United States-Israel Trade and Commercial Enhancement Act [HB-825]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
United States-Israel Trade and Commercial Enhancement Act This bill states that among the principal U.S. trade negotiating objectives for trade agreements with foreign countries regarding commercial partnerships are to: discourage actions by potential trading partners that discourage commercial activity solely between the United States and Israel; discourage politically motivated actions to boycott, divest from, or sanction Israel and to seek the elimination of politically motivated non-tariff barriers on Israeli commerce; and seek the elimination
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HB-825: United States-Israel Trade and Commercial Enhancement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/17/2015
Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2015 [HB-836]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2015 Amends the Public Health Service Act to deem a hospital or an emergency department and a physician or physician group of a hospital or emergency department to be an employee of the Public Health Service with liability protection provided by the United States for purposes of any civil action that may arise due to providing emergency and post-stabilization services on or after January 1, 2016.
HB-836: Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/13/2015
Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2015 [HB-842]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2015 Directs the Commissioner of Social Security, for purposes of determining cognitive, behavioral, and physical disability under titles II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act (SSAct), to amend specified Listings of Impairments by providing medical and evaluation criteria for Huntington's Disease. Amends SSAct title II to waive the 24-month waiting period for coverage under the program under SSAct title XVIII (Medicare) for individuals
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HB-842: Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 02/27/2015
National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act [HB-845]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act (Sec. 4) This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to publish a national strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in trail maintenance. The strategy shall: augment and support the capabilities of federal employees to carry out or contribute to trail maintenance; provide opportunities for volunteers and partners to carry out trail maintenance in each region of the Forest Service; address the barriers to increased volunteerism and partnerships; prioritize increased
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HB-845: National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Became Public Law No: 114-245. (txt | Pdf) on 11/28/2016
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.
HB-879: Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/27/2015
Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act [HB-893]
[Children and Youth ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 50,000 $5 gold coins, 350,000 $1 silver coins, and 300,000 half-dollar clad coins to commemorate the centennial of the founding of Father Flanagan's Boys Town. (Sec. 4) Requires the design of the coins to be emblematic of the 100 years of Boys Town, one of the largest nonprofit child care agencies in the United States. (Sec. 5) Permits issuance of such coins only between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2017. (Sec. 7) Subjects all
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HB-893: Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Signed By President. on 07/06/2015
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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HB-921: Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2016
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
Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 [HB-923]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to authorize a person who is not prohibited from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm under federal law, who is entitled and not prohibited from carrying a concealed firearm in his or her state of residence or who is carrying a valid state license or permit to carry a concealed weapon, and who is carrying a government-issued photographic identification document, to carry a concealed handgun (which has been shipped or transported in interstate
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HB-923: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/16/2015
Health Care Conscience Rights Act [HB-940]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights ]
[Public Health ]
[Religion ]
Health Care Conscience Rights Act Amends title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to declare that nothing in that title requires an individual to purchase individual health insurance coverage that includes coverage of an abortion or other item or service to which the individual has a moral or religious objection, or prevent an issuer from offering coverage excluding such item or service to that individual. Denies that title I requires a health plan sponsor or a health insurance issuer to cover an item or service to which the sponsor
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HB-940: Health Care Conscience Rights Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/27/2015