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US Congress 115th Congress
To amend titles 10 and 32, United States Code, to improve and enhance authorities relating to the employment, use, status, and benefits of military technicians (dual status), and for other purposes. [HB-1777]
[Military ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[National Security ]
To amend titles 10 and 32, United States Code, to improve and enhance authorities relating to the employment, use, status, and benefits of military technicians (dual status), and for other purposes.
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Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2017 [HB-1807]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Lacey Act and the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to exempt certain water transfers between public water supplies located on, along, or across the boundaries of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana from prohibitions on illegal trade of plants and wildlife. Specifically, the prohibitions do not apply to covered water transfers containing a prohibited species if: (1) the species are present in both public water supplies before the transfer and the water is transferred
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HOPS Act Homeland Production Security Act [HB-1811]
[Defense ]
[National Security ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Trade ]
[Budget and Spending ]
HOPS Act Homeland Production Security Act This bill amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the procurement of DHS uniforms not manufactured in the United States.
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Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017 [HB-1848]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a two-year pilot program under which it shall increase the use of medical scribes at VA medical centers. The bill defines "medical scribe" as an unlicensed individual hired to enter information into the electronic health record or chart at the direction of a physician or licensed independent practitioner whose responsibilities include: assisting the physician or practitioner in navigating the electronic health record;
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to periodically conduct an audit of the Veterans Health Administration budget, and for other purposes. [HB-1942]
[Veterans ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to periodically conduct an audit of the Veterans Health Administration budget, and for other purposes.
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Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017 [HB-1941]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017 This bill exempts from the nonimmigrant H-2B visa (temporary nonagricultural services) annual numerical limitation for a fiscal year a returning worker who has already been counted toward such limitation during any of the preceding three fiscal years.
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Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017 [HB-2023]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Science ]
Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017
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DHS FIRM Act Fixing Internal Response to Misconduct Act [HB-2131]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
DHS FIRM Act Fixing Internal Response to Misconduct Act
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Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act [HB-2188]
[Crime ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to carry out a grant program for emergency response providers to prevent, prepare for, and respond to emerging terrorist attack scenarios in major metropolitan areas. DHS shall provide to eligible applicants: (1) unclassified information on such scenarios, and (2) information on training and exercises best practices. Jurisdictions that receive funding under the Urban Area Security Initiative
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Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 [HB-2288]
[Veterans ]
Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017