3.0.0 243 2022-03-03T21:31:57Z 2022-03-03T21:31:57Z House H HR 2013-01-14 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ROSS:H.R. 243.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8: ``The Congress shall have power tolay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to paythe debts and provide for the common defense and generalwelfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts andexcises shall be uniform throughout the United States.''[Page H86]]]> hsbu00 Budget Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-01-14T19:01:45Z hsru00 Rules Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-01-14T19:01:40Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2013-01-14T19:01:35Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-01-14T19:01:30Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-01-14T19:01:25Z Freedom to Invest Act of 2013 113 2862 HR 2013-07-30 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Related bill CRS 2013-01-14 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, Rules, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsbu00 Budget Committee 2013-01-14 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, Rules, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsru00 Rules Committee 2013-01-14 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, Rules, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2013-01-14 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, Rules, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2013-01-14 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, Rules, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2013-01-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-01-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000593 Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] Dennis Ross R FL A. 15 N Economics and Public Finance Accounting and auditing Adoption and foster care Adult day care Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Air quality Alternative and renewable resources Appropriations Aviation and airports Building construction Capital gains tax Child care and development Coal Congressional operations and organization Congressional oversight Corporate finance and management Disability and paralysis Educational facilities and institutions Electric power generation and transmission Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee benefits and pensions Employee hiring Endangered and threatened species Energy efficiency and conservation Environmental technology Executive Office of the President Executive agency funding and structure Fires First responders and emergency personnel Forests, forestry, trees Government buildings, facilities, and property Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Health care costs and insurance Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Higher education House of Representatives Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles Income tax credits Income tax deductions Income tax exclusion Income tax rates Indian social and development programs Industrial facilities Inflation and prices Insurance industry and regulation Interest, dividends, interest rates Land transfers Legislative rules and procedure Life, casualty, property insurance Low- and moderate-income housing Members of Congress Motor carriers Motor fuels Motor vehicles Navigation, waterways, harbors Oil and gas Poverty and welfare assistance Public utilities and utility rates Railroads Real estate business Research and development Residential rehabilitation and home repair Securities Senate Small business Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Solid waste and recycling State and local taxation Student aid and college costs Tariffs Tax treatment of families Taxation of foreign income Teaching, teachers, curricula Television and film Transportation costs Water quality Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Economics and Public Finance 00 2013-01-14 Introduced in House 2013-02-09T17:06:32Z Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering America's Debt Act - Prohibits the total amount of appropriations to the White House for the Executive Office of the President, to the President, and to Congress for FY2014-FY2018 from exceeding 85% of the total amount of such appropriations for FY2013. Eliminates cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) for Members of Congress during FY2014-FY2016.

Amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 to extend through December 31, 2015, the freeze on any COLA to the pay of certain federal civilian employees (thus extending such freeze from two to five calendar years).

Requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) take appropriate measures to ensure that the total number of federal employees, beginning in FY2017, does not exceed 90% of the total number of federal employees on September 30, 2013; (2) continuously monitor all agencies, make a determination, as of September 30, 2013, on whether the total number of federal employees in any quarter of a fiscal year exceeds the maximum number allowed by this Act, and notify the President and Congress if the number exceeds the maximum; and (3) ensure that there is no increase in the procurement of service contracts due to this Act unless a cost comparison demonstrates that such contracts would be financially advantageous to the federal government. Allows the President to waive the workforce limitations imposed by this Act in specified circumstances.

Requires OMB to: (1) take appropriate measures through FY2016 to ensure that agencies shall appoint no more than one employee for every three employees retiring or otherwise separating from government service; (2) coordinate with federal departments and independent agencies to take certain steps to limit government printing costs; and (3) dispose of a quantity of real property worth at least $100 million altogether (with specified exceptions) that is not being used, and that will not be used, to meet the needs of the federal government for FY2014-FY2019.

Prohibits the total amount of funds appropriated for travel expenses for each agency for each of FY2014-FY2018 from exceeding 80% of the total amount of funds appropriated for FY2013. Reduces the amount available to the General Services Administration (GSA) for FY2014 and succeeding fiscal years for acquiring new vehicles for the federal fleet to 80% of the amount available for FY2012 for such purpose.

Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to prohibit consideration in Congress of legislation that includes an earmark, limited tax benefit, or limited tariff benefit.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose after 2012, a 10% income tax rate on taxable income of $100,000 or less and a 20% rate on taxable income over $100,000, and a 20% rate for net capital gain exceeding $1 million; (2) reduce the income tax rate on corporations to a flat rate of 20%; (3) repeal various tax credits, deductions, and exclusions, including the alternative minimum tax (AMT) on individuals; (4) provide for 5-year phaseout of specified tax expenditures, and (5) terminate the authority for issuing certain tax-exempt bonds for financing projects relating to energy conservation, infrastructure, education, and hospital construction.

]]> Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering America's Debt Act Short Titles as Introduced Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering America's Debt Act Display Title Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering America's Debt Act Official Title as Introduced To adopt the seven immediate reforms recommended by the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform to reduce spending and make the Federal Government more efficient. Introduced in House 2013-01-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr243ih/xml/BILLS-113hr243ih.xml 2013-01-14 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, Rules, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.