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Veterans Health Administration Reform Act of 2017 [S.1279]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
Veterans Health Administration Reform Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the Care in the Community Program to furnish specified hospital care and medical and dental services to eligible veterans through provider agreements with eligible non-VA health care providers. (This program replaces the Veterans Choice Program and other specified programs.) The bill provides for timely provider reimbursement by the VA. Reimbursement authority for veterans emergency treatment and urgent care in non-VA facilities
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Sponsored by: Sen. James Risch
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 07/11/2017
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Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2017 [HB-2510]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2017 The bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to reauthorize through FY2022: programs for preventing and reducing pollution through research, investigations, and training; state and interstate water pollution control programs; wet weather watershed pilot projects; a grant program for implementing state management programs for controlling pollution added from nonpoint sources (e.g., pollution on the ground picked up by rain) to navigable waters;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 05/19/2017
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CONNECT for Health Act of 2017 Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act of 2017 [HB-2556]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
CONNECT for Health Act of 2017 Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/01/2017
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Invest in Our Communities Act [S.727]
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[Economic Development ]
[Human Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Human Services ]
Invest in Our Communities Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) exempt spouses and children of EB-5 investor immigrants from worldwide employment-based immigration limits, and (2) revise the fiscal year worldwide level of employment-based immigrant admissions. EB-5 visas are excluded from per country caps. EB-5 visas shall be made available to qualified immigrants who participate in a regional center program in the United States designated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the promotion of economic growth,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rand Paul
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/27/2017
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Making Education Affordable Act [S.718]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
Making Education Affordable Act This bill amends title VII (Graduate and Postsecondary Improvement Programs) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize through FY2018 the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The bill also authorizes new grants under the FIPSE program. Specifically, the Department of Education may award grants to institutions of higher education for dual or concurrent enrollment programs or early college high school programs that allow high school students to earn college credits.
Sponsored by: Sen. Tim Kaine
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/23/2017
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Making Education Affordable and Accessible Act of 2017 [HB-1710]
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[Student Loans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Making Education Affordable and Accessible Act of 2017 This bill amends title VII (Graduate and Postsecondary Improvement Programs) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize through FY2018 the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The bill also authorizes new grants under the FIPSE program. Specifically, the Department of Education may award grants to institutions of higher education for dual or concurrent enrollment programs or early college high school programs that allow high school students to earn college
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Introduced In House on 03/23/2017
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Free Market Flights Act of 2017 [HB-1713]
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[Budget and Spending ]
Free Market Flights Act of 2017 This bill terminates on October 1, 2017, Department of Transportation authority to carry out the essential air service program. The bill requires deposit in the Treasury for deficit reduction of any overflight fees collected by the Federal Aviation Administration for air traffic control and related services that would otherwise be made available for the program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 03/24/2017
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Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2017 [HB-1673]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Public Health ]
[Taxes ]
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[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish a Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Trust Fund; (2) modify the definition of subpart F income (i.e., income of a controlled foreign corporation earned outside the United States that is not tax-deferred) to include income of a controlled foreign corporation derived from a foreign country; and (3) transfer to the fund revenues from the newly included subpart F income. The Environmental Protection
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 04/11/2017
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CREATE Act of 2017 Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy Act of 2017 [HB-1649]
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[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
[Immigration ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
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CREATE Act of 2017 Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow artists to claim tax deductions for qualified artistic charitable contributions based on the fair market value of a piece of artwork, rather than the value of the materials used to create it; and (2) revise income and gift tax requirements for charitable contributions of fractional gifts, the valuation of subsequent gifts, and recapture of the charitable deduction. The Small Business
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 04/11/2017
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Clean Water for Rural Communities Act [S.685]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Energy ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
Clean Water for Rural Communities Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to carry out the projects entitled: (1) the "Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System" in accordance with the Dry-Redwater Regional Water System Feasibility Study, which received funding from the Bureau of Reclamation on September 1, 2010; and (2) the "Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System" in accordance with the Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System Feasibility Report. The bill defines the service areas of such projects in North Dakota and Montana. Interior
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Sponsored by: Sen. Steve Daines
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute And An Amendment To The Title. With Written Report No. 115-373. on 11/15/2018
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TARGET Act Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking [HB-1625]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Crime ]
