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Help All Americans Save for College Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5186
Sponsor: Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2]
Introduced: 2016-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Disability and paralysis
Employee benefits and pensions
Employment taxes
Higher education
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Income tax rates
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: 

Help All Americans Save for College Act of 2016 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the tax treatment of qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) and ABLE accounts. (Tax-favored ABLE [Achieving a Better Life Experience] accounts are designed to enable individuals with disabilities to save for and pay for disability-related expenses.) 
 
The bill excludes employer contributions to an employee's 529 plan or ABLE account from the gross income of an individual, certain employment taxes, and taxes on self-employment earnings. 
 
The exclusions are limited to the lesser of: (1) the compensation includible in the individual's gross income for the year, or (2) $5,000 ($10,000 in the case of a joint return) for each dependent of the taxpayer who is the designated beneficiary of a 529 plan. 
 
The bill also allows an individual to deduct up to $5,000 of the aggregate contributions of the individual to a 529 plan and an ABLE account. 
 
The bill revises the 10% additional tax for distributions from a 529 plan or an ABLE account that are not used for qualified purposes to change the rate to the greater of: (1) 10%, or (2) the highest rate of income tax applicable to the taxpayer. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: Introduced in House
REACH Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5187
Sponsor: Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12]
Introduced: 2016-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business expenses
Income tax credits
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: 

Research and Experimentation Advances Competitiveness at Home Act of 2016 or the REACH Act of 2016 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the alternative simplified tax credit for research expenses to 20% from the existing rate of 14% (12% for years ending before January 1, 2009). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Enhancing Opportunities for Medical Doctors Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5188
Sponsor: Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4]
Introduced: 2016-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Education programs funding
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Hospital care
Medical education
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: 

Enhancing Opportunities for Medical Doctors Act of 2016

 
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to redistribute unused residency positions for which graduate medical education costs are paid under Medicare. Specifically, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must: (1) reduce a hospital's resident limit by a specified amount if the hospital has unused residency positions and is not a rural hospital with fewer than 250 acute care inpatient beds, and (2) increase the resident limit for each qualifying hospital that applies for an increase. In aggregate, the number of increased positions shall equal the number of reduced positions. The bill establishes specified priorities, limitations, and capacity considerations with respect to redistribution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2016-05-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2016-05-11
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: 2016-05-11
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: 2016-05-11
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: 2016-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Introduced in House
State Outreach for Local Veterans Employment Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5190
Sponsor: Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6]
Introduced: 2016-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Employment and training programs
State and local government operations
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: 

State Outreach for Local Veterans Employment Act of 2016

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Labor from rejecting a disabled veterans training and employment outreach plan submitted by a state based solely on which agency the state selected to carry out the plan.
 
Labor shall encourage each state to: (1) colocate its disabled veterans outreach program specialists and local veterans employment representatives with one or more one-stop centers, and (2) tailor its plan to meet the employment and training needs of in-state veterans. 
 
If a plan addresses a significant employment barrier, a state may propose such barriers as appropriate in order to allow additional categories of veterans to receive outreach and local veterans employment representative services.
 
 Labor shall, if it objects to only a portion of a state's plan: (1) approve those portions of the plan that it does not object to, (2) submit to the state an explanation of which portions were not approved and why, and (3) allow the state to submit revisions to such portions for approval.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3575)
action_date: 2016-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Introduced in House
HELP for Students and Parents Act

Bill: 114-hr-5191
Sponsor: Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10]
Introduced: 2016-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Employee benefits and pensions
Higher education
Income tax credits
Income tax exclusion
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: 

Higher Education Loan Payments for Students and Parents Act or the HELP for Students and Parents Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance programs to exclude from the gross income of an employee: (1) employer payments of principal or interest on loans for higher education expenses incurred by an employee, and (2) any qualified dependent 529 contributions made by the employer. (Under current law, the maximum exclusion for educational assistance programs is $5,250 per year.)
 
