Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2015 [HB-3284]
Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to develop a patient registry to collect data on mesothelioma. The Agency shall use the registry to: enhance and expand infrastructure and activities for tracking the epidemiology of mesothelioma patients; collect, consolidate, and report on health information on mesothelioma patients; describe the incidence and prevalence of mesothelioma in the United States; facilitate research
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HB-3284: Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/31/2015
Reducing Disparities Using Care Models and Education Act of 2015 [HB-3285]
Reducing Disparities Using Care Models and Education Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to contract with the National Academy of Medicine (formerly known as the Institute of Medicine) to study health disparities, existing programs and policies intended to reduce disparities, and priorities for, and expansion of, programs targeting disparities. HHS must develop guidelines for entities to develop and implement programs to reduce health disparities. HHS must incorporate these guidelines into its activities.
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HB-3285: Reducing Disparities Using Care Models and Education Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 08/06/2015
Natural Gas Environmental and Economic Security Act [HB-3289]
Natural Gas Environmental and Economic Security Act This bill amends the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 to direct the Department of the Interior to establish specified requirements for: reducing and preventing the waste of natural gas, including by venting, flaring, and fugitive releases, from all oil and gas operations subject to mineral leasing law or the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976; and measuring and reporting the production and disposition of all gas subject to the mineral leasing laws to allow for more
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HB-3289: Natural Gas Environmental and Economic Security Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 08/31/2015
Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2015 [HB-3304]
Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2015 Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to jurisdiction of courts in the United States over foreign manufacturers that import products into the United States. Directs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (with respect to drugs, devices, cosmetics, and biological products), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (with respect to consumer products), and the Environmental Protection Agency (with respect to chemical substances, new chemical substances, and pesticides) to require foreign manufacturers
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HB-3304: Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Biotechnology, Horticulture, And Research. on 08/25/2015
Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act [HB-3308]
Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to expand Medicare coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care.
HB-3308: Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 08/07/2015
End Oil and Gas Tax Subsidies Act of 2015 [HB-3311]
End Oil and Gas Tax Subsidies Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: increase to seven years the amortization period for geological and geophysical expenditures; repeal the tax credits for producing oil and gas from marginal wells and for enhanced oil recovery; repeal the tax deduction for the intangible drilling and development costs of oil and gas wells; repeal percentage depletion for oil and gas wells; repeal the tax deduction for tertiary injectant expenses; repeal the passive loss exception for working interests in oil
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HB-3311: End Oil and Gas Tax Subsidies Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Introduced In House on 07/29/2015
DOC Access Act Dental and Optometric Care Access Act [HB-3323]
DOC Access Act Dental and Optometric Care Access Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit group health plans and individual health insurance coverage from setting rates for items and services provided by a doctor of optometry, of dental surgery, or of dental medicine for which the plan or insurer does not pay a substantial amount. An agreement between a plan or insurer and such a doctor: (1) may only be changed with the doctor's acknowledgement and acceptance, and (2) may not last longer than two years if the agreement is for
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HB-3323: DOC Access Act Dental and Optometric Care Access Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/31/2015
Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act [HB-333]
Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act Amends federal military retired pay provisions to: (1) permit veterans with a service-connected disability of less than 50% to concurrently receive both retired pay and disability compensation; (2) eliminate provisions requiring a phase-in between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2013, of concurrent receipt of retired pay and disability compensation; (3) eliminate a phase-in of concurrent receipt of retired pay and disability compensation for disabled veterans determined to be individually unemployable; and
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HB-333: Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 08/13/2015
National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2015 [HB-3337]
National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2015 Establishes the National Infrastructure Development Bank as a wholly owned government corporation. Makes the Bank's Board of Directors responsible for monitoring and overseeing energy, environmental, telecommunications, and transportation infrastructure projects. Authorizes the Board to: (1) make senior and subordinated direct loans and loan guarantees to assist in the financing or refinancing of an infrastructure project, (2) issue public benefit bonds and provide financing to infrastructure
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HB-3337: National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 07/31/2015
Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings Act (PALS Act) [HB-3339]
Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings Act (PALS Act) This bill requires that any provision of law referring to current recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) with respect to breast cancer screening, mammography, and prevention be administered as if: (1) the provision referred to USPSTF recommendations last issued before 2009; and (2) those recommendations applied to any screening mammography modality, including any digital modality of such a procedure. (In 2009, USPSTF updated its guidelines to recommend against
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HB-3339: Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings Act (PALS Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 08/06/2015