		II
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 437
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			March 2, 2011
			Mr. Nelson of Florida
			 (for himself and Mr. Brown of
			 Massachusetts) introduced the following bill; which was read twice
			 and referred to the Committee on
			 Finance

		A BILL
		To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the
		  Secretary of the Treasury to provide each individual taxpayer a receipt for an
		  income tax payment which itemizes the portion of the payment which is allocable
		  to various Government spending categories.

		1.Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited as
			 the Taxpayer Receipt
			 Act.
		2.Itemized Federal
			 tax receipt
			(a)In
			 generalChapter 77 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
			 amended by adding at the end the following new section:

					7529.Federal tax
				receipt
						(a)In
				generalThe Secretary shall send to every taxpayer who files an
				individual income tax return for any taxable year an itemized Federal tax
				receipt showing a proportionate allocation (in money terms) of the taxpayer's
				total tax payment for such taxable year among major expenditure categories for
				the fiscal year ending in such taxable year. The Federal tax receipt shall also
				include 2 separate line items showing the amount of Federal debt per legal
				United States resident at the end of such fiscal year, and the amount of
				additional borrowing per legal United States resident by the Federal Government
				in such fiscal year.
						(b)Total tax
				paymentsFor purposes of subsection (a), the total tax payment of
				a taxpayer for any taxable year is equal to the sum of—
							(1)the tax imposed
				by subtitle A for such taxable year (as shown on such taxpayer's return),
				plus
							(2)the tax imposed
				by section 3101 on wages received by such taxpayer during such taxable
				year.
							(c)Determination
				of proportionate allocation of tax payment among major expenditure
				categoriesFor purposes of determining a proportionate allocation
				described in subsection (a), not later than 60 days after the end of any fiscal
				year, the Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall provide to the
				Secretary the percentage of Federal outlays for such fiscal year for the
				following categories and subcategories of Federal spending:
							(1)Social
				Security.
							(2)National
				defense:
								(A)Overseas combat
				operations.
								(3)Medicare.
							(4)Low-income
				assistance programs:
								(A)Housing
				assistance.
								(B)Food stamps and
				other food programs.
								(5)Other Federal
				health programs:
								(A)Medicaid,
				Children's Health Insurance Program, and other public health programs.
								(B)National
				Institutes of Health and other health research and training programs.
								(C)Food and Drug
				Administration, Consumer Product Safety Commission, and other regulatory health
				and safety activities.
								(6)Unemployment
				benefits.
							(7)Net interest on
				the Federal debt.
							(8)Veterans benefits
				and services.
							(9)Education:
								(A)K–12 and
				vocational education.
								(B)Higher
				education.
								(C)Job training and
				assistance.
								(10)Federal employee
				retirement and disability benefits.
							(11)Highway, mass
				transit, and railroad funding.
							(12)Mortgage finance
				(Federal National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,
				Federal Housing Administration, and other housing finance programs).
							(13)Justice and law
				enforcement funding, including Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal courts,
				and Federal prisons.
							(14)Natural
				resources, land, and water management and conservation funding, including
				National Parks.
							(15)Foreign
				aid.
							(16)Science and
				technology research and advancement:
								(A)National
				Aeronautics and Space Administration.
								(17)Air
				transportation, including Federal Aviation Administration.
							(18)Farm
				subsidies.
							(19)Energy funding,
				including renewable energy and efficiency programs, Strategic Petroleum
				Reserve, and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
							(20)Disaster relief
				and insurance, including Federal Emergency Management Administration.
							(21)Diplomacy and
				embassies.
							(22)Environmental
				Protection Agency and pollution control programs.
							(23)Internal Revenue
				Service and United States Treasury operations.
							(24)Coast Guard and
				maritime programs.
							(25)Community
				Development Block Grants.
							(26)Congress and
				legislative branch activities.
							(27)United States
				Postal Service.
							(28)Executive Office
				of the President.
							(29)Other Federal
				spending.
							(d)Additional
				major expenditure categoriesWith respect to each fiscal year,
				the Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall include additional
				categories and subcategories of Federal spending for purposes of subsection
				(c), but only if, and only for so long as, each such additional category or
				subcategory exceeds 3 percent of total Federal outlays for the fiscal
				year.
						(e)Timing of
				Federal tax receiptA Federal tax receipt shall be made available
				to each taxpayer as soon as practicable upon the processing of that taxpayer's
				income tax return by the Internal Revenue Service.
						(f)Use of
				technologiesThe Internal Revenue Service is encouraged to
				utilize modern technologies such as electronic mail and the Internet to
				minimize the cost of sending Federal tax receipts to taxpayers. The Internal
				Revenue Service shall establish an interactive program on its Internet Web site
				to allow taxpayers to generate Federal tax receipts on their own.
						(g)CostNo
				charge shall be imposed to cover any cost associated with the production or
				distribution of the Federal tax receipt.
						(h)RegulationsThe
				Secretary may prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this
				section.
						.
			(b)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of sections for chapter 77 of the Internal
			 Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
			 item:

