Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2]

Amendment increases funding for Corps of Engineers Construction by $500,000 and reduces funding for Departmental Administration by a similar amount.

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Amendment requires the National Security Council to participate in the Freedom of Information Act upon confirmation of the NSC Advisor by the Senate.

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An amendment No. 62 printed in House Report 113-170 to prohibit any funds made available by this Act from being used to transfer or release detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Yemen.

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Amendment prohibits the Secretary of Defense from using any funds authorized to the department for the transfer or release of Guantanamo detainees to Yemen.

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Amendment extends and strengthens provisions related to detainees at Guantanamo Bay.

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Amendment sought to continue the prohibition on the Christmas tree tax by striking the section of the bill that lifts the stay on the tax.

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Amendment requires the United States Government and the government of a foreign country to enter into a written memorandum of understanding regarding the transfer of an individual from Guantanamo Bay and requires that copies of such memorandums be provided to Congress.

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An amendment to prohibit use of funds to transfer or release to the Republic of Yemen (or any entity within Yemen) a detainee who is or was held, detained, or otherwise in the custody of DOD on or after June 24, 2009, at the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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Amendment prohibits the use of funds to be used by the Secretary of Veterans affairs to implement sole source contracting at the national level for the selection of devices and test strips for the self-monitoring of blood glucose.

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Amendment requires that the CFTC also provide updates of the status of its consultations with U.S. producers and consumers of aluminum.

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Special Needs Trust Improvement Act of 2022

United States · United States Congress · 29 July 2022

Special Needs Trust Improvement Act of 2022 This bill allows a nonprofit charitable organization to be named as the remainder beneficiary of a Special Needs Trust (i.e., a trust that preserves a beneficiary's eligibility for needs-based government benefits).

Of inquiry directing the Secretary of Labor to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in the Secretary's possession relating to Unemployment Insurance fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic.

United States · United States Congress · 26 July 2022

This resolution directs the Department of Labor to provide the House of Representatives with any documents and communications during the period beginning on March 1, 2020, and ending on the date of adoption of this resolution that relate to unemployment insurance funds authorized by COVID-19 pandemic programs flowing to criminal syndicates and fraudsters in foreign countries (e.g., China and Russia).

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives condemning the recent attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches.

United States · United States Congress · 19 July 2022

This resolution condemns recent attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches and calls on the current presidential administration to use appropriate law enforcement authorities to support their safety.

Expressing support for the designation of June as the "Month of Life".

United States · United States Congress · 1 July 2022

This resolution supports the designation of a Month of Life.

Fostering Innovation and Research to Strengthen Tomorrow Act

United States · United States Congress · 28 June 2022

Fostering Innovation and Research to Strengthen Tomorrow Act This bill doubles the rate of the tax credit for increasing research expenses and the alternative simplified research tax credit. It also increases the credit rate for taxpayers with no research expenses during a specified three-year period and the amount of the credit that certain small businesses may apply against payroll tax liabilities.

PERCENTS Act of 2022

United States · United States Congress · 23 June 2022

Permanent Extension of Rate Cuts and Extension of National Tax Simplification Act of 2022 or the PERCENTS Act of 2022 This bill makes permanent provisions in Public Law 115-97 (also known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) relating to individual taxpayers, including the modification of individual income and capital gains tax rates and the increased exemption for the alternative minimum tax. It also increases the standard tax deduction and repeals the limitation on itemized tax deductions.

Civil Justice for Victims of International Fentanyl Trafficking Act

United States · United States Congress · 22 June 2022

Civil Justice for Victims of International Fentanyl Trafficking Act This bill allows a U.S. state to bring a civil action against a foreign state in federal court for money damages for death or physical injury to a person caused by fentanyl use or exposure occurring in the United States. The injury must follow any reckless action of an alien unlawfully present in the United States or certain foreign opioid traffickers that caused or substantially contributed to the unlawful trafficking of fentanyl from the foreign state into and within the United States.

