Rep. Steven Palazzo

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District HD-MS-4
Party Republican
Bills Introduced 21

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US Congress 114th Congress

Employee Rights Act [HB-3222]
Employee Rights Act Amends the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to make it an unlawful labor practice for a labor organization or its agents to interfere with the rights of employees to organize and select representation to collectively bargain. Adds a requirement that representatives be selected by secret ballot in an election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) by a majority of the employees in a unit. Defines "majority" for purposes of determining the majority of employees in an election to mean the majority of all employees (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/16/2015

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Save Rural Hospitals Act [HB-3225]
Save Rural Hospitals Act This bill amends titles XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to increase payments to, and modify various requirements regarding, rural health care providers under the Medicare program. Among other provisions, the bill: (1) reverses cuts to reimbursement of bad debt for critical access hospitals (CAHs) and rural hospitals, as well as alters certain requirements with regard to CAHs; (2) extends payment levels for low-volume hospitals and Medicare-dependent hospitals (MDHs); (3) reinstates revised diagnosis-related (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee Hastings Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 08/05/2015

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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-3229]
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. David Valadao Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 08/05/2015

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Mid-Mississippi Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2015 [HB-3249]
Mid-Mississippi Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Agriculture to convey to the Pat Harrison Waterway District, without consideration, approximately 8, 307 acres of specified National Forest System land within the Bienville National Forests of Mississippi for public uses only.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bennie Thompson Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 08/17/2015

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Restore the Oath of Allegiance Act [HB-3296]
Restore the Oath of Allegiance Act This bill requires that the naturalization oath of allegiance be the same formulation, subject to the same potential omissions or alterations, as the formulation of the oath administered on July 20, 2015.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 09/08/2015

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Fairness in Flood Insurance Act of 2015 [HB-3297]
Fairness in Flood Insurance Act of 2015 This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to declare that, in any appeal to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), or any judicial review of a final administrative determination, regarding the designation of flood elevation determinations or the identification of special flood hazard areas, FEMA shall have the burden of proving, by clear and convincing evidence, that the elevations proposed or the designation of an identified special flood hazard area is scientifically and technically (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith Introduced In House on 07/29/2015

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Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act [HB-3308]
Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to expand Medicare coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 08/07/2015

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Preserving Public Access to Public Waters Act [HB-3310]
Preserving Public Access to Public Waters Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce to obtain approval from the relevant fish and wildlife management agency of a state or territory before restricting fishing access to state or territorial marine waters that are within the jurisdiction of the National Park Service or the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, including coastal waters and estuaries.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 08/31/2015

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Resettlement Accountability National Security Act of 2015 [HB-3314]
Resettlement Accountability National Security Act of 2015 This bill prohibits the admission of refugees into the United States until Congress passes a joint resolution giving the Department of Homeland Security authority to resume admitting refugees. Requires the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress on refugees who received benefits under any of the following programs: Medicare, Medicaid, disability insurance under title II of the Social Security Act, the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 09/08/2015

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Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2015 [HB-3397]
Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit for a specified portion of the cost of commercial and residential buildings that comply with resilient construction requirements in a federally-declared major disaster area. Defines "resilient construction requirements" as requirements that such buildings are designed and constructed to: (1) resist hazards brought on by a major disaster; (2) continue to provide their primary functions after a major disaster; (3) reduce (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Introduced In House on 07/29/2015

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