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Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act [HB-4396]
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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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Support the Families of Fallen Heroes Act [HB-4272]
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Support the Families of Fallen Heroes Act This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to issue a Families of Fallen Heroes Semipostal Stamp. The proceeds from the sale of this stamp (after the recovery of costs) shall be transferred as follows: (1) 50% to the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, and (2) 50% to the Families of the Fallen support program of United Service Organizations, Inc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth Esty
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 01/19/2016
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Hygiene Assistance for Families of Infants and Toddlers Act of 2015 [HB-4055]
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Hygiene Assistance for Families of Infants and Toddlers Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants to states to conduct demonstration projects to implement and evaluate strategies to help families address the diapering supply needs of eligible children. Title XI of the Social Security Act is amended to exempt diaper benefits from the territorial payment ceiling.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 11/18/2015
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Support Our Military Caregivers Act [HB-3989]
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Support Our Military Caregivers Act This bill permits an individual to elect to have an independent contractor perform an external clinical review of any of the following: a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) denial of an individual's application to be a caregiver or family caregiver eligible for VA benefits; with respect to an approved application, a VA determination of the level or amount of personal care services that a veteran requires; a request by a caregiver or family caregiver for a reconsideration of the level or amount of personal care
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 05/24/2016
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Family Stability and Kinship Care Act of 2015 [HB-3781]
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Family Stability and Kinship Care Act of 2015 This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) (renamed by this Act Federal Payments for Foster Care and Permanency) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to give states the option of providing certain time-limited family services, including parenting and family skills training and counseling, to a child meeting certain criteria or the child's parents or kin caregivers. SSAct title IV part B is also amended to: eliminate the time-limit for family reunification services, increase
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Introduced In House on 10/21/2015
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Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2016 [HB-3691]
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Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to extend support for residential substance abuse treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women through FY2021. (Sec. 3) The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment must carry out a pilot program to make grants to state substance abuse agencies to support services for pregnant and postpartum women who have a primary diagnosis of a substance use disorder, including opioid use disorders (opioids are drugs with effects similar
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/12/2016
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Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2015 [HB-3406]
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Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2015 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: revise and reauthorize grant programs for offender reentry demonstration projects; family-based substance abuse treatment; and evaluating and improving educational methods at prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities; and repeal grant programs for offender reentry courts and drug treatment alternatives to incarceration. Additionally, the legislation amends the Second Chance Act of 2007 to: rename, revise, and reauthorize grant programs
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 01/12/2016
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RAISE Family Caregivers Act Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage Family Caregivers Act of 2015 [HB-3099]
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RAISE Family Caregivers Act Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage Family Caregivers Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop, maintain, and periodically update a National Family Caregiving Strategy. HHS shall convene a Family Caregiving Advisory Council to advise it on recognizing and supporting family caregivers. Federal departments and agencies must share with HHS any data they maintain that HHS needs to prepare the initial and updated Strategies.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/16/2015
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Tribal TANF Fairness Act of 2015 [HB-3026]
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Tribal TANF Fairness Act of 2015 This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow a tribal government (including one participating in an intertribal consortium) to lease land held in trust or in fee, at a fair market rate, for the administration of a tribal family assistance grant by the tribal government or the intertribal consortium.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 07/16/2015
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-3020]
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and several related agencies. Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2016 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Provides FY2016 appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Labor. Provides appropriations to the Employment and Training Administration for: Training and Employment Services, Job Corps, Community Service Employment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Cole
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 114-195, By Mr. Cole. on 07/10/2015
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Marriage and Family Therapists for Veterans Act [HB-2639]
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Marriage and Family Therapists for Veterans Act Revises the eligibility criteria for appointment to a marriage and family therapist position with the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to require a person: (1) to hold a master's degree in marriage and family therapy, or a comparable degree in mental health, from an institution that is regionally accredited or approved by the VA Secretary (currently, approved by the Secretary); and (2) to have passed the Association of Marital and Family Therapy regulatory board
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 11/17/2015
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Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2578]
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Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice (DOJ), science agencies, and several related agencies. Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2016 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Provides appropriations to the Department of Commerce for: the International Trade Administration, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the Bureau of Industry and Security, the Economic Development Administration, the Minority Business Development
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Culberson
Considered By Senate. (consideration: Cr S4521-4535) on 06/23/2016
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Strong Start for America's Children Act of 2015 [HB-2411]
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Strong Start for America's Children Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to allot matching grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies, childhood education program providers, or consortia of those entities to implement high-quality prekindergarten programs for children from low-income families. Grants are allotted to states based on each state's proportion of children who are age four and who are from families with incomes at or below 200% of the poverty level. "High-quality prekindergarten
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/16/2015
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Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2015 [HB-2014]
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Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2015 Authorizes the Department of the Interior to issue one cooperative agreement per state to eligible entities to implement and update a five-year Healthy Kids Outdoors State Strategy for encouraging Americans, especially children, youth, and families, to be physically active outdoors. Requires eligible entities to provide a 25% match of the funding that they receive under this Act through in-kind contributions or cash. Directs the President to issue a national strategy for encouraging Americans to be physically active
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 05/26/2015
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Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 [HB-181]
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Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to eligible entities to develop, improve, or expand comprehensive domestic child trafficking deterrence programs that assist law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judicial officials, and qualified victims' services organizations in collaborating to rescue and restore the lives of trafficking victims, while investigating and prosecuting offenses involving child human trafficking.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/04/2015
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Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2015 [HB-1779]
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Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2015 Amends the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to reauthorize it through FY2020, generally at FY2009 levels. Modifies the Basic Center Grant (BCG) Program (for short-term emergency shelter and family reunification services to runaway and homeless youth) to require local centers to provide safe shelter and services, including trauma-informed services, for runaway and homeless youth, and (if appropriate) services for their families, including individuals they identify as family. Extends
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/16/2015
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An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023. [SCR-8]
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Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2013, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2015-FY2023. Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Lists recommended budgetary levels and amounts for FY2013-FY2023 with respect to: (1) federal revenues, (2) new budget authority, (3) budget outlays, (4) deficits, (5) public debt, and (6) debt held by the public. (Sec. 102) Lists the appropriate levels of new budget authority, outlays, and administrative expenses for the Social Security Administration (SSA),
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Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Conference Held. on 11/13/2013
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Responding to Urgent needs of Survivors of the Holocaust Act [S.999]
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Responding to Urgent Needs of Survivors of the Holocaust Act or RUSH Act - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to include specifically within its purview older Americans who are Holocaust survivors. Authorizes the Administrator for Community Living to designate, within the Administration for Community Living of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a person with specialized training, background, or experience with issues of Holocaust survivors to implement services for them. Requires a state nutrition project to: (1) ensure that
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/21/2013
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Improving Access to Child Care for Homeless Families Act of 2013 [S.834]
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Improving Access to Child Care for Homeless Families Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) Congress has enacted successful policies to increase homeless children's access to and stability in public elementary and secondary schools and Head Start Programs; (2) in order to increase homeless families' access to and continuity in care, similar policies should be applied to federal child care programs; and (3) such policies will assist homeless parents in maintaining employment and regaining housing, and will provide critical interventions
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Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/25/2013
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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 [S.47]
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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) to add or expand definitions of several terms used in such Act, including : (1) "culturally specific services" to mean community-based services that offer culturally relevant and linguistically specific services and resources to culturally specific communities; (2) "personally identifying information or personal information" with respect to a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; (3) "underserved
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Became Public Law No: 113-4. on 03/07/2013