James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act [HB-5503]
James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program Fund through FY2041 and to index appropriations to the medical care component of the consumer price index for urban consumers. Makes funding available for: a quality assurance program for services delivered by health care providers, the WTC Program annual report, WTC Health Program Steering Committees, and contracts with Clinical Centers of Excellence. Removes the disqualification of individuals
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HB-5503: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 10/28/2014
Copyright and Marriage Equality Act [HB-5617]
Copyright and Marriage Equality Act - Amends federal copyright law to revise the definition of "widow" or "widower" for purposes of provisions concerning the transfer of a copyright to an author's spouse or other next of kin following the author's death. Declares that an individual is the widow or widower of an author if the courts of the state in which the individual and the author were married (or, if the individual and the author were not married in any state but were validly married in another jurisdiction, the courts of any state) would find
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HB-5617: Copyright and Marriage Equality Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 10/28/2014
HB-606: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 815 County Road 23 in Tyrone, New York, as the "Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building".
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Became Public Law No: 113-147. on 08/08/2014
You have voted HB-606: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 815 County Road 23 in Tyrone, New York, as the "Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building"..
Mental Health in Schools Act of 2013 [HB-628]
Mental Health in Schools Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise a community children and violence program to assist local communities and schools in applying a public health approach to mental health services, including by: (1) revising eligibility requirements for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement; and (2) providing for comprehensive school mental health programs that are culturally and linguistically appropriate, trauma-informed, and age appropriate. Requires a comprehensive school mental health program funded under
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HB-628: Mental Health in Schools Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/15/2013
Postal Service Protection Act of 2013 [HB-630]
Postal Service Protection Act of 2013 - Sets forth rules for the recalculation of annuities for employees of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and for the redetermination of surplus or supplemental liabilities under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). Prescribes the "average pay" to be used in calculating annuities and surplus amounts. Authorizes the transfer of surplus postal retirement contributions in FY2010 to the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund, the Postal Service Fund, and the Employees' Compensation Fund under the Federal
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HB-630: Postal Service Protection Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/08/2013
ABLE Act of 2014 [HB-647]
Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014 or the ABLE Act of 2014 - Title I: Qualified ABLE Programs - (Sec. 101) States as the purposes of this title to: (1) encourage and assist individuals and families in saving private funds for the purpose of supporting individuals with disabilities to maintain health, independence, and quality of life; and (2) provide secure funding for disability-related expenses of beneficiaries with disabilities that will supplement, but not supplant, benefits provided through private insurance, title XVI (Supplemental
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HB-647: ABLE Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Laid On The Table - Without Objection, The Chair Announced That H.r. 647 Is Laid On The Table. on 01/02/2015
Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act [HB-664]
Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act - Establishes in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, Maryland, the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System. Establishes in Auburn, New York, the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park also as a unit of the National Park System. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with certain entities for the historical preservation and interpretation of such parks. Requires the Secretary to complete a general
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HB-664: Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 06/06/2013
Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2013 [HB-670]
Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the exclusion of residents of Puerto Rico from deemed enrollment under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits) and thus apply it to them. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide for a special seven-month enrollment period for such residents. Requires recalculation of the late enrollment penalty to 15% of the usual penalty for residents of Puerto Rico who are current enrollees or who enroll during
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HB-670: Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/19/2013
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol. [HB-755]
Directs the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to arrange for the award of a single Congressional Gold Medal to honor collectively the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) in recognition of their military service and exemplary record during World War II. Requires the Medal's display at the Smithsonian Institution. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Medal should be made available for display elsewhere, particularly at locations associated with the CAP. Permits the Secretary of
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HB-755: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Committee On Financial Services, And In Addition To The Committee On House Administration, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 02/15/2013
Child Tax Credit Permanency Act of 2013 [HB-769]
Child Tax Credit Permanency Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the child tax credit, to: (1) make permanent the reduction (from $10,000 to $3,000) of the eligibility threshold for the refundable portion of such credit, and (2) require an annual inflation adjustment to the allowable amount of such credit (i.e., $1,000) after 2013.
HB-769: Child Tax Credit Permanency Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 02/15/2013