WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., introduced the "Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act" on Jan. 24, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 12. S. 3657. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit and make the credit fully refundable for certain taxpayers; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Patty Murray, D-Wash., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Michael Bennet,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., introduced the "Affordable Housing and Homeownership Protection Act" on Jan. 25, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 15. S. 3673. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on the purchase of single-family homes by certain large investors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Tina Smith, D-Minn., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Amy Klobucha  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., introduced legislation on Jan. 25, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 15. S. 3677. A bill to permanently authorize the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa. * * * SECTION 1. Permanent authorization of Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, introduced the "Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act" on Jan. 30, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Feb. 15. S. 3688. A bill to increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 7.4 percent, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Tim Kaine, D-Va., Marti  more