						Sec. 7529. Federal tax
				receipt.

					.
			(c)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
			 years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.


I
108th CONGRESS 2d Session
H. R. 4396
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 19, 2004
Mr. DeMint (for himself, Mr. Norwood, and Mrs. Musgrave) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

A BILL
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the exemption from the minimum wage and overtime compensation requirements of that Act for certain construction engineering and design professionals.

1.Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 Section 13(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(a)) is amended—
(1)in paragraph (17), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and
(2)by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(18)any employee providing professional consulting services recognized by a 4-year degree or greater, professional licensure, professional certification, or at least 8 years of similar work experience, if—
(A)the duties of the employee include—
(i)interpretation and adherence to design documents and applicable construction codes;
(ii)supervision during a project;
(iii)interpretation of contract requirements through analysis of specifications and drawings;
(iv)the application of a variety of testing and inspection techniques;
(v)implementation of research methods;
(vi)supervision of the inspection of materials and workmanship; or
(vii)the interpretation of engineering principles and national, State, and local construction code requirements or of established codes (such as the Uniform Building Code) set by nationally recognized standard-setting organizations (such as the International Conference of Building Officials); and
(B)the services of the employee relate to the preliminary or conceptual design and development, design, bidding, construction, or postconstruction evaluation phases of engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, land and hydrographic surveying, land use planning, natural, environmental, and earth sciences, or construction technology..


115 S2681 IS: Energy Reliability Act of 2018
U.S. Senate
2018-04-17
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II115th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 2681IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESApril 17, 2018Mr. Manchin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on FinanceA BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for coal-powered electric
			 generation units.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Energy Reliability Act of 2018. 2.Coal-powered electric generation unit credit (a)Federal tax credit for coal-Powered electric generation unitsSubpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

