INTERDICT Act International Narcotics Trafficking Emergency Response by Detecting Incoming Contraband with Technology Act [HB-2142]
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INTERDICT Act International Narcotics Trafficking Emergency Response by Detecting Incoming Contraband with Technology Act (Sec. 3) This bill requires the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to: (1) increase the number of chemical screening devices available to CBP officers to interdict fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances that are illegally imported into the United States, including such substances imported through the mail or by an express consignment operator or carrier; and (2) dedicate the appropriate
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HB-2142: INTERDICT Act International Narcotics Trafficking Emergency Response by Detecting Incoming Contraband with Technology Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Became Public Law No: 115-112. (txt | Pdf) on 01/10/2018
Ensuring Patient Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatments Act of 2018 [S.916]
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Ensuring Patient Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatments Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to direct the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to register an emergency medical services (EMS) agency to administer controlled substances if the agency submits an application demonstrating that it is authorized to conduct such activity in the state in which the agency practices. The DEA may deny an application if it determines that the registration is inconsistent with the public interest. An EMS agency may obtain
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S.916: Ensuring Patient Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatments Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus S. King
Held At The Desk. on 05/25/2018
PLEA Act Protect Law Enforcement Armor Act [HB-2089]
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PLEA Act Protect Law Enforcement Armor Act This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to promulgate regulations for the uniform testing of firearms for their ability to penetrate the Body Armor Exemplar, which shall take into consideration various enumerated factors and any other considerations DOJ deems relevant, except in no case shall a handgun capable of piercing the Body Armor Exemplar be deemed exempt from any restrictions under federal firearms laws by reason of sporting use. The bill makes it unlawful to transfer or possess an armor-piercing
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HB-2089: PLEA Act Protect Law Enforcement Armor Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 05/01/2017
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the trafficking of illicit fentanyl into the United States from Mexico and China. [HR-268]
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the trafficking of illicit fentanyl into the United States from Mexico and China. Expresses the sense of the Senate that: the use of illicit fentanyl in the United States and the resulting overdose deaths are a public health crisis; the trafficking of illicit fentanyl into the United States, especially by transnational criminal organizations, is a problem that requires close cooperation between the U.S. government and the governments of Mexico and China; and all three such countries
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HR-268: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the trafficking of illicit fentanyl into the United States from Mexico and China.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Referred To The Subcommittee On Asia And The Pacific. on 05/18/2017
You have voted HR-268: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the trafficking of illicit fentanyl into the United States from Mexico and China..
Opioid PACE Act of 2017 Opioid Preventing Abuse through Continuing Education Act of 2017 [HB-2063]
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Opioid PACE Act of 2017 Opioid Preventing Abuse through Continuing Education Act of 2017 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to require a practitioner (other than a hospital, pharmacy, pharmacist, or veterinarian) to comply with a training requirement, as a condition of obtaining or renewing a registration to prescribe or dispense opioids for the treatment of pain or pain management.
HB-2063: Opioid PACE Act of 2017 Opioid Preventing Abuse through Continuing Education Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 05/01/2017
To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. [HB-2020]
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To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. This bill directs the Drug Enforcement Administration to transfer marijuana from schedule I to schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. (A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that: has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical use; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act. A schedule III controlled substance is a
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HB-2020: To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/07/2017
Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act [HB-2038]
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Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to excise taxes on manufacturers, to impose a one cent per milligram fee on the sale of active opioids by the manufacturer, producer, or importer. The fee excludes prescription drugs used exclusively for the treatment of opioid addiction as part of a medically assisted treatment effort. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must establish a program to provide rebates or discounts to cancer and hospice patients to ensure that they do
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HB-2038: Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/07/2017
Better Drive Act [HB-1952]
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Better Drive Act This bill repeals provisions requiring the Department of Transportation to withhold a certain amount of a state's apportionment of federal-aid highway funds if the state fails to enact and enforce a law that requires the revocation or suspension of drivers' licenses of individuals convicted of drug offenses.
