Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act [HB-795]
[Student Loans ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to include payments of qualified education loans by an employer to either an employee or a lender.
HB-795: Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 02/01/2017
HJR-59: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act".
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 02/03/2017
You have voted HJR-59: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act"..
Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017 [HB-807]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017 This bill repeals existing caps on Medicare payment for certain outpatient physical-therapy services and speech-language pathology services. Under current law, annual payment for such services is capped at $1,980 in 2017, with specified percentage increases to that limit in subsequent years.
HB-807: Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/10/2017
FACT Act Federal Accountability in Chemical Testing Act [HB-816]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
FACT Act Federal Accountability in Chemical Testing Act This bill amends the ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000 to require the reports of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) to include a description of the progress on the development and use of alternative methods for toxicological testing by participating federal agencies. Federal agencies that require or recommend toxicological testing must provide the ICCVAM with the information needed to carry out the Act.
HB-816: FACT Act Federal Accountability in Chemical Testing Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/03/2017
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act [HB-846]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
[Pensions ]
[Social Security ]
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act This bill: (1) repeals certain provisions that require the offset of amounts paid in dependency and indemnity compensation from Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities for the surviving spouses of former military personnel who are entitled to military retired pay or who would be entitled to retired pay except for being under 60 years of age, (2) prohibits requiring repayment of certain amounts previously paid to SBP recipients in the form of a retired pay refund, and (3) requires (current law authorizes) the Secretary
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HB-846: Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 02/24/2017
Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act [HB-873]
[Veterans ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Military ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[National Security ]
Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act (Sec. 2) This bill allows the Global War on Terror Memorial Foundation to establish the National Global War on Terrorism Memorial as a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty in support of the Global War on Terrorism. The memorial shall be established in accordance with the Commemorative Works Act. The bill prohibits the use of federal funds to pay any expenses for the establishment of the memorial. The
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HB-873: Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Became Public Law No: 115-51. (txt | Pdf) on 08/18/2017
Right to Try Act of 2017 [HB-878]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Right to Try Act of 2017 This bill requires the federal government to allow unrestricted manufacturing, distribution, prescribing, and dispensing of experimental drugs, biological products, and medical devices that are: (1) intended to treat a patient who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness, and (2) authorized by state law. The federal government must allow unrestricted possession and use of such treatments by patients certified by a physician as having exhausted all other treatment options. A manufacturer, distributor, prescriber, dispenser,
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HB-878: Right to Try Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/02/2017
Condemning North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes. [HR-92]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
Condemning North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes. Condemns North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles. Welcomes the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in South Korea to counter North Korea's missile threat. Urges the government of the People's Republic of China to immediately cease its diplomatic intimidation and economic coercion against South Korea in an attempt to block the THAAD deployment. Reaffirms: (1) U.S. support
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HR-92: Condemning North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Motion To Reconsider Laid On The Table Agreed To Without Objection. on 04/03/2017
Pet and Women Safety Act of 2017 [HB-909]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Pet and Women Safety Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to broaden the definition of stalking to include conduct that causes a person to experience a reasonable fear of death or serious bodily injury to his or her pet. Additionally, an interstate violation of a protection order includes interstate travel with the intent to violate a protection order against a pet that is included within the scope of the protection order. The bill specifies the applicable criminal penalty—a prison term of up to five years, a fine, or both—for
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HB-909: Pet and Women Safety Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/09/2017
21st Century SCASDP Act [HB-973]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Air Quality ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Economic Development ]
21st Century SCASDP Act This bill revises certain criteria the Secretary of Transportation must apply in selecting communities, or consortia of communities, with an underserved airport for participation in the Small Community Air Service Development Program.
HB-973: 21st Century SCASDP Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 02/08/2017