Bill· SS. 5340 (117th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 December 2022
Stablecoin Transparency of Reserves and Uniform Safe Transactions Act of 2022 or the Stablecoin TRUST Act of 2022 This bill establishes a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins (digital assets which an issuer must directly convert to fiat currency). Specifically, the bill only allows the following entities to issue stablecoins a money transmitting business, a non-depository trust company, or any other person that is authorized by a state banking supervisor to issue payment stablecoins; a national limited payment stablecoin issuer; a depository institution; or a national trust bank.
Bill· SS. 5341 (117th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 December 2022
Federal Reserve Accountability Act of 2022 This bill reduces the number of Federal Reserve districts from 12 to 5, requires Senate confirmation for Federal Reserve bank presidents, and makes other changes to the operation of the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve banks.
Bill· SS. 5300 (117th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 December 2022
Financial Regulators Transparency Act of 2022 This bill makes certain disclosure and ethics requirements applicable to the Federal Reserve banks and financial regulators. For example, the bill makes Federal Reserve banks subject to Freedom of Information Act requests and makes financial regulators subject to congressional ethics inquiries.
Bill· SS. 5280 (117th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 December 2022
CFPB Stability Act of 2022 This bill restructures the leadership and funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Specifically, the bill removes the bureau from the Federal Reserve System. Additionally, the bill eliminates the positions of director and deputy director and establishes a five-person panel appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, with not more than three members belonging to any one political party. Under the bill, the inspector general of the bureau must be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Under current law, the inspector general of the Federal Reserve Board also serves as the inspector general of the bureau. Further, the source of funding for the bureau is changed from Federal Reserve System transfers to annual appropriations. Under current law, the transfers from the Federal Reserve System permit the bureau to be funded outside of the annual appropriations process.
Bill· SS. 5165 (117th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 December 2022
Pipeline Permitting for Energy Security Act of 2022 This bill modifies requirements under the Clean Water Act, the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to expedite water quality certifications, environmental reviews, endangered species consultations, and make related changes. The bill also establishes requirements to expedite the approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, which is a natural gas pipeline located in Virginia and West Virginia.
Bill· SS. 5110 (117th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 November 2022
Valley Forge Park Realignment Permit and Promise Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to issue a right-of-way permit for portions of the main segment of the natural gas distribution pipeline within Valley Forge National Historical Park if the segment is relocated to a proposed realignment of Valley Forge Park Road and North Gulph Road within the park.
Bill· SS. 5100 (117th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 November 2022
IRS Funding Accountability Act This bill delays for a 60-day period funding for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) enforcement activities enacted by the Inflation Reduction Act (except for eliminating return processing backlogs and reducing call wait times) until an annual spending plan for such activities is submitted to the congressional tax and appropriation committees. Congress may enact a joint resolution of disapproval of the spending plan before the end of the 60-day period requiring the IRS to submit a new spending plan. The IRS and the Department of the Treasury must make quarterly reports to the committees on expenditures for enforcement activities. The bill requires reductions in appropriations to the IRS for any failure to submit required reports.
Bill· SS. 5017 (117th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 September 2022
Repealing the Ill-Conceived and Problematic (RIP) Book Minimum Tax Act This bill repeals the 15% alternative minimum tax on corporations enacted by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
Bill· SS. 4973 (117th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 September 2022
Retirement Savings Modernization Act This bill specifies that fiduciaries for employee-sponsored retirement plans are permitted to diversify a plan's investments across certain asset classes, such as digital assets, hedge funds, private equity, and venture capital.
Bill· SS. 4939 (117th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 September 2022
Ending Duplicative Subsidies for Electric Vehicles Act This bill prohibits duplicative subsidies (i.e., loans, grants, or tax credits) for manufacturers of new clean electric vehicles.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 769 (117th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 15 September 2022
This resolution honors Roberto Clemente for his excellence in both sport (baseball) and in citizenship on the 50th anniversary of his 3,000th and final regular season hit.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 762 (117th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 13 September 2022
This resolution remembers Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and her more than 70 years of service in support of the British people and the Commonwealth of Nations. The resolution also expresses gratitude to Queen Elizabeth II for her efforts to maintain strong bilateral relations between the United Kingdom and the United States. Finally, the resolution extends condolences to the family of Queen Elizabeth II, to the people of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and to the peoples of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Bill· SS. 4815 (117th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 September 2022
Simplify Timelines and Assure Regulatory Transparency Act or the START Act This bill sets forth a variety of provisions to expedite the environmental review of energy projects, such as the Mountain Valley Pipeline project.
