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Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Exchange Act of 2017 [S.131]
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[Environmental ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Agriculture ]
Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Exchange Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill states that its purpose is to facilitate and expedite the exchange of land between the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority (Trust Authority) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA). (Sec. 4) The bill directs USDA to convey to the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority 7 parcels of federal land if the Trust Authority offers to convey, in two specified phases, 20 parcels of certain nonfederal land. The conveyances of the federal and nonfederal lands shall be subject to valid existing
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Sullivan
By Senator Murkowski From Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Filed Written Report. Report No. 115-117. on 06/22/2017
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Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Exchange Act of 2017 [HB-513]
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[Environmental ]
[Mining ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Exchange Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to convey certain federal land in two phases to the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority in exchange for certain nonfederal land. Before completing each phase of the land exchange, USDA shall complete any necessary land surveys and required pre-exchange clearances, mitigation activities, and approvals related to: threatened and endangered species, cultural and historic resources, wetland and floodplains, and hazardous materials. Upon acquisition
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Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 02/10/2017
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Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act [HB-437]
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[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the use of Urban Area Security Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and mass prophylaxis capabilities, including the development and maintenance of an initial pharmaceutical stockpile, including medical kits, and diagnostics sufficient to protect first responders, their families, immediate victims, and vulnerable populations from a chemical or biological
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis
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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Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2017 [HB-427]
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[Children and Youth ]
Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate NIH research on Tourette syndrome. The NIH must: (1) develop a system to collect data on Tourette syndrome, including epidemiological information and data on the availability of medical and social services for individuals with Tourette syndrome and their families; (2) support Collaborative Research Centers for Tourette Syndrome to conduct basic
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/25/2017
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Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2017 [HB-354]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2017 This bill prohibits, for a one-year period, the availability of federal funds for any purpose to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., or any of its affiliates or clinics, unless they certify that the affiliates and clinics will not perform, and will not provide any funds to any other entity that performs, an abortion during such period. This restriction does not apply in cases of rape or incest or where a physical condition endangers a woman's life unless an abortion is performed. The Department of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/25/2017
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State Health Flexibility Act of 2017 [HB-352]
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[Children and Youth ]
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State Health Flexibility Act of 2017 This bill amends the Social Security Act (SSAct) to replace federal requirements for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) with health care block grants to states. A state may use block grant funds to: (1) provide health care services to indigent individuals; (2) fund risk adjustment mechanisms for the purpose of subsidizing the cost of private health insurance for the high-risk population; and (3) support other welfare-related programs, as specified by the bill. In addition to repealing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 02/10/2017
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Recognizing July 28, 2017, as "World Hepatitis Day". [HR-32]
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[Public Health ]
[International ]
Recognizing July 28, 2017, as "World Hepatitis Day". Recognizes World Hepatitis Day. Expresses support for broad access to hepatitis treatments and for raising awareness of the risks and consequences of undiagnosed hepatitis infections. Calls for a robust governmental and public health response to protect the health of the 5 million people in the United States and 400 million people worldwide who suffer from chronic viral hepatitis.
Sponsored by: Rep. Grace Meng
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/25/2017
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Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium Act [HB-326]
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[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Grants ]
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Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health to establish, administer, and coordinate a national consortium on neuromyelitis optica (NMO), which is a neurological disease that can cause blindness and paralysis. The consortium must: award grants for research on the causes of, and the risk factors and biomarkers associated with, NMO; assemble a panel of experts to provide guidance and recommendations on research design and protocols; and designate a central laboratory
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/25/2017
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Adult Day Center Enhancement Act [HB-325]
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[Mental Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Veterans ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Adult Day Center Enhancement Act This bill requires the Administration on Aging (AOA) to initiate a comprehensive survey of current adult day programs that provide care and support to individuals with neurological diseases or conditions such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, or traumatic brain injury. The AOA must identify ongoing successful adult day programs and which of these serve young adults with neurological conditions and develop best practices to guide the establishment of additional successful adult day programs. The AOA must
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/25/2017
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Medicaid Expansion Parity Act of 2017 [HB-335]
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Medicaid Expansion Parity Act of 2017 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide the enhanced federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) to every state that expands Medicaid coverage for individuals who are newly eligible under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, regardless of when such expansion takes place. Under current law, the enhanced FMAP is equivalent to 100% in 2014 through 2016, 95% in 2017, 94% in 2018, 93% in 2019, and 90% thereafter. The bill retains this enhanced FMAP, but bases it on
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Lewis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/25/2017
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Victims of Agent Orange Relief Act of 2017 [HB-334]
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[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[International ]
