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H.R.6331 - To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 07/15/2008 - Vetoed by President. Bill Text To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. 7/15/2008--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on June 24, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 - Title I: Medicare - Subtitle A: Beneficiary Improvements - Part 1: Prevention, Mental Health, and Marketing - (Sec. 101) Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007, to cover additional preventive services. Includes body mass index and end-of-life planning among initial [...] show full description Comment on Bill H.R.5138 - To amend title 11 of the United States Code to provide protection for medical debt homeowners, to restore bankruptcy protections for individuals experiencing economic distress as caregivers to ill or disabled family members, and to exempt from means testing debtors whose financial problems were caused by serious medical problems.
Latest Action: 02/04/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law. Bill Text To amend title 11 of the United States Code to provide protection for medical debt homeowners, to restore bankruptcy protections for individuals experiencing economic distress as caregivers to ill or disabled family members, and to exempt from means testing debtors whose financial problems were caused by serious medical problems. 1/28/2008--Introduced. Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2008 - Amends federal bankruptcy law to cite circumstances under which a medically distressed debtor may elect to exempt from the property of the estate in bankruptcy up to $250,000 of the debtor's aggregate interest in specified real or personal property that the debtor (or debtor's dependent) uses as a residence, in a cooperative, or in a burial plot for the debtor or a dependent. Revises requirements for dismissal or conversion of a Chapter 7 case to prohibit the court or specified parties in interest from filing a motion to dismiss or convert to Chapter 11 or 13 if the debtor is [...] show full description S.2532 - An original bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to improve health care provided to Indians under the Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Programs, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 01/08/2008 - Committee on Finance. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Baucus under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/19/2007. With written report No. 110-255. Bill Text An original bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to improve health care provided to Indians under the Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Programs, and for other purposes. 1/8/2008--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Amends titles XVIII (Medicare), XIX (Medicaid), and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to extend the eligibility of the Indian Health Service (IHS) for payments under such programs to Indian Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Urban Indian Organizations (Indian health programs).(Sec. 3) Amends SSA title XI to: (1) eliminate the National Commission on Children; and (2) require the Secretary [...] show full description H.RES.732 - Designating the third week of October as "National Estate Planning Awareness Week".
Latest Action: 07/16/2008 - Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Bill Text Designating the third week of October as "National Estate Planning Awareness Week". 10/10/2007--Introduced.
Encourages the distribution of estate planning information by professionals to all Americans. Supports the designation of a "National Estate Planning Awareness Week" (third week of October 2007). S.2101 - A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to assist low-income Medicare beneficiaries by improving eligibility and services under the Medicare Savings Program, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 09/26/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12148-12149) Bill Text A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to assist low-income Medicare beneficiaries by improving eligibility and services under the Medicare Savings Program, and for other purposes. 9/26/2007--Introduced. Medicare Savings Program Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to the Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries (QMB) and Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries (SLMB) programs (Medicare Savings Program) to increase the income eligibility levels for: (1) QMBs to 135% of the federal poverty level (FPL); and (2) SLMBs to 150% of the FPL. Eliminates the application of estate recovery for Medicare Savings Program beneficiaries. Modifies the asset tests for QMBs and SLMBs. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for expedited enrollment under the Medicare Savings Program through Social Security offices. Provides for treatment of QMBs, SLMBs, and other dual eligibles as Medicare [...] show full description S.2087 - A bill to amend certain laws relating to Native Americans to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 04/16/2008 - Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Dorgan without amendment. With written report No. 110-326. Bill Text A bill to amend certain laws relating to Native Americans to make technical corrections, and for other purposes. 4/16/2008--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)Native American Omnibus Technical Corrections Act of 2007 - Amends various enactments relating to Native Americans to make technical corrections.(Sec. 2) Amends the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to define “Native American” to mean of or relating to a tribe, people, or culture that is or was indigenous to any geographic area that is now located within the boundaries of the United States.(Sec. 3) Amends the Indian Tribal Justice Technical and Legal Assistance Act of 2000 to extend through FY2012 the grant programs for tribal justice training and technical assistance and for tribal [...] show full description H.R.3362 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow 5-year amortization of goodwill and other section 197 intangibles that are acquired from a small business.
Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Bill Text To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow 5-year amortization of goodwill and other section 197 intangibles that are acquired from a small business. 8/3/2007--Introduced.
