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Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 2. Repeal of excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (a) In general Chapter 43 (b) Conforming amendment Section 6051 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Applicable Employer-Sponsored Coverage For purposes of subsection (a)(14)— (1) In general The term applicable employer-sponsored coverage (2) Exceptions The term applicable employer-sponsored coverage (A) any coverage (whether through insurance or otherwise) described in section 9832(c)(1) (other than subparagraph (G) thereof) or for long-term care, or (B) any coverage under a separate policy, certificate, or contract of insurance which provides benefits substantially all of which are for treatment of the mouth (including any organ or structure within the mouth) or for treatment of the eye, or (C) any coverage described in section 9832(c)(3) the payment for which is not excludable from gross income and for which a deduction under section 162(l) is not allowable. (3) Coverage includes employee paid portion Coverage shall be treated as applicable employer-sponsored coverage without regard to whether the employer or employee pays for the coverage. (4) Self-employed individual In the case of an individual who is an employee within the meaning of section 401(c)(1), coverage under any group health plan providing health insurance coverage shall be treated as applicable employer-sponsored coverage if a deduction is allowable under section 162(l) with respect to all or any portion of the cost of the coverage. (5) Governmental plans included Applicable employer-sponsored coverage shall include coverage under any group health plan established and maintained primarily for its civilian employees by the Government of the United States, by the government of any State or political subdivision thereof, or by any agency or instrumentality of any such government. (6) Employee The term employee . (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 43 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to section 4980I. (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

Summary: Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal, beginning with taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, the excise tax on employer-sponsored health care coverage for which there is an excess benefit (high-cost plans).
Excessive Use of Force Prevention Act of 2015

To amend section 242 of title 18, United States Code, to forbid the use of chokeholds by persons subject to that provision’s prohibitions, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Excessive Use of Force Prevention Act of 2015 2. Chokeholds as civil rights violations Section 242 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: For the purposes of this section, the application of any pressure to the throat or windpipe which may prevent or hinder breathing or reduce intake of air is a punishment, pain, or penalty

Summary: Excessive Use of Force Prevention Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to include the application of any pressure to the throat or windpipe which may prevent or hinder breathing or reduce intake of air within the meaning of "punishment, pain, or penalty" for purposes of the federal prohibition against deprivation of rights under color of law.
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans. 1. Improved access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 17 1720H. Medical services for women veterans (a) Access to care The Secretary shall ensure that gender specific services are continuously available at every medical center and community based outpatient clinic of the Department. (b) Availability of personnel The Secretary may employ such personnel and enter into such contracts as may be necessary to provide the services required under subsection (a) based on the standards of the Department and the demand, and the projected growth of the demand, for such services, as determined by the Secretary . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1720G the following new item: 1720H. Medical services for women veterans. .

Summary: Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that gender specific services are continuously available at every VA medical center and community based outpatient clinic. Authorizes the VA to employ such personnel and enter into such contracts as may be necessary to provide such services based on the standards of the VA and the demand for such services.
FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2015

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for a certain effective date with respect to deemed tobacco products, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2015 2. Date for application of Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deemed tobacco products Section 901(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 387a(b) (1) by striking This chapter shall apply (1) In general This chapter shall apply ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) Deemed tobacco products For each tobacco product deemed subject to the requirements of the Act pursuant to paragraph (1), each reference in sections 905(j) and 910(a)— (A) to February 15, 2007 the effective date of the regulation under which a tobacco product is deemed subject to the requirements of this Act pursuant to section 901(b)(1) (B) to 21 months after the date of enactment of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act 21 months after such effective date .

Summary: FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise premarket review and reporting requirements for products deemed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be tobacco products. A product is not subject to premarket review by the FDA if it is introduced to market before that type of product is deemed a tobacco product. A person introducing a tobacco product that is substantially similar to a marketed product less than 21 months after that type of product is deemed a tobacco product must submit a report to the FDA on the similar product not later than 21 months after that type of product is deemed a tobacco product. (A report is required at least 90 days prior to introduction of a tobacco product that is substantially similar to a marketed product if that type of product has been deemed a tobacco product for 21 months or more.)
Immigration Accountability Act

