Don Bacon

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This bill allows an itemized deduction for overtime compensation received by an individual, subject to income limitations, through 2029. The amount of the itemized deduction may not exceed 20% of the individual’s regular wages from the same employer. Further, the itemized deduction is not allowed for individuals with income exceeding...

This bill allows a tax deduction for bonuses received by an individual, subject to income limitations, through 2029. The amount of the deduction may not exceed 15% of the individual’s regular wages from the same employer. Further, the deduction is not allowed for individuals with annual adjusted gross income exceeding...

This bill allows an above-the-line tax deduction through 2028 for individual taxpayers who have attained age 65 at the end of the taxable year. The deduction is equal to $25,000 reduced by a percentage of the taxpayer's adjusted gross income.

This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, income resulting from the discharge of indebtedness of individuals wrongfully detained abroad.

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This bill broadens the authority for certain law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms across state lines. Specifically, the bill allows qualified active and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms and ammunition (including magazines) in school zones; in national parks; on state, local, or private property that is...

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This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, eligible tips not exceeding $20,000 in a taxable year. The bill defines eligible tips as amounts received by a taxpayer while performing services in a position that generally relies on tips as part of wages, including cosmetology, hospitality, and food...

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This bill requires the Department of the Air Force to develop and report on a long-term tactical fighter force structure, recapitalization, training, and sustainment plan for the active and reserve components of the Air Force. Such plan must be submitted in an unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide certain relief to individuals whose promotions to a grade or rank in the Armed Forces of O-7 or higher were delayed by the Senate. Specifically, the bill applies to those individuals who were confirmed between December 5, 2023, and December...

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This resolution expresses the sense that Russia's attack on Ukraine is a breach of United Nations (U.N.) Charter. The resolution urges the executive branch to determine whether Russia is lawfully a member of the U.N. Security Council. The resolution also urges the United States, in conjunction with other U.N. members,...

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This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 National Institute of Food and Agriculture grants to the Girl Scouts of the USA, the Boy Scouts of America, the National 4–H Council, and the National FFA Organization. These grants must be used to establish pilot projects to expand the programs carried out by the...

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This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to amend a section of the DOD supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulations concerning the evaluation of proposals for DOD contracts and a small business offeror's past performance. Under the revised regulation, DOD contracting officers evaluating a bid from a small business...

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This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to seek to enter into an agreement with a university-affiliated research center with expertise in strategic deterrence to research and analyze multipolar deterrence and escalation dynamics. DOD must report on the results of the research. The report must be in an unclassified...

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This bill requires the Department of the Air Force to develop a notional plan for the recapitalization of all fighter squadrons of the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve. The Department of the Air Force may not terminate the fighter flying mission of any fighter squadron of the...

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This bill requires the Department of Defense to seek to enter into an agreement with an entity to calculate the monthly basic allowance for housing rates for members of the uniformed services in at least 15 military housing areas. Under the bill, the entity must be a nationally recognized entity...

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This bill allows a state agency to hire a contractor to perform Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) certification or other state functions for SNAP under certain conditions. Specifically, a state agency may hire a contractor when the state experiences an increase in SNAP applications or an inability to timely process...

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This resolution honors Gibraltar's contribution to advancing U.S. security interests in the Mediterranean region and expresses support for the people of Gibraltar.

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This bill authorizes a party in a civil suit to recover nonpecuniary damages (i.e., damages for loss of care, comfort, and companionship) when an individual dies as a result of a cruise ship accident that occurred on the high seas beyond 12 nautical miles from the U.S. shore. The nonpecuniary...

This bill establishes requirements related to state compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA). The ICWA establishes minimum federal standards for the removal of Indian children from their families and the placement of these children in foster or adoptive homes. Specifically, the bill requires a state plan...

This bill establishes requirements related to the fighter aircraft capabilities of the Air National Guard. Specifically, the bill requires that the aircraft inventory of the Air National Guard must include at least 25 fighter aircraft squadrons, each of which must have a minimum of 18 primary aircraft authorized. Such requirement...

This bill establishes requirements related to state compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA). The ICWA establishes minimum federal standards for the removal of Indian children from their families and the placement of these children in foster or adoptive homes. Specifically, the bill requires a state plan...

This bill establishes new criminal offenses for killing, assaulting, and fleeing to avoid prosecution for killing a judge, law enforcement officer, or public safety officer. Additionally, the bill expands the list of statutory aggravating factors in death penalty determinations to also include the killing or attempted killing of a law...

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to carry out an initiative to deepen security cooperation with Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The goals of this initiative include (1) achieving U.S. national security objectives by deterring Russian aggression; (2) enhancing regional planning and cooperation among these countries, particularly with respect...

This bill increases the maximum amount authorized under the Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (HISA) grant program to $10,000 for veterans with a service-connected disability and $5,000 for those with disabilities that are not service-connected. The HISA grant program provides medically necessary improvements and structural alterations to veterans' (or service...

This bill expands protections of animals provided under the Animal Welfare Act, including by prohibiting any (1) broadcasts from international, interstate, or intrastate sources of animal fighting ventures in the United States or U.S. territories; and (2) shipments or transport of certain mature roosters.

This bill requires (1) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue guidance to support coverage of prenatal and postpartum pelvic health services under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), (2) the Government Accountability Office to study gaps in Medicaid coverage of these and other services for...

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. Postal Service should restore mail delivery service standards to those of July 1, 2012.

This resolution condemns Russia's abduction of Ukrainian children and the relocation of those children to reeducation camps. The resolution also rebukes nations that provide support to Russia's kidnapping enterprise, condemns forced adoptions of Ukrainian children by Russian citizens, and implores Russia to work with international organizations to return Ukrainian children...

This resolution expresses that the House of Representatives recognizes the Ukrainian famine of 1932-1933, known as the Holodomor, as a genocide; remembers the atrocities of the Holodomor and extends deepest sympathies to the victims, survivors, and families of this tragedy; condemns the systematic violations of human rights, including the starvation,...

This bill requires the Administration for Children and Families to establish a competitive pilot grant program for foster care agencies to increase the placement of siblings together in foster care.

This bill requires the Administration for Children and Families to award demonstration grants to foster care stabilization agencies to improve services for foster youth awaiting placement and for other emergency assistance.

This bill establishes the National Commission on Domestic Terrorist Attacks on the United States by Antifa. The commission must investigate and report on the involvement of antifa in the riots some cities experienced in 2020 and make recommendations to prevent further attacks and violent riots by antifa.

This bill establishes new criminal offenses for killing, assaulting, and fleeing to avoid prosecution for killing a judge, law enforcement officer, or public safety officer. Additionally, the bill expands the list of statutory aggravating factors in death penalty determinations to also include the killing or attempted killing of a law...