CD081: The July Bills

In this episode, we look at the bills that passed the House of Representatives in July but haven't yet become law. Topics include tax cuts, student loans, education, Hezbollah, and pesticides in our water. Please support Congressional Dish: to contribute with PayPal or Bitcoin; click the PayPal "Make it Monthly" checkbox to create a monthly subscription to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Mail Contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North #4576 Crestview, FL 32536 Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Permanent Bonus Depreciation Tax Cut Brings back a on and . The cut they want to make permanent is for . Expands the tax cuts to include deductions for . Gives corporations about how they'd like to get taxed. The effects of this bill in the . : "Enacting H.R. 4718 would reduce revenues, thus increasing federal budget deficits, by about $287 billion over the 2014-2024 period." Article: July 2012. The bills passed the House of Representatives on July 11 by a vote of . Only two Republicans voted against it: of Orange County, CA of North Carolina The bill was written by of . Federal Register Modernization Act Says that copies of the Federal Registrar . : It would have no effect on the Federal budget. Passed the House of Representatives on July 14 by a vote of . Written by of southern America Gives More Act of 2014 for . Increases the charitable deduction limit for food donations from of a person's net income . Charitable donations that exceed the cap can be . This would be . that expired in 2013 for charitable contributions direct from retirement funds. Makes permanent tax credits for charitable donations and tax credits for . Allows people to claim charity if the donation happens before tax day. for private foundations investment income in half. The effects of this bill the budget in the PAYGO budget. : "enacting H.R. 4719 would reduce revenues, thus increasing federal budget deficits, by about $1.9 billion over the 2014-2024 period" The bill passed the House of Representatives on July 17 by a vote of . The bill was written by of Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 Changes the board of directors of - a non-profit organization that advertises U.S. tourism - from being made up of to one , with five seats reserved for people with ties to multinational corporations. It eliminates the seat for the specialist in intercity passenger rail. for the government to spend $100 million per year on Brand USA through 2020. - a $10 fee charged to people who get a visa to travel into the United States - until 2020. : The bill would decrease the deficit by $231 million over the next ten years. Passed the House of Representatives on July 22 by a vote of Written by of Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2014 United States banks from completing large financial transactions for Hezbollah. The worst for completing a Hezbollah transaction can be for . This to "authorized intelligence activities of the United States" The bill is by reducing our yearly financial gift to Pakistan by . The bill passed the House of Representatives on July 22 by a vote of . Written by of Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014 Authorizes a "entities" to launch demonstration projects of "competency-based" education programs, which would as the system of measurement to get a degree. Schools that participate would be exempted all kinds of . Projects that reduce the amount of time and/or money required to get a degree . The only to make a school eligible is that it . Each demonstration project would have . After the program has been around awhile, that number . The bill passed the House of Representatives on July 23 by a vote of . Written by of Representatives Quoted in This Segment Video Shared in This Segment Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act that schools make sure that students know and understand the terms and conditions of their Federal student loans every year by using either in-person counseling sessions or online. Students that Federal loans usually have better terms and conditions than private loans. Students will get to explain their loan status and the consequences of failing to re-pay it as they leave college. The bill passed on July 24 by a vote of . All Democrats voted yes. Written by of Student and Family Tax Simplification Act for college expenses that is scheduled to expire in 2017. The tax credit and eligibility numbers would starting in 2018. : The Child Tax Credit Improvement Act and . The effects this would have on the budget . : The bill would increase the deficit by $96.5 billion over the next ten years. Passed the House of Representatives on July 24 by a vote of Written by of Child Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2014 of money a family is allowed to make and still claim the child tax credit. Currently, married people can make $110,000; this bill would increase that to $150,000. Single people can make $55,000, which would increase to $75,000. starting in 2015. : The bill would increase the deficit by about $115 billion over the next 10 years. The bill passed on July 25 by a vote of Written by of Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2014 States from requiring permits to dump pesticides into oceans and rivers as long as the pesticide is legal to sell. The bill passed on July 31 by a vote of . The bill failed to pass three days prior as an uncontroversial "suspension" bill. All Republicans voted yes. Written by of .