End Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2017 [HB-3546]
[Telecommunications ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Poverty ]
End Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2017 This bill prohibits a provider of commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data service from receiving universal service support through the Lifeline program, which provides subsidies for discounts on monthly telephone or broadband service to qualifying low-income consumers. For 2018, telecommunications carriers must contribute to the universal service fund based on mobile service support provided in 2017. The amounts collected for mobile services must be used for deficit reduction.
HB-3546: End Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 08/04/2017
Vaccine Safety Study Act [HB-3615]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
Vaccine Safety Study Act This bill requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to conduct or support a study to: (1) compare total health outcomes, including the incidence and risk of autism, between vaccinated and unvaccinated U.S. populations; and (2) determine whether exposure to vaccines or vaccine components is associated with autism spectrum disorders, chronic conditions, or other neurological conditions. The NIH must: (1) seek to include in the study populations that have traditionally remained unvaccinated for religious or other reasons,
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HB-3615: Vaccine Safety Study Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Posey
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 08/04/2017
HB-3638: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1100 Kings Road in Jacksonville, Florida, as the "Rutledge Pearson Post Office Building".
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Became Public Law No: 115-150. (txt | Pdf) on 03/23/2018
You have voted HB-3638: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1100 Kings Road in Jacksonville, Florida, as the "Rutledge Pearson Post Office Building"..
Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2017 [HB-24]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to complete, within 12 months, an audit of the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve banks. In addition, the bill allows the GAO to audit the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve banks with respect to: (1) international financial transactions; (2) deliberations, decisions, or actions on monetary policy matters; (3) transactions made under the direction of the Federal Open Market Committee; and (4) discussions or communications
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HB-24: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. Markup Report Cq on 03/28/2017
Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2017 [HB-750]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish a separate Medicare benefit category for complex rehabilitation technology (CRT) items that: (1) are designed or configured to meet an individual's unique needs and capacities; (2) are primarily used to serve a medical or functional purpose; and (3) require certain services to ensure appropriate design, configuration, and use. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall designate CRT
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HB-750: Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/09/2017
Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act [HB-1038]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit Medicare Prescription Drug Plan sponsors from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies. (A "clean claim" is a Medicare claim that is free of defects such as incomplete documentation.)
HB-1038: Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E306) on 03/09/2017
PACT Act Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act [HB-1494]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
PACT Act Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to revise and expand provisions with respect to animal crushing. It retains existing criminal offenses that prohibit knowingly creating or distributing an animal crush video using interstate commerce. The bill also adds a new provision to criminalize an intentional act of animal crushing. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to seven years, or both. It provides additional exceptions for conduct, or a video of conduct,
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HB-1494: PACT Act Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/21/2017
FAIR Act Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2017 [HB-1555]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Property Tax ]
FAIR Act Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2017 This bill modifies general rules governing civil forfeiture proceedings to: (1) ensure that a person contesting a civil forfeiture has legal representation without regard to whether the property subject to forfeiture is being used by such person as a primary residence; (2) increase the federal government's burden of proof in civil forfeiture proceedings to clear and convincing evidence; (3) require the government, in addition to showing a substantial connection between the seized property
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HB-1555: FAIR Act Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/31/2017
No Bonuses for Tax Delinquent IRS Employees Act of 2017 [HB-1599]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
No Bonuses for Tax Delinquent IRS Employees Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the payment of any performance award (including, but not limited to, bonuses, step increases, and time off) to an employee of the Internal Revenue Service who owes an outstanding federal tax debt.
HB-1599: No Bonuses for Tax Delinquent IRS Employees Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Introduced In House on 03/17/2017
Student Agriculture Protection Act of 2017 [HB-1626]
[Agriculture ]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
[Small Business ]
[Food ]
[Children and Youth ]
Student Agriculture Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of a student farmer up to $5,000 of the gain from the sale or exchange of personal property (including livestock, crops, and agricultural mechanics or shop products) produced or raised by the student farmer. A student farmer is an individual who is under 19 years of age and is enrolled in: (1) a program established by the National FFA Organization; (2) a 4-H Club or other program established by 4-H; or (3) a student agriculture
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HB-1626: Student Agriculture Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Introduced In House on 03/20/2017