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Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2017 [HB-772]
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Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise the nutritional information that restaurants and retail food establishments must disclose. The nutrient content disclosure statement on the menu or menu board must include: (1) the number of calories contained in the whole menu item; (2) the number of servings and number of calories per serving; or (3) the number of calories per common unit of the item, such as for a multi-serving item that is typically divided before presentation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Received In The Senate. on 02/07/2018
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Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2017 [HB-750]
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Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish a separate Medicare benefit category for complex rehabilitation technology (CRT) items that: (1) are designed or configured to meet an individual's unique needs and capacities; (2) are primarily used to serve a medical or functional purpose; and (3) require certain services to ensure appropriate design, configuration, and use. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall designate CRT
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/09/2017
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A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients. [SJR-13]
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A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients. This joint resolution nullifies a Department of Health and Human Services rule regarding subrecipients of family planning grants. (Under the rule, grant recipients may prohibit an entity from receiving a subaward only for reasons related to the entity's ability to provide
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/30/2017
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Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2017 [HB-741]
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Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permanently extend the application by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of an instruction against the enforcement of certain physician supervision requirements with respect to outpatient therapeutic services in critical access hospitals and small rural hospitals.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Loebsack
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/09/2017
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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients. [HJR-43]
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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients. This joint resolution nullifies a Department of Health and Human Services rule regarding subrecipients of family planning grants. (Under the rule, grant recipients may prohibit an entity from receiving a subaward only for reasons related to the entity's ability to provide family planning services.)
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Became Public Law No: 115-23. (txt | Pdf) on 04/13/2017
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Disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Compliance with Title X Requirements by Project Recipients in Selecting Subrecipients". [HJR-39]
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Disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Compliance with Title X Requirements by Project Recipients in Selecting Subrecipients". This joint resolution nullifies a Department of Health and Human Services rule regarding subrecipients of family planning grants. (Under the rule, grant recipients may prohibit an entity from receiving a subaward only for reasons related to the entity's ability to provide family planning services.)
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/03/2017
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Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2017 [S.243]
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Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permanently extend the application by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of an instruction against the enforcement of certain physician supervision requirements with respect to outpatient therapeutic services in critical access hospitals and small rural hospitals.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Rounds
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/30/2017
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CHOICE Act Consumer Health Options and Insurance Competition Enhancement Act [HB-635]
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CHOICE Act Consumer Health Options and Insurance Competition Enhancement Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to offer, throughout the United States, a public health insurance option that provides value, choice, competition, and the stability of affordable, high-quality coverage. Plans under the public health insurance option must be qualified health plans and must include plans with bronze, silver, and gold tier benefits. (Qualified health plans are sold on health insurance
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 01/24/2017
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MEND Act Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act [HB-662]
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MEND Act Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act This bill lessens the organizational requirements that hospital-based nursing and allied-health education programs must meet in order to be eligible to receive certain Medicare payments for program support.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert J. Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/07/2017
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Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act [HB-676]
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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
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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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READ Act Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act [HB-601]
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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
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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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Cosmetic Modernization Amendments of 2017 [HB-575]
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Cosmetic Modernization Amendments of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to set forth provisions governing the regulation of cosmetics by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), including requiring the registration of manufacturing establishments and the submission of a cosmetic and ingredient statement for each cosmetic. The FDA must publish a list of registered establishments and a list of cosmetics and their ingredients. Cosmetic manufacturers, packers, and distributors must report to the FDA any serious and unexpected
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Sponsored by: Rep. Pete Sessions
Introduced In House on 01/13/2017
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Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2017 [HB-564]
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Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exempt traditional large and premium cigars from regulation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and from user fees assessed on tobacco products by the FDA.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 01/13/2017
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Affordable Limited Health Coverage Act [HB-552]
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Affordable Limited Health Coverage Act This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Labor from implementing the rule entitled "Excepted Benefits; Lifetime and Annual Limits; and Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance" as the rule relates to short-term, limited duration insurance. The departments must use the definition of "short-term, limited duration insurance" in use immediately prior to publication of the rule. (The rule requires the duration of short-term, limited-duration
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Fortenberry
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/01/2017
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End Trafficking of the Terminated Unborn Act of 2017 [HB-524]
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End Trafficking of the Terminated Unborn Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the use of tissue from an induced abortion for research conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health on the transplantation of fetal tissue for therapeutic purposes. Soliciting or acquiring a donation of fetal tissue from an induced abortion for a purpose other than disposal is prohibited.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 01/13/2017
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Better Accounting for Medicaid Costs Act of 2017 [HB-542]
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Better Accounting for Medicaid Costs Act of 2017 This bill amends title XI (General Provisions) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to follow rulemaking procedures with respect to certain Medicaid subregulatory policies. Before issuing a Medicaid subregulatory policy, CMS must determine the extent to which the policy is projected, with respect to each year in a 10-year period, to increase state or federal expenditures under the Medicaid program. If the policy is projected to increase expenditures
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Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Collins
Introduced In House on 01/13/2017
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DAIRY PRIDE Act Defending Against Imitations and Replacements of Yogurt, Milk, and Cheese To Promote Regular Intake of Dairy Everyday Act [S.130]
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DAIRY PRIDE Act Defending Against Imitations and Replacements of Yogurt, Milk, and Cheese To Promote Regular Intake of Dairy Everyday Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the sale of any food that uses the market name of a dairy product, is not the milk of a hooved animal, is not derived from such milk, and does not contain such milk as a primary ingredient.
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus S. King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/12/2017
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Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2017 [S.92]
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Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to promulgate regulations within 185 days permitting individuals to import a prescription drug purchased from an approved Canadian pharmacy that: is dispensed by a pharmacist licensed in Canada; is purchased for personal use in quantities not greater than a 90-day supply; is filled using a valid prescription issued by a physician licensed to practice in the United States;
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/10/2017
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Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2017 [S.64]
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Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to promulgate regulations within 180 days permitting individuals to import a prescription drug purchased from an approved Canadian pharmacy that: is dispensed by a pharmacist licensed in Canada; is purchased for personal use in quantities not greater than a 90-day supply; is filled using a valid prescription issued by a physician licensed to practice in the United States;
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/09/2017
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Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium Act [HB-326]
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Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health to establish, administer, and coordinate a national consortium on neuromyelitis optica (NMO), which is a neurological disease that can cause blindness and paralysis. The consortium must: award grants for research on the causes of, and the risk factors and biomarkers associated with, NMO; assemble a panel of experts to provide guidance and recommendations on research design and protocols; and designate a central laboratory
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/25/2017