HB-1209: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the "Doolittle Tokyo Raiders", for outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and service to the United States in conducting the bombings of Tokyo.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Signed By President. on 05/23/2014
You have voted HB-1209: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the "Doolittle Tokyo Raiders", for outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and service to the United States in conducting the bombings of Tokyo..
Family Health Care Flexibility Act [HB-1248]
Family Health Care Flexibility Act - Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 that: (1) restrict payments from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending arrangements for medications to prescription drugs and insulin only (thus allowing payments for over-the-counter medications); and (2) impose a $2,500 limitation on salary reduction contributions to a health flexible spending arrangement under a cafeteria plan.
HB-1248: Family Health Care Flexibility Act
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/09/2013
Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013 [HB-1250]
Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a process which subjects to a single, combined maximum annual limit, applied incrementally, the number of additional documentation requests made to a hospital by Medicare administrative contractors, recovery audit contractors, or Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) program contractors pursuant to prepayment and postpayment audits requiring a hospital to submit a medical record for audit purposes. Directs the Secretary also to establish
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HB-1250: Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/22/2013
World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act [HB-1288]
World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to accept additional documentation for verifying that an individual performed honorable service as a coastwise merchant seaman during the period beginning on December 7, 1941, and ending on December 31, 1946, for purposes of eligibility for veterans' benefits under the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977. Requires such documentation to include Social Security Administration (SSA) records and validated testimony in the case of the absence of Coast Guard shipping
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HB-1288: World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 06/28/2013
Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2013 [HB-1310]
Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow any Medicare beneficiary to enter into a contract with an eligible professional for any item or service covered by Medicare. Allows such beneficiaries to submit a claim for Medicare payment in the amount that would otherwise apply if the claim had been filed by a participating physician or supplier in the payment area where the eligible professional covered by the contract resides. Requires a Medicare beneficiary to agree in writing in such
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HB-1310: Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/10/2013
Electronic Health Records Improvement Act [HB-1331]
Electronic Health Records Improvement Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exempt certain eligible physicians in solo practice and physicians near early retirement age from the application of the Medicare payment adjustment for not demonstrating electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use for certain payment years. Establishes a special rebate for eligible professionals who receive a negative adjustment to their payments for failure to establish an EHR process but subsequently do establish a process meeting the criteria
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HB-1331: Electronic Health Records Improvement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/09/2013
HB-134: To repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Peters
Referred To The Committee On House Administration, And In Addition To The Committee On Oversight And Government Reform, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 01/03/2013
Helping Heroes Fly Act [HB-1344]
Helping Heroes Fly Act - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to develop and implement a process to ease travel and to the extent possible provide expedited passenger screening services for severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans, and their accompanying family members or nonmedical attendants. Requires the Assistant Secretary also to maintain an operations center to provide for the movement of such members and veterans through screening before boarding a domestic
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HB-1344: Helping Heroes Fly Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Became Public Law No: 113-27. on 08/09/2013
Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 [HB-1406]
Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to authorize private employers to provide compensatory time off to private employees at a rate of 1 1/2 hours per hour of employment for which overtime compensation is required. Authorizes an employer to provide compensatory time only if it is in accordance with an applicable collective bargaining agreement or, in the absence of such an agreement, an agreement between the employer and employee. Prohibits an employee from accruing more than 160 hours of compensatory
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HB-1406: Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/09/2013
Border Security Results Act of 2013 [HB-1417]
Border Security Results Act of 2013 - (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to report to the appropriate congressional committees and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) at specified intervals on the state of situational awareness and operational control of U.S. borders, including an identification of the high traffic areas and the illegal border crossing effectiveness rate for each sector along the northern and southern borders that are within the responsibility of the Border Patrol. Requires the Comptroller General to
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HB-1417: Border Security Results Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Homeland Security. H. Rept. 113-87. on 05/20/2013