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Right Rebate Act of 2019 [HB-937]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requires drug manufacturers with Medicaid rebate agreements for covered outpatient drugs to disclose drug product information. Manufacturers are subject to civil penalties for knowingly misclassifying drugs. Manufacturers are also required to compensate for rebates that were initially underpaid as a result of misclassification (whether or not such misclassification was committed knowingly).
Sponsored by: Sen. Peter Welch
Introduced In House on 01/31/2019
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North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act [HB-925]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Reauthorizes the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through FY2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
On Motion To Concur In The Senate Amendments With An Amendment Agreed To By The Yeas And Nays: 214 - 207 (roll No. 214). (text: Cr H5202-5417) on 10/01/2020
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Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2019 [HB-820]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishes new requirements regarding firearm transfers at gun shows. Specifically, the bill requires the following: a person who operates a gun show must meet certain requirements (e.g., minimum age and registration); and a firearm transfer between private parties at a gun show must be facilitated by a licensed gun dealer, importer, or manufacturer in compliance with certain background check and recordkeeping requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/25/2019
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DEVICE Act of 2019 Disclosure; and Encouragement of Verification, Innovation, Cleaning, and Efficiency Act of 2019 [HB-818]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Addresses design changes and reprocessing of medical devices. Reprocessing of medical devices is the process to clean and sterilize or disinfect devices for reuse. Specifically, medical device manufacturers must notify the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (1) before making changes to the design or reprocessing instructions of a device, and (2) no more than five days after widely disseminating to health care providers in a foreign country communications regarding changes to the design or reprocessing instructions of a device or regarding a safety
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/12/2019
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Federal Worker Credit Protection Act of 2019 [HB-799]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Data Privacy ]
Provides that, upon request by specified employees affected by the federal government shutdown that began on December 22, 2018, individuals are prohibited from reporting certain negative credit information to consumer reporting agencies.
Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Introduced In House on 01/25/2019
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Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 [HB-758]
[Finance ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Limits a financial institution's liability for maintaining a customer account or a customer transaction in compliance with a written request by a federal, state, tribal, or local law enforcement agency. A federal or state agency may not take an adverse supervisory action against a financial institution with respect to maintaining an account or a transaction consistent with such a request.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Foster
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/12/2019
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Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2019 [HB-686]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishes new requirements and restrictions with respect to the sale, purchase, shipment, and transport of ammunition. Among other things, the bill does the following: requires an ammunition dealer to be licensed; requires ammunition sales to be conducted in person; and requires a licensed ammunition importer, manufacturer, or dealer to report on bulk sales of ammunition.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/04/2019
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Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2019 [HB-609]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
Exempts from securities registration requirements certain merger-and-acquisition brokers that facilitate transfer of ownership in privately held companies with earnings or revenues under a specified threshold.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Higgins
Introduced In House on 01/16/2019
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Biological Implant Tracking and Veteran Safety Act of 2019 [HB-547]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Science ]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to adopt and implement a device identification system for use in identifying biological implants intended for use in medical procedures conducted in VA facilities. The VA may adopt the system developed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or may develop its own comparable system. Additionally, the VA shall implement a compatible system for tracking the biological implants from human donor or animal source to implantation. The bill requires the VA to implement compatible inventory controls so
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Sponsored by: Rep. David P. Roe
Introduced In House on 01/15/2019
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Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2019 [HB-465]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Establishes a series of oversight and disclosure requirements relating to the prices of brand-name drugs. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to review at least annually all brand-name drugs for excessive pricing; HHS must also review prices upon petition. If any such drugs are found to be excessively priced, HHS must (1) void any government-granted exclusivity; (2) issue open, nonexclusive licenses for the drugs; and (3) expedite the review of corresponding applications for generic drugs and biosimilar
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/31/2019
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Fracking Disclosure and Safety Act [HB-436]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Air Quality ]
[Water ]
[Mining ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishes requirements governing oil or gas operations, such as hydraulic fracturing operations. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation. Specifically, the bill eliminates certain exemptions for oil or gas operations from environmental requirements, including requirements concerning stormwater runoff, hazardous air pollutants,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 02/07/2019
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National Gun Violence Research Act [HB-435]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Amends various provisions of law and sets forth new provisions to promote gun violence research. Among other things, the bill does the following: removes limitations on the use of firearms tracing data by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; permits funds made available to the Department of Health and Human Services to be used for gun violence research; establishes the National Gun Violence Research Program to promote gun violence research; and authorizes various competitive grants to support research into the nature, causes,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 02/12/2019
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Aircraft Ownership Transparency Act of 2019 [HB-393]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Aerospace ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
Requires the Federal Aviation Administration to obtain the identity of each beneficial owner of an entity seeking a certificate of registration for an aircraft before approving such certificate. "Beneficial owner" is defined as a natural person who exercises control over or has an interest in the entity seeking the aircraft registration.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Babin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 02/07/2019
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Financial Reporting Threshold Modernization Act [HB-388]
[Finance ]
[Crime ]
Increases the threshold dollar amounts above which financial institutions are required to file currency-transaction and suspicious-activity reports with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
Sponsored by: Rep. Clay Higgins
Introduced In House on 01/09/2019
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SAFER Now Act Safer America for Everyone Right Now Act [HB-282]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishes new restrictions and requirements regarding the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms. Specifically, it does the following: prohibits a licensed gun dealer from transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person prior to the completion of a background check; generally prohibits the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD); requires a gun dealer to conduct a background check prior to the sale or transfer of a grandfathered SAW between
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 01/08/2019
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Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 [HB-189]
[Finance ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Specifies that a federal banking agency may not request or order a depository institution to terminate a customer account unless (1) the agency has a valid reason for doing so, and (2) that reason is not based solely on reputation risk. Valid reasons for terminating an account include threats to national security and involvement in terrorist financing, including state sponsorship of terrorism. A federal banking agency requesting a termination must provide the depository institution with notification and justification.
Sponsored by: Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer
Introduced In House on 01/03/2019
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To amend title 54, United States Code, to prohibit the extension or establishment of national monuments in Arizona except by express authorization of Congress, and for other purposes. [HB-79]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Prohibits any further extension or establishment of national monuments in Arizona except by express authorization of Congress.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests, And Public Lands. on 02/05/2019
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For the People Act of 2019 [HB-1]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Ethics ]
[Taxes ]
[National Security ]
Addresses voter access, election integrity, election security, political spending, and ethics for the three branches of government. Specifically, the bill expands voter registration and voting access and limits removing voters from voter rolls. The bill provides for states to establish independent, nonpartisan redistricting commissions. The bill also sets forth provisions related to election security, including sharing intelligence information with state election officials, protecting the security of the voter rolls, supporting states in securing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 39. on 03/14/2019
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TRID Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-3978]
[Real Estate ]
[Insurance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Investments ]
TRID Improvement Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill specifies that the amount deposited in the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Reserve Fund for FY2018 may not exceed $48 million. TITLE I--TRID IMPROVEMENT (Sec. 101) The bill amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures of 1974 to modify disclosure requirements applicable to mortgage loan transactions. Specifically, the disclosed charges for any title insurance premium shall be equal to the amount charged for each individual title insurance policy, subject to any discounts as required by either
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ruben Kihuen
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 02/15/2018
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Taxpayer First Act of 2018 [HB-7227]
[Taxes ]
Taxpayer First Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. John Lewis
Received In The Senate. on 12/20/2018