					45T.Coal-powered electric generation unit credit
 (a)In generalFor purposes of section 38, in the case of a taxpayer who owns or leases a coal-powered electric generation unit, the coal-powered electric generation unit credit determined under this section for a taxable year shall be an amount equal to the lesser of 30 percent of qualified expenses paid or incurred by such taxpayer in such year or the product of—
 (1)$13, multiplied by (2)the nameplate capacity rating in kilowatts of such unit.
 (b)Coal-Powered electric generation unitFor purposes of this section, the term coal-powered electric generation unit means an electric generation unit (as defined in section 48A(c)(6)) that— (1)uses coal to produce not less than 75 percent of the electricity produced by such unit, and
 (2)has constructed and installed emissions controls pursuant to— (A)the final rule of the Environmental Protection Agency entitled Rule To Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone (Clean Air Interstate Rule); Revisions to Acid Rain Program; Revisions to the NOX SIP Call (70 Fed. Reg. 25162 (May 12, 2005)) (commonly known as the Clean Air Interstate Rule),
 (B)the final rule of the Environmental Protection Agency entitled Federal Implementation Plans: Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone and Correction of SIP Approvals (76 Fed. Reg. 48208 (August 8, 2011)) (commonly known as the Cross State Air Pollution Rule),
 (C)the final rule of the Environmental Protection Agency entitled National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units and Standards of Performance for Fossil-Fuel-Fired Electric Utility, Industrial-Commercial-Institutional, and Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units (77 Fed. Reg. 9304 (February 16, 2012)) (commonly known as the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards Rule),
 (D)the final rule of the Environmental Protection Agency entitled Regional Haze Regulations and Guidelines for Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART) Determinations (70 Fed. Reg. 39104 (July 6, 2005)) (commonly known as the Regional Haze regulations), or
 (E)any other Federal emissions control requirements applicable to an electric generation plant that are equal to or more stringent than the requirements of a rule described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D).
 (c)Qualified expensesFor purposes of this section, the term qualified expenses means amounts paid or incurred for the operation or maintenance of a coal-powered electric generation unit, other than amounts paid or incurred for coal.
						(d)Transfer of credit
							(1)Transfer to eligible project partner
 (A)In generalWith respect to a credit under subsection (a) for any taxable year, a taxpayer may elect to transfer all or any portion of such credit to any eligible project partner as specified in such election and such eligible project partner, not the taxpayer, shall be entitled to claim the credit (or portion thereof) for the taxable year.
 (B)Election to transferThe taxpayer may elect to transfer all or any portion of the credit to an eligible project partner by attaching a statement to the taxpayer’s tax return for the taxable year in which the qualified expenses were paid or incurred, providing such information as is necessary for the Secretary to adequately identify the eligible project partner and the amount of the credit being transferred.
 (2)Eligible project partnerFor purposes of this subsection, the term eligible project partner means, with respect to any coal-powered electric generation unit, any person who— (A)is responsible for operating, maintaining, or repairing such unit,
 (B)participates in the provision, including transportation, of coal or other materials and supplies to such unit,
 (C)provides financing for the construction, repair, or operation of such unit, or (D)leases such unit.
								(3)Special rules
 (A)Application to partnershipsIn the case of a credit under subsection (a) which is determined at the partnership level, the term eligible project partner shall include any partner of the partnership. (B)Taxable year in which credit taken into accountIn the case of any credit (or portion thereof) with respect to which an election is made under paragraph (1), such credit shall be taken into account in the first taxable year of the eligible project partner ending with, or after, the taxpayer's taxable year with respect to which the credit was determined.
 (e)Basis adjustmentFor purposes of this subtitle, if a credit is allowed under this section with respect to any coal-powered electric generation unit, the basis of such property shall be reduced by the amount of the credit so allowed.
 (f)TerminationThis section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, and ending before January 1, 2023..
			(b)Assessment by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
 (1)In generalIn the case of any coal-powered electric generation unit which has claimed a credit under section 45T of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by subsection (a)), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall require the applicable reliability coordinator to conduct an assessment analyzing the reliability and resilience attributes offered by such unit to the regional grid in which it is located, with such assessment to be completed not later than April 1, 2023.
 (2)ReportingNot later than June 1, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall report to the relevant Congressional committees—
 (A)the results of the assessments described under paragraph (1); and (B)a recommendation as to whether the credit under section 45T of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 should be amended so as to apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022.
 (3)DefinitionsIn this subsection: (A)Applicable Reliability CoordinatorThe term applicable reliability coordinator means the Reliability Coordinator of the Electric Reliability Organization (as defined in section 215(a) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 2824o(a))) for the region in which a coal-powered electric generation unit which has claimed a credit under section 45T of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is located.
 (B)Relevant Congressional CommitteesThe term relevant Congressional committees means— (i)the Committee on Finance of the Senate;
 (ii)the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives; (iii)the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and
 (iv)the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. (c)Conforming amendmentSection 501(c)(12)(I) is amended by inserting or 45T(d)(1) after section 45J(e)(I).
			(d)Credit To Be
			 part of general business credit
 (1)In generalSection 38(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking plus at the end of paragraph (36), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (37) and inserting , plus, and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

 (38)the coal-powered electric generation unit credit determined under section 45T(a)..
 (2)Credit allowed against alternative minimum taxSubparagraph (B) of section 38(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (A)by redesignating clauses (x), (xi), and (xii) as clauses (xi), (xii), and (xiii), respectively; and
 (B)by inserting after clause (ix) the following new clause:  (x)the credit determined under section 45T,.
 (e)Clerical amendmentThe table of sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
				Sec. 45T. Coal-powered electric generation unit credit..


