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S. 1989: Honest Ads Act
Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] on 2017-10-19
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/s1989
The Honest Ads Act would close that gaping loophole by requiring the same disclosure and transparency in online campaign ads -- like those that appear on Facebook -- that we already have in television and radio ads.
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AB 2110: Electronics: Right to Repair Act
Sponsor: Assemblymember Susan Talamantes Eggman, D-Stockton on 02/08/18
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2110
By requiring electronic device manufacturers to provide access to diagnostic guides and repair parts, The Right to Repair Act will help prolong the lifespan of electronic devices, saving consumers money and protecting the environment.
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AB 2731: Closing the federal ‘carried interest’ loophole
Sponsor: Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson, D-Carson on 02/15/18
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2731
Addresses a federal tax loophole that costs California billions of dollars every year and allows hedge fund managers who pay a lower federal tax rates than salaried workers. Would impose a state tax of 17% on the carried interest portion of taxable income.
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SB 822: California Net Neutrality
Sponsor: Senator Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco on 01/03/18
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB822
Would maintain net neutrality standards at California state level by limiting the practice of providing subsidized Internet access ("zero rating") as well as preventing ISPs from throttling users or blocking websites within California.
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SB 1182: California Renter’s Credit Increase
Sponsor: Senator Steve Glazer, D-Orinda on 02/14/18
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1182
Proposes doubling the state renters’ tax credit to $120 for individuals and $240 for couples.
Oppose
S 2155: Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act
Sponsor: Michael D. Crapo [R-ID] on 2017-11-16
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/s2155
If it is enacted, S. 2155 would be the largest banking deregulation measure to become law since the 2008 financial crisis by repealing parts of the Dodd-Frank act. The bill would reduce oversight on 25 of the 38 largest banks in the United States.
Oppose
HR 4508: PROSPER Act
Sponsor: Virginia Foxx [R-NC] on 2017-12-01
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr4508
The PROSPER Act both eliminates the gainful employment rule and prohibits the Department of Education from writing or enforcing any future regulation of “gainful employment." Rolling back the gainful employment rule would open students and taxpayers up to the worst excesses of the for-profit higher education sector.
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HR 4885: FAIR RATES Act of 2018
Sponsor: Mark Takano [D-CA] on 2018-01-25
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr4885
This bill aims to increase transparency and study racial disparities in the auto insurance market. It directs the Federal Insurance Office to collect local-level data from large auto insurance companies, publicly disclose that data, and submit an analysis to Congress on the impact of race on insurance prices.
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HR 676: Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act
Sponsor: John Conyers Jr. [D-MI] on 2017-01-24
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr676
This bill establishes the Medicare for All Program to provide all individuals residing in the United States and U.S. territories with free health care that includes all medically necessary care, such as primary care, prescription drugs, emergency, long-term care, and mental health services.
Oppose
HR 620: ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017
Sponsor: Ted Poe [R-TX] on 2017-01-24
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2018/h80?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rss
The ADA Education and Reform Act would make it harder for people with disabilities to hold businesses accountable for inaccessibility. The bill limits the right to sue public businesses (including restaurants, hotels, and movie theaters) that don’t comply with the ADA’s accessibility requirements.
Oppose
HR 435: Credit Access and Inclusion Act
Sponsor: Keith Ellison [D-MN] on 2017-01-11
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr435
This legislation would reduce consumers’ control over their own data by preempting state and federal privacy protections, damage the credit scores of millions of consumers with a disproportionate impact on African Americans, and conflict with long-standing state utility regulatory consumer protections.
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HR 2936: Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017
Sponsor: Bruce Westerman [R-AR] on 2017-06-20
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr2936#
The poorly named bill fails to improve the quality of public forests by promoting harmful and destructive logging projects and tramples on access to justice principles by stifling citizens’ ability to seek redress through our courts. The bill severely compromises the “overriding objective of the Forest Service's forest management program.
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HR 1659: Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act
Sponsor: Peter Roskam [R-IL] on 2017-03-21
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr1659
Student loan forgiveness after a student’s death or disability – a policy intended to relieve a financial burden – should not lead to a huge tax bill. This bill would rid the tax burden on forgiven loans for disabled veterans, borrowers with disabilities and bereaved families and has received bipartisan…
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HR 3857: PASS Act of 2017
Sponsor: Ann Wagner [R-MO] on 2017-09-27
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr3857
The bill would repeal the Department of Labor (DOL) conflict of interest (or “fiduciary) rule, reopening loopholes that make it easy for sales-based retirement “advisers” to avoid their fiduciary obligations that put consumers' interests over profits.
Oppose
HR 3299: Protecting Consumers’ Access to Credit Act of 2017
Sponsor: Patrick McHenry (R-NC) on July 19, 2017
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr3299
H.B. 3299 encourages payday lenders to engage in predatory lending by allowing nonbank lenders to avoid abiding by state interest rate caps through bank partnerships. Through these partnerships, predatory lenders are able to bypass state interest rate limits and charge consumers exorbitant APRs, often greater than 300%!