Bill· SS. 4817 (117th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 September 2022
This bill prohibits the use of additional funds appropriated to the Internal Revenue Service under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 for audits of taxpayers with taxable incomes below $400,000.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 60 (117th)failed
United States · United States Congress · 8 September 2022
This joint resolution nullifies a Department of Education rule published on July 6, 2022, concerning final priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection criteria for the Charter Schools Program.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 748 (117th)open
United States · United States Congress · 6 August 2022
This resolution expresses that the Senate has heard the announcement of the death of the Honorable Jacqueline R. Walorski, Congresswoman for the Second Congressional District of Indiana. The resolution also honors Representative Walorski for her service to Indiana and the United States. The resolution expresses that when the Senate adjourns today, it stands adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of Representative Walorski.
Bill· SS. 4751 (117th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 August 2022
This bill excludes certain persons from being considered a broker for tax reporting purposes. Under current law, the transfer of digital assets from a broker to a nonbroker requires the broker to file a return beginning on January 1, 2024. The bill provides that a broker does not include any person solely engaged in the business of (1) validating distributed ledger transactions, or (2) selling hardware or software for which the sole function is to permit access to digital assets on a distributed ledger.
Bill· SS. 4608 (117th)open
United States · United States Congress · 26 July 2022
Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, a limited amount of gain from the sale or exchange of virtual currency, unless such sale or exchange is for cash or cash equivalents, property used in the active conduct of a trade or business, or property held for the production of income. The exclusion does not apply if the total value of the sale or exchange exceeds $50, or the total gain exceeds $50 (both amounts adjusted annually for inflation). The bill defines virtual currency as a digital representation of value that functions as a unit of account, a store of value, or a medium of exchange, and is not a representation of the U.S. dollar or any foreign currency.
Bill· SS. 4573 (117th)open
United States · United States Congress · 20 July 2022
Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022 This bill revises the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections. The bill also revises provisions related to the presidential transition process. The bill specifies that the choice of electors must occur in accordance with the laws of the state enacted prior to election day. Additionally, the bill identifies each state's governor (unless otherwise identified in the laws or constitution of a state in effect on election day) as responsible for submitting the certificate of ascertainment identifying the state's electors. Further, the bill provides for expedited judicial review for any action brought by an aggrieved presidential or vice-presidential candidate arising under the U.S. Constitution or U.S. laws with respect to the issuance or transmission of such a certificate. The bill revises the framework for the joint session of Congress to count electoral votes and make a formal declaration of which candidates have been elected President and Vice President. Among other changes, the bill (1) specifies that the role of the Vice President during the joint session shall be ministerial in nature, and (2) raises the objection threshold in Congress to at least one-fifth of the duly chosen and sworn members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The bill also revises the presidential transition process, including to (1) allow more than one candidate to receive federal transition resources under certain circumstances, and (2) require additional reporting by the General Services Administration.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 55 (117th)open
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 2022
This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the Council on Environmental Quality titled National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions and published on April 20, 2022. The rule restores regulatory provisions issued under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) that were in effect before being modified in 2020 by the Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act rule.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 706 (117th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 2022
This resolution remembers former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe and his work to strengthen the alliance between the United States and Japan. It also extends condolences to his family and the people of Japan.
Bill· SS. 4507 (117th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 July 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.
Bill· SS. 4416 (117th)referred
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.
Bill· SS. 4314 (117th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 May 2022
Protecting Public Safety Employees' Timely Retirement Act of 2022 This bill modifies the eligible age (age 50) for the exemption from the retirement plan early withdrawal penalty for public safety officers. The bill establishes the age eligibility at age 50 or 25 years of service under the plan, whichever is earlier.
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