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Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal. [HR-109]
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This resolution calls for the creation of a Green New Deal with the goals of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions; establishing millions of high-wage jobs and ensuring economic security for all; investing in infrastructure and industry; securing clean air and water, climate and community resiliency, healthy food, access to nature, and a sustainable environment for all; and promoting justice and equality. The resolution calls for accomplishment of these goals through a 10-year national mobilization effort. The resolution also enumerates the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests, And Public Lands. on 02/12/2019
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Authorizing the Speaker, on behalf of the House of Representatives, to intervene, otherwise appear, or take any other steps in the case of Texas v. United States, and in any appellate proceedings arising from such case, and for other purposes. [HR-14]
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This resolution authorizes the Speaker, on behalf of the House of Representatives, to intervene in the case of Texas v. United States, any appellate proceedings arising from such case, and any other cases involving the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The Office of General Counsel of the House, at the direction of the Speaker, shall represent the House in such litigation. The office may employ outside counsel, including pro bono counsel, and other experts for this purpose. The amount expended by the office on outside counsel and other
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Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Introduced In House on 01/03/2019
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Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, and for other purposes. [HR-6]
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This resolution adopts the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 116th Congress. The resolution adopts the rules of the 115th Congress with amendments that include allowing Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to vote in the Committee of the Whole; revising annual ethics training requirements; providing mandatory anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policies for House offices; prohibiting Members, officers, and employees of the House from serving as an officer or director of a public company; requiring Members to pay for any discrimination
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steny Hoyer
Motion To Reconsider Laid On The Table Agreed To Without Objection. on 01/09/2019
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Stop Price Gouging Act [HB-1093]
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Imposes an excise tax on pharmaceutical companies that sell prescription drugs that are subject to price spikes that exceed the annual percentage increase in the Chained Consumer Price Index. For each taxable prescription drug, the excise tax ranges from 50% to 100% of price spike revenue received by the company, depending on the size of the price spike and including an adjustment for revenue that is due solely to an increase in the cost of the inputs necessary to manufacture the drug. Pharmaceutical companies must submit specified data regarding
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Pocan
Introduced In House on 02/07/2019
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SASCA Survivors’ Access to Supportive Care Act [HB-1082]
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Establishes a series of programs and requirements to address the adequacy of access to sexual-assault examinations. Among other things, the bill establishes (1) a grant program for states to assess the availability of specified providers to perform sexual-assault examinations; (2) a multiagency pilot program to improve training for, and access to, such providers; (3) reporting requirements for hospitals regarding community access to such providers; and (4) a grant program for provider training in rural and tribal settings.
Sponsored by: Rep. Pramila Jayapal
Introduced In House on 02/07/2019
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for direct payment to physician assistants under the Medicare program for certain services furnished by such physician assistants. [HB-1052]
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Allows direct payment, under the Medicare program, to physician assistants for certain services furnished to enrollees.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 02/07/2019
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Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 [HB-1046]
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Requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies regarding prices for drugs covered under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Current law prohibits the CMS from doing so.) The CMS must take certain factors into account during negotiations, including the clinical- and cost-effectiveness of the drug, the financial burden on patients, and unmet patient needs. If the CMS is unable to negotiate the price of a drug, such drug is subject to competitive licensing in order to further its sale under
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 09/25/2019
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Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act [HB-1035]
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Establishes additional requirements for prescription drug plan sponsors (PDPs) under Medicare and Medicare Advantage, as well as health insurance carriers under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, relating to the methodology of payments to pharmacies and the use of pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs). Specifically, such PDPs and carriers must disclose specified information to pharmacies regarding applicable standards for reimbursement that are based on drug costs, including the sources used to update such standards. Additionally, such PDPs
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jamie Raskin
Introduced In House on 02/07/2019
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Phair Pricing Act of 2019 [HB-1034]
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Requires that certain negotiated prices for covered drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit be disclosed at the point-of-sale. Specifically, negotiated prices offered under a prescription drug plan (PDP) must be disclosed at the point-of-sale; the disclosed price must include specified adjustments, payments, and fees that are negotiated with the pharmacy (e.g., dispensing fees) by the PDP sponsor or pharmacy benefit manager. Additionally, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must establish certain quality measures for PDP sponsors
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Introduced In House on 02/07/2019
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To provide that the rule entitled "Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance" shall have no force or effect. [HB-1010]
