Two-Generation Economic Empowerment Act of 2017 [S.435]
[Poverty ]
[Economic Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Two-Generation Economic Empowerment Act of 2017 This bill establishes the Interagency Council on Multigenerational Poverty to carry out specified objectives and the 2-generation approach, including by providing guidance, and addressing questions pertaining to 2-generation programs and other programs engaging in efforts to break the cycle of multigenerational poverty. The "2-generation approach" means the approach to breaking the cycle of multigenerational poverty by improving family economic security through the implementation of 2-generation pilot
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S.435: Two-Generation Economic Empowerment Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/16/2017
Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 [S.422]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 This bill includes as part of the Republic of Vietnam its territorial seas for purposes of the presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure by veterans to certain herbicide agents while in Vietnam.
S.422: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 02/16/2017
Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act [HB-1120]
[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act This bill amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to require a state to identify, evaluate, and provide special education and related services to children who have visual or hearing disabilities (or both) and also are, or may be, classified in another disability category. A state must ensure that it has enough qualified personnel to serve children who have such disabilities and that a full continuum of alternative placements is available to meet the needs of disabled children for special education
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HB-1120: Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 02/16/2017
Return to Work Awareness Act of 2017 [HB-1128]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Small Business ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
[Economic Development ]
Return to Work Awareness Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Labor, acting through the Job Accommodation Network, to disseminate information and promote awareness among survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences, such as traumatic brain injury and heart attack, and survivors' families, as well as among employers, government agencies, employee representatives, and service providers in order to: (1) assist survivors of stroke and such other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work, (2) improve a survivor's
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HB-1128: Return to Work Awareness Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gwen Moore
Introduced In House on 02/16/2017
Care Veterans Deserve Act of 2017 [HB-1152]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Care Veterans Deserve Act of 2017 This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to make the Veterans Choice Program permanent. Program eligibility is expanded to include veterans with a 50% service-connected disability. The VA shall contract with a national chain of walk-in clinics to provide hospital care and medical services in such clinics to veterans who are in the annual patient enrollment system. A veteran shall not be required to: (1) obtain pre-authorization for such care, or (2) pay a copayment to the clinic
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HB-1152: Care Veterans Deserve Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Meadows
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/03/2017
Medicaid Cost-Sharing Waiver Flexibility Act of 2017 [HB-1166]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Medicaid Cost-Sharing Waiver Flexibility Act of 2017 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow a state Medicaid program operating under a waiver to impose cost sharing or similar charges with respect to individuals who qualify for medical assistance for reasons other than being aged, blind, or disabled. Current law allows a program to impose such charges only if the waiver is for a demonstration project that meets specified requirements.
HB-1166: Medicaid Cost-Sharing Waiver Flexibility Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Billy Long
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/17/2017
Wounded Veterans Recreation Act of 2017 [S.355]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Veterans ]
[Recreation ]
Wounded Veterans Recreation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to instruct the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available, without charge and for the lifetime of the passholder, to any veteran with a service-connected disability.
S.355: Wounded Veterans Recreation Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On National Parks. Hearings Held. on 07/19/2017
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans. [HB-1005]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans. This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) (Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into an agreement or a contract with each state home to pay for adult day health care for a veteran eligible for, but not receiving, nursing home care. The veteran must need such care specifically for a service-connected disability or
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HB-1005: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 05/24/2017
Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2017 [HB-970]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Veterans ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Rights ]
[Finance ]
Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2017 This bill directs executive agencies to require any covered contractor (a for-profit business with gross receipts exceeding $1 billion for the previous year) awarded a contract of $5 million or more to submit, within 60 days: data on the racial, ethnic, and gender composition of such contractor's board of directors and senior executives; data on the affiliation of any such board member or executive to a historically underrepresented group, including veterans and individuals with disabilities;
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HB-970: Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 02/07/2017
State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Improvement Act of 2017 [S.324]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Improvement Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into an agreement with each state home to pay for medical supervision model adult day health care for a veteran for whom the home is not receiving VA nursing home care payments. Such payment shall constitute payment in full for such care. The veteran must need such care either specifically for a service-connected disability, or, if not specifically for one, the veteran must have a service-connected disability
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S.324: State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Improvement Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Became Public Law No: 115-159. (txt | Pdf) on 03/27/2018
SPACE-A Special Priority on Aircrafts and Coverage Equity Act of 2017 [HB-936]
[Veterans ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Military ]
[Healthcare ]
SPACE-A Special Priority on Aircrafts and Coverage Equity Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Defense to provide transportation on scheduled and unscheduled military flights within the continental United States and on scheduled overseas flights on a space-available basis for veterans with a service-connected, permanent disability rated as total on the same basis as such transportation is provided to members of the Armed Forces entitled to retired or retainer pay.
