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Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2018 [HB-6467]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2018
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Carbon Utilization Act of 2018 [HB-6457]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
Carbon Utilization Act of 2018
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Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act of 2018 [S.3231]
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Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act of 2018
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Expanded SUTA Act of 2018 [S.3104]
[Agriculture ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Energy ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
Expanded SUTA Act of 2018 This bill amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to expand the Department Agriculture (USDA) Substantially Underserved Trust Area (SUTA) authority to: (1) include all programs administered by the USDA rural development mission area, and (2) specify that USDA may use the authority for certain communities within former Indian reservations. (Under current law, the SUTA authority is limited to certain programs administered by the USDA Rural Utilities Service. The authority permits USDA to modify or waive certain requirements
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Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 Official Titles Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes. [HB-4667]
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[Grants ]
[Agriculture ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Insurance ]
[Food ]
Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 Official Titles Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes. DIVISION A--DISASTER ASSISTANCE Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 This division provides $81 billion in
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Dr. Todd Graham Pain Management, Treatment, and Recovery Act of 2018 [HB-6110]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Dr. Todd Graham Pain Management, Treatment, and Recovery Act of 2018 This bill establishes several requirements for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and alters requirements under Medicare and Medicare Advantage (MA), related to pain management and opioid use. Among other requirements, the CMS must review payments under Medicare for opioid and non-opioid pain management procedures, specifically with respect to ambulatory outpatient surgical procedures and hospital outpatient department services. The CMS must ensure that there are
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Middle STEP Act Middle School Technical Education Program Act [S.1814]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
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Middle STEP Act Middle School Technical Education Program Act This bill directs the Department of Education to: create a pilot program for career and technical education exploration programs; and award grants to eligible partnerships (local educational agencies, area career and technical education schools, educational service agencies, and other organizations) to develop a middle school career and technical education exploration program that transition to career and technical education programs of study.
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REAL Opportunity Act Recognizing and Encouraging Agricultural Leadership Opportunity Act [HB-6091]
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[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Science ]
[Food ]
REAL Opportunity Act Recognizing and Encouraging Agricultural Leadership Opportunity Act This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to require the Department of Agriculture to establish up to six Centers of Excellence and Leadership led by 1890 Institutions (historically black land-grant colleges and universities that were established under the Second Morrill Act of 1890) to award grants, conduct activities, and develop public-private partnerships related to specified research and outreach goals.
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Carbon Utilization Act of 2018 [S.2997]
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[Climate Change ]
Carbon Utilization Act of 2018
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Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act [HB-4281]
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[Finance ]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation within the Securities and Exchange Commission to report on issues encountered by rural-area small businesses.
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Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017 [HB-3895]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Economic Development ]
[Trade ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Science ]
[Community Development ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017 This bill establishes programs for the implementation and use of smart technologies and systems in communities of various sizes. A “smart city or community” is one in which innovative, advanced, and trustworthy information, communication, and energy technologies are applied to: (1) improve the health and quality of life of residents; (2) increase efficiency of operations and services; (3) promote economic growth; and (4) improve safety, security, sustainability, resiliency, livability, and work life. The
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Office of Rural Broadband Act [S.2959]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Office of Rural Broadband Act This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish the Office of Rural Broadband, whose duties shall include: coordinating with the Rural Utilities Service and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to ensure the success of initiatives and programs, coordinating with the Universal Service Administrative Company to maintain information regarding programs that deploy rural broadband, coordinating with agencies to remove barriers to broadband deployment, and tracking broadband
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Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act [S.2979]
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[Energy ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[International ]
[Community Development ]
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Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act This bill rescinds approximately $15 billion in budget authority over 2018-2028 that was proposed to be rescinded by the President under procedures included in the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. (A rescission is legislation enacted by Congress that cancels the availability of previously enacted budget authority before the authority would otherwise expire. Under current law, the President may propose rescissions to Congress, which must be enacted into law to take effect. Congress may rescind
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Rural Water Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2018 [S.2969]
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[Infrastructure ]
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[Community Development ]
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Rural Water Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2018 This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reauthorize through FY2023 and modify the Department of Agriculture Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program. (The program provides funding for clean and reliable drinking water systems, sanitary sewage disposal, sanitary solid waste disposal, and storm water drainage to households and businesses in rural areas.) The bill modifies the program to: increase from $100,000 to $200,000 the maximum amount of financing from a revolving
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VA MISSION Act of 2018 VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 [S.2906]
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[Veterans ]
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[Pharmaceuticals ]
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VA MISSION Act of 2018 VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 This bill consolidates Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) community care programs, revises other VA health care programs and facilities provisions, and makes appropriations for veterans care. The bill establishes the Veterans Community Care Program to furnish hospital care, medical services, and extended care services through certain non-VA providers to veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system or otherwise entitled to VA
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To provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2017. [HB-4520]
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To provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2017. This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to continue to instruct Medicare contractors not to enforce requirements for direct physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2017.
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Veteran PEER Act Veteran Partners' Efforts to Enhance Reintegration Act [S.1873]
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Veteran PEER Act Veteran Partners' Efforts to Enhance Reintegration Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a program to establish not fewer than two peer specialists in patient aligned care teams at VA medical centers to promote the use and integration of services for mental health, substance use disorder, and behavior health in a primary care setting. The VA shall ensure that the needs of female veterans are specifically addressed and that female peer specialists are included in the program.
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Veteran PEER Act Veteran Partners' Efforts to Enhance Reintegration Act [HB-5830]
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Veteran PEER Act Veteran Partners' Efforts to Enhance Reintegration Act
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives about a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation throughout the United States. [HR-521]
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[Economic Development ]
[Infrastructure ]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives about a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation throughout the United States. Supports the deployment and advancement of fifth generation (5G) mobile networks to encourage economic growth and reduce the digital divide between urban and rural areas. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should commit to modernizing infrastructure
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MOST Act Medicare and Opioid Safe Treatment Act [HB-5776]
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[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
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MOST Act Medicare and Opioid Safe Treatment Act This bill establishes several requirements for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and alters requirements under Medicare and Medicare Advantage, related to pain management and opioid use. For example, the bill requires certified opioid treatment program services to be covered under Medicare. Additionally, among other requirements, the CMS must review payments under Medicare for opioid and non-opioid pain management procedures, specifically with respect to ambulatory outpatient surgical
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