Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Sales and excise taxes

Bill Introduced: S.953 Student Loan Affordability Act

2013-05-13T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for undergraduate Federal Direct Stafford Loans, to modify required distribution rules for pension plans, to limit earnings stripping by expatriated entities, to provide for modifications related to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.917 Small Brewer Reinvestment and Expanding Workforce Act of 2013

2013-05-08T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a reduced rate of excise tax on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers.

Bill Introduced: S.862 Equitable Access to Care and Health Act

2013-05-05T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1814 Equitable Access to Care and Health Act

2013-04-25T20:00:00Z

To amend section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate.

Bill Introduced: S.826 Tobacco Tax and Enforcement Reform Act

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform and enforce taxation of tobacco products.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1697 Mobile Mammography Promotion Act of 2013

2013-04-23T20:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles.

Bill Introduced: S.791 Follow the Money Act of 2013

2013-04-22T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the disclosure of contributions and expenditures for independent Federal election-related activity, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1686 Trash Reduction Act of 2013

2013-04-22T20:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a retail tax on disposable carryout bags, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.764 Patients' Right to Know Act of 2013

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require the disclosure of information regarding how certain taxes and fees impact the amount of premiums, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1579 Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2013

2013-04-15T20:00:00Z

To impose a tax on certain trading transactions to strengthen our financial security, reduce market volatility, expand opportunity, and stop shrinking the middle class.

Bill Introduced: S.743 Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

2013-04-15T20:00:00Z

A bill to restore States' sovereign rights to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1578 To amend section 1101 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide additional funds to permit additional individuals to enroll under the preexisting condition insurance program and expand eligibility, to be funded through a temporary increase in the cigarette tax, and for other purposes.

2013-04-15T20:00:00Z

To amend section 1101 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide additional funds to permit additional individuals to enroll under the preexisting condition insurance program and expand eligibility, to be funded through a temporary increase in the cigarette tax, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1569 New Fair Deal Busting America's Rigid Outdated & Needless Subsidies Act of 2013

2013-04-14T20:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1486 No Carbon Tax Act of 2013

2013-04-10T20:00:00Z

To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from devising or implementing a carbon tax.

Bill Introduced: S.701 Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013

2013-04-09T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the definition of full-time employee for purposes of the individual mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Bill Introduced: S.656 NGEAR Act

2013-03-21T20:00:00Z

A bill to promote the domestic development and deployment of natural gas and clean energy technologies.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1364 New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2013

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage alternative energy investments and job creation, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1381 Educational Opportunities Act

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary and secondary education tuition.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1342 Helping Save Americans' Health Care Choices Act of 2013

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

To repeal provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act relating to health savings accounts, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1295 Medical Device Tax Elimination Act

2013-03-19T20:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices, and for other purposes.