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
Military SAVE Act Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment Act [HB-3642]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[National Security ]
Military SAVE Act Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a three-year pilot program of hospital care and medical services for eligible veterans at non-VA health care providers to treat injuries or illnesses resulting from sexual assault, battery, or harassment while the veteran was on active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty training. Program participation shall not affect a veteran's ability to receive VA health care. An eligible veteran may
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HB-3642: Military SAVE Act Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 05/22/2018
Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 [HB-2652]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to review the deaths of all covered veterans who died by suicide during the last five years, regardless of whether information relating to such deaths has been reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A "covered veteran" is any veteran who received VA hospital care or medical services during the five-year period preceding the veteran's death. The
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HB-2652: Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Introduced In House on 05/25/2017
HR-763: Calling upon the leadership of the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to dismantle its labor camp system, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Introduced In House on 03/05/2018
You have voted HR-763: Calling upon the leadership of the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to dismantle its labor camp system, and for other purposes..
Pay Our Troops Act of 2018 [HB-4793]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Pay Our Troops Act of 2018 This bill provides FY2018 appropriations for military pay and allowances during any period in which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2018 are not in effect. In the event of a government shutdown, the bill provides continuing appropriations for pay and allowances of: members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, who perform active service during the period; members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who perform inactive-duty training during the period; and civilian personnel or contractors
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HB-4793: Pay Our Troops Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Elise Stefanik
Introduced In House on 01/16/2018
Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-1661]
[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the low-income housing credit, to rename the credit "the affordable housing credit" and make several modifications to the credit. The bill revises tenant eligibility requirements, with respect to: the average income test, income eligibility for rural projects, increased tenant income, student occupancy rules, and tenant voucher payments that are taken into account as rent. The bill revises various requirements to: establish a 4% minimum
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HB-1661: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Assuming First Sponsorship - Mr. Curbelo Asked Unanimous Consent That He May Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 1661, A Bill Originally Introduced By Representative Tiberi, For The Purpose Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Pursuant To Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 01/16/2018
United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs Act of 2017 [HB-1559]
[International ]
United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs Act of 2017 Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish within the Department of State an Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs.
HB-1559: United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Introduced In House on 03/16/2017
CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2017 [HB-1298]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Public Health ]
CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide Medicare coverage for screening computed tomography colonography (CTC) as a colorectal cancer screening test, and (2) exclude screening CTC from a special Medicare payment rule applicable to certain imaging services.
HB-1298: CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017
Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-3692]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to revise the qualifications required for a practitioner to administer, dispense, or prescribe narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment in an office-based opioid treatment program. It increases the maximum patient limit for a qualifying practitioner who meets certain requirements. The maximum patient limit is the maximum number of patients a qualifying practitioner can treat at one time. The bill expands qualifying practitioners to
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HB-3692: Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 04/25/2018
TREAT Act The Reforming and Expanding Access to Treatment Act [HB-982]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
[Social Security ]
TREAT Act The Reforming and Expanding Access to Treatment Act This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow federal payment for qualified substance use disorder services furnished to inmates in public institutions under state Medicaid programs. "Qualified substance use disorder services" include medication or behavioral treatment administered to eliminate, mitigate, treat, or cure an individual's substance abuse disorder or use or abuse of drugs. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration shall not
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HB-982: TREAT Act The Reforming and Expanding Access to Treatment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/10/2017