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Bill· SS. 3719 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 2006
Renewable Schools Energy Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for investment in qualified renewable school energy bonds. Defines "qualified renewable school energy bond" as a bond with a 20-year term, 95% of the proceeds of which are used for the purchase and installation of renewable energy products for public school and school district administrative buildings in states with a specified percentage of population growth.
Bill· HRH.R. 5864 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 2006
Health Partnership Through Creative Federalism Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a State Health Coverage Innovation Commission to: (1) request states to submit proposals for state health care expansion and improvement programs, which may include reform options such as tax credit approaches, expansions of public programs, or other appropriate alternatives; (2) review state applications and submit to Congress a list of state applications that the Commission recommends for approval; (3) report to the public concerning progress made by states; and (4) make recommendations to the Secretary and Congress for minimizing the negative effect of state programs on national employer groups, provider organizations, and insurers because of differing state requirements under the programs. Requires states to prepare and submit to the Commission a healthcare plan that has as its goal increased coverage and such additional goals as improvements in quality, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and the appropriate use of information technology. Sets forth rules for congressional consideration of state proposals. Requires the Secretary to provide a grant to a state that has an application approved to enable such state to carry out an innovative state health program. Requires the Commission to direct the Secretary to: (1) fund a balanced diversity of approaches; and (2) link allocations to the state to the meeting of goals and performance measures related to health care coverage and health care costs. Prohibits states from: (1) changing eligibility criteria for state medical assistance programs; or (2) permitting the imposition of any preexisting condition exclusion for covered benefits, with exceptions.
Law· HRH.R. 5865 (109th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 2006
Returned Americans Protection Act of 2006 - Amends the Social Security Act with respect to the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide temporary assistance to U.S. citizens and their dependents if they: (1) are identified by the Department of State as having returned, or been brought, from a foreign country to the United States because of the citizen's destitution or the citizen's or a dependent's illness, or because of war, threat of war, invasion, or similar crisis; and (2) are without available resources. Postpones from FY2004 to FY2006 the limitation to a maximum $1 million of the total amount of temporary assistance provided during any fiscal year. (Thus provides a temporary increase in program funding.) Directs the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to report by March 1, 2007, to specified congressional committees on how funds made available to carry out such authority have been used to provide assistance to U.S. citizens returned to the United States on or after July 20, 2006, and before the most recent date covered by the report, after evacuation from Lebanon. Requires the report to include a breakdown of program costs incurred with regard to repatriating individuals from Lebanon, especially for: (1) direct assistance to individuals (such as costs of domestic travel and short-term lodging), and (2) administrative costs (such as for caseworkers, security, and related expenses). Extends the repatriation program through FY2007.
Bill· HRH.R. 5862 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 2006
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that individual taxpayers who receive Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) periodic health care or medical services shall not be disqualified from making tax deductible contributions to health savings accounts.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 939 (109th)open
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 2006
Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1956) to regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce.
Bill· SS. 3706 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 July 2006
Spaceport Equality Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the issuance of tax-exempt facility bonds for spaceports.
Bill· HRH.R. 5860 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 July 2006
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow all individual taxpayers to deduct from gross income state, local, and foreign real property taxes whether or not such taxpayers itemize their tax deductions.
Bill· HRH.R. 5855 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 July 2006
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income up to 25 percent of the wages earned by a certified master teacher in certain schools identified as in need of improvement or in a Head Start program. Defines "certified master teacher" as a teacher who: (1) has at least five years teaching experience in a public elementary or secondary school; (2) is highly qualified as defined by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; (3) has a master's degree; and (4) has advanced certification in the applicable State licensing system. Terminates such exclusion after 2013.
Bill· HRH.R. 5856 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 July 2006
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an agricultural producer cooperative to elect to allocate among its patrons the tax credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property expenditures.
Bill· HRH.R. 5859 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 July 2006
Commission On Reforming Entitlement Spending Act, or CORE Spending Act - Establishes the Commission On Reforming Entitlement Spending to examine the long-term fiscal challenges facing the United States and develop legislation designed to address them. Authorizes the President and the House or Senate Budget Committee to submit alternatives to the legislative proposal submitted by the Commission. Requires the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to prepare a long-term cost estimate of legislation proposed under this Act or a related amendment, and have it published in the Congressional Record as expeditiously as possible.
