Rep. Ben Cline
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Bills Introduced 42
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Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act [HB-808]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
Allows a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to fulfill documentation requirements for coverage, under Medicare, of special shoes for diabetic individuals. Under current law, such requirements may be satisfied only by a physician.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/12/2019
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Preserving America’s Battlefields Act [HB-307]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Recreation ]
Reauthorizes through FY2028 the Battlefield Acquisition Grant Program and expands the purposes of the American Battlefield Preservation Program to include (1) the preservation and protection of nationally significant battlefields of not only the Civil War but also the American Revolution and the War of 1812, and (2) the enhancement of visitors' experiences at those battlefields.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Reported By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-627. on 12/08/2020
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Freedom for Families Act [HB-2163]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Modifies requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs) to (1) exclude from gross income HSA distributions paid or distributed during a period of qualified caregiving, (2) allow participation in an HSA without enrollment in a high deductible health plan, and (3) increase the contribution limit for HSAs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Introduced In House on 04/09/2019
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Opposing efforts to delegitimize the State of Israel and the Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement targeting Israel. [HR-246]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
This resolution opposes the Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement and other efforts targeting Israel. The resolution urges both sides to return to direct negotiations and expresses support for a solution resulting in the state of Israel existing alongside a democratic Palestinian state. It also affirms the right of U.S. citizens to free speech, including the right to protest or criticize U.S. or foreign government policies.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Mr. Engel Moved To Suspend The Rules And Agree To The Resolution, As Amended. on 07/23/2019
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Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act [HB-487]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requires the Department of Transportation to amend regulations on hours of service for commercial drivers who transport live covered animals (i.e., livestock, honey bees, insects, fish, and crawfish) within a 300 air-mile radius from where the on-duty time of the driver begins. The regulations must (1) exclude from the driver's on-duty time certain activities, such as loading or unloading a commercial motor vehicle; (2) change the driving time requirement to a maximum of not less than 15, and not more than 18, hours within a 24-hour period; (3)
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Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 02/07/2019
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Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act [HB-1327]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Inflation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
(Sec. 2) funds through FY2092 the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001. Additionally, the bill modifies the Victim Compensation Fund (VCF): to allow claims to be filed until October 2090, to require VCF policies and procedures to be reassessed at least once every five years (currently, at least once annually), to require claimants to be paid for the amount by which a claim was reduced on the basis of insufficient funding, to remove the cap on noneconomic damages in certain circumstances, and to periodically adjust the annual limit on
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Became Public Law No: 116-34. (txt | Pdf) on 07/29/2019
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BRACE Act of 2019 Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act of 2019 [HB-510]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
Permanently extends the tax credit for railroad track maintenance. The extension applies to expenditures paid or incurred during tax years beginning after 2017. Assignments of miles of railroad track, including related expenditures, for tax years ending after 2017 must be treated as timely if they are made pursuant to a written agreement entered into within 90 days of the enactment of this bill.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 01/11/2019
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NOPEC No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2019 [HB-948]
[Energy ]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[National Security ]
Prohibits a foreign state from engaging in collective action impacting the market, supply, price, or distribution of oil, natural gas, or other petroleum product in the U.S. Specifically, a foreign state is prohibited from collective action that limits the production or distribution of such product, collective action to set or maintain the price of such product, or any other action that restrains trade of such product. Specified defenses such as sovereign immunity (i.e., a foreign state's immunity from the jurisdiction of U.S. courts) and the act
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Antitrust, Commercial, And Administrative Law. on 03/22/2019
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Honoring the victims of the mass shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia. [HR-428]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
This resolution mourns the deaths and celebrates the lives of the 12 victims who were killed in the shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center on May 31, 2019.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Introduced In House on 06/05/2019
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Term Act of 2019 Terminating the Extension of Rights Misappropriated Act of 2019 [HB-3199]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Addresses double patenting with respect to drug-related patents. Specifically, the bill requires an owner of drug-related patents, if the owner lists more than one patent as covering a particular drug, to prove in certain proceedings that each patent covers a distinct invention. If the patent owner fails to do so, then the owner shall have disclaimed patent protection from all the listed patents after the first patent expires. This requirement shall apply to various proceedings challenging the validity of drug-related patents, as well as to infringement
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Sponsored by: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 06/28/2019