HB-4392: To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 11/17/2017
You have voted HB-4392: To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes..
Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018 [HB-2147]
[Veterans ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to hire at least 50 Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists under the Veterans Justice Outreach Program. Each of these specialists must serve as part of a justice team in a veterans treatment court or other veteran-focused court. A specialist hired under this bill must be placed at a VA medical center that: complies with VA guidelines for specialist placement, works within a local criminal justice system with justice-involved veterans,
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HB-2147: Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Became Public Law No: 115-240. on 09/17/2018
Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017 [HB-1955]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017 This bill permanently extends the Medicare-Dependent Hospital program (which provides increased payments to certain smaller, rural hospitals that serve a proportionally high number of Medicare patients) and the program for increased payments under Medicare for low-volume hospitals.
HB-1955: Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/17/2017
VREASA Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act [HB-1445]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Health ]
[Military ]
VREASA Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to treat ambulance services as reimbursable emergency services if: the ambulance request was made because of the sudden onset of a medical condition of such nature that a prudent layperson would have reasonably expected that a delay in seeking immediate medical attention would have been hazardous to the individual or could reasonably expect the absence of immediate medical attention to result in placing the individual in serious
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HB-1445: VREASA Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs Discharged. on 03/21/2017
Voluntary Protection Program Act [HB-1444]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Small Business ]
Voluntary Protection Program Act This bill provides statutory authority for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) voluntary protection program, under which management, labor, and OSHA establish cooperative relationships at workplaces that have implemented a comprehensive safety and health management system.
HB-1444: Voluntary Protection Program Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Introduced In House on 03/09/2017
HB-1225: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Edwin Cole "Ed" Bearss, in recognition of his contributions to preservation of American Civil War history and continued efforts to bring our nation's history alive for new generations through his interpretive storytelling.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Introduced In House on 02/27/2017
You have voted HB-1225: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Edwin Cole "Ed" Bearss, in recognition of his contributions to preservation of American Civil War history and continued efforts to bring our nation's history alive for new generations through his interpretive storytelling..
Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2017 [HB-1192]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a physician from knowingly performing a dismemberment abortion. It provides a definition of the term "dismemberment abortion." A physician who performs a dismemberment abortion is subject to a criminal fine, up to two years in prison, or both, unless the dismemberment abortion was necessary to save the mother's life. A woman or a parent of a minor who undergoes a dismemberment abortion may file a civil action for damages against an individual who violates
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HB-1192: Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/16/2017
Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-1158]
[Taxes ]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
[Small Business ]
Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for the rehabilitation of buildings and historic structures, to: (1) allow an increased 30% credit, up to $750,000, for projects with rehabilitation expenditures not exceeding $3.75 million, for which no credit was allowed in either of the two prior taxable years (smaller projects); (2) allow the transfer of tax credit amounts for smaller projects; (3) treat a building as substantially rehabilitated if rehabilitation expenditures
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HB-1158: Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 02/16/2017
Right to Try Act of 2017 [HB-878]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Right to Try Act of 2017 This bill requires the federal government to allow unrestricted manufacturing, distribution, prescribing, and dispensing of experimental drugs, biological products, and medical devices that are: (1) intended to treat a patient who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness, and (2) authorized by state law. The federal government must allow unrestricted possession and use of such treatments by patients certified by a physician as having exhausted all other treatment options. A manufacturer, distributor, prescriber, dispenser,
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HB-878: Right to Try Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/02/2017
ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 [HB-620]
[Disabilities ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Disability Rights Section of the Department of Justice to develop a program to educate state and local governments and property owners on strategies for promoting access to public accommodations for persons with a disability. The program may include training for professionals to provide a guidance of remediation for potential violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. (Sec. 3) The bill prohibits civil actions based on the failure to remove an architectural barrier
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HB-620: ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Received In The Senate. on 02/26/2018