Family Health Care Flexibility Act [HB-1547]
Family Health Care Flexibility Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal provisions added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that: (1) restrict payments from health savings accounts, Archer medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending and reimbursement arrangements for medications to prescription drugs and insulin only (thus allowing payments for over-the-counter medications); and (2) impose a $2,500 limitation on salary reduction contributions to a health flexible spending arrangement under a cafeteria plan.
HB-1547: Family Health Care Flexibility Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/07/2015
Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 [HB-160]
Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the excise tax on medical device manufacturers and importers. This repeal applies to sales in calendar quarters beginning after the enactment of this Act. (Sec. 3) Prohibits the budgetary effects of this Act from being entered on either PAYGO scorecard under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
HB-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 125. on 06/23/2015
Military SAVE Act Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment Act [HB-1603]
Military SAVE Act Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment Act This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to make eligible for treatment in a non-Department of Veterans Affairs entity any veteran who was the victim of a sexual trauma which occurred while the veteran was serving on active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty training.
HB-1603: Military SAVE Act Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 11/17/2015
Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act [HB-1624]
Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and Public Health Service Act to include employers with 51 to 100 employees as large employers for purposes of health insurance markets. States have the option to treat these employers as small employers. Currently under PPACA, employers with 51 to 100 employees are small employers, but before January 1, 2016, states have the option to treat them as large employers. (Under PPACA, health insurance offered in the small
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HB-1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Signed By President. on 10/07/2015
Wildfire Disaster Funding Act [HB-167]
Wildfire Disaster Funding Act This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require specified adjustments to discretionary spending limits in FY2015-FY2022 to accommodate appropriations for wildfire suppression operations in the Wildland Fire Management accounts at the Department of Agriculture (USDA) or the Department of the Interior. If USDA or Interior determines that supplemental appropriations are necessary for wildfire suppression operations, the bill requires the relevant department to submit to Congress
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HB-167: Wildfire Disaster Funding Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/02/2015
Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2016 [HB-1684]
Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make foreign facilities that are located offshore and outside the boundary of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) liable for removal costs and damages that result from oil spills that reach (or threaten to reach) U.S. navigable waters, adjoining shorelines, or the EEZ. Specifically, the following parties may be held liable: (1) the owners or operators of the foreign facilities, and (2) the holders of a right of use and easement granted under applicable
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HB-1684: Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 04/27/2016
Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 [HB-1732]
Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to withdraw, within 30 days, the proposed rule, "Definition of 'Waters of the United States' Under the Clean Water Act," dated April 21, 2014, describing the water bodies that fall under the scope of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act), as well as any final rule based on the proposed rule. (Sec. 3) The Army Corps and the EPA must develop a new proposed rule
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HB-1732: Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 07/14/2016
James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act [HB-1786]
James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program Fund indefinitely and index appropriations to the medical care component of the consumer price index for urban consumers. Makes funding available for: a quality assurance program for services delivered by health care providers, the WTC Program annual report, WTC Health Program Steering Committees, and contracts with Clinical Centers of Excellence. Amends the Air Transportation Safety and System
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HB-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 06/11/2015
Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act of 2015 [HB-1842]
Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income amounts received under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and the Indian Health Professions Scholarships Program.
HB-1842: Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 04/16/2015