Performance Measurement
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Cancer Care Payment Reform Act of 2017 [S.463]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Funding ]
Cancer Care Payment Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish the Oncology Medical Home Demonstration Project, through which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall make special payments to participating oncology practices that coordinate patient care and meet other specified requirements. During the first two years of the project, CMS shall pay a care coordination management fee to each such practice. After the third, fourth, and fifth years of the project, CMS shall pay
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1502-1504) on 02/28/2017
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DHS Acquisition Authorities Act of 2017 [HB-1252]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Science ]
[Budget and Spending ]
DHS Acquisition Authorities Act of 2017 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to revise acquisition and procurement programs and activities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). (Sec. 2) The bill designates the DHS Under Secretary for Management as the DHS Chief Acquisition Officer. It sets forth the duties and responsibilities of the Under Secretary related to acquisition, including: advising DHS on acquisition management activities; leading DHS's acquisition oversight body, the Acquisition Review Board, and exercising the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Clay Higgins
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 03/21/2017
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NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017 [HB-1224]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[National Security ]
[Data Privacy ]
NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to require the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in developing standards for information systems, to emphasize the principle that expanding cybersecurity threats require: (1) engineering security from the beginning of a system's life cycle, (2) building more trustworthy and secure components and systems from the start, and (3) applying well-defined security design principles throughout
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Science, Space, And Technology. H. Rept. 115-376. on 10/31/2017
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Disaster SAVE Act Disaster Simplified Assistance Value Enhancement Act [HB-1214]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Disaster SAVE Act Disaster Simplified Assistance Value Enhancement Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish the repair cost threshold for eligibility for major disaster assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act's simplified procedures program at $500,000 until September 30, 2021. FEMA must submit a report to specified congressional committees by May 1, 2021, containing the results of a comprehensive review of such program, including an assessment of cost-effectiveness,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Garret Graves
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 03/28/2017
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Two-Generation Economic Empowerment Act of 2017 [S.435]
[Poverty ]
[Economic Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Two-Generation Economic Empowerment Act of 2017 This bill establishes the Interagency Council on Multigenerational Poverty to carry out specified objectives and the 2-generation approach, including by providing guidance, and addressing questions pertaining to 2-generation programs and other programs engaging in efforts to break the cycle of multigenerational poverty. The "2-generation approach" means the approach to breaking the cycle of multigenerational poverty by improving family economic security through the implementation of 2-generation pilot
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/16/2017
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Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2017 [HB-1189]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Health ]
[Social Security ]
Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2017 This bill reduces administrative requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program), authorizes funding to increase access to SNAP offices, and authorizes grants for community-based nonprofits to expand anti-hunger activities. The bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to repeal existing provisions regarding administrative costs and authorize the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to pay 75% of the administrative costs for state agencies to increase
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Brady
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 03/10/2017
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Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act [S.385]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Construction ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Science ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Climate Change ]
[Economic Development ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act This bill revises a variety of programs to encourage energy efficiency in buildings, industry, the federal government, and certain appliances. TITLE I--BUILDINGS Subtitle A--Building Energy Codes (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act (ECPA) to require states and Indian tribes to measure and certify their compliance with certain residential and commercial building energy codes by a specified deadline. The Department of Energy (DOE) must: (1) provide technical and financial
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-60. on 05/10/2017
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Flexibility to Promote Reemployment Act [HB-1091]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Economic Development ]
Flexibility to Promote Reemployment Act This bill authorizes the Department of Labor to enter into agreements with 10 states per year (currently, 10 states total) for the purpose of allowing such states to conduct reemployment demonstration projects. In addition to a governor of a state, a designee of a governor may apply for approval of such a project. The allowable project period is extended through December 31, 2021. A demonstration project may include disbursements promoting retention to employers who hire individuals receiving unemployment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Brooks
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 02/28/2017
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Federal Property Low Hanging Fruit Act [HB-1087]
[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
[Real Estate ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Federal Property Low Hanging Fruit Act This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Energy, and the General Services Administration (covered agencies) to develop and carry out a plan to enter into agreements with eligible entities (defined to include a limited liability company, limited partnership, corporation, business trust, or nonprofit entity) to: (1) lease underutilized or excess federal real properties; and (2) develop, rehabilitate, or renovate facilities on such leased properties for the benefit of such agencies.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings And Emergency Management. on 02/16/2017
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Expanding Opportunities for Recovery Act of 2017 [HB-992]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Expanding Opportunities for Recovery Act of 2017 This bill requires the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award grants to states to expand access to clinically appropriate services for opioid abuse or addiction. States must use these grants to provide up to 60 consecutive days of services to individuals who otherwise would not have access to substance abuse services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/10/2017
