Indian Social And Development Programs
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Health Care Access for Urban Native Veterans Act [HB-4153]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DOD) to enter into arrangements for the sharing of medical facilities and services with urban Indian organizations. The VA and DOD shall reimburse an urban Indian organization where services are provided to beneficiaries eligible for services from either department.
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America’s College Promise Act of 2019 [HB-4212]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Provides funding and establishes grants for states, Native American tribes, historically black colleges and universities, tribal colleges and universities, and minority-serving institutions. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education to award grants to eligible states and Native American tribes to pay the federal share (75% of the average resident community college tuition and fees per student) of a program that provides funds to community colleges for waiving resident tuition and fees. The bill also requires each state to ensure
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Farm to School Act of 2019 [HB-3562]
[Agriculture ]
[Education ]
[Food ]
[Children and Youth ]
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to reauthorize the farm to school program, and for other purposes.
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Building Indigenous STEM Professionals Act [S.2037]
[Education ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Expands the grant program for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs that benefit Native American students. Under current law, this program only applies to programs that benefit Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. The bill expands grant eligibility to include programs that benefit American Indians. Additionally, the bill authorizes grants under the program for the creation of new programs for the development of Native American STEM professionals. The bill also revises how programs are prioritized for awarding grants.
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END Network Abuse Act of 2019 End National Defense Network Abuse Act of 2019 [HB-3588]
[Defense ]
[Crime ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Children and Youth ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Directs the Department of Defense to establish (1) an initiative to improve the capacity of military criminal-investigative organizations to prevent child sexual exploitation, and (2) partnerships with various governmental and outside entities to improve practices and outcomes related to the prevention of child sexual exploitation.
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Emergency Access to Insulin Act of 2019 [S.2004]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Grants ]
[Insurance ]
Reduces the marketing exclusivity period for biological drug products from 12 to 7 years and establishes policies and programs designed to increase access to prescription insulin. Specifically, the bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award grants to states to create insulin card programs, which provide uninsured or underinsured individuals with insulin at no cost for specified time periods. Payments for insulin prescriptions made through the program must count toward an underinsured individual’s health plan deductible.
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Farm to School Act of 2019 [S.2026]
[Agriculture ]
[Education ]
[Food ]
[Children and Youth ]
A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to reauthorize the farm to school program, and for other purposes.
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Patient Rights Act [S.1993]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to restrict Federal funding for health care entities that do not respect all human life and patient rights.
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Made in America Act of 2019 [HB-3459]
[Construction ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Trade ]
[Water ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires projects under various federal programs to use materials manufactured in the United States, with exceptions. The bill applies to materials such as steel, plastic, concrete, and glass and applies to programs for broadband infrastructure, water treatment, health centers, and housing, among others.
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Made in America Act of 2019 [S.1955]
[Infrastructure ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Trade ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
A bill to ensure that certain materials used in carrying out Federal infrastructure aid programs are made in the United States, and for other purposes.
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College for All Act of 2019 [HB-3472]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Provides funding for (1) grants to eliminate tuition and required fees for eligible students at community colleges, public four-year institutions of higher education, and tribal colleges and universities; and (2) grants to eliminate or significantly reduce tuition and required fees for eligible students at private, nonprofit historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions.
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College for All Act of 2019 [S.1947]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Provides funding for (1) grants to eliminate tuition and required fees for eligible students at community colleges, public four-year institutions of higher education, and tribal colleges and universities; and (2) grants to eliminate or significantly reduce tuition and required fees for eligible students at private, nonprofit historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions. In addition, the bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to forgive the outstanding balance of interest and principal due on all Federal
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PrEP Access and Coverage Act [S.1926]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Insurance ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requires private health insurance plans to cover prescription drugs that prevent the acquisition of HIV, and any related screenings, diagnostic procedures, or clinical follow-ups, without any cost-sharing obligation for the plan holder. Further, insurance plans must not impose any preauthorization requirement for this coverage. These coverage requirements also apply to public health insurance programs, including, among others, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program. Additionally, the bill prohibits denying, limiting, or
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Lower Health Care Costs Act [S.1895]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Makes a series of changes relating to health care coverage, costs, and services. Among other things, the bill applies in-network cost-sharing requirements to certain emergency and related nonemergency services that are provided out-of-network, and prohibits health care facilities and practitioners from billing above the applicable in-network cost-sharing rate for such services; revises certain requirements in order to expedite the approval of generics and biosimilars, including requirements relating to citizen petitions, application effective dates,
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TRAC Act Tribal Reporting and Accountability to Congress Act [S.1892]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requires tribal liaisons (appointed Assistant U.S. Attorneys) to submit an annual report on missing and murdered Native Americans in their district. Among other elements, the report should include the number of open missing and murdered Native American cases as well as the number of resolved missing and murdered Native American cases.
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FIND Act Finding and Investigating Native Disappearance Act [S.1893]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Requires the Government Accountability Office to report on ways to increase reporting of missing Native Americans and the effects of substance abuse on violent crime in tribal communities.
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Technical Assistance for Health Grants Act [HB-3343]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
Provides funding for, and makes changes to the scope and content of, technical assistance provided by the Department of Health and Human Services concerning certain grants that provide low-income individuals with education and training for health care occupations.
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Tribal Healthcare Careers Act [HB-3340]
[Healthcare ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Education ]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reserve a portion of Health Profession Opportunity Grants for Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal colleges and universities. HHS must award at least 10 grants to tribal applicants.
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Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019 [HB-3301]
[Taxes ]
[Energy ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
Extends certain individual and business-related tax provisions, provides tax incentives for energy production and green economy jobs, eliminates the increase in the estate and gift tax unified credit after 2022, and provides disaster tax relief.
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Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act [HB-3315]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Health ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Provides funds to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for an affordable child care and early learning program. Children who are at least six weeks of age but not yet required to attend school may participate in the program regardless of family income, disability status, citizenship status, or employment of a family member. Under the program, HHS must support sponsors (e.g., states, local governments, tribal organizations, and nonprofit community organizations) that provide child care and early learning services for families. Families
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