Policyholder Protection Act of 2015 [HB-1478]
Policyholder Protection Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to declare that any action of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) that requires a bank holding company to provide funds or other assets to a subsidiary depository institution is neither effective nor enforceable with respect to a savings and loan holding company that is also an insurance company, an affiliate of an insured depository institution that is an insurance company, or any other company that is an insurance company and directly or
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HB-1478: Policyholder Protection Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Rod Blum
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 11/17/2015
Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2015 [HB-1523]
Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2015 This bill directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to increase the asset threshold under the Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement on Assessment of Financial and Managerial Factors from less than $1 billion to less than $5 billion. The Comptroller of the Currency, the Board, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) shall exempt community banks from regulations implementing the International Regulatory Framework for Banks (Basel III), and, as they determine appropriate,
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HB-1523: Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Introduced In House on 03/23/2015
Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 [HB-1550]
Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 Amends the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council, when determining whether to subject a U.S. or a foreign nonbank financial company to supervision by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), including prudential standards, to consider the appropriateness of imposing such standards as opposed to other forms of regulation to mitigate identified risks to U.S. financial stability. Directs the Council to: (1) reevaluate annually
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HB-1550: Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Reported By The Committee On Financial Services. H. Rept. 114-871. on 12/12/2016
Global Food Security Act of 2016 [HB-1567]
Global Food Security Act of 2016 This bill requires the President to develop and implement a Global Food Security Strategy to promote global food security, resilience, and nutrition. (Sec. 2) This section specifies that it is in the U.S. national security interest to promote global food security, resilience, and nutrition, consistent with national food security investment plans through programs and activities that: accelerate inclusive, agricultural-led economic growth that reduces global poverty, hunger, and malnutrition; increase the productivity,
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HB-1567: Global Food Security Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 07/14/2016
Zero-based Budgeting Ensures Responsible Oversight (ZERO) Act of 2015 [HB-1591]
Zero-based Budgeting Ensures Responsible Oversight (ZERO) Act of 2015 This bill requires the President to submit annual department and agency budgets that include: a description of each activity for which funds were appropriated during the current year or are requested for the budget year; the legal basis for each activity; three alternative funding levels and the priorities that could be accomplished with each, including at least two levels that are below the current funding level; and measures of cost efficiency and effectiveness for each activity.
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HB-1591: Zero-based Budgeting Ensures Responsible Oversight (ZERO) Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Grothman
Introduced In House on 03/24/2015
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act [HB-1594]
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act Repeals certain provisions which require the offset of amounts paid in dependency and indemnity compensation from Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities for the surviving spouses of former military personnel who are entitled to military retired pay or who would be entitled to retired pay except for being under 60 years of age. Prohibits requiring repayment of certain amounts previously paid to SBP recipients in the form of a retired pay refund. Repeals the optional authority of (and instead requires) the Secretary
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HB-1594: Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 08/13/2015
HB-1595: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process to prevent tax refund fraud from being perpetrated with electronic identity theft.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Introduced In House on 03/24/2015
You have voted HB-1595: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process to prevent tax refund fraud from being perpetrated with electronic identity theft..
Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 [HB-1599]
Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 TITLE I--FOOD SAFETY AFFIRMATION FOR CERTAIN PLANT PRODUCTS Subtitle A--Food and Drug Administration (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to continue the voluntary consultation process established under the FDA’s "Statement of Policy: Foods Derived from New Plant Varieties." In that process, the FDA evaluates a scientific and regulatory assessment provided by the developer of a food produced from, containing, or consisting
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HB-1599: Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 07/24/2015
Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 [HB-160]
Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the excise tax on medical device manufacturers and importers. This repeal applies to sales in calendar quarters beginning after the enactment of this Act. (Sec. 3) Prohibits the budgetary effects of this Act from being entered on either PAYGO scorecard under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
HB-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 125. on 06/23/2015
Military SAVE Act Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment Act [HB-1603]
Military SAVE Act Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment Act This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to make eligible for treatment in a non-Department of Veterans Affairs entity any veteran who was the victim of a sexual trauma which occurred while the veteran was serving on active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty training.
HB-1603: Military SAVE Act Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 11/17/2015