Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act [HB-2574]
Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award matching grants to enable states to implement scholarship programs to ensure an adequate supply of health professionals. Scholarships must cover tuition and educational expenses and provide a cost-of-living stipend. Scholarship recipients must agree to serve as providers in shortage areas in the state for one year for each year they receive the scholarship. HHS may award grants to
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HB-2574: Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/26/2017
HB-2565: To require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-221. on 07/14/2017
You have voted HB-2565: To require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes..
FEMA Reauthorization Act of 2017 [HB-2548]
FEMA Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to reauthorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through FY2020. (Sec. 3) The National Advisory Council shall: (1) begin a comprehensive study relating to disaster costs and losses and federal disaster assistance within 30 days of this bill's enactment; and (2) convene to evaluate disaster costs and losses and federal disaster assistance within 120 days of enactment, including consideration of trends and contributing factors,
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HB-2548: FEMA Reauthorization Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-191, Part I. on 06/23/2017
Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2017 [HB-2569]
Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2017 This bill requires entities that offer or furnish health care related products or services to the public, including health insurers and government agencies, to disclose the price for those products and services at the point of purchase and on the Internet. The entities must disclose all prices, including wholesale, retail, and discounted prices, that are accepted as payment in full for products and services furnished to individual consumers. The Department of Health and Human Services may investigate
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HB-2569: Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Norma Torres
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/02/2017
RECLAIM Act of 2017 Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More Act of 2017 [HB-1731]
RECLAIM Act of 2017 Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More Act of 2017 This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) to make specified funds available to the Department of the Interior through FY2021 for distribution to states and Indian tribes to promote economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed communities through the reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by coal mining carried
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HB-1731: RECLAIM Act of 2017 Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-351, Part I. on 10/19/2017
You have voted HB-1731: RECLAIM Act of 2017 Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More Act of 2017.
RECLAIM Act of 2017 Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More Act of 2017 [S.728]
RECLAIM Act of 2017 Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More Act of 2017 This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) to make specified funds available to the Department of the Interior through FY2021 for distribution to states and Indian tribes to promote economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed communities through the reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by coal mining carried
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S.728: RECLAIM Act of 2017 Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Capito
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1997-1999) on 03/27/2017
Invest in Our Communities Act [S.727]
Invest in Our Communities Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) exempt spouses and children of EB-5 investor immigrants from worldwide employment-based immigration limits, and (2) revise the fiscal year worldwide level of employment-based immigrant admissions. EB-5 visas are excluded from per country caps. EB-5 visas shall be made available to qualified immigrants who participate in a regional center program in the United States designated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the promotion of economic growth,
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S.727: Invest in Our Communities Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Rand Paul
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/27/2017
REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act of 2017 Repeal Existing Policies that Encourage and Allow Legal HIV Discrimination Act of 2017 [HB-1739]
REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act of 2017 Repeal Existing Policies that Encourage and Allow Legal HIV Discrimination Act of 2017 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that federal and state laws, policies, and regulations regarding people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) should: (1) not place unique or additional burdens on such individuals solely as a result of their HIV status; and (2) demonstrate a public health-oriented, evidence-based, medically accurate, and contemporary understanding of HIV transmission, health implications,
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HB-1739: REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act of 2017 Repeal Existing Policies that Encourage and Allow Legal HIV Discrimination Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 04/24/2017
Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2018 [HB-1702]
Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2018 This bill amends the Small Business Act with respect to the authority of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to use certain SBA programs, including the small business development center (SBDC) program, to provide grants, financial assistance, loans, export assistance, and subcontracting opportunities on federal contracts to specified small businesses, organizations, state governments, universities, companies, and other entities that assist smaller enterprises. The SBA shall use such
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HB-1702: Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Rod Blum
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 05/09/2018
A resolution expressing concern over the disappearance of David Sneddon, and for other purposes. [SR-92]
A resolution expressing concern over the disappearance of David Sneddon, and for other purposes. Expresses concern about the disappearance of David Sneddon in Yunnan Province, China, in August 2004. Directs the Department of State and the intelligence community to continue joint investigations, coordinate investigations with the governments of China, Japan, and South Korea, and solicit information from regional affairs and law enforcement experts on plausible explanations for David Sneddon's disappearance. Encourages the State Department and the
