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Bill· HRH.R. 5015 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 June 2002
Rural Self-Sufficiency and Workforce Advancement Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promote workforce development in rural areas and assist low-income residents of rural communities in moving from welfare to work, by making competitive grants to eligible applicants for: (1) rural transitional jobs programs; and (2) implementing rural workforce investment plans. Makes appropriations for both these grant programs. Requires rural transitional jobs program grantees to: (1) reimburse employers for wages and payroll taxes (100 percent for nonprofit employers and 50 percent for for-profit employers); (2) pay the greater of the applicable Federal or State minimum wage for a relevant minimum or maximum number of hours per week; (3) limit the number of participants in the employer's workforce, and not displace other employees; (4) limit to 12 months the maximum period of a participant's employment in such a position; and (5) prepare annual reports. Requires such grantees also to provide each participant with an individual plan of services to prepare for positions available in the local economy offering potential advancement and growth, including: (1) counseling, training, and services for six to 15 hours per week during the 24-month period beginning when the participant is placed in such a transitional employment position; and (2) a stipend based on the hourly wage earned in the position and the number of hours of counseling, training, and services participated in that week. Requires rural workforce investment plan grantees to: (1) implement plans approved by the Secretary for various authorized activities; and (2) prepare annual reports.
Bill· HRH.R. 5004 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 2002
Small Business Outreach Act of 2002 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize any applicant funded by the Small Business Administration (SBA) as a small business development center and located in a high unemployment district to apply for an additional grant to be used solely to promote SBA and other Federal programs that promote the growth and development of small businesses. Prohibits any single applicant from receiving more than $50,000 in SBA grants in a fiscal year. Provides a priority for applicants in districts with the highest unemployment rates.
Bill· HRH.R. 5008 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 2002
Amends the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to repeal subtitles A (Repeal of Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes) and E (Carryover Basis at Death; Other Changes Taking Effect With Repeal) of title V (Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Provisions. Repeals the sunset provisions applicable to the remaining provisions of title V. Increases the unified tax credit amount for years before 2009. Modifies provisions concerning phaseout of graduated rates and unified credit. Sets valuation rules for certain transfers of "nonbusiness assets," or assets not used in the active conduct of one or more trades or businesses. Sets forth criteria under which certain "passive assets" shall not be treated as used in the active conduct of business and defines "passive assets." Specifies a limitation on minority discounts.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 456 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 2002
Sets forth the rule (closed) for the consideration of H.R. 3884 (foreign reincorporation tax avoidance prevention).
Bill· SS. 2666 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 2002
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow small business employers a credit against income tax for employee health insurance expenses the employer pays or incurs. Sets forth formula for deriving amount of credit. Specifies that no amount paid or incurred for health insurance coverage pursuant to a salary reduction arrangement shall be taken into account for purposes of determining the credit. Limits such credit to expenses paid for employees whose total annual wages exceed $5,000 but not $25,000, indexed for inflation.
Bill· HRH.R. 4987 (107th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 2002
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) eliminate the 15 percent reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services; and (2) modify payment adjustments, changing to a calendar year update, and increasing payments. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish and appoint an OASIS Task Force to examine the data collection and reporting requirements under the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) required under the Balanced Budget Act of 1997; and (2) review the standards used, by fiscal intermediaries in paying for home health services under Medicare, in allowing infrequent or short duration absences from the home for individuals eligible to receive such services. Amends SSA title XVIII to extend the update limitation on certain high cost programs. Prescribes a formula for the redistribution of unused full-time equivalent resident positions in the fields of allopathic and osteopathic medicine for a hospital with respect to the determination of direct graduate medical education costs. Requires the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MEDPAC) to examine the budget consequences of its recommendations before making them. Directs the Secretary to establish demonstration projects for: (1) disease management for certain Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes; and (2) medical adult day care services.
Bill· HRH.R. 4993 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 2002
No Tax Breaks for Corporations Renouncing America Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a foreign entity any reduced rate of withholding tax on any deductible foreign payment under any income tax treaty between the United States and the entity's country unless the entity is predominantly owned by residents of such country. Excepts specified conduit payments. Specifies what constitutes predominant ownership.