Bill· HRH.R. 5843 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 2006
COBRA Enhancement and Health Care Relief Act of 2006 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code, and related federal law provisions to extend from 18 to 36 months the period during which employees and other individuals whose group health care coverage has terminated can continue such coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (known as COBRA continuation coverage). Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow individual taxpayers a tax credit for the cost of COBRA continuation coverage; (2) provide for advance payments of such credit to cover current COBRA continuation coverage premiums; and (3) increase tax rates for individuals with adjusted gross incomes over $500,000 ($1 million for married taxpayers filing joint tax returns).
Bill· SS. 3680 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 July 2006
Securing Equity for the Economic Development of Low Income Areas Act of 2006 - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to select at least one company from each SBA geographic region when selecting companies to participate as New Markets Venture Capital companies. Establishes in the Investment Division of the SBA the Office of New Markets Venture Capital. Modifies the definition of low-income geographic area to reflect the new markets tax credit under the Internal Revenue Code. Revises the formula for the amount of operational assistance grants for new markets venture capital companies.
Bill· HRH.R. 5814 (109th)open
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 2006
Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY2007. Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) replace the Under Secretary for Management with a Deputy Secretary position; (2) establish in DHS a Directorate for Policy, Planning, and International Affairs; and (3) direct the Secretary of DHS to actively consult with the congressional homeland security committees and keep them informed regarding all activities and responsibilities within their jurisdictions. Makes the Inspector General of DHS independently responsible for keeping such committees informed of DHS activities. Directs: (1) the Chief Financial Officer to establish the position of Authorization Liaison Officer to provide budget and other financial information to such committees; and (2) the Inspector General to review each contract over $20 million for DHS's Secure Border Initiative to determine compliance with specified requirements. Requires the Chief Procurement Officer to provide homeland security procurement training to acquisition employees. Requires the Secretary to: (1) ensure that a sufficient number of trained and qualified full-time personnel are involved in the review and prioritization of anti-terrorism technologies; (2) study DHS procurements to fight terrorism; (3) take steps to control the costs of new Border Patrol agents; (4) establish a competitive grant program for domestic breeders of canines; and (5) review security clearance and suitability review procedures for DHS employees and contractors. Redesignates the Directorate for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Projection as the Office of Intelligence and Analysis. Requires the Secretary to establish: (1) a comprehensive information technology network architecture for that Office; and (2) a homeland security information sharing fellowship program. Establishes within DHS a Chief Security Officer, an Office of Domestic Nuclear Detection (including an Advisory Council on Nuclear Detection), a Chief Medical Officer, an Office of Infrastructure Protection (including an Integration Center), and an Office of Cybersecurity and Telecommunications. Directs the Secretary to establish a cybersecurity training program. Requires the Secretary to award grants to assist states and local governments in essential capabilities for terrorism preparedness. Requires submission of a three-year state homeland security plan that describes such capabilities. Directs the Secretary to establish a First Responder Grants Board. Directs the Secretary to establish standards, protocols, and procedures for vulnerability assessments and security plans for rail and public transportation systems and to require implementation of security plans within two years. Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop and implement a National Rail and Public Transportation Security Plan; (2) issue guidance for a rail and public transportation worker security training program; (3) establish a grant program to allocate federal homeland security assistance to designated U.S. rail and public transportation systems based on risk and need; and (4) establish a Rail and Public Transportation Security Exercise Program. Authorizes aviation security funding. Shields security screeners from liability for good faith inspections. Sets forth provisions regarding acceptable passenger identification documents and international passenger prescreening. Prohibits the unlawful use of the name, initials, insignia, and seal of DHS.
Bill· HRH.R. 5821 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 2006
At-Risk Youth Protection Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to states for subgrants to alternative public schools or programs that serve the needs of students who are at risk of educational failure. Requires subgrantees to require their secondary school students to perform at least 100 hours of community service each school year and receive training or counseling on conflict resolution as a prerequisite to performing such service. Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax deduction to a business of: (1) $750 per 100 hours of community service provided by such a student through such business during the taxable year; and (2) $2,000 for each graduate of such alternative school or program who completes one year of employment with such business.
