Viral Hepatitis Testing Act of 2013 [HB-3723]
Viral Hepatitis Testing Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to carry out surveillance, education, and testing programs with respect to hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) virus infections. Requires the Secretary to establish a national system with respect to HBV and HCV to: (1) determine the prevalence of such infections; (2) carry out testing programs to increase the number of individuals who are aware of their infection; (3) disseminate public information and education
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HB-3723: Viral Hepatitis Testing Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 12/13/2013
Antibiotic Development to Advance Patient Treatment Act of 2013 [HB-3742]
Antibiotic Development to Advance Patient Treatment Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to approve the use of an antibacterial or antifungal drug that is intended for treatment of a serious or life-threatening disease or condition to treat a limited population of patients for which there is an unmet medical need. Requires the labeling of such drugs to prominently include in the prescribing information the statement that the drug is indicated for use in
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HB-3742: Antibiotic Development to Advance Patient Treatment Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 12/13/2013
Telehealth Modernization Act of 2013 [HB-3750]
Telehealth Modernization Act of 2013 - Calls for states to authorize health care professionals to deliver health care to individuals through telehealth and to consider adopting conditions under which such a professional should: have access to the individual's medical history and should review it with the individual as if delivering the health care in person; attempt to identify any conditions underlying the symptoms reported by the individual before providing any diagnosis or treatment and, if recommending a treatment, should review with the
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HB-3750: Telehealth Modernization Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 12/13/2013
Paycheck Fairness Act [HB-377]
Paycheck Fairness Act - Amends the portion of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) known as the Equal Pay Act to revise remedies for, enforcement of, and exceptions to prohibitions against sex discrimination in the payment of wages. Revises the exception to the prohibition for a wage rate differential based on any other factor other than sex. Limits such factors to bona fide factors, such as education, training, or experience. States that the bona fide factor defense shall apply only if the employer demonstrates that such factor: (1) is not
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HB-377: Paycheck Fairness Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 04/23/2013
Native American Seeds Protection Act of 2013 [HB-3782]
Native American Seeds Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants to, and enter into agreements with, Indian tribes and 1994 Institutions to conduct research and education and training programs concerning the purity of Native American seeds. (1994 Institutions are Native American tribally-controlled colleges and universities that were granted land-grant status in 1994.) Requires grant applicants to certify that any research
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HB-3782: Native American Seeds Protection Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, And Foreign Agriculture. on 01/07/2014
Military Retirement Restoration Act [HB-3793]
Military Retirement Restoration Act - Repeals the provision of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 that reduces the cost-of-living adjustment to the retirement pay of members of the Armed Forces under age 62. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat a foreign corporation managed and controlled, directly or indirectly, primarily in the United States as a domestic corporation for U.S. tax purposes if the stock of such corporation is regularly traded on an established securities market or the aggregate gross assets of such corporation during the taxable
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HB-3793: Military Retirement Restoration Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 01/24/2014
Fort Wingate Land Division Act of 2014 [HB-3822]
Fort Wingate Land Division Act of 2014 - Declares that all interest of the United States in and to certain lands of the former Fort Wingate Depot Activity in McKinley County, New Mexico, and transferred to the Secretary of the Interior are to be held in trust for the Zuni Tribe as part of the Zuni Reservation, unless the Tribe elects to have specified parcels of those lands conveyed to it in restricted fee status. Declares that all interest of the United States in and to specified lands of the former Fort Wingate Depot Activity and transferred
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HB-3822: Fort Wingate Land Division Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Lujan
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 03/27/2014
Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act [HB-3824]
Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to extend emergency unemployment compensation (EUC) payments for eligible individuals to weeks of employment ending on or before April 1, 2014. Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act to extend until March 31, 2014, requirements that federal payments to states cover 100% of EUC. Amends the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 to exempt weeks of unemployment between enactment of this Act and September
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Hate Crime Reporting Act of 2014 [HB-3878]
Hate Crime Reporting Act of 2014 - Directs the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to update a report for Congress concerning the role of telecommunications in the commission of hate crimes. Requires such report to include: (1) an analysis of the use of telecommunications (including the Internet, broadcast television and radio, cable television, public access television, commercial mobile services, and other electronic media) to advocate and encourage violent acts and the commission of hate crimes as specified in the
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HB-3878: Hate Crime Reporting Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 01/17/2014
Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014 [HB-3899]
Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014 - Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 with respect to the requirement that a federal court retain jurisdiction for an appropriate period to prevent commencement of new devices to deny or abridge the right to vote. Expands the types of violations triggering the authority of a court to retain such jurisdiction to include certain violations of the Act as well as violations of any federal voting rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or membership in a language minority group. Excludes
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HB-3899: Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/20/2014