Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 [HB-4841]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 This bill requires Medicare's electronic-prescription program to provide for the secure electronic transmittal of a prior authorization request from a Medicare enrollee's prescribing health-care professional with respect to a drug covered under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.
HB-4841: Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Energy And Commerce. H. Rept. 115-747, Part I. on 06/12/2018
HB-4243: VA Asset and Infrastructure Review Act of 2017 Official Titles Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced To establish a commission for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, to improve construction and management leases of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to amend and appropriate funds for the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Committee On Rules Discharged. on 12/28/2018
You have voted HB-4243: VA Asset and Infrastructure Review Act of 2017 Official Titles Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced To establish a commission for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, to improve construction and management leases of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to amend and appropriate funds for the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes..
Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act [HB-2620]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Sports ]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Crime ]
Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act This bill modifies the definition of "armor piercing ammunition" for purposes of federal firearms provisions to: (1) include a projectile that is designed and intended by the manufacturer or importer for use in a handgun; (2) exclude a projectile that is primarily intended by the manufacturer or importer to be used in a rifle or shotgun and a handgun projectile that is designed for hunting, recreational, or competitive shooting. This bill repeals a prohibition on assembling from imported parts a semiautomatic
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HB-2620: Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 06/26/2017
Restoring the Patient's Voice Act of 2017 [HB-2077]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Restoring the Patient's Voice Act of 2017 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require a group health plan to establish an exception to medication step-therapy protocol in specified cases. A medication step-therapy protocol establishes a specific sequence in which prescription drugs are covered by a group health plan or a health insurance issuer. To warrant an exception to the protocol, at least one of the following circumstances must be met: (1) the treatment is contraindicated, (2) the treatment is expected
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HB-2077: Restoring the Patient's Voice Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 04/06/2017
HB-4840: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 567 East Franklin Street in Oviedo, Florida, as the "Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe Post Office Building".
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Became Public Law No: 115-217. (txt | Pdf) on 07/24/2018
You have voted HB-4840: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 567 East Franklin Street in Oviedo, Florida, as the "Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe Post Office Building"..
TABS Act of 2017 Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending Act of 2017 [HB-2553]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
TABS Act of 2017 Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending Act of 2017 This bill amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to eliminate provisions that fund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) using transfers from the earnings of the Federal Reserve System. The transfers under current law permit the CFPB to be funded outside of the annual appropriations process, and this bill brings the CFPB into the regular process.
HB-2553: TABS Act of 2017 Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. David Young
Introduced In House on 05/19/2017
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
DOC Access Act Dentist and Optometric Care Access Act [HB-1606]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Data Privacy ]
DOC Access Act Dentist and Optometric Care Access Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit group health plans and individual health insurance coverage from setting rates for items and services provided by a doctor of optometry, of dental surgery, or of dental medicine for which the plan or insurer does not pay a substantial amount. An agreement between a plan or insurer and such a doctor: (1) may only be changed with the doctor's acknowledgement and acceptance, and (2) may last longer than two years only with the prior acceptance
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HB-1606: DOC Access Act Dentist and Optometric Care Access Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2017
Current Employee Representation Act [HB-4327]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Current Employee Representation Act This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to allow an employee or group of employees to petition for a union certification election: (1) if fewer than 50% of the current bargaining unit were unit members in the last certification election, or (2) no certification election was conducted for such unit.
HB-4327: Current Employee Representation Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Introduced In House on 11/09/2017
Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018 [HB-3030]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018 (Sec. 3) This bill states that it shall be U.S. policy to regard the prevention of genocide and other atrocities as in its national security interests. (Sec. 4) The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended to provide for the training of Foreign Service officers in recognizing patterns of escalation and early warning signs of potential atrocities or violence, including gender-based violence, and methods of conflict assessment, peace building, and early response. (Sec. 5) The President shall
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HB-3030: Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 521. on 07/18/2018