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STABLE GENIUS Act Standardizing Testing and Accountability Before Large Elections Giving Electors Necessary Information for Unobstructed Selection Act [HB-4742]
[Elections ]
[Healthcare ]
STABLE GENIUS Act Standardizing Testing and Accountability Before Large Elections Giving Electors Necessary Information for Unobstructed Selection Act This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the principal campaign committee of a candidate for President to file a report with the Election Assistance Commission containing the results of a medical examination of the candidate conducted by a medical office under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy after the candidate won the nomination of a political party.
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Accountability for Quality VA Healthcare Act [HB-3874]
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[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Safety ]
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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Solitary Confinement Reform Act [S.2724]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
Solitary Confinement Reform Act
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Opioid Emergency Response Act [HB-5531]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Mental Health ]
Opioid Emergency Response Act
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Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act [S.2311]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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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DACA Compromise Act of 2018 [HB-4873]
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[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Criminal Justice ]
DACA Compromise Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel the removal of, and adjust to permanent resident status the status of, an alien: (1) who has been continuously present in the United States since June 15, 2012; (2) who was granted deferred removal as an undocumented alien pursuant to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, unless the individual engaged in subsequent conduct that would have rendered the alien ineligible for program renewal; (3) who applies for adjustment not earlier
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Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2018 [S.2358]
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[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct an interagency study regarding research on lung cancer in women, access to lung cancer preventive services, and public awareness and education campaigns on lung cancer.The study must include a comprehensive report on research and knowledge gaps related to lung cancer in women in the federal government and recommendations for: (1) a research program that would encourage innovative approaches to eliminate knowledge
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John S. McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka, and Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 VA MISSION Act of 2018 [S.2372]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[National Security ]
John S. McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka, and Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 VA MISSION Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of the Interior to provide outer burial receptacles for veterans' remains buried in a national cemetery administered by the National Park Service. (An outer burial receptacle is a container, such as a grave liner or a burial vault, that protects a casket in the ground and prevents the grave from sinking.) Interior may provide reimbursement
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Supporting the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. [HR-731]
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[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Healthcare ]
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
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Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2018 [HB-4897]
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[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct an interagency study regarding research on lung cancer in women, access to lung cancer preventive services, and public awareness and education campaigns on lung cancer. The study must include a comprehensive report on research and knowledge gaps related to lung cancer in women in the federal government and recommendations for: (1) a research program that would encourage innovative approaches to eliminate knowledge
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Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2018 [S.2465]
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[Public Health ]
[Science ]
Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2018
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A resolution designating February 28, 2018, as "Rare Disease Day". [SR-423]
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[Public Health ]
A resolution designating February 28, 2018, as "Rare Disease Day". Designates February 28, 2018, as Rare Disease Day. Expresses support for a national and global commitment to developing new treatments, diagnostics, and cures for rare diseases and disorders.
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Aidan's Law [HB-5453]
Aidan's Law
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Jobs Plus Recovery Act of 2018 [S.2642]
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[Economic Development ]
Jobs Plus Recovery Act of 2018
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Improving Oversight of Women Veterans' Care Act of 2018 [HB-4334]
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[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
Improving Oversight of Women Veterans' Care Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report to Congress annually on the access of women veterans to gender-specific medical care (mammograms, maternity care, and gynecological care) provided by contracting non-VA medical providers. (Sec. 3) Each VA medical facility must report quarterly to the VA on the facility's compliance with the environment of care standards for women veterans, which are standards intended to protect the privacy, safety, and dignity of
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Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act [S.1922]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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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Breast Density and Mammography Reporting Act of 2017 [HB-4122]
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[Public Health ]
[Science ]
Breast Density and Mammography Reporting Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require mammography facilities to include up-to-date information about breast density in both the written report of the results of a mammography examination provided to a patient's physician and the summary of that written report given to the patient. The summary must convey: (1) the effect of breast density in masking the presence of breast cancer on a mammogram, and (2) that individuals with dense breasts should talk with their health care providers
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Colorectal Cancer Detection Act of 2018 [S.2523]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
Colorectal Cancer Detection Act of 2018 This bill provides for Medicare coverage and payment, subject to specified frequency limits, of certain colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests.
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Expressing support for designation of September as "National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month". [HR-783]
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[Science ]
Expressing support for designation of September as "National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month". Expresses support for: (1) the designation of National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month; and (2) research to prevent, detect, and treat brain aneurysms.
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Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act of 2018 [HB-5327]
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[Overdose Prevention ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act of 2018 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to establish or operate comprehensive opioid recovery centers. Priority for grants must be given to entities located in states or Indian country with a high per capita drug overdose mortality rate. Each center must carry out specified outreach activities and specified treatment and recovery services.