HJR-40: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Became Public Law No: 115-8. (txt | Pdf) on 02/28/2017
You have voted HJR-40: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007..
Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2017 [HB-761]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Pensions ]
Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2017 This bill prohibits provisions that increase or extend an increase of Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums from being counted as an offset to determine budget points of order for legislation in the House or the Senate. (The PBGC is a federal agency that insures the benefits of private sector, defined benefit pension plans. The PBGC is financed by insurance premiums paid by sponsors of the plans, investment income, assets from pension plans taken over by the PBGC, and recoveries from the companies
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HB-761: Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Introduced In House on 01/31/2017
HJR-51: Approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Medicare Advisory Board under section 1899A of the Social Security Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/03/2017
You have voted HJR-51: Approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Medicare Advisory Board under section 1899A of the Social Security Act..
Steel Industry Preservation Act [HB-792]
[Taxes ]
[Energy ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Trade ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Steel Industry Preservation Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend and modify the production tax credit for steel industry fuel. (Under current law, steel industry fuel is a fuel which is: (1) produced through a process of liquefying coal waste sludge and distributing it on coal, and (2) used as a feedstock for the manufacture of coke.) The bill modifies the tax credit for steel industry fuel to: extend the credit period and the placed-in-service date, revise the definition of "steel industry fuel" to allow blends of coal and petroleum
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HB-792: Steel Industry Preservation Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Costello
Introduced In House on 02/01/2017
Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017 [HB-807]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017 This bill repeals existing caps on Medicare payment for certain outpatient physical-therapy services and speech-language pathology services. Under current law, annual payment for such services is capped at $1,980 in 2017, with specified percentage increases to that limit in subsequent years.
HB-807: Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/10/2017
Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act [HB-788]
[Sports ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act This bill amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the construction and expansion of public target ranges by: (1) authorizing a state to pay up to 90% of the costs of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range; (2) authorizing a state to elect to allocate 10% of a specified amount apportioned to it from the federal aid to wildlife restoration fund for those costs; (3) limiting the federal share of those costs under such Act to 90%; and (4)
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HB-788: Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Reported By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-707, Part I. on 05/29/2018
EDIT Act Establishing Digital Interactive Transparency Act [HB-842]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Libraries ]
EDIT Act Establishing Digital Interactive Transparency Act This bill instructs the Library of Congress, in the operation of the Congress.gov website, to ensure that each version of a bill or resolution which is made available for viewing permits the viewer to follow and track, within the same document, any changes made from the previous versions of that bill or resolution.
HB-842: EDIT Act Establishing Digital Interactive Transparency Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Introduced In House on 02/02/2017
Childhood Cancer STAR Act Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2017 [HB-820]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Childhood Cancer STAR Act Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide support to collect the medical specimens and information of children, adolescents, and young adults with selected cancers that have the least effective treatments in order to achieve a better understanding of these cancers and the effects of treatment. The national childhood cancer registry is reauthorized through FY2022 and revised to authorize
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HB-820: Childhood Cancer STAR Act Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/03/2017
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act [HB-846]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
[Pensions ]
[Social Security ]
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act This bill: (1) repeals certain provisions that require the offset of amounts paid in dependency and indemnity compensation from Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities for the surviving spouses of former military personnel who are entitled to military retired pay or who would be entitled to retired pay except for being under 60 years of age, (2) prohibits requiring repayment of certain amounts previously paid to SBP recipients in the form of a retired pay refund, and (3) requires (current law authorizes) the Secretary
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HB-846: Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 02/24/2017
Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act [HB-849]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to terminate the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). Under PPACA, the IPAB is tasked with developing proposals to reduce the per capita rate of growth in Medicare spending.
HB-849: Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/15/2017