Providing Veterans Overdue Care Act of 2017 [S.233]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Construction ]
Providing Veterans Overdue Care Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to carry out major medical facility leases in specified amounts for: outpatient clinics in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Daytona Beach, Gainesville, and Ocala, Florida; Hampton Roads, Virginia; Missoula, Montana; Northern Colorado, Colorado; Oxnard and Santa Rosa, California; Pike County, Georgia; Portland, Maine; and Raleigh, North Carolina; an outpatient mental health clinic and an outpatient specialty clinic in Birmingham, Alabama; research space in Boston,
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S.233: Providing Veterans Overdue Care Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 01/24/2017
RPM Act of 2017 Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2017 [S.203]
[Air Quality ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
RPM Act of 2017 Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2017 This bill amends the Clean Air Act to allow the modification of a vehicle's air emission controls if the vehicle is used solely for competition.
S.203: RPM Act of 2017 Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Environment And Public Works Senate Subcommittee On Clean Air And Nuclear Safety. Hearings Held. With Printed Hearing: S.hrg. 115-127. on 11/14/2017
Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017 [S.204]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exempt, from specified requirements and restrictions under that Act and other laws, the provision of certain unapproved, investigational drugs to a terminally ill patient who has exhausted approved treatment options and is unable to participate in a clinical trial involving the drugs. The manufacturer or sponsor of an eligible investigational drug must report annually to the Food and
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S.204: Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Became Public Law No: 115-176. on 05/30/2018
Social Security Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 [S.218]
[Social Security ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Social Security Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill prohibits federal departments and agencies from including the Social Security account number of any individual on any document sent by mail unless the department or agency head determines that inclusion of that Social Security number on the document is necessary. Departments and agencies must issue regulations within one year of this bill's enactment that specify the circumstances under which the inclusion of Social Security account numbers on mailed documents is necessary.
S.218: Social Security Fraud Prevention Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Gardner
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson With Amendments. With Written Report No. 115-62. on 05/15/2017
Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017 [S.245]
[Energy ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Mining ]
Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017 TITLE I--INDIAN TRIBAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND SELF-DETERMINATION ACT AMENDMENTS (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to direct the Department of the Interior to provide Indian tribes with technical assistance in planning their energy resource development programs. The Department of Energy (DOE) Indian energy education planning and management assistance program is expanded to make intertribal organizations eligible for grants and to allow grants to
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S.245: Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Became Public Law No: 115-325. on 12/18/2018
Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 [S.239]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Water ]
Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to revise requirements for energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (performance contracts). These contracts allow federal agencies to work with private contractors on energy efficiency upgrades to federal facilities, unless the facilities are dams, reservoirs, or hydropower facilities owned or operated by federal agencies. Current law requires federal facility energy managers to evaluate
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S.239: Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-79. on 05/24/2017
SJR-14: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S494-497) on 01/30/2017
You have voted SJR-14: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007..
SJR-15: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management relating to resource management planning.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 01/30/2017
You have voted SJR-15: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management relating to resource management planning..
Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 [S.236]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Manufacturing ]
Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of certain alcoholic beverages, to: exclude the aging period from the production period for beer, wine, or distilled spirits for purposes of determining whether a taxpayer can expense, rather than capitalize, interest costs paid or incurred during the production period; reduce excise tax rates on beer and distilled spirits; modify the small wine producer tax credit to increase the amount of the credit, expand the
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S.236: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/30/2017
Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 [S.260]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to terminate the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). Under PPACA, the IPAB is tasked with developing proposals to reduce the per capita rate of growth in Medicare spending.
S.260: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S597) on 02/01/2017