State Health Flexibility Act of 2013 [HB-567]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
State Health Flexibility Act of 2013 - Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to replace the Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program with a program of block grants to states for health care services to indigent individuals. Requires states receiving such block grants to pay for health-care-related items and services provided to a citizen, legal resident, or an alien not lawfully admitted for permanent residence or otherwise permanently residing in the United States under color of law, if: (1) such health-care-related items and services
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HB-567: State Health Flexibility Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/23/2013
Guaranteed Health Coverage for Pre-Existing Conditions Act of 2014 [HB-5328]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Guaranteed Health Coverage for Pre-Existing Conditions Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to maintain, upon repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, the requirements that: (1) health insurance includes coverage for preexisting conditions; and (2) health insurers accept every employer and every individual in a group that applies for coverage in the group market and every individual that applies for coverage in the individual
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HB-5328: Guaranteed Health Coverage for Pre-Existing Conditions Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 08/01/2014
Protecting Insurance Coverage for Sick Americans Act of 2014 [HB-5321]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Protecting Insurance Coverage for Sick Americans Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to maintain, upon repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, restrictions on health insurers rescinding or cancelling an enrollee's coverage.
HB-5321: Protecting Insurance Coverage for Sick Americans Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 08/01/2014
Living Donor Protection Act of 2014 [HB-5263]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Human Services ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Health ]
Living Donor Protection Act of 2014 - Prohibits discrimination based on a person'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. Revises 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. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to update public service
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HB-5263: Living Donor Protection Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 11/17/2014
Travel and Tourism For All Act [HB-5166]
[Tourism ]
[Disabilities ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Travel and Tourism For All Act - Directs the National Council on Disability to report to Congress with recommendations to improve the implementation of: (1) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) with respect to the travel, tourism, and hospitality industries; and (2) the 2010 ADA standards for public accommodations and commercial facilities under federal regulations setting forth accessibility guidelines for buildings, facilities, new construction, alterations, and architectural barriers.
HB-5166: Travel and Tourism For All Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/17/2014
EEOC Transparency and Accountability Act [HB-4959]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
EEOC Transparency and Accountability Act - Directs the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to provide information on its public website regarding each case brought in court by the EEOC after a judgment is made with respect to any cause of action. Requires such information to include: (1) instances in which the EEOC was ordered to pay fees and costs; (2) cases in which a sanction was imposed on the EEOC; (2) the total number of charges of an alleged unlawful employment practice filed under specified provisions of the Civil Rights Act of
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HB-4959: EEOC Transparency and Accountability Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Todd Rokita
Hearings Held By The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections Prior To Referral. on 09/17/2014
Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2013 [HB-482]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Human Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2013 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each institution of higher education (IHE) participating in a title IV program (except a foreign school) to include in its annual security report a statement of policy regarding harassment that includes: (1) a prohibition of harassment of students by other students, faculty, and staff; (2) a description of its programs to prevent harassment; (3) a description of the procedures that students should follow
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HB-482: Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/23/2013
Strengthening Mental Health in Our Communities Act of 2014 [HB-4574]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Veterans ]
[Student Loans ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Military ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Strengthening Mental Health in Our Communities Act of 2014 - Establishes the White House Office of Mental Health Policy to monitor federal mental health activities and develop a National Strategy for Mental Health, a comprehensive plan to provide services to individuals with mental illness. Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize through FY 2019 various mental health grant programs, including programs for youth suicide prevention, homeless individuals, and diverting individuals with mental illness from the criminal justice system. Replaces
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HB-4574: Strengthening Mental Health in Our Communities Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 07/21/2014
Fair Employment Protection Act of 2014 [HB-4227]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
Fair Employment Protection Act of 2014 - Sets forth employer liability standards to be applied in employee harassment claims under specified provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Revised Statutes, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991, employment discrimination laws relating to certain executive branch employees, and the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995.
