BREATHE Act Bringing Reductions to Energy's Airborne Toxic Health Effects Act [HB-1548]
BREATHE Act Bringing Reductions to Energy's Airborne Toxic Health Effects Act This bill amends the Clean Air Act to repeal prohibitions against: (1) aggregating emissions from any oil or gas exploration or production well and emissions from any pipeline compressor or pump station with emissions from other similar units, whether or not the units are in a contiguous area or under common control, to determine whether the units or stations are major sources of listed toxic air pollutants under such Act; (2) aggregating such emissions for any purpose
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HB-1548: BREATHE Act Bringing Reductions to Energy's Airborne Toxic Health Effects Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 03/27/2015
Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2015 [HB-1552]
Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require an applicant for approval of a new animal drug that is a medically important antimicrobial to demonstrate that there is a reasonable certainty of no harm to human health from antimicrobial resistance attributable to the nontherapeutic use of the drug. Medically important antimicrobials are drugs intended for use in food-producing animals that contain: (1) specified antibiotics, or (2) certain drugs on the World Health
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HB-1552: Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/27/2015
Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2015 [HB-1565]
Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2015 Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a creditor from extending credit to a consumer under an open end consumer credit plan (credit card) for which the fee and interest rate exceeds 36%. Sets forth criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Empowers state Attorneys General to enforce this Act. Revises requirements for a periodic statement for each billing cycle with respect to where the total finance charge exceeds 50 cents for a monthly or longer billing cycle, or the pro
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HB-1565: Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Introduced In House on 03/24/2015
Global Food Security Act of 2016 [HB-1567]
Global Food Security Act of 2016 This bill requires the President to develop and implement a Global Food Security Strategy to promote global food security, resilience, and nutrition. (Sec. 2) This section specifies that it is in the U.S. national security interest to promote global food security, resilience, and nutrition, consistent with national food security investment plans through programs and activities that: accelerate inclusive, agricultural-led economic growth that reduces global poverty, hunger, and malnutrition; increase the productivity,
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HB-1567: Global Food Security Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 07/14/2016
Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015 [HB-1568]
Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015 This bill directs the Secretary of State to establish or use existing refugee processing mechanisms in Iraq and in other countries through which aliens from Iraq or Syria who have been persecuted, or have a credible fear of being persecuted, by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS/ISIL), or a similar group, based on gender or religious or ethnic membership may apply directly to the United States Refugee Admissions Program for priority 2 refugee admission to the United States.
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HB-1568: Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 04/21/2015
Unlocking Technology Act of 2015 [HB-1587]
Unlocking Technology Act of 2015 Amends the prohibition under federal copyright law on the circumvention of a technological measure that controls access to a copyright-protected work to require that such prohibition apply only to circumventions carried out in order to infringe or facilitate infringement of a protected work. Declares that it shall not be a violation to: (1) circumvent a technological measure if the purpose is to engage in a use that is not an infringement of federal copyright law; or (2) use, manufacture, import, offer to the public,
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HB-1587: Unlocking Technology Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 04/21/2015
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act [HB-1594]
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act Repeals certain provisions which require the offset of amounts paid in dependency and indemnity compensation from Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities for the surviving spouses of former military personnel who are entitled to military retired pay or who would be entitled to retired pay except for being under 60 years of age. Prohibits requiring repayment of certain amounts previously paid to SBP recipients in the form of a retired pay refund. Repeals the optional authority of (and instead requires) the Secretary
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HB-1594: Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 08/13/2015
Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2015 [HB-1600]
Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2015 Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish cost-sharing limits for health plans that cover prescription drugs and use a formulary or other tiered cost-sharing structure. Prohibits such a health plan from imposing higher cost-sharing requirements, including co-payment and co-insurance, for specialty drugs than for other prescription drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier. Applies the non-preferred brand drug tier for which beneficiary cost-sharing is lowest, if a formulary used by the health plan
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HB-1600: Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/27/2015
Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2015 [HB-1602]
Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2015 Amends the Public Health Service Act to require hospitals to implement and submit to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) a staffing plan that complies with specified minimum nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Requires HHS to develop a transparent method for establishing nurse staffing requirements above minimum ratios. Directs HHS to adjust Medicare payments to hospitals to cover additional costs incurred in providing services to Medicare beneficiaries that are
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HB-1602: Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/07/2015