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Obamacare Regressive Tax Relief Act

Bill: 114-hr-5712
Sponsor: Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6]
Introduced: 2016-07-11 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Inflation and prices
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: 

Obamacare Regressive Tax Relief Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the penalties for individuals who fail to maintain the minimum essential health insurance coverage required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Introduced in House
No Ex-Im Assistance for Terrorism Act

Bill: 114-hr-5715
Sponsor: Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6]
Introduced: 2016-07-11 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Government lending and loan guarantees
Iran
Middle East
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: 

No Ex-Im Assistance for Terrorism Act

 
This bill amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to prohibit the Export-Import Bank from guaranteeing, insuring, extending credit, or participating in the extension of credit in connection with the export of U.S. goods or services sought by:
 
 
 the Government of Iran, an entity owned or controlled by it, or an entity created under Iranian law;
 
 an entity involving the Government of Iran, owned or controlled by the Government of Iran, or created under Iranian law; or
 
 a non-U.S. entity that, in the last five-years, has leased or re-exported aircraft to the Government of Iran. 


action_date: 2016-11-14
text: 

No Ex-Im Assistance for Terrorism Act

 
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to prohibit the Export-Import Bank from guaranteeing, insuring, extending credit, or participating in the extension of credit in connection with the export of U.S. goods or services sought by:
 
 
the Government of Iran, an entity owned or controlled by it, an entity created under Iranian law, or a foreign subsidiary of such an entity; 
an entity involving the Government of Iran, owned or controlled by the Government of Iran, created under Iranian law, or a foreign subsidiary of such an entity; or 
a non-U.S. entity that, in the last five-years, has leased or sold aircraft to the Government of Iran, or a subsidiary or controlling parent of such a non-U.S. entity. 
 
 
The Bank must cancel approved financing if it finds that such financing has facilitated the export, sale, or lease of an aircraft to the Government of Iran or a related entity and must seek immediate recovery of any amount it has provided in connection with the transaction. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-11-14
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 642.
action_date: 2016-11-14
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 114-819.
action_date: 2016-11-14
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 114-819.
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 21.
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from issuing certain licenses in connection with the export or re-export of a commercial passenger aircraft to the Islamic Republic of Iran, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to issue an annual report on the status of, and risks related to, U.S. financial institutions involved with the sale or lease of such a commercial passenger aircraft, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-5716
Sponsor: Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9]
Introduced: 2016-07-11 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Iran
Licensing and registrations
Middle East
Terrorism
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: 
This bill prohibits the Department of the Treasury from issuing a license for the export or re-export of commercial passenger aircraft to the Islamic Republic of Iran.
 
Treasury shall submit an annual report to Congress:
 
 
stating whether any U.S. financial institution is involved with the sale or lease of commercial passenger aircraft to Iran by a non-U.S. manufacturer; and
 
containing a description of the risks related to repayment, money laundering, and the financing of terrorism faced by U.S. financial institutions that are involved in such transactions. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Introduced in House
Medicaid Data and Benefit Improvement Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5717
Sponsor: Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7]
Introduced: 2016-07-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Drug therapy
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Medicaid
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: 

Medicaid Data and Benefit Improvement Act of 2016

 
This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to: (1) extend Medicaid coverage of tobacco cessation services for pregnant women through the first full year after giving birth, and (2) add requirements related to the collection of specified Medicaid data from states.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Introduced in House
Central Wasatch National Conservation and Recreation Area Act

Bill: 114-hr-5718
Sponsor: Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2016-07-11 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
Land transfers
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Sports and recreation facilities
Utah
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: 

Central Wasatch National Conservation and Recreation Area Act

 
This bill establishes the Central Wasatch National Conservation and Recreation Area in Utah, comprising approximately 79,109 acres of federal land in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
 
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall develop a comprehensive plan for the long-term management of the area.
 
The bill adjusts the boundaries of Mount Olympus, Twin Peaks, and Lone Peak Wildernesses. 
 
The bill designates certain land in the forest as the Grandeur Peak-Mount Aire Wilderness and a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. 
 
The bill designates approximately 1,800 acres of federal land in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest as the White Pine Special Management Area. 
 
The bill prohibits timber harvesting within the special management area. 
 
The bill withdraws all federal land within the conservation and recreation area from: (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
 
USDA shall allow installation of access and avalanche control devices, excluding ski lifts, within or adjacent to the area. 
 
The bill arranges for a potential land exchange involving specified National Forest System land and private ski areas in Utah. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-11-15
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2016-07-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Introduced in House
Checkpoint Safety Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5720
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2016-07-11 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Transportation
Detention of persons
Executive agency funding and structure
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement officers
State and local government operations
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: 

Checkpoint Safety Act of 2016

 
This bill revises minimum requirements for the deployment of armed law enforcement personnel at security screening locations at certain airports.
 
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), formerly the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security of the Department of Transportation, shall order the deployment of at least one armed law enforcement officer within 300 feet of the security screening location and within the terminal during operating hours of each airport having annual enplanements of eight million or more or international enplanements of one million or more. The TSA shall order the deployment of additional armed law enforcement officers at such airports if deemed necessary to ensure airport security.
 
The bill revises air transportation security program requirements to provide that such programs ensure:
 
 
law enforcement presence at each airport is adequate to ensure the safety of passengers, as under current law, and their property;
 
close cooperation between all relevant parties in ensuring airport security;
 
high training standards for all security and law enforcement personnel;
 
prompt notification of, and law enforcement response to, any security incidents at airports, including detention of persons who attempt to evade transportation security screening; and 
 
multiple means for TSA Officers or members of the public to request prompt law enforcement assistance in the airport.
 
