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Presidential Tax Transparency Act

Bill: 115-hr-6970
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-8]
Introduced: 2018-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: 

Presidential Tax Transparency Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to disclose and make publicly available tax returns and return information for certain candidates for President and Vice President of the United States. The requirement applies to tax returns and return information for the 10-year period before the individual becomes a candidate. 
 
The disclosure may not include the Social Security number of any individual, any financial account number, the name of any individual under age 18, or the home address of any individual (other than the city and state in which the address is located). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Cabinet Service Integrity Act

Bill: 115-hr-6971
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-8]
Introduced: 2018-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Family relationships
Federal officials
Foreign and international corporations
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Political parties and affiliation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: 

Cabinet Service Integrity Act

 
This bill prohibits an immediate family member of a head of an executive department or the Environmental Protection Agency from soliciting or otherwise raising funds from certain foreign entities or individuals, including foreign governments, senior foreign political figures, and associates of senior foreign political figures.
 
The bill sets penalties of up to $1 million, up to 5 years imprisonment, or both, for failure to comply.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Consumers First Act

Bill: 115-hr-6972
Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2018-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Congressional oversight
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Debt collection
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Financial literacy
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Housing finance and home ownership
Military personnel and dependents
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: 

Consumers First Act 

 
This bill revises provisions related to the administration of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), including establishing requirements for staffing levels, political appointees, and the publication of consumer complaints regarding consumer financial products or services. 
 
The bill specifically states the duties of the Office of Fair Lending and Equal Opportunity (under current law, these are delegated by the CFPB Director). It also adds the duty to implement enforcement and supervisory authority regarding the fair lending laws.
 
Specified units, offices, and boards of the CFPB must perform their assigned duties and may not be renamed or reorganized. 
 
The bill amends all statutory references to the &quot;Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection&quot; to refer instead to the &quot;Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.&quot; 
 
Membership and meeting requirements for the Consumer Advisory Board are also revised. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2018-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Safe Harbor for Taxpayers with Forked Assets Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6973
Sponsor: Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]
Introduced: 2018-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Computers and information technology
Currency
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: 

Safe Harbor for Taxpayers with Forked Assets Act of 2018 

 
This bill establishes a safe harbor period that prohibits certain penalties and additional taxes from applying to a taxpayer who receives a forked convertible virtual currency until the Internal Revenue Service issues regulations or guidance, or legislation is enacted, that addresses specified issues related to the tax treatment of forked convertible virtual currency. 
 
A &quot;forked convertible virtual currency&quot; is any convertible virtual currency to which the taxpayer becomes entitled by reason of a hard fork. A &quot;hard fork&quot; is any material change in the shared digital ledger which is used to verify by consensus transactions in the currency if the change results in the maintenance of independent shared digital ledgers with respect to the currency. 
 
The legislation, regulations, or guidance must prescribe 
 
 
 the tax treatment of receiving forked convertible virtual currency, 
 
 rules for calculating and allocating the basis of forked convertible virtual currency, 
 
 rules for calculating the fair market value of forked convertible virtual currency at any given time, and 
 
 rules for determining the holding period of forked convertible virtual currency. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act

Bill: 115-hr-6974
Sponsor: Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]
Introduced: 2018-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Computers and information technology
Currency
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: 

Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act 

 
This bill exempts from certain financial reporting and licensing requirements blockchain developers and providers of blockchain services that do not take control of consumer funds. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2018-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Reinforced Schools Act

Bill: 115-hr-6975
Sponsor: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18]
Introduced: 2018-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement
School administration

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: 

Reinforced Schools Act

 
This bill authorizes local educational agencies, public elementary schools, and public secondary schools to purchase equipment suitable for school security activities from the Department of Defense. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Employee Profit-Sharing Encouragement Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6976
Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2018-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Employment taxes
Income tax deductions
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: 

Employee Profit-Sharing Encouragement Act of 2018 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit certain employers from deducting the compensation of highly compensated individuals unless the employer makes profit-sharing distributions to employees during the year. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
No Blame, No Shame Act

Bill: 115-hr-6977
Sponsor: Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8]
Introduced: 2018-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Child health
Child safety and welfare
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: 

No Blame, No Shame Act

 
This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish requirements for the treatment of a child who is a student at a school participating in the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program and is unable to pay for a meal at the school.
 
The bill applies to a child who either does not have funds to pay for a meal or has outstanding credit that was extended by a school food authority. 
 
A local educational agency may not permit:
 
 
the public identification of the child, such as by requiring a wristband or hand stamp;
 
the stigmatization of the child, such as by preventing participation in school events; or
 
requirements for the child to perform chores or activities that are not required of students generally or dispose of food after it has been served to the child. 
 
 
Any communication related to outstanding credit must be directed to the child's parent or guardian. 
 
