Association Health Plans Act of 2019 [HB-2294]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish additional criteria for determining when employers may join together in a group or association of employers that will be treated as an employer under section 3(5) of such Act for purposes of sponsoring a group health plan, and for other purposes.
HB-2294: Association Health Plans Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Introduced In House on 04/12/2019
Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2019 [HB-2689]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
Reauthorizes through December 31, 2027, provisions requiring the U.S. Postal Service to issue a special postage stamp for first-class mail that costs more than the regular first-class stamp to raise funds for breast cancer research.
HB-2689: Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 05/15/2019
Consensual Donation and Research Integrity Act of 2019 [HB-1835]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
Establishes a series of requirements relating to the acquisition or transfer of human bodies or body parts for education, research, or the advancement of medical, dental, or mortuary science, excluding human transplantation. Specifically, the bill establishes registration, record-keeping, labeling, packaging, and disposition requirements.
HB-1835: Consensual Donation and Research Integrity Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/19/2019
Premium Relief Act of 2019 [HB-1510]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
Establishes and provides funding through FY2022 for the Patient and State Stability Fund, which shall be used to support specified state efforts to increase access to health-insurance coverage and help stabilize the individual market. Specifically, states may use the funds to (1) lower the cost for individuals to purchase coverage, (2) lower out-of-pocket costs for individuals with insurance, (3) pay health care providers, (4) cover or provide additional specified services, and (5) otherwise increase coverage options and stabilize premiums in the
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HB-1510: Premium Relief Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Burgess
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/06/2019
Repatriation Assistance Act of 2019 [HB-1958]
[National Security ]
[Immigration ]
[International ]
[Funding ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide foreign governments with financial assistance through FY2023 for operations to stop individuals who may pose a national security, border security, or terrorist threat to the United States. DHS and the Department of State shall jointly develop and implement such financial assistance.
HB-1958: Repatriation Assistance Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael McCaul
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border Security, Facilitation, And Operations. on 04/17/2019
World War I Valor Medals Review Act [HB-2249]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
Requires review of the service records of certain decorated World War I veterans to determine whether they should be awarded the Medal of Honor for valor during that war. Specifically, the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Navy shall review the records of any African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, Jewish American, or Native American war veteran who was recommended for review by a veterans service organization and who, for action that occurred between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918 was awarded the Distinguished Service
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HB-2249: World War I Valor Medals Review Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 04/11/2019
Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2019 [HB-2796]
[Immigration ]
[International ]
[Veterans ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
Provides for 4,000 additional special immigrant visas to qualified nationals of Afghanistan who were employed by or on behalf of the United States since October 7, 2001. The visa allotment, in addition to any unused allocations of such special immigrant visas from FY2015 through FY2017, shall be available beginning FY2019, and unused visas shall carry over to subsequent fiscal years until exhausted. The Department of State Inspector General shall report to Congress on obstacles to protecting Afghan and Iraqi allies through special immigrant visa
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HB-2796: Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 06/26/2019
United States-Northern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act [HB-2615]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[Immigration ]
[Trade ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
[Crime ]
Authorizes foreign assistance to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (the Northern Triangle), and requires the Department of State to devise strategies to address economic development, corruption, and other issues in those countries. It also requires reports on various related topics, including factors that drive migrants from those countries to the United States. A portion of the assistance authorized for the Northern Triangle shall be conditioned upon the receiving country taking various actions, including (1) informing its citizens of the dangers
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HB-2615: United States-Northern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 07/16/2019
Condemning the terrorist attack in India that tragically killed 41 Indian Central Reserve Police. [HR-408]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Military ]
[Crime ]
This resolution condemns the terrorist attack in India that killed 41 police. It supports the rights of religious and other minorities, reaffirms solidarity with the Indian people, and reiterates support for the strong U.S.-India strategic partnership.
HR-408: Condemning the terrorist attack in India that tragically killed 41 Indian Central Reserve Police.
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Kildee
Introduced In House on 05/23/2019
Venezuelan Contracting Restriction Act [HB-2204]
[International ]
[Trade ]
[National Security ]
Prohibits an executive agency from entering into a contract for the procurement of goods or services with any person that has business operations with an authority of the Venezuelan government that is not recognized as the legitimate government of Venezuela by the U.S. government. (The United States recognizes Juan Guaido as interim President of the legitimate government of Venezuela.)
HB-2204: Venezuelan Contracting Restriction Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 04/10/2019