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Paying Hourly Americans Stronger Earnings (PHASE) in $15 Wage Act [HB-2080]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Inflation ]
[Small Business ]
Phases in increases in the federal minimum wage based on the metropolitan statistical area or the nonmetropolitan portion in which an employer resides, adjusted to account for the cost-of-living in such area. The bill repeals separate minimum wages for tipped employees and for newly hired employees who are younger than age 20.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Sewell
Introduced In House on 04/04/2019
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Medicare-X Choice Act of 2019 [HB-2000]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishes and funds the Medicare Exchange health plan, which allows individuals who are not otherwise eligible for Medicare to enroll in a government-administered health insurance plan. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must offer such plan in certain individual health insurance exchanges beginning plan year 2021 and offer it in all individual health insurance exchanges beginning plan year 2024. CMS must offer the plan in the small group market in all geographic areas for plan year 2025. The plan must meet the same requirements,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 12/10/2019
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National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act [HB-1865]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
[Veterans ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Military ]
Provides FY2020 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 8 of the 12 regular FY2020 appropriations bills: the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Legislative
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Became Public Law No: 116-94. (txt | Pdf) on 12/20/2019
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Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts and Real-Time Beneficiary Drug Cost Act [HB-2115]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to publish certain payment information regarding pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and prescription drugs. Specifically, the CMS must publish certain information, as reported by PBMs, relating to generic dispensing rates, drug discounts and rebates, and payments between PBMs, health plans, and pharmacies, in accordance with specified confidentiality requirements. The bill also provides statutory authority for certain provisions of the CMS rule titled "Modernizing Part D and Medicare Advantage
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Sponsored by: Rep. Brendan Boyle
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 10/29/2019
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Never Again Education Act [HB-943]
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[Human Rights ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Expands U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum education programming. The bill requires the museum to develop and nationally disseminate accurate, relevant, and accessible resources to improve awareness and understanding of the Holocaust. It also authorizes various Holocaust education program activities to engage prospective and current teachers and educational leaders.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Became Public Law No: 116-141. (txt | Pdf) on 05/29/2020
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Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019 [HB-1236]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
Addresses extreme risk protection order laws. Extreme risk protection order laws, or red flag laws, generally allow certain individuals (e.g., law enforcement officers or family members) to petition a court for a temporary order that prohibits an at-risk individual from purchasing and possessing firearms. First, the bill establishes a grant program to help states and Indian tribes implement extreme risk protection order laws and carry out related activities. Local governments and other entities may also receive grants to carry out certain activities,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security Discharged. on 09/10/2019
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Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. [HJR-55]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Social Security ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[National Security ]
[Unemployment ]
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year unless Congress authorizes the excess by a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal, receipts derived from borrowing, and receipts or outlays of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds. The amendment requires the President to annually submit to Congress a budget in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts. The amendment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Luis Correa
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 05/03/2019
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Condemning White Supremacist Terrorism and the Anti-immigrant Rhetoric that Inspires It Resolution [HR-299]
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[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that immigration makes the United States stronger and that the House is committed to keeping the United States open to those lawfully seeking refuge and asylum from violence and oppression, regardless of their race, faith, or country of origin. The resolution rejects white supremacist ideology and condemns political leaders who legitimize it.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 05/03/2019
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FAIR Act Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act [HB-1423]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibits a predispute arbitration agreement from being valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment, consumer, antitrust, or civil rights dispute.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 09/24/2019
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Autism CARES Act of 2019 Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2019 [HB-1058]
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[Science ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises several programs and activities relating to autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Specifically, the bill reauthorizes provisions relating to (1) expanded ASD research at the National Institutes of Health; (2) the collection of state-level ASD data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; (3) ASD education, early detection, and intervention activities supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration; and (4) the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. The bill also generally revises the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Became Public Law No: 116-60. (txt | Pdf) on 09/30/2019