FAST Act of 2017 Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act of 2017 [HB-1148]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
FAST Act of 2017 Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill specifies that, under Medicare, telehealth services include telehealth-eligible stroke services provided to an individual soon after the onset of acute-stroke symptoms. Certain originating-site requirements applicable to telehealth services under Medicare shall not apply with respect to such stroke services.
HB-1148: FAST Act of 2017 Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/01/2017
Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017 [HB-1121]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017 This bill sets forth amendments that would take effect in the case of the repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 and the restoration of the provisions amended by those provisions. If the amendments take effect, the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and Internal Revenue Code are revised to maintain PPACA consumer protections. Specifically,
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HB-1121: Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/28/2017
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.
HB-1156: Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/02/2017
Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2017 [HB-1200]
[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Real Estate ]
Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax-exempt charitable or educational organizations to make collegiate housing and infrastructure grants to certain tax-exempt social clubs (e.g., college fraternities and sororities) which apply such grants to their collegiate housing property. A "collegiate housing and infrastructure grant" is a grant to provide, improve, operate, or maintain collegiate housing property that may involve more than incidental social, recreational, or private purposes.
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HB-1200: Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 02/17/2017
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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HB-1216: Protecting Veterans From School Closures Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 03/06/2017
Preparing More Welfare Recipients for Work Act [HB-1352]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Preparing More Welfare Recipients for Work Act This bill revises mandatory work requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. Specifically, for purposes of counting work activities toward the satisfaction of such requirements, the bill: eliminates the distinction between core work activities and other specified work activities related to training and education; in general, eliminates separate requirements for two-parent families and other families; allows partial credit with respect to families that participate in
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HB-1352: Preparing More Welfare Recipients for Work Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Meehan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 03/15/2017
HB-1325: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with flexibility with respect to providing premium assistance under the Medicaid program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Larry Bucshon
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017
You have voted HB-1325: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with flexibility with respect to providing premium assistance under the Medicaid program..
Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 [HB-1393]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill prohibits the wages or other remuneration earned by an employee who performs employment duties in more than one state from being subject to income tax in any state other than: (1) the state of the employee's residence, and (2) the state within which the employee is present and performing employment duties for more than 30 days during the calendar year in which the wages or other remuneration is earned. The bill exempts employers from state income tax withholding and
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HB-1393: Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/21/2017
LEADS Act of 2017 Letter of Estimated Annual Debt for Students Act of 2017 [HB-1429]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
LEADS Act of 2017 Letter of Estimated Annual Debt for Students Act of 2017 This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require an institution of higher education that participates in federal student aid programs to provide an annual estimate of borrowing costs to each enrolled student who receives an education loan. The cost estimate must include the student's cumulative education loan balance, projected monthly payment amount, and interest rate on each loan.
HB-1429: LEADS Act of 2017 Letter of Estimated Annual Debt for Students Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Introduced In House on 03/08/2017
Indiana Dunes National Park Act [HB-1488]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
Indiana Dunes National Park Act (Sec. 2) This bill renames the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore as the Indiana Dunes National Park. (Sec. 3) The bill redesignates the 1.6 mile Miller-Woods Trail within the park as the Paul H. Douglas Trail.
HB-1488: Indiana Dunes National Park Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On National Parks. Hearings Held. on 08/15/2018