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US Congress 113th Congress
Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Act [HB-1037]
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[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include occupational therapists within the definition of "behavioral and mental health professionals" for purposes of the National Health Service Corps.
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Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020 [S.4819]
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[Race and Civil Rights ]
A bill to improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.
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The Heroes Act [S.4800]
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[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Disaster Relief ]
A bill to provide Coronavirus relief.
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US Congress 112th Congress
A resolution designating the week beginning September 9, 2012, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week". [SR-548]
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[Human Services ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Designates the week beginning September 9, 2012, as National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week. Recognizes the dedication and vital role of direct support professionals, direct care workers, personal assistants, personal attendants, in-home support workers, and paraprofessionals in enhancing the lives of individuals with disabilities. Commends such persons as integral participants in the long-term support and services system of the United States.
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A resolution designating the week beginning September 11, 2011, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week". [SR-263]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Designates the week beginning September 11, 2011, as National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week. Recognizes the dedication and vital role of direct support professionals in enhancing the lives of individuals with disabilities. Commends direct support professionals as integral in supporting the long-term support and services system of the United States.
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Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2012 [S.2474]
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[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
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[Veterans ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
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[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act to expand the collection and analysis of data in programs of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Sets forth provisions to improve cultural competence in federal health care programs and services, including by establishing the Robert T. Matsui Center for Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Health Care. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) to engage in activities to improve health workforce diversity,
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Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2012 [S.2125]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, for application of quality standards for certain accredited suppliers of prosthetic devices, orthotics, and certain prosthetics, to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to designate and approve an independent accreditation organization with respect to such suppliers only if that organization is the American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics, Inc. or the Board for Orthotist/ Prosthetist Certification
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Direct Care Job Quality Improvement Act of 2011 [S.1273]
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[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
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Direct Care Job Quality Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 with respect to the exemption from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements of any employee employed on a casual basis in domestic service employment to provide companionship services for individuals who because of age or infirmity are unable to care for themselves. Extends the same exemption to a casual employee in domestic service employment to provide companionship services for disabled individuals unable to care for themselves. Directs the Secretary
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Autism Spectrum Disorders Services Act of 2011 [S.1132]
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[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
Autism Spectrum Disorders Services Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend and revise provisions related to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, including to: (1) expand activities to include coordinating efforts of all federal agencies (currently, only efforts within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)); (2) include in the strategic plan services and supports for families of individuals with autism spectrum disorder; and (3) require the Committee to establish specified subcommittees. Requires the Comptroller
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Public Housing Reinvestment and Tenant Protection Act of 2011 [HB-762]
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[Senior Citizens ]
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[Poverty ]
[Community Development ]
Public Housing Reinvestment and Tenant Protection Act of 2011 - Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make competitive grants to local governments, public housing agencies (PHAs), or nonprofit entities owning a major housing project to implement transformational programs in eligible neighborhoods with a concentration of extreme poverty and severely distressed housing. Public Housing One-for-One Replacement and Tenant Protection Act of 2011 - Amends the United States Housing
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New Jobs for America Act of 2011 [HB-72]
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[Energy ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Unemployment ]
New Jobs for America Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Labor, subject to the availability of appropriations, to make grants to state and local governments and Indian tribes to carry out employment training programs to aid unemployed individuals in securing employment in a new area of expertise, particularly in emerging markets and industries (such as green technologies).
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Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012 [HB-6563]
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Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) (Secretary) to establish a veteran jobs corps to employ veterans: (1) in conservation, resource management, and historic preservation projects on public lands and maintenance and improvement projects for cemeteries under the jurisdiction of the National Cemetery Administration; and (2) as firefighters and law enforcement officers. Requires priority employment for veterans who served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001. Provides for such employment in coordination
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To create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients through the establishment of a stakeholder strategic summit, quality of life education and awareness initiative, health care workforce training, an advisory committee, and palliative care focused research, and for other purposes. [HB-6157]
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Patient Centered Quality Care for Life Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convene a Patient-Centered Health Care and Quality of Life Stakeholder Strategic Summit to: (1) analyze key health system barriers to providing patient-centered health care that integrates symptom management and other aspects of coordinated or palliative care; and (2) identify strategic solutions for collectively addressing quality of life concerns for the rapidly expanding population of patients and survivors facing serious, complex, and chronic
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Vocational Employment and Technical Skills Act [HB-6008]
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[Education ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Vocational Employment and Technical Skills Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to require a state applicant for a grant or contract for certain veterans' employment and training programs to demonstrate that when that state approves or denies any required professional certification or license (including a driver's license), it takes into consideration any training received by the veteran while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces.
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Mutual Community Bank Competitive Equality Act [HB-4220]
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Home-Based Health Services Training and Employment Act of 2012 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a pilot program to make grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities for the training of public housing residents as home health aides and providers of home-based health services to enable them to provide covered home-based health services (i.e., services for which medical assistance is available under a state Medicaid plan or for which financial assistance
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to include occupational therapists as behavioral and mental health professionals for purposes of the National Health Service Corps. [HB-3762]
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[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Amends the Public Health Service Act to include occupational therapists within the definition of "behavioral and mental health professionals" for purposes of the National Health Service Corps.
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Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2011 [HB-3032]
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[Social Security ]
Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize Medicare payment for the services of qualified radiologist assistants.
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Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2011 [HB-2954]
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[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Veterans ]
[Criminal Justice ]
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[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Poverty ]
[Food ]
Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Social Security Act, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to expand the collection and analysis of data in programs of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Sets forth provisions to improve cultural competence in federal health care programs and services, including by establishing the Robert T. Matsui Center for Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Health Care. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) to engage in
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Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act of 2011 [HB-2863]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permit physical therapy to be furnished under the Medicare program to individuals under the care of a dentist.
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Emergency Medic Transition (EMT) Act of 2011 [HB-2853]
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[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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Emergency Medic Transition (EMT) Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to state emergency medical services offices or other state entities with jurisdiction over emergency medical personnel to provide for the expedited training and licensing, as emergency medical technicians (EMTs), of veterans who received training as EMTs while serving in the Armed Forces. Directs an eligible entity to give priority to providing training to individuals who will serve as EMTs
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