117 HR 4012 IH: Expanding Access to Mental Health Services Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-06-17
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4012IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 17, 2021Mr. Rosendale introduced the following bill; which was 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 concernedA BILLTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permanently include certain HCPCS codes as telehealth services under such title, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Expanding Access to Mental Health Services Act. 2.Permanent inclusion of certain HCPCS codes as telehealth services under MedicareSection 1834(m)(4)(F) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(4)(F)) is amended—(1)in clause (i), by inserting the HCPCS codes specified in clause (iii), before , and; and(2)by adding at the end the following new clause:(iii)Specified HCPCS codeFor purposes of clause (i), beginning April 1, 2021, an HCPCS code specified in this clause is—(I)90875, 96125, 96170, 96171, 97151, 97152, 97153, 97154, 97155, 97156, 97157, and 97158; and(II)96127, 96130, 96131, 96132, 96133, 96136, 96137, 96138, 96139, and 96158.With respect to telehealth services identified by HCPCS codes in subclause (II), the Secretary shall waive the requirements of paragraph (1) and section 410.78(a)(3) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), relating to the use of interactive telecommunications systems to furnish telehealth services, to the extent such provisions require the use of video technology, to allow for the furnishing of evaluation and management services, behavioral health counseling and educational services, and other services determined appropriate by the Secretary by a qualified provider using audio-only technology, as determined by the Secretary based on whether it is clinically appropriate to furnish such services using audio-only technology and whether an in-person initial visit is required prior to the furnishing of such service using such technology..


113 S2825 IS: Ensuring Safe Access to Prescription Medication Act of 2014
U.S. Senate
2014-09-16
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		II
		113th CONGRESS2d Session
		S. 2825
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			September 16, 2014
			Mr. Brown (for himself and Mr. Cornyn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

		A BILL
		To amend the Controlled Substances Act to treat as dispensing the delivery of a controlled
			 substance by a pharmacy to a practitioner, pursuant to a patient-specific
			 prescription of the practitioner, under certain circumstances.

		1.Short title
			This Act may be cited as the
		  Ensuring Safe Access to Prescription Medication Act of 2014.
		2.Delivery of controlled substances by a pharmacy to a practitioner pursuant to a patient-specific
			 prescriptionSection 102(10) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(10)) is amended—(1)by striking (10) The term dispense means to deliver and inserting the following:(10)(A)The term dispense means—(i)to deliver;(2)by striking The term dispenser means a practitioner and inserting the following:(B)The term dispenser means a practitioner;(3)in subparagraph (A), as so designated—(A)by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and(B)by adding at the end the following:(ii)to deliver a controlled substance by a pharmacy to a practitioner, including the packaging,
			 labeling, or compounding necessary to prepare the substance for such
			 delivery, if—(I)such delivery is pursuant to a patient-specific prescription of the practitioner; and(II)the practitioner has deemed that it is medically necessary, acting in the usual course of
			 professional practice, for the controlled substance to be administered by
			 the practitioner to the patient.; and(4)in subparagraph (B), as so designated, by striking to an ultimate user or research subject.


I
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4532
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 24, 2012
Mr. Courtney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL
To extend the temporary reduction of duty on yarn of carded hair of Kashmir (cashmere) goats, of yarn count less than 19.35 metric, not put up for retail sale.

1.Yarn of carded hair of Kashmir (cashmere) goats, of yarn count less than 19.35 metric, not put up for retail sale
(a)In generalHeading 9902.40.85 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to yarn of carded hair of Kashmir (cashmere) goats, of yarn count less than 19.35 metric, not put up for retail sale) is amended by striking the date in the effective period column and inserting 12/31/2015.
(b)Effective dateThe amendments made by subsection (a) apply with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of enactment of this Act.


