21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps Act [HB-6456]
21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps Act - Authorizes the President, in order to relieve widespread unemployment, restore depleted natural resources in the United States, and advance public works programs, to establish a Civilian Conservation Corps to employ unemployed or underemployed U.S. citizens in the construction, maintenance, and carrying on of works of a public nature, such as forestation of U.S. and state lands, prevention of forest fires, floods, and soil erosion, and construction and repair of National Park System paths and trails.
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HB-6456: 21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Education And Labor. on 11/29/2010
Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act [HB-676]
United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act - Establishes the United States National Health Care (USNHC) Program to provide all individuals residing in the United States and U.S. territories with free health care that includes all medically necessary care, such as primary care and prevention, prescription drugs, emergency care, long-term care, mental health services, dental services, and vision care.Prohibits an institution from participating unless it is a public or nonprofit institution. Allows nonprofit
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HB-676: Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/27/2009
Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2009 [HB-678]
Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2009 - Directs the Commissioner of Social Security to revise the medical criteria for evaluating disability caused by adult-onset and juvenile Huntington's Disease. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's Disease.
HB-678: Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E168) on 01/26/2009
Home Front to Heroes Postal Benefits Act [HB-707]
Home Front to Heroes Postal Benefits Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to provide for a program under which postal benefit vouchers are provided during FY2010 for members of the Armed Forces who are serving in overseas operations or who are hospitalized due to a disease or injury incurred as a result of such service. Permits the vouchers to be transferred to another person to allow that person to mail correspondence and small parcels to the member. Limits vouchers to one per month. Allows a voucher earned during FY2010 to be used after the
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HB-707: Home Front to Heroes Postal Benefits Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 02/17/2009
Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2009 [HB-716]
Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a group health plan from: (1) denying an eligible participant or beneficiary participation in clinical trials related to the treatment of cancer that are federally funded or conducted under an investigational new drug application reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); (2) denying (or limiting or imposing additional conditions on) the coverage of routine
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HB-716: Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/28/2009
Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 [HB-734]
Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to study and report to Congress on the minimum level of sound that is necessary to be emitted from a motor vehicle, or some other method, to alert blind and other pedestrians of the presence of operating motor vehicles while traveling.
HB-734: Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Trade And Consumer Protection. on 02/02/2009
Pancreatic Cancer Research and Education Act [HB-745]
Pancreatic Cancer Research and Education Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative to assist in coordinating activities to address the high mortality rate associated with pancreatic cancer. Requires the Secretary to establish the Interdisciplinary Pancreatic Cancer Coordinating Committee to: (1) provide advice on overall research objectives and benchmarks for pancreatic cancer research; (2) develop and annually update a strategic plan
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HB-745: Pancreatic Cancer Research and Education Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/02/2009
National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009 [HB-756]
National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to seek to enter into an agreement with the Institute of Medicine to convene a Conference on Pain to: (1) increase the recognition of pain as a significant public health problem in the United States; (2) evaluate the adequacy of assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of acute and chronic pain in the general population and in identified demographics groups that may be disproportionately affected by inadequacies; (3) identify barriers to
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HB-756: National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/31/2009
Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act [HB-758]
Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), acting through the Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to public or nonprofit private entities to pay all or part of the cost of planning, establishing, and providing basic operating support for up to 20 national pediatric research consortia. Requires the Director of NIH to take
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HB-758: Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/15/2010
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act [HB-775]
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-775: Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Motion To Discharge Committee Filed By Mr. Jones. Petition No: 111-10. (discharge Petition Text With Signatures.) on 03/15/2010