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FEMA Loan Interest Payment Relief Act

Bill: 118-hr-2672
Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]
Introduced: 2023-04-18 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Electric power generation and transmission
Government lending and loan guarantees
Interest, dividends, interest rates
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: 

FEMA Loan Interest Payment Relief Act

 
This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide financial assistance to a local government or electric cooperative as reimbursement for interest paid on a loan used for emergency or disaster recovery activities later paid for by FEMA assistance.

action_date: 2024-12-04
text: 

FEMA Loan Interest Payment Relief Act

This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide financial assistance to a local government or electric cooperative as reimbursement for interest paid on a loan used for emergency or disaster recovery activities later paid for by FEMA assistance. The interest that qualifies for reimbursement may not exceed the amount of interest that would have been paid if the loan's interest rate were equal to the most recent prime rate. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-10
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2024-12-09
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2024-12-09
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6533)
action_date: 2024-12-09
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 H6533)
action_date: 2024-12-09
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2672.
action_date: 2024-12-09
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6532-6534)
action_date: 2024-12-09
text: Mr. Graves (LA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2024-12-04
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 657.
action_date: 2024-12-04
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-796.
action_date: 2024-12-04
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-796.
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged
action_date: 2023-04-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Introduced in House
American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2673
Sponsor: Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4]
Introduced: 2023-04-18 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business expenses
Income tax deductions
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: 

American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2023

 
This bill eliminates the five-year amortization requirement for research and experimental expenditures, thus allowing continued expensing of such expenditures in the taxable years in which they are incurred.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1898)
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Introduced in House
NO FEAR for Whistleblowers Act

Bill: 118-hr-2674
Sponsor: Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1]
Introduced: 2023-04-18 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: 

NO FEAR for Whistleblowers Act

This bill prohibits the anti-discrimination and anti-retaliation training that is required to be provided to federal employees from (1) being offered at the same time as insider threat training, or (2) including information on insider threats. Under current law, the training is required to address the rights and protections that apply to employees under laws that prohibit employment discrimination and retaliation (e.g., whistleblower protection laws). 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Introduced in House
Affordable Payment Agreements for Taxpayers Act

Bill: 118-hr-2675
Sponsor: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2023-04-18 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: 

Affordable Payment Agreements for Taxpayers Act

 
This bill revises provisions allowing a waiver of the fee imposed on installment agreements paid by electronic payment through a debit instrument to extend eligibility for such waiver to taxpayers whose adjusted gross income does not exceed 250% of the federal poverty level.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Introduced in House
For the 99.5 Percent Act

Bill: 118-hr-2676
Sponsor: Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
Introduced: 2023-04-18 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: 

For the 99.5 Percent Act

 
This bill imposes increased tax rates on decedent estates, gifts, and generation-skipping transfers.
 
 Estates with a value of over $1 billion are taxed at a 65% tax rate. The basic exclusion amount is reduced to $3.5 million. 
 
The bill increases (1) to $3 million the reduction in valuations of farmland for estate tax purposes and adjusts such increased amount for inflation, and (2) to $2 million the maximum estate tax exclusion for contributions of conservation easements. It also increases to 60% the applicable percentage for such exclusion. 
 
The bill requires (1) consistent basis reporting for property acquired by gift and transfers in trust, and (2) executors of estates and donors of gifts required to file a gift tax return to disclose to the Department of the Treasury, and to recipients of any interest in an estate or a gift, information identifying the value of each interest received.
 
The bill sets forth estate valuation rules for certain transfers of nonbusiness assets and limits estate tax discounts for certain individuals with minority interests in a business acquired from a decedent.
 
The bill expands rules for valuing assets in grantor retained annuity trusts to require that (1) the right to receive fixed amounts from an annuity last for a term of not less than 10 years and not more than the life expectancy of the annuitant plus 10 years, and that such fixed amounts not decrease during the first 10 years of the annuity term, and (2) the remainder interest have a value when transferred that is not less than the the greater of 25% of the fair market value of the trust property or $500,000. The bill also sets forth rules for the application of transfer taxes to a grantor trust (a trust in which the grantor retains control over the trust assets and has the right to receive income from the trust). 
 
 The bill eliminates the generation-skipping transfer tax exemption for transfers to certain persons.
 
The bill modifies the tax exclusion for annual gifts to eliminate the present interest requirement for such exclusion and to impose a new, aggregate per donor limit equal to twice the annual exclusion amount in effect for the taxable year. It also provides for a
 gross up
 of taxable gifts in specified calendar years.
 
The bill defines
 executor
 for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Introduced in House
HOPE Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2677
Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
Introduced: 2023-04-18 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: 

Harnessing Opportunities by Pursuing Expungement Act of 2023 or the HOPE Act of 2023 

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make grants to states and local governments to reduce the financial and administrative burden of expunging convictions for state cannabis offenses. 
 
The bill also requires DOJ to study and report on (1) the effects on an individual of a criminal record report of a conviction for a criminal offense related to cannabis, and (2) the costs incurred for incarcerating an individual for a criminal offense related to cannabis.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Introduced in House
Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act

Bill: 118-hr-2678
Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2023-04-18 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Commodities markets
Family relationships
Financial services and investments
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Members of Congress
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: 

Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act

 
This bill generally prohibits Members of Congress (and their spouses and dependents) from purchasing or selling certain investments, such as individual stocks and related financial instruments that are not diversified investment funds, Treasury securities, or other specified holdings. Violations of this prohibition are subject to specified civil penalties.
 
Members must certify their compliance with the provisions of the bill, and the applicable House or Senate ethics office must make the certifications and related information (e.g., trust agreements; descriptions of assets held in trusts; and federal loans, grants, or related benefits that the Member received) available online.
 
