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Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2017 [HB-4133]
Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2017 This bill allows any Medicare beneficiary to enter into a contract with an eligible professional, regardless of whether the professional is a participating or non-participating physician or practitioner, for any item or service covered by Medicare. Such beneficiaries may submit a claim for Medicare payment in the amount that would otherwise apply, except that, where the professional is considered to be non-participating, payment shall be paid as if the professional were participating. An eligible professional
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/27/2017
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Assist Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2018 [HB-5824]
Assist Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2018 This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to reauthorize through FY2023 and modify the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program. (The program provides funding to assist socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers in participating in USDA programs and in owning and operating farms and ranches.) The bill includes provisions that:
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee Hastings
Introduced In House on 05/15/2018
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Assist Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2018 [S.2839]
Assist Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2018 This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to reauthorize through FY2023 and modify the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program. (The program provides funding to assist socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers in participating in USDA programs and in owning and operating farms and ranches.) The bill includes provisions that:
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 05/15/2018
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Jobs for Tribes Act [HB-4506]
Jobs for Tribes Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Committee On Foreign Affairs Discharged. on 12/28/2018
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Next Generation in Agriculture Act [S.2762]
Next Generation in Agriculture Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 04/26/2018
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End Employer Collusion Act [HB-5632]
End Employer Collusion Act This bill makes it unlawful for any entity to enter into a restrictive employment agreement, or enforce or threaten to enforce a restrictive employment agreement. A "restrictive employment agreement" is any agreement between two or more employers that prohibits or restricts one employer from soliciting or hiring another employer's employees or former employees. The bill allows aggrieved individuals to bring a civil action for actual and punitive damages, plus attorney's fees, against an entity that enters into, or threatens
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 05/22/2018
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Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2018 [S.2728]
Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2018 This bill requires online platform operators to inform a user, prior to a user creating an account or otherwise using the platform, that the user's personal data produced during online behavior will be collected and used by the operator and third parties. The operator must provide a user the option to specify privacy preferences, and an operator may deny certain services or complete access to a user if the user's privacy elections create inoperability in the platform. The operator must:
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/23/2018
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FARMERS FIRST Act Facilitating Accessible Resources for Mental health and Encouraging Rural Solutions For Immediate Response to Stressful Times Act [S.2712]
FARMERS FIRST Act Facilitating Accessible Resources for Mental health and Encouraging Rural Solutions For Immediate Response to Stressful Times Act This bill amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide grants to state departments of agriculture, state cooperative extension services, and nonprofit organizations for cooperative programs to establish farm and ranch stress assistance networks. The networks must provide stress assistance programs to farmers
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 04/19/2018
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Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 2017 [HB-3755]
Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to revise requirements for disputes regarding consumer credit information reported by a consumer reporting agency (CRA). The bill prescribes requirements for: record maintenance by furnishers of credit information, CRA action when notified of inaccurate or incomplete information from furnishers, and injunctive relief for consumers in the event of noncompliance. The bill limits the circumstances in which a CRA may furnish a consumer report for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 09/13/2017
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Georgian Fair Business Practices Sanctions Act of 2017 [HB-4563]
Georgian Fair Business Practices Sanctions Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to periodically submit to Congress a report: (1) determining whether or not the government of Georgia is undermining commitments or contractual agreements made with U.S. business persons operating in Georgia, and (2) identifying current or former Georgian officials who are responsible for such actions. The report shall include a summary of U.S. government and nongovernment investment in Georgia. If the President determines that Georgia has committed such actions,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Introduced In House on 12/06/2017
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Protecting Independent Contractors from Discrimination Act of 2018 [HB-4972]
Protecting Independent Contractors from Discrimination Act of 2018 This bill requires that independent contractors be treated as employees under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 02/07/2018
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End Employer Collusion Act [S.2480]
End Employer Collusion Act This bill makes it unlawful for any entity to enter into a restrictive employment agreement, or to enforce or threaten to enforce a restrictive employment agreement. A "restrictive employment agreement" is any agreement between two or more employers that prohibits or restricts one employer from soliciting or hiring another employer's employees or former employees. The bill allows aggrieved individuals to bring a civil action for actual and punitive damages, plus attorney's fees, against an entity that enters into, or threatens
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/01/2018
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Arbitration Fairness Act of 2018 [S.2591]
Arbitration Fairness Act of 2018 This bill prohibits a predispute arbitration agreement from being valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment dispute, consumer dispute, antitrust dispute, or civil rights dispute.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/22/2018
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Cruise Passenger Protection Act of 2017 [S.1502]
Cruise Passenger Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends federal shipping law to direct the Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop standards for cruise ship owners to provide passengers with a conspicuous and unambiguous summary of key terms of passage contracts before they are binding. Vessel owners must provide each passenger with a summary meeting those standards and include the summary in promotional literature. The bill prescribes civil and criminal penalties for violations. DOT must: (1) establish a hotline for passenger complaints,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/29/2017
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Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights [S.1418]
Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights This bill directs the Department of Transportation to prescribe regulations relating to: protections for airline passengers from being required to involuntarily relinquish their seats, unless necessary for safety or security; the elimination of the dollar limitations on compensation to passengers denied boarding due to overbooking; compensation to passengers for delayed or cancelled flights; interline agreements between air carriers and other transportation providers; training on the rights of passengers; unreasonable
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/22/2017
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21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2017 [HB-2585]
21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, the Home Owner's Loan Act, the International Banking Act of 1978, the federal bankruptcy code, and other laws to: limit affiliations between an insured depository institution and any insurance company, securities entity, or swaps entity; restrict the authority of a national banking association to purchase or sell investment securities or stock, invest in certain structured or synthetic products, control or hold an interest
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 06/23/2017
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Mandatory Arbitration Transparency Act of 2017 [S.647]
Mandatory Arbitration Transparency Act of 2017 This bill prohibits predispute arbitration agreements from containing a confidentiality clause regarding an employment, consumer, or civil rights dispute that could be interpreted to prohibit a party from: (1) making a communication in a manner such that the prohibition would violate a whistle-blower statute; or (2) reporting or making a communication about tortious conduct, unlawful conduct, or issues of public policy or public concern. But the prohibition shall not apply if a party can demonstrate
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/15/2017
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Promoting More American Manufacturing Jobs Act [S.638]
Promoting More American Manufacturing Jobs Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to specify rules for applying the deduction for income from domestic production activities to contract manufacturing or production arrangements. In a contract manufacturing or production arrangement, a person contracts with one or more unrelated persons for the manufacture, production, growth, or extraction of an item of qualifying production property (tangible personal property, computer software, and sound recordings) or film. The qualifying production property
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/15/2017
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A bill to allow servicemembers to terminate their cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts while deployed. [S.624]
A bill to allow servicemembers to terminate their cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts while deployed. This bill amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to allow a service member to terminate a commercial mobile, telephone exchange, Internet access, or multichannel video programming service contract at any time after the date the service member receives military orders to relocate for at least 90 days to a location that does not support such service contract. (Currently, such provision applies to a cellular telephone
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Sponsored by: Sen. Maria Cantwell
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/14/2017
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Arbitration Fairness Act of 2017 [HB-1374]
Arbitration Fairness Act of 2017 This bill prohibits a predispute arbitration agreement from being valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment, consumer, antitrust, or civil rights dispute. The validity and enforceability of an agreement to arbitrate shall be determined by a court, under federal law, rather than an arbitrator, irrespective of whether the party resisting arbitration challenges the arbitration agreement specifically or in conjunction with other terms of the contract containing such agreement. Nothing in this bill
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 03/17/2017