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Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act [S.943] [Education ] [Native American Affairs ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to annually update the count of Indian students eligible for the Johnson-O'Malley Program (JOM Program). The JOM Program awards contracts to tribal organizations, schools, states, and others to support the cultural and academic needs of Indian students. The contract amounts are based on the number of students served. Contracting parties must annually report to Interior on the number of students they serve. If they fail to submit (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Elizabeth Warren Signed By President. on 12/31/2018

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Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2017 [HB-2178] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Public Safety ]
Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2017 This bill amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 to require the federal government to provide compensation to the employees of federal contractors that provide retail, food, custodial, and security services to the federal government if such employees are placed on unpaid leave as a result of any lapse in appropriations beginning in FY2017.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Introduced In House on 04/26/2017

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Taxpayer Protection Act of 2017 [HB-2171] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Consumer Protection ]
Taxpayer Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish additional requirements and procedures for collecting taxes, regulating tax preparers, responding to identity theft, and assisting low-income taxpayers. The bill repeals the authority of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to contract with private companies to collect federal tax debts. It also excludes from the gross income of an individual up to $10,000 of income from the discharge of a debt over the individual's lifetime. The bill requires the statute of limitations (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer Introduced In House on 04/26/2017

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FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 [S.934] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ] [Consumer Protection ]
FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 TITLE I--FEES RELATING TO DRUGS Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2017 (Sec. 102) This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend through FY2022 and revise Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fees for new drug applications. User fees are eliminated for supplements to new drug applications and drug manufacturing facilities. TITLE II--FEES RELATING TO DEVICES Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2017 (Sec. 203) The bill extends through FY2022 and revises FDA user fees for medical devices. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Favorably. Markup Report Cq on 05/11/2017

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Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2017 [S.912] [Taxes ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Budget and Spending ]
Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to establish and operate the following programs free of charge: online tax preparation and filing software, a program for taxpayers to download third-party provided return information relating to individual income tax returns, and a program to permit individuals with simplified tax situations to elect to have the IRS prepare their returns. The IRS may not enter into any agreement which restricts its legal right to provide (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/24/2017

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Private Prison Information Act of 2017 [HB-1980] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Private Prison Information Act of 2017

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 05/01/2017

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Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act [S.871] [Defense ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Budget and Spending ] [Veterans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act This bill provides appropriations for military pay and allowances during a funding gap impacting the Armed Forces. Under the bill, a "funding gap" is any period of time after the beginning of a fiscal year for which interim or full-year appropriations for the personnel accounts of the Armed Forces for that fiscal year have not been enacted. If a funding gap occurs, the bill provides appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Homeland Security (in the case of the Coast Guard) to continue (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dean Heller Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 04/06/2017

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Growing and Reviving Rural Economies Through Transitioning HUBZone Redesignation Act of 2017 [HB-2013] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ] [Community Development ]
Growing and Reviving Rural Economies Through Transitioning HUBZone Redesignation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Small Business Act with respect to Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZones) located in qualified census tracts, qualified nonmetropolitan counties, or redesignated areas, which are census tracts or nonmetropolitan counties that cease to meet the ordinary criteria for the HUBZone program but are "redesignated" to qualify for it. The bill increases the length of time a census tract or nonmetropolitan county may be redesignated (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Loebsack Introduced In House on 04/06/2017

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Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2017 [HB-2049] [Healthcare ] [Science ] [Energy ] [Mining ] [Public Health ] [Veterans ] [Environmental ] [Grants ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2017 This bill amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to extend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund until 19 years after this bill's enactment. The trust fund compensates individuals who contract cancer or other diseases as a result of their exposure to radiation during nuclear testing undertaken by the United States during the Cold War. The bill revises the requirements of that Act, including by: increasing the amount of compensation that an individual may receive; expanding the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 05/01/2017

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Fair Chance Act Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2017 [HB-1905] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [National Security ]
Fair Chance Act Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2017 This bill prohibits federal agencies and federal contractors from requesting that applicants for employment disclose criminal history record information before receiving a conditional offer (an offer of employment conditioned upon the results of a criminal history inquiry). The bill sets forth positions to which such prohibition shall not apply, such as positions for which prior consideration of criminal history record information is otherwise required by law, positions with law enforcement (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Strategic Forces. on 04/24/2017