Additionally, the bill restricts certain communications between trustees and beneficiaries related to investments held in qualified blind trusts. Violations of the restriction are subject to specified civil penalties.
 
Further, the bill imposes penalties for failing to comply with existing financial disclosure requirements and requires electronic filing of those disclosures in a searchable format.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, and 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: 2023-04-18
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, and 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: 2023-04-18
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, and 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: 2023-04-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Introduced in House
Pharmacy Benefits Manager Accountability Act

Bill: 118-hr-2679
Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2023-04-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Business records
Civil actions and liability
Employee benefits and pensions
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health information and medical records
Prescription drugs
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: 

Pharmacy Benefits Manager Accountability Act

 
This bill establishes reporting requirements for pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) with respect to services provided to health insurance plans.
 
First, PBMs must report annually to the plan sponsor certain information about the PBM's services, including the amount of prescription drug copayment assistance funded by drug manufacturers, a list of covered drugs billed under the plan during the reporting period, and the total gross and net spending by the health plan on prescription drugs during the reporting period. PBMs also must submit specified elements of the report (e.g., the total gross spending on prescription drugs) to the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The report must comply with the privacy requirements under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
 
The bill establishes civil penalties for violations of these requirements and provides for enforcement by the appropriate agencies.
 
GAO must report on the pharmacy networks of plans or PBMs, including whether such networks under common ownership with the plans or PBMs are designed to encourage plan enrollees to use network pharmacies over other pharmacies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and 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: 2023-04-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and 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: 2023-04-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and 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: 2023-04-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Introduced in House
Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2680
Sponsor: Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8]
Introduced: 2023-04-18 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: 

Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2023

 
This bill allows a beneficiary (or an heir of a beneficiary) of certain insurance policies in effect during the Holocaust to sue in U.S. district court to enforce rights under such policies. 
 
An insurance policy covered under this bill must have been (1) in effect at any time between January 31, 1933, and December 31, 1945, and (2) issued to a policyholder domiciled in Nazi-controlled territory or Switzerland. 
 
A court shall award to a prevailing beneficiary (1) the amount due under a policy, (2) prejudgment interest of 6% a year, (3) attorney's fees and costs, and (4) treble damages if the insurer acted in bad faith. 
 
An action under this bill or state law related to a covered insurance policy shall be considered timely if filed within 10 years of this bill's enactment.
 
Judgments and agreements entered before this bill's enactment shall not preclude a claim brought under the bill, with certain exceptions. Neither executive agreements between the United States and a foreign government nor U.S. executive foreign policies shall (1) affect or preclude claims brought under this bill, or (2) supersede or preempt any state laws relating to insurance policies covered by this bill. 
 

 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2023-04-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2023-04-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2681
Sponsor: Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8]
Introduced: 2023-04-18 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative remedies
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Civil actions and liability
Department of the Treasury
Economic performance and conditions
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax deductions
Inflation and prices
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Legal fees and court costs
Small business
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax-exempt organizations
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: 

Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2023

 
This bill modifies various tax enforcement procedures and requirements that affect small businesses and other taxpayers. 
 
The bill modifies requirements regarding
 
 
 awarding costs and fees to small businesses for administrative and court proceedings, 
 
 the amounts of damages and penalties that are allowed for violating various tax laws, 
 
 dispute resolution and appeal procedures, 
 
 enforcing liens against principal residences, 
 
 terminating Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees for misconduct, 
 
 reviews by the Department of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, and 
 
 the release of an IRS levy due to economic hardship for business taxpayers. 
 
 
The bill also
 
 
 allows a tax deduction for a portion of a taxpayer's expenses for certain audits,
 
 prohibits ex parte communications between officers in the IRS Independent Office of Appeals and other IRS employees with respect to matters pending before the officers,
 
 establishes a 10-year term for the National Taxpayer Advocate, and 
 
 repeals the requirement to submit a partial payment with an offer-in-compromise to settle a tax liability.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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: 2023-04-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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: 2023-04-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act.

Bill: 118-hr-2682
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
Introduced: 2023-04-18 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: 

Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act

 
This bill authorizes activities related to medical marijuana use by veterans and provides for research on medical marijuana use by veterans.
 
Specifically, the bill authorizes (1) a veteran to use, possess, or transport medical marijuana in accordance with applicable state or Native American tribal law; (2) a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) physician to discuss with a veteran the use of medical marijuana as a treatment if the physician is in a state or on tribal land that authorizes such treatment; or (3) a VA physician to recommend, complete forms for, or register veterans for participation in a medical marijuana treatment program in accordance with applicable state or tribal law. These authorizations expire after five years.
 
The bill also requires the VA to report on (1) the use of medical marijuana by veterans to manage pain and to treat diseases and disorders (e.g., post-traumatic stress disorder); and (2) the relationship between state-approved medical marijuana treatment programs, program access, and opioid use and misuse reduction.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Introduced in House
VA Flood Preparedness Act

Bill: 118-hr-2683
Sponsor: Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]
Introduced: 2023-04-18 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Floods and storm protection
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Natural disasters
State and local finance
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: 

VA Flood Preparedness Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make contributions to local authorities to mitigate the risk of flooding on local property adjacent to VA medical facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held
action_date: 2023-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Introduced in House
Capital Loss Inflation Fairness Act

Bill: 118-hr-2684
Sponsor: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Introduced: 2023-04-18 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: 
 
Capital Loss Inflation Fairness Act 

 
This bill increases the allowance for capital losses and adjusts the increased allowance amount for inflation after 2023.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Introduced in House