Bill· HRH.R. 5816 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 2006
Requires the President's budget for each fiscal year after FY2007 to include: (1) a request for funds for ongoing military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq; (2) an estimate of all funds expected to be required in that fiscal year for such operations; and (3) a detailed justification of the funds requested.
Bill· HRH.R. 5809 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 2006
Energy Efficient Buildings Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the allowable amount of the tax deduction for energy efficient commercial building costs; and (2) extend such deduction through 2010.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 919 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 2006
Commends Retired Lieutenant Commander Wesley Anthony Brown, the first African American graduate of the United States Naval Academy, for his commitment and dedication to serving this country. Recognizes the dedication of all District of Columbia residents who serve or have served in the armed forces. Recognizes the bipartisan work in the House of Representatives to bring equal citizenship to D.C. residents.
Bill· SS. 3652 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 2006
Law Enforcement Officers Retirement Equity Act - Redefines the term "law enforcement officer" under provisions of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to include: (1) Federal employees not otherwise covered by such term whose duties include the investigation or apprehension of suspected or convicted individuals and who are authorized to carry a firearm; and (2) such employees of the Internal Revenue Service whose duties are primarily the collection of delinquent taxes and the securing of delinquent returns. Requires that such service which is performed by an incumbent law enforcement officer be treated: (1) on or after the enactment date of this Act, for all purposes, as service performed as a law enforcement officer, irrespective of how such service is treated under the following; and (2) before, on, or after such date, for purposes of CSRS and FERS, as service performed as such an officer, but only if an appropriate written election is submitted to the Office of Personnel Management five years after such date or before separation from Government service, whichever is earlier. Provides that nothing under current law respecting mandatory separation from Government service under CSRS or FERS shall cause the involuntary separation of an officer before the end of the three-year period beginning on such date.
Bill· SS. 3654 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 2006
Recycling Investment Saves Energy or the RISE Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a taxpayer election of a tax credit for 15% of the cost of qualified reuse and recycling property or a tax deduction for 50% of the adjusted basis of such property; and (2) define solid waste disposal facilities to include reuse and recycling functions for purposes of tax-exempt bond financing.
Bill· SS. 3660 (109th)open
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 2006
District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2007 - Makes appropriations to the District of Columbia for FY2007, including amounts for the federal payments: (1) for District of Columbia Resident Tuition Support; (2) for emergency planning and security costs in the District; (3) to District of Columbia Courts; (4) for Defender Services in District of Columbia Courts; (5) to the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia (including transfer of funds); (6) to the DC Public Defender Service for salaries and expenses; (7) to the DC Water and Sewer Authority; (8) to the Department of Transportation in the District for the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative; (9) to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; (10) to the Department of Transportation in the District to operate a downtown circulator transit system; (11) for foster care improvement in the District; (12) to the Chief Financial Officer of the District; (13) for a DC Public School improvement program; (14) for a bioterrorism and forensics laboratory; (15) for marriage development, improvement, and promotion; (16) for upgrading and expanding the capacity of the Navy Yard Metro Station; and (17) for a new, state-of-the-art central library. Appropriates specified sums out of the District's general fund and/or other funds for the current fiscal year for certain operating expenses (with specified limitations). Subjects the allocation and expenditure of appropriated amounts to "Title II--District of Columbia Funds" of the Fiscal Year 2006 Proposed Budget and Financial Plan submitted to Congress by the District of Columbia on June 6, 2005.
Bill· SS. 3655 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 2006
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that individual taxpayers who receive Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) periodic health care or medical services shall not be disqualified from making tax deductible contributions to health savings accounts.
Bill· SS. 3657 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 2006
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow bonds guaranteed by the federal home loan banks to be treated as tax-exempt state or local bonds (thus excluding interest on such bonds from gross income).
Bill· HRH.R. 5807 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 2006
Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow individual taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes of less than $75,000 ($150,000 for joint returns) a tax credit for 10% of their income tax; (2) eliminate income taxes for individual taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes of less than $12,500 ($25,000 for joint returns); (3) double the child tax credit for individual taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes of less than $75,000 ($150,000 for joint returns); (4) eliminate the alternative minimum tax in 2007 for certain individual taxpayers; and (5) impose an income tax surtax on individual taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes of over $500,000 ($1 million for joint returns).