A &quot;qualified dependent 529 contribution&quot; is any amount contributed by an employer to a qualified tuition program the designated beneficiary of which is an employee's child who: (1) has not attained the age of 19 at the time of the contribution, or (2) is a student who has not attained the age of 24 at the time of the contribution. 
 
The bill also allows a business tax credit for employer-provided higher education assistance, including: (1) 50% of the student loan repayment expenditures of the taxpayer for the year, and (2) 50% of the qualified dependent 529 contributions made by the taxpayer for the year. The amount taken into account for each expenditure with respect to any employee for any taxable year may not exceed $5,250.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for overflights of national recreation areas where the primary recreational activities involve motorized watercraft, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-5192
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]
Introduced: 2016-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Marine and inland water transportation
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: 
This bill declares that the prohibition against overflights of national parks or tribal lands shall not apply to overflights of national recreational areas where the primary recreational activities involve motorized watercraft.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Introduced in House
529 and ABLE Account Improvement Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5193
Sponsor: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2]
Introduced: 2016-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Disability and paralysis
Employee benefits and pensions
Financial services and investments
Income tax credits
Income tax exclusion
Income tax rates
Inflation and prices
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: 

529 and ABLE Account Improvement Act of 2016 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the tax treatment of qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) and ABLE accounts. (Tax-favored ABLE [Achieving a Better Life Experience] accounts are designed to enable individuals with disabilities to save for and pay for disability-related expenses.) 
 
The bill excludes from gross income a fringe benefit consisting of up to $100 per year (adjusted for inflation after 2016) of employer contributions to an employee's 529 or ABLE account. The employer contribution must be made: (1) to an account for which the designated beneficiary is the employee or a member of the employee's family, and (2) in connection with a payroll deduction contribution program established by the employer. 
 
The bill also: (1) expands the tax credit for small employer pension plan startup costs to include the costs of establishing a payroll deduction contribution program for 529 plans and ABLE accounts;(2) permits 529 funds to be used for transfers to an Individual Retirement Account (IRA), education loan payments, or charitable contributions without being subject to the additional tax for distributions that are not used for qualified higher education expenses; and (3) permits tax-free rollovers of funds between 529 and ABLE accounts for the benefit of the same beneficiary or a family member of the beneficiary.
 
For the purpose of current law restrictions on the frequency of investment directions that a beneficiary or contributor may provide for a 529 or ABLE account, rebalancing investments among broad-based investment strategies established under the program is not an investment direction unless the beneficiary or contributor directs the specific investments within the strategies. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Safe Drug Disposal Tax Credit Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5194
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2016-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business expenses
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Income tax credits
Solid waste and recycling

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: 

Safe Drug Disposal Tax Credit Act of 2016 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a tax credit for 30% of the program costs of an entity to establish or maintain a drug disposal site where individuals can deposit drugs to be disposed of legally at no cost to the individual. The credit includes the costs of materials for the site, outreach and training about the use of the site, and the safe disposal of drugs collected at the site.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E674)
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5196
Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3]
Introduced: 2016-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Adult day care
Aging
Income tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: 

Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 
 
2016

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow caregivers a tax credit for up to $6,000 of the eldercare expenses incurred for their parents (or ancestors of such parents).
 
It also amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to: (1) increase and extend through FY2020 the authorization of appropriations for the National Family Caregiver Support Program, and (2) require the Department of Health and Human Services to award a grant to or enter into a cooperative agreement with a public or private nonprofit entity to establish a National Resource Center on Family Caregiving to provide information on and support for family caregiver support programs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2016-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2016-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2016-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Interdictions Assistance Act

Bill: 114-hr-5197
Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
Introduced: 2016-05-11 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arab-Israeli relations
Arms control and nonproliferation
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Foreign aid and international relief
Iran
Israel
Lebanon
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military education and training
Nuclear weapons
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: 

Interdictions Assistance Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Defense to provide assistance to foreign countries to interdict or seize shipments of items in contravention of U.N. Security Council Resolutions: 
 
 
1701 (cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, deployment of U.N. and Lebanese forces, and the disarmament of all armed groups in Lebanon); or 
 
2231(endorsement of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action regarding the Iranian nuclear issue). 
 
