Rep. Ryan Costello
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District HD-PA-6
Party Republican
Bills Introduced 9
Sponsored Legislation
US Congress 114th Congress
Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act [HB-879]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act This bill repeals, effective for taxable years beginning after 2017, the excise tax on the excess benefit portion of high-cost employer-sponsored health care plans (known as Cadillac plans). The reporting requirement for such plans is also repealed for calendar years beginning after 2014.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/27/2015
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American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 [HB-880]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Science ]
[Economic Development ]
American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill revises and makes permanent after 2014 the research tax credit. The rate of such credit is modified to equal the sum of 20% of so much of the qualified research expenses for the taxable year as exceeds 50% of the average qualified research expenses for the three preceding taxable years, 20% of so much of the basic research payments for the taxable year as exceeds 50% of the average basic research payments for the three preceding taxable years, plus 20% of amounts paid by a business
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Received In The Senate. on 05/21/2015
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Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2015 [HB-885]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2015 Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 with respect to the requirement that a federal court retain jurisdiction for an appropriate period to prevent commencement of new devices to deny or abridge the right to vote. Expands the types of violations triggering the authority of a court to retain such jurisdiction to include certain violations of the Act as well as violations of any federal voting rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or membership in a language minority group. Excludes
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/16/2015
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To extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act. [HB-894]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Agriculture ]
[Funding ]
To extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act. (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Highlands Conservation Act to reauthorize through FY2021: (1) land conservation partnership projects in the highlands regions of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; and (2) Forest Service and Department of Agriculture programs to assist states, units of local government, and private forest and farm landowners in the conservation of land and natural resources in that region.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Reported By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-515, Part I. on 04/21/2016
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Veteran's I.D. Card Act [HB-91]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Veteran's I.D. Card Act (Sec. 2) Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue a veteran's identification card to a requesting veteran who is neither entitled to military retired pay nor enrolled in the VA system of patient enrollment. Requires such card, among other things, to: (1) display the veteran's name and photograph, and (2) serve as proof that the veteran has a DD-214 form or other official document in his or her military personnel file that describes the veteran's military service. Directs VA to charge a card fee. States that
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Became Public Law No: 114-31. (txt | Pdf) on 07/20/2015
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Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2016 [HB-921]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Sports ]
Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2016 Provides that for purposes of medical professional liability insurance or civil and criminal malpractice liability determinations, a physician or athletic trainer (covered sports medicine professional) who is authorized to practice medicine in a state (primary state) and who provides medical services to an athlete or athletic team in a state where such professional is not authorized to practice (secondary state) shall be deemed to have provided such medical services in the primary state, provided that
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/13/2016
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To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. [HB-928]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This bill repeals a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that imposes an annual fee on a health insurance provider based on its net premium income.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/27/2015
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Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 [HB-953]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convene a Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force to develop: (1) best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and (2) a strategy for disseminating such best practices. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to: states (with priority to states that provide civil liability protection for first responders, health professionals, and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/29/2015
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To authorize assistance and sustainment to the military and national security forces of Ukraine. [HB-955]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
To authorize assistance and sustainment to the military and national security forces of Ukraine. This bill authorizes the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide assistance (including training, equipment, lethal weapons of a defensive nature, logistics support, supplies, and services) to the military and national security forces of Ukraine through September 30, 2017, to help Ukraine: (1) secure its sovereign territory against foreign aggressors, (2) protect the Ukrainian people from attacks posed by Russian-backed
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Introduced In House on 02/12/2015
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Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015 [HB-969]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015 Includes as part of the Republic of Vietnam its territorial seas for purposes of the presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure by veterans to certain herbicide agents while in Vietnam.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 03/06/2015