Bill· HRH.R. 5778 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 July 2006
Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Energy Act of 2006 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to include among the projects eligible for Department of Energy (DOE) loan guarantees large-scale coal-to-liquid fuel facilities that will produce at least 10,000 barrels a day of coal-to-liquid fuel. Instructs the Secretary of Energy to establish a federal loan program for use by eligible recipients pay the federal share of the cost of obtaining services necessary for the planning, permitting, and construction of a coal-to-liquid fuel facility. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to direct the Secretary to study and report to certain congressional committees on the feasibility and suitability of maintaining coal-to-liquid products in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). Authorizes the Secretary to acquire, place in storage, transport, or exchange coal-to-liquid products, not to exceed 20% of the total quantity of petroleum products in the SPR. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend excise tax credits for certain alternative fuels and alternative fuel mixtures.
Bill· HRH.R. 5780 (109th)open
United States · United States Congress · 12 July 2006
Amends the Indian Financing Act of 1974 with respect to loan guaranty and insurance to: (1) authorize the Secretary of the Interior to guarantee or insure loans to both for-profit and nonprofit borrowers; and (2) allow all or any portion of a guaranteed or insured loan, including its security, to be transferred by the lender by sale or assignment to any person, and be retransferred by the transferee. Allows a fiscal transfer agent to be compensated through any of the fees assessed and any interest earned on any funds or fees the agent has collected while the funds or fees are in the agent's control and before the time at which the agent is contractually required to transfer such funds to the Secretary or to transferees or other holders. Makes loans made by an eligible Community Development Finance Institution eligible for guaranty or insurance. Increases from $500 million to $1.5 billion the amount of loans the Bureau of Indian Affairs can have outstanding. .
Bill· HRH.R. 5775 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 July 2006
CAFO Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow owners or operators of a concentrated animal feeding operation a business-related tax credit, up to $500,000 in a taxable year, for the cost of compliance with a national pollutant discharge elimination system permit issued under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Terminates such credit after 2010.
Bill· HRH.R. 5765 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 July 2006
National Guard and Ready Reserves Employment Protection Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a tax credit for 15% of the first $10,000 of wages paid to an employee who is a member of the National Guard or Ready Reserve. Terminates such credit after 2011.
Bill· SS. 3633 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 2006
Protection against United Nations Taxation Act of 2006, the PUNT Act of 2006, or the Helms-Biden Reauthorization Act of 2006 - Requires the withholding of 20% of U.S. contributions to the regular budget of the United Nations (U.N.) and other applicable international organizations until the President certifies that neither the United Nations (or U.N. agencies) nor any other international organization has authority under U.S. law to impose, or has imposed or proposed, taxes or fees on the U.S. government, states, or U.S. corporations or nationals. States that such provision shall not apply to: (1) fees for publications or other fees that are not tantamount to a tax on U.S. citizens; (2) the World Intellectual Property Organization; or (3) staff assessment costs of the United Nations and its agencies.
Bill· HRH.R. 5756 (109th)open
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 2006
Colorado Emergency Wildfire and Insect Infestations Response Act of 2006 - Amends the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, for an authorized hazardous fuel reduction project that is proposed to be conducted on federal land in Colorado, from being required to study, develop, or describe any alternative to the proposed agency action in the environmental assessment or environmental impact statement. Amends the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 to permit longer terms for agreements and contracts for stewardship contracting projects in Colorado. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to expand the Fuels for Schools program to include Colorado. Authorizes such Secretary to make grants in a specified amount each fiscal year to carry out such program in Colorado. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the placed in service date for the renewable electricity production credit for electricity produced by facilities using open-loop biomass to January 1, 2010. Makes electricity produced and sold from such facilities eligible for the full credit rate.
Bill· HRH.R. 5751 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 July 2006
Reservist's Employer Support Paycheck Enhancement Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a tax credit for 50% of the wages paid to their employees on active military duty for more than 90 days as Ready Reserve or National Guard and for 50% of the wages paid to temporary replacement employees.
