Act [HB-1267]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Sports ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Recreation ]
PHIT Act Personal Health Investment Today Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a medical care tax deduction for up to $1,000 ($2,000 for a joint return or a head of household) of qualified sports and fitness expenses per year. The bill defines "qualified sports and fitness expenses" as amounts paid exclusively for the sole purpose of participating in a physical activity, including: (1) fitness facility memberships, (2) physical exercise or activity programs, and (3) equipment for a physical exercise or activity program.
HB-1267: PHIT Act Personal Health Investment Today Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 03/01/2017
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories. [HB-1361]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories. This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories. (A competitive bidding program has replaced the use of established fee schedule amounts to determine payments under Medicare for certain durable medical equipment such as wheelchairs.)
HB-1361: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017
You have voted HB-1361: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories..
Legacy IRA Act [HB-1337]
[Taxes ]
[Finance ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Retirement ]
Legacy IRA Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the tax exclusion for distributions from individual retirement accounts (IRAs) for charitable purposes. The bill increases from $100,000 to $400,000 the annual limit on the aggregate amount of distributions for charitable purposes that may be excluded from the gross income of a taxpayer. The bill permits tax-free distributions from IRAs to a split-interest entity until December 31, 2021. A split-interest entity is exclusively funded by charitable distributions and includes: a charitable
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HB-1337: Legacy IRA Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Introduced In House on 03/02/2017
PACT Act Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act [HB-1494]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
PACT Act Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to revise and expand provisions with respect to animal crushing. It retains existing criminal offenses that prohibit knowingly creating or distributing an animal crush video using interstate commerce. The bill also adds a new provision to criminalize an intentional act of animal crushing. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to seven years, or both. It provides additional exceptions for conduct, or a video of conduct,
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HB-1494: PACT Act Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/21/2017
Social Security Must Avert Identity Loss (MAIL) Act of 2017 [HB-1513]
[Social Security ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Social Security Must Avert Identity Loss (MAIL) Act of 2017 This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to direct the Social Security Administration to ensure that no document it sends by mail includes a complete Social Security account number unless necessary.
HB-1513: Social Security Must Avert Identity Loss (MAIL) Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Costello
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 03/21/2017
Support Small Business R & D Act of 2017 [HB-1543]
[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Science ]
[Economic Development ]
Support Small Business R & D Act of 2017 This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), to develop partnership agreements to: provide for development of basic training relating to federal income tax credits benefitting small business concerns and startups, especially credits for research and experimentation, and informational materials relating to such credits, including IRS guidance documents; provide these basic training and informational materials through electronic resources
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HB-1543: Support Small Business R & D Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Kind
Introduced In House on 03/15/2017
Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2017 [HB-1550]
[Taxes ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax exclusion for benefits paid to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical providers by states and local governments, to: (1) increase the dollar limitation on the exclusion, and (2) make the tax exclusion permanent. (Under current law, the exclusion expired in 2010.)
HB-1550: Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Introduced In House on 03/15/2017