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Terrorism Prevention and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2017 [HB-945]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Defense ]
[Crime ]
Terrorism Prevention and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: work with critical infrastructure owners and operators and state, local, tribal, and territorial entities to manage risk and strengthen the security and resilience of the nation's critical infrastructure against terrorist attacks; establish terrorism prevention policy to engage with international partners to strengthen critical infrastructure located inside or outside of the United States; establish a task force
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Cybersecurity And Infrastructure Protection. on 02/24/2017
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MOVE Act Mobility, Opportunity, and Vocation Enabling Act [HB-932]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Disabilities ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
MOVE Act Mobility, Opportunity, and Vocation Enabling Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue regulations necessary to establish performance measures relating to multimodal transportation connectivity and accessibility for states and metropolitan planning organizations to use to assess the connectivity and accessibility of roadways, public transit infrastructure, pedestrian and bikeway infrastructure, and other transportation infrastructure. Such performance measures must include ones to assess specified transportation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 02/08/2017
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Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act [S.306]
[Budget and Spending ]
Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require biennial budget resolutions, appropriations bills, and government strategic and performance plans, instead of the annual budget process required under current law. The bill specifies that budget biennium is the two consecutive fiscal years beginning on October 1 of any odd-numbered year. The Office of Management and Budget must report to Congress on the impact and feasibility of changing the definition of a fiscal year and the budget process
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Budget. on 02/06/2017
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Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act [S.317]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) website include an inventory that identifies each federal program for which there is more than $1 million in annual budget authority. For programs for which there is more than $1 million but not more than $10 million in annual budget authority (smaller programs), the inventory must include: an identification of the program activities that are aggregated, disaggregated, or consolidated; for each such program activity, the amount of funding for the
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson With An Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-34. on 05/01/2017
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NextGen Accountability Act [S.320]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Aerospace ]
[Science ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
NextGen Accountability Act This bill amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to direct the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish annual Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) performance goals for each of the national airspace system performance metrics to meet identified performance metric baselines with respect to NextGen projects. The bill amends the Vision 100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act to revise contents of an annual Department of Transportation report to Congress regarding an integrated work
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S746-747; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S747) on 02/06/2017
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North American Development Bank Improvement and General Capital Increase Authorization Act of 2017 [HB-882]
[Trade ]
[Energy ]
[Air Quality ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[International ]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
North American Development Bank Improvement and General Capital Increase Authorization Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to subscribe to 150,000 additional shares of the capital stock of the North American Development Bank. The U.S. government shall support the financing of projects related to: natural gas, including natural gas pipelines and combined cycle power plants, with major emphasis on cross-border energy distribution and consumption and the energy security of the United States and Mexico; and the expansion
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Sponsored by: Rep. Al Green
Introduced In House on 02/06/2017
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Bureau of Reclamation Water Project Streamlining Act [HB-875]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Bureau of Reclamation Water Project Streamlining Act This bill sets forth provisions governing feasibility studies for water projects initiated by the Department of the Interior under the Reclamation Act of 1902 (project studies). A project study initiated after enactment of this bill must: (1) result in the completion of a final feasibility report within three years; (2) have a maximum federal cost of $3 million; and (3) ensure that personnel from the local project area, region, and headquarters levels of the Bureau of Reclamation concurrently
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 02/17/2017
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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to teacher preparation issues. [HJR-58]
[Education ]
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to teacher preparation issues. This joint resolution nullifies the "Teacher Preparation Issues" rule finalized by the Department of Education on October 31, 2016. The rule implements requirements related to assessing the quality of teacher preparation programs under title II (Teacher Quality Enhancement) of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Became Public Law No: 115-14. (txt | Pdf) on 03/27/2017
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Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 [HB-723]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Water ]
Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to revise requirements for energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (performance contracts). These contracts allow federal agencies to work with private contractors on energy efficiency upgrades to federal facilities, unless the facilities are dams, reservoirs, or hydropower facilities owned or operated by federal agencies. Current law requires federal facility energy managers to evaluate
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Energy And Commerce. H. Rept. 115-575. on 02/23/2018
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Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 [S.239]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Water ]
Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to revise requirements for energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (performance contracts). These contracts allow federal agencies to work with private contractors on energy efficiency upgrades to federal facilities, unless the facilities are dams, reservoirs, or hydropower facilities owned or operated by federal agencies. Current law requires federal facility energy managers to evaluate
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-79. on 05/24/2017