Bill· SS. 3628 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 2006
EXTEND the Energy Efficiency Incentives Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) to allow individual taxpayers a tax credit, through 2010, for residential energy efficiency expenditures certified to achieve certain levels of energy savings; (2) modify standards for nonbusiness energy property (i.e., air conditioners, heat pumps, water heaters, etc.) and extend the tax credit for such property through 2010; (3) revise the tax credit for solar electric and hot water property to include all technologies for solar-derived electricity; (4) extend through 2010 the tax credits for residential energy efficient property and new energy efficient homes; (5) extend through 2011 the tax deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings and increase the maximum amount of such deduction; (6) allow a tax deduction for energy efficient low-rise buildings (four stories or less); (7) extend through 2011 the investment tax credit for solar energy and fuel cell property; and (8) allow a business-related tax credit for qualified training and certification costs and equipment expenditures for certifying residential energy savings.
Bill· SS. 3600 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 2006
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an agricultural producer cooperative to elect to allocate among its patrons the tax credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property expenditures.
Bill· SS. 3626 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 2006
Estate Tax Relief and Reform Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the estate tax exclusion to $5 million in 2010; (2) adjust such exclusion amount for inflation; (3) impose a flat 35% estate tax rate; (4) increase to $5 million the reduction in fair market value for certain inherited farm and business property; and (5) increase to $2.5 million the maximum estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests and make such deduction permanent. Provides that the general termination date of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (i.e., December 31, 2010) shall not apply to its estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax provisions that are not amended by this Act.
Bill· SS. 3616 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 2006
Affordable Housing Preservation Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue to exclude from gross income gain from the sale or exchange of certain multifamily housing property to a housing agency or related organization (preservation entity) that agrees to maintain certain affordability and use restrictions for such property. Limits the excludable amount of such gain to the depreciation adjustments for such property.
Bill· SS. 3607 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 2006
Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2006 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to: (1) funding for responsible fatherhood programs; (2) requirements to ensure procedures to address domestic violence; (3) activities promoting responsible fatherhood; (4) grants to healthy family partnerships for domestic violence prevention, for services for families and individuals affected by domestic violence, and for developing and implementing best practices; and (5) elimination of separate TANF work participation rate for two-parent families. Amends SSA title IV part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity), as amended by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, to prohibit a state from collecting any amount owed to the state by reason of costs it has incurred for the birth of a child for whom support rights have been assigned. Requires a state to make a full distribution of collected child support to the family. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to states for three employment demonstration projects, including: (1) a court- or state child support agency-supervised program for noncustodial parents so they can pay child support obligations; (2) a transitional jobs program combining temporary subsidized employment with skill development activities; and (3) public-private career pathways partnerships. Conditions continued approval of a state plan under part D upon state assessment of its policies with respect to barriers to employment and financial support of children. Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 with respect to: (1) deductions from family income for child support received in order to qualify for food stamps; (2) verification of child support payments; and (3) inclusion of economic opportunities programs in qualifying work programs. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) modify the earned income tax credit; (2) provide an additional tax credit for certain workers required to make child support payments; (3) revise the formula to increase the earned income tax credit for joint returns; (4) revise tax treatment of inverted entities, especially expatriated entities; (5) treat controlled foreign corporations established in tax havens as domestic corporations for tax purposes; and (6) prescribe the taxation of income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property.
Bill· SS. 3603 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 2006
Paul Coverdell Homestead Open Space Preservation and Conservation Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain tax-exempt conservation organizations a tax credit for expenditures to acquire and maintain real property interests exclusively for conservation purposes.
Bill· SS. 3596 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 2006
CAFO Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow owners or operators of a concentrated animal feeding operation a business-related tax credit, up to $500,000 in a taxable year, for the cost of compliance with a national pollutant discharge elimination system permit issued under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Terminates such credit after 2010.
Bill· HRH.R. 5743 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 2006
HSA Improvement and Expansion Act of 2006 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to health savings accounts (HSAs) to: (1) allow a one-time, tax-free transfer of balances in employer flexible spending arrangements, health reimbursement arrangements, and individual retirement accounts to HSAs; (2) revise HSA eligibility criteria for spouses covered by flexible spending arrangements, individuals over age 65 automatically enrolled in Medicare part A, and veterans receiving medical benefits; (3) increase contribution limits for HSAs; (4) allow payment of high deductible health insurance premiums from HSAs; and (5) allow payment from an HSA of certain medical expenses incurred before the establishment of such HSA.
