Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017 [HB-931]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop and maintain a voluntary registry of firefighters in order to collect history and occupational information that can be used to determine the incidence of cancer among firefighters. The registry must be used to improve monitoring of cancer among firefighters and to collect and publish epidemiological information. The CDC should seek to include specified information in the registry, including the number and type of fire
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HB-931: Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Became Public Law No: 115-194. on 07/07/2018
Supporting the goals and ideals of Engineers Week. [HR-124]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
Supporting the goals and ideals of Engineers Week. Supports the goals and ideals of Engineers Week to increase understanding of, and interest in, engineering and technology careers. Recognizes that engineering education is a critical component of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education.
HR-124: Supporting the goals and ideals of Engineers Week.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 05/22/2018
Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017 [HB-1059]
[Cybersecurity ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017 This bill provides that the following executive orders, as in effect on January 1, 2017, and any sanctions imposed pursuant to such orders, shall remain in effect: (1) Executive Order 13694 (relating to blocking property of certain persons engaging in significant malicious cyber-enabled activities); (2) Executive Orders 13660, 13661, and 13662 (relating to blocking property of certain persons contributing to the situation in Ukraine); and (3) Executive Order 13685 (relating to blocking property of certain persons
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HB-1059: Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 03/06/2017
Establishing a Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress. [HCR-28]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
Establishing a Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress. Establishes an ad hoc Joint Committee on the Organization of the Congress to study the organization, operations, functions, and relevant interactions of the Members of Congress and to make recommendations to: make such operations and organization more effective and efficient; make Congress and its Members more accountable; and improve the orderly, timely, and effective consideration and disposal of legislation; and improve the relationships between the Houses of Congress, with and among
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HCR-28: Establishing a Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Introduced In House on 02/16/2017
HB-1155: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/03/2017
You have voted HB-1155: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs..
Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act [HB-1120]
[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act This bill amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to require a state to identify, evaluate, and provide special education and related services to children who have visual or hearing disabilities (or both) and also are, or may be, classified in another disability category. A state must ensure that it has enough qualified personnel to serve children who have such disabilities and that a full continuum of alternative placements is available to meet the needs of disabled children for special education
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HB-1120: Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 02/16/2017
Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017 [HB-1222]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to replace the authorization for a National Congenital Heart Disease Surveillance System with a requirement for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), regarding congenital heart disease, to enhance and expand research and surveillance infrastructure. (Congenital heart disease is a condition caused by a heart defect that is present at birth.) HHS must award grants to nonprofit entities to conduct a study of congenital heart disease,
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HB-1222: Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Signed By President. on 12/21/2018
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
Scientific Integrity Act [HB-1358]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Funding ]
Scientific Integrity Act This bill requires, subject to Freedom of Information Act disclosure restrictions and privacy requirements, federal agencies that fund or conduct scientific research to: (1) promote and maximize the communication and open exchange of scientific data and findings to other agencies, policymakers, and the public; and (2) prevent the suppression or distortion of such data and findings. The bill amends the America COMPETES Act to require federal agencies that fund or conduct scientific research to develop and enforce a scientific
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HB-1358: Scientific Integrity Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 04/25/2017
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