To prohibit the use of funds to carry out memoranda issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security and the President, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Immigration Accountability Act 2. Prohibition on use of funds None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available, including any funds or fees collected or otherwise made available for expenditure, by any Act for any fiscal year may be used to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce the policies in any of the following: (1) The memorandum issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security on June 15, 2012, on exercising prosecutorial discretion with respect to individuals who came to the United States as children. (2) The memoranda issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security on November 20, 2014, on any of the following subjects: (A) Southern border and approaches campaign. (B) Policies for the apprehension, detention, and removal of undocumented immigrants. (C) Secure Communities. (D) Personnel reform for Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. (E) Exercising prosecutorial discretion with respect to individuals who came to the United States as children and with respect to certain individuals who are the parents of U.S. citizens or permanent residents. (F) Expansion of the Provisional Waiver Program. (G) Policies supporting U.S. high skilled businesses and workers. (H) Families of U.S. Armed Forces members and enlistees. (I) Directive to provide consistency regarding advanced parole. (J) Policies to promote and increase access to U.S. citizenship. (3) The memoranda issued by the President on November 21, 2014, on any of the following subjects: (A) Creating welcoming communities and fully integrating immigrants and refugees. (B) Modernizing and streamlining the U.S. immigrant visa system for the 21st century. (4) Any substantially similar memorandum issued after November 21, 2014. 3. Conforming amendments Section 286(n) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1356(n) (1) by striking (n) (n)(1) (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) No deposit in the Immigration Examinations Fee Account .

Summary: Immigration Accountability Act This bill prohibits the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year to implement or enforce specified immigration-related policies in: the memoranda issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security on November 20, 2014, which includes prosecutorial discretion regarding individuals who came to the United States as children and regarding certain individuals who are the parents of U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and expansion of the provisional waiver program; the memoranda issued by the President on November 21, 2014, which includes modernizing and streamlining the U.S. immigrant visa system for the 21st century; the memorandum issued by the Secretary on June 15, 2012, on exercising prosecutorial discretion with respect to individuals who came to the United States as children; and any substantially similar memorandum issued after November 21, 2014.
EACH Act

To amend section 5000A 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Equitable Access to Care and Health Act EACH Act 2. Additional religious exemption from health coverage responsibility requirement (a) In general Section 5000A(d)(2)(A) (A) Religious conscience exemptions (i) In general Such term shall not include any individual for any month if such individual has in effect an exemption under section 1311(d)(4)(H) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which certifies that— (I) such individual is a member of a recognized religious sect or division thereof which is described in section 1402(g)(1), and is adherent of established tenets or teachings of such sect or division as described in such section, or (II) such individual is a member of a religious sect or division thereof which is not described in section 1402(g)(1), who relies solely on a religious method of healing, and for whom the acceptance of medical health services would be inconsistent with the religious beliefs of the individual. (ii) Special rules (I) Medical health services defined For purposes of this subparagraph, the term medical health services (II) Attestation required Clause (i)(II) shall apply to an individual for months in a taxable year only if the information provided by the individual under section 1411(b)(5)(A) of such Act includes an attestation that the individual has not received medical health services during the preceding taxable year. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013. (c) Construction Nothing in the amendment made by subsection (a) shall preempt any State law requiring the provision of medical treatment for children, especially those who are seriously ill. September 28, 2015 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Equitable Access to Care and Health Act or the EACH Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the religious conscience exemption under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to exempt individuals who rely solely on a religious method of healing and for whom the acceptance of medical health services would be inconsistent with their religious beliefs from the requirement to purchase and maintain minimum essential health care coverage. The individual claiming such exemption must provide an attestation that he or she has not received medical health services during the preceding taxable year. The bill defines "medical health services" to exclude routine dental, vision and hearing services, midwifery services, vaccinations, necessary medical services for children, services required by law or by a third party, and other services provided by the Department of Health and Human Services. The exemption allowed by this Act does not preempt any state law requiring the provision of medical treatment for children, especially those who are seriously ill.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on the imposition of employment taxes on wages in excess of the contribution and benefit base.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on the imposition of employment taxes on wages in excess of the contribution and benefit base. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keeping Social Security Solvent Act of 2015 2. Repeal of limitation on social security wage base for FICA and SECA (a) FICA Paragraph (1) of section 3121(a) (b) SECA Subsection (b) of section 1402 of such Code is amended by striking include— 3211. include the net earnings from self-employment, if such net earnings for the taxable year are less than $400. (c) Conforming amendments (1) Section 31 of such Code is amended by striking subsection (b) and redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b). (2) Section 51(h)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by striking except that the contribution and benefit base for each calendar year shall be deemed to be not to exceed (3) Section 3121(s) of such Code is amended by striking 3102, 3111, and 3121(a)(1) 3102 and 3111 (4) Section 3122 of such Code is amended by striking The person making such return may, for convenience of administration, make payments of the tax imposed under section 3111 with respect to such service without regard to the contribution and benefit base limitation in section 3121(a)(1), and he shall not be required to obtain a refund of the tax paid under section 3111 on that part of the remuneration not included in wages by reason of section 3121(a)(1). (5) Subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of section 3125 of such Code are each amended by striking the last sentence. (6) Section 6413 of such Code is amended by striking subsection (c). (7) Section 643(d)(1) of such Code is amended by striking 31(c) 31(b) (8) Subsection (c) of section 230 of the Social Security Act and sections 1402, 3121, 3122, 3125, 6413, and 6654 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (d) Effective date (1) The amendments made by subsections (a), (b), and (d) shall apply with respect to remuneration paid after December 31, 2015. (2) The amendments made by subsection (c) shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015.