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HB-4227: Fair Employment Protection Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 06/13/2014
To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to include bullying and harassment prevention programs. [HB-3911]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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. Requires such LEAs or schools to: (1) notify parents and students annually of conduct prohibited in their school discipline policies, that now must include bullying and harassment; and (2) establish complaint procedures
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HB-3911: To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to include bullying and harassment prevention programs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Davis
Referred To The House Committee On Education And The Workforce. on 01/16/2014
Alerting Local Leaders and Ensuring Responsible Guidelines for Youth Act [HB-3660]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
[Disabilities ]
Alerting Local Leaders and Ensuring Responsible Guidelines for Youth Act or the ALLERGY Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to condition each local educational agency's (LEA's) receipt of funds under the ESEA on the LEA establishing and implementing a policy on allergy bullying that requires its schools to: educate students, school personnel, and parents about allergy bullying and about such bullying being against school rules; clearly define what the punishment or response may be for violating the rule against
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HB-3660: Alerting Local Leaders and Ensuring Responsible Guidelines for Youth Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 01/22/2014
Patient Centered Healthcare Savings Act of 2013 [HB-3622]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Insurance ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Patient Centered Healthcare Savings Act of 2013 - Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the health care requirements of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of their enactment. Restores or revives provisions amended or repealed by such Act or such health care requirements. Sets conditions for lawsuits arising from health care liability claims regarding health care goods or services or any medical product affecting interstate commerce. Establishes a statute of limitations and limits
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HB-3622: Patient Centered Healthcare Savings Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Duffy
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 01/27/2014
Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act of 2013 [HB-3504]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act of 2013 - Requires each state insurance commissioner to investigate and take appropriate actions on cases of inadequate notices of cancellations or conversions of health insurance coverage in the individual market that take effect on or after January 1, 2014. Requires that such a notice be treated as inadequate if it fails to: (1) contain information on obtaining health insurance coverage through an American Health Benefit Exchange under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), on the possible
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HB-3504: Consumer Protection and Rate Review Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 11/22/2013
Common Sense Health Reform Americans Actually Want Act [HB-3165]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Small Business ]
[Public Health ]
Common Sense Health Reform Americans Actually Want Act - Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of their enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by such Acts. Requires each state to operate a qualifying high risk pool to provide health coverage to certain individuals with a preexisting condition. Prohibits a health insurance issuer from applying an annual or lifetime aggregate spending cap on any health insurance coverage or plan. Amends the Employee
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HB-3165: Common Sense Health Reform Americans Actually Want Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Fortenberry
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 01/09/2014
American Health Care Reform Act of 2013 [HB-3121]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
American Health Care Reform Act of 2013 - Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of their enactment. Restores or revives provisions amended or repealed by such Act or such health care provisions. Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to allow an income tax standard deduction for a specified percentage of an individual's health insurance costs, regardless of whether or not the taxpayer itemizes other deductions. Excludes the
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HB-3121: American Health Care Reform Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/22/2014
Insurance Fairness for Amputees Act [HB-3020]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Disabilities ]
Insurance Fairness for Amputees Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Public Health Service Act to require a group health plan that provides medical and surgical benefits and also provides benefits for prosthetics and custom orthotics to offer such prosthetics and custom orthotics in the same manner as applicable to medical and surgical benefits. Prohibits separate financial requirements or more restrictive treatment limitations. Requires a health plan that does not provide coverage for benefits outside
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HB-3020: Insurance Fairness for Amputees Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Dent
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/13/2013
Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Act of 2013 [HB-2910]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Act of 2013 - Considers as a banned hazardous product under the Consumer Product Safety Act any firearm receiver casting or firearm receiver blank (do-it-yourself assault weapon) that: (1) at the point of sale does not meet the definition of a firearm under the federal criminal code; and (2) after purchase can be completed by the consumer to the point at which such casting or blank functions as a firearm frame or receiver for a semiautomatic assault weapon or machine gun. Makes it unlawful to sell, offer for
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HB-2910: Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 09/13/2013
National Collegiate Athletics Accountability Act [HB-2903]
[Education ]
[Sports ]
[Student Loans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
National Collegiate Athletics Accountability Act or the NCAA Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require schools that have an intercollegiate athletic program and are participating in title IV programs to abstain from membership in a nonprofit athletic association unless the association: requires annual baseline concussion testing of student athletes on the active roster of teams participating in contact/collision or limited-contact/impact sports before they participate in any contact drills or activities;
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HB-2903: National Collegiate Athletics Accountability Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Thompson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 09/13/2013
Offering Patients True Individualized Options Now Act of 2013 [HB-2900]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Offering Patients True Individualized Options Now Act of 2013 or OPTION Act of 2013 - Repeals Title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (relating to health insurance and health coverage expansion) and any amendments to it made by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Restores provisions of law amended or repealed by such provisions. Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to health savings accounts (HSAs) to: (1) eliminate the high deductible health plan coverage requirement for HSA participants, (2) increase
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HB-2900: Offering Patients True Individualized Options Now Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Broun
Referred To The Subcommittee Indian And Alaska Native Affairs. on 08/06/2013
Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act [HB-2852]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act - Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to specify that an unlawful employment practice is established when the complaining party demonstrates that age or participation in investigations, proceedings, or litigation under such Act was a motivating factor for any practice, even though other factors also motivated the practice (thereby allowing what are commonly known as "mixed motive" claims). Permits a complaining party to rely on any type or form of admissible evidence, which
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HB-2852: Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 09/13/2013