		II
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 534
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			March 5, 2009
			Mr. Nelson of Florida
			 (for himself, Ms. Collins, and
			 Mr. Bingaman) introduced the following
			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Finance

		A BILL
		To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce
		  cost-sharing under part D of such title for certain non-institutionalized
		  full-benefit dual eligible individuals.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Home and Community Services Copayment
			 Equity Act of 2009.
		2.Elimination of part D
			 cost-sharing for certain non-Institutionalized full-benefit dual eligible
			 individuals
			(a)In
			 generalSection 1860D–14(a)(1)(D)(i) of the Social Security Act
			 (42 U.S.C. 1395w–114(a)(1)(D)(i)) is amended—
				(1)in the heading,
			 by striking Institutionalized
			 individuals.—In and
			 inserting

						Elimination of cost-sharing for certain full-benefit dual eligible
			 individuals.—(I)Institutionalized
				individualsIn
						;
				and
				(2)by adding at the
			 end the following new subclauses:

						(II)Certain other
				individualsIn the case of an individual who is a full-benefit
				dual eligible individual and who is a resident of a facility described in
				subclause (III) or who is receiving home and community-based services in a home
				setting provided under a home and community-based waiver approved for the State
				under section 1915 or 1115, the elimination of any beneficiary coinsurance
				described in section 1860D–2(b)(2) (for all amounts through the total amount of
				expenditures at which benefits are available under section
				1860D–2(b)(4)).
						(III)Facility
				describedFor purposes of subclause (II), a facility described in
				this subclause is—
							(aa)an
				assisted living facility or a resident care program facility (as such terms are
				defined by the Secretary);
							(bb)a
				board and care facility (as defined in section 1903(q)(4)(B)); or
							(cc)any other
				facility that is licensed or certified by the State and is determined
				appropriate by the Secretary, such as a community mental health center that
				meets the requirements of section 1913(c) of the Public Health Service Act, a
				psychiatric health facility, a mental health rehabilitation center, and a
				mental retardation developmental disability
				facility.
							.
				(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to drugs
			 dispensed on or after the date of enactment of this Act.


		IIB
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 1556
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES

			June 19, 2012
			Received; read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Indian
			 Affairs

		AN ACT
		To amend the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act
		  to allow certain land to be used to generate income to provide funding for
		  academic programs, and for other purposes.

		1.Land useSection 824(a) of the Omnibus Indian
			 Advancement Act (Public Law 106–568) is amended to
			 read as follows:

				(a)Limitation for
				educational, health, cultural, and economic development purposesThe land taken into trust under section
				823(a) shall be used solely for the educational, health, or cultural purposes
				of the Santa Fe Indian School and economic development projects that provide
				funding for such
				purposes.
				.

			Passed the House of
			 Representatives June 18, 2012.
			Karen L. Haas,
			Clerk


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1430
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			April 7, 2011
			Mr. Nunes (for
			 himself, Mr. Chaffetz, and
			 Mr. Paul) introduced the following
			 bill; which was referred to the Committee
			 on Financial Services

		A BILL
		To require regulated lending institutions, Federal agency
		  lenders, and Government-sponsored enterprises for housing to accept flood
		  insurance coverage provided by a private entity that otherwise meets the
		  requirements for the mandatory purchase of flood insurance to accept such flood
		  insurance coverage as satisfaction of such requirements.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Flood Insurance Choice Act.
		2.Use of private
			 insurance to satisfy requirement to purchase flood insurance to receive a
			 mortgage loanSection 102(b)
			 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4012a(b)) is
			 amended—
			(1)in paragraph
			 (1)—
				(A)by striking
			 lending institutions not to make and inserting

						lending
			 institutions—(A)not to
				make
						;
				(B)in subparagraph
			 (A), as designated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by striking
			 less. and inserting less; and; and
				(C)by adding at the
			 end the following new subparagraph:

