Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act [HB-846]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
[Pensions ]
[Social Security ]
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act This bill: (1) repeals certain provisions that 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, (2) prohibits requiring repayment of certain amounts previously paid to SBP recipients in the form of a retired pay refund, and (3) requires (current law authorizes) the Secretary
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HB-846: Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 02/24/2017
Right to Try Act of 2017 [HB-878]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Right to Try Act of 2017 This bill requires the federal government to allow unrestricted manufacturing, distribution, prescribing, and dispensing of experimental drugs, biological products, and medical devices that are: (1) intended to treat a patient who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness, and (2) authorized by state law. The federal government must allow unrestricted possession and use of such treatments by patients certified by a physician as having exhausted all other treatment options. A manufacturer, distributor, prescriber, dispenser,
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HB-878: Right to Try Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/02/2017
Condemning North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes. [HR-92]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
Condemning North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes. Condemns North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles. Welcomes the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in South Korea to counter North Korea's missile threat. Urges the government of the People's Republic of China to immediately cease its diplomatic intimidation and economic coercion against South Korea in an attempt to block the THAAD deployment. Reaffirms: (1) U.S. support
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HR-92: Condemning North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Motion To Reconsider Laid On The Table Agreed To Without Objection. on 04/03/2017
Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2017 [HB-911]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Aerospace ]
[National Security ]
Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2017 This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order to require: (1) the installation of secondary barriers, other than the cockpit door, to prevent access to the flight deck of each covered aircraft; (2) such barriers on the aircraft with a cockpit door to remain locked while the aircraft is in flight and the cockpit door separating the flight deck and the passenger area is open; and (3) such barriers on the aircraft without a cockpit door to remain locked as determined by the pilot in command.
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HB-911: Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 02/08/2017
Extending Justice for Sex Crime Victims Act of 2017 [HB-1035]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Extending Justice for Sex Crime Victims Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to revise the statute of limitations for a victim of a human trafficking offense or federal sexual offense to file a civil action to recover damages. Under current law, the statute of limitations is 10 years from the date the cause of action arose. This bill sets a 10-year statute of limitations from the date the victim discovers the offense or injury. Additionally, it extends the statute of limitations for a minor victim of a federal sex offense to file
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HB-1035: Extending Justice for Sex Crime Victims Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/02/2017
HR-129: Calling on the Department of Defense, other elements of the Federal Government, and foreign governments to intensify efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all missing and unaccounted-for personnel of the United States.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Considered As Unfinished Business. (consideration: Cr H1147) on 02/14/2018
You have voted HR-129: Calling on the Department of Defense, other elements of the Federal Government, and foreign governments to intensify efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all missing and unaccounted-for personnel of the United States..
VA Management Alignment Act of 2017 [HB-1066]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
VA Management Alignment Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report (including recommendations for appropriate legislation) regarding the roles, responsibility, and accountability of elements and individuals of the VA. In creating such report, the VA shall utilize the results of: the Independent Assessment of the Health Care Delivery Systems and Management Process of the VA established by the Veterans Access,
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HB-1066: VA Management Alignment Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/07/2017
Technologies for Energy Security Act of 2017 [HB-1090]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
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
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 02/15/2017
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
FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017 [HB-1136]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Food ]
[Public Safety ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Media and Advertising ]
FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to: (1) revise premarket review and reporting requirements for products newly deemed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be tobacco products; and (2) grant the FDA the authority to regulate vapor products, which include products that produce vapor with nicotine (e.g., e-cigarettes) and nicotine intended to be used with such a product (e.g., nicotine cartridges). A product is not subject to premarket review by the FDA if it is
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HB-1136: FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/17/2017