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A resolution designating April 2018 as "National Donate Life Month". [SR-479]
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A resolution designating April 2018 as "National Donate Life Month".
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Veterans Health Nurse Recruitment and Retention Act of 2017 [HB-3933]
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Veterans Health Nurse Recruitment and Retention Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to publish and submit to Congress an annual report regarding efforts to recruit, hire, and retain Veterans Health Administration nurses. Such report shall include details regarding: (1) efforts to recruit, hire, and retain nurses at each VA medical facility, (2) VA resources provided for such efforts, and (3) recommendations for appropriate legislation. The Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 is amended to restore
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Accountability for Quality VA Healthcare Act [HB-3874]
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Accountability for Quality VA Healthcare Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a two-year pilot program to enhance the physical security of VA medical facilities. The VA shall periodically update its Planning and Activating Community Based Outpatient Clinics handbook to reflect current policies and clarify the responsibilities of VA leasing project personnel. The VA shall: (1) strengthen its medical facility inspection process; and (2) monitor women veterans' access to gender-specific care services under community
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Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 [S.2711]
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Enhancing Access to Addiction Treatment Act of 2018
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Solitary Confinement Reform Act [S.2724]
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Solitary Confinement Reform Act
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Empowering Pharmacists in the Fight Against Opioid Abuse Act [HB-4275]
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Empowering Pharmacists in the Fight Against Opioid Abuse Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and disseminate training programs and materials on: (1) the circumstances under which a pharmacist may refuse to fill a controlled substance prescription suspected to be fraudulent, forged, or indicative of abuse or diversion; and (2) federal requirements related to such refusal. HHS must seek input from relevant stakeholders.
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Opioid Emergency Response Act [HB-5531]
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Opioid Emergency Response Act
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Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 [S.2680]
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Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 [HB-5515]
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 This bill authorizes FY2019 appropriations and sets forth policies regarding the military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD), military construction, and the national security programs of the Department of Energy (DOE). It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for: (1) Procurement, including helicopters, combat vehicles, weapons, aircraft, shipbuilding and conversion, and missiles; (2)
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Expressing support for the designation of April 2018 as "National Donate Life Month". [HR-827]
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Expressing support for the designation of April 2018 as "National Donate Life Month".
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Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 16, 2018, through April 20, 2018, as National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Appreciation Week. [HR-823]
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Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 16, 2018, through April 20, 2018, as National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Appreciation Week. Expresses support for the designation of National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Appreciation Week. Recognizes that such personnel implement evidence-based practices to improve student outcomes. Commends the National Alliance of Specialized Instructional Support Personnel for its efforts to promote and improve the availability of specialized instructional support services.
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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Health Week. [SR-462]
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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Health Week.
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Nick Castle Peace Corps Reform Act of 2018 [S.2286]
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Nick Castle Peace Corps Reform Act of 2018
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Transparent Health Care Pricing Act of 2018 [HB-4808]
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Transparent Health Care Pricing Act of 2018 This bill requires entities that offer or furnish health care related products or services to the public 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 and impose civil penalties on entities that fail to comply
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Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act [S.2311]
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Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime for any person to perform or attempt to perform an abortion if the probable post-fertilization age of the fetus is 20 weeks or more. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to five years in prison, or both. The bill provides exceptions for an abortion: (1) that is necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman, or (2) when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. A physician who performs or attempts to perform an abortion
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Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2018 [S.2317]
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Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2018 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to revise the qualifications required for a practitioner to administer, dispense, or prescribe narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment in an office-based opioid treatment program. It increases the maximum patient limit for a qualifying practitioner who meets certain requirements. The maximum patient limit is the maximum number of patients a qualifying practitioner can treat at one time. The bill expands qualifying practitioners to
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Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017 [HB-3767]
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Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to include pediatric subspecialties in primary health services for purposes of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). Psychiatrists who are pediatric subspecialists are included in behavioral and mental health professionals. (These amendments make pediatric subspecialists, including psychiatrists, eligible for the NHSC fellowship program for the delivery of primary health services in health professional shortage areas, the NHSC Scholarship
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No Assistance for Assad Act [HB-4681]
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No Assistance for Assad Act This bill prohibits FY2018-FY2022 reconstruction or stabilization assistance from being provided for any area of Syria controlled by the Syrian government or associated forces unless the President certifies that the Syrian government has stopped attacking civilians and is making progress in areas such as human rights, complying with international obligations, ending missile development and deployment, and refugee repatriation. The President shall recertify whether such conditions are being met every 90 days. Such prohibition
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MEDS Act Marijuana Effective Drug Studies Act of 2018 [HB-4825]
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MEDS Act Marijuana Effective Drug Studies Act of 2018 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish a new, separate registration process to facilitate research involving marijuana and the commercial production of drugs made from marijuana. Specifically, the bill requires the Drug Enforcement Administration to register manufacturers and distributors to supply marijuana: (1) for use in research, and (2) for the commercial production of approved drugs containing or derived from marijuana.
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PRENDA Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2018 [S.2326]
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PRENDA Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2018 This bill imposes criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly or knowingly attempts to: (1) perform an abortion knowing that the abortion is sought based on the sex or gender of the child, (2) use force or the threat of force to coerce a sex-selection abortion, (3) solicit or accept funds for the performance of such an abortion, or (4) transport a woman into the United States or across a state line for the purpose of obtaining such an abortion.The bill authorizes civil actions by: (1) fathers, or maternal
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