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Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act of 2018 [S.2905]
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[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act of 2018 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a secure online portal to allow: (1) data sharing among the CMS, Medicare prescription drug benefit plans, and Medicare Advantage (MA) plans; and (2) referrals by such plans of suspicious activities related to fraud, waste, or abuse in order to initiate or assist investigations by contracted entities under the Medicare Integrity Program. The CMS must disseminate and report certain collected information
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Inventor Diversity and Equality Act of 2018 [HB-5862]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
Inventor Diversity and Equality Act of 2018 This bill directs the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to collect and publish demographic information (including gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, and income level) that is voluntarily submitted by inventors who apply for patents.
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CONNECTIONS Act Creating Opportunities that Necessitate New and Enhanced Connections That Improve Opioid Navigation Strategies Act of 2018 [HB-5812]
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[Overdose Prevention ]
[Mental Health ]
CONNECTIONS Act Creating Opportunities that Necessitate New and Enhanced Connections That Improve Opioid Navigation Strategies Act of 2018
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Medicaid PARTNERSHIP Act Medicaid Providers Are Required To Note Experiences in Record Systems to Help In-need Patients Act [HB-5801]
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[Pharmaceuticals ]
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[Overdose Prevention ]
Medicaid PARTNERSHIP Act Medicaid Providers Are Required To Note Experiences in Record Systems to Help In-need Patients Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires each state to: (1) establish a prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP), and (2) require health care providers to check the PDMP for a Medicaid enrollee's prescription drug history before prescribing controlled substances to the enrollee. In addition to meeting other specified requirements, each PDMP must allow health care providers to access the number and type of controlled substances prescribed
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Medicaid Pharmaceutical Home Act of 2018 [HB-5808]
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[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Medicaid Pharmaceutical Home Act of 2018 This bill requires state Medicaid programs to establish drug-management programs for at-risk beneficiaries (those identified as at risk of abusing or misusing controlled substances).
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Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act [HB-5795]
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[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Safety ]
Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act
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SUD CARE Act Substance Use Disorder Coordination, Access, Recovery Enhancement Act of 2018 [HB-5807]
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[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
SUD CARE Act Substance Use Disorder Coordination, Access, Recovery Enhancement Act of 2018
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Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act [S.2199]
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[Construction ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act This bill establishes the Border Security Trust Fund, which shall make funds available for: (1) specified border fencing and wall procurement, construction, and improvements in Texas and California; and (2) border wall planning activities. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may cancel removal of, and grant lawful permanent resident status on a conditional basis for up to 10 years to, qualifying resident aliens who: (1) have been continuously physically present in the United States since
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Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2017 [HB-4660]
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[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2017 This bill imposes criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly or knowingly attempts to: (1) perform an abortion knowing that the abortion is sought based on the sex or gender of the child, (2) use force or the threat of force to coerce a sex-selection abortion, (3) solicit or accept funds for the performance of such an abortion, or (4) transport a woman into the United States or across a state line for the purpose of obtaining such an abortion. The bill authorizes civil actions by: (1) fathers, or maternal
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PASS Act of 2018 Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors Act of 2018 [HB-5773]
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[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
PASS Act of 2018 Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill alters several requirements under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Specifically, the bill requires electronic prescription programs to enable the secure transmittal of prior authorization requests for covered drugs. (Sec. 3) The bill also requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a secure online portal to allow: (1) data sharing among the CMS, Medicare prescription drug benefit plans, and Medicare Advantage (MA) plans;
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Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act [HB-5715]
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Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a secure online portal to allow: (1) data sharing among the CMS, Medicare prescription drug benefit plans, and Medicare Advantage (MA) plans; and (2) referrals by such plans of substantiated fraud, waste, or abuse in order to initiate or assist investigations by contracted entities under the Medicare Integrity Program. The CMS must disseminate and report certain collected information to such plans, including information
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ASPIRE-TPS Act of 2017 Act to Sustain the Protection of Immigrant Residents Earned through TPS Act of 2017 [HB-4384]
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ASPIRE-TPS Act of 2017 Act to Sustain the Protection of Immigrant Residents Earned through TPS Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide six-year, renewable protected status for an alien who: (1) as of January 1, 2017, had been granted or was eligible for deferred enforced departure or temporary protected status, (2) has continuously resided in the United States for five years, (3) is admissible as an immigrant, and (4) registers as required. Aliens may work while in protected status. Protected status shall be withdrawn
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To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to prohibit the use of public funds to make payments of awards and settlements in connection with violations of such Act which are committed by employing offices of the House of Representatives and Senate, and for other purposes. [HB-4481]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to prohibit the use of public funds to make payments of awards and settlements in connection with violations of such Act which are committed by employing offices of the House of Representatives and Senate, and for other purposes.
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Empowering Victims of Sexual Misconduct Act [HB-4503]
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[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Empowering Victims of Sexual Misconduct Act
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Vietnam Human Rights Act [HB-5621]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
Vietnam Human Rights Act
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Commonsense Reporting Act of 2017 [HB-3919]
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[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Commonsense Reporting Act of 2017 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Internal Revenue Code to modify the requirements for employers to report health insurance coverage information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by the end of the tax year. The bill changes the information that is required and permits employers to voluntarily report the information prior to the beginning of open enrollment. The Department of the Treasury must develop a prospective reporting system to permit: employers to voluntarily report
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Congressional Accountability and Hush Fund Elimination Act [HB-4494]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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Congressional Accountability and Hush Fund Elimination Act
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Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2018 [S.2728]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Media and Advertising ]
Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2018 This bill requires online platform operators to inform a user, prior to a user creating an account or otherwise using the platform, that the user's personal data produced during online behavior will be collected and used by the operator and third parties. The operator must provide a user the option to specify privacy preferences, and an operator may deny certain services or complete access to a user if the user's privacy elections create inoperability in the platform. The operator must:
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Veterans' Electronic Health Record Modernization Oversight Act of 2017 [HB-4245]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
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Veterans' Electronic Health Record Modernization Oversight Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide Congress with: certain planning and implementation documents and contracts related to its Electronic Health Record Modernization program to implement an electronic health or medical record system to replace any or all of the Veterans Information Systems and Technology Architecture, the Computerized Patient Record System, the Joint Legacy Viewer, or the Enterprise Health Management Platform; quarterly updates
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Secure Elections Act [S.2261]
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[Elections ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Voting Rights ]
[National Security ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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Secure Elections Act This bill gives the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) primary responsibility within the federal government for sharing information about election cybersecurity incidents, threats, and vulnerabilities with federal entities and election agencies. DHS shall establish an advisory panel of independent experts to develop guidelines on election cybersecurity, including standards for procuring, maintaining, testing, auditing, operating, and updating election systems. DHS shall award election system cybersecurity and modernization
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