Rep. David Price
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Bills Introduced 43
Sponsored Legislation
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AIM HIGH Act Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education Act [HB-1772]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Disabilities ]
[Cybersecurity ]
AIM HIGH Act Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education Act This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Secretary of Education to establish an independent commission to develop and issue voluntary accessibility guidelines for postsecondary electronic instructional materials and an annotated list of information technology standards. The Department of Education must review and, as appropriate, update the voluntary guidelines and information technology standards every five
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Introduced In House on 03/29/2017
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PAST Act Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2017 [HB-1847]
[Animals ]
[Agriculture ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
PAST Act Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2017 This bill amends the Horse Protection Act to establish a new system for inspecting horses for soring, revise penalties for violations of the Act, and modify enforcement procedures. The soring of horses is any of various actions taken on a horse's limb to produce a higher gait that may cause pain, distress, inflammation, or lameness. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must establish requirements to license, train, assign, and oversee persons hired by the management of horse shows, exhibitions, sales,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/31/2017
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CLIMATE Act Congressional Leadership In Mitigating Administration Threats to the Earth Act [HB-1812]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Budget and Spending ]
CLIMATE Act Congressional Leadership In Mitigating Administration Threats to the Earth Act This bill nullifies the Executive Order entitled "Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth" that was released on March 28, 2017. No federal funds may be used to implement or enforce the order. The bill takes effect on March 28, 2017.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 04/11/2017
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Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-1825]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2017 This bill allows Medicare payment for home health services ordered by a nurse practitioner, a clinical nurse specialist, a certified nurse-midwife, or a physician assistant.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/11/2017
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Paycheck Fairness Act [HB-1869]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Small Business ]
Paycheck Fairness Act This bill amends equal pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to: (1) restrict the use of the bona fide factor defense to wage discrimination claims, (2) enhance nonretaliation prohibitions, (3) make it unlawful to require an employee to sign a contract or waiver prohibiting the employee from disclosing information about the employee's wages, and (4) increase civil penalties for violations of equal pay provisions. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 04/04/2017
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Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017 [HB-1953]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017 This bill allows coverage, under Medicare, of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity furnished by providers other than primary care physicians and practitioners. Additionally, it allows coverage under Medicare's prescription drug benefit of drugs used for the treatment of obesity or for weight loss management for individuals who are overweight.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/17/2017
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Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2017 [HB-1939]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2017 This bill modifies requirements regarding access to preferred pharmacies (i.e., pharmacies that provide reduced enrollee cost sharing for prescription drugs) under a Medicare prescription drug plan (PDP). Specifically, if a Medicare PDP has, in its pharmacy network, one or more preferred pharmacies located in a health shortage or medically underserved area, then the PDP sponsor must allow any pharmacy in the health shortage or medically underserved area to join the preferred pharmacy network
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/17/2017
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African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017 [HB-1927]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Education ]
[Human Rights ]
[Community Development ]
African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish within the National Park Service (NPS) a U.S. Civil Rights Network that encompasses: (1) all NPS units and programs that relate to the African American civil rights movement from 1939 through 1968; (2) with the property owner's consent, other federal, state, local, and privately owned properties that relate or have a verifiable connection to such movement and that are included in, or eligible for, the National Register of Historic
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Became Public Law No: 115-104. (txt | Pdf) on 01/08/2018
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Equitable Student Aid Access Act [HB-2015]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
Equitable Student Aid Access Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise requirements governing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The bill increases the adjusted gross income threshold used to determine whether a student qualifies for an automatic zero expected family contribution (EFC) in the calculation of the student's financial need. A dependent student is eligible for an automatic zero EFC if the student's parents have adjusted gross income up to $30,000. An independent student with non-spouse dependents
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 04/06/2017
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Supporting the goals and ideals of GLSEN's 2017 Day of Silence in bringing attention to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer name-calling, bullying, and harassment faced by individuals in schools. [HCR-49]
[Education ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Supporting the goals and ideals of GLSEN's 2017 Day of Silence in bringing attention to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer name-calling, bullying, and harassment faced by individuals in schools. Supports the goals and ideals of the National Day of Silence (during which students vow to remain silent to bring attention to the harassment and discrimination faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and gay people in schools). Requests the President to issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 04/06/2017