Defending U.S. Government Communications Act [HB-4747]
[Telecommunications ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Trade ]
Defending U.S. Government Communications Act This bill prohibits federal agencies from procuring or obtaining, renewing or extending a contract to obtain or procure, or entering into a contract with an entity that uses any equipment, system, or service with telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system that is from Huawei Technologies Company, ZTE Corporation, or an entity reasonably believed to be owned or controlled by China.
HB-4747: Defending U.S. Government Communications Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 01/09/2018
Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act [HB-4910]
[Veterans ]
Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of the Interior to provide outer burial receptacles for veterans' remains buried in a national cemetery administered by the National Park Service. (An outer burial receptacle is a container, such as a grave liner or a burial vault, that protects a casket in the ground and prevents the grave from sinking.) Interior may provide reimbursement for outer burial receptacles other than grave liners but may require survivors to pay: (1) the costs by which such burial receptacle
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HB-4910: Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Became Public Law No: 115-184. on 06/15/2018
Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act [HB-3832]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act (Sec. 2) This bill permits any Department of Veterans Affairs licensed health care provider or provider delegate accessing data on behalf of such provider to query and receive data from the national network of state-based prescription drug monitoring programs to support the safe and effective prescribing of controlled substances to patients who: (1) receive a prescription for a controlled substance, and (2) are not receiving palliative care or enrolled in hospice care. Health care providers or delegates shall
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HB-3832: Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 05/22/2018
United States and Israel Space Cooperation Act [HB-1159]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Aerospace ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
United States and Israel Space Cooperation Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to continue to work with the Israel Space Agency in identifying and cooperatively pursuing peaceful space exploration and science initiatives in areas of mutual interest, taking all appropriate measures to protect sensitive information, intellectual property, trade secrets, and economic interests of the United States.
HB-1159: United States and Israel Space Cooperation Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 12/21/2017
Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2017 [HB-1133]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to authorize the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) provide for an operation on a live donor to carry out a transplant procedure for an eligible veteran, notwithstanding that the live donor may not be eligible for VA health care, and (2) provide for such an operation at a VA facility or a non-VA facility that has an agreement with the VA. (The live donor shall be deemed to be an individual eligible for hospital
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HB-1133: Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/08/2017
SPACE-A Special Priority on Aircrafts and Coverage Equity Act of 2017 [HB-936]
[Veterans ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Military ]
[Healthcare ]
SPACE-A Special Priority on Aircrafts and Coverage Equity Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Defense to provide transportation on scheduled and unscheduled military flights within the continental United States and on scheduled overseas flights on a space-available basis for veterans with a service-connected, permanent disability rated as total on the same basis as such transportation is provided to members of the Armed Forces entitled to retired or retainer pay.
HB-936: SPACE-A Special Priority on Aircrafts and Coverage Equity Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 03/23/2017
Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017 [HB-613]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill amends the federal criminal code to require the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to allow a correctional officer at a federal prison or correctional institution to: (1) store firearms on BOP premises in a secure storage area outside the security perimeter of the institution or in a vehicle lockbox, and (2) carry a concealed firearm on BOP premises outside the security perimeter of the institution.
HB-613: Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/16/2018
MERIT Act of 2017 Modern Employment Reform, Improvement, and Transformation Act of 2017 [HB-559]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
MERIT Act of 2017 Modern Employment Reform, Improvement, and Transformation Act of 2017 This bill establishes an alternative mechanism for the expedited removal by agency heads of federal employees for performance or misconduct by: (1) limiting an appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) to appeals made not later than 7 days after the date of such removal; and (2) making inapplicable to removals employee protections affording employees at least 30 days advance written notice of the proposed action and a reasonable time to answer the proposal
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HB-559: MERIT Act of 2017 Modern Employment Reform, Improvement, and Transformation Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 07/17/2018
Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 [HB-394]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Taxes ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 This bill repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs).
HB-394: Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Introduced In House on 01/10/2017
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