To ensure that this Act does not increase the number of uninsured women or increase the number of unintended pregnancies by establishing a women's health care and clinic security and safety fund.
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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion to table amendment SA 2876 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 46. Record Vote Number: 311.(consideration: CR S8341-8342)
December 3, 2015
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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion to table amendment SA 2876 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 46. Record Vote Number: 311.(consideration: CR S8341-8342)
December 3, 2015
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8326, S8341-8342)
December 3, 2015
Motion to table amendment SA 2876 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 46. Record Vote Number: 311. (consideration: CR S8341-8342)
December 3, 2015
Senate amendment submitted
December 2, 2015
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2876 proposed by Senator Murray to Amendment SA 2874.(consideration: CR S8253-8254, S8255-8264)
December 2, 2015
Senate amendment submitted
December 2, 2015
Amendment SA 2876 proposed by Senator Murray to Amendment SA 2874. (consideration: CR S8253-8254, S8255-8264) To ensure that this Act does not increase the number of uninsured women or increase the number of unintended pregnancies by establishing a women's health care and clinic security and safety fund.
December 2, 2015
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SA 2876. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Markey, Mr. Warner, Mr. Coons, and Ms. Stabenow) proposed an amendment to amendment SA 2874 proposed by Mr. McConnell to the bill H.R. 3762, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 2002 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2016; as follows: Strike section 101 and insert the following: SEC. 101. SENSE OF THE SENATE. It is the sense of the Senate that-- (1) comprehensive access to reproductive health care is critical to improving the health and well-being of women and their families and is an essential part of their economic security; (2) access to affordable contraceptives, including emergency contraceptives, and medically accurate information prevents unintended pregnancies, thereby improving the health of women, children, families, and society as a whole; (3) it is imperative that women have access to the full range of reproductive health care services; (4) women's health care providers, including Planned Parenthood, provide critical services such as birth control, cancer screenings, and other services, to millions of men and women across the United States; and (5) all women and men should be able to access health care services without fear or intimidation or threat of violence. SEC. 101A. WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE AND CLINIC SECURITY AND SAFETY FUND. (a) In General.--Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et. seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1941 the following new section: ``women's health care and clinic security and safety fund ``Sec. 1941A. (a) Establishment.-- ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish under this title a Women's Health Care and Clinic Security and Safety Fund (in this section referred to as the `Fund') which shall be available to the Secretary for the purpose of making payments to women's health clinics or providers for the provision of eligible services to individuals described in subsection (b) and for expenditures of women's health clinics or providers that are attributable to ensuring the security and safety of such clinics or providers and of their staff and patients. Payments made from the Fund to women's health clinics or providers for eligible services or for security and safety expenditures shall be in addition to any payments that would otherwise be made to any such clinics or providers for such services or expenditures. ``(2) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate with the National Task Force on [[Page S8309]] Violence Against Health Care Providers established by the Attorney General for purposes of submitting an annual report to Congress on violence against women's health clinics or providers, including violence against the facilities, staff, and patients of such clinics or providers, and shall identify in the report best practices for ensuring the security and safety of such clinics and providers and their facilities, staff, and patients. ``(b) Individuals Described.--For purposes of subsection (a), individuals described in this subsection are any of the following: ``(1) Any individual who is eligible for medical assistance under a State plan under this title or a waiver of such plan. ``(2) Any individual who does not have health insurance coverage. ``(3) Any individual who has health insurance coverage but is under insured, or who is otherwise determined by a women's health clinic or provider to need services. ``(c) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Eligible services.--The term `eligible services' means any health care item or service for which medical assistance is available under any State plan under this title or under any waiver of any State plan that is in effect on the date of enactment of this section. ``(2) Women's health clinic or provider defined.--The term `women's health clinic or provider' means an entity, including its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, and clinics that, as of the date of enactment of this section-- ``(A) is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code; ``(B) is an essential community provider described in section 156.235 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on such date of enactment), that is primarily engaged in family planning services, reproductive health, and related medical care; and ``(C) provides for abortions, other than an abortion-- ``(i) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest; or ``(ii) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness that would, as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself. ``(d) Applications, Determination of Payment Amounts, Advance Payment.