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DELIVER Act of 2017 Delivering Elderly Lunches and Increasing Volunteer Engagement and Reimbursements Act of 2017 [S.694] [Senior Citizens ] [Taxes ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Food ] [Human Services ]
DELIVER Act of 2017 Delivering Elderly Lunches and Increasing Volunteer Engagement and Reimbursements Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the standard mileage rate for the tax deduction for the charitable use of a passenger automobile to deliver meals to homebound individuals who are elderly, disabled, frail, or at risk. The bill increases the rate from the standard charitable rate of 14 cents per mile to the standard business mileage rate, which is 53.5 cents per mile for 2017.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/22/2017

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Tax Relief for Guard and Reserve Training Act [S.697] [Taxes ] [Military ] [Veterans ]
Tax Relief for Guard and Reserve Training Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax deductions for expenses in connection with the performance of services as a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces, to: (1) reduce from 100 miles to 50 miles (without regard to whether such period includes an overnight stay) the distance from home requirement for the above-the-line deduction; and (2) exempt from the 2% floor on miscellaneous itemized deductions the deductions allowed that consist of expenses paid or incurred (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks: Cr S1933-1934; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1934) on 03/22/2017

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Savings for Servicemembers Act [S.673] [Military ] [Taxes ] [Veterans ]
Savings for Servicemembers Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce from 100 miles to 50 miles the distance from home requirement for the tax deduction for the travel expenses of a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/21/2017

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Deborah Sampson Act [S.681] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Military ] [Human Services ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Public Health ]
Deborah Sampson Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a three-year pilot program to assess the feasibility of peer-to-peer assistance for women veterans (including those who are separating or newly separated from the Armed Forces), with emphasis placed on women who suffered service-related sexual trauma or who are at risk of becoming homeless. Additionally, the VA shall: expand the women veterans call center to include a text messaging capability; establish a partnership with at least one nongovernmental organization (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 05/17/2017

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VA Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017 [HB-1564] [Veterans ] [Pensions ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
VA Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017 This bill amends the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 to provide that payments for travel and incidental expenses related to disability examinations by non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) physicians for veterans applying for VA benefits shall be made from amounts available to the VA for payment of compensation and pensions.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jack Bergman Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. Markup Report Cq on 04/27/2017

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No TRUMP Act of 2017 No Taxpayer Revenue Used to Monetize the Presidency Act of 2017 [HB-1452] [Budget and Spending ] [Ethics ] [Taxes ]
No TRUMP Act of 2017 No Taxpayer Revenue Used to Monetize the Presidency Act of 2017 This bill prohibits direct payments from the Treasury or reimbursements for any amounts expended in a hotel or other establishment providing daily-rate accommodation that is owned or operated by the President or a relative of the President.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 03/09/2017

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Know Before You Fly Act [HB-1420] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ]
Know Before You Fly Act This bill makes it an unfair or deceptive practice for an air carrier, foreign air carrier, or ticket agent to fail to disclose in its Internet fare quotation a clear and prominent statement of checked baggage and carry-on baggage fees, along with a prominent website link to a list of all such fees. A covered air carrier shall publish on its website a clear statement indicating whether it will provide passengers whose travel is interrupted due to a widespread disruption: hotel accommodations; ground transportation; meal vouchers; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Peter DeFazio Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 03/09/2017

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans' cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization. [HB-1390] [Veterans ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans' cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization. This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay the burial transportation costs of certain deceased veterans to a state- or tribal-owned veterans' cemetery in which the deceased veteran is eligible to be buried.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. Markup Report Cq on 04/27/2017

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Civil Service Incentives Integrity Act of 2017 [HB-1385] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Budget and Spending ]
Civil Service Incentives Integrity Act of 2017 This bill requires the retraction and repayment of recruitment and relocation bonuses paid to federal employees who have spent at least 80% of the time they would otherwise be in a duty status on official time. Additionally, a retention bonus may not be paid to any such employee who, for a period of 6 consecutive months of service associated with the bonus, has spent at least 80% of the time they would otherwise be in a duty status on official time. Official time is time spent by federal employees performing (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Virginia Foxx Introduced In House on 03/07/2017

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To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with flexibility with respect to providing coverage for nonemergency transportation under Medicaid. [HB-1394] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Social Security ]
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with flexibility with respect to providing coverage for nonemergency transportation under Medicaid. This bill: (1) repeals the regulatory requirement for a state Medicaid program to ensure necessary transportation to and from providers, and (2) specifies that title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act does not require a program to provide such transportation.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Brooks Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017

