Rep. Denny Heck
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District HD-WA-10
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 31
Sponsored Legislation
US Congress 115th Congress
Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act [HB-1676]
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[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Science ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide support for Palliative Care and Hospice Education Centers. These centers must improve the training of health professionals in palliative care and establish traineeships for individuals preparing for advanced education nursing degrees, social work degrees, or advanced degrees in physician assistant studies in palliative care. HHS may provide support to schools of medicine, schools
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/24/2018
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National Landslide Preparedness Act [HB-1675]
[Science ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Community Development ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Water ]
National Landslide Preparedness Act This bill: (1) directs the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to establish a National Landslide Hazards Reduction Program to identify and understand landslide hazards and risks, reduce losses from landslides, protect communities at risk of landslide hazards, and help improve communication and emergency preparedness; and (2) establishes the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Landslide Hazards to oversee the program. The USGS shall: develop and publish a national strategy for landslide hazards and risk reduction in
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Committee On Science, Space, And Technology Discharged. on 12/28/2018
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Partnership to Build America Act of 2017 [HB-1669]
[Infrastructure ]
[Finance ]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
Partnership to Build America Act of 2017 This bill establishes the American Infrastructure Fund (AIF) as a wholly-owned government corporation to provide bond guarantees and make loans to state and local governments, non-profit infrastructure providers, private parties, and public-private partnerships for state or local government sponsored transportation, energy, water, communications, or educational facility infrastructure projects (Qualified Infrastructure Projects [QIPs]). The AIF may also to make equity investments in QIPs. The Department of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 03/23/2017
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Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2017 [HB-1681]
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[Veterans ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to furnish fertility treatment and counseling, including through the use of assisted reproductive technology, to a severely wounded, ill, or injured member of the Armed Forces who has an infertility condition incurred or aggravated while serving on active duty (covered member) or to the spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate of such member. DOD shall: establish procedures for gamete retrieval from a member of the Armed Forces in cases in
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 04/05/2017
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Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2017 [HB-2589]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2017 This bill amends title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to waive, for individuals diagnosed with Huntington's Disease, the 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage. Current law generally applies this waiting period to individuals deemed eligible for OASDI benefits.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/02/2017
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Expressing the sense of Congress that America's Federal public lands are national treasures that belong to all Americans. [HCR-27]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Expressing the sense of Congress that America's Federal public lands are national treasures that belong to all Americans. Expresses the sense of Congress that the nation's federal public lands are national treasures that belong to all Americans and should be maintained for future generations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 02/16/2017
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National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2017 [HB-1886]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2017 This bill establishes the National Criminal Justice Commission to conduct a comprehensive review of the criminal justice system; make recommendations for criminal justice reform; and disseminate findings and guidance to the federal government and to state, local, and tribal governments.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/26/2017
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Action for Dental Health Act of 2017 [HB-2422]
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[Public Health ]
[Grants ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Children and Youth ]
Action for Dental Health Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize oral health promotion and disease prevention programs through FY2022. The Department of Health and Human Services may award grants or enter into contracts to collaborate with state, county, or local public officials and other stakeholders to develop and implement initiatives to: (1) improve oral health education and dental disease prevention; (2) reduce geographic barriers, language barriers, cultural barriers, and other similar barriers in
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Became Public Law No: 115-302. on 12/11/2018
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Raise the Wage Act [HB-15]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Disabilities ]
Raise the Wage Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage for regular employees over a 7-year period, for tipped employees, and for newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old. The bill sets forth a schedule of annual increases in the federal minimum wage for individuals with disabilities. The Department of Labor shall no longer issue special certificates for the payment of subminimum wages to such individuals after the final wage increase under this bill for such individuals takes effect.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The House Committee On Education And The Workforce. on 05/25/2017
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POST GRAD Act Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act [HB-2526]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
POST GRAD Act Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make graduate and professional students eligible to receive subsidized Stafford Loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program beginning on July 1, 2017. (Graduate and professional students have been ineligible to receive subsidized Stafford Loans since July 1, 2012.)
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 05/18/2017