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Obamacare Replacement Act [HB-1072] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Taxes ] [Insurance ] [Public Health ]
Obamacare Replacement Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Social Security Act to repeal certain provisions regarding health insurance, including: the requirement for individuals to maintain minimum essential coverage, limitations on insurers varying premiums by age or health status, requirements for health insurance to cover preexisting conditions, and the prohibition on lifetime or annual limits on benefits. The bill allows a refundable (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/17/2017

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Hallways to Health Act [S.356] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Education ]
Hallways to Health Act This bill amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program [CHIP]) of the Social Security Act to: establish a grant program for school-based health centers to, with respect to children who are eligible for Medicaid and CHIP, facilitate access to services and encourage the adoption of healthy behaviors; establish a demonstration program for the provision or expansion of telehealth services in school-based health centers; and require state Medicaid and CHIP programs to cover services furnished by school-based (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/13/2017

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Hallways to Health Act [HB-1027] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Education ]
Hallways to Health Act This bill amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program [CHIP]) of the Social Security Act to: establish a grant program for school-based health centers to, with respect to children who are eligible for Medicaid and CHIP, facilitate access to services and encourage the adoption of healthy behaviors; establish a demonstration program for the provision or expansion of telehealth services in school-based health centers; and require state Medicaid and CHIP programs to cover services furnished by school-based (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Theodore E. Deutch Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/17/2017

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Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2017 [HB-994] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Native American Affairs ] [Mental Health ]
Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2017 This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on inpatient and outpatient treatment capacity, availability, and needs, including detoxification programs, clinical stabilization programs, transitional residential support services, rehabilitation programs, treatment programs for pregnant women or adolescents, and treatment through Indian health programs. The report must include the barriers to real-time reporting of drug overdoses at the federal, state, and local level and ways (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 02/24/2017

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Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2017 [HB-919] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Energy ]
Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2017 This bill requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to promulgate a final rule for flame mitigation devices in portable flammable liquid fuel containers that impede the propagation of flame into the container, unless the CPSC publishes a determination that a voluntary standard developed by a standard development organization meets the intent of this bill. Either the promulgated standard or the voluntary standard shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule. If a standard development organization (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly Referred To The Subcommittee On Digital Commerce And Consumer Protection. on 02/10/2017

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MERCY Act Maintaining dignity and Eliminating unnecessary Restrictive Confinement of Youths Act of 2017 [S.329] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Rights ] [Public Safety ]
MERCY Act Maintaining dignity and Eliminating unnecessary Restrictive Confinement of Youths Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit juvenile solitary confinement, except as a temporary response to behavior that poses a serious and immediate risk of harm.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/07/2017

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MERCY Act Maintaining dignity and Eliminating unnecessary Restrictive Confinement of Youths Act of 2017 [HB-901] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Rights ] [Public Safety ]
MERCY Act Maintaining dignity and Eliminating unnecessary Restrictive Confinement of Youths Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit juvenile solitary confinement, except as a temporary response to behavior that poses a serious and immediate risk of harm.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/09/2017

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Newborn Care Improvement Act [HB-907] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ]
Newborn Care Improvement Act This bill allows the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide the newborn child of a woman veteran who is receiving VA maternity care with post-delivery care services for 42 days after the child's birth if the veteran delivered the child in a VA facility or another facility with which VA has a contract for such services. (Currently, such care may not be provided for more than 7 days.)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Valadao Forwarded By Subcommittee To Full Committee By Voice Vote . on 04/06/2017

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Medicaid Third Party Liability Act [HB-938] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Insurance ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Health ]
Medicaid Third Party Liability Act This bill alters provisions related to third-party liability for medical assistance paid under the Medicaid program. Specifically, with respect to such liability, the bill: expands the definition of "responsible third party" to include, among other health insurers, the TRICARE program; eliminates special rules with respect to certain services provided to children; requires the inclusion, in a contract between a state Medicaid program and a health insurer, of certain information regarding whether the state is delegating (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brett Guthrie Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/10/2017

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Childhood Cancer STAR Act Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2017 [HB-820] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Childhood Cancer STAR Act Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide support to collect the medical specimens and information of children, adolescents, and young adults with selected cancers that have the least effective treatments in order to achieve a better understanding of these cancers and the effects of treatment. The national childhood cancer registry is reauthorized through FY2022 and revised to authorize (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/03/2017

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Childhood Cancer STAR Act Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2018 [S.292] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Mental Health ]
Childhood Cancer STAR Act Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2018 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide support to collect the medical specimens and information of children, adolescents, and young adults with selected cancers that have the least effective treatments in order to achieve a better understanding of these cancers and the effects of treatment. The national childhood cancer registry is reauthorized through FY2022 and revised to authorize (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey Became Public Law No: 115-180. on 06/05/2018

