Return to Work Awareness Act of 2017 [HB-1128]
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[Healthcare ]
[Small Business ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
[Economic Development ]
Return to Work Awareness Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Labor, acting through the Job Accommodation Network, to disseminate information and promote awareness among survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences, such as traumatic brain injury and heart attack, and survivors' families, as well as among employers, government agencies, employee representatives, and service providers in order to: (1) assist survivors of stroke and such other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work, (2) improve a survivor's
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HB-1128: Return to Work Awareness Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gwen Moore
Introduced In House on 02/16/2017
HB-1155: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/03/2017
You have voted HB-1155: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs..
Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act [S.319]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
[Environmental ]
Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a center of excellence in the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relating to exposure to burn pits and other environmental exposures in Afghanistan or Iraq. The VA shall, in selecting the center's site, consider entities that: are equipped with the specialized equipment needed to study, diagnose, and treat health conditions relating to such exposure; have a track record of publishing
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S.319: Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 02/06/2017
A resolution designating February 2017 as "American Heart Month" and February 3, 2017, as "National Wear Red Day". [SR-45]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
A resolution designating February 2017 as "American Heart Month" and February 3, 2017, as "National Wear Red Day". Designates February 2017 as American Heart Month and February 3, 2017, as National Wear Red Day. Recognizes and reaffirms the commitment to fighting heart disease and stroke by promoting awareness of causes, risks, and prevention, supporting research, and expanding access to medical treatment. Encourages individuals to learn about their risk for heart disease.
SR-45: A resolution designating February 2017 as "American Heart Month" and February 3, 2017, as "National Wear Red Day".
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Senate Committee On The Judiciary Discharged By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S1092) on 02/10/2017
Patient Freedom Act of 2017 [S.191]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Patient Freedom Act of 2017 This bill provides states with three options regarding title I (provisions on health insurance reform, exchanges, and subsidies) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA): (1) continue implementing PPACA, with a limit on total premium and cost sharing subsidies provided in the state; (2) waive the requirements of title I of PPACA, with specified exceptions; or (3) the second option plus implementation of a Roth health savings account (HSA) deposit system. Only residents of states continuing to implement
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S.191: Patient Freedom Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S400-402) on 01/23/2017
AIM Act of 2017 Airplane Impacts Mitigation Act of 2017 [HB-598]
[Air Quality ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Science ]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
AIM Act of 2017 Airplane Impacts Mitigation Act of 2017 This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to enter into an agreement with an eligible institution of higher education to conduct a study of the health impacts of airplane flights on residents exposed to a range of noise and air pollution levels from such flights. The study shall: focus on residents in Boston, Chicago, New York, the northern California metroplex, Phoenix, and not more than three additional metropolitan areas that each contain at least one international airport;
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HB-598: AIM Act of 2017 Airplane Impacts Mitigation Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 01/23/2017
Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act [HB-576]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Poverty ]
[Social Security ]
Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act This bill allows the Department of the Treasury to enter into agreements with state and local governments for social-impact partnership projects for which federal funds shall be awarded only if a project achieves certain agreed-upon outcomes resulting in both social benefit and federal, state, or local savings. In carrying out these agreements, Treasury must consult with the Federal Interagency Council on Social Impact Partnerships and the Commission on Social Impact Partnerships (both newly established
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HB-576: Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 02/01/2017
HR-46: Recognizing the increased risk of sleep apnea among soldiers returning from active duty and the benefits of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy on treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in soldiers suffering from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Peters
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 02/21/2017
You have voted HR-46: Recognizing the increased risk of sleep apnea among soldiers returning from active duty and the benefits of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy on treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in soldiers suffering from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)..
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to automated external defibrillator (AED) training in the Nation's schools. [HR-35]
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[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to automated external defibrillator (AED) training in the Nation's schools. Encourages public schools with automated external defibrillators (AEDs), during time allocated under state law for training personnel in emergency first aid and CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), to train personnel in the use of AEDs.
HR-35: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to automated external defibrillator (AED) training in the Nation's schools.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Mr. Lewis (mn) Asked Unanimous Consent To Discharge From Committee And Consider. on 12/12/2018
You have voted HR-35: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to automated external defibrillator (AED) training in the Nation's schools..
HR-26: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that restored the original black lung benefits eligibility requirements should not be reduced but should be preserved and protected.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 01/05/2017
You have voted HR-26: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that restored the original black lung benefits eligibility requirements should not be reduced but should be preserved and protected..
To amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide equity for certain eligible survivors, and for other purposes. [HB-323]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Mining ]
[Public Health ]
To amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide equity for certain eligible survivors, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Black Lung Benefits Act to preserve specified amendments made by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in the event those amendments are repealed. The amendments expanded the application of certain eligibility requirements for black lung benefits to claims that were pending on or after the enactment of PPACA. Those requirements: (1) established a rebuttable presumption for claims filed by a miner who
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HB-323: To amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide equity for certain eligible survivors, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Introduced In House on 01/05/2017
Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017 [S.46]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise requirements related the approval of intensive cardiac rehabilitation programs by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for purposes of Medicare coverage. To be approved by CMS as an intensive cardiac rehabilitation program under current law, a program must show that it: (1) positively affected the progression of coronary heart disease or reduced the need for either coronary bypass
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S.46: Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Bennet
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/05/2017
Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 [HB-299]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
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
HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 [HB-244]
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[Military ]
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[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Defense ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Construction ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Inflation ]
[Taxes ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Safety ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
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
Michael E. DeBakey Stamp Act [HB-153]
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[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Michael E. DeBakey Stamp Act This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to provide for the issuance of a forever stamp to honor the work of Dr. Michael Ellis DeBakey, who helped develop the mobile army surgical hospital.
HB-153: Michael E. DeBakey Stamp Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Al Green
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
Breath of Fresh Air Act [HB-55]
[Air Quality ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Grants ]
Breath of Fresh Air Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a grant program for local educational agencies (LEAs) to purchase, and train school personnel to use, nebulizers. Each grant recipient must demonstrate that, with respect to each of its schools that is to use the nebulizers: (1) a full-time certified nurse is on staff, (2) trained personnel and other resources necessary for nebulizer use are in place, (3) emergency services personnel are notified of nebulizer locations, (4) nebulizers are integrated
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HB-55: Breath of Fresh Air Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/25/2017
You have voted S.1016: CONNECT for Health Act of 2017 Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2017.
Expressing support for designation of May as "National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month". [HR-304]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Expressing support for designation of May as "National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month". Expresses support for: (1) the designation of National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, and (2) investment in asthma research. Salutes health care professionals and researchers who work on asthma and allergies.
HR-304: Expressing support for designation of May as "National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month".
Sponsored by: Rep. Yvette Clarke
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/05/2017
School-Based Respiratory Health Management Act [HB-2285]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
School-Based Respiratory Health Management Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise the conditions under which the Department of Health and Human Services, in making asthma-related grants, gives preference to a state. A preference is given to states that require elementary and secondary schools to have: (1) on the premises during operating hours at least one individual trained in the administration of rescue medications for allergies and reversible lower airway disorders, and (2) an allergies and reversible lower airway disorders
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HB-2285: School-Based Respiratory Health Management Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/05/2017