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Bill· HRH.R. 5894 (115th)open

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2019

United States · United States Congress · 21 May 2018

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2019 Provides FY2019 appropriations for the legislative branch, including the House of Representatives and Joint Items such as: the Joint Economic Committee, the Joint Committee on Taxation, the Office of the Attending Physician, and the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services. Provides FY2019 appropriations for: the Capitol Police; the Office of Compliance; the Congressional Budget Office; the Architect of the Capitol; the Library of Congress, including the Congressional Research Service and the Copyright Office; the Government Publishing Office; the Government Accountability Office; the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund; and the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development. (Pursuant to the longstanding practice of each chamber of Congress determining its own requirements, funds for the Senate are not included in the House bill.) Sets forth permissible and prohibited uses for funds provided by this bill.

Bill· HRH.R. 5859 (115th)open

Education and Energy Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 17 May 2018

Education and Energy Act of 2018 This bill amends the Mineral Leasing Act to require excess revenue from new mineral and geothermal leases to be provided to the states in which the revenue is generated to supplement the education of students in kindergarten through grade 12 and to supplement public support of institutions of higher education. The bill applies to revenue from new leases that are in excess of the Congressional Budget Office's estimated revenue for the leases in the prior fiscal year.

Bill· HRH.R. 5865 (115th)referred

Addiction Prevention and Responsible Opioid Practices Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 May 2018

Addiction Prevention and Responsible Opioid Practices Act This bill establishes a series of requirements relating to opioid regulation, prescribing, and monitoring, including licensure requirements for pharmaceutical representatives, a national opioid drug mapping tool to monitor prescribing practices of Medicaid providers, and an excise tax on opioid manufacturers.

Bill· HRH.R. 5860 (115th)referred

Putting Our First-Responders First Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 17 May 2018

Putting Our First-Responders First Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow first responders to exclude from gross income certain service-connected disability payments received as part of a pension or annuity after reaching the age of retirement. The bill applies to law enforcement officers, employees in fire protection activities, and individuals who provide out-of-hospital emergency medical care.

Bill· HRH.R. 5858 (115th)referred

Primary Care Patient Protection Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 17 May 2018

Primary Care Patient Protection Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the requirements for the high deductible health plans that are required for health savings accounts. The bill requires the plans to offer coverage with no deductible for primary care services provided during the first two visits during a year to an individual's designated primary care provider. The primary care provider must be a general practitioner, family practice practitioner, general internist, obstetrician, gynecologist, pediatrician, geriatric physician, or advanced practice registered nurse acting in accordance with state laws.

Bill· SS. 2885 (115th)referred

Disclosing Pharmaceutical Company Windfall Profits Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 17 May 2018

Disclosing Pharmaceutical Company Windfall Profits Act of 2018 This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require pharmaceutical companies to make certain public disclosures, including disclosures related to taxation, compensation, dividends, and spending on research and development.

Bill· SS. 2873 (115th)referred

Puerto Rico Economic Empowerment Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 17 May 2018

Puerto Rico Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 This bill provides for various support for Puerto Rico, including by (1) establishing tax benefits for Puerto Rico, such as a tax credit for employment payroll taxes and an expansion of the child tax credit; (2) relaxing certain requirements related to Small Business Administration loan programs for certain Puerto Rico businesses; (3) prioritizing the transfer of surplus U.S. government property to qualified Puerto Rico businesses; and (4) establishing the Federal and State Technology Partnership Program in Puerto Rico.

Bill· HRH.R. 5856 (115th)referred

Good Samaritan Charitable Physicians' Services Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 2018

Good Samaritan Charitable Physicians' Services Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax deduction for direct primary care physicians who provide charity care. The care must be provided without expectation of reimbursement and to an individual enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). A "direct primary care physician" is a physician who provides primary care: (1) to individuals who have paid a periodic subscription fee, and (2) in exchange for a fee that is published on a publicly available website of the physician. The bill also amends the Public Health Service Act to specify that a physician is not liable under federal or state law for harm caused by an act or omission of the physician, or attending medical personnel supporting the physician, if the act or omission: (1) occurs in the course of furnishing charity care, and (2) was not grossly negligent. The bill preempts laws of a state or a political subdivision of the state that are inconsistent with this provision, unless the laws provide greater protection from liability for a defendant.

Bill· SS. 2860 (115th)referred

Putting First-Responders First Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 2018

Putting First-Responders First Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow first responders to exclude from gross income certain service-connected disability payments received as part of a pension or annuity after reaching the age of retirement. The bill applies to law enforcement officers, employees in fire protection activities, and individuals who provide out-of-hospital emergency medical care.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 891 (115th)passed

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5698) to amend title 18, United States Code, to punish criminal offenses targeting law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 2372) to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide outer burial receptacles for remains buried in National Parks, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 15 May 2018

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5698) to amend title 18, United States Code, to punish criminal offenses targeting law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 2372) to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide outer burial receptacles for remains buried in National Parks, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023.