Bill· HRH.R. 4995 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 2002
Extends through FY 2013 a provision that guarantees an annual increase in the basic pay of military personnel by at least the percentage increase for Federal employees determined on the basis of the increase in the Employment Cost Index, plus one half percent. Requires, for FY 2014 and beyond, an annual increase by the same percentage as the increase for Federal employees, without regard to: (1) the one half percent reduction currently required for such Federal employees; and (2) whether Federal rates of pay are actually increased during that fiscal year.
Bill· HRH.R. 4998 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 2002
Pharmaceutical Fiscal Accountability Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to treat certain subsequent certified abbreviated new drug applications as if they were the first such application and therefore entitled to a period of 180 day generic drug exclusivity. (Abbreviated new drug applications are filed where the new drugs uses or active ingredient(s) are the same as those for a previously approved drug, also known as a "listed drug.") Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health to support qualifying clinical research on the development of new drugs at designated small public or private entities. Emphasizes drug research which has the potential to make a significant contribution for the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of a disease which has not received significant Federal funding. Entitles the Director to five percent of the profits from sales during the patent period. Requires the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the effects of: (1) Federal funding on the costs of research and the pricing of prescription drugs; and (2) pharmaceutical patent extensions and market exclusivity periods on delays in introducing generic versions.
Bill· SS. 2662 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 2002
Teacher Tax Relief Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from $250 to $500 the maximum above-the-line deduction allowed for classroom supply expenses incurred by elementary and secondary school teachers, effective after December 31, 2001. Expands such deduction to include qualified professional development expenses.
Bill· SS. 2654 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 2002
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income amounts received after December 31, 2001, as loan repayments under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program established under the Public Health Service Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 4980 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 2002
Citizen Involvement in Campaigns Act of 2002 - Permits an individual a tax credit of up to $200 ($400 in the case of a joint return), equal to the verified amount of certain political contributions the individual made during the taxable year. Denies a deduction for any amount taken into account in determining the credit permitted in this Act. Allows a deduction of up to $600 ($1200 for a joint return). Allows the deduction whether or not a taxpayer itemizes other deductions.
Bill· HRH.R. 4974 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 2002
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income all compensation received for active service as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, not including pensions and retirement pay. (Terminates the current limited exclusion from gross income of combat pay.)
Bill· HRH.R. 4970 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 2002
Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act - Amends Federal postal service law to direct the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) (established by this Act) to establish a modern system for regulating rates and classes for market-dominant products (all first-class mail, periodicals, non-parcel post standard mail, media mail, library mail, and bound printed matter). Directs the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service to establish rates and classes for products in the competitive category of mail (priority mail, expedited mail, mailgrams, international mail, and parcel post). Establishes in the Treasury a revolving Postal Service Competitive Products Fund which shall be available to the Postal Service without fiscal year limitation for the payment of: (1) costs attributable to competitive products; and (2) all other costs incurred by the Postal Service, to the extent allocable to competitive products. Requires the Postal Service to: (1) compute its assumed Federal income tax (which would be the taxable income of a corporation) on competitive products income for such year; and (2) transfer from the Competitive Products Fund to the Postal Service Fund the amount of that assumed tax. Prohibits the Postal Service from: (1) establishing anti-competitive rules or regulations; (2) compel the disclosure, transfer, or licensing of intellectual property to any third party; or (3) obtain information from a person that provides any product, and then offer any product or service that uses or is based in whole or in part on such information, without the person's consent. Makes the Secretary of State responsible for foreign policy related to international postal services and other international delivery services. Requires the Postal Service to forward mail received and forwarded by a commercial mail receiving agency following proper filing of a change-of-address form. Authorizes the Postal Service to establish programs to provide bonuses or other rewards to Postal Service officers and employees. Replaces the Postal Rate Commission with the Postal Regulatory Commission. Establishes the National Commission on the Future of the Postal Service to examine the Postal Service mission and role and make recommendations on how to improve its efficiency and long-term viability. Repeals the authority of the Postal Service to impose fines on air carriers transporting mail beyond U.S. borders for unreasonable or unnecessary delays and other delinquencies.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 451 (107th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 2002
Sets forth the rule (modified closed) for the consideration of H.R. 4931 (retirement savings security).
Bill· SS. 2644 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 19 June 2002
Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 - Requires executive agencies that are not otherwise required to submit annual audited financial statements (excluding Government corporations) to submit such statements to Congress and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (Allows the Director to waive such requirement for the first two fiscal years after enactment of this Act.) Exempts agencies from preparing such a statement for any fiscal year for which the total amount of budget authority available to the agency is less than $25 million.