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Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability First Act of 2017 [S.493] [Veterans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Pensions ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Healthcare ] [Military ]
Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability First Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to remove, demote by a reduction in grade and pay, or suspend a VA employee, including a member in a senior executive position, for reasons of performance or misconduct. The bill prescribes VA removal and employee appeals procedures. Whistle-blower protections are revised, including by prohibiting the VA from taking any such action against a person who has a pending whistle-blower complaint. This bill provides for the reduction (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/02/2017

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VA Accountability First Act of 2017 [HB-1259] [Veterans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Pensions ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Military ] [Crime ]
VA Accountability First Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill revises the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to remove, demote by a reduction in grade and pay, or suspend a VA employee, including a member in a senior executive position, for reasons of performance or misconduct. A demoted individual shall not be placed on administrative leave during the appeals period and may receive pay only if he or she reports for duty or is approved to use certain accrued unused leave. An expedited appeals process is established for such VA decisions, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/21/2017

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Isla Rose Life Flight Act [S.471] [Healthcare ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ]
Isla Rose Life Flight Act This bill provides that statutory provisions prohibiting state or local governments from enacting or enforcing a law or regulation relating to a price, route, or service of an air carrier shall not apply to a state or local law or regulation governing network participation, reimbursement and balance billing, or transparency for an air carrier providing air ambulance services.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/28/2017

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential programs at facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. [HB-927] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Mental Health ] [Military ] [Public Health ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential programs at facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. This bill provides eligibility for beneficiary travel through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to a veteran whose travel to a specialized outpatient or residential program at a VA facility is in connection with treatment or care for military sexual trauma.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/03/2017

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Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017 [HB-695] [Children and Youth ] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ] [Immigration ] [Disaster Relief ] [Agriculture ] [Public Health ] [Education ] [Defense ] [Veterans ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Housing ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ]
Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017 This bill provides continuing FY2019 appropriations to several federal agencies through February 8, 2019. It also provides additional appropriations for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, extends Medicaid provisions, and provides supplemental appropriations for disaster relief. DIVISION A--FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (Sec. 101) This division amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 to provide continuing FY2019 appropriations (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Considered By Senate (message From The House Considered). on 01/02/2019

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VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2017 [HB-611] [Veterans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Military ] [Pensions ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Disabilities ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to remove or demote a VA employee based on performance or misconduct. The VA may remove such individual from the civil service or demote the individual through a reduction in grade or annual pay rate. A demoted individual shall not be placed on administrative leave or any other category of paid leave during the appeals period and can receive pay only if he or she reports for duty. The bill: (1) establishes an expedited appeals (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 02/03/2017

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VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2017 [S.152] [Veterans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Military ] [Pensions ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Disabilities ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to remove or demote a VA employee based on performance or misconduct. The VA may remove such individual from the civil service or demote the individual through a reduction in grade or annual pay rate. A demoted individual shall not be placed on administrative leave or any other category of paid leave during the appeals period and can receive pay only if he or she reports for duty. The bill: (1) establishes an expedited appeals (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 01/17/2017

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Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2017 [HB-572] [Agriculture ] [Trade ] [Healthcare ] [International ] [Taxes ] [Food ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the President from restricting direct transfers from a Cuban depository institution to a U.S. depository institution in payment for a product authorized for sale under the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000. The Department of Agriculture shall provide information and technical assistance to U.S. agricultural producers, cooperative organizations, or state agencies to promote U.S. agricultural exports products to Cuba. The bill authorizes (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/08/2017

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Modernizing Government Travel Act [S.78] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Budget and Spending ]
Modernizing Government Travel Act Modernizing Government Travel Act This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to prescribe regulations to provide for the reimbursement of federal employees traveling on official business for the use of a transportation network company (e.g., Uber or Lyft) or innovative mobility technology. The Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall prescribe such regulations with respect to judicial branch employees. The bill revises GSA's reporting requirements regarding official travel.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/10/2017

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Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2017 [HB-302] [Insurance ] [Sports ] [Healthcare ]
Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill extends the liability insurance coverage of a state-licensed medical professional to another state when the professional provides medical services to an athlete, athletic team, or team staff member pursuant to a written agreement. Prior to providing such services, the medical professional must disclose to the insurer the nature and extent of the services. This extension of coverage does not apply at a health care facility or while a medical professional licensed in the state is transporting (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock Became Public Law No: 115-254. on 10/05/2018

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