Bill· HRH.R. 5829 (115th)referred

VA Opioid Prescribing Rates Accountability Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 May 2018

VA Opioid Prescribing Rates Accountability Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to: (1) report at least annually to each Veterans Health Administration physician on his or her opioid prescribing rates, and (2) provide physicians who were among the highest opioid prescribers each fiscal year with pain management training.

Bill· HRH.R. 5814 (115th)referred

Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 May 2018

Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the deduction from gross income for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers, to: (1) increase from $250 to $500 the annual limit on the expenses that may be deducted, and (2) require the limit to be adjusted for inflation after 2019.

Bill· HRH.R. 5813 (115th)referred

ROOT for Mainstreet Businesses Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 15 May 2018

Removing Onerous Obstacles in the Tax code for Mainstreet Businesses Act of 2018 or the ROOT for Mainstreet Businesses Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from personal holding company income certain rents and royalties that are derived in the active conduct of a trade or business and are not received from a related person.

Bill· HRH.R. 5785 (115th)referred

Jobs and Justice Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 11 May 2018

Jobs and Justice Act of 2018 This bill addresses a wide variety of domestic policy matters and focuses on economically distressed communities, opportunities for minorities and the disadvantaged, and civil rights enforcement. Included in the programs and requirements affected are those concerning: diversity in contracting; infrastructure development; areas of persistent poverty; job training for youth and older Americans; education of girls and minorities in STEM fields; the federal minimum wage; military family benefits; health care coverage and access; small business investment; commercial investment in underserved areas, including through tax benefits; housing, including affordability and homelessness programs, landlord-tenant matters, public housing, foreclosure mitigation, and discrimination; access to higher education, including through community college attendance; science, technology, and information security education; hate crimes; law enforcement officer conduct; law enforcement resources and administration; juvenile justice; sentencing procedures; voting rights and administration; prison administration; and firearms sales and possession.

Bill· HRH.R. 5771 (115th)referred

Charitable Giving Tax Deduction Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 May 2018

Charitable Giving Tax Deduction Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) for charitable contributions that are allowed as an itemized deduction under current law.

Bill· HRH.R. 5747 (115th)referred

Special Operations Forces Tax Cut Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 10 May 2018

Special Operations Forces Tax Cut Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the exclusion from gross income for certain combat zone compensation of members of the Armed Forces, to expand the provision to include compensation for service outside of a combat zone by members of the Armed Forces assigned to special operations forces in support of operations to combat terrorism.

Bill· SS. 2826 (115th)referred

Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 May 2018

Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act This bill revises trade, finance, and tax provisions with respect to China. The bill directs the Department of Commerce to prohibit the export of certain U.S. technology and intellectual property to China. The bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to place a shareholder cap on Chinese investments in certain U.S. corporations. Federal agencies are prohibited from using or procuring telecommunications equipment or services from Huawei Technologies Company, ZTE Corporation, or any other entity reasonably believed to be owned or controlled by China. The bill amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require the U.S. Trade Representative to list certain Chinese products that receive support pursuant to China's Made in China 2025 policy. The bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to expedite the countervailing duty process (i.e., the imposition of duties to offset a subsidy by a foreign government) for products on such a list. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: repeal certain reduced withholding rates for residents of China, tax income received by China from certain U.S. investments, and tax income derived from certain Chinese investments.

Bill· SS. 2820 (115th)referred

Repeal the Trump Tax Hike on Victims of Sexual Harassment Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 10 May 2018

Repeal the Trump Tax Hike on Victims of Sexual Harassment Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify a provision that prohibits a tax deduction for: (1) a settlement or payment related to sexual harassment or sexual abuse if such settlement or payment is subject to a nondisclosure agreement, or (2) attorney's fees related to such a settlement or payment. The bill specifies that the limitation on the deductibility of attorney's fees applies only to the taxpayer who is prohibited from deducting the cost of the payment or settlement and not the taxpayer who is receiving the payment or settlement.

Bill· SS. 2819 (115th)referred

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report on opioid prescribing rates of physicians of the Veterans Health Administration and to conduct pain management training for those physicians with the highest rates of opioid prescribing.

United States · United States Congress · 10 May 2018

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to: (1) report at least annually to each Veterans Health Administration physician on his or her opioid prescribing rates, and (2) provide physicians who were among the highest opioid prescribers each fiscal year with pain management training.

Bill· HRH.R. 5739 (115th)referred

Prescription Drug and Medical Device Price Review Board Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 2018

Prescription Drug and Medical Device Price Review Board Act of 2018 This bill establishes the Prescription Drug and Medical Device Price Review Board within the Food and Drug Administration. Each manufacturer of a prescription drug or medical device that is sold in the United States must submit to the board: each type of prescription drug and medical device that it sells in the United States, or in a country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development; the price charged by the manufacturer for the drug or device; and the costs of the manufacturer to produce them. The board must establish a formula for determining whether the average manufacturer price of a prescription drug or medical device over an annual quarter is an excessive price. Manufacturers may not charge excessive prices. Individuals may petition the board to determine whether the price for a prescription drug or medical device is excessive. The board may subject violators to reduced patent terms, civil penalties, and increased Medicaid rebates payable to states. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on the sale of prescription drugs or medical devices that have excessive prices. The board must allow individuals to import from approved counties prescription drugs and devices that are comparable to prescription drugs and devices with excessive prices.

