To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles. [HB-860]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the charitable tax deduction for contributions of qualified vehicles (i.e., highway motor vehicles, boats, or airplanes) to: (1) set forth revised acknowledgment requirements for vehicles valued at $2,500 or less and vehicles valued at more than $2,500; and (2) revise the penalty for submitting a fraudulent acknowledgment.
HB-860: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 03/01/2011
Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2011 [HB-890]
Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2011 - Authorizes any person who purchased a covered policy, or a beneficiary or heir of such person, to bring a civil action in federal district court against the insurer, or a related company of the insurer, to recover proceeds due or enforce any rights under the policy. (Defines "covered policy" as any life, dowry, education, property, or other insurance policy that: (1) was in effect at any time between January 30, 1933, and December 31, 1945; and (2) was issued to a policyholder domiciled in any area
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HB-890: Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 03/07/2012
Medical Justice Act of 2011 [HB-896]
Medical Justice Act of 2011 - Sets forth provisions regulating civil actions for an injury or death as the result of health care. Sets forth limits on: (1) the non-economic damages that an individual may recover from health care practitioners and health care institutions, and (2) the total damages that a person may recover from any single liable health care practitioner. Declares that an insurer of a health care practitioner or health care institution that rejects a reasonable settlement offer within policy limits is not, by reason of such rejection,
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HB-896: Medical Justice Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Pete Olson
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution. on 03/21/2011
Small Business Tax Cut Act [HB-9]
Small Business Tax Cut Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a qualified small business a tax deduction equal to 20% of the lesser of qualified domestic business income or taxable income. Defines: (1) "qualified small business" as any employer engaged in a trade or business if such employer had fewer than 500 full-time employees in either 2010 or 2011; and (2) "qualified domestic business income" as an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the taxpayer's domestic business gross receipts (i.e., gross receipts effectively connected with
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HB-9: Small Business Tax Cut Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/23/2012
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Security Authorization Act of 2011 [HB-901]
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Security Authorization Act of 2011 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to maintain regulations to protect chemical facilities against terrorism, which shall include: (1) risk-based performance standards for facility security, (2) requirements for facility security vulnerability assessments, and (3) requirements for the development and implementation of facility site security plans. Applies such regulations to any chemical facility that the Secretary determines
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HB-901: Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Security Authorization Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Peter King
Placed On The Union Calendar, Calendar No. 368. on 06/08/2012
Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act [HB-915]
Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST), which shall establish units to enhance border security by addressing and reducing border security threats and violence by: (1) facilitating collaboration among federal, state, local, tribal, and foreign law enforcement agencies to execute coordinated activities in furtherance of border security and homeland security; and (2) enhancing information-sharing,
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HB-915: Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Cuellar
Became Public Law No: 112-205. on 12/07/2012
Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2011 [HB-923]
Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2011 - Excludes from annual income, for purposes of eligibility for pensions for veterans and their surviving spouses and children, reimbursements resulting from: (1) any accident; (2) any theft or loss; (3) any casualty loss; (4) medical expenses resulting from any such accident, theft, or loss; and (5) pain and suffering (including insurance settlement payments and general damages awarded by a court) related to such accident, theft, or loss.
HB-923: Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 07/22/2011
American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 [HB-942]
American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through December 31, 2012, the tax credit for increasing research activities; and (2) increase the rate of the alternative simplified tax credit to 20% and make such credit permanent.
HB-942: American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 03/08/2011
HB-951: To prohibit the use of Federal funds for a project or program named for an individual then serving as a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or Senator of the United States Congress.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Referred To The Subcommittee On Government Organization, Efficiency, And Financial Management. on 03/18/2011
You have voted HB-951: To prohibit the use of Federal funds for a project or program named for an individual then serving as a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or Senator of the United States Congress..
Free Industry Act [HB-97]
Free Industry Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to: (1) exclude from the definition of the term "air pollutant" carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, or sulfur hexafluoride; and (2) declare that nothing in the Act shall be treated as authorizing or requiring the regulation of climate change or global warming.
HB-97: Free Industry Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 02/01/2011