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To avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-1688
Sponsor: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
Introduced: 2017-03-22 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax deferral
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-22
text: 
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Labor to cooperate to modify specified returns required for deferred compensation plans and other employee benefit plans to permit all members of a group of plans to file a single aggregated annual return or report satisfying the requirements of both the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). 
 
The requirement applies to a group in which all of the plans: 
 
 
 are individual account plans or defined contribution plans; 
 
 have the same trustee, the same one or more named fiduciaries, the same administrator, and plan years beginning on the same date; and 
 
 provide the same investments or investment options to participants and beneficiaries. 
 
 
The bill also specifies that, for the purposes of applying the numerical limitations related to the electronic filing of returns for deferred compensation plans, each plan for which information is provided on the return must be treated as a separate return. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2017-03-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2017-03-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2017-03-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-22
text: Introduced in House
Earthquake Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1691
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2017-03-22 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Building construction
Income tax exclusion
Natural disasters
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-22
text: 

Earthquake Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income any amount received as a qualified earthquake mitigation payment. A qualified earthquake mitigation payment is any amount received by a residential property owner or occupant under an earthquake loss mitigation program established by a state (including an agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision of the state) or by a state with a tax-exempt organization or public instrumentality of the state. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-03-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-22
text: Introduced in House
Countering Illegal Firearms Trafficking to Mexico Act

Bill: 115-hr-1692
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
Introduced: 2017-03-22 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Business records
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Customs enforcement
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Firearms and explosives
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Latin America
Licensing and registrations
Mexico
Retail and wholesale trades
Smuggling and trafficking

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-22
text: 

Countering Illegal Firearms Trafficking to Mexico Act

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to make trafficking in firearms a stand-alone criminal offense. 
 
A person who commits or conspires to commit a gun trafficking offense is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a prison term of up to 20 years (or up to 25 years, if the person also acted as an organizer), a fine, or both.
 
The bill directs the President to design and implement a strategy to improve collaboration between the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) in the investigation of illegal firearms trafficking to Mexico. 
 
The Office of National Drug Control Policy must establish indicators to measure the progress of efforts to stem firearms trafficking to Mexico.
 
The ATF must publish detailed information about each firearm seized by Mexican authorities and submitted to the ATF for tracing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-03-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-03-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-22
text: Introduced in House
Improving Contract Procurement for Small Businesses through More Accurate Reporting Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1693
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2017-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Congressional oversight
Economic development
Government studies and investigations
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Public contracts and procurement
Small business
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: 

Improving Contract Procurement for Small Businesses through More Accurate Reporting Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to report to the President and Congress an analysis of the number and dollar amount of prime contracts awarded by federal agencies each fiscal year to small business concerns, including those:
 
 
owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans;
 
located in qualified HUBZones; 
 
owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals;
 
owned by an Indian tribe, an Alaska Native Corporation, or a Native Hawaiian Organization; or
 
owned and controlled by women. 
 
 
The analyses shall cover all such small business concerns:
 
 
 that were purchased by another entity after the initial contract was awarded and as a result would no longer be deemed to be small business concerns for purposes of the initial contract, and
 
that were awarded using a procurement method that restricted competition to the kinds of small business concerns listed here or a subset of any of them.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Introduced in House
S Corporation Modernization Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1696
Sponsor: Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8]
Introduced: 2017-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Capital gains tax
Charitable contributions
Corporate finance and management
Employee benefits and pensions
Financial services and investments
Income tax deductions
Income tax rates
Sales and excise taxes
Securities
Small business
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: 

S Corporation Modernization Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of S corporations, to: 
 
 
 allow a nonresident alien to be a qualifying beneficiary of an electing small business trust (ESBT), which is a type of trust that is permitted to hold shares in an S corporation; 
 
allow S corporations to increase passive investment income from 25% to 60% without incurring additional taxes; 
 
 eliminate a provision terminating the S corporation status of corporations with excessive passive income for three consecutive years; 
 
 allow any S corporation bank to have individual retirement account shareholders; 
 
allow ESBTs to claim expanded tax deductions for charitable contributions; 
 
allow an adjustment to the basis of an S corporation's assets upon the death of a shareholder, in the form of a 15-year amortization deduction; and
 
extend the time period for making S corporation elections. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Introduced in House
SCORE for Small Business Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-1700
Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2017-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business education
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Performance measurement
Right of privacy
Small business
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: 

SCORE for Small Business Act of 2017

 
 This bill amends the Small Business Act to reauthorize the SCORE program (Service Corps of Retired Executives) for FY2018-FY2019. The program is renamed as simply the SCORE program.
 
The Small Business Administration (SBA) shall award a grant to the SCORE Association (or any successor group) to manage the program.
 
Based on business experience and knowledge, a volunteer participating in the program shall:
 
 
provide at no cost to individuals who own, or aspire to own, small business concerns personal counseling, mentoring, and coaching relating to the process of starting, expanding, managing, buying, and selling a business; and
 
facilitate low-cost education workshops for individuals who own, or aspire to own, small business concerns.
 
 
The SBA shall ensure that the program and each of its chapters develop and implement plans and goals to provide services more effectively and efficiently to individuals in rural areas, economically disadvantaged communities, and other traditionally underserved communities, including plans for electronic initiatives, web-based initiatives, chapter expansion, partnerships, and the development of new skills by participating volunteers.
 
