Covering our FAS Allies Act [HB-2982]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[International ]
[Public Health ]
Covering our FAS Allies Act This bill amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to permit Medicaid coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States (the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau) lawfully residing in the United States under the Compacts of Free Association.
HB-2982: Covering our FAS Allies Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/23/2017
21st Century Flood Reform Act [HB-2874]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
21st Century Flood Reform Act TITLE I--POLICYHOLDER PROTECTIONS AND INFORMATION (Sec. 101) This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through FY2022. (Sec. 102) The bill changes annual minimums and limits on premium increases for specified policies subsidized through NFIP to: (1) increase the minimum from 5% to 5.5% for the second year after enactment, (2) increase the minimum from 5% to 6% for the third year, (3) increase the minimum from 5% to 6.5% for the fourth year and beyond,
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HB-2874: 21st Century Flood Reform Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Duffy
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 11/15/2017
Ninth Circuit Court Modernization and Twelfth Circuit Court Creation Act of 2017 [HB-1598]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Ninth Circuit Court Modernization and Twelfth Circuit Court Creation Act of 2017 This bill divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into: (1) a new Ninth Circuit that consists of only California; and (2) a newly established Twelfth Circuit to be composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Guam, and Hawaii. The Twelfth Circuit must hold regular sessions in Las Vegas, Phoenix, Anchorage, Missoula, Portland, and Seattle. Each circuit judge of the former Ninth Circuit who is in regular active service and whose
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HB-1598: Ninth Circuit Court Modernization and Twelfth Circuit Court Creation Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Louie Gohmert
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 03/31/2017
Private Flood Insurance Market Development Act of 2017 [HB-1422]
[Insurance ]
[Housing ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Real Estate ]
Private Flood Insurance Market Development Act of 2017 This bill amends the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 to revise requirements for federal and private flood insurance. The bill revises the financial requirements that apply to flood insurance for home loans or loan guarantees by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), and other federal mortgage entities. Private flood insurance must meet any financial strength requirements set forth by the Federal Housing Finance
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HB-1422: Private Flood Insurance Market Development Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-220. on 07/14/2017
Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act [S.563]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act This bill amends the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 to revise requirements for federal and private flood insurance. This bill revises the financial requirements that apply to flood insurance for home loans or loan guarantees by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). Private flood insurance must meet any financial strength requirements set forth by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Private flood insurance may include
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S.563: Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 05/04/2017
Territory Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2017 [HB-1246]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Taxes ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Territory Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2017 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to exclude premiums paid by residents of U.S. territories from a health insurer's net premiums when calculating the annual fee on the health insurer, thereby lowering the fee for health insurers that collect such premiums. These premiums are still included in total health premiums when calculating the annual fee on health insurers, thus the total amount collected annually from health insurers is reduced.
HB-1246: Territory Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia Velazquez
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/08/2017
Territory Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2017 [S.476]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Taxes ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Territory Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2017 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to exclude premiums paid by residents of U.S. territories from a health insurer's net premiums when calculating the annual fee on the health insurer, thereby lowering the fee for health insurers that collect such premiums. These premiums are still included in total health premiums when calculating the annual fee on health insurers, thus the total amount collected annually from health insurers is reduced.
S.476: Territory Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/28/2017
Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 2017 [HB-1068]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Energy ]
Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 2017 This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to revise regulations for drinking water contaminants, including by: requiring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine whether or not to regulate no fewer than 10 contaminants every 3 years (current law requires 5 contaminants every 5 years); revising the process and requirements for setting maximum containment levels in national primary drinking water regulations; directing the EPA to revise national primary drinking water regulations for lead
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HB-1068: Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 02/17/2017
Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2017 [HB-1071]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Healthcare ]
[Infrastructure ]
Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2017 This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize for FY2018-FY2022 and revise the drinking water state revolving fund (SRF), including to require SRF-funded projects to use iron and steel produced in the United States. The bill revises requirements for state Intended Use Plans for SRF funds, including to require the plans to: (1) list systems that are not in compliance with national primary drinking water regulation, (2) reserve a specified amount of funding for assistance for disadvantaged
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HB-1071: Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 02/17/2017
Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2017 [S.276]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2017 This bill divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into: (1) a new Ninth Circuit, to be composed of California, Hawaii, Oregon, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands; and (2) a newly established Twelfth Circuit, to be composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, and Washington. Precedent from the former Ninth Circuit shall not be binding on the Twelfth Circuit. The bill designates locations where the new circuits are to hold regular sessions. The bill distributes active
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S.276: Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S657) on 02/02/2017
Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act [S.295]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act This bill divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into: (1) a new Ninth Circuit, to be composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and Northern Mariana Islands; and (2) a newly established Twelfth Circuit, to be composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. The President must appoint five additional judges for the new Ninth Circuit and two additional temporary judges for the former Ninth Circuit. The bill designates the locations where the new circuits
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S.295: Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Steve Daines
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/02/2017
Fighting for Orange-Stricken Territories in the Eastern Region Act [HB-809]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Fighting for Orange-Stricken Territories in the Eastern Region Act This bill provides presumptive service connection to herbicide exposure, for purposes of eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs health benefits, for veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or American Samoa during the Vietnam War and who show symptoms of medical conditions associated with such exposure.
