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Stop Corporate Inversions Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1636
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2017-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Corporate finance and management
Department of the Treasury
Foreign and international corporations
Income tax rates
Taxation of foreign income

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-26
text: 

Stop Corporate Inversions Act of 201

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This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise rules for the taxation of inverted corporations (i.e., U.S. corporations that acquire foreign companies to reincorporate in a foreign jurisdiction with income tax rates lower than the United States). The bill provides that a foreign corporation that acquires the properties of a U.S. corporation or partnership after May 8, 2014, shall be treated as an inverted corporation and thus subject to U.S. taxation if, after such acquisition: (1) it holds more than 50% of the stock of the new entity (expanded affiliated group), or (2) the management or control of the new entity occurs primarily within the United States and the new entity has significant domestic business activities.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4301-4302)
action_date: 2017-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
American Business for American Companies Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1637
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2017-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Corporate finance and management
Department of the Treasury
Foreign and international corporations
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-26
text: 

American Business for American Companies Act of 2017

 
This bill prohibits an executive agency from awarding a contract for the procurement of property or services (including a defense contract) to: (1) any foreign incorporated entity determined to be an inverted domestic corporation or any subsidiary of such entity, or (2) any joint venture more than 10% of which is held by such an entity or subsidiary.
 
Each agency must include in each such contract awarded with a value in excess of $10 million, other than a contract for exclusively commercial items, a clause that prohibits the prime contractor from: (1) awarding a first-tier subcontract with a value greater than 10% of the total prime contract to such an entity or joint venture, or (2) structuring subcontract tiers enabling such entity or joint venture to perform more than 10% of the total value of the prime contract. 
 
An agency may waive such requirements for a contract: (1) in the interest of national security, or (2) if necessary for the efficient or effective administration of federal or federally funded programs that provide health benefits to individuals or public health programs. The bill provides for termination of a contract or suspension or debarment of a contractor in violation of this bill. 
 
A foreign incorporated entity must be treated as an inverted domestic corporation if: (1) the entity acquires, on or after May 8, 2014, substantially all of the properties held by a domestic corporation or substantially all of the assets of, or substantially all of the properties constituting a trade or business of, a domestic partnership; and (2) after the acquisition, either more than 50% of the stock of the entity is held by former shareholders of the domestic corporation or former partners of the domestic partnership, or the management and control of the expanded affiliated group which includes the entity occurs primarily within the United States and such expanded affiliated group has significant domestic business activities. The bill: (1) sets forth an exception for an entity within an expanded affiliated group with substantial business activities in the foreign country in which the entity is created, and (2) requires the Department of the Treasury to prescribe regulations for determining cases in which the management and control of an expanded affiliated group is to be treated as occurring primarily within the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4302-4303)
action_date: 2017-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1638
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2017-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Congressional oversight
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public housing
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-26
text: 

Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to include within the definition of "families" a child who is in foster care and has attained an age such that the provision of foster care for such child will end by reason of the age of the child within six months.
 
Preference is given, subject to certain terms and conditions, for public housing occupancy and section 8 housing assistance under such Act to certain otherwise eligible children who are aging out of foster care and are at-risk for homelessness.
 
The bill amends the Housing Act of 1949 to give preference for rural rental assistance to certain otherwise eligible children who are aging out of foster care and are at-risk of homelessness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2017-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
American Opportunity Carbon Fee Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1639
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2017-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Corporate finance and management
Disability assistance
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Income tax credits
Income tax rates
Manufacturing
Oil and gas
Rural conditions and development
Sales and excise taxes
Social security and elderly assistance
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-26
text: 

American Opportunity Carbon Fee Act of 201

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This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose fees on: (1) fossil fuel products producing carbon dioxide emissions, including coal, petroleum products, and natural gas; (2) fluorinated greenhouse gases; (3) emissions of any greenhouse gas from any greenhouse gas emissions source; and (4) associated emissions (attributable to venting, flaring, and leakage across the supply chain). 
 
The bill directs the Department of the Treasury to: 
 
 
 establish, implement, and report on a program to identify all major source categories of associated emissions and collect data on associated emissions from the coal, petroleum products, and natural gas supply chains; 
 
 make specified adjustments to the new fees for importers and exporters of energy-intensive manufactured goods; 
 
 make a specified payment each calendar year to certain Social Security beneficiaries, veterans, and disabled individuals; 
 
 make cost mitigation grants to states to assist low-income and rural households and provide job training and worker transition assistance; and 
 
establish a website to make regular disclosures concerning revenue, tax savings, and benefits attributable to this bill.
 
 
The bill also: (1) reduces the maximum income tax rate on corporations to 29% of taxable income over $75,000; and (2) allows a new carbon fee offset tax credit for the lesser of: 6.2% of earned income, or $550.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2017-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Fair Elections Now Act

Bill: 115-s-1640
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2017-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Federal Election Commission (FEC)
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
House of Representatives
Income tax credits
Inflation and prices
Judicial review and appeals
Licensing and registrations
Political parties and affiliation
Public contracts and procurement
Sales and excise taxes
Senate
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-26
text: 

Fair Elections Now Act

 
This bill establishes the Fair Elections Fund, which shall provide funding to Senate candidates who meet specified conditions and agree to abide by certain requirements, such as limits on types of campaign funding sources and a minimum number of appearances in public debates. The bill also (1) revises provisions related to broadcasts of Senate campaign advertisements, (2) provides a tax credit for individuals who make certain types of Senate campaign contributions, and (3) imposes a tax on certain U.S. government contracts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4303-4310)
action_date: 2017-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Post-Disaster Fairness to States Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1641
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Post-Disaster Fairness to States Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) to prohibit the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from taking administrative action to recover any payment for disaster or emergency assistance that is made three years after a completed disaster relief project where the project grantee certifies that the purpose of the grant was accomplished. Under current law, FEMA may initiate an action to recover assistance payments for up to three years after the transmission of a final expenditure report for a disaster or emergency.
 