Tax Fairness for Small Business Act of 2007- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an accelerated five-year amortization period for goodwill and other business intangibles acquired from certain small businesses (businesses whose average three-year gross receipts do not exceed $5 million) after December 31, 2006. Limits the amount eligible for such amortization to $5 million. H.R.3350 - To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide for equitable allotment of lands to Alaska Native veterans.
Latest Action: 11/14/2007 - Committee Hearings Held. Bill Text To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide for equitable allotment of lands to Alaska Native veterans. 8/2/2007--Introduced. Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act - Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) with respect to the open season during which certain Alaska Native Vietnam veterans are eligible to file for allotments of up to two parcels of federal land totaling up to160 acres each. Revises the requirement that allotments may be selected only from lands that were vacant, unappropriated, and unreserved on the date when the person eligible for the allotment first used and occupied them. Allows allotments to be selected from vacant federal lands or lands that have been selected or conveyed to the state of Alaska or a Native Corporation, if the state or Corporation voluntarily relinquishes or conveys to the United States for allotment. Limits the prohibition against the conveyance of certain allotments to: (1) lands [...] show full description S.1901 - A bill to amend Public Law 98-513 to provide for the inheritance of small fractional interests within the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation.
Latest Action: 07/30/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Bill Text A bill to amend Public Law 98-513 to provide for the inheritance of small fractional interests within the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation. 7/30/2007--Introduced.
Lake Traverse Reservation Heirship Act of 2007 - Amends federal Indian law to provide for the inheritance of small fractional interests within the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation. H.R.3162 - To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the children's health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 09/04/2007 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 338. Bill Text To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the children's health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes. 8/1/2007--Reported to House amended, Part I. (There are 2 other summaries) Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act of 2007 - Title I: Children's Health Insurance Program - (Sec. 100) States that it is the purpose of this title to provide dependable and stable funding for children's health insurance under titles XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP) (also known as SCHIP) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) in order to enroll all six million uninsured children who are eligible, but not enrolled, for coverage today. Subtitle A: Funding - (Sec. 101) Prescribes formulae for new base CHIP allotments for states and territories beginning with FY2008. (Sec. [...] show full description H.R.3127 - To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to assist low-income Medicare beneficiaries by improving eligibility and services under the Medicare Savings Program, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 07/30/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill Text To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to assist low-income Medicare beneficiaries by improving eligibility and services under the Medicare Savings Program, and for other purposes. 7/23/2007--Introduced. Medicare Savings Program Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to the Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries (QMB) and Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries (SLMB) programs (Medicare Savings Program) to increase the income eligibility levels for: (1) QMBs to 135% of the federal poverty level (FPL); and (2) SLMBs to 150% of the FPL. Eliminates the application of estate recovery for Medicare Savings Program beneficiaries. Modifies the asset tests for QMBs and SLMBs. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for expedited enrollment under the Medicare Savings Program through Social Security offices. Provides for treatment of QMBs, SLMBs, and other dual eligibles as Medicare [...] show full description H.R.2639 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules with respect to health savings accounts and medical savings accounts, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 07/31/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9191) Bill Text To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules with respect to health savings accounts and medical savings accounts, and for other purposes. 6/11/2007--Introduced. Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the tax deduction for contributions to health savings accounts (HSAs); (2) allow Medicare and veterans health care beneficiaries to establish and contribute to HSAs; (3) allow individuals age 50 or older (currently, age 55 or older) to make additional HSA contributions and to increase the allowable amount of such contributions; (4) treat Medicare supplemental insurance premiums as a tax deductible medical expense; (5) allow a new tax deduction for high deductible health plan premiums; (6) allow individual contributions to a Medicare Advantage medical savings account (MSA); (7) allow adult children of holders of HSAs and MSAs to inherit such accounts; and (8) allow MSA funds to be used for wellness [...] show full description H.R.2002 - To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for enhanced retirement security in the form of an Individual Social Security Investment Program.
