Adding Zika Virus to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act [HB-4400]
Adding Zika Virus to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to add the Zika virus to the list of tropical diseases under the priority review voucher program, which awards a voucher to the sponsor of a new drug or biological product that is approved to prevent or treat a tropical disease. (A voucher entitles the holder to have a future new drug or biological product application acted upon by the Food and Drug Administration within six months.)
HB-4400: Adding Zika Virus to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/05/2016
HB-4431: To direct the Attorney General to reimburse State and local law enforcement agencies for costs incurred in carrying out law enforcement activities associated with the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/29/2016
You have voted HB-4431: To direct the Attorney General to reimburse State and local law enforcement agencies for costs incurred in carrying out law enforcement activities associated with the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes..
Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act [HB-4447]
Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act This bill provides FY2016 supplemental appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address heroin and opioid drug abuse. The funds are designated as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules. For DOJ, the bill provides funds for State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance and Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) programs. For HHS, the
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HB-4447: Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Introduced In House on 02/03/2016
Shareholder Protection Act of 2015 [HB-446]
Shareholder Protection Act of 2015 Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require that any solicitation of a proxy, consent, or authorization with respect to any security of an issuer: (1) describe the specific nature (to the extent known) and total amount of expenditures proposed for political activities for the forthcoming fiscal year but not yet authorized by a vote of the issuer's shareholders, and (2) provide for a separate shareholder vote to authorize such proposed expenditures. Prohibits an issuer from making an expenditure for political
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HB-446: Shareholder Protection Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 01/21/2015
MAILS Act Marijuana Advertising in Legal States Act of 2016 [HB-4467]
MAILS Act Marijuana Advertising in Legal States Act of 2016 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to modify the application of a provision that limits advertisements with respect to certain controlled substances. Currently, it is a crime to knowingly place a written advertisement in a newspaper, magazine, handout, or other publication for the purpose of receiving, buying, or distributing a schedule 1 controlled substance (e.g., marijuana). This legislation declares that the prohibition does not apply with respect to an advertisement for
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HB-4467: MAILS Act Marijuana Advertising in Legal States Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/29/2016
Safe Drinking Water Act Improved Compliance Awareness Act [HB-4470]
Safe Drinking Water Act Improved Compliance Awareness Act This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require public water systems to notify their customers of lead concentration levels in drinking water that exceed lead limits under national primary drinking water regulations. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must notify customers of a violation of a national primary drinking water regulation with significant potential to have serious adverse effects on human health as a result of acute exposure, if the state or the public water system
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HB-4470: Safe Drinking Water Act Improved Compliance Awareness Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 07/14/2016
Families of Flint Act [HB-4479]
Families of Flint Act This bill provides support for Flint, Michigan in addressing lead in the city's drinking water and related issues. The bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by establishing a 10-year grant program to ensure that Flint's drinking water does not contain: (1) lead levels that threaten public health or the environment, or (2) other drinking water contaminants and pathogens that threaten public health. The bill also establishes specified grant programs for assisting Flint that are established within the Department of Labor, the
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HB-4479: Families of Flint Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H598) on 02/09/2016
Women's Health Protection Act of 2015 [HB-448]
Women's Health Protection Act of 2015 This bill prohibits any government from imposing on abortion services: a requirement that a medical professional perform specific tests or medical procedures; a requirement that the same clinician who performs a patient's abortion also perform additional tests, services or procedures; a limitation on an abortion provider's ability to prescribe or dispense drugs or provide services via telemedicine; a requirement or limitation concerning the physical plant, equipment, staffing, or hospital transfer arrangements
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HB-448: Women's Health Protection Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/23/2015