Bill· HRH.R. 5732 (115th)referred

Nuclear Powers America Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 2018

Nuclear Powers America Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for investments in qualified nuclear energy property placed in service before January 1, 2024. The credit applies to any amounts paid or incurred for refueling or other specified expenditures for a nuclear power plant for which an application for license renewal was or will be submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission before January 1, 2024.

Bill· SS. 2800 (115th)open

America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 8 May 2018

America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, each fiscal year, to submit to Congress a five-year budget and work plan for projects of national significance. Each Corps of Engineers district, each fiscal year, must submit a five-year budget and work plan for projects under its jurisdiction. Projects must be carried out in a sustainable manner that focuses on water resource challenges and opportunities, promotes collaboration, and pursues integrated water resource management. The bill reauthorizes provisions of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 pertaining to expedited consideration of water resources infrastructure through 2024. The bill provides for: (1) the establishment of a Corps of Engineers Board of Appeals; and (2) various studies, project modifications, and project authorizations and deauthorizations nationwide. The Environmental Protection Agency must: (1) establish a voluntary stormwater infrastructure funding task force to develop recommendations to improve the funding and financing of stormwater infrastructure, and (2) promote green infrastructure to reduce stormwater flows to sewers or surface waters. The Safe Drinking Water Act is amended to establish a voluntary WaterSense program to identify and promote water-efficient products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services.

Bill· SS. 2802 (115th)referred

Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 8 May 2018

Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 201 8 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax exclusion for distributions from health flexible spending arrangements provided under a cafeteria plan, to: (1) increase the annual limit on employee salary reduction contributions to $5,000, with an additional $500 for each additional employee dependent above two dependents that has not been taken into account by another person for the year; (2) revise the adjustment for inflation after 2018; and (3) allow a carryforward into the next year for unused amounts in such plans.

Bill· HRH.R. 5694 (115th)referred

Afghan Allies Protection Amendments Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 7 May 2018

Afghan Allies Protection Amendments Act of 2018 This bill amends the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to authorize, in addition to any unused visas in prior fiscal years, up to 4,000 visas in FY2019 for the Afghan special immigrant visa program. That program provides special immigrant visa status for Afghans (and certain family members) who are threatened because of their work as translators, interpreters, or support staff for the U.S. government or its Armed Forces in Afghanistan. The bill also requires that the period of employment for Afghans eligible for the special visa end by December 31, 2021, and that Afghans seeking special immigrant status must apply to the Chief of Mission in Afghanistan by that same date.

Bill· SS. 2793 (115th)referred

Afghan Allies Protection Amendments Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 7 May 2018

Afghan Allies Protection Amendments Act of 2018 This bill amends the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to authorize, in addition to any unused visas in prior fiscal years, up to 4,000 visas in FY2019 for the Afghan special immigrant visa program. That program provides special immigrant visa status for Afghans (and certain family members) who are threatened because of their work as translators, interpreters, or support staff for the U.S. government or its Armed Forces in Afghanistan. The bill also requires that the period of employment for Afghans eligible for the special visa end by December 31, 2021, and that Afghans seeking special immigrant status must apply to the Chief of Mission in Afghanistan by that same date.

Bill· HRH.R. 5672 (115th)referred

PATCH Act

United States · United States Congress · 1 May 2018

Permanently Amending Tax Cuts for our Heroes Act of 2018 or the PATCH Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent for members of the Armed Forces several tax provisions that are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025. For individuals who are members of the Armed Forces at the end of the taxable year, the bill makes permanent provisions that: reduce individual tax rates, increase the standard deduction, increase and modify the child tax credit, and increase the limit for deducting certain charitable contributions.

Bill· HRH.R. 5669 (115th)referred

Superfund Enhancement Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 1 May 2018

Superfund Enhancement Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reinstate the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate (the Superfund tax) beginning on January 1, 2018; and (2) allow certain small businesses to expense up to $10,000 of the costs for relocating a trade or business carried on in a location which is situated on, or adjacent to, a site which is on, or proposed for, the national priorities list under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. The bill also makes small businesses and individuals that are relocating from a Superfund site eligible for certain Small Business Administration disaster loans.

Bill· HRH.R. 5662 (115th)referred

Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 27 April 2018

Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the standard mileage rate for the tax deduction for the charitable use of a passenger automobile. The bill increases the rate from the standard charitable rate of 14 cents per mile to the standard business mileage rate (54.5 cents per mile for 2018).

Bill· HRH.R. 5651 (115th)referred

Puerto Rico Insurance Excise Tax Exemption Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 27 April 2018

Puerto Rico Insurance Excise Tax Exemption Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the foreign insurer excise tax certain insurance policies, indemnity bonds, annuity contracts, or reinsurance policies issued by partnerships or corporations created or organized under the laws of a U.S. territory or possession. The exemption applies unless any of the covered hazards, risks, losses, or liabilities are also covered by a reinsurance policy issued by a foreign insurer or reinsurer other than the partnership or corporation.

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