Rep. Austin Scott
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Bills Introduced 37
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Condemning the chemical weapons attack on Sergei Skripal, a former Russian intelligence officer, and his daughter on March 4, 2018, and extending its sympathies to those affected by the attack, and for other purposes. [HR-786]
[International ]
[National Security ]
Condemning the chemical weapons attack on Sergei Skripal, a former Russian intelligence officer, and his daughter on March 4, 2018, and extending its sympathies to those affected by the attack, and for other purposes. Condemns the attack in the United Kingdom on Sergei Skripal, a former Russian intelligence officer, and his daughter Yulia on March 4, 2018. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States stands in firm partnership with the United Kingdom, and (2) Russian aggression across all domains should not be accepted.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Introduced In House on 03/15/2018
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Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act of 2018 [HB-5199]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act of 2018 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Department of Education to establish a program to provide children with parents on active duty in the uniformed services with funds for specified educational purposes. Children of active duty service members who reside in a local education agency that receives payments under the Impact Aid Program or who reside within the boundaries of a federal military installation are eligible to receive funds.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 03/07/2018
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Defending U.S. Government Communications Act [HB-4747]
[Telecommunications ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Trade ]
Defending U.S. Government Communications Act This bill prohibits federal agencies from procuring or obtaining, renewing or extending a contract to obtain or procure, or entering into a contract with an entity that uses any equipment, system, or service with telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system that is from Huawei Technologies Company, ZTE Corporation, or an entity reasonably believed to be owned or controlled by China.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 01/09/2018
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Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 [HB-4311]
[National Security ]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[Real Estate ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Economic Development ]
[Trade ]
[Finance ]
[Funding ]
Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to expand the scope of "covered transaction" subject to the review of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). CFIUS analyzes the national security implications of foreign investment in the United States. A covered transaction includes: any merger, acquisition, or takeover that could result in foreign control of any U.S. business, the purchase or lease of real estate located in the United States that is in close proximity
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Hearings Held By The Subcommittee On Monetary Policy And Trade Prior To Referral. on 04/12/2018
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Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act [HB-4910]
[Veterans ]
Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of the Interior to provide outer burial receptacles for veterans' remains buried in a national cemetery administered by the National Park Service. (An outer burial receptacle is a container, such as a grave liner or a burial vault, that protects a casket in the ground and prevents the grave from sinking.) Interior may provide reimbursement for outer burial receptacles other than grave liners but may require survivors to pay: (1) the costs by which such burial receptacle
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Became Public Law No: 115-184. on 06/15/2018
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Calling upon the leadership of the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to dismantle its labor camp system, and for other purposes. [HR-763]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Poverty ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Calling upon the leadership of the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to dismantle its labor camp system, and for other purposes. Calls for the international community to demand that North Korea dismantle its labor camp system and for North Korea to cease human rights abuses and release political prisoners.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Introduced In House on 03/05/2018
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Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act [HB-3832]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act (Sec. 2) This bill permits any Department of Veterans Affairs licensed health care provider or provider delegate accessing data on behalf of such provider to query and receive data from the national network of state-based prescription drug monitoring programs to support the safe and effective prescribing of controlled substances to patients who: (1) receive a prescription for a controlled substance, and (2) are not receiving palliative care or enrolled in hospice care. Health care providers or delegates shall
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 05/22/2018
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Repeal Sequestration for Defense Act [HB-1441]
[Defense ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
Repeal Sequestration for Defense Act This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to eliminate the sequestration for security and defense spending. (Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.)
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Introduced In House on 03/08/2017
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PHIT Act Personal Health Investment Today Act [HB-1267]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Sports ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Recreation ]
PHIT Act Personal Health Investment Today Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a medical care tax deduction for up to $1,000 ($2,000 for a joint return or a head of household) of qualified sports and fitness expenses per year. The bill defines "qualified sports and fitness expenses" as amounts paid exclusively for the sole purpose of participating in a physical activity, including: (1) fitness facility memberships, (2) physical exercise or activity programs, and (3) equipment for a physical exercise or activity program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 03/01/2017
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Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017 [HB-1156]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 to repeal specified limitations, for purposes of Medicare participation, on self-referrals by newly constructed or expanded physician-owned hospitals.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/02/2017