Rep. Matthew Cartwright

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District HD-PA-8
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 226

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US Congress 113th Congress

Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2013 [HB-1527]
Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the maximum tax deduction for interest paid on any qualified education loan to $5,000 ($10,000 for married couples filing a joint tax return), and (2) repeal the limitation on such deduction based upon modified adjusted gross income.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 04/12/2013

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Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2014 [HB-1528]
Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2014 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit a veterinarian who is registered to manufacture or distribute controlled substances from being required to have a separate registration in order to transport and dispense controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice at a site other than such veterinarian's principal place of business or professional practice, as long as the transporting and dispensing site is located in a state where the veterinarian is licensed to practice and is not (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Became Public Law No: 113-143. on 08/01/2014

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National Financial Literacy Act of 2013 [HB-1538]
National Financial Literacy Act of 2013 - Amends the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 to require federal financial supervisory agencies jointly to prescribe regulations establishing: (1) minimum standards to be met by a community-based financial literacy program in order to be eligible for consideration as a qualified community-based financial literacy program; (2) procedures for financial institutions to apply to a federal financial supervisory agency for approval of such a program; and (3) a requirement that financial institutions submit a regular (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E448-449) on 04/12/2013

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TRUST Act [HB-1547]
Trust Returned to the United States Taxpayer Act or the TRUST Act - Denies retirement benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) to a Member of Congress who is convicted of any crime that is a felony under federal or state law (currently, limited to specified felonies under federal law).

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright Referred To The Committee On House Administration, And In Addition To The Committee On Oversight And Government Reform, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 04/12/2013

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Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act [HB-1554]
Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to impose restrictions on foreign jurisdictions or financial institutions operating in the United States that are of prime money laundering concern or that significantly impede U.S. tax enforcement. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish a rebuttable presumption against the validity of transactions by institutions that do not comply with reporting requirements under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, (2) treat certain foreign corporations managed and controlled (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Committee On Ways And Means, And In Addition To The Committee On Financial Services, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 04/15/2013

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International Tax Competitiveness Act of 2013 [HB-1555]
International Tax Competitiveness Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) treat foreign corporations that are managed, directly or indirectly, within the United States as domestic corporations for U.S. tax purposes; (2) subject certain royalty income and income from intangibles received from a controlled foreign corporation to U.S. taxation; and (3) revise the tax treatment of property other than stock received in connection with a corporate reorganization (i.e., boot) to provide that such property shall be treated as a taxable dividend.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 04/15/2013

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Fairness in International Taxation Act [HB-1556]
Fairness in International Taxation Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a reduction under any treaty of the United States of tax withholding for a tax deductible payment made between persons who are members of the same foreign controlled group of entities unless there would be a similar reduction for payments made directly to the foreign parent corporation of such entities.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 04/15/2013

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Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2013 [HB-1563]
Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to issue orders applicable to manufacturers of concrete masonry products (concrete). Requires any such order to provide for the establishment of a Concrete Masonry Products Board, which shall carry out a program of promotion, research, and information regarding concrete products. Requires manufacturers and importers to maintain, and make available, specified records. Requires any such order to provide that assessments shall be paid by concrete (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 04/19/2013

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Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 [HB-1565]
Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to reauthorize for FY2014-FY2017 the grant program for improvements to the criminal history record system. Amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to: (1) establish a four-year implementation plan to ensure maximum coordination and automation of reporting of records or making records available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; (2) direct the Attorney General to make grants to states, Indian tribal (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/30/2013

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Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Act of 2013 [HB-1573]
Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Act of 2013 - Amends the Peace Corps Act to allow former volunteers or applicants for enrollment as a volunteer to use the seal, emblem, or name "Peace Corps" on death announcements, plaques, grave stones, or other grave markers.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 04/15/2013

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