Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2015 [HB-3513]
Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2015 This bill amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to modify provisions related to the affordability of prescription drugs under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Specifically, the bill: requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid to negotiate lower prices on behalf of beneficiaries for drugs covered under Medicare Part D; accelerates closure of the Medicare Part D coverage gap known as the "donut hole," under which beneficiaries who have reached a certain level of
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HB-3513: Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 09/18/2015
WAGE Act Workplace Action for a Growing Economy Act [HB-3514]
WAGE Act Workplace Action for a Growing Economy Act This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to require the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to award back pay and additional liquidated damages equal to double the back pay, without any reduction, to any employee against whom an employer has discriminated with regard to hiring or because the employee has filed charges or given testimony or if the employer has committed an unfair labor practice resulting in the employee's discharge or other serious economic loss. Civil penalties are established
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HB-3514: WAGE Act Workplace Action for a Growing Economy Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/23/2016
Big Cat Public Safety Act [HB-3546]
Big Cat Public Safety Act This bill amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit any person from breeding or possessing any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (i.e., any live species of lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar or any hybrid of such species). Breeding means facilitating propagation or reproduction (whether intentionally or negligently), or failing to prevent propagation or reproduction. The bill extends forfeiture provisions to fish, wildlife, or plants that are bred or possessed. The bill revises the list
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HB-3546: Big Cat Public Safety Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 10/06/2015
Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015 [HB-3651]
Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015 This bill extends deadlines and modifies requirements for railroad carriers and providers of intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation to implement positive train control (PTC) systems. (A PTC system is a communications and signaling system designed to prevent train-to-train collisions, over-speed derailments, incursions into established work zone limits, and the movement of a train through a switch left in the wrong position. Railroads which carry passengers or have high-volume
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HB-3651: Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Railroads, Pipelines, And Hazardous Materials. on 10/01/2015
21st Century Women's Health Act of 2015 [HB-3652]
21st Century Women's Health Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to allow the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants for family planning service projects, expansion of family planning preventive health services, and training of nurse practitioners specializing in women's health care. This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require state Medicaid programs to offer free preventive care, including contraceptives. A hospital cannot receive federal funds unless it promptly
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HB-3652: 21st Century Women's Health Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/02/2015
Tobacco to 21 Act [HB-3656]
Tobacco to 21 Act This bill prohibits the sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21. The Department of Health and Human Services must enforce this prohibition by taking necessary actions including, as appropriate, conducting undercover compliance checks, performing retailer inspections, initiating enforcement actions for noncompliance, and establishing requirements that retailers check identification.
HB-3656: Tobacco to 21 Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/02/2015
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings. [HB-3660]
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-3660: To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Introduced In House on 10/01/2015
Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2016 [HB-3691]
Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to extend support for residential substance abuse treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women through FY2021. (Sec. 3) The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment must carry out a pilot program to make grants to state substance abuse agencies to support services for pregnant and postpartum women who have a primary diagnosis of a substance use disorder, including opioid use disorders (opioids are drugs with effects similar
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HB-3691: Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/12/2016
Medicare Premium Fairness Act of 2015 [HB-3696]
Medicare Premium Fairness Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) prevent 2016 increases to Medicare Part B premiums and deductibles for enrollees, and (2) authorize federal funding to offset the corresponding reduction in aggregate monthly premiums. Under current law, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must annually determine the monthly actuarial rate upon which Part B premiums and deductibles are based. The bill temporarily freezes that rate at the 2015 level for enrollees, effectively
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HB-3696: Medicare Premium Fairness Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/09/2015
Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2015 [HB-3706]
Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2015 This bill directs the President to: establish a five-year strategy to achieve, with target countries and donors, the goal of ending preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally and ensure healthy and productive lives within a generation; and provide assistance to implement the strategy. The President shall designate a current U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employee serving in the Senior Executive Service or at the level of a Deputy Assistant Administrator or higher to serve
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HB-3706: Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 10/07/2015