Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2017 [HB-1130]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish, with respect to hospitals not located in a frontier state, a floor on the area wage adjustment factor for hospital inpatient and outpatient services covered under Medicare. (Such a floor already applies with respect to hospitals located in frontier states.)
HB-1130: Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/01/2017
Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2017 [HB-1192]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a physician from knowingly performing a dismemberment abortion. It provides a definition of the term "dismemberment abortion." A physician who performs a dismemberment abortion is subject to a criminal fine, up to two years in prison, or both, unless the dismemberment abortion was necessary to save the mother's life. A woman or a parent of a minor who undergoes a dismemberment abortion may file a civil action for damages against an individual who violates
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HB-1192: Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/16/2017
TAILOR Act of 2017 Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2017 [HB-1116]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Investments ]
TAILOR Act of 2017 Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill requires federal financial regulatory agencies to: (1) tailor any regulatory actions so as to limit burdens on the institutions involved, with consideration of the risk profiles and business models of those institutions; and (2) report to Congress on specific actions taken to do so, as well as on other related issues. The bill's tailoring requirement applies not only to future regulatory actions but also to regulations adopted within the last
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HB-1116: TAILOR Act of 2017 Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/15/2018
HR-152: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that clean water is a national priority, and that the June 29, 2015, Waters of the United States Rule should be withdrawn or vacated.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 02/28/2017
You have voted HR-152: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that clean water is a national priority, and that the June 29, 2015, Waters of the United States Rule should be withdrawn or vacated..
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act [HB-1235]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Sports ]
[Funding ]
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 50,000 $5 coins, 400,000 $1 coins, and 750,000 half-dollar coins in recognition and celebration of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The coins shall be in the shape of a dome, and the design on the common reverse of the coins shall depict a basketball. Treasury shall hold a competition to determine the design of the common obverse of the coins, which shall be emblematic of the game
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HB-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Signed By President. on 12/21/2018
Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2017 [HB-1284]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants to provide hospice care under Medicare.
HB-1284: Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017
Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act [HB-1268]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Student Loans ]
[Animals ]
Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income payments under the federal veterinary medicine loan repayment program or any state loan repayment or forgiveness program that is intended to provide for increased access to veterinary services in such state.
HB-1268: Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Introduced In House on 03/01/2017
State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act [HB-1274]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
[Native American Affairs ]
State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to provide to affected states all data that is used as the basis of a determination on whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species before making a determination. The appropriate department must: (1) use data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government in making such a determination; and (2) publish online the
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HB-1274: State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-561. on 02/15/2018
21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act [HB-1273]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
[Animals ]
21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to make publicly available on the Internet the best scientific and commercial data available that are the basis for the determination of whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species, including each proposed regulation for the listing of a species. The departments are prohibited from making the information publicly available when: (1) the
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HB-1273: 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Introduced In House on 03/01/2017
Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018 [HB-1318]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a program under which HHS may make grants to states for the purpose of: (1) reviewing pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths (maternal deaths); (2) establishing and sustaining a maternal mortality review committee to review relevant information; (3) ensuring that the state department of health develops a plan for ongoing health care provider education in order to improve the quality of maternal care, disseminate findings,
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HB-1318: Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Signed By President. on 12/21/2018