Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2016 [HB-4625]
Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2016 This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop and maintain a voluntary patient registry to monitor, collect, and make available epidemiological information related to cancer incidence and trends among firefighters. The CDC should seek to include specified information in the registry, including the number and type of fire incidents attended by an individual. To collect information for the registry, the CDC may incorporate questions into existing public health surveys, questionnaires,
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HB-4625: Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/26/2016
Clarification of Federal Employment Protections Act [HB-4668]
Clarification of Federal Employment Protections Act This bill revises personnel management and merit system requirements that protect certain federal employees against discrimination to include a provision that prohibits personnel actions from being made on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
HB-4668: Clarification of Federal Employment Protections Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 03/02/2016
Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth Trafficking Act of 2015 [HB-468]
Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth Trafficking Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act with respect to grants to states, localities, and private entities to carry out research, evaluation, demonstration, and service projects regarding activities designed to increase knowledge concerning, and to improve services for, runaway youth and homeless youth. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to give priority to proposed projects relating to staff training in: the behavioral and emotional
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HB-468: Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth Trafficking Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Scott
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/27/2015
CCAMPIS Reauthorization Act Child Care Access Means Parents in School Reauthorization Act [HB-4681]
CCAMPIS Reauthorization Act Child Care Access Means Parents in School Reauthorization Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise and permanently reauthorize the Child Care Access Means Parents in School grant program. The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education must report to Congress on plans to better serve postsecondary students with dependents.
HB-4681: CCAMPIS Reauthorization Act Child Care Access Means Parents in School Reauthorization Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 09/19/2016
Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2015 [HB-469]
Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to condition eligibility to receive a state grant for child abuse or neglect prevention and treatment programs on inclusion in the state plan of a certification by the governor that the state has in effect and is enforcing a state law, or is operating a statewide program, that includes provisions and procedures to: identify and assess reports involving children who are sex trafficking victims (and which may also involve children
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HB-469: Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/28/2015
Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2016 [HB-4694]
Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2016 This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to promulgate regulations to update the standards for lead-contaminated dust and lead-contaminated soil, in accordance with health-based standards. The Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 is amended to define elevated blood lead level as the lower of: 5 mg/dL (micrograms of lead per deciliter), or the most recent definition for elevated blood lead level or reference range level
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HB-4694: Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 03/04/2016
Credit for Caring Act of 2016 [HB-4708]
Credit for Caring Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an eligible caregiver a new tax credit for 30% of the cost of long-term care expenses that exceed $2,000, up to $3,000 in a taxable year. The bill defines "eligible caregiver" as an individual who pays or incurs expenses for providing care to a spouse or other dependent relative with long-term care needs and who has earned income for the taxable year in excess of $7,500.
HB-4708: Credit for Caring Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Introduced In House on 03/03/2016