Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2015 [HB-662]
Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2015 Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exempt traditional large and premium cigars from regulation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and from user fees assessed on tobacco products by the FDA.
HB-662: Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/06/2015
Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act [HB-703]
Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act This bill amends the Clean Air Act to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency's renewable fuel program, which requires transportation fuel to contain a minimum volume of renewable fuel.
HB-703: Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 02/06/2015
Restoration of America's Wire Act [HB-707]
Restoration of America's Wire Act Amends provisions of the federal criminal code, commonly known as the Wire Act, to provide that the prohibition against transmission of wagering information shall apply to any bet or wager, or information assisting in the placing of any bet or wager (thus making such prohibition applicable to all types of gambling activities, including internet gambling). States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to: (1) preempt any state law prohibiting gambling; or (2) alter, limit, or extend the relationship between
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HB-707: Restoration of America's Wire Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 03/25/2015
Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2015 [HB-815]
Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2015 Amends the Public Health Service Act to exclude remuneration paid for licensed independent insurance producers from administrative costs for purposes of calculating the medical-loss ratio of a health insurance plan. Defines "independent insurance producer" to mean an insurance agent or broker, insurance consultant, benefit specialist, limited insurance representative, and any other person required to be licensed under state law to sell, solicit, negotiate, service, effect, procure, renew,
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HB-815: Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/13/2015
Life at Conception Act [HB-816]
Life at Conception Act Declares that the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human being at all stages of life, including the moment of fertilization, cloning, or other moment at which an individual comes into being. Prohibits this Act from being construed to authorize the prosecution of any woman for the death of her unborn child.
HB-816: Life at Conception Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/16/2015
STARS Act Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2015 [HB-863]
STARS Act Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt seasonal employees from the definition of "full-time employee" for purposes of the employer mandate to provide employees with minimum essential health care coverage. Defines "seasonal employee" as an employee who is employed in a position for which the customary annual employment is not more than six months and which requires performing labor or services that are ordinarily performed at certain seasons or periods of the year.
Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act [HB-893]
Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 50,000 $5 gold coins, 350,000 $1 silver coins, and 300,000 half-dollar clad coins to commemorate the centennial of the founding of Father Flanagan's Boys Town. (Sec. 4) Requires the design of the coins to be emblematic of the 100 years of Boys Town, one of the largest nonprofit child care agencies in the United States. (Sec. 5) Permits issuance of such coins only between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2017. (Sec. 7) Subjects all
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HB-893: Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Signed By President. on 07/06/2015
Innovation Act [HB-9]
Innovation Act (Sec. 3) Directs a party alleging patent infringement in a civil action to include in the court pleadings, unless the information is not accessible after a reasonable inquiry, specified details concerning: all claims necessary to produce the identification of each process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter ("accused instrumentalities") alleged to infringe any claim of each patent allegedly infringed; the name, model number, or description of each accused instrumentality; where each element of each claim is found within,
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HB-9: Innovation Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 02/25/2016
Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2016 [HB-921]
Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2016 Provides that for purposes of medical professional liability insurance or civil and criminal malpractice liability determinations, a physician or athletic trainer (covered sports medicine professional) who is authorized to practice medicine in a state (primary state) and who provides medical services to an athlete or athletic team in a state where such professional is not authorized to practice (secondary state) shall be deemed to have provided such medical services in the primary state, provided that
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HB-921: Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/13/2016