HB-1777: 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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 04/12/2017
You have voted HB-1777: 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..
Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017 [HB-1838]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Public Health ]
Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) require the payment system for ambulatory surgical center (ASC) services to feature certain positive annual adjustments equivalent to those made with respect to hospital outpatient department (OPD) services; (2) revise quality reporting requirements to permit publicly available, side-by-side comparisons of quality measures for ASCs and OPDs in the same geographic area; and (3) require the Department of Health and Human
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HB-1838: Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/12/2017
PAST Act Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2017 [HB-1847]
[Animals ]
[Agriculture ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
PAST Act Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2017 This bill amends the Horse Protection Act to establish a new system for inspecting horses for soring, revise penalties for violations of the Act, and modify enforcement procedures. The soring of horses is any of various actions taken on a horse's limb to produce a higher gait that may cause pain, distress, inflammation, or lameness. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must establish requirements to license, train, assign, and oversee persons hired by the management of horse shows, exhibitions, sales,
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HB-1847: PAST Act Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/31/2017
Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2017 [HB-1828]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Public Health ]
Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow payment under Medicare for certain services furnished to hospice patients by rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers (FQHCs). With respect to a patient who elects to receive hospice care under Medicare, current law generally limits payment for services that are either duplicative of such care or related to the treatment of the individual's terminal illness. However, current law exempts from this limitation: (1) physicians'
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HB-1828: Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/12/2017
Recognizing the importance of the United States-Japan partnership and supporting the pursuit of closer trade ties between the United States and Japan. [HR-236]
[Trade ]
[International ]
Recognizing the importance of the United States-Japan partnership and supporting the pursuit of closer trade ties between the United States and Japan. Calls upon the President to: (1) consult with the House of Representatives and the Senate to consider opportunities to promote further economic and commercial activity and cooperation between the United States and Japan; (2) invite Japan to begin discussions toward establishing the basis for closer trade ties with the United States; and (3) determine whether negotiation of a trade agreement with Japan
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HR-236: Recognizing the importance of the United States-Japan partnership and supporting the pursuit of closer trade ties between the United States and Japan.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 03/31/2017
You have voted HR-236: Recognizing the importance of the United States-Japan partnership and supporting the pursuit of closer trade ties between the United States and Japan..
Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 [HB-1865]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 was not intended to provide legal protection to websites that unlawfully promote and facilitate prostitution and websites that facilitate traffickers in advertising the sale of unlawful sex acts with sex trafficking victims. Section 230 limits the legal liability of interactive computer service providers or users for content they publish that was created by others. (Sec. 3) The
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HB-1865: Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Became Public Law No: 115-164. (txt | Pdf) on 04/11/2018
Workplace Advancement Act [HB-1890]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Workplace Advancement Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discharging or retaliating against any employee because such employee has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed comparative compensation information for the purpose of determining whether the employer is compensating an employee in a manner that provides equal pay for equal work. The prohibition does not apply to instances in which an employee who has access to the wage information of other employees as a part of the employee's job functions discloses such
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HB-1890: Workplace Advancement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Introduced In House on 04/04/2017
Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017 [HB-1953]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017 This bill allows coverage, under Medicare, of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity furnished by providers other than primary care physicians and practitioners. Additionally, it allows coverage under Medicare's prescription drug benefit of drugs used for the treatment of obesity or for weight loss management for individuals who are overweight.
HB-1953: Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/17/2017
HR-249: Honoring the life and legacy of the first woman to serve in the United States Congress, Jeannette Pickering Rankin, on the 100th anniversary of her swearing-in to Congress.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Introduced In House on 04/05/2017
You have voted HR-249: Honoring the life and legacy of the first woman to serve in the United States Congress, Jeannette Pickering Rankin, on the 100th anniversary of her swearing-in to Congress..
Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. [HR-269]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Recognizes that National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month provides an opportunity for sexual violence education and sexual assault prevention, treatment, and prosecution. Calls for: (1) acknowledging survivors and commending volunteers and professionals who assist them; (2) recognizing and applauding national and community organizations
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HR-269: Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/21/2017