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House Bill 2271, filed by Quezon City Rep. Patrick Michael Vargas, aims to reduce the cost of business compliance for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) by amending key provisions of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997. The bill proposes to lower the optional income tax rate from 8
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Colorado's state departments have detailed the devastating impacts of the federal budget bill, H.R.1, passed by the GOP-led Congress, including significant increases in health care and energy costs for Coloradans and cuts to Medicaid and SNAP that will cause Coloradans to lose access to critical safety
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Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs advanced legislation co-led by Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Dave McCormick (R-Pa.), Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) to ensure veterans experiencing homelessness and receiving disability payments maintain access to crucial housing support. The Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act (HUDVA) would permanently
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Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Peter Welch, D-Vt., have introduced legislation to repeal changes to Medicaid cost-sharing requirements and handouts to Big Pharma in the Republicans' reconciliation tax and spending bill. The Repealing the Trump Sick Tax Act would address the "sick
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U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) have introduced a bill to help more student veterans secure jobs and increase their skills. The bipartisan Hire Student Vets Act aims to incentivize employers to hire student veterans for part-time work and paid internships. This legislation expands the existing
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U.S. Senator Gary Peters played a crucial role in helping the Senate Appropriations Committee pass the Fiscal Year 2026 Transportation, Housing, Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. This bipartisan legislation not only addresses Michigan's priorities but also provides funding for high-impact local projects and federal programs
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The U.S. Senate has introduced a bill, known as the Department of Defense PFAS Discharge Prevention Act, which seeks to protect military members, veterans, firefighters, and families from toxic PFAS pollution. Sponsored by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), the bill would require the Department of Defense to monitor for and
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Senate Republicans led by South Carolina Senator Tim Scott have reintroduced the Protecting Access to Credit for Small Businesses Act, a bill designed to prevent the Small Business Administration (SBA) from directly making loans under the 7(a) program. The bill aims to preserve the private sector's role
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Democrat Senators and Representatives have introduced the Keep Kids Covered Act, a bicameral legislation aimed at safeguarding health care coverage for children in Medicaid and CHIP, as Republicans prepare to slash funding to these programs. The legislation, sponsored by Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Representatives Kathy Castor (D-FL) and Derek
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U.S. Senators Jerry Moran and Jacky Rosen have introduced the bipartisan Veterans Jobs Opportunity Act, aiming to provide tax credits to veterans starting small businesses in underserved communities. The legislation would offer a 15 percent tax credit on the first $50,000 of startup costs, empowering veterans to invest
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Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) have reintroduced the Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act to help disabled veterans' small businesses thrive. The bipartisan bill, proposed as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, aims to ensure government agencies give service-disabled veterans' small businesses
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Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock of Georgia recently voted to advance the Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act, a historic legislation aimed at boosting the nation's housing supply, improving access to affordable housing, and increasing the efficiency of federal housing programs. As a member of
