Faith in Health Savings Accounts Act of 2017 [HB-2310]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
Faith in Health Savings Accounts Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat membership in a tax-exempt health care sharing ministry as coverage under a high deductible health plan for purposes of the tax deduction for contributions to a health savings account.
HB-2310: Faith in Health Savings Accounts Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 05/03/2017
Volunteer Organization Protection Act of 2017 [HB-2432]
[Nonprofit ]
[Human Services ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Volunteer Organization Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 to expand liability protections to volunteer nonprofit organizations for harm caused by an act or omission of a volunteer on behalf of the organization. The bill prohibits such liability protections from applying if the organization: (1) would be liable under laws governing the direct or vicarious liability of organizations, and (2) expressly authorized the specific conduct constituting the act or omission. The bill bars such an organization from
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HB-2432: Volunteer Organization Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 06/07/2017
Deborah Sampson Act [HB-2452]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Deborah Sampson Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a three-year pilot program to assess the feasibility of peer-to-peer assistance for women veterans who are separating or newly separated from the Armed Forces), with emphasis placed on women who suffered service-related sexual trauma or who are at risk of becoming homeless. Additionally, the VA shall: expand the women veterans call center to include a text messaging capability; establish a partnership with at least one nongovernmental organization to provide
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HB-2452: Deborah Sampson Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 05/16/2017
Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act [HB-36]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (Sec. 3) This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime for any person to perform or attempt to perform an abortion if the probable post-fertilization age of the fetus is 20 weeks or more. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to five years in prison, or both. The bill provides exceptions for an abortion: (1) that is necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman, or (2) when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. A physician who performs or attempts to perform an
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HB-36: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 10/04/2017
Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2017 [HB-24]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to complete, within 12 months, an audit of the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve banks. In addition, the bill allows the GAO to audit the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve banks with respect to: (1) international financial transactions; (2) deliberations, decisions, or actions on monetary policy matters; (3) transactions made under the direction of the Federal Open Market Committee; and (4) discussions or communications
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HB-24: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. Markup Report Cq on 03/28/2017
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act [HB-37]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to require any health care practitioner who is present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to: (1) exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and (2) ensure that such child is immediately admitted to a hospital. The term "born alive" means the complete expulsion or extraction from his or her mother, at any stage of development, who after such expulsion or
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Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 [HB-173]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Insurance ]
Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal, beginning with taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, the excise tax on employer-sponsored health care coverage for which there is an excess benefit (high-cost plans).
HB-173: Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/13/2017
Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 [HB-38]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the federal criminal code to allow a qualified individual to carry a concealed handgun into or possess a concealed handgun in another state that allows individuals to carry concealed firearms. A qualified individual must: (1) be eligible to possess, transport, or receive a firearm under federal law; (2) carry a valid photo identification document; and (3) carry a valid concealed carry permit issued by any state or be eligible to carry a concealed firearm in his or her state of residence.
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HB-38: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 01/12/2017
Resettlement Accountability National Security Act of 2017 [HB-80]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Food ]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
Resettlement Accountability National Security Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the admission of alien refugees into the United States unless Congress passes a joint resolution giving the Department of Homeland Security authority to resume admitting them. The Government Accountability Office shall report on: (1) the national security impact of refugee admissions; and (2) specified costs of providing refugees with benefits under Medicare, Medicaid, disability insurance under title II of the Social Security Act, the supplemental nutrition assistance
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HB-80: Resettlement Accountability National Security Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 01/12/2017
Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 [HB-26]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill states that its purpose is to increase accountability for and transparency in the federal regulatory process by requiring Congress to approve all new major regulations. (Sec. 3) The bill revises provisions relating to congressional review of agency rulemaking to require federal agencies promulgating rules to: (1) identify and repeal or amend existing rules to completely offset any annual costs of new rules to the U.S. economy; and (2) publish information about the
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HB-26: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 115-21. on 03/29/2017