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Today's American Dream Act [HB-1084]
[Community Development ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Science ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Economic Development ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
Today's American Dream Act This bill establishes new programs or amends existing programs related to workforce and community development. It directs: (1) the Department of Labor to award grants for job skills training for older individuals (older than age 45) and for workers in highly-skilled industries; and (2) the Department of Education to award scholarships to students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) and teaching certifications. The bill also amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) expand and extend
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On General Farm Commodities And Risk Management. on 03/10/2017
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Obamacare Replacement Act [HB-1072]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Obamacare Replacement Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Social Security Act to repeal certain provisions regarding health insurance, including: the requirement for individuals to maintain minimum essential coverage, limitations on insurers varying premiums by age or health status, requirements for health insurance to cover preexisting conditions, and the prohibition on lifetime or annual limits on benefits. The bill allows a refundable
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/17/2017
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VA Management Alignment Act of 2017 [HB-1066]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
VA Management Alignment Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report (including recommendations for appropriate legislation) regarding the roles, responsibility, and accountability of elements and individuals of the VA. In creating such report, the VA shall utilize the results of: the Independent Assessment of the Health Care Delivery Systems and Management Process of the VA established by the Veterans Access,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann M. Kuster
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/07/2017
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Hallways to Health Act [S.356]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
Hallways to Health Act This bill amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program [CHIP]) of the Social Security Act to: establish a grant program for school-based health centers to, with respect to children who are eligible for Medicaid and CHIP, facilitate access to services and encourage the adoption of healthy behaviors; establish a demonstration program for the provision or expansion of telehealth services in school-based health centers; and require state Medicaid and CHIP programs to cover services furnished by school-based
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/13/2017
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Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act of 2017 [S.353]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act of 2017 This bill amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to extend through 2022 the rural add-on, which is a payment increase for Medicare home health services furnished to patients in rural areas. The bill also amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to lower, for FY2018-FY2022, the annual ceiling on the home health outlier adjustment, which is a payment increase for home health services furnished to the costliest Medicare beneficiaries,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/13/2017
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Hallways to Health Act [HB-1027]
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[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
Hallways to Health Act This bill amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program [CHIP]) of the Social Security Act to: establish a grant program for school-based health centers to, with respect to children who are eligible for Medicaid and CHIP, facilitate access to services and encourage the adoption of healthy behaviors; establish a demonstration program for the provision or expansion of telehealth services in school-based health centers; and require state Medicaid and CHIP programs to cover services furnished by school-based
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Sponsored by: Rep. Theodore E. Deutch
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/17/2017
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Expanding Opportunities for Recovery Act of 2017 [HB-992]
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[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Expanding Opportunities for Recovery Act of 2017 This bill requires the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award grants to states to expand access to clinically appropriate services for opioid abuse or addiction. States must use these grants to provide up to 60 consecutive days of services to individuals who otherwise would not have access to substance abuse services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/10/2017
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Opioid Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2017 [HB-993]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Mental Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Opioid Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to states to develop a peer review process to identify and investigate questionable or inappropriate prescribing and dispensing patterns of drugs classified as schedule II or III under the Controlled Substances Act, which are drugs with an accepted medical use that have the potential to be abused and addictive. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require HHS to establish grant programs to: (1) facilitate
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/10/2017
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Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act [HB-918]
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[Mental Health ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Military ]
[Human Services ]
Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish to former members of the Armed Forces: (1) an initial mental health assessment; and (2) the mental health care services required to treat the member's urgent mental health care needs, including risk of suicide or harming others. A former member of the Armed Forces is an individual who: served in the active military, naval, or air service, was discharged or released under a condition less than honorable (except a dishonorable
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/08/2017
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Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act [S.311]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
[Mental Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants to public and nonprofit private health care providers to expand training and support services for families and caregivers of individuals living with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/06/2017
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Sgt. Brandon Ketchum Never Again Act [HB-874]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
Sgt. Brandon Ketchum Never Again Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), upon the request of a veteran who is enrolled in the VA health care system and entitled to in-patient psychiatric care, to furnish such veteran with in-patient psychiatric care at: (1) the VA facility that is closest to where the veteran resides and that has the capacity and capability to provide such care, or (2) at a non-VA facility if the VA facility lacks such capacity or capability.
Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Valadao
Introduced In House on 02/06/2017
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Tribal Veterans Health Care Enhancement Act [S.304]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Tribal Veterans Health Care Enhancement Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to permit the Indian Health Service (IHS) to pay copayments owed to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by Indian veterans for medical services authorized under the Purchased/Referred Care program and administered at a VA facility. (Sec. 3) The IHS, the VA, and tribal health programs, in consultation with impacted tribes, must enter into a memorandum of understanding that authorizes the IHS or a tribal health program to pay such copayments
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Rounds
Committee On Indian Affairs. Reported By Senator Hoeven Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-112. on 06/15/2017
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HEALTHIER Act of 2017 Health for Each American Less fortunate Through Help from medical professionals In Every Rural and impoverished area Act of 2017 [HB-860]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
HEALTHIER Act of 2017 Health for Each American Less fortunate Through Help from medical professionals In Every Rural and impoverished area Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states with a volunteer health care provider law that permits a volunteer to provide health care services without being licensed in the state if the volunteer is licensed in another state. The law must: (1) require the services to be provided in a rural or impoverished area and to be within the scope of practice of the
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Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/10/2017
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A resolution designating February 2017 as "American Heart Month" and February 3, 2017, as "National Wear Red Day". [SR-45]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
A resolution designating February 2017 as "American Heart Month" and February 3, 2017, as "National Wear Red Day". Designates February 2017 as American Heart Month and February 3, 2017, as National Wear Red Day. Recognizes and reaffirms the commitment to fighting heart disease and stroke by promoting awareness of causes, risks, and prevention, supporting research, and expanding access to medical treatment. Encourages individuals to learn about their risk for heart disease.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Senate Committee On The Judiciary Discharged By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S1092) on 02/10/2017
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Childhood Cancer STAR Act Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2017 [HB-820]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Childhood Cancer STAR Act Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide support to collect the medical specimens and information of children, adolescents, and young adults with selected cancers that have the least effective treatments in order to achieve a better understanding of these cancers and the effects of treatment. The national childhood cancer registry is reauthorized through FY2022 and revised to authorize
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/03/2017
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Childhood Cancer STAR Act Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2018 [S.292]
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[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Mental Health ]
Childhood Cancer STAR Act Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2018 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide support to collect the medical specimens and information of children, adolescents, and young adults with selected cancers that have the least effective treatments in order to achieve a better understanding of these cancers and the effects of treatment. The national childhood cancer registry is reauthorized through FY2022 and revised to authorize
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Became Public Law No: 115-180. on 06/05/2018
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a pilot program to expand telehealth options under the Medicare program for individuals residing in public housing located in health professional shortage areas, and for other purposes. [HB-766]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Housing ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a pilot program to expand telehealth options under the Medicare program for individuals residing in public housing located in health professional shortage areas, and for other purposes. This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish a five-year pilot program to expand Medicare coverage of telehealth services for enrollees who reside in public housing. Specifically, the program shall provide for Medicare coverage with respect to "store-and-forward technologies"
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/10/2017
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Postal Service Reform Act of 2017 [HB-756]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
Postal Service Reform Act of 2017 TITLE I--POSTAL SERVICE BENEFITS REFORM This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish a Postal Service Health Benefits Program within the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to offer health benefits plans for U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees, annuitant retirees, and their families at rates that reflect the cost of benefits provided solely to the USPS risk pool. Medicare-eligible postal retirees and family members are automatically enrolled in part A (Hospital Insurance) and part
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Assuming First Sponsorship - Mr. Garrett Asked Unanimous Consent That He May Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 756, A Bill Originally Introduced By Former Representative Chaffetz, For Purposes Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Pursuant To Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 03/20/2018
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Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017 [HB-771]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Insurance ]
Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017 This bill requires the federal government: (1) to ensure coverage for abortion care in public health insurance programs including Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); (2) as an employer or health plan sponsor, to ensure coverage for abortion care for participants and beneficiaries; and (3) as a provider of health services, to ensure that abortion care is made available to individuals who are eligible to receive services. The federal
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/10/2017
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Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2017 [HB-750]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish a separate Medicare benefit category for complex rehabilitation technology (CRT) items that: (1) are designed or configured to meet an individual's unique needs and capacities; (2) are primarily used to serve a medical or functional purpose; and (3) require certain services to ensure appropriate design, configuration, and use. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall designate CRT
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/09/2017