The bill sets forth reporting and disclosure requirements regarding school meal collection policies, violations of this bill, and the amount of student meal debt. 
 
The bill also: (1) establishes penalties for violations, and (2) prohibits the use of collection agencies to collect an outstanding debt if the agency charges the child or the child's family fees that are in addition to the debt. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6978
Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]
Introduced: 2018-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: State and local taxation
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: 

Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 201

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 This bill expands the federal prohibition against state taxation of interstate commerce to include taxation of out-of-state transactions involving all forms of property and services, including the furnishing or gathering of information and sales or transactions involving digital goods or services. (Under current law, the prohibition applies only to sales of tangible personal property.) 
 
The bill also (1) prohibits state taxation of an out-of-state entity unless the entity has a physical presence in the taxing state, (2) sets forth criteria for determining physical presence in a state, and (3) specifies requirements for computing the tax liability of affiliated businesses operating in a state.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6979
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]
Introduced: 2018-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Government trust funds
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
Lakes and rivers
Utah
Water Resources Development
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: 

Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2018

 
This bill ratifies and modifies the Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Agreement negotiated between the Navajo Nation, the United States, and Utah. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Breast Cancer Patient Equity Act

Bill: 115-hr-6980
Sponsor: Rep. Blum, Rod [R-IA-1]
Introduced: 2018-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medicare
Surgery and anesthesia
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: 

Breast Cancer Patient Equity Act

 
This bill provides for Medicare coverage of custom fabricated breast prostheses following the surgical removal of the breast (i.e., a mastectomy), including replacements of such prostheses. Currently, Medicare covers surgically implanted breast prostheses, as well as some external breast prostheses (e.g., post-surgical bras).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2018-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
School SAFETY Results Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6981
Sponsor: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]
Introduced: 2018-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Elementary and secondary education
Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax exclusion
Law enforcement officers
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: 

School Security and Facilities Enhancement to Yield Results Act of 2018 or the School SAFETY Results Act of 2018 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income a portion of the law enforcement pension received by a retired law enforcement officer who is volunteering as a school resource officer at an elementary or secondary school. 
 
The amount of the exclusion per year may not exceed the lesser of: (1) the product of $10, multiplied by the number of hours the individual spends performing school resource service during the year; and (2) $2,000.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6982
Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]
Introduced: 2018-09-28 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign loans and debt
Forests, forestry, trees
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Multilateral development programs
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: 

Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2018

 
This bill renames the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 as the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998 and otherwise revises the Act. 
 
Coral reef ecosystems are included within the Act's scope and made eligible for benefits under the Act. 
 
The Tropical Forest Facility is renamed the Conservation Facility, and the Tropical Forest Fund is renamed the Conservation Fund.
 
One or more individuals appointed by the U.S. government may serve on oversight bodies for grants from a debt-for-nature swap or debt buyback regardless of whether the United States is a party to any agreement between the eligible purchaser and the government of the beneficiary country.
 
A grant of more than $250,000 must be approved by the U.S. government and the government of the beneficiary country.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Uncovering Foreign Influence in the United States Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6983
Sponsor: Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11]
Introduced: 2018-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Charitable contributions
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Foreign and international corporations
Government information and archives
Political parties and affiliation
Sales and excise taxes
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: 

Uncovering Foreign Influence in the United States Act of 2018 

 
This bill establishes additional disclosure requirements for certain tax-exempt organizations that receive foreign source contributions. The bill also imposes an excise tax on a U.S. person who fails to disclose a political contribution that is made on behalf of or funded by a person other than a U.S. person or bona fide resident of a U.S. possession. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
To add suicide prevention resources to school identification cards.

Bill: 115-hr-6984
Sponsor: Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
Introduced: 2018-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child health
Education programs funding
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health facilities and institutions
Higher education
Mental health
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: 
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require an institution that creates and distributes student-identification cards to include on such cards phone contact information for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, the Crisis Text Line, and either the campus mental-health program or the local nonemergency line.
 
An institution that does not create and distribute such cards shall publish such information on its website. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1334-1335)
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Intercountry Adoption Advisory Committee Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6985
Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2018-09-28 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Department of State
Executive agency funding and structure
Families

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: 

Intercountry Adoption Advisory Committee Act of 2018

 
This bill authorizes the Department of State to establish an advisory committee on intercountry adoption. If such a committee is established, it shall periodically provide recommendations on improvements to intercountry adoption.
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Nursing Home Workforce Quality Act

Bill: 115-hr-6986
Sponsor: Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7]
Introduced: 2018-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Medical education

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: 

Nursing Home Workforce Quality Act

 
This bill repeals certain restrictions under Medicare and Medicaid that prohibit the approval of nurse-aide training and competency evaluation programs in skilled nursing facilities that have been subject to specified regulatory actions (e.g., civil penalties).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-09-28
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: 2018-09-28
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: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House