						(B)to
				accept private flood insurance as satisfaction of the flood insurance coverage
				requirement under subparagraph (A) if the coverage provided by such private
				flood insurance meets the requirements for coverage under such
				subparagraph.
						;

				(2)in paragraph (2),
			 by inserting after provided in paragraph (1) the following new
			 sentence: Each Federal agency lender shall accept private flood
			 insurance as satisfaction of the flood insurance coverage requirement under the
			 preceding sentence if the flood insurance coverage provided by such private
			 flood insurance meets the requirements for coverage under such
			 sentence.;
			(3)in paragraph (3),
			 in the matter following subparagraph (B), by adding at the end the following
			 new sentence: The Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal
			 Home Loan Mortgage Corporation shall accept private flood insurance as
			 satisfaction of the flood insurance coverage requirement under the preceding
			 sentence if the flood insurance coverage provided by such private flood
			 insurance meets the requirements for coverage under such sentence.;
			 and
			(4)by adding at the
			 end the following new paragraph:

					(5)Private flood insurance
				definedIn this subsection, the term private flood
				insurance means a contract for flood insurance coverage allowed for
				sale under the laws of any State.
					.


115 HR 2597 IH: West African Ebola Relief Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-05-23
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2597IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 23, 2017Mr. Ellison (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Serrano, and Ms. Clarke of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo extend temporary protected status for certain nationals of Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea
			 until November 21, 2018.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the West African Ebola Relief Act. 2.Extension of temporary protected status for nationals of Liberia, Sierra Leone, and GuineaNotwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of any individual who is a national of Liberia, Sierra Leone, or Guinea, who was lawfully present in the United States under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a) on May 19, 2017, such temporary protected status is extended for the period beginning on May 19, 2017, and ending on November 21, 2018.
 3.Effective dateThis Act shall take effect as if enacted on May 19, 2017. 4.Rule of constructionNothing in this Act restricts the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to extend the temporary protected status of an individual described in section 2 beyond November 21, 2018.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 3669
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			September 29, 2009
			Mr. Gutierrez
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Education and
			 Labor

		A BILL
		To prohibit employers from carrying life insurance
		  policies on their rank and file employees.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Employer-Owned Life Insurance
			 Limitation Act.
		2.Prohibition on
			 employer-owned life insurance of most employees
			(a)General
			 prohibitionIt shall be
			 unlawful for any employer to carry an employer-owned life insurance policy on
			 any employee of such employer whose salary is less than $1,000,000 per
			 year.
			(b)Mandatory
			 cancellationIt shall be
			 unlawful for any employer to carry an employer-owned life insurance policy not
			 prohibited by subsection (a) for any employee after 30 days after such employee
			 terminates employment with such employer.
			3.Disclosure
			 requiredNot later than 30
			 days after the date on which an employer purchases any employer-owned life
			 insurance policy not prohibited by section 2(a), the employer shall provide to
			 the employee who is the subject of the employer-owned life insurance policy a
			 written notice that contains—
			(1)a
			 statement that the employer carries an employer-owned life insurance policy on
			 the life of the employee;
			(2)the identity of
			 the insurance carrier of the policy;
			(3)the benefit amount
			 of the policy; and
			(4)the name of the
			 beneficiary of the policy.
			4.Civil
			 ActionAny employee who is the
			 subject of an employer-owned life insurance policy carried by his or her
			 employer in violation of section 2 (or the spouse or next of kin of such an
			 employee in the case of a deceased employee) may commence a civil action in an
			 appropriate district court of the United States—
			(1)to enjoin the
			 employer from carrying such a policy; and
			(2)to obtain damages
			 in an amount that is the greater of $500,000 or—
				(A)in the case of a deceased employee, 3 times
			 the amount of any benefit paid or payable to the employer from the
			 employer-owned life insurance policy; or
				(B)in the case of an employee who has not
			 died, 3 times the amount of any benefit that would be payable to the employer
			 from the employer-owned life insurance policy if the employee had died on the
			 day on which such action was commenced.
				5.DefinitionsAs used in this Act—
			(1)the terms
			 employer and employee have the meaning given such
			 terms in section 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203);
			 and
			(2)the term employer-owned life
			 insurance policy means a life insurance policy purchased by an employer
			 where the insured is an employee of the employer and the beneficiary is the
			 employer.
			6.GAO
			 StudyThe Comptroller General
			 shall study the incidence of employers carrying employer-owned life insurance
			 policies on their employees, the effect of this Act on such practices, and the
			 number of actions brought under section 4 during the first 2-year period
			 following the date of enactment of this Act. In conducting such a study, the
			 Comptroller General shall consult with the Internal Revenue Service regarding
			 information on such policies that has been reported to the Service. Upon
			 conclusion of the study, the Comptroller General shall transmit to Congress a
			 report assessing the efficacy of this Act in eliminating or limiting
			 employer-owned life insurance policies.
		7.Effective
			 dateThis Act shall take
			 effect 90 days after the date of its enactment.
		8.Criminal
			 penaltiesAny employer who
			 commits a violation of section 2(a) upon conviction thereof, shall be deemed
			 guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined $500,000 and imprisoned for up to 1
			 year.


