Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. [HJR-53]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. This joint resolution eliminates the time limit for ratification of the equal rights amendment (prohibits discrimination on account of sex) proposed to the states in House Joint Resolution 208 of the 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972. The amendment shall be part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states.
HJR-53: Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/08/2017
Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act [HB-795]
[Student Loans ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to include payments of qualified education loans by an employer to either an employee or a lender.
HB-795: Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 02/01/2017
HR-78: Reiterating the indisputable fact that the Nazi regime targeted the Jewish people in its perpetration of the Holocaust and calling on every entity in the executive branch to affirm that fact.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Europe, Eurasia, And Emerging Threats. on 02/16/2017
You have voted HR-78: Reiterating the indisputable fact that the Nazi regime targeted the Jewish people in its perpetration of the Holocaust and calling on every entity in the executive branch to affirm that fact..
Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2017 [HB-790]
[Finance ]
[Investments ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2017 This bill prohibits an insured depository institution from affiliating with any person or firm engaged principally in, among other things, issuing or selling stocks, bonds, notes, or other securities. Officers, directors and employees of securities firms are prohibited from simultaneously serving as an officer, director, or employee of a depository institution, except in specified circumstances. Any such individual serving as an officer, director, employee, or other institution-affiliated party of any insured
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HB-790: Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E139) on 02/03/2017
Protect the National Security Council From Political Interference Act of 2017 [HB-804]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
Protect the National Security Council From Political Interference Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Security Act of 1947 to prohibit the President from designating any individual whose primary or predominant responsibility is political in nature to serve as a member of the National Security Council (NSC) or to regularly attend or participate in NSC meetings or meetings convened under the auspices of the NSC, including Principals Committee meetings. Organized under presidential memorandum, the Principals Committee is a cabinet-level senior
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HB-804: Protect the National Security Council From Political Interference Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 02/01/2017
Earned Income Tax Credit Improvement and Simplification Act 2017 [HB-822]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Poverty ]
Earned Income Tax Credit Improvement and Simplification Act 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the earned income tax credit, to: (1) allow the credit for an individual who has no qualifying children, has attained the age of 21 but not 25, and is not a full-time student; (2) increase the credit rate and amount for individuals with no qualifying children; (3) allow the credit for an individual whose qualifying children do not have valid Social Security numbers; (4) revise eligibility rules relating to married individuals
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HB-822: Earned Income Tax Credit Improvement and Simplification Act 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 02/02/2017
Build Bridges Not Walls Act [HB-837]
[Immigration ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
Build Bridges Not Walls Act This bill provides that the executive order titled "Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements" signed by the President on January 25, 2017, or any other substantially similar action by the President to use taxpayer dollars or fees to construct a continuous wall or fence between the United States and Mexico shall have no force or effect.
HB-837: Build Bridges Not Walls Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/02/2017
Investing in Opportunity Act [HB-828]
[Economic Development ]
[Taxes ]
[Community Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Housing ]
Investing in Opportunity Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the designation of opportunity zones in low-income communities and to provide tax incentives for investments in the zones, including deferring the recognition of capital gains that are reinvested in the zones. Governors may submit nominations for a limited number of opportunity zones to the Department of the Treasury for certification and designation. Governors must give particular consideration to areas that: are currently the focus of mutually reinforcing state,
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HB-828: Investing in Opportunity Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Introduced In House on 02/02/2017
Child Tax Credit Improvement Act [HB-821]
[Taxes ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Poverty ]
Child Tax Credit Improvement Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the child tax credit, to: (1) allow taxpayers an increased $3,600 tax credit for each young child under the age of six (young child tax credit), subject to specified limitations based on adjusted gross income; (2) require the Department of the Treasury to establish a program to make advance payments of the young child tax credit; (3) modify the refundable portion of the child tax credit; and (4) require annual inflation adjustments for both the child tax
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HB-821: Child Tax Credit Improvement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 02/02/2017
DREAMers, Immigrants, and Refugees (DIRe) Legal Aid Act [HB-858]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
DREAMers, Immigrants, and Refugees (DIRe) Legal Aid Act This bill directs the Department of Justice to make grants to nonprofit legal services providers with immigration law expertise to provide immigration-related legal services and advice to an alien who: (1) is present in the United States as a lawful permanent resident; (2) has received a grant of deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, has been admitted as a refugee (or the alien's spouse or parent has been so admitted), or has been determined to be qualified
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HB-858: DREAMers, Immigrants, and Refugees (DIRe) Legal Aid Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 02/03/2017