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Fair Chance Act Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2017 [S.842] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Human Rights ]
Fair Chance Act Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2017 This bill prohibits: (1) federal agencies and federal contractors from requesting that applicants for employment disclose criminal history record information before receiving a conditional offer of employment, and (2) agencies from requiring an individual or sole proprietor who submits a bid for a contract to disclose criminal history record information regarding that individual or sole proprietor before determining the apparent awardee. The bill: (1) sets forth positions to which such (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson With Amendments. With Written Report No. 115-162. on 09/25/2017

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Support Our Military Caregivers Act [HB-1910] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Military ] [Human Services ]
Support Our Military Caregivers Act This bill permits an individual to elect to have an independent contractor perform an external clinical review of any of the following: a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) denial of an individual's application to be a caregiver or family caregiver eligible for the VA program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of eligible veterans; with respect to an approved application, a VA determination of the level or amount of personal care services that a veteran requires; a request by a caregiver or family (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/06/2017

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Paycheck Fairness Act [HB-1869] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Small Business ]
Paycheck Fairness Act This bill amends equal pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to: (1) restrict the use of the bona fide factor defense to wage discrimination claims, (2) enhance nonretaliation prohibitions, (3) make it unlawful to require an employee to sign a contract or waiver prohibiting the employee from disclosing information about the employee's wages, and (4) increase civil penalties for violations of equal pay provisions. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 04/04/2017

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Honoring Hometown Heroes Act [HB-1892] [Defense ] [Environmental ] [Finance ] [Agriculture ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Taxes ] [Trade ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Insurance ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ] [Energy ] [Food ] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Military ] [Public Health ] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Children and Youth ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Services ] [Pensions ] [Senior Citizens ] [Unemployment ]
Honoring Hometown Heroes Act DIVISION A--HONORING HOMETOWN HEROES ACT Honoring Hometown Heroes Act (Sec. 10102) This division authorizes the governor of a state, territory, or possession of the United States or the Mayor of the District of Columbia to proclaim that the U.S. flag shall be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder (public safety officer) working in such jurisdiction who dies while serving in the line of duty. DIVISION B--SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS, TAX RELIEF, AND MEDICAID CHANGES RELATING TO CERTAIN DISASTERS (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Became Public Law No: 115-123. (txt | Pdf) on 02/09/2018

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Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017 [HB-1848] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Public Health ]
Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a two-year pilot program under which it shall increase the use of medical scribes at VA medical centers. The bill defines "medical scribe" as an unlicensed individual hired to enter information into the electronic health record or chart at the direction of a physician or licensed independent practitioner whose responsibilities include: assisting the physician or practitioner in navigating the electronic health record; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Young Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 07/25/2017

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Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017 [S.794] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Social Security ]
Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the process by which Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) issue and reconsider local coverage determinations (LCDs) that: (1) are new, (2) restrict or substantively revise existing LCDs, or (3) are otherwise specified in regulation. (MACs are private insurers that process Medicare claims within specified geographic areas.) Before such an LCD may take effect, the MAC issuing the determination must, with respect (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/30/2017

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Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act [HB-1776] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Taxes ]
Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act This bill amends provisions of various laws relating to prescription-drug pricing and affordability. Specifically, the bill: expands reporting requirements for drug manufacturers and establishes corresponding civil penalties for noncompliance; adds reporting requirements for certain nonprofit patient-assistance programs; requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress on the impact of patient-assistance programs on prescription-drug pricing and expenditures; requires (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/05/2017

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Prescription Reduction in Costs for Everyone (PRICE) Act of 2017 [HB-1775] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Healthcare ] [Budget and Spending ] [Senior Citizens ] [Social Security ]
Prescription Reduction in Costs for Everyone (PRICE) Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the President, with respect to offering one or more Medicare-operated prescription drug plan options, to: (1) negotiate prices with drug manufacturers, and (2) establish and apply a formulary and formulary incentives. In general, a Medicare-operated drug plan must meet the same requirements as apply to other prescription drug plans. The President must report to Congress biannually on negotiations conducted (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Peter DeFazio Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/05/2017

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Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act [S.771] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Taxes ]
Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act This bill amends provisions of various laws relating to prescription-drug pricing and affordability. Specifically, the bill: expands reporting requirements for drug manufacturers and establishes corresponding civil penalties for noncompliance; adds reporting requirements for certain nonprofit patient-assistance programs; requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress on the impact of patient-assistance programs on prescription-drug pricing and expenditures; requires (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/29/2017

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Clarity for America's Small Contractors Act of 2017 [HB-1773] [Small Business ] [Construction ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Economic Development ]
Clarity for America's Small Contractors Act of 2017

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia Velazquez Introduced In House on 03/29/2017

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