Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2018 [HB-3635]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Public Health ]
Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2018 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the process by which Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) issue and reconsider local coverage determinations (LCDs) that: (1) are new, (2) restrict or substantively revise existing LCDs, or (3) are otherwise specified in regulation. (MACs are private insurers that process Medicare claims within specified geographic areas.) Before such an LCD may take effect, the MAC issuing the determination must, with respect
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HB-3635: Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/17/2018
HR-1026: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Medicare and Social Security provide an essential benefit for current enrollees and should be strengthened for future generations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Rod Blum
Introduced In House on 07/25/2018
You have voted HR-1026: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Medicare and Social Security provide an essential benefit for current enrollees and should be strengthened for future generations..
Save American Workers Act of 2017 [HB-3798]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
Save American Workers Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to change the definition of "full-time employee" for purposes of the employer mandate to provide minimum essential health care coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act from an employee who is employed on average at least 30 hours of service a week to an employee who is employed on average at least 40 hours of service a week.
HB-3798: Save American Workers Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Introduced In House on 09/14/2017
Social Security Integrity Act of 2018 [HB-6006]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Social Security Integrity Act of 2018 This bill directs the Social Security Administration (SSA) to implement all of the recommendations described in the memorandum from the Office of the Inspector General of the SSA titled "Numberholders Age 112 or Older Who Did Not Have a Death Entry on the Numident (A-06-14-34030)." (The recommendations relate to record keeping by the SSA with respect to such individuals.)
HB-6006: Social Security Integrity Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 06/08/2018
Knife Owners' Protection Act of 2017 [HB-84]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Knife Owners' Protection Act of 2017 This bill permits an individual to transport a knife between two places (i.e., states) where knife possession, carry, or transport is legal. A knife must be securely stored during transport, unless it is an emergency knife designed to cut seat belts. This bill prohibits the arrest or detention of an individual for a knife violation unless there is probable cause to believe the individual failed to securely store the knife during transport. An individual may assert compliance with this bill as a claim or defense
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HB-84: Knife Owners' Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Digital Commerce And Consumer Protection. on 01/25/2017
National Right-to-Work Act [HB-785]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
National Right-to-Work Act This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to repeal those provisions that permit employers or labor organizations, pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement that is a union security agreement, to require employees to join a union as a condition of employment (including provisions permitting railroad carriers to require, pursuant to such an agreement, payroll deduction of union dues or fees as a condition of employment).
HB-785: National Right-to-Work Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Introduced In House on 02/01/2017
Prior Approval Reform Act [HB-2101]
[Elections ]
Prior Approval Reform Act This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to allow a trade association or a separate segregated fund established by a trade association to solicit contributions from a member corporation's stockholders and executive or administrative personnel and their families without the approval of the member corporation. Such a solicitation may be made by more than one trade association in a calendar year.
HB-2101: Prior Approval Reform Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 04/17/2017
Bill Mulder and Ryan Larkin Posttraumatic Growth Act [HB-5986]
[Veterans ]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Bill Mulder and Ryan Larkin Posttraumatic Growth Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a two-year pilot program to study the effectiveness of nonprofit post-traumatic growth programs to determine: (1) the outcomes of such programs in contrast to traditional models of mental health care, (2) the possible integration of such nonprofit programs into VA mental health care programs, and (3) the budgetary impact of such integration. Veterans who are at risk of suicide and not participating in traditional mental health
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HB-5986: Bill Mulder and Ryan Larkin Posttraumatic Growth Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Introduced In House on 05/29/2018