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National Park Service Legacy Act of 2017 [S.751]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Energy ]
[Recreation ]
National Park Service Legacy Act of 2017 This bill: (1) establishes the National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund, and (2) requires specified amounts of federal mineral revenues that are not otherwise credited, covered, or deposited pursuant to federal law to be deposited into such fund each fiscal year through FY2047. Amounts in the fund shall be used for meeting high-priority deferred maintenance needs of the National Park Service (NPS) as follows: 20% shall be allocated to transportation-related projects that may be eligible for funding made
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Health Care Options Act of 2017 [S.761]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
Health Care Options Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to temporarily permit certain individuals to use the premium assistance tax credit to purchase health insurance outside of an exchange established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care (PPACA). The bill applies to individuals who reside in a rating area or county that the Department of Health and Human Services has certified has no qualified health plans offered through an exchange established under PPACA. Individuals residing in the areas or counties may use the
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Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 [S.801]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to authorize private employers to provide compensatory time off to their employees at a rate of 1 1/2 hours per hour of employment for which overtime compensation is required, but only if it is in accordance with an applicable collective bargaining agreement or, in the absence of such an agreement, an agreement between the employer and employee. This bill prohibits an employee from accruing more than 160 hours of compensatory time. An employer must provide
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A resolution designating the week of April 15, 2017, through April 23, 2017, as "National Park Week". [SR-117]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Tourism ]
[Recreation ]
A resolution designating the week of April 15, 2017, through April 23, 2017, as "National Park Week". Designates April 15-April 23, 2017, as National Park Week. Encourages the people of the United States and the world to visit U.S. national parks.
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African American Civil Rights Network Act [S.857]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Education ]
[Human Rights ]
[Community Development ]
African American Civil Rights Network Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish within the National Park Service (NPS) an African American Civil Rights Network that encompasses: (1) all NPS units and programs that relate to the African American civil rights movement during the period from 1939 through 1968; (2) other federal, state, local, and privately owned properties that relate to the African American civil rights movement and that are included in, or eligible for, the National Register of Historic Places; and (3) other
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SMASH Act Strengthening Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act [S.849]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
SMASH Act Strengthening Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend through FY2022 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grants for mosquito control programs. The grant program is expanded so that grants may be used to address emerging, infectious mosquito-borne diseases and to improve existing control programs. The CDC must give preference to applicants that have: (1) a public health emergency due to a mosquito-borne disease, or (2) a control program that is
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A resolution designating May 20, 2017, as "Kids to Parks Day". [SR-123]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Children and Youth ]
A resolution designating May 20, 2017, as "Kids to Parks Day". Designates May 20, 2017, as Kids to Parks Day. Recognizes the importance of outdoor recreation and the preservation of open spaces to the health and education of young people of the United States.
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Ensuring Patient Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatments Act of 2018 [S.916]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Mental Health ]
Ensuring Patient Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatments Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to direct the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to register an emergency medical services (EMS) agency to administer controlled substances if the agency submits an application demonstrating that it is authorized to conduct such activity in the state in which the agency practices. The DEA may deny an application if it determines that the registration is inconsistent with the public interest. An EMS agency may obtain
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FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 [S.934]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 TITLE I--FEES RELATING TO DRUGS Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2017 (Sec. 102) This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend through FY2022 and revise Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fees for new drug applications. User fees are eliminated for supplements to new drug applications and drug manufacturing facilities. TITLE II--FEES RELATING TO DEVICES Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2017 (Sec. 203) The bill extends through FY2022 and revises FDA user fees for medical devices.
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Tennessee Wilderness Act [S.973]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
Tennessee Wilderness Act This bill designates specified federal lands in Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee as wilderness and as additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System.