Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015 [S.624]
Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests (in order to cover 100% of their cost under Medicare part B [Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits for the Aged and Disabled]), regardless of the code billed for a diagnosis as a result of a test, or for the removal of tissue or other procedure furnished in connection with, as a result of, and in the same clinical encounter as the screening test.
S.624: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/03/2015
MEND Act Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act [S.629]
MEND Act Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act Requires the Department of Health and Human Services, for any reimbursements to providers under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act for the costs of nursing and allied health education activities, to apply the regulation establishing the payment methodology for such reimbursements by treating a provider as meeting the requirements: for consideration as operating an approved nursing or allied health education program if the provider or a wholly owned subsidiary educational
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S.629: MEND Act Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/03/2015
STRONG Patents Act of 2015 Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth Patents Act of 2015 [S.632]
STRONG Patents Act of 2015 Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth Patents Act of 2015 Directs the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to prescribe regulations requiring the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to construe patent claims in post-issuance proceedings for inter partes or post-grant review in the same manner as a court in a civil action is required to construe claims regarding the validity of a patent in accordance with the ordinary and customary meaning. Requires the USPTO to consider a court's claim construction
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S.632: STRONG Patents Act of 2015 Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth Patents Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Coons
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 02/25/2016
Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2015 [S.637]
Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for railroad track maintenance, to: (1) expand the types of maintenance expenditures eligible for such credit, and (2) extend such credit through 2016.
S.637: Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/03/2015
Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act of 2015 [S.665]
Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish a national Blue Alert communications network within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to issue Blue Alerts through the initiation, facilitation, and promotion of Blue Alert plans for the dissemination of information received as a Blue Alert, in coordination with states, local governments, and law enforcement agencies; and (2) assign an existing DOJ officer to act as the national coordinator of the network. Defines "Blue Alert" as information
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S.665: Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Signed By President. on 05/19/2015
Global Democracy Promotion Act [S.677]
Global Democracy Promotion Act Declares that foreign nongovernmental organizations: (1) shall not be ineligible for assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 solely on the basis of health or medical services (including counseling and referral services) provided by them with non-U.S. government funds if such services do not violate the laws of the country in which they are being provided, and would not violate U.S. federal law if provided in the United States; and (2) shall not be subject to requirements relating to the use of non-U.S.
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S.677: Global Democracy Promotion Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 03/09/2015
Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015 [S.681]
Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015 Includes as part of the Republic of Vietnam its territorial seas for purposes of the presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure by veterans to certain herbicide agents while in Vietnam.
S.681: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 05/13/2015
American Dream Accounts Act [S.687]
American Dream Accounts Act Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to eligible entities so each can establish and administer American Dream Accounts for a group of at least 30 low-income public school students who, at the time the entities apply for a grant, are attending a grade no higher than ninth grade. Lists as eligible entities: (1) state educational agencies; (2) local educational agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that operate as their own LEA; (3) charter management organizations or charter school authorizers;
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S.687: American Dream Accounts Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/10/2015
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act [S.697]
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act This bill revises the standard under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) used to determine whether regulatory control of a certain chemical is warranted. If a chemical presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment, the TSCA requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to initiate rulemaking to reduce risks to a reasonable level. The bill requires that standard to be based on exposure to a chemical under its conditions of use. The conditions of use are the
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S.697: Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
By Senator Inhofe From Committee On Environment And Public Works Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-67. Minority Views Filed. on 06/18/2015
Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act [S.703]
Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act This bill amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to reauthorize the Weatherization Assistance Program for low-income persons through FY2020. The Department of Energy (DOE) must make competitive grants to qualified tax-exempt charitable organizations for energy efficiency retrofit of low-income homes. The grants may be used for single-family and multifamily housing. Contractors carrying out weatherization with funds under the bill must be selected
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S.703: Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 04/30/2015