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Rep. Patrick Meehan

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District HD-PA-7

Party Republican

Bills Introduced 15

Sponsored Legislation

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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
HB-1762	Federal	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 of such public events; and (2) seek to maximize an event's local impact and the access of such survivors to high-quality pro bono legal services. Democrat: 51% (16) Republican: 48% (15) 51% Democrat support 48% Republican support	Families Assault And Harassment Offenses Crime Victims Domestic Violence And Child Abuse Lawyers And Legal Services Sex Offenses Crime And Law Enforcement
HB-1847	Federal	PAST Act Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2017 This bill amends the Horse Protection Act to establish a new system for inspecting horses for soring, revise penalties for violations of the Act, and modify enforcement procedures. The soring of horses is any of various actions taken on a horse's limb to produce a higher gait that may cause pain, distress, inflammation, or lameness. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must establish requirements to license, train, assign, and oversee persons hired by the management of horse shows, exhibitions, sales, or auctions to detect and diagnose sore horses. A license may not be issued to a person with conflicts of interest, and USDA must give preference to veterinarians. USDA may revoke a license for unsatisfactory performance. USDA must assign licensed inspectors after receiving notice that management intends to hire the inspectors. An inspector must issue a citation for violations and notify USDA of violations. USDA must publish information on violations of this bill and disqualify a horse that is sore. The bill prohibits a person in any horse show, exhibition, sale, or auction from causing or directing a horse to become sore for the purpose of showing, exhibiting, selling, or auctioning the horse. The bill prohibits the use of specified devices on a Tennessee Walking, a Racking, or a Spotted Saddle horse at a show, exhibition, sale, or auction. The bill increases the maximum criminal and civil liability penalties for certain violations. USDA may disqualify violators from specified activities related to horse shows, exhibitions, sales, and auctions. Republican: 33% (98) Democrat: 65% (191) Unaffiliated: 0% (1) Independent: 0% (1) 33% Republican support 65% Democrat support 0% Unaffiliated support 0% Independent support	Animals Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Animal Protection And Human-animal Relationships Crimes Against Animals And Natural Resources Department Of Agriculture Government Information And Archives Licensing And Registrations Mammals Museums, Exhibitions, Cultural Centers Veterinary Medicine And Animal Diseases
HB-1843	Federal	Clyde-Hirsch-Sowers RESPECT Act Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools Act (Sec. 2) This bill revises the authority and procedures that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) uses to seize property that has been structured to avoid Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reporting requirements. The IRS may only seize property it suspects has been structured to avoid BSA reporting requirements if the property was derived from an illegal source or the funds were structured for the purpose of concealing the violation of a criminal law or regulation other than structuring transactions to evade BSA reporting requirements. Within 30 days of seizing property, the IRS must: (1) make a good faith effort to find all owners of the property, and (2) notify the owners of the seizure and the post-seizure hearing rights established by this bill. The IRS may apply to a court for one 30-day extension of the notice requirement if it can establish probable cause of an imminent threat to national security or personal safety. If the owner of the property requests a court hearing within 30 days after the date on which notice is provided, the property must be returned unless the court holds a hearing within 30 days after notice is provided and finds that there is probable cause to believe that the property was derived from an illegal source or the funds were structured to conceal the violation of a criminal law or regulation other than a structuring violation. (Sec. 3) The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income any interest received from the federal government with respect to an action to recover property seized by the IRS pursuant to a claimed violation of the structuring provisions of the BSA. Republican: 93% (14) Democrat: 6% (1) 93% Republican support 6% Democrat support	Taxation Bank Accounts, Deposits, Capital Business Records Civil Actions And Liability Fraud Offenses And Financial Crimes Income Tax Exclusion Interest, Dividends, Interest Rates Tax Administration And Collection, Taxpayers
HB-1825	Federal	Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2017 This bill allows Medicare payment for home health services ordered by a nurse practitioner, a clinical nurse specialist, a certified nurse-midwife, or a physician assistant. Republican: 43% (79) Democrat: 56% (103) Unaffiliated: 0% (1) 43% Republican support 56% Democrat support 0% Unaffiliated support	Health Home And Outpatient Care Medicare Nursing
HB-1858	Federal	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4514 Williamson Trail in Liberty, Pennsylvania, as the "Staff Sergeant Ryan Scott Ostrom Post Office". Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4514 Williamson Trail in Liberty, Pennsylvania, as the "Staff Sergeant Ryan Scott Ostrom Post Office." Republican: 72% (13) Democrat: 27% (5) 72% Republican support 27% Democrat support	Government Operations And Politics Congressional Tributes Government Buildings, Facilities, And Property Military Personnel And Dependents Pennsylvania Postal Service
HB-1884	Federal	Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2017 Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2017 This bill provides that: (1) heart disease, lung disease, and specified cancers of federal employees employed in fire protection activities for a minimum of 5 years shall be presumed to be proximately caused by such employment if an employee is diagnosed with any such disease within 10 years of the last active date of employment in fire protection activities; (2) the disability or death of such an employee due to any such disease shall be presumed to result from personal injury sustained while in the performance of duty; and (3) such presumptions may be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence. These presumptions shall also apply to fire protection employees who contract any uncommon infectious disease, including but not limited to tuberculosis, hepatitis A, B, or C, or the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), regardless of length of employment. The bill defines an "employee in fire protection activities" as a firefighter, paramedic, emergency medical technician, rescue worker, ambulance personnel, or hazardous material worker, who: (1) is trained in fire suppression; (2) has the legal authority and responsibility to engage in fire suppression; (3) is engaged in the prevention, control, and extinguishment of fires or response to emergency situations where life, property, or the environment is at risk; and (4) performs such activities as a primary responsibility. The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must examine the implementation of this bill and appropriate scientific and medical data related to the health risks associated with firefighting. Democrat: 51% (17) Republican: 48% (16) 51% Democrat support 48% Republican support	Government Operations And Politics Blood And Blood Diseases Cancer Cardiovascular And Respiratory Health Disability And Paralysis Disability Assistance Emergency Medical Services And Trauma Care Evidence And Witnesses Fires First Responders And Emergency Personnel
HB-1897	Federal	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.) Republican: 57% (23) Democrat: 42% (17) 57% Republican support 42% Democrat support	Taxation Bank Accounts, Deposits, Capital Disability And Paralysis Higher Education Income Tax Exclusion Student Aid And College Costs
HB-1896	Federal	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. Republican: 64% (32) Democrat: 36% (18) 64% Republican support 36% Democrat support	Taxation Bank Accounts, Deposits, Capital Disability And Paralysis Employee Benefits And Pensions Income Tax Credits Income Tax Exclusion
HB-1898	Federal	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B of the Medicare program by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement. This bill specifies that certain Medicare payment rules applicable to imaging services shall apply to dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry services used in bone mass scans beginning in 2017. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must establish national minimum payment amounts for such services. Republican: 62% (32) Democrat: 37% (19) 62% Republican support 37% Democrat support	Health Medical Tests And Diagnostic Methods Medicare Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases Women's Health
HB-1874	Federal	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.) Democrat: 65% (28) Republican: 34% (15) 65% Democrat support 34% Republican support	Taxation Bank Accounts, Deposits, Capital Disability And Paralysis Income Tax Exclusion

