Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act [HB-1316]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act This bill adds certain transparency requirements for pharmacy benefits managers under Medicare, Medicare Advantage, TRICARE, and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
HB-1316: Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act
Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 04/05/2017
Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act [HB-1313]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Disabilities ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Health ]
Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act (Sec. 3) This bill exempts workplace wellness programs from: (1) limitations under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 on medical examinations and inquiries of employees, (2) the prohibition on collecting genetic information in connection with issuing health insurance, and (3) limitations under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 on collecting the genetic information of employees or family members of employees. This exemption applies to workplace wellness programs that comply with
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ERRPA End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2017 [S.411]
[Crime ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Rights ]
[Religion ]
ERRPA End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2017 This bill prohibits racial profiling by a federal, state, local, or tribal law enforcement agency or agent. The term "racial profiling" includes the practice of relying on actual or perceived race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identify, or sexual orientation in making a routine or spontaneous law enforcement decision. The Department of Justice (DOJ), or an individual injured by racial profiling, may bring a civil action to enforce the prohibition. The bill requires federal
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S.411: ERRPA End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/16/2017
State and Local Cyber Protection Act of 2017 [S.412]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
State and Local Cyber Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) national cybersecurity and communications integration center (NCCIC) to assist state and local governments with cybersecurity by: upon request, identifying system vulnerabilities and information security protections to address unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction of information collected or maintained by, or information systems used or operated by, state
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S.412: State and Local Cyber Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. David Perdue
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/16/2017
HR-132: Calling on the President to initiate renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and further calling on the President to consider withdrawing the United States from NAFTA if the renegotiations are not satisfactorily completed within one year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 02/17/2017
You have voted HR-132: Calling on the President to initiate renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and further calling on the President to consider withdrawing the United States from NAFTA if the renegotiations are not satisfactorily completed within one year..
Fairness For Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2017 [HB-1174]
[Public Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Fairness For Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill requires certain public buildings that have a public restroom to provide a lactation room, other than a bathroom, that is available for use by members of the public to express milk. The lactation room must be a hygienic place that is shielded from public view and free from intrusion and must contain a chair, a working surface, and an electrical outlet. A public building may be excluded from such requirement at the discretion of the official responsible for its operation if: it does
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HB-1174: Fairness For Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry C. Johnson
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 03/08/2017
GPS Act Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act [S.395]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Crime ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Safety ]
GPS Act Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act This bill makes it unlawful to intentionally intercept the geolocation information of another person; intentionally disclose or use geolocation information knowing or having reason to know that it was obtained in violation of this bill; or intentionally disclose geolocation information knowing or having reason to know it was obtained as part of a criminal investigation with the intent to improperly obstruct with a duly authorized criminal investigation. There are several exceptions to this prohibition
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S.395: GPS Act Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S1219-1220) on 02/15/2017
GPS Act Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act [HB-1062]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Crime ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Safety ]
GPS Act Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act This bill makes it unlawful to intentionally intercept the geolocation information of another person; intentionally disclose or use geolocation information knowing or having reason to know that it was obtained in violation of this bill; or intentionally disclose geolocation information knowing or having reason to know it was obtained as part of a criminal investigation with the intent to improperly obstruct with a duly authorized criminal investigation. There are several exceptions to this prohibition
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HB-1062: GPS Act Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/06/2017
Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2017 [HB-1053]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal judicial code to prohibit a court, in any civil action in which the pleadings state facts relevant to the protection of public health or safety, from entering an order restricting the disclosure of information obtained through discovery, approving a settlement agreement that would restrict such disclosure, or restricting access to court records, unless the court first makes independent findings: (1) that the order would not restrict the disclosure of information relevant to the protection
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HB-1053: Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Jerrold Nadler
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/02/2017
To repeal the Cybersecurity Act of 2015. [HB-923]
[Cybersecurity ]
To repeal the Cybersecurity Act of 2015. This bill repeals the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 and restores provisions amended by such Act as if it had not been enacted.
HB-923: To repeal the Cybersecurity Act of 2015.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 04/25/2017
Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act [HB-956]
[Crime ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act This bill prohibits monitoring the contents of an electronic communication between a prisoner at a Bureau of Prisons facility and his or her attorney.
