Sen. Joe Manchin
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Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act [S.523]
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[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Mental Health ]
[Funding ]
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Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to excise taxes on manufacturers, to impose a one cent per milligram fee on the sale of active opioids by the manufacturer, producer, or importer. The fee excludes prescription drugs used exclusively for the treatment of opioid addiction as part of a medically assisted treatment effort. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must establish a program to provide rebates or discounts to cancer and hospice patients to ensure that they do
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Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/02/2017
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Small and Rural Community Clean Water Technical Assistance Act [S.518]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
Small and Rural Community Clean Water Technical Assistance Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to authorize the Environmental Protection Agency to provide grants or cooperative agreements to qualified technical assistance providers for assisting small or medium publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) in complying with the Act or obtaining financing under the Act for eligible projects. Small POTWs serve 10,000 individuals or fewer and medium POTWs serve from 10,001 to 75,000
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Committee On Environment And Public Works. Reported By Senator Barrasso With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 115-71. on 05/17/2017
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Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act [S.512]
[Energy ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act This bill directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to modify the licensing process for commercial advanced nuclear reactor facilities. In addition, the bill amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 to revise how the NRC preserves budgeted funds for conducting and accelerating license reviews of commercial advanced nuclear reactor facilities. The NRC must implement a licensing process that is designed to be predictable and efficient while conforming to existing NRC regulatory guidelines.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Presented To President. on 01/02/2019
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United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 [S.515]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Trade ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
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United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 This bill requires a business that employs 50 or more call center employees, excluding part-time employees, or 50 or more call center employees who in the aggregate work at least 1,500 hours per week, exclusive of overtime, to notify the Department of Labor at least 120 days before relocating such center outside of the United States. Violators are subject to a civil penalty of up to $10,000 per day. Labor must make publicly available a list of all such employers that relocate a
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 03/02/2017
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Clean Start Act [S.511]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
Clean Start Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish a process to seal records related to a nonviolent criminal offense committed by an individual whose substance use disorder is a substantial contributing factor in the commission of the offense. A nonviolent criminal offense is a federal criminal offense that is not a violent offense, a sex offense, a serious drug offense, or an offense with a victim under the age of 18. To be eligible for sealing, an individual who is convicted of a nonviolent criminal offense must, among other
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Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/02/2017
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Vet Connect Act of 2017 [S.530]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Mental Health ]
Vet Connect Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to disclose to non-VA entities that provide hospital care or medical treatment to veterans (including private entities and other federal agencies) records of the identity, diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment of any patient in connection with a program relating to drug abuse, alcoholism or alcohol abuse, infection with the human immunodeficiency virus, or sickle cell anemia. Such an entity may not redisclose or use such record for a purpose other than that for which
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Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/06/2017
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A bill to amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to modify the termination date for the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes. [S.544]
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A bill to amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to modify the termination date for the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes. (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to eliminate the August 7, 2017, sunset date for the Veterans Choice Program, thus allowing the program to operate until all of the money in the Veterans Choice Fund is expended. (Sec. 2) The bill makes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) the primary payer (currently the VA is the secondary payer)
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Signed By President. on 04/19/2017
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Performance Accountability and Contractor Transparency Act of 2017 [S.543]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Performance Accountability and Contractor Transparency Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that each VA contract for services includes: measurable metrics on the cost, schedule, and fulfillment of contract requirements; a plan of action and milestones for the provision of the service, including a description of the resources the provider will assign to provide the service; safeguards, including authority to levy financial penalties, to ensure that the service provided meets a minimum threshold of quality;
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 05/17/2017
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American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017 [S.583]
[Crime ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Safety ]
American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include as an allowable use of grant funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services program prioritizing the hiring and training of veterans as career law enforcement officers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Signed By President. on 06/02/2017
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Jessie's Law [S.581]
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[Overdose Prevention ]
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[Pharmaceuticals ]
Jessie's Law (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and disseminate best practices for health care providers and state agencies regarding the display of a patient's history of opioid addiction in the patient's medical records. In doing so, HHS must identify: (1) the circumstances under which information provided by a patient to a health care provider should, upon patient request, be displayed in the patient's medical records; (2) what constitutes a patient request; and (3) the process and methods
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 08/11/2017