Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 [HB-747]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Manufacturing ]
Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of certain alcoholic beverages, to: exclude the aging period from the production period for beer, wine, or distilled spirits for purposes of determining whether a taxpayer can expense, rather than capitalize, interest costs paid or incurred during the production period; reduce excise tax rates on beer and distilled spirits; modify the small wine producer tax credit to increase the amount of the credit, expand the
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HB-747: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 01/30/2017
HJR-40: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Became Public Law No: 115-8. (txt | Pdf) on 02/28/2017
You have voted HJR-40: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007..
International Conflicts of Concern Act [HB-779]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Military ]
[Crime ]
International Conflicts of Concern Act This bill directs the President to identify to Congress each country whose government is, and each country in which anti-government forces are, allowing one or more foreign terrorist organizations to engage in armed conflict occurring in that country. The President shall designate a country as a "country of conflict concern" if: (1) its government or anti-government forces in the country are allowing one or more foreign terrorist organizations to engage in armed conflict in it, and (2) it is in the U.S. national
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HB-779: International Conflicts of Concern Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Introduced In House on 01/31/2017
Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017 [HB-807]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017 This bill repeals existing caps on Medicare payment for certain outpatient physical-therapy services and speech-language pathology services. Under current law, annual payment for such services is capped at $1,980 in 2017, with specified percentage increases to that limit in subsequent years.
HB-807: Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/10/2017
National Right-to-Work Act [HB-785]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
National Right-to-Work Act This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to repeal those provisions that permit employers or labor organizations, pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement that is a union security agreement, to require employees to join a union as a condition of employment (including provisions permitting railroad carriers to require, pursuant to such an agreement, payroll deduction of union dues or fees as a condition of employment).
HB-785: National Right-to-Work Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Introduced In House on 02/01/2017
Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act [HB-788]
[Sports ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act This bill amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the construction and expansion of public target ranges by: (1) authorizing a state to pay up to 90% of the costs of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range; (2) authorizing a state to elect to allocate 10% of a specified amount apportioned to it from the federal aid to wildlife restoration fund for those costs; (3) limiting the federal share of those costs under such Act to 90%; and (4)
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HB-788: Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Reported By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-707, Part I. on 05/29/2018
Childhood Cancer STAR Act Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2017 [HB-820]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Childhood Cancer STAR Act Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide support to collect the medical specimens and information of children, adolescents, and young adults with selected cancers that have the least effective treatments in order to achieve a better understanding of these cancers and the effects of treatment. The national childhood cancer registry is reauthorized through FY2022 and revised to authorize
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HB-820: Childhood Cancer STAR Act Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/03/2017
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act [HB-846]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
[Pensions ]
[Social Security ]
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act This bill: (1) repeals certain provisions that require the offset of amounts paid in dependency and indemnity compensation from Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities for the surviving spouses of former military personnel who are entitled to military retired pay or who would be entitled to retired pay except for being under 60 years of age, (2) prohibits requiring repayment of certain amounts previously paid to SBP recipients in the form of a retired pay refund, and (3) requires (current law authorizes) the Secretary
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HB-846: Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 02/24/2017
Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act [HB-873]
[Veterans ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Military ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[National Security ]
Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act (Sec. 2) This bill allows the Global War on Terror Memorial Foundation to establish the National Global War on Terrorism Memorial as a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty in support of the Global War on Terrorism. The memorial shall be established in accordance with the Commemorative Works Act. The bill prohibits the use of federal funds to pay any expenses for the establishment of the memorial. The
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HB-873: Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Became Public Law No: 115-51. (txt | Pdf) on 08/18/2017
Vietnam Helicopter Crew Monument Act [HB-877]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Vietnam Helicopter Crew Monument Act This bill directs the Department of the Army to place in Arlington National Cemetery a monument honoring helicopter pilots and crew members who were killed while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era, subject to an agreement with the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association under which the association shall pay all site preparation, construction, installation, and maintenance costs for the memorial. The Army shall remove the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association Memorial Tree and place
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HB-877: Vietnam Helicopter Crew Monument Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 02/24/2017