HB-956: Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Hakeem S. Jeffries
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/09/2017
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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HB-945: Terrorism Prevention and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Cybersecurity And Infrastructure Protection. on 02/24/2017
Support for Rapid Innovation Act of 2017 [S.278]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Defense ]
[Crime ]
Support for Rapid Innovation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to support the research, development, testing, evaluation, and transition of cybersecurity technologies. Such research and development shall: advance the development and accelerate the deployment of more secure information systems; improve and create technologies for detecting and preventing attacks or intrusions; improve and create mitigation and recovery
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S.278: Support for Rapid Innovation Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark R. Warner
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 115-444. on 12/19/2018
Black Box Privacy Protection Act [HB-736]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Black Box Privacy Protection Act This bill amends the Automobile Information Disclosure Act to require manufacturers of new automobiles to disclose on the information label affixed to the window of the automobile: (1) the presence and location of an event data recorder (commonly referred to as a "black box"), (2) the type of information recorded and how such information is recorded, and (3) that the recording may be used in a law enforcement proceeding. The bill sets forth similar requirements for motorcycle manufacturers. An "event data recorder"
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HB-736: Black Box Privacy Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael E. Capuano
Referred To The Subcommittee On Digital Commerce And Consumer Protection. on 02/03/2017
A resolution recognizing January 28, 2017, as "National Data Privacy Day". [SR-29]
[Data Privacy ]
A resolution recognizing January 28, 2017, as "National Data Privacy Day". Recognizes January 28, 2017, as National Data Privacy Day. Encourages governments, individuals, and relevant organizations to protect the privacy of individuals.
SR-29: A resolution recognizing January 28, 2017, as "National Data Privacy Day".
Sponsored by: Sen. Steve Daines
Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/30/2017
We Are Watching You Act of 2017 [HB-709]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Media and Advertising ]
We Are Watching You Act of 2017 This bill prohibits an operator of a video service from collecting visual or auditory information from the vicinity of the device used to display the video programming stream to the consumer unless the operator: (1) displays, as part of the stream, a message that reads, "We are watching you"; and (2) describes to the consumer the types of information that will be collected and how such information will be used. The description of information collection must be provided: (1) as part of the terms and conditions to which
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HB-709: We Are Watching You Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Digital Commerce And Consumer Protection. on 02/03/2017
SPY Car Study Act of 2017 Security and Privacy in Your Car Study Act of 2017 [HB-701]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Science ]
[Public Safety ]
SPY Car Study Act of 2017 Security and Privacy in Your Car Study Act of 2017 This bill requires the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to conduct a study to determine and recommend standards for the regulation of the cybersecurity of motor vehicles manufactured or imported for sale in the United States. The study shall identify: isolation measures that are necessary to separate critical software systems that can affect the driver's control of the movement of the vehicle from other software systems; measures that are necessary to detect
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HB-701: SPY Car Study Act of 2017 Security and Privacy in Your Car Study Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H757) on 01/31/2017
Fusion Center Enhancement Act of 2017 [HB-642]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
Fusion Center Enhancement Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to revise provisions concerning the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative. The bill renames it as the Department of Homeland Security Fusion Center Partnership Initiative and changes references to "participating state, local, or regional fusion centers" to references to the "National Network of Fusion Centers," which is defined as a decentralized arrangement of fusion centers intended to enhance individual
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HB-642: Fusion Center Enhancement Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Peter T. King
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/01/2017
Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2017 [S.229]
[Immigration ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to protect individual application information submitted to DHS after June 15, 2012, as part of a request for consideration or reconsideration for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program from disclosure to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for any purpose other than implementing such program. Such information may be shared with national security and law enforcement agencies:
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S.229: Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/24/2017
Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act [HB-676]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Veterans ]
Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act This bill establishes the Medicare for All Program to provide all individuals residing in the United States and U.S. territories with free health care that includes all medically necessary care, such as primary care and prevention, dietary and nutritional therapies, prescription drugs, emergency care, long-term care, mental health services, dental services, and vision care. Only public or nonprofit institutions may participate. Nonprofit health maintenance organizations (HMOs) that deliver care in their own
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HB-676: Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Assuming First Sponsorship - Mr. Ellison Asked Unanimous Consent That He May Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 676, A Bill Originally Introduced By Former Representative Conyers, For Purposes Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Pursuant To Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 03/07/2018