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Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act

Bill: 118-hr-23
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Appropriations
Computers and information technology
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Specialized courts
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 
 
Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act 

 
This bill rescinds certain unobligated amounts made available to the Internal Revenue Service by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 for its enforcement activities and for funding certain Department of the Treasury tax agencies.

action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act 

 
This bill rescinds certain unobligated amounts made available to the Internal Revenue Service by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 for (1) its enforcement activities and operations support; (2) planning for a free, direct electronic filing (e-filing) tax return system; and (3) funding the U.S. Tax Court and certain Department of the Treasury tax agencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1.
action_date: 2023-01-23
text: Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 210 (Roll no. 25). (text: CR H76)
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 210 (Roll no. 25). (text: CR H76)
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 208 - 221 (Roll no. 24).
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: H94-95)
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Kildee motion to recommit, the Chair put the question on the motion and by voice vote, announced that the nays had prevailed. Mr. Neal demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Mr. Kildee moved to recommit to the Committee on Ways and Means. (text: CR H94)
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 23.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: H76-94)
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-24
Sponsor: Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Congressional oversight
Federal Reserve System
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes requirements regarding audits of certain financial agencies performed by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
 
Specifically, the bill directs the GAO to complete, within 12 months, an audit of the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve banks. In addition, the bill allows the GAO to audit the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve banks with respect to (1) international financial transactions; (2) deliberations, decisions, or actions on monetary policy matters; (3) transactions made under the direction of the Federal Open Market Committee; and (4) discussions or communications among Federal Reserve officers, board members, and employees regarding any of these matters. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
FairTax Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-25
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Department of the Treasury
Employment taxes
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign and international corporations
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Gambling
Games and hobbies
General taxation matters
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Income tax rates
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Intergovernmental relations
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Medicare
Poverty and welfare assistance
Sales and excise taxes
Small business
Social security and elderly assistance
State and local government operations
State and local taxation
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax reform and tax simplification
Taxation of foreign income
Transfer and inheritance taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

FairTax Act of 
 
2023

 
This bill imposes a national sales tax on the use or consumption in the United States of taxable property or services in lieu of the current income taxes, payroll taxes, and estate and gift taxes. The rate of the sales tax will be 23% in 2025, with adjustments to the rate in subsequent years. There are exemptions from the tax for used and intangible property; for property or services purchased for business, export, or investment purposes; and for state government functions.
 
Under the bill, family members who are lawful U.S. residents receive a monthly sales tax rebate (Family Consumption Allowance) based upon criteria related to family size and poverty guidelines.
 
The states have the responsibility for administering, collecting, and remitting the sales tax to the Treasury.
 
Tax revenues are to be allocated among (1) the general revenue, (2) the old-age and survivors insurance trust fund, (3) the disability insurance trust fund, (4) the hospital insurance trust fund, and (5) the federal supplementary medical insurance trust fund. 
 
No funding is authorized for the operations of the Internal Revenue Service after FY2027. 
 
Finally, the bill terminates the national sales tax if the Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution (authorizing an income tax) is not repealed within seven years after the enactment of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act

Bill: 118-hr-27
Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Crimes against property
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Government information and archives
Lawyers and legal services
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act

 
This bill requires certain state and local prosecutors to report data on criminal referrals and outcomes of cases involving murder or non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, arson, or any offense involving the illegal use or possession of a firearm. 
 
The reporting requirement applies to state and local prosecutors in a jurisdiction with 380,000 or more persons that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program. The report must contain data on
 
 
cases referred for prosecution, 
 
cases declined for prosecution,
 
cases resulting in a plea agreement with the defendant,
 
cases initiated against defendants with previous arrests or convictions, and
 
defendants charged who were released or eligible for bail. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Illegal Alien NICS Alert Act

Bill: 118-hr-28
Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
Law enforcement administration and funding
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Illegal Alien NICS Alert Act

 
This bill requires the national instant criminal background check system to notify U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and relevant state and local law enforcement agencies when the system indicates that a prospective firearm transferee is illegally or unlawfully in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Border Safety and Security Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-29
Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Detention of persons
Government liability
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Border Safety and Security Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to suspend the entry of any non-U.S. nationals (
aliens
 under federal law) without valid entry documents during any period when DHS cannot detain such an individual or return the individual to a foreign country contiguous to the United States. A state may sue DHS to enforce this requirement. 
 
(Under current law, non-U.S. nationals who arrive at the border without entry documents are generally subject to expedited removal. However, if such an individual is found to have a credible fear of persecution, they are typically subject to detention while their asylum claim is being considered.)
 