Additionally, the bill prohibits FEMA from taking any action to recoup certain assistance under the Stafford Act provided to individuals and households (relating to a major disaster declared on or after January 1, 2012), if the receipt of such assistance occurred more than three years before FEMA first provided written notification of an intent to recoup such assistance. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1642
Sponsor: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Consumer credit
Credit and credit markets
Federal preemption
Interest, dividends, interest rates

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of
 
2017

 
This bill amends the Revised Statutes, the Home Owners' Loan Act, the Federal Credit Union Act, 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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1643
Sponsor: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Department of the Treasury
Employee performance
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 
 
201

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 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from rehiring any individual who was previously employed by the IRS but was removed for misconduct or whose employment was terminated for cause. 
 
The bill generally applies with respect to any employee removed from employment before, on, or after the date of enactment of this bill. It does not apply to any employee who is employed by the IRS as of the enactment of this bill with respect to any removal for misconduct which occurred prior to enactment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Parity Act

Bill: 115-s-1644
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Delaware
District of Columbia
Historic sites and heritage areas
Lakes and rivers
Maryland
New York State
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Pennsylvania
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Parity Act

 
This bill amends the National Trails System Act to require the Department of the Interior to administer the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, and the District of Columbia as a unit of the National Park System. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-15
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-526.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Thurgood Marshall's Elementary School Study Act

Bill: 115-s-1645
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Judges
Maryland
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Thurgood Marshall's Elementary School Study Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the public school located in West Baltimore, Maryland, that former Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall attended as a youth and any other resources in the surrounding neighborhood that relate to his early life. Interior shall: (1) evaluate the study area's national significance; and (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-16
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 516.
action_date: 2018-07-16
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 115-302.
action_date: 2018-07-16
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 115-302.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-504.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
President Street Station Study Act

Bill: 115-s-1646
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Maryland
Military history
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Railroads
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

President Street Station Study Act

 
 This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the President Street Station, a railroad terminal in Baltimore, Maryland, to evaluate the terminal's national significance and determine its suitability and feasibility for designation as a unit of the National Park System. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 510.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 115-296.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 115-296.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-504.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain non-significant investments in the capital of unconsolidated financial institutions as qualifying capital instruments, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-s-1647
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Department of the Treasury
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Federal Reserve System
Financial services and investments
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 
This bill requires federal banking agencies to treat as qualifying capital instruments certain investments in the capital of unconsolidated financial institutions. Specifically, the bill applies to investments in trust-preferred securities held prior to July 21, 2010, by a depository institution or holding company with assets of less than $15 billion.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
RBI Act

Bill: 115-s-1649
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Competition and antitrust
Consumer affairs
Economic performance and conditions
Government liability
Intergovernmental relations
Judicial review and appeals
Licensing and registrations
Military personnel and dependents
State and local government operations
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017 or the RBI Act

 
This bill grants antitrust immunity to state occupational licensing boards in states that satisfy occupational licensing law requirements, including: (1) requiring a board's actions to be authorized by a non-frivolous interpretation of the state's occupational licensing laws; and (2) using less restrictive alternatives to occupational licensing to address threats to public health, safety, or welfare. Such states must also establish an office to supervise boards or provide for judicial review of occupational licensing laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Youth Access to Sexual Health Services Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1650
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Cancer
Child health
Community life and organization
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Family planning and birth control
HIV/AIDS
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Immunology and vaccination
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Sex and reproductive health
Sex offenses
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Sexually transmitted diseases
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Youth Access to Sexual Health Services Act of 2017

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to support the access of marginalized youth to sexual health services such as sexual health education and contraception. Marginalized youth are disadvantaged individuals under the age of 26. Grants may be awarded to state or local health or education agencies, public schools, nonprofit organizations, hospitals, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations.
 
Grants may be used to: (1) provide sexual health information to marginalized youth, (2) promote effective communication regarding sexual health among marginalized youth, (3) promote and support opportunities for school-age parents, and (3) train individuals who work with marginalized youth to promote sexual health and the development of safe and supportive environments.
 
Grants may not be used to provide access to health services that: (1) are medically unsound; (2) withhold sexual health-promoting or lifesaving information; (3) promote gender stereotypes; or (4) are insensitive or unresponsive to the needs of young people, including youth with varying gender identities and sexual orientations, sexually active youth, pregnant or parenting youth, and survivors of sexual abuse or assault.
 
Unobligated funds for abstinence education are transferred and made available for these grants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Layoff Prevention Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1651
Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Government trust funds
Intergovernmental relations
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Temporary and part-time employment
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Layoff Prevention Act of 2017

 
This bill requires each state that has already enacted a short-time compensation program to be paid 100% of the amount of short-time compensation paid under such program. Under a short-time compensation program, an employer may avoid a layoff of one or more employees by reducing the hours of all workers in the employer's workforce. Employees affected by a reduction in hours may receive a partial short-time compensation payment to compensate for lost wages. This is a voluntary and temporary program, beginning upon the enactment of this bill and ending five and one-half years later.
 
The bill imposes certain limitations on payments to states and requires employers to pay their states one-half of the short-time compensation paid under the employer plan.
 
The Department of Labor must: (1) award grants to states that enact short-time compensation programs to implement or improve the administration of such plans, (2) develop model legislative language for states in developing and enacting short-time compensation plans, and (3) provide technical assistance to states and establish reporting requirements for such programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4426-4427)
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate