Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote. [HJR-74]
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote. This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment granting every U.S. citizen of legal voting age the fundamental right to vote in any public election held in the jurisdiction in which the citizen resides.
HJR-74: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/09/2017
KOMBUCHA Keeping Our Manufacturers from Being Unfairly taxed while Championing Health Act [HB-1089]
KOMBUCHA Keeping Our Manufacturers from Being Unfairly taxed while Championing Health Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt the production of kombucha for consumption or sale from excise taxes imposed on alcoholic beverages. Kombucha is a beverage that: (1) is fermented solely by a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast; (2) contains not more than 1.25% of alcohol by volume; (3) is sold or offered for sale as kombucha; and (4) is derived from sugar, malt or malt substitute, tea, or coffee, and not more than 20% other wholesome
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HB-1089: KOMBUCHA Keeping Our Manufacturers from Being Unfairly taxed while Championing Health Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Introduced In House on 02/15/2017
Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2017 [HB-1071]
Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2017 This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize for FY2018-FY2022 and revise the drinking water state revolving fund (SRF), including to require SRF-funded projects to use iron and steel produced in the United States. The bill revises requirements for state Intended Use Plans for SRF funds, including to require the plans to: (1) list systems that are not in compliance with national primary drinking water regulation, (2) reserve a specified amount of funding for assistance for disadvantaged
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HB-1071: Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 02/17/2017
Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 2017 [HB-1068]
Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 2017 This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to revise regulations for drinking water contaminants, including by: requiring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine whether or not to regulate no fewer than 10 contaminants every 3 years (current law requires 5 contaminants every 5 years); revising the process and requirements for setting maximum containment levels in national primary drinking water regulations; directing the EPA to revise national primary drinking water regulations for lead
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HB-1068: Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 02/17/2017
Technologies for Energy Security Act of 2017 [HB-1090]
Technologies for Energy Security Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend and modify the tax credits for residential energy efficient property and investments in energy property. The bill modifies the tax credit for residential energy efficient property to extend through 2021 the credits for expenditures for fuel cell property, small wind energy property, and geothermal heat pump property. For each extended credit, the bill phases out the current credit rate of 30% of expenditures by reducing it to 26% or 22%, depending on
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HB-1090: Technologies for Energy Security Act of 2017
Explanation of the Technologies for Energy Security Act of 2017
This bill aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in order to extend tax credits for residential energy efficient property and energy property. The bill was introduced in the House of Representatives by Mr. Reed and several other representatives and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Key Points:
Section 1: The short title of the bill is the ‘Technologies for Energy Security Act of 2017’.
Section 2: Extends the credit for residential energy efficient property until December 31, 2021 and adjusts the percentage of credit available.
Section 3: Extends the energy credit for various types of energy properties, such as solar energy, fuel cell, microturbine, combined heat and power system, small wind energy, and thermal energy properties. It also outlines a phaseout plan for certain properties, reducing the credit rate over time until 2022.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 02/15/2017
HR-130: Supporting efforts to increase competition and accountability in the health insurance marketplace, and to extend accessible, quality, affordable health care coverage to every American through the choice of a public insurance plan.
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/17/2017
You have voted HR-130: Supporting efforts to increase competition and accountability in the health insurance marketplace, and to extend accessible, quality, affordable health care coverage to every American through the choice of a public insurance plan..
New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2017 [HB-1098]
New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the new markets tax credit, (2) provide for an inflation adjustment to the limitation amount for such credit after 2016, and (3) allow an offset against the alternative minimum tax for such credit (determined with respect to qualified equity investments initially made after 2016).
HB-1098: New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Assuming First Sponsorship - Mr. Reed Asked Unanimous Consent That He May Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 1098, A Bill Originally Introduced By Representative Tiberi, For The Purpose Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Pursuant To Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 01/30/2018
Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-1158]
Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for the rehabilitation of buildings and historic structures, to: (1) allow an increased 30% credit, up to $750,000, for projects with rehabilitation expenditures not exceeding $3.75 million, for which no credit was allowed in either of the two prior taxable years (smaller projects); (2) allow the transfer of tax credit amounts for smaller projects; (3) treat a building as substantially rehabilitated if rehabilitation expenditures
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HB-1158: Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 02/16/2017
Redistricting Reform Act of 2017 [HB-1102]
Redistricting Reform Act of 2017 Redistricting Reform Act of 2017 This bill prohibits a state that has been redistricted after an apportionment of Members of the House of Representatives based on the results of the census from being redistricted again until after the next apportionment, unless the state is ordered by a court to conduct redistricting in order to comply with the Constitution or the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Redistricting must be conducted in accordance with a plan established by a state independent redistricting commission or, if
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HB-1102: Redistricting Reform Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/06/2017