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Startup Act 3.0
Startup Act 3.0 () was legislation considered in the 113th Congress intended to encourage the growth and viability of startup companies in the United States through a series of changes to American tax, immigration, and regulatory policies. It is the third iteration of Startup Act legislation originally introduced into the United States Senate by Jerry Moran (R-KS) in 2011 and then reintroduced as Startup Act 2.0 by Moran and Mark Warner (D-VA) in 2012. The legislation has earned broad support from entrepreneurs and the technology industry. Provisions of the bill have been scored by economists as considerable vehicles of economic growth. It has bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress. The legislation was reintroduced in the 114th Congress as "Startup Act", (). Sponsors Senate bill (S. 310): Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS), Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL). House bill (H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
113th Congress
The 113th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, from January 3, 2013, to January 3, 2015, during the fifth and sixth years of Barack Obama's presidency. It was composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives based on the results of the 2012 Senate elections and the 2012 House elections. The seats in the House were apportioned based on the 2010 United States census. It first met in Washington, D.C., on January 3, 2013, and it ended on January 3, 2015. Senators elected to regular terms in 2008 were in the last two years of those terms during this Congress. The Senate had a Democratic majority, while the House had a Republican majority; such a split would not be repeated until the 118th Congress. This was the last time Democrats held control of the Senate until the 117th Congress in 2021. Major events * January 4, 2013: Joint session to count the Electoral College vote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jared Polis
Jared Schutz Polis ( ; ; born May 12, 1975) is an American politician and businessman serving as the 43rd governor of Colorado since 2019. He served one term on the Colorado State Board of Education from 2001 to 2007, and five terms as the United States House of Representatives, United States representative from from 2009 to 2019. He was the only Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the libertarian conservatism, libertarian conservative Liberty Caucus, and was the third-wealthiest member of United States Congress, Congress, with an estimated net worth of $122.6 million. He was elected governor of Colorado in 2018 Colorado gubernatorial election, 2018 and 2022 Colorado gubernatorial election, reelected in 2022. As an openly gay man, Polis has made history several times through his electoral success. In 2008, he became the List of LGBT members of the United States Congress, first openly gay man and second openly LGBT person (after Tammy Baldwin) elected to United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proposed Legislation Of The 113th United States Congress
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Felix Salmon
Felix Salmon (born 1972) is a British/American financial journalist, formerly of ''Conde Nast Portfolio, Portfolio Magazine'' and ''Euromoney'' and a former finance blogger for Reuters, where he analyzed economic and occasionally social issues in addition to financial commentary. In April 2014, Salmon left Reuters for a digital role at Fusion (TV channel), Fusion. In 2018, he joined ''Axios (website), Axios'' as chief financial correspondent. Salmon also wrote a ''Wired (magazine), Wired'' cover story on the Gaussian copula, and has hosted ''Slate magazine, Slate'' Money podcast since 2014. Early life Salmon's ancestors include Jews who bore the surname Solomon (name)#Surname, Solomon before it was anglicized as Salmon. Salmon is a member of the Salmon & Gluckstein families who ran the Lyons teahouse and bakery chain in Britain. Salmon has an Master of Arts (Scotland), MA in art history from the University of Glasgow along with an Honours background in mathematics. He moved to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jared Huffman
Jared William Huffman (born February 18, 1964) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for California's 2nd congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Huffman represented the California's 6th State Assembly district, 6th district in the California State Assembly from 2006 to 2012. He chaired the Assembly Water, Parks & Wildlife Committee and the Assembly Environmental Caucus. He was elected to Congress in 2012 with more than 70% of the vote, defeating Republican nominee Dan Roberts. His congressional district covers the North Coast (California), North Coast from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border. Early life and education Huffman was born in Independence, Missouri. He graduated from William Chrisman High School in 1982 and in 1986 received his Bachelor of Arts in political science ''magna cum laude'' from University of California, Santa Barba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Valadao