Summary: Keeping Social Security Solvent Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the taxes on employment and self-employment compensation, to repeal the limit on the amount of compensation subject to such taxes (i.e., the contribution and benefit base, currently $118,500 in 2015).
Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2015

To provide that chapter 1 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2015 2. Inapplicability of chapter 1 (a) In General Chapter 1 (b) Definition For purposes of this section, the term institution of higher education 0 U.S.C. 1002 3. Prohibition on limitations on ability of students to pursue claims against certain institutions of higher education Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1094(a) (30) The institution will not require any student to agree to, and will not enforce, any limitation or restriction (including a limitation or restriction on any available choice of applicable law, a jury trial, or venue) on the ability of a student to pursue a claim, individually or with others, against an institution in court. . 4. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2015 This bill makes procedures for the enforcement of arbitration agreements inapplicable to an enrollment agreement between a student and an institution of higher education (IHE). The bill also amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to forbid an IHE that participates in federal student aid programs, including work-study programs, from requiring a student to agree to any restriction on the student's ability to pursue a claim, individually or with others, against it in court.
To amend title 18, United States Code, to add certain tax-related crimes to the definition of aggravated identity theft, and for other purposes.

To amend title 18, United States Code, to add certain tax-related crimes to the definition of aggravated identity theft, and for other purposes. 1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Taxpayer Identity Theft Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2015 2. Tax-related Crimes Section 1028A(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking or (2) by striking the period in paragraph (11) and adding a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (12) any provision of subchapter A of chapter 75 (13) any of the following when committed in connection with the filing of a return of tax under subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986: (A) Section 286 (relating to conspiracy to defraud the Government with respect to claims). (B) Section 287 (relating to false, fictitious or fraudulent claims). (C) Section 371 (relating to conspiracy to commit any offense against the United States, or to defraud the United States). .

Summary: Taxpayer Identity Theft Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to include certain felony violations under the Internal Revenue Code as aggravated identity theft, including the following offenses when committed in connection with the filing of a tax return: (1) conspiracy to defraud the government with respect to claims; (2) false, fictitious or fraudulent claims; and (3) conspiracy to commit any offense against, or to defraud, the United States.
Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2015

To permanently allow an exclusion under the Supplemental Security Income program and the Medicaid program for compensation provided to individuals who participate in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2015 2. Elimination of sunset provision Effective as if included in the enactment of the Improving Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–255

Summary: Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2015 This bill amends the Improving Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2009 to repeal the sunset of, and so extend indefinitely, the exclusion from resources under titles XVI (Supplemental Security Income) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, for eligibility purposes, of compensation in the amount of the first $2,000 per year received by individuals who participate in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions.
Child Support Assistance Act of 2015

To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to clarify the ability to request consumer reports in certain cases to establish and enforce child support payments and awards. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Child Support Assistance Act of 2015 2. Requests for consumer reports by State or local child support enforcement agencies Paragraph (4) of section 604(a) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1681b(a)(4) (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking or determining the appropriate level of such payments , determining the appropriate level of such payments, or enforcing a child support order, award, agreement, or judgment (2) in subparagraph (B)— (A) by striking paternity parentage (B) by adding and (3) by striking subparagraph (C); and (4) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C). October 6, 2015 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Child Support Assistance Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act, with respect to the permissible purposes of consumer reports, to authorize a consumer reporting agency to furnish a consumer report in response to a request by the head of a state or local child support enforcement agency (or an authorized state or local government official), if the requester certifies that the report is needed for enforcing a child support order, award, agreement, or judgment. Repeals the requirement for 10 days' prior notice to a consumer whose report is requested.
To repeal titles I and II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

To repeal titles I and II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. 1. Repeal Titles I and II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( 12 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.

Summary: This bill amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal Title I (Financial Stability) and Title II (Orderly Liquidation Authority). The bill revives or restores the provisions of law amended or repealed by such titles as if the titles had not been enacted.
Student Worker Exemption Act of 2016

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt student workers for purposes of determining a higher education institution’s employer health care shared responsibility. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Worker Exemption Act of 2016 2. Student workers exempted from determination of higher education institution’s employer health care shared responsibility (a) In general Subsection (c) of section 4980H (5) Exception for student workers (A) In general Services rendered as a student worker to an eligible educational institution (as defined in section 25A(f)(2)) shall not be taken into account under this section as service provided by an employee. (B) Student worker For purposes of this paragraph, the term student worker (i) is employed by such institution, and (ii) is a student enrolled at the institution and is carrying a full-time academic workload, as determined by the institution, under a standard applicable to all students enrolled in a particular educational program. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2015. July 5, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Student Worker Exemption Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude students who are employed by an institution of higher education (IHE) and carrying a full-time academic workload at the IHE from being counted as full-time employees in calculating the IHE's shared responsibility regarding health care coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.