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SALT Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the dollar limitation on the deduction for State and local taxes and restore the 39.6 percent individual income tax rate bracket. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop the Attack on Local Taxpayers Act SALT Act 2. Repeal of dollar limitation on deduction for State and local taxes (a) In general Section 164(b)(6) January 1, 2026 , foreign real property taxes (other than such taxes paid or accrued in carrying on a trade or business or an activity described in section 212) shall not be taken into account under subsection (a)(1). (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018. 3. Restoration of 39.6 percent rate bracket for individuals (a) In general (1) Married filing jointly and surviving spouses The table contained in section 1(j)(2)(A) Over $400,000 Over $400,000 but not over $470,700 $91,379, plus 35% of the excess over $400,000. Over $470,700 $116,124, plus 39.6% of the excess over $470,700. . (2) Heads of households The table contained in section 1(j)(2)(B) of such Code is amended by striking Over $200,000 Over $200,000 but not over $418,400 $44,298, plus 35% of the excess over $200,000. Over $418,400 $120,738, plus 39.6% of the excess over $418,400. . (3) Unmarried individuals The table contained in section 1(j)(2)(C) of such Code is amended by striking Over $200,000 Over $200,000 but not over $418,400 $45,689.50, plus 35% of the excess over $200,000. Over $418,400 $122,129.50, plus 39.6% of the excess over $418,400. . (4) Married filing separately The table contained in section 1(j)(2)(D) of such Code is amended by striking Over $200,000 Over $200,000 but not over $235,350 $45,689.50, plus 35% of the excess over $200,000. Over $235,350 $58,062.50, plus 39.6% of the excess over $235,350. . (b) Inflation adjustments to 39.6 percent rate (1) In general Section 1(j)(3)(A) (before January 1, 2020, in the case of so much of such tables as relates to amounts to which the 39.6 percent rate applies) January 1, 2019 (2) Adjustment rules Section 1(j)(3)(B) of such Code is amended— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting (December 31, 2019, in the case of so much of such tables as relates to amounts to which the 39.6 percent rate applies) December 31, 2018 (B) in clause (i), by inserting except as provided in clause (iv), subsection (f)(3) shall (C) by striking and , and (iv) in the case of so much of such tables as relates to amounts to which the 39.6 percent rate applies, subsection (f)(3) shall be applied by substituting calendar year 2018 calendar year 2016 . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.

Summary: Stop the Attack on Local Taxpayers Act or the SALT Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to (1) repeal the $10,000 limitation on individual income tax deductions for certain state and local taxes, and (2) increase the top individual income tax rate to 39.6% (currently 37%).
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make modifications to the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to apprenticeship and on-job training for participants who become unemployed, and for other purposes.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make modifications to the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to apprenticeship and on-job training for participants who become unemployed, and for other purposes. 1. Modifications to veterans educational assistance relating to apprenticeship or on-job training requirements and unemployment (a) In general Paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of section 3687 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (2) (A) Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), for any month in which an individual fails to complete 120 hours of training, the entitlement otherwise chargeable under paragraph (1) shall be reduced in the same proportion as the monthly training assistance allowance payable is reduced under subsection (b)(3). (B) In the case of an individual who is unemployed, the requirement under subparagraph (A) shall not apply during the shorter of the following periods: (i) The period the individual is unemployed. (ii) The 120-day period beginning on the date on which the individual becomes unemployed. (C) Any period during which subparagraph (A) does not apply by reason of subparagraph (B) shall not— (i) be counted for purposes of section 3695 of this title; or (ii) result in a reduction in the amount of monthly training assistance payable to the individual pursuant to subsection (b)(3). (D) The period for which, by reason of subparagraph (B), educational assistance is not charged against entitlement or counted toward the applicable aggregate period under section 3695 of this title shall not exceed the aggregate of— (i) the portion of the period of enrollment in the course from which the individual did not receive credit or with respect to which the individual lost training time, as determined under subsection (b)(2); and (ii) the period by which a monthly stipend is extended under section 3680(a)(2)(B) of this title. (E) (i) In the case of an individual who fails to complete 120 hours of training during a month, but who completed more than 120 hours of training during a previous month, the individual may apply the number of hours in excess of 120 that the individual completed for that month to the month for which the individual failed to complete 120 hours. (ii) If the addition of such excess hours results in a total of 120 hours or more, the individual shall be treated as an individual who has completed 120 hours of training for that month. (iii) Any excess hours applied to a different month under this subparagraph may only be applied to one such month. . (b) Applicability The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any period beginning on or after March 1, 2020.

Summary: This bill eliminates the required proportional reduction in Department of Veterans Affairs training assistance benefits for apprenticeships or on-job training for up to 120 days while an individual is unemployed.
A bill to extend the period of the temporary authority to extend contracts and leases under the ARMS Initiative.

To extend the period of the temporary authority to extend contracts and leases under the ARMS Initiative. 1. Extension of period of temporary authority to extend contracts and leases under the ARMS Initiative Section 343 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( 10 U.S.C. 7554 the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act November 25, 2025,

Summary: This bill extends to November 25, 2025, the period of temporary authority for the Department of Defense (DOD) to extend contracts and leases under the Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support Program (i.e., the ARMS initiative).
A bill to make certain irrigation districts eligible for Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program pumping power, and for other purposes.

