Rep. Kim Schrier
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Bills Introduced 81
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Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act of 2019 [HB-397]
[Pensions ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Retirement ]
Establishes the Pension Rehabilitation Administration within the Department of the Treasury and a related trust fund to make loans to certain multiemployer defined benefit pension plans. To receive a loan, a plan must be (1) in critical and declining status, including any plan with respect to which a suspension of benefits has been approved; (2) in critical status, have a modified funded percentage of less than 40%, and have a ratio of active to inactive participants which is less than two to five; or (3) insolvent, if the plan became insolvent
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 390. on 12/19/2019
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Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act [HB-1396]
[Science ]
[Aerospace ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Military ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
(Sec. 3) requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of one Congressional Gold Medal to Katherine Johnson, in recognition of her service to the United States as a mathematician; one Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Christine Darden, for her service to the United States as an aeronautical engineer; two Congressional Gold Medals in commemoration of the lives of Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, in recognition of their service to the United States during the Space Race;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Signed By President. on 11/08/2019
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Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act [HB-2480]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Reauthorizes through FY2025 and revises the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 to expand services for preventing and treating child abuse. Specifically, the bill establishes requirements concerning collecting and exchanging data about child abuse and neglect. For instance, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to (1) establish uniform national standards for tracking and reporting child fatalities and near-fatalities resulting from maltreatment,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/21/2019
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CREATES Act of 2019 Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples Act of 2019 [HB-965]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
To promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Permission To File Supplemental - Ms. Lofgren Asked Unanimous Consent That Committee On The Judiciary Be Authorized To File A Supplemental Report On The Bill, H.r. 965. Agreed To Without Objection. on 05/16/2019
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Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 [HB-299]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Housing ]
[Science ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Addresses certain health benefit and home loan programs for veterans. Specifically, the bill extends the presumption of service-connection for certain diseases associated with herbicide (e.g., Agent Orange) exposure to veterans who served (1) offshore of Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, or (2) in or near the Korean Demilitarized Zone between September 1, 1967, and August 31, 1971. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific disabilities or diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Became Public Law No: 116-23. on 06/27/2019
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Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2019 [HB-1243]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take a series of actions to address the potential impacts of climate change on public health. Specifically, HHS must develop a strategic action plan and a climate and health program to ensure the public health and health care systems in the United States and other nations are prepared for, and can respond to, the impacts of climate change on health. The bill directs HHS to revise the plan periodically to reflect new scientific developments and information. HHS must establish a permanent
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/15/2019
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Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2019 [HB-1174]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Veterans ]
Provides federal worker's compensation to firefighters who contract certain illnesses as a result of their service. Specifically, the bill provides that (1) heart disease, lung disease, and specified cancers of federal employees employed in fire protection activities for at least 5 years is presumed to be proximately caused by such employment if the employee is diagnosed with the disease within 10 years of their employment in fire protection activities; and (2) the disability or death of the employee due to such disease is presumed to result from
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 02/13/2019
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Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act [HB-1255]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Veterans ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
Adjusts the method of determining the average pay of a federal firefighter by adding one-half of a firefighter's basic hourly rate multiplied by the number of overtime hours included as part of such firefighter's regular tour of duty for purposes of computing retirement and annuity benefits.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 02/14/2019
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Homeless Veteran Families Act [HB-95]
[Veterans ]
[Housing ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Poverty ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Updates the Department of Veterans Affairs per diem payment calculation for entities furnishing services to homeless veterans to include funding for a minor dependent. The rate for per diem payments is the daily cost of care as estimated by the grant recipient or eligible entity. would expand the per diem payment amount for a homeless veteran who has care of a minor dependent to the daily cost of care plus, for each minor dependent, an amount that equals 50% of such daily cost of care.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 10/16/2019
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Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the National Parks Conservation Association. [HR-250]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
This resolution commemorates the 100th anniversary of the founding of the National Parks Conservation Association. The resolution also applauds the association for its past, present, and future efforts to advocate for America's National Park System. Finally, it wishes the association continued success during its next 100 years as it strives to engage and inspire the public to advance the mission of the National Park System.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests, And Public Lands. on 03/25/2019