Rep. Mark Pocan

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District HD-WI-2
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 99

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US Congress 114th Congress

CARE for All Veterans Act Caregivers Access and Responsible Expansion for All Veterans Act [HB-2894]
CARE for All Veterans Act Caregivers Access and Responsible Expansion for All Veterans Act Expands eligibility for the family caregiver program of the Department of Veterans Affairs to include members of the Armed Forces or veterans who are seriously injured or who became ill (or aggravated such injury or illness) on active duty before September 11, 2001 (currently, limited to service after September 11, 2001). Establishes three monthly caregiver stipend starting dates for pre-September 11, 2001, members of the Armed Forces or veterans based upon (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/02/2015

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Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2015 [HB-2902]
Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states to direct their local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish policies that prevent and prohibit conduct, including bullying and harassment, that is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive to: (1) limit students' ability to participate in, or benefit from, school programs; or (2) create a hostile or abusive educational environment that adversely affects their education. LEAs shall also provide: (1) students, parents, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/16/2015

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Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015 [HB-2903]
Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: allow taxpayers who are liable for not more than $50,000 per year in excise taxes on distilled spirits, wine, or beer to file and pay such taxes quarterly without the requirement of posting a bond covering the operations and withdrawals of such distilled spirits, wines, or beer; allow such taxpayers who reasonably expect to have a tax liability of not more than $1,000 per year and who were liable for not more than $1,000 in taxes in the preceding calendar (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H4875) on 07/08/2015

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Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act [HB-2916]
Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it unlawful for: (1) anyone whose federal license to import, manufacture, or deal in firearms has been revoked, or whose license renewal application has been denied, to transfer business inventory firearms into a personal collection or to an employee of such person or to receive a firearm that was a business inventory firearm as of the date of a revocation or renewal denial notice; and (2) anyone who has received a license revocation or renewal denial notice to transfer (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 07/09/2015

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Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act of 2015 [HB-292]
Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act of 2015 Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to: (1) enhance and expand infrastructure and activities to track the epidemiology of neurological diseases, including multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease; and (2) incorporate information obtained through those activities into a National Neurological Diseases Surveillance System. Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure that the System facilitates further research (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/16/2015

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Adoptive Family Relief Act [HB-2922]
Adoptive Family Relief Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to declare that if an immigrant visa was issued on or after March 27, 2013, for a child who has been lawfully adopted, or who is coming to the United States to be adopted, by a U.S. citizen, any statutory immigrant visa fees relating to a renewal or replacement of such visa may be waived or refunded if: the child was unable to use the original immigrant visa during the period of its validity as a direct result of extraordinary circumstances, including the denial of an (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 07/29/2015

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Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 [HB-2948]
Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to expand telehealth coverage in three phases. Extends the term "originating site," for telehealth service payment purposes, to additional sites, including any federally qualified health center and any rural health clinic, at which the eligible telehealth individual is located at the time the service is furnished via a telecommunications system. Prohibits application of the originating site facility fee to the additional sites. Authorizes additional telehealth (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/13/2015

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America's College Promise Act of 2015 [HB-2962]
America's College Promise Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to states and Indian tribes to waive tuition and fees at community colleges. To receive a grant, states and Indian tribes must agree to waive tuition and fees at all their community colleges and for all eligible students. An eligible student is a first-time student who: (1) qualifies for resident tuition; (2) enrolls at least half-time; (3) maintains satisfactory academic progress; and (4) enrolls in an academic program with credits that are (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/16/2015

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Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act [HB-297]
Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to impose restrictions on foreign jurisdictions or financial institutions operating in the United States that are of primary money laundering concern or that significantly impede U.S. tax enforcement. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: expand reporting requirements for U.S. persons who hold an interest in a passive foreign investment company; establish a rebuttable presumption against the validity of transactions by institutions that do not comply with reporting requirements under (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 01/13/2015

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Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2015 [HB-2972]
Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2015 This bill requires the federal government: (1) to ensure coverage for abortion care in public health insurance programs including Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children's Health Insurance Program; (2) as an employer or health plan sponsor, to ensure coverage for abortion care for participants and beneficiaries; and (3) as a provider of health services, to ensure that abortion care is made available to individuals who are eligible to receive services in its own facilities (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/13/2015

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