Bill· SS. 2643 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 June 2002
Makes sunset provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 inapplicable to provisions of such Act relating to expansion of adoption credit and adoption assistance programs, thus making the latter provisions permanent.
Bill· HRH.R. 4962 (107th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 19 June 2002
Title III: Rural Health Care Improvements (sic) - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide that starting for discharges on or after October 1, 2002, hospitals (other than urban hospitals with a 100 or more beds or certain public hospitals) will receive payments based on a blend of their current disproportionate share (DSH) adjustment and the current DSH adjustment for large urban hospitals. Limits such new DSH adjustment. Provides that for discharges occurring: (1) during FY 2003, the average standardized amount for hospitals located other than in a large urban area shall be increased by half the difference between the average standardized amount for hospitals located in large urban areas for such fiscal year and such amount determined for other hospitals for such fiscal year; and (2) during FY 2004 and afterwards, the Secretary shall compute one standardized amount for all hospitals increased by the applicable percentage increase, and use this amount to pay all hospitals. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, after revising the market basket cost weights to reflect the most current data available, to establish a frequency for revising such weights in such market basket to reflect the most current data available more frequently than once every five years. Revises the critical access hospital program. Amends the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 to extend the ten percent additional payment for home health care furnished to beneficiaries residing in rural areas. Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a study for a report to Congress on differences in payment amounts under the physician fee schedule for physicians' services in different geographic areas. Amends SSA title XI to provide that any remuneration in the form of a contract, lease, grant, loan, or other agreement between a public or non-profit private health center and any individual or entity providing goods or services to the health center is not a violation of the anti-kickback statute if such agreement contributes to the ability of the health center to maintain or increase the availability or quality of services provided to a medically underserved population served by the health center.
Bill· SS. 2632 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 2002
Forgotten Widows' Benefit Equity Act of 2002 - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 to increase the monthly annuity payable to the qualified (not remarried and not otherwise annuity-eligible) surviving spouse of each member of the armed forces who: (1) died before March 21, 1974, and was entitled to retired or retainer pay on the date of death; or (2) was a member of a reserve component before October 1, 1978, and at the time of death would have been entitled to retired pay but for being under 60 years of age. Makes such amount the higher of $186 or the amount computed under the Survivor Benefit Plan for surviving spouses of members who died before or after specified dates.
Bill· HRH.R. 4954 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 2002
Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act of 2002 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) under which each individual who is entitled to benefits under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) or enrolled under Medicare part B (Supplemental Medical Insurance) is entitled to obtain qualified prescription drug coverage by electing to enroll: (1) in a plan that provides qualified prescription drug coverage under the Medicare+Choice program under SSA title XVIII part C (Medicare+Choice) (M+C); or (2) in a prescription drug plan (PDP) under part D if the individual is not enrolled in a M+C plan providing qualified prescription drug coverage. Outlines standard coverage benefit packages for FY 2005. Includes for the standard package an annual deductible of $250, and requires insurers under such package to cover 80 percent of enrollees drug costs from $251 to $1,000, then 50 percent of such costs between $1,001 and the initial coverage limit of $2,000. Requires enrollees to cover all costs between $2,001 and $4,500, and Medicare to cover the entire cost once the beneficiary has reached the $4,500 catastrophic limit. Prescribes a formula for adjustment of the deductible and thresholds for years after 2005. Establishes a competitive bidding process for negotiating the terms and conditions of PDP sponsors. Provides for full premium subsidy and reduction of cost-sharing for individuals with incomes below 150 percent of the Federal poverty level. Contains subsidy payments for qualifying entities to promote the participation of PDP sponsors. Amends SSA title XVIII part C to: (1) provide for the offering of qualified prescription drug coverage under M+C; and (2) create a competitive bidding program for M+C organizations. Sets out a new Medicare prescription drug discount card endorsement program under Medicare. Makes a number of other changes with regard to Medicare: (1) part A concerning rural health care, inpatient hospital services, skilled nursing facility services, and hospices; (2) part B concerning physicians services and other services; and (3) part A and B concerning home health services, direct graduate medical education, and other provisions. Amends SSA title XVIII part E (Miscellaneous) (previously part D) to include a number of regulatory, contracting, and administrative changes. Establishes the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicaid. Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to add requirements for interstate Internet sellers of prescription drugs. Establishes within the Office of the Director of the National Institutes of Health the Office of Rare Diseases. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make specified health-care related tax changes.
