Establishing a Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress. [HCR-28]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
Establishing a Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress. Establishes an ad hoc Joint Committee on the Organization of the Congress to study the organization, operations, functions, and relevant interactions of the Members of Congress and to make recommendations to: make such operations and organization more effective and efficient; make Congress and its Members more accountable; and improve the orderly, timely, and effective consideration and disposal of legislation; and improve the relationships between the Houses of Congress, with and among
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HCR-28: Establishing a Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Introduced In House on 02/16/2017
Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017 [HB-1121]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017 This bill sets forth amendments that would take effect in the case of the repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 and the restoration of the provisions amended by those provisions. If the amendments take effect, the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and Internal Revenue Code are revised to maintain PPACA consumer protections. Specifically,
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HB-1121: Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/28/2017
Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2017 [HB-1150]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the 10% excise tax on indoor tanning services.
HB-1150: Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 02/16/2017
VA Health Center Management Stability and Improvement Act [HB-1131]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Military ]
VA Health Center Management Stability and Improvement Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop and implement a plan to hire a director for each VA medical center without a permanent director. Hiring priority shall be given to medical centers that have not had a permanent director for the longest periods.
HB-1131: VA Health Center Management Stability and Improvement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Ryan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/03/2017
Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act [HB-1161]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Community Development ]
Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act This bill amends the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 to add Livingston County, the city of Jonesboro in Union County, and the city of Freeport in Stephenson County in Illinois to the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area.
HB-1161: Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Darin LaHood
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/02/2017
Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act [HB-1154]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act This bill requires the U.S. Coast Guard to: (1) address the regulation of discharges incidental to the normal operation of a commercial vessel into navigable waters, including ballast water discharges; and (2) preempt applicable state laws and federal regulations issued under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act). Ballast water is water and suspended matter taken on board a commercial vessel to control or maintain trim, draught, stability, or stresses of the commercial
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EACH Act Equitable Access to Care and Health Act [HB-1201]
[Healthcare ]
[Religion ]
[Taxes ]
EACH Act Equitable Access to Care and Health Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the religious conscience exemption under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to exempt individuals who rely solely on a religious method of healing and for whom the acceptance of medical health services would be inconsistent with their religious beliefs from the requirement to purchase and maintain minimum essential health care coverage.
HB-1201: EACH Act Equitable Access to Care and Health Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Grothman
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 529. on 07/26/2018
Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2017 [HB-1200]
[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Real Estate ]
Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax-exempt charitable or educational organizations to make collegiate housing and infrastructure grants to certain tax-exempt social clubs (e.g., college fraternities and sororities) which apply such grants to their collegiate housing property. A "collegiate housing and infrastructure grant" is a grant to provide, improve, operate, or maintain collegiate housing property that may involve more than incidental social, recreational, or private purposes.
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HB-1200: Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 02/17/2017
Social Security Fairness Act of 2017 [HB-1205]
[Social Security ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
Social Security Fairness Act of 2017 This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to repeal the "government pension offset" and the "windfall elimination provision." Under current law, those provisions reduce OASDI benefits for individuals who receive a pension based on earnings in government employment that was not covered under the Social Security program.
HB-1205: Social Security Fairness Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 03/06/2017
Protecting Veterans From School Closures Act of 2017 [HB-1216]
[Veterans ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
Protecting Veterans From School Closures Act of 2017 This bill declares that if, as a result of a permanent school closure, a veteran is forced to discontinue a course or did not receive credit, or lost training time, toward completion of the education program, Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance payments for such discontinued course or program shall not be: (1) charged against the individual's entitlement to educational assistance, or (2) counted against the aggregate period for which such assistance may be provided. The bill
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HB-1216: Protecting Veterans From School Closures Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 03/06/2017