Rep. Mike Bost
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Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017 [HB-1222]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to replace the authorization for a National Congenital Heart Disease Surveillance System with a requirement for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), regarding congenital heart disease, to enhance and expand research and surveillance infrastructure. (Congenital heart disease is a condition caused by a heart defect that is present at birth.) HHS must award grants to nonprofit entities to conduct a study of congenital heart disease,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Signed By President. on 12/21/2018
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VA Accountability First Act of 2017 [HB-1259]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Military ]
[Crime ]
VA Accountability First Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill revises the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to remove, demote by a reduction in grade and pay, or suspend a VA employee, including a member in a senior executive position, for reasons of performance or misconduct. A demoted individual shall not be placed on administrative leave during the appeals period and may receive pay only if he or she reports for duty or is approved to use certain accrued unused leave. An expedited appeals process is established for such VA decisions,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/21/2017
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Expressing support for designation of March 21, 2017, as "National Rosie the Riveter Day". [HR-162]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
Expressing support for designation of March 21, 2017, as "National Rosie the Riveter Day". Supports the designation of National Rosie the Riveter Day. Acknowledges the important role played by women in World War II.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 03/01/2017
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Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act [HB-1311]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act This bill amends the Clean Air Act to address the limitations on Reid vapor pressure (a measure of gasoline's volatility) that are placed on gasoline during the summer ozone season. The bill applies the Reid vapor pressure requirements that are applicable to gasoline blended with 10% ethanol (E10) to gasoline blended with more than 10% ethanol. Thus, the waiver given to E10 gasoline, which allows an increase in the Reid Vapor Pressure volatility, is extended to gasoline blended with more than 10% ethanol.
Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 03/17/2017
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Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017 [HB-1329]
[Veterans ]
[Social Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Disabilities ]
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase, as of December 1, 2017, the rates of veterans' wartime disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. Each such increase shall be the same percentage as the increase in benefits provided under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Became Public Law No: 115-75. (txt | Pdf) on 11/02/2017
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American Heroes COLA Act of 2017 [HB-1328]
[Veterans ]
[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
American Heroes COLA Act of 2017 This bill requires that, whenever there is an increase in benefit amounts payable under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs shall increase by the same percentage the amounts payable as veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled adult children, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children.
Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth Esty
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. Markup Report Cq on 04/27/2017
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories. [HB-1361]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories. This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories. (A competitive bidding program has replaced the use of established fee schedule amounts to determine payments under Medicare for certain durable medical equipment such as wheelchairs.)
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017
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VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act of 2017 [HB-1506]
[Student Loans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Education ]
VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act of 2017 This bill increases the annual and five-year caps on the amount of education debt reduction available to Veterans Health Administration health care professionals under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) education debt reduction program. The VA may waive such caps for a participant working in a geographical area designated by the Department of Health and Human Services as a health professional shortage area with respect to such participant's specialty or assignment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 04/17/2018
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Stop Taxpayer Funded Settlements Act [HB-1525]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Air Quality ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
Stop Taxpayer Funded Settlements Act This bill prohibits federal officials and employees from entering into settlements that provide for payment of attorney's fees by the federal government in cases brought under the Clean Air Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act), or the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/31/2017
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Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2017 [HB-1550]
[Taxes ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax exclusion for benefits paid to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical providers by states and local governments, to: (1) increase the dollar limitation on the exclusion, and (2) make the tax exclusion permanent. (Under current law, the exclusion expired in 2010.)
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Introduced In House on 03/15/2017