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Improving Oversight and Accountability in Medicaid Non-DSH Supplemental Payments Act [HB-541] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Budget and Spending ] [Public Health ]
Improving Oversight and Accountability in Medicaid Non-DSH Supplemental Payments Act This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to direct the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to: (1) issue guidance to states that identifies permissible methods for calculating certain supplemental payments, excluding disproportionate-share payments, made by state Medicaid programs to providers; and (2) establish annual reporting and auditing requirements for states making such supplemental payments. Federal payment with respect to such (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Collins Introduced In House on 01/13/2017

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Debt Transparency and Accountability Act [HB-523] [Budget and Spending ] [Finance ] [Taxes ]
Debt Transparency and Accountability Act This bill requires the Secretary of the Treasury to provide a report to Congress prior to any date on which Treasury anticipates the public debt will reach the statutory limit. The Secretary must appear before the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee to submit a debt report including: (1) historic, current, and projected levels of debt; (2) the drivers and composition of future debt; and (3) how the United States will meet debt obligations if the debt limit is raised. The Secretary (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Rice Introduced In House on 01/13/2017

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Preventing Destabilization of Iraq and Syria Act of 2017 [S.138] [International ] [National Security ] [Human Rights ] [Military ]
Preventing Destabilization of Iraq and Syria Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to impose U.S.-based property blocking and entry sanctions against any foreign person that: (1) is responsible for or complicit in actions that threaten the peace, security, or stability of Iraq or Syria, actions or policies that undermine economic reconstruction and political reform in Iraq, or the obstruction of the delivery or distribution of, or access to, humanitarian assistance to the people of Iraq or Syria; (2) has materially assisted or provided financial, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 01/12/2017

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Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2017 [S.146] [Technology and Innovation ] [National Security ] [Cybersecurity ] [Immigration ] [Law Enforcement ] [Defense ] [Public Safety ] [Funding ]
Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2017 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) ensure that each border security technology acquisition program that is a major acquisition program has an acquisition program baseline approved by the relevant acquisition decision authority; (2) document program program cost, schedule, and performance compliance; and (3) have a plan for each program to meet implementation objectives by managing contractor performance. DHS and U.S. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-230. on 04/16/2018

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Space Weather Research and Forecasting Act [S.141] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Aerospace ] [National Security ] [Defense ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Telecommunications ] [Energy ] [Infrastructure ] [Cybersecurity ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Climate Change ] [Public Safety ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Military ]
Space Weather Research and Forecasting Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to: coordinate the development and implementation of federal government activities to improve the nation's ability to prepare, avoid, mitigate, respond to, and recover from potentially devastating impacts of space weather events; and coordinate the activities of the Space Weather Interagency Working Group, which shall be established by the National Science and Technology Council to continue coordination of executive branch efforts (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Placed On The Union Calendar, Calendar No. 895. on 01/03/2019

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Congressional Article I Powers Strengthening Act [HB-469] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Congressional Article I Powers Strengthening Act This bill establishes public notice and comment procedures and motion to intervene standards for civil actions seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action, and for consent decrees or settlement agreements that require agency action, relating to a regulatory action that would affect the rights of: (1) private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. The bill sets (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 10/26/2017

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Fair Franchise Act of 2017 [HB-470] [Consumer Protection ] [Small Business ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Law Enforcement ] [Economic Development ]
Fair Franchise Act of 2017 This bill prohibits any franchise seller, in connection with any disclosure document, notice, or report required by any federal, state, or local law, from making an untrue statement of material fact or failing to state a material fact or any other fact that would render any required statement or disclosure either untrue or misleading. A franchise seller is also prohibited from failing to furnish any prospective franchisee with: all information required to be disclosed by law; a written statement on whether the franchise (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Huffman Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/06/2017

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Small Business Administration Franchise Loan Transparency Act of 2017 [HB-471] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Finance ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Trade ] [Economic Development ]
Small Business Administration Franchise Loan Transparency Act of 2017 This bill requires a franchisor, except one with a franchise in the lodging industry, to disclose in the required Federal Trade Commission disclosure document: the average first-year revenue for all franchise locations for each of the preceding five years of operation; the number of franchise locations that went out of business or were sold by the franchisee during the first year of operation for each such period; and the average revenues for all locations of the franchise for (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Huffman Referred To The Subcommittee On Digital Commerce And Consumer Protection. on 01/25/2017

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Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 [S.119] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Ethics ]
Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 This bill establishes public notice and comment procedures and motion to intervene standards for civil actions seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action, and for consent decrees or settlement agreements that require agency action, relating to a regulatory action that would affect the rights of: (1) private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. The (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S315-316) on 01/12/2017

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VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2017 [HB-501] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Public Health ] [Public Safety ]
VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2017 This bill requires the director of each Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facility to report quarterly to the VA on: the number of patients who contracted an infection as result of surgery at such medical facility, including a brief summary of each case; and the number of, and reasons for, scheduled surgeries that were cancelled or transferred to another facility and the subsequent number of days that each patient had to wait for surgery. The VA shall submit such reports and a summary of such reports (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 09/26/2017