-- ``(1) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2016, the Secretary shall establish a process under which a women's health provider may request payments from the Fund. ``(2) Determination of payment amounts; advance payment; retrospective adjustment.--As part of the process established under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall establish procedures for-- ``(A) ensuring that amounts available for making payments from the Fund are equitably distributed among all the women's health clinics or providers that apply for such payments for a fiscal year; ``(B) making payments under this section for each quarter of a fiscal year on the basis of advance estimates of expenditures submitted by women's health clinics or providers for such payments and such other investigation as the Secretary may find necessary; and ``(C) making reductions or increases in the payments as necessary to adjust for any overpayment or underpayment for prior quarters of such fiscal year. ``(e) Funding.-- ``(1) In general.--There shall be available to the Fund, for expenditures from the Fund, $1,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2016 through 2025. ``(2) Funding limitation.--Amounts in the Fund shall be available in advance of appropriations but only if the total amount obligated from the Fund does not exceed the amount available to the Fund under paragraph (1). The Secretary may obligate funds from the Fund only if the Secretary determines (and the Chief Actuary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the appropriate budget officer certify) that there are available in the Fund sufficient amounts to cover all such obligations incurred consistent with the previous sentence.''. SEC. 101B. FAIR SHARE TAX ON HIGH-INCOME TAXPAYERS. (a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new part: ``PART VII--FAIR SHARE TAX ON HIGH-INCOME TAXPAYERS ``Sec. 59A. Fair share tax. ``SEC. 59A. FAIR SHARE TAX. ``(a) General Rule.-- ``(1) Impositition of tax.--In the case of any high-income taxpayer, there is hereby imposed for a taxable year (in addition to any other tax imposed by this subtitle) a tax equal to the product of-- ``(A) the amount determined under paragraph (2), and ``(B) a fraction (not to exceed 1)-- ``(i) the numerator of which is the excess of-- ``(I) the taxpayer's adjusted gross income, over ``(II) the dollar amount in effect under subsection (c)(1), and ``(ii) the denominator of which is the dollar amount in effect under subsection (c)(1). ``(2) Amount of tax.--The amount of tax determined under this paragraph is an amount equal to the excess (if any) of-- ``(A) the tentative fair share tax for the taxable year, over ``(B) the excess of-- ``(i) the sum of-- ``(I) the regular tax liability (as defined in section 26(b)) for the taxable year, determined without regard to any tax liability determined under this section, ``(II) the tax imposed by section 55 for the taxable year, plus ``(III) the payroll tax for the taxable year, over ``(ii) the credits allowable under part IV of subchapter A (other than sections 27(a), 31, and 34). ``(b) Tentative Fair Share Tax.--For purposes of this section-- ``(1) In general.--The tentative fair share tax for the taxable year is 30 percent of the excess of-- ``(A) the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer, over ``(B) the modified charitable contribution deduction for the taxable year. ``(2) Modified charitable contribution deduction.--For purposes of paragraph (1)-- ``(A) In general.--The modified charitable contribution deduction for any taxable year is an amount equal to the amount which bears the same ratio to the deduction allowable under section 170 (section 642(c) in the case of a trust or estate) for such taxable year as-- ``(i) the amount of itemized deductions allowable under the regular tax (as defined in section 55) for such taxable year, determined after the application of section 68, bears to ``(ii) such amount, determined before the application of section 68. ``(B) Taxpayer must itemize.--In the case of any individual who does not elect to itemize deductions for the taxable year, the modified charitable contribution deduction shall be zero. ``(c) High-Income Taxpayer.--For purposes of this section-- ``(1) In general.--The term `high-income taxpayer' means, with respect to any taxable year, any taxpayer (other than a corporation) with an adjusted gross income for such taxable year in excess of $1,000,000 (50 percent of such amount in the case of a married individual who files a separate return). ``(2) Inflation adjustment.-- ``(A) In general.--In the case of a taxable year beginning after 2016, the $1,000,000 amount under paragraph (1) shall be increased by an amount equal to-- ``(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by ``(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting `calendar year 2015' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof. ``(B) Rounding.--If any amount as adjusted under subparagraph (A) is not a multiple of $10,000, such amount shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $10,000. ``(d) Payroll Tax.--For purposes of this section, the payroll tax for any taxable year is an amount equal to the excess of-- ``(1) the taxes imposed on the taxpayer under sections 1401, 1411, 3101, 3201, and 3211(a) (to the extent such tax is attributable to the rate of tax in effect under section 3101) with respect to such taxable year or wages or compensation received during such taxable year, over ``(2) the deduction allowable under section 164(f) for such taxable year. ``(e) Special Rule for Estates and Trusts.--For purposes of this section, in the case of an estate or trust, adjusted gross income shall be computed in the manner described in section 67(e). ``(f) Not Treated as Tax Imposed by This Chapter for Certain Purposes.--The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax imposed by this chapter for purposes of determining the amount of any credit under this chapter (other than the credit allowed under section 27(a)) or for purposes of section 55.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of parts for subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new item: ``Part VII--Fair Share Tax on High-Income Taxpayers''. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015. ______