Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2015 [HB-662]
Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2015 Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exempt traditional large and premium cigars from regulation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and from user fees assessed on tobacco products by the FDA.
HB-662: Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/06/2015
Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 [HB-664]
Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 This bill states that: the President may not prohibit or otherwise regulate travel to or from Cuba by U.S. citizens or legal residents, or any of the transactions incident to such travel, including banking transactions; any regulation in effect on the date of enactment of this Act prohibiting or otherwise regulating such travel or transactions incident to such travel shall cease to have any force or effective; but the prohibitions and requirements of this Act shall not apply if the United States is at war with
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HB-664: Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Western Hemisphere. on 03/20/2015
Veterans Equal Access Act [HB-667]
Veterans Equal Access Act Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to authorize VA health care providers to: (1) provide veterans with recommendations and opinions regarding participation in their state's marijuana programs, and (2) complete forms reflecting such recommendations and opinions.
HB-667: Veterans Equal Access Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/13/2015
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015 [HB-675]
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015 TITLE I--COMPENSATION COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT (Sec. 101) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase, as of November 30, 2015, the rates of: veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, wartime disability compensation, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. Each such increase shall be the same percentage as the benefits increase provided
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HB-675: Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 07/29/2015
Email Privacy Act [HB-699]
Email Privacy Act Amends the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 to prohibit a provider of remote computing service or electronic communication service to the public from knowingly divulging to a governmental entity the contents of any communication that is in electronic storage or otherwise maintained by the provider, subject to exceptions. Revises provisions under which the government may require a provider to disclose the contents of such communications. Eliminates the different requirements applicable under current law depending on
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HB-699: Email Privacy Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Received In The Senate. on 04/28/2016
RFS Reform Act of 2015 [HB-704]
RFS Reform Act of 2015 This bill amends the Clean Air Act to revise the renewable fuel standard program. Beginning on January 1, 2015, the renewable fuel that is required to be blended into gasoline must be advanced biofuel, which cannot be ethanol derived from corn starch. This bill revises the renewable fuel standards by decreasing the total volume of renewable fuel that must be contained in gasoline sold or introduced into commerce for years 2015 through 2022. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must determine the target amount of cellulosic
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HB-704: RFS Reform Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 02/06/2015
Restoration of America's Wire Act [HB-707]
Restoration of America's Wire Act Amends provisions of the federal criminal code, commonly known as the Wire Act, to provide that the prohibition against transmission of wagering information shall apply to any bet or wager, or information assisting in the placing of any bet or wager (thus making such prohibition applicable to all types of gambling activities, including internet gambling). States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to: (1) preempt any state law prohibiting gambling; or (2) alter, limit, or extend the relationship between
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HB-707: Restoration of America's Wire Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 03/25/2015
Leadership PAC Limitation Act [HB-714]
Leadership PAC Limitation Act Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the conversion of leadership PAC funds to personal use.
HB-714: Leadership PAC Limitation Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Capuano
Introduced In House on 02/04/2015
Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2015 [HB-721]
Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for railroad track maintenance, to: (1) expand the types of maintenance expenditures eligible for such credit, and (2) extend such credit through 2016.
HB-721: Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Introduced In House on 02/04/2015