Sen. Jim Banks
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Bills Introduced 188
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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
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No Hero Left Untreated Act [HB-1162]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Health ]
No Hero Left Untreated Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a one-year pilot program to provide access to magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy to treat veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, military sexual trauma, chronic pain, or opiate addiction. The VA shall: (1) carry out the program at up to two VA facilities, and (2) provide access to such therapy to more than 50 veterans.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Presented To President. on 12/21/2018
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Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2017 [HB-1192]
[Reproductive Rights ]
[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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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/16/2017
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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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Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 03/06/2017
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that clean water is a national priority, and that the June 29, 2015, Waters of the United States Rule should be withdrawn or vacated. [HR-152]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that clean water is a national priority, and that the June 29, 2015, Waters of the United States Rule should be withdrawn or vacated. Calls for the nullification of the final rule titled "Clean Water Rule: Definition of 'Waters of the United States,'" about the scope of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act). The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the rule on June 29, 2015.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 02/28/2017
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VA Accountability First Act of 2017 [HB-1259]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Military ]
[Crime ]
VA Accountability First Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill revises the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to remove, demote by a reduction in grade and pay, or suspend a VA employee, including a member in a senior executive position, for reasons of performance or misconduct. A demoted individual shall not be placed on administrative leave during the appeals period and may receive pay only if he or she reports for duty or is approved to use certain accrued unused leave. An expedited appeals process is established for such VA decisions,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/21/2017
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Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act [HB-1311]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act This bill amends the Clean Air Act to address the limitations on Reid vapor pressure (a measure of gasoline's volatility) that are placed on gasoline during the summer ozone season. The bill applies the Reid vapor pressure requirements that are applicable to gasoline blended with 10% ethanol (E10) to gasoline blended with more than 10% ethanol. Thus, the waiver given to E10 gasoline, which allows an increase in the Reid Vapor Pressure volatility, is extended to gasoline blended with more than 10% ethanol.
Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 03/17/2017
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Veterans Success on Campus Act of 2017 [HB-1331]
[Veterans ]
[Education ]
Veterans Success on Campus Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) provide educational and vocational counseling services for veterans at VA-selected institutions of higher learning, and (2) select locations where the maximum number of veterans would have access to such services. Such counseling shall be provided by VA employees who provide educational and vocational counseling services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Banks
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 03/09/2017
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Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act [HB-1384]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Education ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act This bill makes reserve component members who are deployed to support pre planned operations of a combatant command eligible for: (1) pre-mobilization health care, (2) transitional health care, (3) consideration of active duty service to reduce the age for retired pay, (4) the high-deployment allowance for lengthy or numerous deployments and frequent mobilizations, (5) Post-9/11 educational assistance, and (6) non-reduction in pay while serving in the uniformed services or National Guard. The bill makes reserve
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 04/05/2017
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans' cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization. [HB-1390]
[Veterans ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans' cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization. This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay the burial transportation costs of certain deceased veterans to a state- or tribal-owned veterans' cemetery in which the deceased veteran is eligible to be buried.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. Markup Report Cq on 04/27/2017