Rep. Lance Gooden
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US Congress 116th Congress
Never Again Education Act [HB-943]
[Education ]
[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.
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Child Custody Protection Act of 2019 [HB-2817]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Reproductive Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.
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Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act [HB-2443]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Removes certain restrictions on interstate firearms transactions. Among other things, the bill does the following: permits a licensed firearms dealer to sell firearms at an out-of-state gun show, subject to compliance with state laws; and specifies the particular states in which a member of the Armed Forces, or his or her spouse, is a resident for purposes of federal firearms laws.
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Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019 [HB-1730]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Requires health plans that cover anticancer medications administered by a health care provider to provide no less favorable cost sharing for patient-administered anticancer medications. This requirement applies to medications that are (1) approved by the Food and Drug Administration; (2) medically necessary for the cancer treatment; and (3) clinically appropriate in terms of type, frequency, extent site, and duration.To comply with this requirement, health plans may not, with respect to anticancer medications (1) change or replace benefits to increase
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Protect Medicaid Act [HB-2856]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Immigration ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibits federal payment under Medicaid for the administrative costs of providing health benefits to noncitizens who are ineligible for Medicaid based on their immigration status. The Department of Health and Human Services must report on specified information regarding states that provide health benefits to such individuals.
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Recognizing over 85 years of successful State-based alcohol regulation since the creation of an effective system of independent beer, wine, and spirits distribution. [HR-285]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
This resolution acknowledges over 85 years of effective state-based alcohol regulation since the passage of the Twenty-first Amendment to the Constitution (repealing Prohibition) and reaffirms the continued support of Congress for policies that allow states to effectively regulate alcohol.
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Protecting American Lives Act [HB-2988]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
To ensure State and local compliance with all Federal immigration detainers on aliens in custody, and for other purposes.
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Our Obligation to Recognize American Heroes (OORAH) Act of 2019 [HB-2790]
[International ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Veterans ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizes jurisdiction over certain Iranian assets so that judgments against Iran for the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, may be collected by the victims' families. Specifically, the bill establishes personal jurisdiction for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York over Iranian funds held outside the United States by any foreign securities intermediary.
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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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Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019 [HB-1763]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Increases the number of residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for qualifying hospitals, with an aggregate increase of 3,000 positions per fiscal year for five years. Of these positions, at least one-third must be for hospitals that are already operating above applicable resident limits, subject to specified distribution rules.