TARGET Act Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking (Sec. 2) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of State's rewards program is a powerful tool in combating sophisticated international crime and that the State Department and federal law enforcement should work in concert to offer rewards that target human traffickers who prey on the most vulnerable people around the world. (Sec. 3) The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended to include severe forms of trafficking in persons involving
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Became Public Law No: 115-141. on 03/23/2018
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Physician Assistant Higher Education Modernization Act of 2017 [HB-1603]
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[Healthcare ]
[Student Loans ]
[Funding ]
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[Public Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Physician Assistant Higher Education Modernization Act of 2017 This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to assist qualified individuals in receiving the education and training needed to become a physician assistant. Graduate students enrolled in physician assistant education programs are eligible for: (1) increased Unsubsidized Stafford Loan limits, and (2) loan forgiveness programs for those who serve in areas of national need upon graduation. The Department of Education (ED) must: provide Historically
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Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Bass
Introduced In House on 03/17/2017
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Tribal Digital Access Act of 2017 [HB-1581]
[Telecommunications ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Community Development ]
Tribal Digital Access Act of 2017 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to extend to Indian reservations, dependent Indian communities, Indian allotments, and areas with high populations of Indian people the universal service principle that telecommunications and information services in rural, insular, and high cost areas should be accessible at rates reasonably comparable to urban areas.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Ruiz
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 03/17/2017
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Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 [HB-1546]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a consistent method for its collection of coverage data relating to the availability, speed tiers, and performance characteristics of commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data service in particular geographic locations in the United States.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Costello
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 03/17/2017
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CREATE Act of 2017 Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy Act of 2017 [S.661]
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[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
[Community Development ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
CREATE Act of 2017 Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) set forth new tax rules for the deduction of charitable contributions of literary, musical, or artistic compositions; and (2) exclude gain from the sale of art works from the highest capital gains tax rate. The bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to develop loan criteria, evaluation procedures, and technical assistance programs for small business
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Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/15/2017
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Welfare Benefit Reform and Alignment Commission (BRAC) Act [HB-1469]
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[Funding ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Social Security ]
Welfare Benefit Reform and Alignment Commission (BRAC) Act This bill establishes within the legislative branch the Benefit Reform and Alignment Commission to review certain means-tested welfare programs. A "means-tested welfare program" is any federal program that is designed to specifically provide assistance or benefits exclusively to low-income Americans. The bill specifies several programs that are either considered or not considered means-tested welfare programs for the purpose of this bill. The commission must identify changes in law to structure
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Rouzer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 03/23/2017
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Small and Rural Community Clean Water Technical Assistance Act [S.518]
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Small and Rural Community Clean Water Technical Assistance Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to authorize the Environmental Protection Agency to provide grants or cooperative agreements to qualified technical assistance providers for assisting small or medium publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) in complying with the Act or obtaining financing under the Act for eligible projects. Small POTWs serve 10,000 individuals or fewer and medium POTWs serve from 10,001 to 75,000
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Committee On Environment And Public Works. Reported By Senator Barrasso With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 115-71. on 05/17/2017
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Driving Innovation and Growth in Internet Technology and Launching Universal Access to the Global Economy (DIGITAL AGE) Act of 2017 [S.449]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[Economic Development ]
Driving Innovation and Growth in Internet Technology and Launching Universal Access to the Global Economy (DIGITAL AGE) Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of State to designate to the U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy the additional role of Special Representative for the Global Connect Initiative to direct, and represent the United States internationally on, U.S. foreign policy efforts to promote global universal Internet access. The Special Representative shall: (1) oversee the State Department's
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 02/27/2017
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Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 [S.455]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Education ]
Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to reimburse medical residency training programs under Medicare for certain graduate medical education costs associated with resident time spent in rural community hospitals known as "critical access hospitals."
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/27/2017
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REST Act Rural Educator Support and Training Act [S.457]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
REST Act Rural Educator Support and Training Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 to: (1) establish several new grant programs for students training to become educators in rural schools, and (2) enhance federal student loan forgiveness for rural educators. The Department of Education (ED) shall award undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships to students who are studying to become educators in rural schools. To be eligible, a recipient must maintain acceptable academic standing
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tim Kaine
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/27/2017