Responsibility in Federal Contracting Act [HB-1042]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Responsibility in Federal Contracting Act This bill requires that the locally prevailing wage paid to various classes of laborers and mechanics working under federally-financed or federally-assisted contracts for construction, alteration, and repair of public buildings or public works (Davis-Bacon Act) be determined by the Department of Labor (as under current law), but acting through the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), using surveys carried out by BLS that use proper random statistical sampling techniques.
HB-1042: Responsibility in Federal Contracting Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Rice
Introduced In House on 02/14/2017
Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2017 [HB-1045]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Water ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the Army Corps of Engineers from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm at a water resources development project administered by the Corps of Engineers if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located.
HB-1045: Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 02/15/2017
Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act [HB-1033]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Equal Access to Justice Act and the federal judicial code to require the Administrative Conference of the United States to create and maintain online searchable databases with information about the attorney's fees and other expenses awarded to prevailing parties other than the United States in certain: (1) agency-conducted adversary adjudication proceedings, and (2) civil action court cases (excluding tort cases) or settlement agreements to which the United States is a party.
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HB-1033: Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/02/2017
Full Choice for Veterans Act [HB-1032]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
Full Choice for Veterans Act This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to make any veteran enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs health care program eligible for the Veterans Choice Program. (The bill eliminates mileage, location, and wait time requirements, or the August 1, 2014, VA health care enrollment deadline requirement, with respect to the Veterans Choice program.)
HB-1032: Full Choice for Veterans Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Gosar
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/03/2017
Obamacare Replacement Act [HB-1072]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Obamacare Replacement Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Social Security Act to repeal certain provisions regarding health insurance, including: the requirement for individuals to maintain minimum essential coverage, limitations on insurers varying premiums by age or health status, requirements for health insurance to cover preexisting conditions, and the prohibition on lifetime or annual limits on benefits. The bill allows a refundable
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HB-1072: Obamacare Replacement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/17/2017
Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2017 [HB-1096]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to disclose details regarding payments made from the Judgment Fund on or after January 1, 2016. (The Judgment Fund is a permanent and indefinite appropriation to pay judgments against the United States.) Unless the disclosure is prohibited by law or a court order, Treasury must disclose to the public on a website: the agency or entity whose actions gave rise to the claim or judgment, the plaintiff or claimant, the counsel for the plaintiff or claimant,
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HB-1096: Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-348. on 10/16/2017
Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017 [HB-1156]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 to repeal specified limitations, for purposes of Medicare participation, on self-referrals by newly constructed or expanded physician-owned hospitals.
HB-1156: Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/02/2017
HJR-82: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Measurement of Oil".
Sponsored by: Sen. Kevin Cramer
Introduced In House on 02/16/2017
You have voted HJR-82: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Measurement of Oil"..
Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2017 [HB-1204]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax exclusion for distributions from health flexible spending arrangements provided under a cafeteria plan, to: (1) increase the annual limit on employee salary reduction contributions to $5,000, with an additional $500 for each additional employee dependent above two dependents that has not been taken into account by another person for the year; (2) revise the adjustment for inflation after 2017; and
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HB-1204: Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Introduced In House on 02/17/2017