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Nullifies a rule by the Department of Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services regarding short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans. Short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans are plans that may only offer coverage for a limited amount of time under law and that are exempt from the market requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (e.g., coverage of individuals with preexisting conditions). The rule increases the maximum authorized duration of such plans from less than
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Reported By The Committee On Energy And Commerce. H. Rept. 116-43, Part Ii. on 05/10/2019
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Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act [HB-987]
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Addresses prescription drugs and the health insurance market, including (1) revising processes related to federal approval of generic drugs; (2) providing funding for states to establish health insurances exchanges; (3) nullifying an agency rule related to short-term, limited duration coverage; and (4) expanding outreach activities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/20/2019
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Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019 [HB-986]
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(Sec. 3) nullifies guidance from the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Health and Human Services titled State Relief and Empowerment Waivers, published on October 24, 2018. The guidance pertains to Section 1332 waivers (also known as State Innovation Waivers or State Relief and Empowerment Waivers), which allow states to forego certain requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in order to implement experimental plans for health care coverage, as long as the resulting coverage meets certain statutory criteria.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 90. on 05/15/2019
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Tax Cuts and Jobs Middle Class Enhancement Act [HB-957]
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The bill makes permanent the tax reductions and other provisions for individuals that were enacted in P.L 115-97 (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) and are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025. The bill also increases the standard deduction, makes permanent the reduction in the adjusted gross income threshold that must be exceeded before a taxpayer is allowed to claim an itemized deduction for medical expenses, and increases the refundable portion of the child tax credit.
Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Mitchell
Introduced In House on 02/04/2019
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BLOCKING Act of 2019 Bringing Low-cost Options and Competition while Keeping Incentives for New Generics Act of 2019 [HB-938]
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To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, with respect to eligibility for approval of a subsequent generic drug, to remove the barrier to that approval posed by the 180-day exclusivity period afforded to a first generic applicant that has not yet received final approval, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Reported By The Committee On Energy And Commerce. H. Rept. 116-46. on 05/02/2019
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Health Benefits for Miners Act of 2019 [HB-934]
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Requires the Department of the Treasury to transfer additional funds to provide health benefits for retired coal miners. The bill adds miners affected by 2018 coal company bankruptcies to the group whose retiree health benefits are taken into account in determining the amount that Treasury must transfer under current law to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources Discharged. on 10/23/2019
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North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act [HB-925]
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Reauthorizes the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through FY2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
On Motion To Concur In The Senate Amendments With An Amendment Agreed To By The Yeas And Nays: 214 - 207 (roll No. 214). (text: Cr H5202-5417) on 10/01/2020
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CLINICAL TREATMENT Act Covering Life-saving Investigations Needed in Cancer and Other Life-threatening Conditions through Timely use of Resources for Easy and Affordable Treatment from Medicaid for Enrollees in Need Today Act [HB-913]
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Requires state Medicaid programs to cover routine patient costs for items and services that are provided in connection with a qualifying clinical trial regarding cancer or other life-threatening conditions. The bill defines "routine patient costs" to include items and services that would otherwise be covered under Medicaid absent the patient's participation in the clinical trial; the term includes items and services relating to trial complications, but excludes those items and services that are the subject of the trial or that are provided solely
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 01/30/2019
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Stop Penalizing Working Seniors Act [HB-908]
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Allows Medicare-eligible individuals who are age 65 or older to contribute to health savings accounts if their entitlement to Medicare benefits is limited to hospital insurance benefits under Medicare Part A.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Latta
Introduced In House on 01/30/2019
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Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act [HB-895]
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Allows tribally controlled grant schools to participate in the Federal Employee Health Benefits program.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Joyce
Received In The Senate. on 09/22/2020
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People CARE Act People-Centered Assistance Reform Effort Act [HB-841]
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Establishes the People-Centered Assistance Reform Effort Commission within the legislative branch to review federal means-tested welfare programs. Means-tested welfare programs are those designed to specifically provide assistance exclusively to low-income Americans. The commission shall review all federal means-tested programs, excluding various specified programs such as the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits program, Medicare, and Department of Veterans Affairs-administered programs. The commission's review shall cover topics
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Sponsored by: Rep. Warren Davidson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/01/2019