Bill· HRH.R. 5739 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 2006
We the People Act - Prohibits the Supreme Court and each federal court from adjudicating any claim or relying on any judicial decision involving: (1) state or local laws, regulations, or policies concerning the free exercise or establishment of religion; (2) the right of privacy, including issues of sexual practices, orientation, or reproduction; or (3) the right to marry without regard to sex or sexual orientation where based upon equal protection of the laws. Allows the Supreme Court and the federal courts to determine the constitutionality of federal statutes, administrative rules, or procedures in considering cases arising under the Constitution. Prohibits the Supreme Court and the federal courts from issuing any ruling that appropriates or expends money, imposes taxes, or otherwise interferes with the legislative functions or administrative discretion of the states. Authorizes any party or intervener in matters before any federal court, including the Supreme Court, to challenge the jurisdiction of the court under this Act. Declares that the violation of this Act by any justice or judge is an impeachable offense and a material breach of good behavior subject to removal. Negates as binding precedent on the state courts any federal court decision that relates to an issue removed from federal jurisdiction by this Act.
Bill· SS. 3593 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 2006
Student Debt Relief Act of 2006 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase yearly maximum Pell grant amounts. Authorizes and appropriates specified additional annual funding for such grants if discretionary appropriations for such year are sufficient to fund a specified maximum Pell grant award of $4,050. Requires the Secretary of Education to provide institutions of higher education Student Aid Reward Payments for participating in the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) or Direct Loan (DL) program most cost-effective for taxpayers. Cuts interest rates under the FFEL and DL programs. Allows students to consolidate loans under the FFEL program while still in school. Reduces DL origination fees. Eliminates exceptional performer status for lenders, servicers, and guaranty agencies, which rewards such entities for high due diligence in FFEL collection. Imposes certain requirements regarding federal fund supplementation and lender trustees on schools which act as FFEL lenders. Sets limits on funds available for administrative expenses under the FFEL and DL programs for FY2007-FY2012. Directs the Secretary to forgive the balance due on DLs and direct consolidation loans by individuals who have been public sector employees for 10 years and have made 120 income contingent payments on such loans. Defers FFEL principal and Perkins loan principal and interest repayments when borrowers are suffering economic hardship, redefined to include borrowers whose full-time earnings do not exceed 150% of the poverty line. Defers student loan repayments to the extent they would exceed 15% of the amount a borrower's adjusted gross income exceeds the poverty line. Includes such deferral periods in calculating the maximum period an income contingent repayment plan may be in effect for a non-defaulting borrower. Increases consolidation loan lender fees. Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction for higher education expenses and make it permanent. Establishes a tax credit for student loan interest payments.
Bill· HRH.R. 5701 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 2006
Student Financial Readiness Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase from $2,000 to $5,000 the annual contribution limit to Coverdell education savings accounts; (2) adjust such contribution limit for inflation after 2006; and (3) prohibit contributions by individuals whose modified adjusted gross income exceeds $150,000 ($300,000 for married couples filing joint tax returns).
Bill· HRH.R. 5709 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 2006
No Child Left Behind Improvements Act of 2006 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to alter requirements for adequate yearly progress (AYP) assessments of student groups by: (1) allowing states to vary the number of students sufficient for such an assessment from local educational agency (LEA) to LEA and from school to school; (2) lowering the percentage of students in a failing group who must show improvement from the preceding year for a school to avoid corrective action; (3) changing the method of counting students in more than one group; (4) allowing states to use alternative methods of defining AYP; (5) exempting a higher percentage of students from such assessments; (6) giving states greater flexibility in the use of alternate assessments for disabled students and those not proficient in English; and (7) allowing multiple assessments of the same student in a school year and measurement of the achievement of students as if they were in their prior grade. Provides that a state's intermediate academic achievement goals need not increase in equal increments for all groups. Requires that states be given maximum flexibility in devising academic improvement plans. Limits the implementation of sanctions to schools and LEAs that fail AYP standards in the same subject for the same group for two consecutive school years, and the provision of school transfers and supplemental services to students in the group who failed AYP standards. Provides further exceptions to and conditions on the application of corrective actions. Involves LEAs in the choice and critique of supplemental service providers as well as the provision of such services. Authorizes states, LEAs, and schools to defer implementation of certain corrective actions in any fiscal year when the amount appropriated under ESEA and the Individuals with Disabilities Act does not equal or exceed a specified authorized amount. Applies AYP assessments to private schools receiving benefits under ESEA. Allows states to deny such benefits to private schools that fail state AYP standards for three consecutive years and underperform local public schools.
