Rep. Jody Arrington
Stats
District HD-TX-19
Party Republican
Bills Introduced 160
Sponsored Legislation
US Congress 115th Congress
Lymphedema Treatment Act [HB-930]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
Lymphedema Treatment Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover certain lymphedema compression treatment items as durable medical equipment under Medicare. (Lymphedema is a condition of localized fluid retention and tissue swelling that is caused when the lymphatic system is damaged or blocked.)
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/21/2017
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Honoring the life of First Lady Barbara Bush. [HR-838]
[Human Services ]
Honoring the life of First Lady Barbara Bush. Honors the life and contribution to the United States of Barbara Bush and extends sympathies to her family.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 04/24/2018
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Open Internet Preservation Act [HB-4682]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Funding ]
Open Internet Preservation Act This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 by prohibiting broadband internet access service providers from: (1) blocking lawful content, applications, services, or non-harmful devices; and (2) impairing or degrading lawful internet traffic on the basis of internet content, application, or service, or use of a non-harmful device. These prohibitions do not prevent providers from offering specialized services that are offered over the same network and may share network capacity with the broadband internet access
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 12/22/2017
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Employee Rights Act [HB-2723]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Employee Rights Act This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to: (1) make it an unlawful labor practice for a labor organization to interfere (currently, restrain or coerce) with the rights of employees to organize and collectively bargain; (2) require union recertification after a turnover in the workforce exceeding 50% of the bargaining unit; (3) require the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to give 14 days advance notice before a hearing investigating an election petition; and (4) require an employer to provide the NLRB with a list
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Hearings Held By The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions Prior To Referral. on 06/14/2017
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Childhood Cancer STAR Act Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2017 [HB-820]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Childhood Cancer STAR Act Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide support to collect the medical specimens and information of children, adolescents, and young adults with selected cancers that have the least effective treatments in order to achieve a better understanding of these cancers and the effects of treatment. The national childhood cancer registry is reauthorized through FY2022 and revised to authorize
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/03/2017
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Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William "Bill" Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2018 [HB-5649]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William "Bill" Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth Esty
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 07/25/2018
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Criminal Alien Removal Clarification Act of 2018 [HB-5653]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Criminal Alien Removal Clarification Act of 2018 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to subject to deportation an alien who at any time after admission has been convicted of a felony or two misdemeanors under state or federal law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 05/22/2018
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Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017 [HB-3596]
[Pensions ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Retirement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to: (1) modify the formula that the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) uses to calculate the funded percentage of single-employer pension plans, and (2) reduce single-employer PBGC premiums for pension plans that are sponsored by certain small employers or have specified PBGC funded percentages. The bill also prohibits the budget effects of provisions that change PBGC premiums from being counted for the purposes of determining
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 07/28/2017
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Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative Act [HB-4733]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Science ]
[Mental Health ]
Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative Act This bill establishes and provides funds for the Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support pain-related research, including: understanding pain, therapies for chronic pain, and alternatives to opioids for pain treatment as directed in the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016; improving options and evidence for medication-assisted treatment and opioid overdose reversal treatments; and supporting the Federal Pain Research Strategy. NIH must establish the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/03/2018
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To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Don and Deyon Stephens, Founders of Mercy Ships, in recognition of nearly 40 years of service as the leaders of a humanitarian relief organization that exemplifies the compassionate character of America. [HB-4714]
[Human Rights ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[International ]
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Don and Deyon Stephens, Founders of Mercy Ships, in recognition of nearly 40 years of service as the leaders of a humanitarian relief organization that exemplifies the compassionate character of America. This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to Don and Deyon Stephens, founders of Mercy Ships.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 12/21/2017