Bill· HRH.R. 4958 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 2002
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a ten-year tax credit carryforward for excess foreign taxes paid. (Currently the limit is five years).
Bill· SS. 2628 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 June 2002
TANF Financial Education Promotion Act of 2002 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require a State to specify in its State plan how it intends to establish goals and take action to promote financial education among parents and caretakers receiving assistance under TANF through collaboration with community-based organizations, financial institutions and the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service of the Department of Agriculture. Defines "financial education" as education that promotes an understanding of consumer, economic, and personal finance concepts, including the basic principles involved with earning, budgeting, spending, saving, investing, and taxation. Defines "financial education" as a work activity for TANF purposes.
Bill· HRH.R. 4946 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 June 2002
Improving Access to Long-Term Care Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a deduction for eligible long-term care premiums for coverage for a taxpayer, spouse and dependents. Sets deduction amounts. Reduces amount by a specified figure if the modified gross income of the taxpayer exceeds $20,000 (or $40,000 for a joint return, with such values adjusted for inflation). Makes ineligible for the deduction an individual covered for long-term care under a health plan maintained by an employer in which 50 percent or more of the cost is incurred by the employer. Forbids long-term care deduction from also being taken as a deduction for medical expenses or self-employed health care expenses under specified parts of the Code. Permits deduction whether or not taxpayer itemizes. Allows additional personal exemption for each spouse or dependent with "long-term needs" in a taxpayer's home. Defines "individual with long-term care needs." Sets limits for amount of such exemption.
Bill· HRH.R. 4950 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 June 2002
Equity in Education Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to specify that church employees and persons treated as church employees under the Code are eligible for the exclusion for qualified tuition reduction programs of charitable educational organizations.
Bill· SS. 2620 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 June 2002
Makes title IX (relating to sunset provisions) of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 inapplicable to title III (relating to marriage penalty relief) of such Act, thus making title III permanent.
Bill· HRH.R. 4937 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 June 2002
Health Disparities Tax Refund Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit taxpayers to designate a portion (not less than $1) or all of any overpayment of tax to the Office of Minority Health of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department's Office of Women's Health. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer to each Office at least once annually 50 percent of the amounts so designated, for use in improving the health of minorities and women respectively.
Bill· HRH.R. 4931 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 13 June 2002
Retirement Savings Security Act of 2002 - Makes the sunset provisions in Title IX of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 inapplicable to the pension and individual retirement provisions in Title VI of that Act, which are thus made permanent.
Bill· HRH.R. 4941 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 June 2002
Permanent Income Tax Rate Reduction Act of 2002 - Makes the sunset provisions in Title IX of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 inapplicable to Title I of such Act (relating to individual income tax rate reductions), thus making Title I permanent.
Bill· HRH.R. 4933 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 June 2002
Historic Rehabilitation Enhancement Act of 2002 - Establishes that in the case of a transfer or a disposal of a "State historic tax credit" by a taxpayer, or in a case where a taxpayer receives a refund for all or part of such a credit, no portion of the net proceeds shall constitute income under the Internal Revenue Code, unless the taxpayer elects for the proceeds to count as such. Sets forth rules for determining the reduction in basis from transactions in which proceeds from a "State historic tax credit" are not counted as income. Defines "State historic tax credits."
Bill· HRH.R. 4909 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 11 June 2002
Child Health Care Affordability Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals a tax credit ($500 or $3,000 per dependent, depending upon the medical care, to be adjusted for inflation) for dependents' unreimbursed medical care expenses. Coordinates such credit with the medical deduction and the employment-related dependent care credit to avoid double benefits.
Bill· HRH.R. 4907 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 June 2002
Official Time Reporting Act - Requires each Federal agency to submit to each House of Congress, the Office of Personnel Management, and the Office of Management and Budget, at the time the budget is submitted by the President to Congress, a report on the use of official time within that agency during the last ending fiscal year. Requires the report to include: (1) the number of hours of official time and the number of employees used for labor organization activities; (2) the dollar value of the time and resources used for such activities; and (3) the benefits and disadvantages of using official time for such activities.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 440 (107th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 11 June 2002
Sets forth the rule (modified closed) for the consideration of H.R. 4019 (permanent marriage penalty tax relief).
