To prohibit the transfer of any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. [HB-5351]
To prohibit the transfer of any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (Sec. 1) This bill prohibits U.S. agency funds from being used until the earlier of the enactment date of an Act authorizing FY2017 appropriations for military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD) or January 21, 2017, for the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions or to any foreign country or entity of an individual detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. "Individual detained at
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HB-5351: To prohibit the transfer of any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Considered Under The Provisions Of Rule H. Res. 863. (consideration: Cr H5505-5512) on 09/15/2016
Bring Small Businesses Back Tax Reform Act [HB-5374]
Bring Small Businesses Back Tax Reform Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish new maximum individual tax rates for qualified business income that does not exceed $1 million (i.e., small business income). The maximum rates are: (1) 10% of such income not exceeding $150,000, and (2) 20% for income that exceeds $150,000 and is not more than $1 million. The rates apply to up to $1 million of qualified business income that is: (1) gross earnings derived by an individual from any active trade or business carried on by the individual,
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HB-5374: Bring Small Businesses Back Tax Reform Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Coffman
Introduced In House on 05/27/2016
No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act [HB-5392]
No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a quality assurance document for carrying out the toll-free Veterans Crisis Line (VCL), which shall: (1) outline performance indicators and objectives to improve the VCL, including at backup call centers; (2) include time frames to meet such indicators and objectives; and (3) be consistent with guidance issued by the Office of Management and Budget. The VA shall develop a plan to ensure that each telephone call, text
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HB-5392: No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Young
Became Public Law No: 114-247. (txt | Pdf) on 11/28/2016
FAIR Act Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2015 [HB-540]
FAIR Act Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2015 This bill modifies general rules governing civil forfeiture proceedings to: (1) ensure that a person contesting a civil forfeiture has legal representation without regard to whether the property subject to forfeiture is being used by such person as a primary residence; (2) increase the federal government's burden of proof in civil forfeiture proceedings to clear and convincing evidence; (3) require the government, in addition to showing a substantial connection between the seized property
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HB-540: FAIR Act Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/19/2015
Small Business Health Care Relief Act of 2016 [HB-5447]
Small Business Health Care Relief Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), and other laws to exempt qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) from certain requirements that apply to group health plans. A qualified small employer HRA is offered by employers that have fewer than 50 full-time employees and do not offer group health plans to any of their employees. A qualified small employer HRA must: be provided on the same terms to all eligible
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HB-5447: Small Business Health Care Relief Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/19/2016
Agency Accountability Act of 2016 [HB-5499]
Agency Accountability Act of 2016 This bill requires any agency that receives a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds from a settlement to deposit the amount in the general fund of the Treasury. The funds may not be used unless the funding is provided in advance in an appropriations bill. Any amounts deposited during the fiscal year in which this bill is enacted may not be obligated during the fiscal year and must be used for deficit reduction. The bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require offsetting receipts and collections to be treated
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HB-5499: Agency Accountability Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 06/21/2016
EEOC Transparency and Accountability Act [HB-550]
EEOC Transparency and Accountability Act Directs the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to provide information on its public website regarding each case brought in court by the EEOC after a judgment is made with respect to any cause of action. Requires such information to include: (1) instances in which the EEOC was ordered to pay fees and costs; (2) cases in which a sanction was imposed on the EEOC; (3) the total number of charges of an alleged unlawful employment practice filed under specified provisions of the Civil Rights Act of
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HB-550: EEOC Transparency and Accountability Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Todd Rokita
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 03/24/2015
PROVE IT Act of 2016 Providing Retrospective Observations Validating Economics and Increasing Transparency Act of 2016 [HB-5513]
PROVE IT Act of 2016 Providing Retrospective Observations Validating Economics and Increasing Transparency Act of 2016 This bill requires a federal agency that publishes a final major rule in the Federal Register to publish, biannually while the rule remains in effect, a report on the benefits and costs of such rule to regulated entities. The report shall: assess the impacts of the rule on such entities, include a determination about how the actual benefits and costs of the rule have varied from those anticipated when the rule was issued, assess
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HB-5513: PROVE IT Act of 2016 Providing Retrospective Observations Validating Economics and Increasing Transparency Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 06/21/2016
Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act [HB-5587]
Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2022 the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, divides career and technical education (CTE) students into CTE concentrators and CTE participants, and revises requirements for within-state funding allocations. The bill also revises requirements for core indicators of performance, including state adjusted levels of performance, to differentiate those for CTE concentrators who graduate from high school and for CTE concentrators
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HB-5587: Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Received In The Senate. on 09/14/2016
HB-5621: To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Doby in recognition of his achievements and contributions to American major league athletics, civil rights, and the Armed Forces during WWII.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 07/05/2016
You have voted HB-5621: To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Doby in recognition of his achievements and contributions to American major league athletics, civil rights, and the Armed Forces during WWII..