To make certain irrigation districts eligible for Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program pumping power, and for other purposes. 1. Eligibility of certain areas to receive Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program pumping power Section 5(a) of Public Law 89–108 (6) Eligibility of certain irrigation districts to receive pumping power (A) Definition of eligible irrigation district In this paragraph, the term eligible irrigation district (i) the test area referred to in paragraph (1); or (ii) an area within the 28,000-acre area described in paragraph (3) that is analyzed by the Secretary, but not developed, under that paragraph. (B) Eligibility An eligible irrigation district shall be eligible to receive Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program pumping power— (i) subject to any terms and at any rates established by the Secretary; and (ii) in accordance with a contract entered into under subparagraph (C). (C) Contract (i) In general Subject to clause (ii), the Secretary may enter into a contract with an eligible irrigation district to provide Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program pumping power to the eligible irrigation district. (ii) Requirement No Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program pumping power may be delivered to an eligible irrigation district under this paragraph until the date on which a contract authorizing the delivery to the irrigation district is executed under clause (i). .

Summary: This bill makes certain irrigation districts in North Dakota eligible to receive pumping power (i.e., hydropower) from the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, subject to the terms and rates established by the Bureau of Reclamation. Under this bill, an irrigation district must enter into a contract with Reclamation to receive such pumping power.
Members of Congress Pension Opt Out Clarification Act

To allow Members of Congress to opt out of the Federal Employees Retirement System, and allow Members who opt out of the Federal Employees Retirement System to continue to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End Plush Retirements Act 2. Making FERS optional for Members (a) In general (1) Amendment Section 8401(20) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking , and who (in the case 2004 (2) Applicability The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to an individual who first serves as a Member of the House of Representatives, including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress, on or after the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Continued participation in TSP (1) Amendment Section 8401(20) of title 5, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended— (A) by striking term Member (A) has ; (B) by inserting , subject to subparagraph (B), except that (C) by adding and (D) by adding at the end the following: (B) for purposes of subchapter III, has the same meaning as provided in section 2106, without regard to whether the individual elects not to participate in the Federal Employees' Retirement System; . (2) Conforming amendment to TSP Section 8431(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting except as provided in section 8401(20)(B), subchapter, (3) Applicability The amendments made by this subsection shall apply with respect to an individual who makes an election described in section 8401(20) of title 5, United States Code, not to participate in the Federal Employees' Retirement System before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act. October 28, 2019 Reported without amendment

Summary: Members of Congress Pension Opt Out Clarification Act This bill allows future Members of the House of Representatives to opt out of the Federal Employees Retirement System, an option currently available to Members of the House who began serving before September 30, 2003, and all Senators. In addition, it permits Members of Congress who opt out to continue to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan.
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify certain activities that would have been authorized under Nationwide Permit 12 and other Nationwide Permits, and for other purposes.

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify certain activities that would have been authorized under Nationwide Permit 12 and other Nationwide Permits, and for other purposes. 1. Activities under nationwide permit 12 and other nationwide permits Section 404(e) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1344(e) (3) Authorized activities (A) In general Subject to subparagraph (B) and notwithstanding the consultation requirements under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1536 Issuance and Reissuance of Nationwide Permits (i) the Secretary and the non-Federal applicant seeking to carry out the activity comply with all other applicable Nationwide Permit requirements; and (ii) for activities for which the submission of a pre-construction notification is required pursuant to general condition 18, as described in the final rule or any subsequent reissuance of the Nationwide Permits, the Secretary— (I) makes a written determination that the activity will have no effect on— (aa) a species listed as a threatened species or an endangered species under section 4 of that Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1533 (bb) land designated as a critical habitat under that Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 (II) documents that the Secretary relied on and incorporated all applicable species- and activity-specific conditions and measures determined to be appropriate by the Secretary from any consultation carried out under section 7 of that Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1536 (B) Termination The authority provided under this paragraph terminates on March 18, 2026. .

Summary: This bill provides statutory authority under the Clean Water Act for activities authorized in the reissued final rule titled Issuance and Reissuance of Nationwide Permits and specifies requirements and criteria for subsequent reissuances of such permits. Nationwide permits are issued for periods of up to five years by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to authorize activities that have minimal individual and cumulative adverse environmental effects.
A bill to amend the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 to include California in the program, and for other purposes.

To amend the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 to include California in the program, and for other purposes. 1. Nutria eradication The Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 ( Public Law 108–16 (1) in section 2— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking Wetlands and tidal marshes of the Chesapeake Bay and in Louisiana Wetlands, tidal marshes, and agricultural lands (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking in Maryland and Louisiana (iii) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: (3) Traditional harvest methods to control or eradicate nutria have failed. Consequently, marsh loss, loss of public and private wetlands, and loss of agricultural lands are accelerating. ; and (B) in subsection (b), by striking the State of Maryland and the State of Louisiana any State that has demonstrated the need (2) in section 3— (A) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) Grant authority The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this Act as the Secretary ; (B) by striking subsection (b); (C) in subsection (d)— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking the program may a State program referred to in subsection (a) may (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking the program may a State program referred to in subsection (a) may (D) in subsection (e), by inserting to a State provided (E) in subsection (f), by striking $4,000,000 $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. (F) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as subsections (b) through (e).