116 HRES 919 IH: Condemning the United Nations decision to appoint China a seat on its Human Rights Council.
U.S. House of Representatives
2020-04-10
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IV116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. RES. 919IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 10, 2020Mr. Steube submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign AffairsRESOLUTIONCondemning the United Nations decision to appoint China a seat on its Human Rights Council.Whereas, on April 1, 2020, China was appointed to a United Nations Human Rights Council panel;Whereas the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has been criticized for being influenced by countries widely perceived as having poor human rights records;Whereas China rejected recommendations made by the Human Rights Council related to human rights activists, extrajudicial detention, freedom of belief, freedom of expression, and the rights of ethnic minorities;Whereas some countries called on China to ensure greater protections of the rights of ethnic minorities;Whereas China violated basic privacy rights by spying on its own people;Whereas during the COVID–19 outbreak, China further suppressed religion in the country by destroying places of worship or placing them under heavy surveillance;Whereas in 2018, the United States left the Council;Whereas in 2018, the Department of State released its Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, highlighting China for engaging in some of the worst human rights violations;Whereas former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley called the Council a protector of human rights abusers, and a cesspool of political bias;Whereas former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley tweeted that China was appointed on Wednesday to a UN Human Rights Council panel where it will play a key role in picking the world body’s human rights investigators—including global monitors on freedom of speech, health, enforced disappearances, and arbitrary detention. You can’t make this up!;Whereas United States Government senior officials have expressed concerns about the completeness and timeliness of information China is reporting on COVID–19; andWhereas China’s failure to be transparent with global leaders about the outbreak has cost thousands of lives: Now, therefore, be itThat the House of Representatives—(1)condemns the United Nations decision to appoint China a seat on its Human Rights Council;(2)demands serious reform if the United States is going to remain in the United Nations and provide funding to countries that ignore basic human rights; and(3)holds China and the United Nations accountable for human rights violations.


114 S151 IS: Filipino Veterans Promise Act
U.S. Senate
2015-01-13
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		II
		114th CONGRESS1st Session
		S. 151
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			January 13, 2015
			Mr. Heller (for himself and Ms. Hirono) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

		A BILL
		To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a
			 process to determine whether individuals claiming certain service in the
			 Philippines during World War II are eligible for certain benefits despite
			 not
			 being on the Missouri List, and for other purposes.

		1.Short title
 This Act may be cited as the Filipino Veterans Promise Act.2.Determination of
			 certain service in Philippines during World War II
			(a)In
 generalThe Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and such military historians as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate, shall establish a process to determine whether a covered individual served as described in subsection (a) or (b) of section 107 of title 38, United States Code, for purposes of determining whether such covered individual is eligible for benefits described in such subsections.
			(b)Covered
 individualsFor purposes of this section, a covered individual is any individual who—
 (1)claims service described in subsection (a) or (b) of section 107 of title 38, United States Code; and
 (2)is not included in the Approved Revised Reconstructed Guerilla Roster of 1948, known as the Missouri List.