Title: POWER Act Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1762

Subjects: Families, Assault And Harassment Offenses, Crime Victims, Domestic Violence And Child Abuse, Lawyers And Legal Services, Sex Offenses, Crime And Law Enforcement

Democrat: 51% (16) Republican: 48% (15)

Title: PAST Act Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1847

Subjects: Animals, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Animal Protection And Human-animal Relationships, Crimes Against Animals And Natural Resources, Department Of Agriculture, Government Information And Archives, Licensing And Registrations, Mammals, Museums, Exhibitions, Cultural Centers, Veterinary Medicine And Animal Diseases

Republican: 33% (98) Democrat: 65% (191) Unaffiliated: 0% (1) Independent: 0% (1)

Title: Clyde-Hirsch-Sowers RESPECT Act Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1843

Subjects: Taxation, Bank Accounts, Deposits, Capital, Business Records, Civil Actions And Liability, Fraud Offenses And Financial Crimes, Income Tax Exclusion, Interest, Dividends, Interest Rates, Tax Administration And Collection, Taxpayers

Republican: 93% (14) Democrat: 6% (1)

Title: Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1825

Subjects: Health, Home And Outpatient Care, Medicare, Nursing

Republican: 43% (79) Democrat: 56% (103) Unaffiliated: 0% (1)

Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4514 Williamson Trail in Liberty, Pennsylvania, as the "Staff Sergeant Ryan Scott Ostrom Post Office".

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1858

Subjects: Government Operations And Politics, Congressional Tributes, Government Buildings, Facilities, And Property, Military Personnel And Dependents, Pennsylvania, Postal Service

Republican: 72% (13) Democrat: 27% (5)

Title: Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1884

Subjects: Government Operations And Politics, Blood And Blood Diseases, Cancer, Cardiovascular And Respiratory Health, Disability And Paralysis, Disability Assistance, Emergency Medical Services And Trauma Care, Evidence And Witnesses, Fires, First Responders And Emergency Personnel

Democrat: 51% (17) Republican: 48% (16)

Title: ABLE Financial Planning Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1897

Subjects: Taxation, Bank Accounts, Deposits, Capital, Disability And Paralysis, Higher Education, Income Tax Exclusion, Student Aid And College Costs

Republican: 57% (23) Democrat: 42% (17)

Title: ABLE to Work Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1896

Subjects: Taxation, Bank Accounts, Deposits, Capital, Disability And Paralysis, Employee Benefits And Pensions, Income Tax Credits, Income Tax Exclusion

Republican: 64% (32) Democrat: 36% (18)

Title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B of the Medicare program by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement.

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1898

Subjects: Health, Medical Tests And Diagnostic Methods, Medicare, Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases, Women's Health

Republican: 62% (32) Democrat: 37% (19)

Title: ABLE Age Adjustment Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1874

Subjects: Taxation, Bank Accounts, Deposits, Capital, Disability And Paralysis, Income Tax Exclusion

Democrat: 65% (28) Republican: 34% (15)

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