The bill also authorizes DHS to suspend the entry of non-U.S. nationals without entry documents at the border if DHS determines that such a suspension is necessary to achieve operational control over such a border. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Stop Human Trafficking in School Zones Act

Bill: 118-hr-30
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Crimes against children
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Domestic violence and child abuse
Educational facilities and institutions
Human trafficking
Pornography
Public housing
Sex offenses
Smuggling and trafficking
Sports and recreation facilities

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Stop Human Trafficking in School Zones Act

 
This bill establishes an enhanced penalty&#8212;an additional prison term of up to five years&#8212;for certain human trafficking offenses and sex offenses involving minors that occur within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising a school, school-sponsored activity, playground, or public housing facility; or within 100 feet of certain other places where children gather (e.g., a youth center or swimming pool). The additional prison term must be served consecutively with the prison term imposed for the underlying offense. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H507)
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
COVER Now Act

Bill: 118-hr-31
Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Cover Outstanding Vulnerable Expansion-eligible Residents Now Act or the COVER Now Act

 
This bill establishes a demonstration program to allow local governments to provide health benefits to the Medicaid expansion population in states that have not expanded Medicaid. 
 
Under the program, local governments may provide coverage for individuals who are newly eligible for Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (i.e., the Medicaid expansion population) for a maximum of 10 years, or until their respective states expand Medicaid. The bill provides a 100% federal matching rate for the first three years of program participation.
 
The bill prohibits states from taking certain actions against participating localities, such as withholding funding, increasing taxes, or restricting provider participation. States that violate these requirements are subject to certain funding penalties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Keeping Texas School Construction Costs Down Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-32
Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Government trust funds
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 
 
Keeping Texas School Construction Costs Down Act of 2023 

 
This bill creates a safe harbor for certain perpetual trust funds. It excludes from the definition of 
investment property
 under arbitrage provisions any fund created and controlled by a state and established pursuant to its constitution or state law if on a specified date, substantially all of the assets of the fund consist of nonfinancial assets and the assets are used only to support specifically designated essential governmental functions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-33
Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Dental care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of
 
2023

 
This bill provides for Medicare coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care. Coverage includes (1) routine dental cleanings and exams, basic and major dental services, emergency dental care, and dentures; (2) routine eye exams, eyeglasses, and contact lenses; and (3) routine hearing exams, hearing aids, and exams for hearing aids. With respect to such care, the bill establishes special payment rules, limitations, and coinsurance requirements. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-01-09
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: 2023-01-09
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: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Assuring Medicare’s Promise Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-34
Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Assuring Medicare&rsquo;s Promise Act
 

of 2023

 
This bill increases net investment income tax revenues by applying such tax to the trade or business income of certain high income taxpayers and includes the increased tax revenues in the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Close the Medigap Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-35
Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Insurance industry and regulation
Medicaid
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Close the Medigap Act of 

2023

 
This bill (1) expands guaranteed issue rights with respect to Medigap policies (Medicare supplemental health insurance policies), (2) eliminates certain limitations on Medigap policies for newly eligible Medicare beneficiaries, and (3) modifies other provisions related to Medigap policies. (Guaranteed issue rights require that a policy be offered to any eligible applicant without regard to health status.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-01-09
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: 2023-01-09
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: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Patrick Underwood Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-36
Sponsor: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Patrick Underwood Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2023 

 
This bill revises the federal criminal statute that prohibits assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain federal officers or employees.
 
Among other changes, the bill increases the applicable penalties for such offenses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
David Dorn Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-37
Sponsor: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil disturbances
Criminal procedure and sentencing

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

David Dorn Act of 2023

 
This bill increases criminal penalties for rioting and related offenses (e.g., inciting a riot).
 
Specifically, the bill increases the maximum prison term from 5 to 10 years. Additionally, if a fine is imposed for an offense, the bill sets a minimum fine amount of $1,000.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act

Bill: 118-hr-38
Sponsor: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Firearms and explosives
Forests, forestry, trees
Intergovernmental relations
Judicial procedure and administration
Land use and conservation
Legal fees and court costs
Parks, recreation areas, trails
State and local government operations
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act

 
This bill establishes a federal statutory framework to regulate the carry or possession of concealed firearms across state lines. 
 
Specifically, an individual who is eligible to carry a concealed firearm in one state may carry or possess a concealed handgun (other than a machine gun or destructive device) in another state that allows its residents to carry concealed firearms.
 
It sets forth requirements for the lawful concealed carry across state lines. The bill preempts most state and local laws related to concealed carry and establishes a private right of action for a person adversely affected by interference with a concealed-carry right established by this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-39
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Government trust funds
Marine and inland water transportation
Transportation employees
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 
 
Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to distribute a payment of $25,000 to U.S. merchant marines who engaged in qualified service during World War II. To be eligible, an individual must apply for the benefit and must not have received benefits under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944. The bill sets forth what constitutes qualified service, including time frame of service and licensing requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House