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Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017 [HB-771] [Healthcare ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Insurance ]
Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017 This bill requires the federal government: (1) to ensure coverage for abortion care in public health insurance programs including Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); (2) as an employer or health plan sponsor, to ensure coverage for abortion care for participants and beneficiaries; and (3) as a provider of health services, to ensure that abortion care is made available to individuals who are eligible to receive services. The federal (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/10/2017

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Expressing support for designation of the 17th day in May as "DIPG Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage the research into cures for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) and pediatric cancers in general. [HR-69] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Expressing support for designation of the 17th day in May as "DIPG Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage the research into cures for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) and pediatric cancers in general. Expresses support for the designation of DIPG Awareness Day. ("DIPG" is diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, a terminal childhood brain cancer.) Encourages the National Cancer Institute and other research funders to elevate their consideration of the mortality rate of a type of cancer as well as the life years lost as factors considered (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/03/2017

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Obamacare Replacement Act [S.222] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Taxes ] [Insurance ] [Public Health ]
Obamacare Replacement Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Social Security Act to repeal certain provisions regarding health insurance, including: the requirement for individuals to maintain minimum essential coverage, limitations on insurers varying premiums by age or health status, requirements for health insurance to cover preexisting conditions and the essential health benefits, and the prohibition on lifetime or annual limits on benefits. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rand Paul Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/24/2017

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Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act [HB-692] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Crime ] [Healthcare ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly transport a minor across a state line to obtain an abortion without satisfying a parental involvement law in the minor's resident state. A parental involvement law requires parental consent or notification, or judicial authorization, for a minor to obtain an abortion. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to one year in prison, or both. The bill provides an exception for an abortion that is necessary to save the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/14/2017

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Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act [S.224] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Crime ] [Healthcare ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly transport a minor to another state to obtain an abortion without satisfying a parental involvement law in the minor's resident state. A parental involvement law requires parental consent or notification, or judicial authorization, for a minor to obtain an abortion. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to one year in prison, or both. The bill provides an exception for an abortion that is necessary to save the life (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/24/2017

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Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act [HB-676] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Veterans ]
Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act This bill establishes the Medicare for All Program to provide all individuals residing in the United States and U.S. territories with free health care that includes all medically necessary care, such as primary care and prevention, dietary and nutritional therapies, prescription drugs, emergency care, long-term care, mental health services, dental services, and vision care. Only public or nonprofit institutions may participate. Nonprofit health maintenance organizations (HMOs) that deliver care in their own (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Assuming First Sponsorship - Mr. Ellison Asked Unanimous Consent That He May Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 676, A Bill Originally Introduced By Former Representative Conyers, For Purposes Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Pursuant To Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 03/07/2018

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Preserving Access to Medicaid for Americans Act of 2017 [HB-682] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Children and Youth ]
Preserving Access to Medicaid for Americans Act of 2017 This bill amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act to eliminate: (1) certain Medicaid disproportionate-share hospital payment reductions for states that did not implement Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and (2) specified maintenance-of-effort requirements for states with respect to CHIP.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/25/2017

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READ Act Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act [HB-601] [Education ] [International ] [Disaster Relief ] [Small Business ] [Housing ] [Budget and Spending ] [Agriculture ] [Defense ] [Energy ] [Water ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Arts and Culture ] [Cybersecurity ] [Elections ] [Funding ] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Children and Youth ] [Unemployment ] [Food ] [Senior Citizens ] [Infrastructure ] [Economic Development ]
READ Act Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act DIVISION A--REINFORCING EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY IN DEVELOPMENT ACT Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act or the READ Act (Sec. 3) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to state that it shall be U.S. policy to work with partner countries, other donors, multilateral institutions, the private sector, and nongovernmental and civil society organizations (including faith-based organizations and organizations that represent teachers, students, and parents) to promote (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nita M. Lowey Pursuant To The Provisons Of H.res. 509, Mr. Frelinghuysen Moved That The House Agree To The Senate Amendment To The House Amendment To The Senate Amendment. (consideration: Cr H7191-7197) on 09/08/2017

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Choices in Education Act of 2017 No Hungry Kids Act Official Titles Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced To distribute Federal funds for elementary and secondary education in the form of vouchers for eligible students and to repeal a certain rule relating to nutrition standards in schools. [HB-610] [Education ] [Food ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Health ]
Choices in Education Act of 2017 No Hungry Kids Act Official Titles Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced To distribute Federal funds for elementary and secondary education in the form of vouchers for eligible students and to repeal a certain rule relating to nutrition standards in schools. Choices in Education Act of 2017 This bill repeals the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and limits the authority of the Department of Education (ED) such that ED is authorized only to award block grants (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King Introduced In House on 01/23/2017

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