David Goncalves Valadao ( ; born April 14, 1977) is an American politician and dairy farmer serving as the U.S. representative for California's 22nd congressional district since 2023. His district comprises part of the San Joaquin Valley. A member of the Republican Party, Valadao first won election in 2012 in California's 21st congressional district. He lost in 2018 to TJ Cox, but was reelected in 2020. Before his election to Congress, Valadao served one term in the California State Assembly, representing the 30th district from 2010 to 2012. Valadao was one of ten Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump during Trump's second impeachment and one of two of those Republicans to be renominated and reelected, along with Dan Newhouse (WA-4). Valadao defeated Democratic nominee California assemblyman Rudy Salas for the 22nd congressional district in a rematch in 2024. Early life and education Valadao was born and raised in Hanford, California. His parents are Portu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Moran
James Patrick Moran Jr. (born May 16, 1945) is an American politician who served as the mayor of Alexandria, Virginia, from 1985 until 1990, and as the U.S. representative for , including the cities of Falls Church and Alexandria, all of Arlington County, and a portion of Fairfax County) from 1991 until 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Moran chaired the New Democrat Coalition from 1997 until 2001. He is of Irish descent and is the son of James Moran Sr., a former professional football player, and the brother of Brian Moran, former chairman of the Democratic Party of Virginia. Early life and education Moran was born in Buffalo, New York, the eldest of seven siblings in a Roman Catholic family of Irish descent. He grew up in Natick, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. His parents were Dorothy (née Dwyer) and James Moran Sr., a professional football player for the Boston Redskins in 1935 and 1936; outside of football he worked as a probation officer. Both his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy Chu
Judy May Chu (born July 7, 1953) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for . A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, she has held a seat in Congress since 2009, representing until redistricting. Chu is the first Chinese Americans, Chinese American woman elected to Congress. – Seimage Chu was elected to the State Board of Equalization (California), California Board of Equalization in 2007, representing the 4th district. She previously served on the Garvey School District, Garvey Unified School District Board of education, Board of Education, on the Monterey Park, California, Monterey Park City council, City Council (with three terms as mayor) and in the California State Assembly. Chu ran in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcee Hastings
Alcee Lamar Hastings ( ; September 5, 1936 – April 6, 2021) was an American politician, and former judge from the state of Florida. Hastings was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida by President Jimmy Carter in August 1979. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 31, 1979. In 1981, after an FBI sting operation, Hastings was charged with conspiracy to solicit a bribe. Following a 1983 criminal trial, Hastings was acquitted; however, he was impeached for bribery and perjury by the United States House of Representatives in 1988 and was convicted by the United States Senate in his impeachment trial on October 20, 1989. While Hastings was removed from the bench, the Senate did not bar him from holding public office in the future. Hastings was the first and, as of 2024, remains the only African American federal official to be impeached. A Democrat, Hastings was first elected to the United States House of Representatives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter T
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Patrick Murphy (Florida Politician)
Patrick Erin Murphy (born March 30, 1983) is an American businessman, accountant, and politician. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, he served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from Florida's 18th congressional district from 2013 to 2017. He is a former Republican Party (United States), Republican, having switched parties in 2011. Murphy was elected to the House of Representatives in 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 18, 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Allen West (politician), Allen West by 0.8% in the second-most expensive U.S. House race in history. Despite the narrow Republican lean of Murphy's district, he was re-elected with 59.8% of the vote in 2014. In March 2015, he announced his intentions to run in the 2016 United States Senate election in Florida; in August 2016 he won the Democratic primary. He faced Republican incumbent Marco Rubio in the November general election, losing 52% t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blake Farenthold
Randolph Blake Farenthold (born December 12, 1961) is an American politician and lobbyist. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, Farenthold co-hosted a conservative talk-radio program before beginning a career in politics. Farenthold served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for from 2011 until his resignation in April 2018 in the wake of reports he used public funds to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit and had created an intensely hostile work environment for women in his congressional office.Yamiche Alcindor & Sheryl Gay StolbergTaxpayers Paid $84,000 to End Sex Harassment Claim Against Texas Lawmaker ''The New York Times'' (December 1, 2017), "...In 2014, the congressman's former communications director, Lauren Greene, accused him of regularly making comments to gauge her interest in a sexual relationship....Farenthold of drinking "to excess" on numerous occasions..." Upon resigning, Farenthold pledged to reimburse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