Latest Action: 04/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. Bill Text To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for enhanced retirement security in the form of an Individual Social Security Investment Program. 4/23/2007--Introduced. Individual Social Security Investment Program Act of 2007 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to add a new part B (Individual Social Security Investment Program) to change Social Security into a system of individual accounts where workers born on or after January 1, 1986, as well as electing participants born between January 1, 1953, and January 1, 1986, have ownership of and control over the investment of their retirement funds in various investment vehicles: (1) Tier I Investment Fund; (2) Tier II Investment Fund; and (3) Tier III Investment Accounts. Allows participating workers choosing the individual account option to have 100% of their redirected Social Security contribution for the calendar [...] show full description H.R.1334 - To provide for the tax treatment of income received in connection with the litigation concerning the Exxon Valdez oil spill, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 03/06/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Bill Text To provide for the tax treatment of income received in connection with the litigation concerning the Exxon Valdez oil spill, and for other purposes. 3/6/2007--Introduced.
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Tax Treatment Act - Allows taxpayers who are plaintiffs in the civil action In re Exxon Valdez, No. 89-095-CV (HRH) (Consolidated) (D. Alaska), or their heirs or dependents, to: (1) elect to average, for income tax purposes, income received in settlement of such civil action for the period beginning on January 1, 1994, and ending on December 31 of the year in which any settlement income is received; and (2) make contributions of any amount of such settlement income to certain tax-exempt retirement plans in the year such income is received. H.R.1090 - To amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve and strengthen the Social Security Program through the creation of personal Social Security guarantee accounts ensuring full benefits for all workers and their families, restoring long-term Social Security solvency, to make certain benefit improvements, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 03/13/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. Bill Text To amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve and strengthen the Social Security Program through the creation of personal Social Security guarantee accounts ensuring full benefits for all workers and their families, restoring long-term Social Security solvency, to make certain benefit improvements, and for other purposes. 2/15/2007--Introduced. Social Security Guarantee Plus Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to establish a Social Security Guarantee Program, to be administered by a Social Security Guarantee Board established within the Social Security Administration. Authorizes any individual age 18 with a Social Security number to elect to enroll as a covered individual and receive in the Social Security guarantee account established for him or her by the Board a calendar year payment of Social Security guarantee refundable [...] show full description S.552 - A bill to provide for the tax treatment of income received in connection with the litigation concerning the Exxon Valdez oil spill and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1854-1855) Bill Text A bill to provide for the tax treatment of income received in connection with the litigation concerning the Exxon Valdez oil spill and for other purposes. 2/12/2007--Introduced.
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Tax Treatment Act - Allows taxpayers who are plaintiffs in the civil action In re Exxon Valdez, No. 89-095-CV (HRH) (Consolidated) (D. Alaska), or their heirs or dependents, to: (1) elect to average, for income tax purposes, income received in settlement of such civil action for the period beginning on January 1, 1994, and ending on December 31 of the year in which any settlement income is received; and (2) make contributions of any amount of such settlement income to certain tax-exempt retirement plans in the year such income is received. H.R.531 - To establish a grant program to enhance the financial and retirement literacy of mid-life and older Americans and to reduce financial abuse and fraud among such Americans, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 05/18/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. Bill Text To establish a grant program to enhance the financial and retirement literacy of mid-life and older Americans and to reduce financial abuse and fraud among such Americans, and for other purposes. 1/17/2007--Introduced. Retirement Security Education Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities to provide financial education programs to mid-life and older individuals who reside in local communities in order to: (1) enhance their financial and retirement knowledge; and (2) reduce financial abuse and fraud, including telemarketing, mortgage, and pension fraud, among them.Authorizes the Secretary to award a grant to one or more eligible entities to: (1) create and make available instructional materials and information that promote financial education; and (2) provide training and other related assistance regarding the establishment of financial education programs. Expresses the sense of Congress that organizations [...] show full description H.R.46 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for small businesses, and for other purposes.
Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Bill Text To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for small businesses, and for other purposes. 1/4/2007--Introduced.
Small Business Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow self-employed individuals to participate in cafeteria pension plans; (2) allow long-term care insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements; (3) allow accelerated amortization of certain intangible assets (e.g., good will) acquired from a small business; (4) increase the tax exclusion of gain from the sale of certain small business stock; (5) provide a $2,500 standard tax deduction for home business expenses; (6) permit certain small businesses to elect a taxable year ending in a month from April to November; (7) increase the allowable number of S corporation shareholders; and (8) exempt certain small businesses from withholding of tax requirements for payments made by government entities. |
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