Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers
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Bills Introduced 102
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US Congress 115th Congress
POWER Act Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2017 [HB-1762]
[Crime ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
POWER Act Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2017 This bill requires each U.S. Attorney for each judicial district to lead at least one public event that promotes pro bono legal services as a critical way to: (1) empower survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and (2) engage citizens in assisting those survivors. A similar requirement applies to districts containing Indian tribes and tribal organizations. Each U.S. Attorney shall: (1) have discretion on the design, organization, and implementation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/12/2017
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VA GORDIAN KNOT Act VA Guidance for Organizational Reform and Data Integrity for Accountability Needs Key for Necessary and Optimal Transformation Act [HB-1771]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
VA GORDIAN KNOT Act VA Guidance for Organizational Reform and Data Integrity for Accountability Needs Key for Necessary and Optimal Transformation Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into an agreement for an independent assessment of its organization, which shall evaluate: (1) whether the VA's current organization is conducive to meeting its performance goals, and (2) the cost of providing hospital care and medical services to veterans at VA medical facilities compared to the cost of paying for such care and services
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H2639) on 04/04/2017
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Lift the Relocation Burden from Military Spouses Act [HB-1796]
[Military ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
Lift the Relocation Burden from Military Spouses Act This bill authorizes the military department concerned to reimburse a member of the Armed Forces who is reassigned for a permanent change of station or assignment from one state to another for qualified relicensing costs of the member's spouse. Reimbursement may not exceed $500 for each change of station or assignment. The Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security (with respect to the Coast Guard) shall work with states to improve license portability. "Qualified relicensing
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 04/12/2017
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Cancer Care Payment Reform Act of 2017 [HB-1834]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Cancer Care Payment Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish the Oncology Medical Home Demonstration Project, through which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall make special payments to participating oncology practices that coordinate patient care and meet other specified requirements. During the first two years of the project, CMS shall pay a care coordination management fee to each such practice. After the third, fourth, and fifth years of the project, CMS shall pay
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Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Sewell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/12/2017
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ABLE Financial Planning Act [HB-1897]
[Taxes ]
[Disabilities ]
ABLE Financial Planning Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax-free rollovers of amounts in qualified tuition programs (529 plans) to qualified ABLE programs. (Tax-favored ABLE [Achieving a Better Life Experience] accounts are designed to enable individuals with disabilities to save for and pay for disability-related expenses.)
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 04/04/2017
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ABLE to Work Act of 2017 [HB-1896]
[Taxes ]
[Disabilities ]
[Retirement ]
ABLE to Work Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to ABLE accounts (tax-exempt savings accounts for persons with a disability), to allow: (1) an ABLE account beneficiary to make additional contributions to an ABLE account equal to the lesser of such beneficiary's compensation or an amount equal to the federal poverty line for a one-person household, and (2) a retirement savings tax credit for contributions to an ABLE account.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 04/04/2017
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ABLE Age Adjustment Act [HB-1874]
[Disabilities ]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
ABLE Age Adjustment Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to qualified ABLE programs, to increase the age threshold for eligibility for such programs from 26 to 46. (Tax-favored ABLE [Achieving a Better Life Experience] accounts are designed to enable individuals with disabilities to save for and pay for disability-related expenses.)
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 04/04/2017
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Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2017 [HB-1939]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2017 This bill modifies requirements regarding access to preferred pharmacies (i.e., pharmacies that provide reduced enrollee cost sharing for prescription drugs) under a Medicare prescription drug plan (PDP). Specifically, if a Medicare PDP has, in its pharmacy network, one or more preferred pharmacies located in a health shortage or medically underserved area, then the PDP sponsor must allow any pharmacy in the health shortage or medically underserved area to join the preferred pharmacy network
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/17/2017
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Honoring the life and legacy of the first woman to serve in the United States Congress, Jeannette Pickering Rankin, on the 100th anniversary of her swearing-in to Congress. [HR-249]
[Human Rights ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Honoring the life and legacy of the first woman to serve in the United States Congress, Jeannette Pickering Rankin, on the 100th anniversary of her swearing-in to Congress. Recognizes the life and accomplishments of the first U.S. Congresswoman, Jeannette P. Rankin. Commemorates 100 years of women serving in Congress.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Introduced In House on 04/05/2017
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VET TEC Act Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses Act [HB-1989]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
VET TEC Act Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 04/07/2017