Rep. Dennis Ross
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District HD-FL-15
Party Republican
Bills Introduced 23
Sponsored Legislation
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Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 [HB-2706]
[Finance ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill specifies that a federal banking agency may not request or order a depository institution to terminate a customer account unless: (1) the agency has a valid reason for doing so, and (2) that reason is not based solely on reputation risk. Valid reasons for terminating an account include threats to national security and involvement in terrorist financing, including state sponsorship of terrorism. A federal banking agency requesting a termination must provide the depository institution
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Latta
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 12/12/2017
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Civil Rights Legacy of Medgar Wiley Evers Congressional Gold Medal Act [HB-2130]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Human Rights ]
Civil Rights Legacy of Medgar Wiley Evers Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to Myrlie Evers-Williams in recognition of the contributions and sacrifice that she and her husband, assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Wiley Evers, made in the fight for racial equality in the United States. Following its award, the medal shall be given to the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, where it is
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Introduced In House on 04/25/2017
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Disaster Savings Accounts Act of 2017 [HB-2818]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Insurance ]
[Housing ]
[Property Tax ]
Disaster Savings Accounts Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish tax-exempt disaster savings accounts to pay the expenses of homeowners for disaster mitigation and recovery expenses, (2) allow a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) of up to $5,000 (adjusted annually for inflation) in a taxable year for cash contributions to such accounts, (3) exclude from gross income distributions from such accounts to pay disaster mitigation and recovery expenses, and (4) set forth tax rules and penalties for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dennis Ross
Introduced In House on 06/07/2017
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Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act [HB-2771]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Tourism ]
Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Introduced In House on 06/02/2017
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Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act [HB-795]
[Student Loans ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to include payments of qualified education loans by an employer to either an employee or a lender.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 02/01/2017
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Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2018 [HB-2319]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Investments ]
Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2018 This bill amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to allow a money market fund, under specified conditions, to elect to operate using a different method of valuation than is otherwise required. Under specified conditions, a money market fund shall not be subject to certain requirements related to the imposition of liquidity fees. Certain federal assistance may not be provided directly to any money market fund. This limitation on federal assistance must be disclosed in a money
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-903. on 08/24/2018
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United States-Israel Agriculture Strategic Partnership Act [HB-2659]
[Agriculture ]
[International ]
[Trade ]
[Science ]
[Food ]
United States-Israel Agriculture Strategic Partnership Act This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to establish a program for cooperative research and development in agriculture with the government of Israel. The purpose of the program is to establish a framework to enhance the collaboration between the United States and Israel in research and development activities relating to agriculture, including between public and private entities. The bill also authorizes the Department of State to establish a binational task force to provide guidance
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock And Foreign Agriculture. on 06/26/2017
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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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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 02/17/2017
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Gas Pump Access Act of 2017 [HB-2965]
[Disabilities ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Gas Pump Access Act of 2017 This bill declares that it shall be a prohibited form of discrimination against individuals with disabilities in a place of public accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 for a gas station or convenience store to fail to clearly display at each self-service gas pump a decal that includes its telephone number and the words "Call for Assistance." A gas station or convenience store that is open for business to the public with at least two attendants on duty must provide gas pumping assistance to a
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 07/10/2017
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Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2017 [HB-2193]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Elections ]
[Economic Development ]
Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2017 This bill authorizes each member state under the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (the multistate agreement for the administration and collection of sales and use taxes adopted on November 12, 2002) to require all remote sellers not qualifying for a small remote seller exception to collect and remit sales and use taxes with respect to remote sales under provisions of the agreement, but only if such agreement includes minimum simplification requirements relating to the administration of the tax, audits,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 05/05/2017