Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016 [HB-4365]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to direct the Drug Enforcement Administration to register an emergency medical services (EMS) agency as an entity authorized to dispense controlled substances, instead of registering the individual practitioners or medical directors of the agency. A registered EMS agency must be overseen by one or more medical directors. The bill specifies that an EMS practitioner who is employed by a registered EMS agency may administer controlled substances
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HB-4365: Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Received In The Senate. on 11/15/2016
HB-4372: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15 Rochester Street, Bergen, New York, as the Barry G. Miller Post Office.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Signed By President. on 07/15/2016
You have voted HB-4372: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15 Rochester Street, Bergen, New York, as the Barry G. Miller Post Office..
Education for All Act of 2016 [HB-4481]
[Education ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
Education for All Act of 2016 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) it is in the U.S. national security interest to promote universal basic education in developing countries; and (2) an educated citizenry contributes to economic growth, strengthened democratic institutions, the empowerment of women and girls, and decreased extremism. The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended to state that it is U.S. policy to work with foreign countries and international and civil society organizations to achieve sustainable quality universal basic
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HB-4481: Education for All Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Committee On Foreign Relations. Reported By Senator Corker With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 12/07/2016
PROP Act of 2016 Promoting Responsible Opioid Prescribing Act of 2016 [HB-4499]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Social Security ]
PROP Act of 2016 Promoting Responsible Opioid Prescribing Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exclude certain pain-related measures for purposes of calculating incentive payments under the value-based purchasing program (VBP). (VBP is a program that links hospital payments to the quality of care provided.) Specifically, VPB measures shall not include measures based on a patient's assessment of: (1) the patient's need for pain medicine during a hospital stay; (2) how often, during the stay, the patient's
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HB-4499: PROP Act of 2016 Promoting Responsible Opioid Prescribing Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/11/2016
Combating BDS Act of 2016 [HB-4514]
[International ]
[Trade ]
[Investments ]
[Human Rights ]
Combating BDS Act of 2016 This bill authorizes a state or local government to adopt and enforce measures to divest its assets from, or prohibit investment of its assets in: (1) an entity that such government determines, using credible information available to the public, engages in a commerce or investment-related boycott, divestment, or sanctions activity targeting Israel; or (2) an entity that owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under common ownership or control with, such an entity. Such government shall provide written notice
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HB-4514: Combating BDS Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 02/10/2016
READI Act Resist Executive Amnesty on Defense Installations Act [HB-4537]
[Defense ]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
READI Act Resist Executive Amnesty on Defense Installations Act This bill prohibits the use of a military installation to house any alien unlawfully present in the United States.
HB-4537: READI Act Resist Executive Amnesty on Defense Installations Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Introduced In House on 02/11/2016
Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2016 [HB-4625]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2016 This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop and maintain a voluntary patient registry to monitor, collect, and make available epidemiological information related to cancer incidence and trends among firefighters. The CDC should seek to include specified information in the registry, including the number and type of fire incidents attended by an individual. To collect information for the registry, the CDC may incorporate questions into existing public health surveys, questionnaires,
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HB-4625: Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/26/2016
Digital Security Commission Act of 2016 [HB-4651]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Digital Security Commission Act of 2016 This bill establishes in the legislative branch the National Commission on Security and Technology Challenges to assess, and make recommendations for policy and practice concerning, the issue of multiple security interests in the digital world, including public safety, privacy, national security, and communications and data protection, both now and throughout the next 10 years. Members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House and Senate majority leader (eight members), the minority
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HB-4651: Digital Security Commission Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/01/2016
Displaced Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries and Iran Act [HB-4664]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Religion ]
Displaced Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries and Iran Act This bill directs the President to report annually to Congress on actions the Department of State and other relevant federal departments and agencies have taken in the preceding year regarding resolution of the issue of Jewish refugees from Arab countries and Iran. The report shall include a description of: actions in bilateral and multilateral fora to address the issue of rights for Jewish refugees from Arab countries; and measures to help ensure that the interests of Jews displaced from
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HB-4664: Displaced Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries and Iran Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Middle East And North Africa. on 04/29/2016