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STOP Act of 2017 Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 [S.372]
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[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[International ]
[Crime ]
STOP Act of 2017 Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to make the Postmaster General the consignee (i.e., the entity financially responsible for the receipt of a shipment) for merchandise, excluding documents, imported through the mail into the United States. The Postmaster General must designate licensed customs brokers to file required documents or information for such shipments. The bill amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to impose a customs user fee
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LEAP Act Leveraging and Energizing America's Apprenticeship Programs Act [S.393]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Education ]
LEAP Act Leveraging and Energizing America's Apprenticeship Programs Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a business-related tax credit of $1,500 for hiring an apprentice who has not attained age 25 at the close of the taxable year or $1,000 for an apprentice who has attained age 25. The bill allows such credit for no more than two taxable years with respect to any apprentice. An "apprentice" is an employee who is employed in an officially-recognized apprenticeable occupation pursuant to an apprentice agreement registered
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Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018 [S.382]
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[Science ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018 This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop and maintain a voluntary registry of firefighters to collect history and occupational information that can be linked to existing data in state cancer registries. The registry must be used to improve monitoring of cancer among firefighters and to collect and publish epidemiological information regarding cancer among firefighters. The CDC should seek to include specified information in the registry, including the number and type
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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education Month. [SR-66]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education Month. Designates February 2017 as Career and Technical Education Month. Expresses support for the goals and ideals of such month. Honors the 100th anniversary of the Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act of 1917. Recognizes the importance of career and technical education in preparing a well-educated and skilled workforce. Encourages educators, counselors, and administrators to promote career and technical education as an option for students.
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Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2017 [S.445]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2017 This bill allows Medicare payment for home health services ordered by a nurse practitioner, a clinical nurse specialist, a certified nurse-midwife, or a physician assistant.
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Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 [S.455]
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[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."
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A resolution celebrating Black History Month. [SR-69]
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[Arts and Culture ]
[Human Rights ]
A resolution celebrating Black History Month. Recognizes Black History Month as an opportunity to reflect on U.S. history and to commemorate the contributions of African Americans. Calls for the United States to: (1) honor the contribution of pioneers who helped to ensure its legacy; and (2) move forward as a nation "indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
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Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act [S.469]
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[Public Health ]
Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act
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Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2017 [S.470]
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[Children and Youth ]
Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for employment-related expenses incurred for the care of a taxpayer's dependent, to: (1) increase to $120,000, the adjusted gross income threshold level above which such credit is incrementally reduced; (2) increase the dollar limit on the allowable amount of such credit; (3) allow an inflation adjustment to the adjusted gross income threshold and the maximum credit amounts, beginning after 2018; and (4) make such
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Educational Development for Troops and Veterans Act of 2017 [S.473]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Student Loans ]
[Military ]
Educational Development for Troops and Veterans Act of 2017 This bill provides for eligibility of members of reserve components of the Armed Forces who are ordered to active duty for: (1) Post-9/11 educational assistance, (2) non-reduction in pay while serving in the uniformed services or National Guard, and (3) extension of the time limitation with respect to training and rehabilitation assistance for veterans with service-connected disabilities. The bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow members of the Armed Forces and National
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