HB-1952: Better Drive Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 04/06/2017
Honoring Hometown Heroes Act [HB-1892]
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[Environmental ]
[Finance ]
[Agriculture ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Taxes ]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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[Small Business ]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
[Energy ]
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[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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[Children and Youth ]
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Honoring Hometown Heroes Act DIVISION A--HONORING HOMETOWN HEROES ACT Honoring Hometown Heroes Act (Sec. 10102) This division authorizes the governor of a state, territory, or possession of the United States or the Mayor of the District of Columbia to proclaim that the U.S. flag shall be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder (public safety officer) working in such jurisdiction who dies while serving in the line of duty. DIVISION B--SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS, TAX RELIEF, AND MEDICAID CHANGES RELATING TO CERTAIN DISASTERS
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HB-1892: Honoring Hometown Heroes Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Became Public Law No: 115-123. (txt | Pdf) on 02/09/2018
Confidential Informant Accountability Act of 2017 [HB-1857]
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Confidential Informant Accountability Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of the Treasury to report to Congress on: (1) serious crimes committed by informants maintained by their law enforcement agencies, (2) amounts paid to the informants, and (3) amounts received through information from or cooperation by the informants. The bill defines the term "serious crime."
HB-1857: Confidential Informant Accountability Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/24/2017
Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2017 [HB-1854]
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Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2017 This bill requires a state that receives grant funds under the prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) or the controlled substance monitoring program to comply with specified requirements, including a requirement to share its PDMP data with other states. The Department of Justice (DOJ) or Department of Health and Human Services may withhold grant funds from a state that fails to comply. To facilitate data sharing among states, the bill directs DOJ to award a grant under the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse
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HB-1854: Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/24/2017
Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act [HB-1841]
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Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act This bill directs the Department of Justice to issue a final order that removes marijuana in any form from all schedules of controlled substances under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Marijuana is exempted from the CSA except as provided in this bill. The definition of "felony drug offense" does not include conduct related to marijuana. Marijuana is not included in the provisions setting forth penalties applicable to prohibited conduct under the CSA. It shall be unlawful to ship or transport marijuana from
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HB-1841: Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 04/24/2017
Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 [S.788]
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Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (or another private, not-for-profit entity with comparable expertise) to review the deaths of all covered veterans who died by suicide during the last five years. A "covered veteran" is any veteran who received VA hospital care or medical services during the five-year period preceding the veteran's death. The review shall include: the total numbers of veterans who
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S.788: Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/30/2017
Veterans Equal Access Act [HB-1820]
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Veterans Equal Access Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to authorize VA health care providers to: (1) provide veterans with recommendations and opinions regarding participation in their state's marijuana programs, and (2) complete forms reflecting such recommendations and opinions.
HB-1820: Veterans Equal Access Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/31/2017
Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2017 [HB-1810]
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Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt a trade or business that conducts marijuana sales in compliance with state law from the prohibition against allowing business-related tax credits or deductions for expenditures in connection with trafficking in controlled substances.
HB-1810: Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 03/30/2017
Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act [S.776]
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Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act This bill removes marijuana from the list of controlled substances and establishes requirements for the taxation and regulation of marijuana products. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose: (1) an excise tax on any marijuana product produced in or imported into the United States, and (2) an occupational tax on marijuana production facilities and export warehouses. The term "marijuana product" does not include: (1) any article containing marijuana which has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration
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S.776: Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/30/2017
Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2017 [S.778]
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Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2017 This bill requires a state that receives grant funds under the prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) or the controlled substance monitoring program to comply with specified requirements, including a requirement to share its PDMP data with other states. The Department of Justice (DOJ) or Department of Health and Human Services may withhold grant funds from a state that fails to comply. To facilitate data sharing among states, the bill directs DOJ to award a grant under the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse
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S.778: Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus S. King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/30/2017