Bills
On December 3, the House passed H.R. 647, the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2014, by a vote of 404 to 17. The ABLE Act (H.R.
On December 2, Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Ranking Member Jim McDermott (D-WA) introduced the Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act (PIMA) of 2014
On November 25, the House of Representatives passed H.R.
On June 26, Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Ranking Member Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT) announced the completion of the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act (H.R.
On May 20, a group of three House Democrats today introduced legislation to tighten restrictions on corporate tax inversions, limiting the ability of American companies to avoid U.S. taxation by combining with a smaller foreign business and moving their tax domicile overseas.
On March 6, 2014, U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI), Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA), and Rep. Charles Rangel (D-MI) introduced the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Act of 2014 to provide critical job training and worker assistance for Americans who have lost their jobs due to increased competition in the global marketplace. The U.S.
On February 26, Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member Xavier Becerra, Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin along with the Democratic Members of the Social Security Subcommittee and Reps. Charles B. Rangel and Joseph Crowley introduced H.R.
On February 14, legislation was introdcuced to prevent and respond to the sex trafficking of children in foster care. The foster care legislation, the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Improving Opportunities for Youth in Foster Care Act (HR 4058), is a bipartisan measure introduced by HR Subcommittee Chairman Reichert and Ranking Member Doggett, as well as many other Members of the Committee.
On May 20, House Democrats introduced legislation to renew the federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation program for an additional year, preventing an immediate expiration of benefits for 1.3 million Americans during the week of Dec. 28.