Bill· HRH.R. 5703 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 2006
Green Vehicles Promotion Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax credits through 2010 for the purchase of a qualified flexible fuel motor vehicle and for the conversion of an existing motor vehicle into a qualified flexible fuel motor vehicle. Defines "qualified flexible fuel vehicle" to include a vehicle using fuel with an 85% ethanol content. Establishes in the Treasury the Alternative Fueling Infrastructure Trust Fund to create a grant program for the construction and operation of alternative fuel refueling stations. Defines "alternative fuels" to mean: (1) fuels with an 85% ethanol content, liquefied petroleum gas, or hydrogen; or (2) biodiesel mixtures. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to remit 90% of the civil penalties collected for violations of automobile fuel economy standards to the Trust Fund.
Bill· HRH.R. 5702 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 2006
Aviation Industry Tax Equity Act of 2006 - Suspends the excise tax on commercial aviation fuel between the day after enactment of this Act and September 30, 2007 (suspension period).
Bill· HRH.R. 5693 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 2006
Volunteer Emergency Responder Fair Mileage Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from the gross income of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders reimbursements of automobile operating expenses incurred for the benefit of a volunteer fire department; and (2) allow such volunteers to deduct such automobile operating expenses using the higher business mileage rate instead of the standard rate.
Bill· HRH.R. 5699 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 2006
Patriot Corporations of America Act of 2006 - Grants a preference to Patriot corporations in the evaluation of bids or proposals for federal contracts. Defines " Patriot corporation" as a corporation which: (1) produces at least 90% of its goods and services in the United States; (2) does not pay its its management-level employees at a rate more than 10,000% of the compensation of its lowest paid employee; (3) conducts at least 50% of its research and development in the United States; (4) contributes at least 5% of its payroll to a portable pension fund for its employees; (5) pays at least 70% of its employee health insurance costs; (6) maintains a policy of neutrality in employee organizing drives; and (7) has not violated federal regulations, including regulations relating to the environment, workplace safety, labor relations, and consumer protections. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reduce the income tax rate for Patriot corporation; (2) reclassify foreign corporations created or organized to avoid federal taxation as domestic corporations for income tax purposes; and (3) increase, for the period between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2010, income taxes for individual taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes of $500,000 or more ($1 million or more for joint returns).
Bill· SS. 3585 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 2006
HSA Improvement and Expansion Act of 2006 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to health savings accounts (HSAs) to: (1) allow a one-time, tax-free transfer of balances in employer flexible spending arrangements, health reimbursement arrangements, and individual retirement accounts to HSAs; (2) revise HSA eligibility criteria for spouses covered by flexible spending arrangements, individuals over age 65 automatically enrolled in Medicare part A, and veterans receiving medical benefits; (3) increase contribution limits for HSAs; (4) allow payment of high deductible health insurance premiums from HSAs; and (5) allow payment from an HSA of certain medical expenses incurred before the establishment of such HSA.
Bill· SS. 3583 (109th)open
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 2006
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a registration system for payroll tax deposit agents. Requires such agents to: (1) submit to a bond or annual audit; (2) make certain disclosures to their clients concerning liability for payment of employment taxes; and (3) pay penalties for failing to collect or pay over employment taxes or for attempting to evade or defeat payment of such taxes.
Bill· SS. 3586 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 2006
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the $7,000 limitation on contributions to funeral trusts.
Bill· SS. 3567 (109th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 2006
Tribal Government Tax-Exempt Bond Parity Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by an Indian tribal government if: (1) at least 95 percent of the net proceeds are used to finance facilities on an Indian reservation; or (2) the obligation is part of an issue substantially all of whose proceeds are to be used in the exercise of an essential government function. Excludes an obligation used to finance a gaming facility. Amends the Securities Act of 1933 to exempt obligations issued by an Indian tribal government or subdivision from registration requirements.