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Ensuring Quality in the Unemployment Insurance Program (EQUIP) Act [HB-3330]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Ensuring Quality in the Unemployment Insurance Program (EQUIP) Act This bill allows states to enact unemployment compensation laws that require an applicant for unemployment compensation, before receiving any such compensation, to: (1) complete a substance abuse risk assessment, and (2) test negative for controlled substances within one week after the results of such assessment if determined to be high-risk. It prescribes retesting requirements and payment suspensions for applicants who test positive.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 07/20/2017
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Jack Alderson Toxic Exposure Declassification Act [HB-3327]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Military ]
Jack Alderson Toxic Exposure Declassification Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Collin Peterson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Emerging Threats And Capabilities. on 08/21/2017
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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018 [HB-3280]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
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[Property Tax ]
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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations for financial services and general government, including programs within the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the federal judiciary, the District of Columbia, and several independent agencies. Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2018 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury for Departmental Offices, including: Salaries and Expenses, the Office of Terrorism
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Graves
Committee On Appropriations Senate Subcommittee On Financial Services And General Government. Hearings Held On The Subject Prior To Measure Being Received From The House. Hearings Printed: S. Hrg. 115-191. on 07/26/2017
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Adoption Promotion Act of 2017 [HB-3231]
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[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
Adoption Promotion Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure that pregnancy options counseling funded through family planning projects includes adoption counseling and is provided by licensed social workers or counselors who have knowledge and experience in adoption practice. Training for personnel to carry out family planning programs must include training on the adoption process. Research related to family planning and population must include: (1) collection of data
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Sponsored by: Rep. Billy Long
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/14/2017
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Defense, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development National Security Appropriations Act, 2018 Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018 [HB-3219]
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[Energy ]
[Veterans ]
[National Security ]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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Defense, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development National Security Appropriations Act, 2018 Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018 This division provides FY2018 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities, including appropriations for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO)/ Global War on Terrorism. TITLE I--MILITARY PERSONNEL Provides appropriations for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kay Granger
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 187. on 08/01/2017
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Safer Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act [S.1554]
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[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Safer Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/13/2017
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Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2017 [HB-3111]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2017 This bill provides for Medicare coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care. With respect to such care, the bill establishes special payment rules, limitations, and coinsurance requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/14/2017
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Drug-Free Indian Health Service Act of 2017 [HB-3096]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Human Services ]
[Mental Health ]
Drug-Free Indian Health Service Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement mandatory random drug testing for Indian Health Service (IHS) employees who provide health care or administrative services to patients at IHS health care facilities. Officers of the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service are exempt from this drug testing. Each employee must be tested at least once per year for specified drugs. HHS must notify employees of the implementation of this drug testing. Employees selected
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kristi Noem
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 07/13/2017
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Preventing and Treating Gambling Disorder in the Military Act of 2017 [S.1439]
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Preventing and Treating Gambling Disorder in the Military Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 06/26/2017
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SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act [HB-6]
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SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act TITLE I--MEDICAID PROVISIONS TO ADDRESS THE OPIOID CRISIS (Sec. 1001) The bill prohibits termination of Medicaid eligibility for juveniles who are inmates of public institutions. (Sec. 1003) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must establish a demonstration project to increase provider treatment capacity for substance-use disorders. (Sec. 1004) State Medicaid programs must establish
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Became Public Law No: 115-271. on 10/24/2018
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Jobs for Our Heroes Act [S.1393]
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Jobs for Our Heroes Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Became Public Law No: 115-105. (txt | Pdf) on 01/08/2018
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United States-Cuba Normalization Act of 2017 [HB-2966]
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[Telecommunications ]
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United States-Cuba Normalization Act of 2017 This bill repeals the embargo on trade with Cuba. The bill: (1) makes ineffective certain prohibitions on exports to Cuba; (2) extends nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations) to Cuban products; (3) prohibits regulation or banning of travel to and from Cuba, or of any transactions incident to such travel, by U.S. citizens or residents; and (4) repeals the President's authority to continue direct restrictions on trade with Cuba. The President shall take steps necessary to: (1) conduct negotiations
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 06/29/2017
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Community Care Core Competency Act of 2017 [S.1319]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Community Care Core Competency Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a program to furnish continuing medical education material to non-VA medical professionals, with the goal of: (1) increasing knowledge and recognition of medical conditions common to veterans, and (2) improving outreach to veterans and family members. The program must include education on: (1) dealing with patients who are veterans or family members; (2) identifying and treating common mental and physical conditions of veterans and family
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Sponsored by: Sen. Sherrod Brown
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 06/08/2017
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Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 [HB-2652]
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[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
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[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to review the deaths of all covered veterans who died by suicide during the last five years, regardless of whether information relating to such deaths has been reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A "covered veteran" is any veteran who received VA hospital care or medical services during the five-year period preceding the veteran's death. The
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Introduced In House on 05/25/2017
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Prostate Cancer Misdiagnosis Elimination Act of 2017 [HB-2557]
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Prostate Cancer Misdiagnosis Elimination Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Donald Payne
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Energy And Commerce. H. Rept. 115-449, Part I. on 12/06/2017
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Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act [HB-2574]
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Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award matching grants to enable states to implement scholarship programs to ensure an adequate supply of health professionals. Scholarships must cover tuition and educational expenses and provide a cost-of-living stipend. Scholarship recipients must agree to serve as providers in shortage areas in the state for one year for each year they receive the scholarship. HHS may award grants to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/26/2017
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Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 [HB-2550]
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Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/01/2017
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Gary Deloney and John Olsen Toxic Exposure Declassification Act [S.726]
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Gary Deloney and John Olsen Toxic Exposure Declassification Act This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to declassify documents related to any known incident in which at least 100 members of the Armed Forces were exposed to a toxic substance that resulted in at least one case of a disability that a member of the medical profession has determined is associated with that substance. Such declassification shall be limited to information necessary for a potentially exposed individual to determine: whether that individual was exposed, the potential
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 03/27/2017
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Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 [HB-1725]
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[Public Health ]
Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 (Sec. 1) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), within 180 days of enactment of this bill, to submit a report on the progress of the VA's Acceptable Clinical Evidence initiative in reducing the necessity for in-person disability examinations. Such report shall include: (1) the number of claims eligible for the initiative, disaggregated by fiscal year; (2) the total number of claims eligible for the initiative that required a VA medical examiner to supplement the evidence with information
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Became Public Law No: 115-130. (txt | Pdf) on 03/09/2018
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Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 [S.706]
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[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 This bill requires (current law authorizes) the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to accept, for purposes of establishing a claim for veterans disability benefits, a report of a medical examination administered by a private physician without requiring confirmation by a Veterans Health Administration physician if the report is sufficiently complete (defined as competent, credible, probative, and containing such information as required to make a decision on the claim for which the report is provided).
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Sponsored by: Sen. Al Franken
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/23/2017