Legislative Research: US SB749 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

US Congress Senate Bill 749 (Prior Session Legislation)

Other Sessions

Session	Title/Description	Last Action
2025-2026 119th Congress (Introduced)	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, regardless of how long the veterans had such disease prior to de... [SB749 2025 Detail][SB749 2025 Text][SB749 2025 Comments]	2026-04-29 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
2023-2024 118th Congress (Engrossed - Dead)	A bill to ensure that the National Advisory Council on Indian Education includes at least 1 member who is the president of a Tribal College or University and to require the Secretaries of Education and Interior to consider the National Advisory Counc... [SB749 2023 Detail][SB749 2023 Text][SB749 2023 Comments]	2023-11-13 Held at the desk.
2021-2022 117th Congress (Introduced - Dead)	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance tax benefits for research activities. [SB749 2021 Detail][SB749 2021 Text][SB749 2021 Comments]	2021-03-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2019-2020 116th Congress (Introduced - Dead)	Modifies the tax credit for expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment (known as the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit) to (1) make the credit refundable, (2) increase the rate for the credit, and (3) requir... [SB749 2019 Detail][SB749 2019 Text][SB749 2019 Comments]	2019-03-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2017-2018 115th Congress (Introduced - Dead)	Transparency in Student Lending Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand disclosure requirements for an institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in the Direct Loan program. Specif... [SB749 2017 Detail][SB749 2017 Text][SB749 2017 Comments]	2017-03-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2015-2016 114th Congress (Introduced - Dead)	Honest Scoring Act of 2015 This bill requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) to provide estimates of the macroeconomic effects of major legislation. These estimates are frequently referred to as dynami... [SB749 2015 Detail][SB749 2015 Text][SB749 2015 Comments]	2015-03-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
2013-2014 113th Congress (Introduced - Dead)	Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the 15-year recovery period classification for qualified leasehold improvement, restaurant, and retail improvement property, for purposes of the depreciation tax deduction. [SB749 2013 Detail][SB749 2013 Text][SB749 2013 Comments]	2013-04-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2011-2012 112th Congress (Introduced - Dead)	Fair Elections Revenue Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on payments made pursuant to a U.S. government contract to any person that is not a state or local government, a foreign nation, or a tax-exempt organizatio... [SB749 2011 Detail][SB749 2011 Text][SB749 2011 Comments]	2011-04-12 Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights. Hearings held.
2009-2010 111th Congress (Introduced - Dead)	Teaching Geography is Fundamental Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a geography education grant program under title II (Teacher Quality Enhancement). Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award a grant to a national nonpro... [SB749 2009 Detail][SB749 2009 Text][SB749 2009 Comments]	2009-03-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Legislative Citation

APA

US SB749 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress. (2015, March 17). LegiScan. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/US/bill/SB749/2015

MLA

"US SB749 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 17 Mar. 2015. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/US/bill/SB749/2015>.

Chicago

"US SB749 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress." March 17, 2015 LegiScan. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://legiscan.com/US/bill/SB749/2015.

Turabian

LegiScan. US SB749 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress. 17 March 2015. https://legiscan.com/US/bill/SB749/2015 (accessed July 21, 2026).

Subjects

Budget process
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Economics and public finance
Legislative rules and procedure
Senate

Same As/Similar To

Bill	Relationship	Date	Title	Last Action
SCR11	Related	2015-05-06	An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025.	Message on Senate action sent to the House.