The bill prescribes general privacy requirements for the disclosure of information of businesses assisted under such program.
 
The association shall:
 
 
make use of online counseling, including by webinars and an electronic mentoring platform; 
 
study the future role of the program; and
 
develop a strategic plan for how the program will evolve to meet the needs of small business concerns over the next five years.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2018-07-10
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-07-10
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6028-6029)
action_date: 2018-07-10
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6028-6029)
action_date: 2018-07-10
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1700.
action_date: 2018-07-10
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6028-6030)
action_date: 2018-07-10
text: Mr. Chabot moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Introduced in House
EGO Act

Bill: 115-hr-1701
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2017-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Art, artists, authorship
Congressional officers and employees
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Members of Congress
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: 

Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting Act or the EGO Act

 
This bill prohibits the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the federal government to pay for an official portrait of an officer or employee of the federal government, including the President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress, the head of an executive agency, or the head of an office of the legislative branch. 

action_date: 2018-01-11
text: 

Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting Act or the EGO Act

 
(Sec. 2) This bill prohibits the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the federal government to pay for an official portrait of an officer or employee of the federal government, including the President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress, the head of an executive agency, or the head of an office of the legislative branch.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-01-11
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 381.
action_date: 2018-01-11
text: Committee on House Administration discharged.
action_date: 2018-01-11
text: Committee on House Administration discharged.
action_date: 2018-01-11
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-511, Part I.
action_date: 2018-01-11
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-511, Part I.
action_date: 2017-09-13
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2017-09-13
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2017-03-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2017-03-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2017-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Introduced in House
Medical Product Communications Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1703
Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
Introduced: 2017-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Scientific communication

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: 

Medical Product Communications Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to state that the intended use of a drug, biological product, or device shall be determined by the objective intent of the manufacturer and sponsor of such drug, biological product, or device, as demonstrated by statements contained in labeling, advertising, or analogous oral statements.
 
The intended use of these medical products shall not be determined by actual or constructive knowledge of the manufacturer or sponsor that these products will be used in a manner that varies from the use approved for marketing.
 
Additionally, the scientific exchange of information about these products shall not constitute labeling, advertising, or evidence of a new intended use.The bill sets forth the requirements for a scientific exchange.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Introduced in House
Keeping American Jobs Act

Bill: 115-hr-1705
Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2017-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Foreign labor
Unemployment
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: 

Keeping American Jobs Act

 
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the admission of an H-1B visa (specialty occupation) nonimmigrant worker if the Department of Labor determines that the H-1B application was filed by the prospective employer for the primary purpose of using one or more U.S. workers to train the H-1B worker in the job duties and responsibilities of the U.S. workers in order to lay off the U.S. workers and move their job or jobs abroad, unless the application states that the employer did not and will not displace a U.S. worker within the period beginning 90 days before and ending 90 days after the date of filing of any visa petition supported by the application.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the Secretary of Education to provide grants for education programs on the history of the treatment of Italian Americans during World War II.

Bill: 115-hr-1706
Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]
Introduced: 2017-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Education programs funding
Europe
Italy
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: 
This bill authorizes the Department of Education to provide grants for public awareness education programs on the history of the treatment of Italian Americans during World War II. 
 
In awarding such grants, priority shall be given to Italian American historical and cultural organizations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Introduced in House
To apologize for the treatment of Italian Americans during World War II.

Bill: 115-hr-1707
Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]
Introduced: 2017-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Europe
First Amendment rights
Italy
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: 
This bill declares that Congress apologizes on behalf of the nation for violations of the civil liberties and constitutional rights of Italian Americans during World War II.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Introduced in House
Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1708
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2017-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Life, casualty, property insurance

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: 

Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a firearm purchase by or sale to a person who is not covered by a qualified liability insurance policy. Additionally, it requires the owner of a newly purchased firearm to be covered by a qualified liability insurance policy. 
 
A qualified liability insurance policy, with respect to a firearm purchaser, is a policy: (1) that covers the purchaser specifically for losses resulting from use of the firearm while it is owned by the purchaser, and (2) that is issued by an insurer licensed or authorized by the state in which the purchaser resides. 
 
The prohibition does not apply to a firearm purchase or sale for the use of a federal, state, or local government. 
 
A violator is subject to a fine. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 1, United States Code, to provide for a definition of the term "State" and to include territories therein, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-1709
Sponsor: Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: 
This bill provides that, in determining the meaning of any Act of Congress or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the various U.S. administrative bureaus and agencies, the term &quot;state&quot; shall include any U.S. territory, unless the statute, rule, regulation, or interpretation explicitly excludes the territories from the definition of the term or otherwise precludes their inclusion.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Introduced in House
Making Education Affordable and Accessible Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1710
Sponsor: Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2017-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Rural conditions and development
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: 

Making Education Affordable and Accessible Act of 2017

 
This bill amends title VII (Graduate and Postsecondary Improvement Programs) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize through FY2018 the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. 
 
The bill also authorizes new grants under the FIPSE program. Specifically, the Department of Education may award grants to institutions of higher education for dual or concurrent enrollment programs or early college high school programs that allow high school students to earn college credits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Introduced in House