Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2017 [HB-2589]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2017 This bill amends title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to waive, for individuals diagnosed with Huntington's Disease, the 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage. Current law generally applies this waiting period to individuals deemed eligible for OASDI benefits.
HB-2589: Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/02/2017
Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act [HB-849]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to terminate the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). Under PPACA, the IPAB is tasked with developing proposals to reduce the per capita rate of growth in Medicare spending.
HB-849: Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/15/2017
HJR-51: Approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Medicare Advisory Board under section 1899A of the Social Security Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/03/2017
You have voted HJR-51: Approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Medicare Advisory Board under section 1899A of the Social Security Act..
Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 [HB-1017]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 This bill waives Medicare coinsurance requirements with respect to colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of the code billed for a resulting diagnosis or procedure.
HB-1017: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Assuming First Sponsorship - Mr. Lance Asked Unanimous Consent That He May Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 1017, A Bill Originally Introduced By Representative Dent Of Pennsylvania, For The Purpose Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Under Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 05/15/2018
HB-2672: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 520 Carter Street in Fairview, Illinois, as the "Sgt. Douglas J. Riney Post Office".
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Became Public Law No: 115-145. (txt | Pdf) on 03/23/2018
You have voted HB-2672: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 520 Carter Street in Fairview, Illinois, as the "Sgt. Douglas J. Riney Post Office"..
HB-2673: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 514 Broadway Street in Pekin, Illinois, as the "Lance Corporal Jordan S. Bastean Post Office".
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Became Public Law No: 115-208. (txt | Pdf) on 07/24/2018
You have voted HB-2673: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 514 Broadway Street in Pekin, Illinois, as the "Lance Corporal Jordan S. Bastean Post Office"..
Economic Growth and Development Act [HB-2747]
[Economic Development ]
[International ]
[Trade ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Economic Growth and Development Act This bill requires the President to establish a primary interagency mechanism to coordinate U.S. development assistance programs carried out by federal agencies overseas with private sector investment activities. The mechanism shall: streamline the private-sector liaison, coordination, and investment promotion functions of such agencies; facilitate the use of development and finance tools across such agencies to attract greater participation in development activities by the private sector; and establish a single
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HB-2747: Economic Growth and Development Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Introduced In House on 05/25/2017
Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-1957]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states to direct their local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish policies that prevent and prohibit conduct, including bullying and harassment, that is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive to: (1) limit students' ability to participate in, or benefit from, school programs; or (2) create a hostile or abusive educational environment that adversely affects students' education. LEAs shall also provide: (1) students, parents,
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HB-1957: Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 04/05/2017
Motorsports Fairness and Permanency Act [HB-2091]
[Taxes ]
[Sports ]
Motorsports Fairness and Permanency Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the accelerated depreciation (seven-year recovery period) of motorsports entertainment complexes.
HB-2091: Motorsports Fairness and Permanency Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright
Introduced In House on 04/12/2017
Civil Rights Legacy of Medgar Wiley Evers Congressional Gold Medal Act [HB-2130]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Human Rights ]
Civil Rights Legacy of Medgar Wiley Evers Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to Myrlie Evers-Williams in recognition of the contributions and sacrifice that she and her husband, assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Wiley Evers, made in the fight for racial equality in the United States. Following its award, the medal shall be given to the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, where it is
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HB-2130: Civil Rights Legacy of Medgar Wiley Evers Congressional Gold Medal Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Introduced In House on 04/25/2017