HB-936: SPACE-A Special Priority on Aircrafts and Coverage Equity Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 03/23/2017
MOVE Act Mobility, Opportunity, and Vocation Enabling Act [HB-932]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Disabilities ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
MOVE Act Mobility, Opportunity, and Vocation Enabling Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue regulations necessary to establish performance measures relating to multimodal transportation connectivity and accessibility for states and metropolitan planning organizations to use to assess the connectivity and accessibility of roadways, public transit infrastructure, pedestrian and bikeway infrastructure, and other transportation infrastructure. Such performance measures must include ones to assess specified transportation
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HB-932: MOVE Act Mobility, Opportunity, and Vocation Enabling Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 02/08/2017
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans. [HB-888]
[Veterans ]
[Social Security ]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Human Services ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans. This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to treat a notification of the death of a veteran rated totally disabled at the time of death as a claim by the veteran's surviving spouse and children for dependency and indemnity compensation benefits. The VA may not require that such spouse and children file a claim for such benefits.
HB-888: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans.
Sponsored by: Rep. Walter Jones
Committee Hearings Held. on 03/20/2018
You have voted HB-888: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans..
Putting Our Veterans Back to Work Act of 2017 [HB-856]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Military ]
[Public Safety ]
Putting Our Veterans Back to Work Act of 2017 This bill amends the: (1) VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 to extend through 2020 the veterans retraining assistance program, and (2) Wounded Warrior Act to extend through 2020 the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide the same rehabilitation and vocational benefits to members of the Armed Forces with severe injuries or illnesses as are provided to veterans. The bill extends through: (1) March 31, 2020, additional VA rehabilitation programs for certain disabled veterans who have
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HB-856: Putting Our Veterans Back to Work Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 04/25/2017
Fighting for Orange-Stricken Territories in the Eastern Region Act [HB-809]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Fighting for Orange-Stricken Territories in the Eastern Region Act This bill provides presumptive service connection to herbicide exposure, for purposes of eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs health benefits, for veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or American Samoa during the Vietnam War and who show symptoms of medical conditions associated with such exposure.
HB-809: Fighting for Orange-Stricken Territories in the Eastern Region Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 02/06/2017
HB-775: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to inflation adjust the $5,000 limitation with respect to dependent care assistance programs and flexible spending arrangements.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Moolenaar
Introduced In House on 01/31/2017
You have voted HB-775: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to inflation adjust the $5,000 limitation with respect to dependent care assistance programs and flexible spending arrangements..
HJR-40: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Became Public Law No: 115-8. (txt | Pdf) on 02/28/2017
You have voted HJR-40: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007..
Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2017 [S.246]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Disabilities ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to establish a program to award grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education or consortiums of such institutions, in a collaborative partnership with a nonprofit organization or a public safety department (eligible entity), for: (1) initiating, expanding, or improving fire safety education programs; and (2) increasing fire safety awareness among enrolled students. ED shall give priority to institutions that plan to use funds to initiate,
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S.246: Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/30/2017
Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2017 [HB-750]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
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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HB-750: Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/09/2017
SJR-14: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S494-497) on 01/30/2017
You have voted SJR-14: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007..