Rural Conditions And Development
US Congress 115th Congress
Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017 [S.872]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017 This bill permanently extends the Medicare-Dependent Hospital program (which provides increased payments to certain smaller, rural hospitals that serve a proportionally high number of Medicare patients) and the program for increased payments under Medicare for low-volume hospitals.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/06/2017
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Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017 [HB-1955]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017 This bill permanently extends the Medicare-Dependent Hospital program (which provides increased payments to certain smaller, rural hospitals that serve a proportionally high number of Medicare patients) and the program for increased payments under Medicare for low-volume hospitals.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/17/2017
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BUILD Act Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2017 [S.822]
[Environmental ]
[Real Estate ]
[Energy ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
BUILD Act Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2017 This bill amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to revise programs and funding regarding brownfields. (Brownfields are certain commercial properties that are hindered from reuse or redevelopment due to the presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. Owners or operators of such sites may be financially liable for cleanup costs.) (Sec. 2) The bill makes certain nonprofit organizations and community development
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Committee On Environment And Public Works. Reported By Senator Barrasso With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 115-148. on 09/07/2017
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Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017 [HB-1848]
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[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;
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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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Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2017 [HB-1828]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Public Health ]
Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow payment under Medicare for certain services furnished to hospice patients by rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers (FQHCs). With respect to a patient who elects to receive hospice care under Medicare, current law generally limits payment for services that are either duplicative of such care or related to the treatment of the individual's terminal illness. However, current law exempts from this limitation: (1) physicians'
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/12/2017
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Save Our Seas Act of 2018 [S.756]
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[Trade ]
[International ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
Save Our Seas Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Marine Debris Act to revise the Marine Debris Program to require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to work with: (1) other agencies to address both land- and sea-based sources of marine debris, and (2) the Department of State and other agencies to promote international action to reduce the incidence of marine debris. (Sec. 3) The bill also revises the program by allowing NOAA to make sums available for assisting in the cleanup and response required by severe marine
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Signed By President. on 12/21/2018
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Brownfields Authorization Increase Act of 2017 [HB-1747]
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[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Water ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Brownfields Authorization Increase Act of 2017 This bill amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 by: (1) reauthorizing through FY2023 and revising the brownfield revitalization funding program, and (2) permanently reauthorizing a grant program for state and tribal response programs (programs responding to brownfields). (Brownfield sites are certain commercial properties that are hindered from reuse or redevelopment due to the presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.) Certain nonprofit
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Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Pallone
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 03/31/2017