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 439 (107th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 11 June 2002
Sets forth the rule (modified closed) for the consideration of H.J. Res. 96 (tax limitation constitutional amendment).
Bill· SS. 2603 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 2002
Digital Opportunity Investment Trust Act - Establishes the Digital Opportunity Investment Trust (the Trust), which shall receive 50 percent of the cash payment received by the Federal Government each fiscal year quarter through FY 2020 from auctions of the publicly owned electromagnetic spectrum and spectrum-derived licensing fees. Establishes an Advisory Board with respect to administration of Trust funds. Permits the Director of the Trust to use Trust funds to: (1) supplement Federal funds for Federal education programs; (2) serve as a venture capital fund for American nonprofit educational and public service institutions by utilizing new telecommunications and information technologies; (3) invest in use of advanced telecommunications and information to deliver public information and education to all Americans; (4) enable schools, universities, libraries, museums, and other specified bodies to take advantage of information technologies; (5) use innovative technologies to reach nontraditional learners, including individuals with disabilities; and (6) further the teaching of mathematics and science. Allows the Director of the Trust to award contracts and grants to nonprofit public institutions (with or without private partners) for innovative and experimental ideas and techniques to enhance learning and achieve specified related goals. Directs the Director to invest funds of the Trust in U.S. interest bearing or U.S.-guaranteed obligations.
Bill· SS. 2596 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 2002
Toxic Clean-up Polluter Pays Renewal Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code by reinstating the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate until January 1, 2013, and reinstating the Corporate Environmental Income Tax until January 1, 2013.
Bill· HRH.R. 4897 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 2002
Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 to repeal the authority of the President to commence in 2005 an additional round for the selection of military installations for closure or realignment under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990.
Bill· HRH.R. 4884 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 2002
Educator Appreciation and Classroom Help Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a $1,000 tax credit for "eligible" primary and secondary school teachers and home school teachers. Defines "eligible" teachers. Eliminates the two-percent floor on miscellaneous itemized deductions from applying to various costs incurred by eligible elementary and secondary school teachers for certain courses to enhance teaching skills. Expands the deduction for eligible elementary and secondary school teachers for unreimbursed costs of classroom supplies to up to $2,000 (currently the maximum allowed deduction is $250) and allows home school educators a deduction of up to $2,000 for supplies.
Bill· HRH.R. 4887 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 2002
Tribal Government Tax Fairness Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code by establishing that Indian tribal governments shall be treated as States for purposes of chapter 35, relating to taxes on wagering.
Bill· HRH.R. 4877 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 2002
Foreign Aid Impact Assessment Act - Directs the President to report periodically to Congress an analysis, on a country-by-country basis, of the impact and effectiveness of U.S. economic assistance provided to such country during the preceding three fiscal years.
Bill· HRH.R. 4880 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 2002
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish that all property of "covered expatriates" shall be treated as sold on the day before the "expatriation date" for its fair market value, and that gain and loss shall be taken into account for the taxable year of the sale (with proper subsequent adjustment). Defines "expatriate" and "expatriation date." Permits an individual to make an irrevocable decision to defer the additional tax attributable to such property provided that adequate security is furnished and that the individual waives any rights under treaties of the United States that would preclude assessment or collection of relevant tax. Excludes certain "United States real property interests" and interest in certain retirement plans from counting as sold under this Act. Establishes special rules applicable to "covered expatriates'" interests in trusts and qualified trusts, including a tax in instances of the latter. Sets forth that such tax shall be replaced by another tax under certain delineated conditions, including if a trust ceases to be a qualified trust. Imposes a tax on "covered gifts and bequests" of more than $10,000 from expatriates to American citizens and residents, with certain specified exceptions.
Bill· HRH.R. 4899 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 2002
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require that Federal tax refunds will be reduced for all past-due child support before any other reductions allowed by law.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 96 (107th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 2002
See summary of: H.J.Res. 41
Bill· HRH.R. 4869 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 5 June 2002
Satellite Radio Freedom Act - Prohibits any tax or fee from being imposed by a local taxing jurisdiction on the provision, purchase, or use of satellite digital audio radio service or on a provider of such service. Makes an exception to the extent that a provider of such service owns, leases, or otherwise uses a supplemental terrestrial (land-based) transmitter that is physically located in such jurisdiction. Authorizes State taxation on such service only if: (1) the place of primary use is physically located within the boundaries of the State; and (2) the law of such State authorizes the imposition of such taxes or fees. Requires the charging: (1) of such taxes or fees to be sourced (based) on the customer's place of primary use, regardless of where the services originate, terminate, or pass through; and (2) for such service to be based on the customer's residential street address or primary business address.
