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Expressing the sense of the House that a Contract with America should restore American competitiveness.
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vs 957 other HRES bills in the 114th — cohort avg 14d
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that a Contract with America should include a roadmap to restore American competitiveness by: simplifying the corporate tax structure with lower statutory rates and no loopholes; taxing overseas profits earned by American multinational companies only where they are earned; easing the immigration of highly skilled individuals; responsibly developing America's shale-gas and oil reserves; aggressively addressing distortions and abuses in the international trading system; improving American logistics, communications, and energy infrastructure; simplifying and streamlining federal regulation; and creating a sustainable federal budget, including entitlement reform.
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H.R. 1732, S. 1140, S.J.RES. 22, H.RES.22 - lobbied House and Senate to prohibit the Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from enacting a rule that expands the definition of navigable waters. Lobbied the Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. EPA on a rule to clarify federal jurisdiction over wetlands and isolated water bodies.
Client expense: $224,965 · Firm income: Not reported
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Natural Resources, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Congress.gov source codes: H11100, H11100-A
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
| Referred to |
| January 7, 2015 |