Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act [HB-639]
Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to include as a "countervailable subsidy" requiring action under a countervailing duty or antidumping duty proceeding the benefit conferred on merchandise imported into the United States from foreign countries with fundamentally undervalued currency. Defines "benefit conferred," in cases where the currency of a foreign country is exchanged for foreign currency (i.e., U.S. dollars) obtained from export transactions, as the difference between: (1) the amount of currency provided by
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HB-639: Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 02/14/2011
America Votes Act of 2012 [HB-6419]
America Votes Act of 2012 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual required to present identification as a condition for voting in a federal election to meet the requirement by presenting the appropriate state or local election official with an affidavit, signed by the individual under penalty of perjury, attesting to the individual's identification and that he or she is registered to vote in the election. Allows an individual desiring to vote by mail to submit such an affidavit with the ballot. Prohibits a state from requiring
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HB-6419: America Votes Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On House Administration. on 09/14/2012
United States-Afghanistan Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) Act of 2011 [HB-651]
United States-Afghanistan Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) Act of 2011 - Directs the President to seek to enter into a bilateral status of forces agreement with the government of Afghanistan which shall: (1) prohibit the permanent basing or military presence of U.S. Armed Forces in Afghanistan; (2) provide, no later than one year after the date on which such agreement is entered into, for the complete redeployment from Afghanistan of the U.S. Armed Forces and Department of Defense (DOD) civilian employees and contractors; and (3) establish that
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HB-651: United States-Afghanistan Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 02/10/2011
African Investment and Diaspora Act [HB-656]
African Investment and Diaspora Act - Directs the President to appoint a Special Representative for United States-Africa Trade, Development, and Diaspora Affairs within the Department of State. States that the Special Representative should be a person of distinction, culturally sensitive to the underserved African Diaspora in the United States, with substantial experience in matters of trade or economic development and in matters relating to African Diaspora relations with Africa. Directs the Secretary of State to establish, within the Department
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HB-656: African Investment and Diaspora Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Africa, Global Health, And Human Rights. on 03/08/2011
SIMPLE Voting Act [HB-6591]
Streamlined and Improved Methods at Polling Locations and Early Voting Act or SIMPLE Voting Act - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require each state to allow individuals to vote in a federal election on each day during the 15-day period ending two days before the election date in the same manner as voting is allowed on election day. Requires a state to ensure that each polling place which allows early voting in a federal election is located within reasonable walking distance of a stop on a public transportation route. Requires the Election
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HB-6591: SIMPLE Voting Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On House Administration. on 11/15/2012
Urban Competitiveness Act [HB-6658]
Urban Competitiveness Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income any capital gain from the sale or exchange of a stock, partnership, or business property interest invested in an enterprise zone area which had an average unemployment rate of not less than 150% of the national average rate during the preceding calendar year and which experienced a population loss of at least 20% during the 10-year period beginning in 2000.
HB-6658: Urban Competitiveness Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 12/13/2012
Urban Recovery and Growth Act [HB-6659]
Urban Recovery and Growth Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the issuance of economic development extension bonds for the purpose of economic development or refinancing the indebtedness of a city that has an average unemployment rate of not less than 150% of the national average in the preceding calendar year and that has lost at least 20% of its population between 2000 and 2010.
HB-6659: Urban Recovery and Growth Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 12/13/2012
HB-674: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities, to modify the calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Became Public Law No: 112-56. on 11/21/2011
You have voted HB-674: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities, to modify the calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs, and for other purposes..
Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act [HB-676]
Expanded & Improved Medicare for All Act - Establishes the Medicare for All Program to provide all individuals residing in the United States and U.S. territories with free health care that includes all medically necessary care, such as primary care and prevention, dietary and nutritional therapies, prescription drugs, emergency care, long-term care, mental health services, dental services, and vision care. Prohibits an institution from participating unless it is a public or nonprofit institution. Allows nonprofit health maintenance organizations
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HB-676: Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/18/2011
Urban Jobs Act of 2011 [HB-683]
Urban Jobs Act of 2011 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to make grants to the National Urban League to operate, through local affiliates, an Urban Jobs Program to provide job training, education, and support services and activities for eligible young adults to prepare them for entry into the workforce. Defines "eligible young adults" as individuals ages 18 to 24 who: (1) are not enrolled in secondary or post-secondary school, or (2) are or have been subject to the criminal justice process. Directs
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HB-683: Urban Jobs Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 03/04/2011