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SR-92: A resolution expressing concern over the disappearance of David Sneddon, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Resolution Agreed To In Senate Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S7246-7247) on 11/29/2018
Medgar Evers House Study Act [HB-1715]
Medgar Evers House Study Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the home of the late civil rights activist Medgar Evers, located at 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive in Jackson, Mississippi. Interior shall: (1) evaluate the national significance of the site; (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the site as a unit of the National Park System (NPS); (3) determine the effect of the site's designation on existing commercial and recreational uses and on state and
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HB-1715: Medgar Evers House Study Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Bennie Thompson
Reported By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-123. on 05/16/2017
Improving Contract Procurement for Small Businesses through More Accurate Reporting Act of 2017 [HB-1693]
Improving Contract Procurement for Small Businesses through More Accurate Reporting Act of 2017 This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to report to the President and Congress an analysis of the number and dollar amount of prime contracts awarded by federal agencies each fiscal year to small business concerns, including those: owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans; located in qualified HUBZones; owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals; owned by an Indian
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HB-1693: Improving Contract Procurement for Small Businesses through More Accurate Reporting Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Yvette Clarke
Introduced In House on 03/23/2017
Stop Improper Federal Bonuses Act [S.696]
Stop Improper Federal Bonuses Act Stop Improper Federal Bonuses Act This bill prohibits a federal agency from awarding a bonus to any employee for five years after the end of a fiscal year in which the agency makes an adverse finding relating to the employee. An "adverse finding" is a determination that an employee's conduct violated: (1) a policy of the agency for which the employee may be removed or suspended for at least 14 days, or (2) a law for which the employee may be imprisoned for more than one year. The bill requires an agency to issue
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S.696: Stop Improper Federal Bonuses Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson With Amendments. With Written Report No. 115-127. on 07/11/2017
Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2017 [HB-1673]
Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish a Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Trust Fund; (2) modify the definition of subpart F income (i.e., income of a controlled foreign corporation earned outside the United States that is not tax-deferred) to include income of a controlled foreign corporation derived from a foreign country; and (3) transfer to the fund revenues from the newly included subpart F income. The Environmental Protection
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HB-1673: Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 04/11/2017
National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study Act [S.684]
National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study Act This bill amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 to direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a demonstration program through which each participating state or Indian tribe: (1) adopts the uniform, research-based home study methodology developed by HHS for the evaluation of prospective foster parents and adoptive parents; and (2) provides data gathered through operation of the program to HHS, as HHS may require for purposes of
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S.684: National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/21/2017
Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act [S.669]
Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to assess sanitation and safety conditions on land set aside to provide Columbia River Treaty tribes access to traditional fishing grounds. The bill applies to land held by the United States for the benefit of the Nez Perce Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. The
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S.669: Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Placed On The Union Calendar, Calendar No. 825. on 12/03/2018
Invest in Women's Health Act of 2017 [S.689]
Invest in Women's Health Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide support to public or nonprofit entities to expand certain preventive health services, with an emphasis on increasing access to cancer screening, particularly for women of color. The bill reauthorizes through FY2020: (1) programs related to breast and gynecologic cancers under Medicaid and family planning programs, and (2) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Breast and
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S.689: Invest in Women's Health Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/21/2017
National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study Act [HB-1650]
National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study Act This bill amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 to direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a demonstration program through which each participating state or Indian tribe: (1) adopts the uniform, research-based home study methodology developed by HHS for the evaluation of prospective foster parents and adoptive parents; and (2) provides data gathered through operation of the program to HHS, as HHS may require for purposes of
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HB-1650: National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Introduced In House on 03/21/2017
Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act [HB-1635]
Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify loan counseling requirements for an institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student aid programs. Currently, an IHE must provide entrance counseling to a student who is a first-time federal student loan borrower. This bill replaces required entrance counseling with required annual counseling. Also, it expands the required recipients of such annual counseling to include,
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HB-1635: Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/06/2018