Veterans Justice Outreach Improvement Act [HB-5529]
[Veterans ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain improvements to the Veterans Justice Outreach Program, and for other purposes.
Choose Home Care Act of 2021 [HB-5514]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve extended care services by providing Medicare beneficiaries with an option for cost effective home-based extended care under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
HB-5514: Choose Home Care Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/08/2021
Hispanic Military Officers Act [HB-5535]
[Military ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Veterans ]
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to draft a report identifying reasons for the low number of Hispanic officers and members of the Armed Forces in leadership positions, and recommendations to increase such numbers.
HB-5535: Hispanic Military Officers Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Ruiz
Introduced In House on 10/08/2021
Military Service Academy Hispanic Representation Act [HB-5534]
[Military ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Veterans ]
[Education ]
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to draft a report identifying reasons for the low number of Hispanic cadets and midshipmen at the military service academies, and recommendations to increase such numbers.
HB-5534: Military Service Academy Hispanic Representation Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Ruiz
Introduced In House on 10/08/2021
CEDS Act Care is an Economic Development Strategy Act [HB-5547]
[Economic Development ]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to require eligible recipients of certain grants to develop a comprehensive economic development strategy that directly or indirectly increases the accessibility of affordable, quality care-based services, and for other purposes.
HB-5547: CEDS Act Care is an Economic Development Strategy Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Star Print Ordered On On The Bill. on 06/13/2022
Rural Telehealth Access Task Force Act [HB-5506]
[Telecommunications ]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
To establish a Rural Telehealth Access Task Force to determine how to address barriers to the adoption of telehealth technology and access to broadband internet access service in rural areas, and for other purposes.
HB-5506: Rural Telehealth Access Task Force Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Angela Craig
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 10/21/2021
Primary and Virtual Care Affordability Act [HB-5541]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exemption for telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules, and for other purposes.
HB-5541: Primary and Virtual Care Affordability Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Introduced In House on 10/08/2021
VITAL Assessment Act [HB-5516]
[Veterans ]
[Education ]
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the Veterans Integration to Academic Leadership program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
HB-5516: VITAL Assessment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Bost
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/17/2021
1st Lt. Hugh Conor McDowell Safety in Armed Forces Equipment Act of 2021 [S.2975]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Veterans ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy to carry out a pilot program on using data recorders to improve the readiness and safety of the operation of military tactical vehicles.
S.2975: 1st Lt. Hugh Conor McDowell Safety in Armed Forces Equipment Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 10/07/2021
EMS Counts Act of 2021 [S.2971]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to revise the Standard Occupational Classification System to accurately count the number of emergency medical services practitioners in the United States.
S.2971: EMS Counts Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 10/07/2021
Re-using Equipment for Environmental Fortification Act REEF Act [S.2946]
[Defense ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
[Military ]
A bill to require the Secretary of the Navy to notify Congress of pending action to strike from the Naval Vessel Register any naval vessel that is a viable candidate for artificial reefing, and for other purposes.
S.2946: Re-using Equipment for Environmental Fortification Act REEF Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Wicker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 10/06/2021
Ransom Disclosure Act [S.2943]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[National Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
A bill to require certain entities to disclose to the Secretary of Homeland Security ransom payments, and for other purposes.
S.2943: Ransom Disclosure Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 10/06/2021
MEANS Act Manufacturing Economy And National Security Act [HB-5492]
[Manufacturing ]
[National Security ]
[Economic Development ]
[Trade ]
[Small Business ]
To establish an Office of Manufacturing Security and Resilience in the Department of Commerce, and for other purposes.
HB-5492: MEANS Act Manufacturing Economy And National Security Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Rochester
Referred To The Subcommittee On Consumer Protection And Commerce. on 10/06/2021
Chinese Communist Party Accountability Act of 2021 [S.2933]
[International ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
A bill to impose sanctions with respect to members of the Chinese Communist Party and heads of Chinese health agencies relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.
S.2933: Chinese Communist Party Accountability Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Marshall
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 10/05/2021