FILCCA of 2017 Federal Immigration Law Campus Compliance Act of 2017 [HB-1342]
[Immigration ]
[Education ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
FILCCA of 2017 Federal Immigration Law Campus Compliance Act of 2017 This bill withholds reimbursement for indirect costs associated with federal research and development grants from an institution of higher learning that does not comply with a lawful request for information about, or a detainer pertaining to, an alien made by a federal immigration officer or employee. A state or political subdivision that complies with a detainer is deemed to be an agent of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has authority available to DHS to take actions
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HB-1342: FILCCA of 2017 Federal Immigration Law Campus Compliance Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 04/25/2017
Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act [HB-1314]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act This bill amends the Clean Air Act to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency's renewable fuel program, which requires transportation fuel to contain a minimum volume of renewable fuel.
HB-1314: Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 03/17/2017
Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 [HB-1393]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill prohibits the wages or other remuneration earned by an employee who performs employment duties in more than one state from being subject to income tax in any state other than: (1) the state of the employee's residence, and (2) the state within which the employee is present and performing employment duties for more than 30 days during the calendar year in which the wages or other remuneration is earned. The bill exempts employers from state income tax withholding and
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HB-1393: Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/21/2017
Ask Veterans Act [HB-1507]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
Ask Veterans Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with an experienced non-government entity to conduct an annual survey, over a five-year period, to determine the experiences of veterans in obtaining hospital care and medical services at each VA medical facility. Those surveys shall include questions relating to: a veteran's ability to obtain hospital care and medical services at the facility in a timely manner, the time between the date the veteran requests an appointment and the date the appointment is scheduled,
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HB-1507: Ask Veterans Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/27/2017
Orrin G. Hatch Music Modernization Act [HB-1551]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Orrin G. Hatch Music Modernization Act (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for the production of electricity from advanced nuclear power facilities, to: (1) establish requirements for the allocation of unutilized portions of the national megawatt capacity limitation, and (2) allow public entities to transfer the credit to project partners. If a portion of the 6,000 national megawatt capacity limitation for the credit is unutilized after December 31, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service must allocate
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HB-1551: Orrin G. Hatch Music Modernization Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Became Public Law No: 115-264. on 10/11/2018
EGO Act Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting Act [HB-1701]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Funding ]
EGO Act Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting Act (Sec. 2) This bill prohibits the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the federal government to pay for an official portrait of an officer or employee of the federal government, including the President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress, the head of an executive agency, or the head of an office of the legislative branch.
South Carolina Peanut Parity Act of 2017 [HB-2521]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
South Carolina Peanut Parity Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to add South Carolina to the Virginia/Carolina peanut producing region for the purpose of appointing members of the Peanut Standards Board. (Under current law, the region includes Virginia and North Carolina. The board advises the Department of Agriculture regarding the establishment of quality and handling standards for domestically produced and imported peanuts.)
HB-2521: South Carolina Peanut Parity Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Rice
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 11/01/2017
Private Foundation Excise Tax Simplification Act of 2017 [HB-2386]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Nonprofit ]
Private Foundation Excise Tax Simplification Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reduce from 2% to 1% the excise tax rate on the net investment income of tax-exempt private foundations, and (2) repeal the 1% reduction in such tax rate for private foundations that meet certain distribution requirements. The bill also excludes the budgetary effects of this bill from PAYGO scorecards maintained pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
HB-2386: Private Foundation Excise Tax Simplification Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Collin Peterson
Introduced In House on 05/04/2017
No Bonuses for Tax Delinquent IRS Employees Act of 2017 [HB-1599]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
No Bonuses for Tax Delinquent IRS Employees Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the payment of any performance award (including, but not limited to, bonuses, step increases, and time off) to an employee of the Internal Revenue Service who owes an outstanding federal tax debt.
HB-1599: No Bonuses for Tax Delinquent IRS Employees Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Introduced In House on 03/17/2017
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