Gluten in Medicine Disclosure Act of 2019 [HB-2074]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the label of a drug that is intended for human use and contains an ingredient that is derived directly or indirectly from a gluten-containing grain to identify each such ingredient, and for other purposes.
HB-2074: Gluten in Medicine Disclosure Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/04/2019
Disarm Hate Act [HB-2708]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
The bill expands the categories of persons who are prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm. Specifically, it prohibits firearm sale or transfer to and receipt, possession, shipment, or transport by a person (1) who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or (2) who has received an enhanced hate crime misdemeanor sentence.
HB-2708: Disarm Hate Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security Discharged. on 09/10/2019
Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act [HB-1379]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
Requires private health insurance plans to cover diagnosis and treatment services for congenital anomalies and birth defects, such as reconstructive services and prosthetics. Coverage must include services that functionally improve, repair, or restore any body part that is medically necessary for normal bodily functions or appearance, as determined by the treating physician.
HB-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 09/09/2020
Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act [HB-2178]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Disabilities ]
[Social Security ]
Exempts individuals with metastatic breast cancer from certain waiting periods for disability insurance benefits under the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program and related Medicare coverage.
HB-2178: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 04/09/2019
National Nurse Act of 2019 [HB-1597]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Veterans ]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to designate the Chief Nurse Officer of the Public Health Service as the National Nurse for Public Health. The position includes the authority to (1) provide leadership and coordination of Public Health Service nursing professional affairs for the Office of the Surgeon General and other agencies of the Public Health Service, (2) conduct outreach and education, and (3) provide guidance and leadership for activities that will increase public safety and emergency preparedness. The National Nurse
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HB-1597: National Nurse Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/08/2019
Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act [HB-1309]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Requires the Department of Labor to address workplace violence in the health care and social service sectors. Specifically, Labor must promulgate an occupational safety and health standard that requires certain employers in the health care and social service sectors, as well as employers in sectors that conduct activities similar to the activities in the health care and social service sectors, to develop and implement a comprehensive plan for protecting health care workers, social service workers, and other personnel from workplace violence. In
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HB-1309: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Debate - Pursuant To The Provisions Of H. Res. 713, The Committee Of The Whole Proceeded With 10 Minutes Of Debate On The Delgado Amendment No. 10. on 11/21/2019
Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2019 [HB-3463]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibits strikes by certain individuals and requires the issuance of rules that provide for federal minimum standard collective bargaining rights and procedures. The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) shall determine for each state whether the laws of such state substantially provide for each of the minimum standard collective bargaining rights and procedures specified by this bill, including the right of public employees and supervisory employees to self-organize, form or join a labor organization, or collectively bargain. The FLRA must
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HB-3463: Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 06/25/2019
Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act [HB-1154]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requires the Federal Labor Relations Authority to determine whether a state substantially provides public safety officers or employees the right to form and join a labor organization; recognition by public safety employers of the employees' labor organization, agreement to bargain with the organization, and reduction of any agreements to writing in a contract or memorandum of understanding; the right to bargain over hours, wages, and terms and conditions of employment; and binding interest arbitration to resolve an impasse in collective bargaining
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HB-1154: Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 02/13/2019
Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. [HJR-38]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
This joint resolution eliminates the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, which prohibits discrimination based on sex. The amendment was proposed to the states in House Joint Resolution 208 of the 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972. The amendment shall be part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states.
HJR-38: Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 01/30/2019