HB-809: Fighting for Orange-Stricken Territories in the Eastern Region Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 02/06/2017
Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017 [HB-695]
[Children and Youth ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Immigration ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Agriculture ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Defense ]
[Veterans ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017 This bill provides continuing FY2019 appropriations to several federal agencies through February 8, 2019. It also provides additional appropriations for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, extends Medicaid provisions, and provides supplemental appropriations for disaster relief. DIVISION A--FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (Sec. 101) This division amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 to provide continuing FY2019 appropriations
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HB-695: Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Considered By Senate (message From The House Considered). on 01/02/2019
To amend the Expedited Funds Availability Act to clarify the application of that Act to American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands. [HB-385]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
To amend the Expedited Funds Availability Act to clarify the application of that Act to American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands. This bill amends the Expedited Funds Availability Act to apply the Act, which governs bank deposit holds, to American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The Act's one-day extension for certain deposits in noncontiguous states or territories shall apply to both American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
HB-385: To amend the Expedited Funds Availability Act to clarify the application of that Act to American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Introduced In House on 01/09/2017
You have voted HB-385: To amend the Expedited Funds Availability Act to clarify the application of that Act to American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands..
Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act [HB-339]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act (Sec. 2) This bill revises Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) transitional worker (CW-1 visa) provisions. The supplemental vocational education fee charged to a prospective CNMI employer for each transitional worker is increased from $150 to $200. Construction occupation permits may be issued only to extend permits issued before October 1, 2015, except that for FY2017, an additional 350 permits shall be made available with at least 60 reserved for health care practitioners and technical
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INVEST Act Incentives for our Nation's Veterans in Energy Sustainability Technologies [HB-328]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Environmental ]
[Manufacturing ]
INVEST Act Incentives for our Nation's Veterans in Energy Sustainability Technologies This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the work opportunity tax credit for the hiring of a specified veteran who works in a field of renewable energy. A "specified veteran" means any veteran who is certified as: (1) having received a credential or certification from the Department of Defense of a military occupational specialty or skill in a field of renewable energy or with respect to advanced manufacturing, machinist or welding, or engineering; (2)
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HB-328: INVEST Act Incentives for our Nation's Veterans in Energy Sustainability Technologies
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 01/05/2017
Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2016 [HB-250]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2016 This bill divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into: (1) a new Ninth Circuit, to be composed of California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands; and (2) a newly established Twelfth Circuit, to be composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, and Nevada. The bill designates locations where the new circuits are to hold regular sessions. The bill distributes active circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit to the new circuits. Circuit judges and senior
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HB-250: Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 01/13/2017
Territorial Tax Parity Act of 2017 [HB-189]
[Taxes ]
[Trade ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Territorial Tax Parity Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the income source rules involving U.S. possessions, including Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Under current law, income is not considered to be possession source income if it is treated as income: (1) from sources within the United States, or (2) effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States. The bill amends this rule to specify that it applies to the extent that
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HB-189: Territorial Tax Parity Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Stacey Plaskett
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
Territorial Economic Growth and Recovery Act of 2017 [HB-185]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Pensions ]
[Children and Youth ]
Territorial Economic Growth and Recovery Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the limitation on the amount of distilled spirits excise taxes covered over (paid into) to the treasuries of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. If Puerto Rico or the Northern Mariana Islands has a tax system that mirrors federal tax law (mirror code tax system), the Department of the Treasury must pay each possession amounts equal to the loss to the possession due to the application of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). If the possession
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HB-185: Territorial Economic Growth and Recovery Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Madeleine Bordallo
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2017 [HB-196]
[Law Enforcement ]
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2017 This bill divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into: (1) the Ninth Circuit, composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and Northern Mariana Islands; and (2) the Twelfth Circuit, composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. The President must appoint two additional judges for the former Ninth Circuit, three judges for the new Ninth Circuit, and two additional temporary judges for the former Ninth Circuit. The bill: (1) specifies the
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HB-196: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 01/13/2017