Civil Rights Legacy of Medgar Wiley Evers Congressional Gold Medal Act [HB-2130]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Human Rights ]
Civil Rights Legacy of Medgar Wiley Evers Congressional Gold Medal Act 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 Myrlie Evers-Williams in recognition of the contributions and sacrifice that she and her husband, assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Wiley Evers, made in the fight for racial equality in the United States. Following its award, the medal shall be given to the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, where it is
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HB-2130: Civil Rights Legacy of Medgar Wiley Evers Congressional Gold Medal Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Introduced In House on 04/25/2017
Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017 [HB-1953]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017 This bill allows coverage, under Medicare, of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity furnished by providers other than primary care physicians and practitioners. Additionally, it allows coverage under Medicare's prescription drug benefit of drugs used for the treatment of obesity or for weight loss management for individuals who are overweight.
HB-1953: Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/17/2017
Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act [HB-1316]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act This bill adds certain transparency requirements for pharmacy benefits managers under Medicare, Medicare Advantage, TRICARE, and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
HB-1316: Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 04/05/2017
Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act [HB-2880]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Mining ]
Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Power Act to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to establish an expedited licensing process for issuing and amending licenses and preliminary permits for closed-loop pumped storage projects (in which the upper and lower reservoirs do not impound or directly withdraw water from navigable waters, or that are not continuously connected to a naturally flowing water feature). In establishing the expedited process, FERC shall convene an interagency
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Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 12/13/2017
Preserving Patient Access to Compounded Medications Act of 2017 [HB-2871]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Preserving Patient Access to Compounded Medications Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to expand the circumstances under which a drug may be compounded (manufactured at small scale) to allow pharmacists and physicians to compound drugs for administration to patients in an office or clinical setting, in accordance with state law. (Drugs that are compounded do not need to meet certain federal requirements regarding manufacturing, labeling, or approval.) Dietary supplements may be used in the compounding of a drug.
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HB-2871: Preserving Patient Access to Compounded Medications Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/16/2017
Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2017 [HB-2193]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Elections ]
[Economic Development ]
Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2017 This bill authorizes each member state under the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (the multistate agreement for the administration and collection of sales and use taxes adopted on November 12, 2002) to require all remote sellers not qualifying for a small remote seller exception to collect and remit sales and use taxes with respect to remote sales under provisions of the agreement, but only if such agreement includes minimum simplification requirements relating to the administration of the tax, audits,
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HB-2193: Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 05/05/2017
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings. [HB-2953]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings. This bill amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require the Congressional Budget Office, upon receiving a request from Congress, to determine if legislation would reduce spending outside of the 10-year budget window through the use of preventive health and preventive health services.
HB-2953: To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 06/20/2017
DC Personal Protection Reciprocity Act [HB-2909]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
DC Personal Protection Reciprocity Act This bill declares that the prohibitions of the District of Columbia Official Code against carrying a pistol within Washington, DC either openly or concealed without a license under DC law shall not apply to an individual who is: not prohibited by federal law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm; carrying a valid license or permit for a concealed firearm issued under the law of a state; and carrying a valid identification document containing the individual's photograph. The Metropolitan
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HB-2909: DC Personal Protection Reciprocity Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 06/15/2017
Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2017 [HB-1904]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise physician supervision requirements under the Medicare program for radiology services performed by advanced level radiographers. Specifically, with respect to a state that has established such requirements for those services, the bill aligns Medicare's requirements with state requirements. An "advanced level radiographer" is a radiographer who has obtained specified certification from either the American Registry of Radiologic
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HB-1904: Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/17/2017