Small Business Health Account Act of 2018 [S.2496]
[Healthcare ]
[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
Small Business Health Account Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax-exempt savings accounts (small business health accounts) for the health expenses of small business employees. Individuals who are employed by a small business and have not made or received contributions for a health savings account (excluding certain contributions rolled over to a small business health account) during the month are eligible to contribute to an account. Individuals who are eligible for Medicare may not make contributions. The bill allows
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S.2496: Small Business Health Account Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/05/2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Environment And Public Works Subcommittee On Superfund, Waste Management, And Regulatory Oversight. Hearings Held. on 03/08/2018
Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act [S.1922]
[Reproductive Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime for any person to perform or attempt to perform an abortion if the probable post-fertilization age of the fetus is 20 weeks or more. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to five years in prison, or both. The bill provides exceptions for an abortion: (1) that is necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman, or (2) when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. A physician who performs or attempts to perform an abortion
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S.1922: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 10/05/2017
Comprehensive Student Achievement Information Act of 2017 [S.351]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
Comprehensive Student Achievement Information Act of 2017 This bill amends title I (General Provisions) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify consumer information disclosure requirements related to completion or graduation rates. Currently, an institution that participates in federal student aid programs must disclose the completion or graduation rate of first-time, full-time, certificate- or degree-seeking undergraduate students. This bill expands disclosure requirements to also include the completion or graduation rates of non-first time
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S.351: Comprehensive Student Achievement Information Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/13/2017
Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act [S.109]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage and payment with respect to certain pharmacist services that: (1) are furnished by a pharmacist in a health-professional shortage area, and (2) would otherwise be covered under Medicare if furnished by a physician.
S.109: Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/12/2017
Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act [S.224]
[Reproductive Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly transport a minor to another state to obtain an abortion without satisfying a parental involvement law in the minor's resident state. A parental involvement law requires parental consent or notification, or judicial authorization, for a minor to obtain an abortion. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to one year in prison, or both. The bill provides an exception for an abortion that is necessary to save the life
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S.224: Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/24/2017
SJR-57: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act".
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Capito
Became Public Law No: 115-172. (txt | Pdf) on 05/21/2018
You have voted SJR-57: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act"..
First Amendment Defense Act [S.2525]
[Religion ]
[Human Rights ]
First Amendment Defense Act This bill prohibits the federal government from taking discriminatory action against a person on the basis that such person speaks or acts in accordance with a religious belief or moral conviction that: (1) marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman or two individuals as recognized under federal law, or (2) sexual relations outside marriage are improper. The bill defines "person" as any person regardless of religious affiliation, except publicly traded for-profit entities; federal employees
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S.2525: First Amendment Defense Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/08/2018
A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Daniel K. Akaka, Senator from the State of Hawaii. [SR-455]
A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Daniel K. Akaka, Senator from the State of Hawaii. Declares that the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable Daniel K. Akaka, Senator from Hawaii. Declares that when the Senate adjourns April 10, 2018, it stands adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased Senator.
SR-455: A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Daniel K. Akaka, Senator from the State of Hawaii.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S2044; Text: Cr S2043-2044) on 04/10/2018