Disability And Health-based Discrimination
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Do No Harm Act [HB-5272]
[Human Rights ]
[Healthcare ]
[Disabilities ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Religion ]
[Children and Youth ]
Do No Harm Act This bill makes the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) inapplicable to federal laws (or implementations of laws) that: protect against discrimination or the promotion of equal opportunity, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, Executive Order 11246 (concerning equal employment opportunity), the Violence Against Women Act, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) rules entitled "Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Regardless
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 05/23/2016
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Conscience Protection Act of 2016 [HB-4828]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Religion ]
Conscience Protection Act of 2016 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to codify the prohibition against the federal government and state and local governments that receive federal financial assistance for health-related activities penalizing or discriminating against a health care provider based on the provider's refusal to be involved in, or provide coverage for, abortion. Health care providers include health care professionals, health care facilities, social services providers, health care professional training programs, and health
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/25/2016
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COMPLI Act Correcting Obstructions to Mediate, Prevent, and Limit Inaccessibility Act [HB-4719]
[Disabilities ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Rights ]
COMPLI Act Correcting Obstructions to Mediate, Prevent, and Limit Inaccessibility Act This bill amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to prohibit persons aggrieved by certain public accommodation violations from commencing a civil action for discrimination unless they: (1) provide the owner or operator of the accommodation with a written notice that is specific enough to identify the violation; (2) specify in the notice that the owner or operator has 90 days to remove or correct the violation before an action will be brought; and (3)
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 04/01/2016
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ALLERGY Act Alerting Local Leaders and Ensuring Responsible Guidelines for Youth Act [HB-4691]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
[Food ]
ALLERGY Act Alerting Local Leaders and Ensuring Responsible Guidelines for Youth Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require a local educational agency (LEA), as a condition of receiving funds under the ESEA, to establish and implement a policy on allergy bullying that requires schools to: educate students, school personnel, and parents about allergy bullying; clearly define what the punishment or response may be for violating rules against allergy bullying; encourage each victim of allergy bullying
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Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright
Introduced In House on 03/03/2016
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Living Donor Protection Act of 2016 [HB-4616]
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[Insurance ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
Living Donor Protection Act of 2016 This bill prohibits discrimination based on an individual's status as a living organ donor in the offering, issuance, cancellation, coverage, price, or any other condition of a life insurance policy, disability insurance policy, or long-term care insurance policy. The bill amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to specifically include living organ donation as a serious health condition that entitles a covered employee to leave under that Act. The Department of Health and Human Services must update public
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/26/2016
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Gas Pump Access Act of 2016 [HB-4552]
[Disabilities ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Gas Pump Access Act of 2016 This bill declares that it shall be a prohibited form of discrimination against individuals with disabilities in a place of public accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 for a gas station or convenience store to fail to clearly display at each self-service gas pump a decal that includes its telephone number and the words "Call for Assistance." A gas station or convenience store that is open for business to the public with at least two attendants on duty must provide gas pumping assistance to a
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/29/2016
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Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 [HB-4441]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Drones ]
[Small Business ]
[Aerospace ]
[Air Quality ]
[Public Safety ]
Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 This bill reauthorizes the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) through FY2019 and specified FAA programs for FY2016-FY2022. The bill revises requirements for the pilot program for passenger facility charges at nonhub airports and airport improvement program. The bill establishes: the ATC Corporation as a federally-chartered, not-for-profit corporation; and an Advisory Board of the Corporation. The Department of Transportation (DOT) shall transfer to the Corporation: by a certain deadline
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Sponsored by: Rep. Pete Sessions
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 02/11/2016
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Comprehensive Behavioral Health Reform and Recovery Act of 2016 [HB-4435]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Comprehensive Behavioral Health Reform and Recovery Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/10/2016
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Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act [HB-4396]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to revise requirements for and limitations on practitioners who dispense narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must establish grant programs to: (1) encourage prescribing and purchase of opioid overdose reversal drugs (e.g., naloxone), and (2) develop prescribing guidelines for such drugs. (Opioids are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as heroin or certain pain
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 03/23/2016
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State Health Flexibility Act of 2016 [HB-4362]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
[Immigration ]
State Health Flexibility Act of 2016 This bill amends the Social Security Act (SSAct) to replace federal requirements for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) with health care block grants to states. A state may use block grant funds to: (1) provide health care services to indigent individuals; (2) fund risk adjustment mechanisms for the purpose of subsidizing the cost of private health insurance for the high-risk population; and (3) support other welfare-related programs, as specified by the bill. In addition to repealing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 01/19/2016
