Rep. Ryan Costello
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District HD-PA-6
Party Republican
Bills Introduced 9
Sponsored Legislation
US Congress 114th Congress
Medicare Home Infusion Site of Care Act of 2015 [HB-605]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Medicare Home Infusion Site of Care Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize Medicare coverage of home infusion therapy and home infusion drugs. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to implement the Medicare home infusion therapy benefit in a manner that ensures that: (1) Medicare beneficiaries have timely and appropriate access to infusion therapy in their homes, and (2) there is rapid and seamless coordination between drug coverage under Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/27/2015
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Don't Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act [HB-606]
[Taxes ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Don't Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income, for income tax purposes, amounts paid: (1) by the Bureau of Justice Assistance of the Department of Justice as a public safety officer survivor's benefit or a public safety officer disability benefit, or (2) under a state program that provides compensation for surviving dependents of a public safety officer who has died as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty. The tax exclusion
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Signed By President. on 05/22/2015
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Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act [HB-6094]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Education ]
Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act (Sec. 2) This bill postpones from December 1, 2016, until June 1, 2017, the effective date of a final rule of the Department of Labor (81 Fed. Reg. 32552 [May 23, 2016]) revising income thresholds for determining overtime pay for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer ("white collar") employees exempt from regular minimum wage and overtime pay requirements. Nothing in this bill shall be construed as providing authority for such rule, nor any part of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 662. on 11/15/2016
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Arla Harrell Act [HB-6096]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
Arla Harrell Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reconsider and make a new determination regarding each claim for disability compensation in connection with exposure to mustard gas or lewisite during active military, naval, or air service during World War II that was denied before this bill's enactment. The VA or the Department of Defense (DOD): (1) shall presume that a veteran experienced full-body exposure to mustard gas or lewisite unless proven otherwise; and (2) may not use information contained in the DOD and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Costello
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 10/19/2016
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Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act [HB-6100]
[Agriculture ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act This bill prohibits proposed Internal Revenue Service regulations published on August 4, 2016, relating to restrictions on liquidation of an interest with respect to estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes from taking effect. The bill prohibits funds from being used to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the proposed regulations or any substantially similar regulations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Introduced In House on 09/21/2016
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To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize veterans' treatment courts and encourage services for veterans. [HB-613]
[Veterans ]
[Crime ]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize veterans' treatment courts and encourage services for veterans. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to award grants for developing, implementing, or enhancing veterans' treatment courts or expanding operational mental health or drug courts to serve veterans to ensure that such courts effectively integrate substance abuse treatment, mental health treatment, sanctions and incentives, and transitional services, in
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/17/2015
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Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act [HB-624]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act Directs the President to impose U.S. entry and property sanctions against any foreign person (or entity) who: is responsible for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against individuals in any foreign country, especially those persons seeking to expose illegal activity carried out by government officials, or to obtain, exercise, or promote human rights and freedoms; acted as an agent of or on behalf of a foreign person in such
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/17/2015
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Steve Gleason Act of 2015 [HB-628]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Disabilities ]
Steve Gleason Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover as durable medical equipment any eye tracking and gaze interaction accessories for speech generating devices furnished to individuals with a demonstrated medical need for them. Payment for speech generating devices or accessories shall be made on a rental basis, or in a lump-sum amount for the purchase of the item, without a cap on the amount.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/12/2015
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Permanent S Corporation Built-in Gain Recognition Period Act of 2015 [HB-629]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
Permanent S Corporation Built-in Gain Recognition Period Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce from 10 years to 5 years the period during which the built-in gains of an S corporation are subject to tax and to make such reduction permanent.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Costello
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Ways And Means. H. Rept. 114-15. on 02/09/2015
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Permanent S Corporation Charitable Contribution Act of 2015 [HB-630]
[Taxes ]
[Nonprofit ]
Permanent S Corporation Charitable Contribution Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the tax rule that reduces the basis of the stock of an S corporation shareholder by the adjusted basis (rather than fair market value) of any charitable contribution made by the S corporation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Costello
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Ways And Means. H. Rept. 114-16. on 02/09/2015