Bill· HRH.R. 4875 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 June 2002
Cancer and Terminal Illness Patient Health Care Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to waive the employee portion of the Social Security tax for any period in which a taxpayer has been certified by a physician as having cancer or a terminal illness. Applies the waiver if an individual's cancer is in remission only during the period the individual incurs significant costs (not reimbursed by insurance or otherwise) due to the disease. Reduces by 50 percent the rates of tax levied on a self-employed individual for old age, survivors and disability insurance and hospital insurance if a physician has certified the individual as having a terminal disease or cancer throughout the taxable year. Applies the reduction if an individual's cancer is in remission only during the period the individual incurs significant costs (not reimbursed by insurance or otherwise) due to the disease. Specifies that if an individual is certified as having a terminal illness or cancer for only part of a taxable year, the reduction will be the number of percentage points that bears the same ratio to 50 as the portion bears to the taxable year. Sets forth that this Act does not affect Social Security trust fund deposits or benefits under the Social Security Act.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 435 (107th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 5 June 2002
Sets forth the rule (modified closed) for the consideration of H.R. 2143 (making the estate tax repeal permanent).
Bill· SS. 2577 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 4 June 2002
Holocaust Restitution Tax Fairness Act of 2002 - Amends the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-16) to make the sunset provisions inapplicable to section 803, which excluded from income, under the Internal Revenue Code, specified restitution payments received by persons (or heirs) persecuted by Nazi Germany, its allied or controlled countries, or any other Axis regime because of race, religion, physical or mental disability, or sexual orientation.
Bill· HRH.R. 4856 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 June 2002
Medical Education Trust Fund Act of 2002 - Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new title XXII (Medical Education Trust Fund) establishing in the Treasury the Medical Education Trust Fund, consisting of various specified accounts. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make annual payments from the Fund to eligible medical schools and teaching hospitals applying for assistance to: (1) maintain and develop quality educational programs in an increasingly competitive health care system; and (2) meet the indirect and direct costs of graduate medical education. Amends SSA titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) to provide for annual transfers to the Fund. Makes specified appropriations to the Fund. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax equal to 1.5 percent of premiums received under accident or health insurance policies (including applicable self-insured plans), and equal to 1.5 percent of the amount received for certain health-related administrative services, payable by the policy issuer and the service provider, respectively. Makes specified appropriations. Establishes the Medical Education Advisory Commission to study and report on Fund operations and other specified matters, including recommendations for demonstration projects.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 432 (107th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 4 June 2002
Sets forth the rule (open) for the consideration of H.R. 4664 (FY 2003, 2004, and 2005 National Science Foundation authorization).
Bill· SS. 2564 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 2002
Amends the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 to increase the amount of back pay received by members of the Navy and Marine Corps selected for promotion while interned as prisoners of war during World War to reflect increases in the cost of living since basic pay was paid to or for that person.
Bill· SS. 2570 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 2002
Declares that, if the Federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) for a State for FY 2002 is less than the FMAP for FY 2001, the FY 2001 FMAP shall be substituted for the State's FMAP for the third and fourth calendar quarters of FY 2002. Declares similarly that if a State's FY 2003 FMAP is less than the FY 2002 FMAP, the FY 2002 FMAP shall be substituted for each calendar quarter of FY 2003. Requires each eligible State for the third and fourth calendar quarters of FY 2002 and each calendar quarter of FY 2003 to have its FMAP increased by 1.0 percentage point. Mandates a specified Medicaid payment cap increase for territories. Prohibits application of the FMAP increases for a State under this Act with respect to: (1) disproportionate share hospital payments under Medicaid; and (2) payments under SSA titles IV and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP). Amends SSA title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services), for the purpose of providing State fiscal relief allotments to States and territories in accordance with a specified table, to make appropriations to be available for obligation by the State through June 30, 2004, and for expenditure by the State through September 30, 2004.