 
The bill repeals TSA authority for allowing deputized state and local law enforcement officers to be stationed other than at airport security screening locations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Introduced in House
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a temporary exception to the site neutral payment rate for certain discharges from long-term care hospitals that involve severe wounds.

Bill: 114-hr-5723
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-9]
Introduced: 2016-07-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Hospital care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Surgery and anesthesia

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: 
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to, with respect to certain discharges involving severe wounds, extend and expand a temporary exception from certain Medicare payment limits for long-term care hospital (LTCH) inpatient services. Current law generally applies payment limits to inpatient services for LTCHs that do not meet specified discharge requirements. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5724
Sponsor: Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10]
Introduced: 2016-07-11 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Credit and credit markets
Interest, dividends, interest rates

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: 

Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Revised Statutes and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to state that bank loans that are valid when made as to their maximum rate of interest in accordance with federal law shall remain valid with respect to that rate regardless of whether a bank has subsequently sold or assigned the loan to a third party. (Under these laws, interest may be charged on loans to customers at the greater of: (1) a rate not more than 1% above the discount rate on 90-day commercial paper in effect at the Federal Reserve Bank for the district in which the lender is located, or (2) the highest rate allowed by the laws of the state in which the lender is located.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Introduced in House
IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5725
Sponsor: Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10]
Introduced: 2016-07-11 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Government information and archives
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: 

IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2016 

 
This bill specifies requirements for Internal Revenue Service (IRS) programs to disclose returns and return information to confirm a taxpayer's income for a legitimate business purpose. 
 
The IRS must ensure that the disclosure process is: (1) conducted entirely through fully automated and electronic means accessible through the Internet, and (2) able to be completed in as close to real-time as is practicable. In establishing the program, the IRS must, to the extent practicable, use resources in operation or in development at the IRS. 
 
Recipients authorized to receive returns or return information on behalf of taxpayers must maintain adequate security to protect the information being disclosed. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Introduced in House
Better Informing Veterans' Healthcare Decisions Act

Bill: 114-hr-5726
Sponsor: Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
Introduced: 2016-07-11 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Department of Veterans Affairs
Disability and paralysis
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health promotion and preventive care
Mental health
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: 

Better Informing Veterans' Healthcare Decisions Act

 
This bill urges the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that preventing veteran suicide and providing veterans access to mental health care is its top reform priority. 
 
The VA shall, every 30 days, determine and provide to the Department of Defense, with respect to the previous year:
 
 
the average national wait times (in days) for veterans enrolled in the VA health care system to receive appointments for mental health care and primary health care at VA medical facilities, 
 
the average time for the VA to process a claim for disability compensation, and 
 
the average time for the VA to decide an appeal of such a claim. 
 
 
The VA shall place a sign displaying the most current such times in a conspicuous location at each career counselor or career assistance advisor office.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-08-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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.
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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.
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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.
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Introduced in House
Fair Treatment of Scholarships Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5730
Sponsor: Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6]
Introduced: 2016-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Higher education
Income tax exclusion
Inflation and prices
Research administration and funding
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: 

Fair Treatment of Scholarships Act of 2016 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the provision which excludes from the gross income of a student any amount that is received as a qualified scholarship used for qualified tuition and related expenses. 
 
The bill expands the exclusion to: (1) permit the scholarship to be used for room and board costs for which there is an allowance under the Higher Education Act of 1965; and (2) to specify that &quot;qualified tuition and related expenses&quot; include fees, books, supplies, and equipment required for research at the educational organization. 
 
The amount included in qualified tuition and related expenses for research not required for a course of instruction may not exceed $300 per year, adjusted for inflation after 2016. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Introduced in House
SAVE UP Act

Bill: 114-hr-5731
Sponsor: Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2016-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business expenses
Employee benefits and pensions
Executive agency funding and structure
Financial services and investments
Government trust funds
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Income tax deferral
Small business
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: 

Secure, Accessible, Valuable, Efficient Universal Pension Accounts Act or the SAVE UP Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish the SAVE UP Account program to provide tax-exempt retirement accounts to employees who are not otherwise eligible for certain retirement plans. 
 
The bill establishes: (1) a board of trustees to create and manage the accounts, (2) a board of governors to establish policies for the investment and management of fund assets, and (3) a trust fund and accounts in the Treasury for the program. 
 
An employer must establish an account contribution program if: (1) the employer's aggregate number of employee hours of service during the preceding year was at least 1,600; (2) the employer does not offer a retirement plan to all employees. Government entities and churches are exempt from this requirement. 
 
Under the contribution program, employers must: (1) contribute at least 50 cents per hour worked by the employee; and (2) make automatic contributions on behalf of employees who do not opt-out, beginning with 3% of wages and eventually increasing to 5%.
 
The bill sets forth requirements for: (1) determining an employee's share of positive net investment returns, and (2) paying benefits from the accounts in the form of an annuity 
 
The bill allows a tax credit for certain small employers who elect to set up contribution programs for their employees. 
 
If an employer fails to maintain a required contribution program, the bill disallows the deduction for compensation for services performed by employees of the employer. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5733
Sponsor: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
Introduced: 2016-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Government lending and loan guarantees
Minority and disadvantaged businesses

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: 

Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016

 
 This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 1961 to revise the limits for the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) conservation loan guarantee program. 
 
The bill replaces the existing 80% limit on the portion of a loan that USDA may guarantee with limits that range from 80%-90%, depending on the principal amount of the loan. For socially disadvantaged or beginning farmers or ranchers, the bill replaces the existing 90% limit with limits that range from 85%-95%, depending on the principal amount of the loan.
 
USDA may not guarantee a loan under the program that exceeds $3.5 million. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-08-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Introduced in House