Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act [HB-632]
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Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act This bill includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands between January 1, 1977, and December 31, 1980, as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers.
HB-632: Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 02/03/2017
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2017 [S.197]
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Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2017 This bill amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to extend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund until 19 years after this bill's enactment. The trust fund compensates individuals who contract cancer or other diseases as a result of their exposure to radiation during nuclear testing undertaken by the United States during the Cold War. The bill revises the requirements of that Act, including by: increasing the amount of compensation that an individual may receive; expanding the
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S.197: Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Committee On The Judiciary. Hearings Held. on 06/27/2018
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases. [SB-1119]
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Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases. Substitutes colorectal cancer, which is cancer that starts in the colon or rectum, for rectal cancer on the list of cancers that are presumed to be an occupational disease covered by the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act when certain employees develop the cancer after contact with a known or suspected carcinogen that causes, or is suspected to cause, the specific type of cancer.
SB-1119: Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Passed By Indefinitely In Finance (16-y 0-n) on 02/02/2017
Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 [HB-299]
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Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 This bill extends the presumption of service connection for certain diseases associated with herbicide exposure to veterans who served: (1) in the territorial seas of Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, or (2) in or near the Korean demilitarized zone between September 1, 1967, and August 31, 1971. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific disabilities diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits
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HB-299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 08/01/2018
Mobile Mammography Promotion Act of 2017 [S.50]
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Mobile Mammography Promotion Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the motor fuel excise tax fuel used in any highway vehicle designed exclusively to provide mobile mammography services.
S.50: Mobile Mammography Promotion Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Heidi Heitkamp
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/05/2017
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases. [HB-1722]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases. Adds colorectal cancer to, and removes rectal cancer from, the list of cancers that are presumed to be an occupational disease compensable under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act if contracted by certain firefighters and certain other employees who have had contact with a toxic substance in the line of duty.
HB-1722: Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases.
Sponsored by: Rep. L. Kaye Kory
Left In Commerce And Labor on 02/08/2017
HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 [HB-244]
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HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division of this bill refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Provides that the explanatory statement printed in the Congressional Record regarding this bill has the same effect as a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. (Sec. 5) Provides that the sums in this bill are appropriated for FY2017. (Sec. 6) Provides
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HB-244: HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Became Public Law No: 115-31. (txt | Pdf) on 05/05/2017
Increasing Access to Voluntary Screening for HIV/AIDS and STIs Act of 2017 [HB-164]
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Increasing Access to Voluntary Screening for HIV/AIDS and STIs Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) and title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require Medicare and state Medicaid programs to provide routine HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening services. State Medicaid programs must provide these services without cost sharing for the screened individual.
HB-164: Increasing Access to Voluntary Screening for HIV/AIDS and STIs Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/25/2017
Byron Nash Renal Medullary Carcinoma Awareness Act of 2017 [HB-148]
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Byron Nash Renal Medullary Carcinoma Awareness Act of 2017 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to pay states 50% of their costs for providing education on the risk of renal medullary carcinoma to individuals with sickle cell disease. (Renal medullary carcinoma is a rare kidney disease usually found in individuals with the sickle cell trait.)
HB-148: Byron Nash Renal Medullary Carcinoma Awareness Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Al Green
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/25/2017
FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 [HB-2430]
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FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 TITLE I--FEES RELATING TO DRUGS Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2017 (Sec. 102) This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend through FY2022 and revise Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fees for brand name drugs. User fees are eliminated for supplemental new drug applications and drug manufacturing facilities. A prescription drug program fee replaces the prescription drug product fee. This annual fee is assessed on a new drug application holder for each approved drug for up to
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HB-2430: FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Pallone
Became Public Law No: 115-52. (txt | Pdf) on 08/18/2017
Robin Danielson Feminine Hygiene Product Safety Act of 2017 [HB-2379]
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Robin Danielson Feminine Hygiene Product Safety Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health to conduct or support research on the extent to which components (including contaminants and substances used as fragrances, colorants, dyes, and preservatives) in feminine hygiene products pose health risks to women who use the products or to the children of women who use the products during or before pregnancy.
HB-2379: Robin Danielson Feminine Hygiene Product Safety Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gwen Moore
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/05/2017
Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings Act (PALS Act) of 2017 [HB-2307]
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Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings Act (PALS Act) of 2017 This bill requires that any provision of law referring to current recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) with respect to breast cancer screening, mammography, and prevention be administered as if: (1) the provision referred to USPSTF recommendations last issued before 2009; and (2) those recommendations applied to any screening mammography modality, including any digital modality of such a procedure. (In 2009, the USPSTF updated its guidelines to recommend
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HB-2307: Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings Act (PALS Act) of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/15/2017
Expressing support for the designation of May as "National Bladder Cancer Awareness Month". [HR-310]
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Expressing support for the designation of May as "National Bladder Cancer Awareness Month". Supports the designation, and the goals and ideals, of National Bladder Cancer Awareness Month. Calls on the people of the United States, interested groups, and affected persons to: (1) promote awareness of bladder cancer and to foster understanding of the impact of the disease on patients and their families and caregivers, and (2) take an active role in the fight to end bladder cancer.
HR-310: Expressing support for the designation of May as "National Bladder Cancer Awareness Month".
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/05/2017
SB-81: Relating to the operations of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas; authorizing a trust company to charge the institute an investment fee.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jane Nelson
Effective On 9/1/17 on 06/09/2017
You have voted SB-81: Relating to the operations of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas; authorizing a trust company to charge the institute an investment fee..
HR-282: Supporting State, local, and community initiatives to encourage parents, teachers, camp counselors, and childcare professionals to take measures to prevent sunburns in the minors they care for, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that State, local, and community entities should continue to support efforts to curb the incidences of skin cancer beginning with childhood skin protection.
Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth Esty
Assuming First Sponsorship - Mr. Joyce Asked Unanimous Consent That He May Hereafter Be Considered As The Primary Sponsor Of H.res 282, A Bill Originally Introduced By Representative Dent, For The Purpose Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Under Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. on 06/05/2018
You have voted HR-282: Supporting State, local, and community initiatives to encourage parents, teachers, camp counselors, and childcare professionals to take measures to prevent sunburns in the minors they care for, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that State, local, and community entities should continue to support efforts to curb the incidences of skin cancer beginning with childhood skin protection..
FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 [S.934]
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FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 TITLE I--FEES RELATING TO DRUGS Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2017 (Sec. 102) This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend through FY2022 and revise Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fees for new drug applications. User fees are eliminated for supplements to new drug applications and drug manufacturing facilities. TITLE II--FEES RELATING TO DEVICES Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2017 (Sec. 203) The bill extends through FY2022 and revises FDA user fees for medical devices.
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S.934: FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Favorably. Markup Report Cq on 05/11/2017
Kids First Research Act 2.0 [HB-2008]
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Kids First Research Act 2.0 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to terminate: (1) the taxpayer election to designate $3 of income tax liability for financing of presidential election campaigns for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016, (2) the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, and (3) the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account. The Department of the Treasury must transfer amounts in the fund as of the date of the enactment of this bill to the 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund. The bill expresses the sense of Congress
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HB-2008: Kids First Research Act 2.0
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/07/2017
Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Research and Education Act of 2017 [HB-1984]
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Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Research and Education Act of 2017 This bill requires the National Institutes of Health to expand, intensify, and coordinate programs for research on triple-negative breast cancer (the cells of these breast cancers are negative for estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors, and excess HER2 protein). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must develop and disseminate to the public information regarding triple-negative breast cancer, including information on: (1) the incidence and prevalence of triple-negative
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HB-1984: Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Research and Education Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/07/2017