Military Hunger Prevention Act [HB-1078]
[Military ]
[Food ]
[Human Services ]
[Veterans ]
[Poverty ]
Military Hunger Prevention Act This bill excludes the value of a housing allowance for a member of a uniformed service from any income, assets, or resources calculation for determining eligibility for any federal program issuing benefits for nutrition assistance (including the family subsistence supplemental allowance program).
HB-1078: Military Hunger Prevention Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 03/23/2017
PHIT Act Personal Health Investment Today Act [HB-1267]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Sports ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Recreation ]
PHIT Act Personal Health Investment Today Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a medical care tax deduction for up to $1,000 ($2,000 for a joint return or a head of household) of qualified sports and fitness expenses per year. The bill defines "qualified sports and fitness expenses" as amounts paid exclusively for the sole purpose of participating in a physical activity, including: (1) fitness facility memberships, (2) physical exercise or activity programs, and (3) equipment for a physical exercise or activity program.
HB-1267: PHIT Act Personal Health Investment Today Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 03/01/2017
Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act [HB-1676]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Science ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide support for Palliative Care and Hospice Education Centers. These centers must improve the training of health professionals in palliative care and establish traineeships for individuals preparing for advanced education nursing degrees, social work degrees, or advanced degrees in physician assistant studies in palliative care. HHS may provide support to schools of medicine, schools
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HB-1676: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/24/2018
Agricultural Certainty for Reporting Emissions Act [HB-5275]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Agricultural Certainty for Reporting Emissions Act This bill amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to exempt air emissions from animal waste at a farm from specified release notification requirements, recordkeeping requirements, and associated penalties.
HB-5275: Agricultural Certainty for Reporting Emissions Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 03/16/2018
Promoting Women in the Aviation Workforce Act [HB-4673]
[Aerospace ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
Promoting Women in the Aviation Workforce Act This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to create and facilitate the Women in Aviation Advisory Board to promote organizations and programs that provide education, training, mentorship, outreach, and recruitment of women into the aviation industry.
HB-4673: Promoting Women in the Aviation Workforce Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-1018. on 11/13/2018
Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2018 [HB-4547]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2018 TITLE I--STRENGTHENING OVERSIGHT AND BENEFICIARY PROTECTION (Sec. 101) This bill requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to make annual grants to each state's protection and advocacy system for the purpose of conducting reviews of representative payees under the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program and the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program. The SSA must also conduct periodic onsite reviews of individual and organizational payees. (Sec.
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HB-4547: Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Signed By President. on 04/13/2018
Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act [HB-4403]
[Data Privacy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[National Security ]
Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to revise requirements regarding the public disclosure of personally identifiable information contained in the manifest of vessels or aircraft entering any U.S. port or place to direct the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to ensure that any such information, including social security numbers, passport numbers, and residential addresses, are removed from any manifest signed and transmitted to the CBP before it is disclosed to the public.
HB-4403: Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/18/2018
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of the amounts of certain per diem grants. [HB-4099]
[Veterans ]
[Housing ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of the amounts of certain per diem grants. This bill provides that the Department of Veterans Affairs per diem payment calculation for an entity receiving homeless veterans shelter grants for a homeless veteran who has care of a minor dependent while receiving services from such entity shall be the sum of the daily cost of care for the veteran plus, for each minor dependent, an amount that equals 50% of the veteran's daily cost of
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HB-4099: To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of the amounts of certain per diem grants.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 10/24/2017
You have voted HB-4099: To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of the amounts of certain per diem grants..
STARS Act Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2017 [HB-3956]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
STARS Act Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude seasonal employees from the definition of "full-time employee" for purposes of the employer mandate to provide employees with minimum essential health care coverage. The bill defines a "seasonal employee" as an employee who is employed in a position for which the customary annual employment is not more than six months and which requires performing labor or services that are ordinarily performed at certain seasons or periods
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