FUTURE Act Furthering carbon capture, Utilization, Technology, Underground storage, and Reduced Emissions Act [S.1535]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Budget and Spending ]
FUTURE Act Furthering carbon capture, Utilization, Technology, Underground storage, and Reduced Emissions Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend and modify the tax credit for carbon dioxide sequestration. The bill modifies the credit to apply it to carbon oxide sequestration. (Carbon oxide refers to any of the three oxides of carbon: carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and carbon suboxide.) The bill also: allows certain new industrial or direct air capture facilities to qualify for the credit if construction begins before January
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SJR-47: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Arbitration Agreements".
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 07/20/2017
You have voted SJR-47: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Arbitration Agreements"..
Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 [S.1621]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Small Business ]
Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a consistent methodology for its collection of coverage data about the available speed tiers and performance characteristics of commercial mobile and data service for the Universal Service program or any similar programs. The methodology must: (1) include standard definitions for different speed tiers, (2) ensure that coverage data is collected in a consistent and robust way, (3) improve the validity and reliability of coverage data,
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S.1621: Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 03/09/2018
CO2 Regulatory Certainty Act [S.1663]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Climate Change ]
CO2 Regulatory Certainty Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise requirements for the secure geological storage of carbon dioxide for the purpose of the tax credit for carbon dioxide sequestration. The bill establishes a December 31, 2017, deadline and requirements for regulations that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is required, under current law, to establish for determining adequate security measures for the geological storage of the carbon dioxide such that carbon dioxide does not escape into the atmosphere. The IRS regulations
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S.1663: CO2 Regulatory Certainty Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Wicker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/27/2017
Building America's Trust Act [S.1757]
[Immigration ]
[Defense ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Rights ]
[Agriculture ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Building America's Trust Act This bill provides for strengthening the barriers along the U.S. land and maritime borders to deter illegal activity, including through U.S. Border Patrol and law enforcement enhancements and personnel increases and National Guard use. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall: (1) establish a National Border Security Advisory Committee; (2) submit a southern border threat analysis; (3) implement the Border Security Deployment Program; (4) establish a biometric exit data system; (5) reestablish the Secure Communities
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S.1757: Building America's Trust Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Wicker
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 208. on 09/05/2017
Bob Dole Congressional Gold Medal Act [S.1616]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Bob Dole Congressional Gold Medal Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Bob Dole in recognition for his service to the nation as a soldier, legislator, and statesman.
S.1616: Bob Dole Congressional Gold Medal Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Presented To President. on 09/11/2017