Inflation And Prices

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Social Security Expansion Act [S.478] [Social Security ] [Senior Citizens ] [Retirement ]
A bill to enhance Social Security benefits and ensure the long-term solvency of the Social Security program.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/13/2019

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Heroes Lesley Zerebny and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act of 2019 [HB-1210] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Veterans ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Disaster Relief ] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ]
Makes changes to benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program. The PSOB program provides death, disability, and education benefits to public safety officers and survivors of public safety officers who are killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty. Specifically, the bill modifies the program to (1) increase the death and disability benefit, (2) revise the date of determination for the amount of the death and disability benefit, and (3) increase the monthly education assistance benefit and otherwise revise the computation (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/25/2019

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Social Security Expansion Act [HB-1170] [Social Security ] [Senior Citizens ] [Retirement ]
To enhance Social Security benefits and ensure the long-term solvency of the Social Security program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Railroads, Pipelines, And Hazardous Materials. on 02/14/2019

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FLAT Prices Act Forcing Limits on Abusive and Tumultuous Prices [HB-1188] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Healthcare ] [Consumer Protection ]
To shorten monopoly periods for prescription drugs that are the subjects of sudden price hikes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Chellie Pingree Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/14/2019

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Heroes Lesley Zerebny and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act of 2019 [S.465] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Veterans ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Disaster Relief ] [Human Services ] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ]
Makes changes to benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program. The PSOB program provides death, disability, and education benefits to public safety officers and survivors of public safety officers who are killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty. Specifically, the bill modifies the program to (1) increase the death and disability benefit, (2) revise the date of determination for the amount of the death and disability benefit, and (3) increase the monthly education assistance benefit and otherwise revise the computation (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/12/2019

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Stop the Attack on Local Taxpayers Act of 2019 [HB-1142] [Taxes ]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to (1) repeal the $10,000 limitation on individual income tax deductions for certain state and local taxes, and (2) increase the top individual income tax rate to 39.6% (currently 37%).

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney Introduced In House on 02/11/2019

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SALT Act Stop the Attack on Local Taxpayers Act [S.437] [Taxes ]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to (1) repeal the $10,000 limitation on individual income tax deductions for certain state and local taxes, and (2) increase the top individual income tax rate to 39.6% (currently 37%).

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/11/2019

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FAIR Act Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act of 2019 [S.426] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Budget and Spending ] [Veterans ]
Increases by 3.6% in FY2020 the rates of basic pay for federal employees under the statutory pay systems (i.e., the General Schedule, the Foreign Service Schedule, and various schedules related to the Veterans Health Administration) and for prevailing rate employees.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/07/2019

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Veterans' Disability Compensation Automatic COLA Act of 2019 [S.408] [Veterans ] [Social Security ] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ]
Provides that whenever there is a cost-of-living increase in benefits for Social Security recipients, the Department of Veterans Affairs shall increase by the same percentage the amounts payable for veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 02/07/2019

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Veterans' Disability Compensation Automatic COLA Act of 2019 [S.408] [Veterans ] [Social Security ] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ]
Provides that whenever there is a cost-of-living increase in benefits for Social Security recipients, the Department of Veterans Affairs shall increase by the same percentage the amounts payable for veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 02/07/2019

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Stop Price Gouging Act [S.378] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Healthcare ] [Taxes ] [Consumer Protection ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Inflation ]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/07/2019

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Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 [S.377] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Budget and Spending ]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/07/2019

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FLAT Prices Act Forcing Limits on Abusive and Tumultuous Prices [S.366] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Healthcare ] [Consumer Protection ]
A bill to shorten monopoly periods for prescription drugs that are the subjects of sudden price hikes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (text: Cr S921-922) on 02/06/2019

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Social Security 2100 Act [S.269] [Social Security ] [Taxes ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Senior Citizens ] [Budget and Spending ]
Increases various Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits and related taxes. The bill increases the primary insurance amount (e.g., the amount a Social Security beneficiary receives if the beneficiary begins receiving benefits at normal retirement age) by increasing the percentage of the beneficiary's average indexed monthly earnings used to calculate the amount. The Bureau of Labor Statistics shall publish a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers, which the Social Security Administration (SSA) shall use to calculate cost-of-living (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/30/2019

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529 Expansion and Modernization Act of 2019 [S.220] [Taxes ] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ] [Inflation ] [Budget and Spending ]
Allows tax-exempt distributions from qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) to be used for apprenticeship programs, early education expenses for children under the age of 5, career and technical education programs, and industry intermediary education programs. The bill also allows employers to make contributions to an employee's 529 plan as a fringe benefit that is excluded from the gross income of the employee. The contributions per employee may not exceed $500 per year (adjusted for inflation after 2020) and must be made in connection (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Gardner Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/24/2019

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Death Tax Repeal Act of 2019 [S.215] [Taxes ]
Repeals the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes. It also makes conforming amendments related to the gift tax.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/24/2019

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Right Rebate Act of 2019 [S.205] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Consumer Protection ]
Requires drug manufacturers with Medicaid rebate agreements for covered outpatient drugs to disclose drug product information. Manufacturers are subject to civil penalties for knowingly misclassifying drugs. Manufacturers are also required to compensate for rebates that were initially underpaid as a result of misclassification (whether or not such misclassification was committed knowingly).

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/24/2019

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Protect Medicaid Act [S.131] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Immigration ] [Public Health ]
Prohibits federal payment under Medicaid for the administrative costs of providing health benefits to noncitizens who are ineligible for Medicaid based on their immigration status. The Department of Health and Human Services must report on specified information regarding states that provide health benefits to such individuals.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/15/2019

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Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2019 [S.102] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ]
Establishes a series of oversight and disclosure requirements relating to the prices of brand-name drugs. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to review at least annually all brand-name drugs for excessive pricing; HHS must also review prices upon petition. If any such drugs are found to be excessively priced, HHS must (1) void any government-granted exclusivity; (2) issue open, nonexclusive licenses for the drugs; and (3) expedite the review of corresponding applications for generic drugs and biosimilar (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/10/2019

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Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act [S.99] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Budget and Spending ] [Consumer Protection ] [Senior Citizens ]
Makes a series of changes relating to the prices of prescription drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Medicare Advantage (MA) prescription drug plans (PDPs). Under current law, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) may neither negotiate the prices of covered drugs nor establish a formulary. The bill repeals these restrictions and instead specifically requires the CMS to (1) negotiate the prices of covered drugs; and (2) either establish a formulary for covered drugs, or require changes to PDP formularies that take (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/10/2019

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