Victims of Agent Orange Relief Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of State shall provide assistance: (1) to address the health care needs of covered individuals, (2) to institutions in Vietnam that provide health care to such individuals, (3) to repair and rebuild substandard homes in Vietnam for covered individuals and their families, and (4) to remediate geographic areas of Vietnam that contain high levels of Agent Orange. A "covered individual" is defined as an individual who is a Vietnam resident and who: (1) is affected by health
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 02/03/2017
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National Clinical Care Commission Act [HB-309]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
National Clinical Care Commission Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to establish within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) a National Clinical Care Commission to evaluate and recommend solutions regarding better coordination and leveraging of federal programs that relate to supporting clinical care for individuals with complex metabolic or autoimmune disease, diabetes, or complications caused by such diseases. The duties of the commission include: evaluating HHS programs regarding the utilization of preventive
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/10/2017
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Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017 [HB-284]
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[Social Security ]
[Education ]
Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise payment rules for graduate medical education (GME) costs with respect to a hospital that establishes a new medical residency training program. With respect to a hospital that has not entered into a GME affiliation agreement, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall establish the hospital's full-time equivalent (FTE) resident amount only after determining that the hospital's medical residency
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Sponsored by: Rep. Elise Stefanik
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/25/2017
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Family First Prevention Services Act of 2017 [HB-253]
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[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Social Security ]
Family First Prevention Services Act of 2017 This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) regarding, among other matters: (1) mental health and substance abuse prevention and treatment services and in-home parenting skill-based programs, (2) foster care maintenance payments for children with parents in a licensed residential family-based treatment facility for substance abuse, and (3) payments for evidence-based kinship navigator programs. Part B of title IV (Child and Family Services)
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Sponsored by: Rep. David N. Cicilline
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 01/13/2017
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American Health Care Reform Act of 2017 [HB-277]
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[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Insurance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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[Grants ]
American Health Care Reform Act of 2017 This bill repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective January 1, 2018. The bill restores provisions amended by the repealed provisions. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax standard deduction for health insurance. Provisions regarding health savings accounts (HSAs) are revised, including to raise contribution limits and to expand the products and services that may be
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 02/10/2017
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HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 [HB-244]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
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[Food ]
[Telecommunications ]
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[Trade ]
[Defense ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
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[National Security ]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
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[Manufacturing ]
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[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Housing ]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Education ]
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[Human Rights ]
[Disaster Relief ]
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[Taxes ]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
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HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division of this bill refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Provides that the explanatory statement printed in the Congressional Record regarding this bill has the same effect as a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. (Sec. 5) Provides that the sums in this bill are appropriated for FY2017. (Sec. 6) Provides
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Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Valadao
Became Public Law No: 115-31. (txt | Pdf) on 05/05/2017
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To prevent the territories of the United States from losing current Medicaid funding. [HB-259]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Funding ]
To prevent the territories of the United States from losing current Medicaid funding. This bill amends the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to annually allocate, to each U.S. territory, at least as much Medicaid funding for primary care services as was allocated to the territory in 2017.
Sponsored by: Rep. Amata Coleman Radewagen
Introduced In House on 01/04/2017
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Veterans Healthcare Improvement Act [HB-101]
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[Veterans ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
Veterans Healthcare Improvement Act This bill requires the Comptroller General, for each of FY2018-FY2020, to: (1) review the budget requests for the Department of Veterans Affairs' Medical Services, Medical Support and Compliance, and Medical Facilities accounts contained in the President's budget request for that fiscal year; and (2) report review results to the congressional veterans, appropriations, and budget committees.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann M. Kuster
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/19/2017
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Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act [HB-217]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Health ]
Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to permit the Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) to provide federal family planning grants only to entities that certify that, during the period of the grant, they will not perform abortions or provide funds to entities that perform abortions. Exceptions are made for abortions where: (1) the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest; or (2) a physician certifies that the woman suffered from a physical disorder, injury, or illness that would place the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/25/2017
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To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns. [HB-133]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Elections ]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to terminate: (1) the taxpayer election to designate $3 of income tax liability for financing of presidential election campaigns, (2) the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, and (3) the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account. The Department of the Treasury must transfer: (1) specified funds remaining in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund to the 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Cole
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. Markup Report Cq on 02/07/2017