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..
Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act [HB-1861]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Sports ]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Larry Doby in recognition of his achievements and contributions to American major league athletics, civil rights, and the Armed Forces during World War II.
HB-1861: Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Signed By President. on 12/17/2018
Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2017 [HB-1939]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2017 This bill modifies requirements regarding access to preferred pharmacies (i.e., pharmacies that provide reduced enrollee cost sharing for prescription drugs) under a Medicare prescription drug plan (PDP). Specifically, if a Medicare PDP has, in its pharmacy network, one or more preferred pharmacies located in a health shortage or medically underserved area, then the PDP sponsor must allow any pharmacy in the health shortage or medically underserved area to join the preferred pharmacy network
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HB-1939: Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/17/2017
Repeal of the Obamacare Bay State Boondoggle Act [HB-2224]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Repeal of the Obamacare Bay State Boondoggle Act This bill requires that the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas be calculated using state-specific, rather than national, budget neutrality. (The Medicare hospital wage index is used to calculate geographic adjustments to Medicare reimbursements.)
HB-2224: Repeal of the Obamacare Bay State Boondoggle Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/05/2017
HEARTS Act Health Equity and Access for Returning Troops and Servicemembers Act [HB-2243]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
HEARTS Act Health Equity and Access for Returning Troops and Servicemembers Act This bill extends TRICARE eligibility to certain former members of the Armed Forces regardless of whether they enroll (as required under current law) in Medicare's supplementary medical insurance program. Specifically, the bill applies to former members who are: (1) younger than 65 years of age, (2) medically retired from the Armed Forces, and (3) entitled to Medicare hospital insurance benefits on the basis of their former entitlement to disability insurance benefits
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HB-2243: HEARTS Act Health Equity and Access for Returning Troops and Servicemembers Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 05/23/2017
PAWS Act of 2017 Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers Act of 2017 [HB-2327]
[Animals ]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Insurance ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
PAWS Act of 2017 Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a five-year pilot program under which it provides grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to provide service dogs to veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder after completing other evidence-based treatment. An organization that receives a grant shall provide for each participating service dog and veteran: coverage by a commercially available veterinary health insurance policy, hardware clinically
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HB-2327: PAWS Act of 2017 Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Assuming First Sponsorship - Mr. Stivers Asked Unanimous Consent That He May Hereafter Be The First Sponsor Of H.r. 2327, A Bill Originally Introduced By Representative Desantis, For The Purpose Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Pursuant To Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 09/25/2018
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to protecting freedom of speech, thought, and expression at institutions of higher education. [HR-307]
[Education ]
[Human Rights ]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to protecting freedom of speech, thought, and expression at institutions of higher education. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that free speech zones and restrictive speech codes are inherently at odds with the freedom of speech guaranteed by the First Amendment of the Constitution. Urges institutions of higher education to facilitate and recommit themselves to protecting the free and open exchange of ideas.
HR-307: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to protecting freedom of speech, thought, and expression at institutions of higher education.
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 05/11/2017
You have voted HR-307: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to protecting freedom of speech, thought, and expression at institutions of higher education..
Objecting to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 as an obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian peace, and for other purposes. [HR-11]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
Objecting to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 as an obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian peace, and for other purposes. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the passage of U.N. Security Council Resolution 2334: undermined the long-standing U.S. position to oppose and veto Security Council resolutions that seek to impose solutions to final status issues or that are one-sided and anti-Israel; undermines the prospect of Israelis and Palestinians resuming productive, direct negotiations; and contributes to the politically
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HR-11: Objecting to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 as an obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian peace, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Rule H. Res. 22 Passed House. on 01/05/2017
You have voted HR-11: Objecting to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 as an obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian peace, and for other purposes..
Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act [HB-36]
[Reproductive Rights ]
[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