Act to Ban Zohydro [HB-4241]
Act to Ban Zohydro - Ends the sale and distribution of pure hydrocodone bitartrate extended-release capsules (marketed as Zohydro ER) within 45 days by withdrawing approval for its new drug application. Prohibits the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (FDA) from approving any new drug application for the capsules unless they are formulated to prevent abuse.
HB-4241: Act to Ban Zohydro
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/14/2014
Stop Foreclosures Due to Congressional Dysfunction Act of 2014 [HB-4255]
Stop Foreclosures Due to Congressional Dysfunction Act of 2014 - Requires the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to prohibit mortgagees of certain eligible mortgages from initiating a foreclosure during a specified six-month moratorium with respect to any of those mortgages owned, held, securitized, or guaranteed by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). Tolls the term of such mortgages during the moratorium, and requires deferral of any principal and
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HB-4255: Stop Foreclosures Due to Congressional Dysfunction Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 03/14/2014
Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act [HB-4299]
Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to require any proceedings for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of a rule of the Attorney General for the classification of a controlled substance that are initiated at the request of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to control a drug or other substance not previously scheduled, where the Secretary has recommended the drug or other substance be placed in schedule II, III, IV, or V, to be commenced not later than 120 days after
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HB-4299: Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Placed On The Union Calendar, Calendar No. 451. on 09/19/2014
Military Sexual Trauma Claims Administration Reform and Eligibility Act [HB-4344]
Military Sexual Trauma Claims Administration Reform and Eligibility Act - Establishes a presumption, for the purpose of determining a veteran's eligibility for disability compensation, that a veteran's mental health condition was incurred in or aggravated by military sexual trauma if the veteran so certifies, despite a lack of evidence that such condition or trauma occurred during such service. Makes that presumption rebuttable. Defines "military sexual trauma" as psychological trauma that, in the judgment of a mental health professional, resulted
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HB-4344: Military Sexual Trauma Claims Administration Reform and Eligibility Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 04/04/2014
Weatherization Enhancement, and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act [HB-4345]
Weatherization Enhancement, and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act - Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to extend the Weatherization Assistance Program for low-income persons through FY2019. Requires the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to make competitive grants to qualified tax-exempt charitable organizations for energy efficiency retrofit uses that include: energy efficiency audits, cost-effective retrofit, and related weatherization activities; energy efficiency materials and supplies; training and technical
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HB-4345: Weatherization Enhancement, and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Tonko
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 03/28/2014
Alzheimer's Accountability Act of 2014 [HB-4351]
Alzheimer's Accountability Act of 2014 - Amends the National Alzheimer's Project Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), for each fiscal year through FY2025, to submit to the President for review and transmittal to Congress, after reasonable opportunity for comment (but without change) by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services, an annual budget estimate (including regarding personnel needs) for the NIH initiatives under the Act.
HB-4351: Alzheimer's Accountability Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/04/2014
Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2014 [HB-4364]
Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2014 - Revises early warning reporting requirements for manufacturers of motor vehicles regarding possible defects of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to issue regulations establishing categories of information that must be made available to the public. Requires the public disclosure of possible defects of motor vehicles or related equipment reported to the Secretary by motor vehicle manufacturers (Early Warning data). Directs the Secretary to require a manufacturer
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HB-4364: Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 04/04/2014
Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 [HB-437]
Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to ban the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of a semiautomatic assault weapon, including: a semiautomatic rifle that can accept a detachable magazine and has any one of the following characteristics: (1) a pistol grip; (2) a forward grip; (3) a folding, telescoping, or detachable stock; (4) a grenade or rocket launcher; (5) a barrel shroud; or (6) a threaded barrel; a semiautomatic rife or pistol with a fixed magazine that can accept more than 10 rounds; a semiautomatic
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HB-437: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/28/2013
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the designation of maternity care health professional shortage areas. [HB-4385]
Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to designate maternity care health professional shortage areas and review such designations at least annually. Requires the Secretary to collect and publish data on health care professional shortage areas based on professional category of maternal health professionals providing full scope maternity health care by provider type as well as geographic region. Includes, in the criteria for designation of health professional shortage areas, consideration
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HB-4385: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the designation of maternity care health professional shortage areas.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/04/2014