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Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2015 [HB-4276]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act, Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and Internal Revenue Code to direct the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and the Treasury to require group health plans and health insurers to disclose the analyses performed to ensure compliance of plans or coverage with the law and regulations. Disclosures must include findings and conclusions regarding whether nonquantitative treatment limitations (e.g., tiered benefits,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/23/2016
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ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015 [HB-3765]
[Disabilities ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015 This bill requires the Disability Rights Section of the Department of Justice to develop a program to educate state and local governments and property owners on strategies for promoting access to public accommodations for persons with a disability. The program may include training for professionals to provide a guidance of remediation for potential violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). The bill prohibits persons from, and subjects violators to a criminal fine for, sending demand letters
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 07/07/2016
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Health Insurance Rate Review Act [HB-3727]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Health Insurance Rate Review Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to declare that federal requirements that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) review unreasonable premium increases in health care coverage do not prohibit a state from imposing additional rate requirements on health insurance issuers that are more protective of consumers. The review is expanded to include all rate increases, not only premium increases. HHS or the relevant state insurance commissioner or state regulator must ensure that any excessive, unjustified,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/09/2015
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Housing Fairness Act of 2015 Veterans, Women, Families with Children, Race, and Persons with Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2015 [HB-372]
[Housing ]
[Veterans ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
Housing Fairness Act of 2015 Veterans, Women, Families with Children, Race, and Persons with Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to conduct a nationwide testing program to: (1) detect and document differences in the treatment of persons seeking to rent or purchase housing or obtain or refinance a home mortgage loan; (2) measure patterns of adverse treatment because of the race, color, religion, sex, familial status, disability status, or national origin of a renter, home buyer, or borrower;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 01/14/2015
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Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2015 [HB-34]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Environmental ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[International ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Water ]
Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2015 Reauthorizes the Tsunami Warning and Education Act through FY2017. (Sec. 4) Consolidates separate tsunami warning systems for the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and for the Atlantic Ocean into a single warning system. Requires the system to support international tsunami forecasting and warning efforts. Requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to support or maintain tsunami warning centers to support the national warning system and develop uniform operational procedures for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Became Public Law No: 114-255. on 12/13/2016
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To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to include bullying and harassment prevention programs. [HB-3331]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to include bullying and harassment prevention programs. This bill amends the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to require: (1) states to use grants for safe and drug-free schools to collect and report information on the incidence of bullying and harassment, and (2) local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools to use subgrants to prevent and respond to incidents of bullying and harassment. Such LEAs or schools must: (1) notify parents and students annually of conduct prohibited
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Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Davis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/16/2015
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Unpaid Intern Protection Act of 2015 [HB-3232]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Unpaid Intern Protection Act of 2015 Prohibits employers from discriminating against unpaid interns on the basis of: (1) race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or age; or (2) disability if such intern can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. Applies procedures from the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to claims for a violation of this Act. Authorizes federal courts to grant legal and equitable relief.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 11/16/2015
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Federal Intern Protection Act of 2016 [HB-3231]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
Federal Intern Protection Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill extends protections against discrimination in the workplace based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability to interns (individuals who perform uncompensated voluntary service in an agency to earn credit awarded by an educational institution or to learn a trade or occupation) and applicants for internship.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 616. on 09/07/2016
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Timothy Nugent Congressional Gold Medal Act [HB-3223]
[Veterans ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Timothy Nugent Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to Timothy Nugent, in recognition of his pioneering work on behalf of people with disabilities, including disabled veterans.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Introduced In House on 07/27/2015
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To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that post offices shall comply with public accommodation standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and for other purposes. [HB-3219]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that post offices shall comply with public accommodation standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and for other purposes. Requires post offices, within two years after enactment of this Act, to comply with public accommodation standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Introduced In House on 07/27/2015