Summary: This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 and revises the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003, which provided grants to Maryland and Louisiana for a program to eradicate or control nutria (a type of rodent). The program also provided grants to restore marshland damaged by nutria. This bill revises the grant program, including by expanding the program to include grants for eradicating nutria in any state that has demonstrated a need for the program as well as grants for restoring wetlands or agricultural lands damaged by nutria.
Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail Designation Act

To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail Designation Act 2. Designation of the Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1244(a) (31) Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail (A) In general The Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail, a trail of approximately 3,292 miles following the route operated by the Butterfield Overland Mail Company, known as the Ox-Bow Route Study Route Maps Butterfield Overland Trail National Historical Trail Special Resource Study (B) Maps The maps described in subparagraph (A) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (C) Administration The trail established by subparagraph (A) shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. (D) Land acquisition The United States shall not acquire for the trail established by subparagraph (A) any land or interest in land outside of the exterior boundary of any federally administered area without the consent of the owner of the land or interest in land. .

Summary: Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail Designation Act This bill designates the trail extending approximately 3,292 miles and following the route operated by the Butterfield Overland Mail Company, known as the Ox-Bow Route, to transport mail and passengers between the eastern end points of St. Louis, Missouri, and Memphis, Tennessee, and extending westward through the states of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, to the western end point of San Francisco, California, as the Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail. The United States shall not acquire for the trail any land or interest in land outside of the exterior boundary of any federally administered area without the consent of the owner of such land or interest in land.
Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and modify employer educational assistance programs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act 2. Temporary increase in exclusion for educational assistance programs In the case of taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019, and before January 1, 2022, section 127(a)(2) $12,000 $5,250 3. Expenses for education-related tools and technology (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 127(c) equipment education-related tools and technology and other equipment (b) Education-Related tools and technology Subsection (c) of section 127 (8) Education-related tools and technology For purposes of paragraph (1), the term education-related tools and technology (A) hand tools and construction equipment, (B) computer or peripheral equipment (as defined in section 168(i)(2)(B)), (C) computer software (as defined in section 197(e)(3)(B)), including any licensing fees, (D) internet access and related services (including equipment or technology necessary for internet access), (E) internet, mobile, or virtual reality learning tools and technology, (F) licensure fees, materials, or other equipment, and (G) any other tools or technology as determined by the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Education, provided to an employee which is required for the education of the employee or in connection with a course of instruction for the employee, or is required in order for the employee to obtain professional advancement, to obtain any certification, licensure, or employment under any State, regional or national guidelines or regulations applicable to a trade or other skilled profession, or to maintain such a certification, licensure, or employment through a continuing education program. . (c) Employee retention of education-Related tools and technology Paragraph (1) of section 127(c) completion of a course of instruction, completion of a course of instruction (other than education-related tools and technology not described in paragraph (8)(D)), (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred on or after the first day of the calendar quarter which includes the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act This bill increases to $12,000 in 2020-2021, the exclusion from employee gross income, for income tax purposes, of employer-paid educational assistance programs. The bill also expands the definition of educational equipment provided to an employee to include education-related tools and technology and other equipment (e.g., hand tools, computers, software, licensure fees).
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 303 East Mississippi Avenue in Elwood, Illinois, as the "Lawrence M. 'Larry' Walsh Sr. Post Office".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 303 East Mississippi Avenue in Elwood, Illinois, as the Lawrence M. Larry 1. Lawrence M. Larry (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 303 East Mississippi Avenue in Elwood, Illinois, shall be known and designated as the Lawrence M. Larry (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Lawrence M. Larry

Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 303 East Mississippi Avenue in Elwood, Illinois, as the "Lawrence M. 'Larry' Walsh Sr. Post Office."
Veterans Burial Benefit Correction Act of 2020

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide outer burial receptacles for each new grave in cemeteries that are the subjects of certain grants made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Burial Benefit Correction Act of 2020 2. Outer burial receptacles for each new grave in cemeteries that are the subjects of certain grants made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs Section 2306(e) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting , or in a cemetery that is the subject of a grant to a State or a tribal organization under section 2408 of this title, National Cemetery Administration (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following new paragraph (2): (2) (A) The use of outer burial receptacles in a cemetery under the control of the National Cemetery Administration or in a cemetery that is the subject of a grant to a State or a tribal organization under section 2408 of this title shall be in accordance with regulations or procedures approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. (B) The use of outer burial receptacles in Arlington National Cemetery shall be in accordance with regulations or procedures approved by the Secretary of the Army. (C) The use of outer burial receptacles in a national cemetery administered by the National Park Service shall be in accordance with regulations or procedures approved by the Secretary of the Interior. .

Summary: Veterans Burial Benefit Correction Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide an outer burial receptacle (i.e., a container for a casket) for new graves in cemeteries funded by a grant to a state or a tribal organization under the Veterans Cemetery Grants Program.