Medicare Advantage COVID Treatment Act [HB-6640]
Requires Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to cover specified treatment services relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) without cost-sharing during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020. The CMS must reimburse MA plans for cost-sharing amounts that would otherwise have been received, in accordance with a specified timeline. MA plans are also prohibited from instituting prior authorization or other utilization management requirements with respect to coverage of specified critical treatment services (e.g., ventilator
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HB-6640: Medicare Advantage COVID Treatment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Introduced In House on 04/28/2020
HB-6681: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for dependents to be taken into account in determining the amount of the 2020 recovery rebates.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Kind
Introduced In House on 05/01/2020
You have voted HB-6681: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for dependents to be taken into account in determining the amount of the 2020 recovery rebates..
You have voted HR-950: Expressing support for the designation of May 5, 2020, as the "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls"..
HB-5587: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the regulation of hemp-derived cannabidiol and hemp-derived cannabidiol containing substances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Biotechnology, Horticulture, And Research. on 01/23/2020
You have voted HB-5587: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the regulation of hemp-derived cannabidiol and hemp-derived cannabidiol containing substances..
Local Chamber, Tourism, and 501(c)(6) Protection Act of 2020 [HB-6697]
Modifies the Paycheck Protection Program implemented by the Small Business Administration in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to include certain entities and exclude certain individuals. Specifically, the bill expands the program to encompass organizations with 300 or fewer employees that (1) operate under section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code (other than a professional football league), or (2) are a destination marketing organization engaged in promoting communities and facilities to businesses and leisure travelers.
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HB-6697: Local Chamber, Tourism, and 501(c)(6) Protection Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 05/05/2020
AIM HIGH Act Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education Act [HB-5312]
Creates a commission to develop voluntary guidelines for postsecondary electronic instruction materials and related technologies. Specifically, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Secretary of Education must establish an independent commission to (1) develop and issue voluntary accessibility guidelines for postsecondary electronic instructional materials and related technologies, (2) develop a model framework for pilot testing such materials and technologies, and (3) produce an annotated
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HB-5312: AIM HIGH Act Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Introduced In House on 12/05/2019
Access Technology Affordability Act of 2019 [HB-2086]
Allows a refundable tax credit equal to the amounts paid for qualified access technology for use by a blind individual who is the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, or a dependent of the taxpayer. "Qualified access technology" is hardware, software, or other information technology with the primary function of converting or adapting information that is visually represented into forms or formats useable by blind individuals. The credit is limited to (1) costs that are not compensated by insurance or otherwise, and (2) an aggregate amount of $2,000 per
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HB-2086: Access Technology Affordability Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 04/04/2019
Keeping the Lights On Act of 2020 [HB-6799]
Allows an eligible employer a payroll tax credit equal to 50% of a limited amount of qualified fixed expenses paid by such employer in a calendar quarter. Qualified fixed expenses include a mortgage, rent, or a utility payment. An employer is eligible for such payroll credit if the employer was carrying on a trade or business in 2020 which had not more than 1,500 full-time employees or not more than $41.5 million in gross receipts in 2019. The employer's business must have been suspended in a calendar quarter due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease
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HB-6799: Keeping the Lights On Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Huffman
Introduced In House on 05/12/2020
Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020 [HB-6837]
Establishes and otherwise modifies requirements for the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Program during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The program provides Medicare payments in advance to eligible providers experiencing claims or cash flow disruptions, such as during national emergencies; the program was specifically expanded in response to COVID-19 to encompass more types of providers, subject to certain recoupment and repayment provisions. Under the current program, recoupment of advance
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HB-6837: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. David Scott
Introduced In House on 05/12/2020