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REG Act of 2017 Reforming Executive Guidance Act of 2017 [HB-462] [Budget and Spending ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Health ] [Public Safety ] [Environmental ] [Healthcare ]
REG Act of 2017 Reforming Executive Guidance Act of 2017 This bill requires guidance documents of federal agencies to be considered rules that are subject to the congressional review process. A "guidance document" is a statement of general applicability and future effect, other than a regulatory action, issued by a federal agency that sets forth: (1) a policy on a statutory, regulatory, or technical issue; or (2) an interpretation of a statutory or regulatory issue. The bill modifies the definition of rule to include significant guidance for purposes (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Emmer Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 02/06/2017

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Veterans Small Business Ownership Improvements Act [S.121] [Veterans ] [Small Business ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Military ] [Economic Development ]
Veterans Small Business Ownership Improvements Act This bill amends the Small Business Act to establish the Boots to Business Program under which the Small Business Administration (SBA) shall provide entrepreneurship training to: members of the Armed Forces, individuals participating in the Transition Assistance Program (Department of Defense), individuals who served on active duty and who were discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable, and their spouses or dependents. The SBA shall establish: (1) a Women Veterans Business (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tim Kaine Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 01/12/2017

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No Religious Registry Act of 2017 [HB-489] [Human Rights ] [Immigration ] [National Security ] [Religion ] [Law Enforcement ] [Data Privacy ]
No Religious Registry Act of 2017 This bill prohibits U.S. government officers or employees from collecting information or utilizing a registry or database to classify or surveil on the basis of religious affiliation: (1) U.S. nationals, (2) aliens lawfully present in the United States, or (3) aliens who apply for a visa or seek admission to the United States or on whose behalf a petition under the immigration laws is submitted. The bill also prohibits studies related to the collection of such information or the establishment or utilization of such (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/06/2017

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Bring Our Heroes Home Act [S.120] [Veterans ] [Military ] [National Security ]
Bring Our Heroes Home Act This bill: (1) requires the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to establish the Missing Armed Forces Personnel Records Collection; and (2) establishes the Missing Armed Forces Personnel Records Review Board, which shall require all missing Armed Forces personnel records to be transmitted to NARA and disclosed to the public in the collection. Each government office shall: (1) identify, review, and organize each such record in its possession for transmission to NARA; and (2) identify and review for public (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/12/2017

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Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2017 [HB-505] [Technology and Innovation ] [National Security ] [Cybersecurity ] [Immigration ] [Law Enforcement ] [Defense ] [Public Safety ] [Funding ]
Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) ensure that each border security technology acquisition program that is determined to be a major acquisition program has an acquisition program baseline approved by the relevant acquisition decision authority; (2) document that each such program is meeting the cost, schedule, and performance thresholds specified in such baseline in compliance with relevant departmental acquisition (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/01/2017

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WINGMAN Act Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act [HB-512] [Veterans ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ]
WINGMAN Act Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide each veteran who submits a claim for VA benefits with an opportunity to permit a covered congressional employee in the office of the veteran's Member of Congress to have read-only access to all of the veteran's records in the Veterans Benefits Administration databases. A Member may designate up to two such covered congressional employees. A covered congressional employee may not be recognized (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 02/14/2017

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Protection of Children Act of 2017 [HB-495] [Children and Youth ] [Immigration ] [Human Rights ] [Law Enforcement ] [Human Services ] [Public Safety ] [Family-Related Legislation ]
Protection of Children Act of 2017 This bill amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to eliminate the special repatriation requirements for unaccompanied alien children (UAC) who are nationals or residents of a country contiguous to the United States. (The same removal requirements are applied to all UACs who are not victims of a severe form of trafficking in persons and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last habitual residence.) An immigration officer who finds (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Gaetz Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. Markup Report Cq on 06/21/2017

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VA Choice and Quality Employment Act of 2017 [S.114] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pensions ] [Social Security ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ]
VA Choice and Quality Employment Act of 2017 TITLE I--APPROPRIATION OF AMOUNTS FOR VETERANS CHOICE PROGRAM (Sec. 101) This bill provides funding for the Veterans Choice Program. TITLE II--PERSONNEL MATTERS (Sec. 201) The annual determination of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) staff shortages shall include shortages for a minimum of five clinical and five nonclinical occupations for each network. (Such determination currently includes the five occupations for which there are the largest Department of Veterans Affairs [VA]-wide shortages.) (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Became Public Law No: 115-46. (txt | Pdf) on 08/12/2017

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Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017 [HB-482] [Housing ] [Community Development ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Funding ]
Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017 This bill nullifies: the final Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rule entitled "Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing" and any successor rule substantially similar to it, and the notice relating to the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Assessment Tool and any successor notice or rule substantially similar to it. No federal funds may be used to design, build, maintain, utilize, or provide access to a federal database of geospatial information on community racial disparities or disparities (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Introduced In House on 01/12/2017

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Digital Coast Act [S.110] [Environmental ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Water ] [Economic Development ] [Science ] [Community Development ] [Data Privacy ] [Public Health ]
Digital Coast Act (Sec. 4) This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a constituent-driven Digital Coast program. (This program currently exists under NOAA to provide data, tools, and training that communities use to manage their coastal resources.) The program must: (1) provide an online resource that integrates geospatial data, decision-support tools, training, and best practices to address coastal management issues and needs, and to enhance resilient communities, ecosystem values, and coastal economic (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 05/26/2017

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