 
Such assistance may include: (1) assistance for logistical and military support by such country for such interdiction or seizure and for the storage, transfer, or destruction of seized or interdicted items; and (2) interdiction training.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2016-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2016-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2016-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Overdraft Protection Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5198
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2016-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Congressional oversight
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Government studies and investigations
Marketing and advertising
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: 
 
Overdraft Protection Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a depository institution from engaging in unfair or deceptive acts or practices in connection with overdraft coverage, or in acts designed to evade the provisions of this Act.
 
Each depository institution that offers or provides overdraft coverage for transaction accounts held at the institution shall clearly and conspicuously disclose overdraft coverage fees. It must also disclose that, if a consumer does not opt-in to such overdraft coverage:
 
 
the consumer's transaction may be declined if there are insufficient funds in the related transaction account, and
 
the consumer will not be charged a fee if such transaction is declined.
 
 
A depository institution may charge overdraft coverage fees in connection with use of an automatic teller machine (ATM) or point of sale transaction only if the consumer has consented in writing, in electronic form, or in another form permitted by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

A depository institution must provide specified consumer disclosures regarding its overdraft protection program, including:
 
 
periodic statements for any transaction account that has an overdraft coverage program feature;
 
prompt notification of the account's overdraft status; and
 
the overdraft coverage fee as an annual percentage rate, permitting consumers to compare meaningfully the overdraft coverage to alternative forms of overdraft options and other sources of credit.
 
 
The bill prescribes overdraft coverage fee limits.
 
The bill prohibits an overdraft coverage fee if the overdraft results solely from a debit hold amount that exceeds the actual dollar amount of the transaction. 
 
A depository institution shall provide consumers who have not consented to participate in an overdraft coverage program transaction accounts with the same terms as those provided to consumers who have consented to participate in such program.
 
The bill prohibits a depository institution from:
 
 
charging a non-sufficient fund fee for any ATM or debit card transaction, or
 
reporting negative information regarding consumer use of overdraft coverage to any consumer reporting agency when the overdraft amounts and coverage fees are paid under the terms of an overdraft coverage program.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Iran-Russia Cooperation Reporting Act

Bill: 114-hr-5200
Sponsor: Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4]
Introduced: 2016-05-11 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Congressional oversight
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Iran
Iraq
Latin America
Lebanon
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military education and training
Military operations and strategy
Nuclear weapons
Persian Gulf
Russia
Sanctions
Syria
Trade restrictions
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: 

Iran-Russia Cooperation Reporting Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Defense to report to Congress annually (as long as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action [JCPA] is in effect) on cooperation between Iran and Russia and how and to what extent such cooperation affects U.S. national security and strategic interests. (The JCPA is the agreement reached by China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, the European Union, and Iran to ensure that Iran's nuclear program will be exclusively peaceful).
 
The report shall include matters relating to: 
 
 
 Iran's space and ballistic missile programs; 
 
overlapping Russia-Iran interests in Latin America; 
 
the intelligence-sharing center established by Iran, Russia, and Syria in Baghdad, Iraq; 
 
 naval cooperation between Iran and Russia and the long-term consequences of Russia's naval presence in the Eastern Mediterranean and Iran's naval presence in the Persian Gulf; 
 
 how cooperation between Iran and Russian has increased with respect to the JCPA; 
 
the likelihood of Iran adopting the Russian model of hybrid warfare against potential targets such as the Gulf Cooperation Council states; 
 
Russian cooperation with Hezbollah in Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq; and 
 
a list of weapons the sale of which by Russia to Iran would violate United Nations Security Council resolutions imposing an arms embargo on Iran.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
action_date: 2016-09-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2016-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2016-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2016-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Introduced in House