HB-925: To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility for monthly stipends paid under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for certain members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 03/03/2017
You have voted HB-925: To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility for monthly stipends paid under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for certain members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces..
12 Carrier Act [HB-941]
12 Carrier Act This bill requires the Navy's naval combat forces to include at least 12 (currently, 11) operational aircraft carriers, effective September 30, 2023. The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to eliminate the requirement that the Navy's certification to the congressional defense committees must indicate that the full ship shock trials on the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford will be conducted before the first deployment of such ship.
HB-941: 12 Carrier Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Gallagher
Referred To The Subcommittee On Seapower And Projection Forces. on 03/23/2017
Lymphedema Treatment Act [HB-930]
Lymphedema Treatment Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover certain lymphedema compression treatment items as durable medical equipment under Medicare. (Lymphedema is a condition of localized fluid retention and tissue swelling that is caused when the lymphatic system is damaged or blocked.)
HB-930: Lymphedema Treatment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/21/2017
Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017 [HB-931]
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
Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017 [HB-986]
Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to exclude Native American tribes and tribal enterprises and institutions on tribal land from requirements for employers under the NLRA. (Currently under the NLRA, employers may not engage in unfair labor practices and must allow employees to form unions, engage in collective bargaining, and take collective action.)
HB-986: Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Education And The Workforce. H. Rept. 115-324. on 09/25/2017
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans. [HB-1005]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans. This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) (Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into an agreement or a contract with each state home to pay for adult day health care for a veteran eligible for, but not receiving, nursing home care. The veteran must need such care specifically for a service-connected disability or
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HB-1005: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 05/24/2017
North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act [HB-1026]
North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act This bill amends the National Trails System Act to revise the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic Trail to extend it to the Appalachian Trail in Vermont and to modify the route in northeastern Minnesota. The Departments of Agriculture and the Interior may not acquire for the trail land in Minnesota or Vermont that was obtained by a state or local government through condemnation.
HB-1026: North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 443. on 06/06/2018
STOP Act of 2017 Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 [HB-1057]
STOP Act of 2017 Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to make the Postmaster General the consignee (i.e., the entity financially responsible for the receipt of a shipment) for merchandise, excluding documents, imported through the mail into the United States. The Postmaster General must designate licensed customs brokers to file required documents or information for such shipments. The bill amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to impose a customs user fee
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HB-1057: STOP Act of 2017 Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Assuming First Sponsorship - Mr. Faso Asked Unanimous Consent That He May Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 1057, 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 02/05/2018
Biennial Budgeting and Enhanced Oversight Act of 2017 [HB-1065]
Biennial Budgeting and Enhanced Oversight Act of 2017 This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Congressional Budget Impoundment and Control Act of 1974, and the Rules of the House of Representatives to change the process for the President's budget submission, congressional budget resolutions, appropriations bills, and government strategic and performance plans from the current annual process to a biennial process, in which a biennium is the two consecutive fiscal years beginning on October 1 of any odd-numbered year. The House
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HB-1065: Biennial Budgeting and Enhanced Oversight Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 02/15/2017
Technologies for Energy Security Act of 2017 [HB-1090]
Technologies for Energy Security Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend and modify the tax credits for residential energy efficient property and investments in energy property. The bill modifies the tax credit for residential energy efficient property to extend through 2021 the credits for expenditures for fuel cell property, small wind energy property, and geothermal heat pump property. For each extended credit, the bill phases out the current credit rate of 30% of expenditures by reducing it to 26% or 22%, depending on
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HB-1090: Technologies for Energy Security Act of 2017
Explanation of the Technologies for Energy Security Act of 2017
This bill aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in order to extend tax credits for residential energy efficient property and energy property. The bill was introduced in the House of Representatives by Mr. Reed and several other representatives and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Key Points:
Section 1: The short title of the bill is the ‘Technologies for Energy Security Act of 2017’.
Section 2: Extends the credit for residential energy efficient property until December 31, 2021 and adjusts the percentage of credit available.
Section 3: Extends the energy credit for various types of energy properties, such as solar energy, fuel cell, microturbine, combined heat and power system, small wind energy, and thermal energy properties. It also outlines a phaseout plan for certain properties, reducing the credit rate over time until 2022.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 02/15/2017