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
Improving Support for Missing and Exploited Children Act of 2017 [HB-1808]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Improving Support for Missing and Exploited Children Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to revise the findings to, among other things, specify that the growing numbers of children who are victims of child sexual exploitation include victims of child sex trafficking and sextortion. (Sec. 3) The bill revises the definition of "missing child" to mean an individual under 18 years of age whose whereabouts are unknown to the individual's parent (currently, legal custodian). It specifies that a parent includes a
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HB-1808: Improving Support for Missing and Exploited Children Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/24/2017
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
Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017 [HB-1888]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to allow federal entities that utilize government station licenses to participate in the incentive auction program under which licensees of electromagnetic spectrum voluntarily relinquish their spectrum rights in order for such spectrum to be auctioned for a repurposed commercial use in exchange for a percentage of the auction proceeds. Instead of being reimbursed for the costs of sharing frequencies with nonfederal
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HB-1888: Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Brett Guthrie
Referred To The Subcommittee On Emerging Threats And Capabilities. on 04/24/2017
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
Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2017 [HB-1904]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise physician supervision requirements under the Medicare program for radiology services performed by advanced level radiographers. Specifically, with respect to a state that has established such requirements for those services, the bill aligns Medicare's requirements with state requirements. An "advanced level radiographer" is a radiographer who has obtained specified certification from either the American Registry of Radiologic
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HB-1904: Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/17/2017
Pharmaceutical Information Exchange Act [HB-2026]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Pharmaceutical Information Exchange Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow information about a new investigational medication or the investigational use of a medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration to be provided to health care entities if the information is based on reliable scientific evidence.
HB-2026: Pharmaceutical Information Exchange Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Brett Guthrie
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 01/17/2018
HCR-52: Expressing the sense of Congress that an appropriate site in the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory of those who have been awarded or are eligible for the Korean Defense Service Medal who are missing in action, are unaccounted for, or died in-theater.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 05/23/2017
You have voted HCR-52: Expressing the sense of Congress that an appropriate site in the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory of those who have been awarded or are eligible for the Korean Defense Service Medal who are missing in action, are unaccounted for, or died in-theater..