Educational Choice for Children Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 June 2022

Educational Choice for Children Act This bill allows individuals and corporations a new tax credit after 2022 for charitable contributions to tax-exempt organizations that provide scholarships to elementary and secondary school students. Such students must be members of a household with incomes not greater 300% of the area median gross income and be eligible to enroll in a public elementary or secondary school. The bill excludes from the gross income of taxpayer dependents any scholarship amount for the elementary or secondary education expenses of eligible students. It also prohibits governmental control over scholarship granting organizations.

Student Loan Accountability Act

United States · United States Congress · 9 June 2022

Student Loan Accountability Act This bill generally prohibits the Departments of Education, Justice, or the Treasury from taking any action to cancel or forgive the outstanding balances, or portion of balances, of covered loans. Covered loans refer to Federal Family Education Loans, Federal Direct Loans, Federal Perkins Loans, and loans under the Health Education Assistance Loan Program. The prohibition does not apply to targeted federal student loan forgiveness, cancellation, or repayment programs carried out under the Higher Education Act of 1965. Additionally, the bill repeals the temporary tax-free treatment of discharged student loan debt. It also prohibits tax return information from being shared for the purpose of administering a student loan cancellation plan.

Chase COVID Unemployment Fraud Act of 2022

United States · United States Congress · 9 June 2022

Chase COVID Unemployment Fraud Act of 2022 This bill addresses fraud and overpayments of pandemic unemployment assistance, including by allowing states to retain a specified percentage of recovered funds and prohibiting the Department of Labor from allowing blanket waivers of overpayments.

Freight RAILCAR Act of 2022

United States · United States Congress · 27 May 2022

Freight Rail Assistance and Investment to Launch Coronavirus-Era Activity and Recovery Act of 2022 or the Freight RAILCAR Act of 2022 This bill provides a new tax credit through 2024 for 10% of freight railcar fleet modernization expenses (i.e., railcar replacement and modernization expenses for meeting fuel efficiency and performance standards). The bill provides that no more than 2,000 freight railcars per taxpayer may be taken into account for purposes of determining the credit in a taxable year. The Department of the Treasury must report to Congress on the credit to provide information on the number of times the credit was claimed and the number of railcars scrapped or built as a result of the credit.

Prohibition of Agricultural Land for the People’s Republic of China Act

United States · United States Congress · 27 May 2022

Prohibition of Agricultural Land for the People's Republic of China Act This bill requires the President to prohibit nonresident aliens, foreign businesses, and agents associated with China's government from (1) purchasing agricultural (including ranching) real estate located in the United States, or (2) participating in Department of Agriculture programs that are unrelated to food and safety regulatory requirements.

Declaring a state of emergency due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in order to establish a waiver of the minimum tonnage requirements of section 55305 of title 46, United States Code.

United States · United States Congress · 20 May 2022

This concurrent resolution declares that a state of emergency exists due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It also states that such emergency justifies a waiver of the minimum tonnage requirements for the transport of equipment, materials, or commodities related to humanitarian operations resulting from the invasion. Such requirements apply to cargoes that are transported on ocean vessels and that are procured, furnished, or financed by the United States.

Babies Need More Formula Now Act of 2022

United States · United States Congress · 18 May 2022

Babies Need More Formula Now Act of 2022 This bill addresses the regulation of infant formula, including by authorizing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to waive certain requirements related to importation. The FDA may waive labeling requirements related to the importation (or distribution or sale) of infant formula from a country with requirements that provide a similar assurance of safety as U.S. requirements. The FDA must, when appropriate, enter into arrangements to harmonize U.S. regulatory requirements pertaining to infant formula with the requirements of other nations. The bill imposes time lines for the FDA to respond to submissions for market approval for new infant formula. The FDA must also issue guidance as to what types of changes in the ingredients of infant formula, if any, may not require a new growth study to meet FDA requirements. The bill also authorizes a person to import, without prior notice to the FDA, up to a three-month supply of infant formula for personal use from a country with formula safety standards similar to U.S. standards, such as Canada. Before recommending or requiring a recall of infant formula due exclusively to a labeling deficiency, the FDA must ensure that the recall will not negatively affect the supply of formula in the United States. The bill also requires the FDA to (1) notify Congress no later than 24 hours after initiating a formula recall, and (2) provide certain information to formula manufacturers about restarting production after an inspection of a manufacturing facility impacted by a recall.