Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act [HB-3681]
Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to: (1) extend the emergency psychiatric demonstration project, which allows eligible states to provide payment for medical assistance to certain psychiatric institutions under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act; and (2) eliminate certain limitations on federal funding for the project. Provided that an eligible state's participation is projected not to increase net Medicaid program spending: (1) a state that is already
(continued...)
HB-3681: Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act
Sponsored by: Rep. John Sarbanes
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/09/2015
Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2015 [HB-3706]
Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2015 This bill directs the President to: establish a five-year strategy to achieve, with target countries and donors, the goal of ending preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally and ensure healthy and productive lives within a generation; and provide assistance to implement the strategy. The President shall designate a current U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employee serving in the Senior Executive Service or at the level of a Deputy Assistant Administrator or higher to serve
(continued...)
HB-3706: Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 10/07/2015
Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 [HB-3766]
Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill defines "covered U.S. foreign assistance" as assistance authorized under: part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (development assistance), except for title IV of chapter 2 (relating to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation), and chapter 3 (relating to International Organizations and Programs); chapter 4 of part II of such Act (Economic Support Fund); the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003; and the Food for Peace Act. (Sec. 3) The President shall within 18 months
(continued...)
HB-3766: Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Became Public Law No: 114-191. (txt | Pdf) on 07/15/2016
Crop Insurance Restoration Act [HB-3845]
Crop Insurance Restoration Act This bill amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to repeal changes regarding the Standard Reinsurance Agreement that were enacted as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. The bill eliminates provisions that: (1) require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to renegotiate the Standard Reinsurance Agreement no later than December 31, 2016, and at least once every five years thereafter, and (2) establish an 8.9% cap on the overall rate of return for insurance providers under the agreement. (The Standard Reinsurance
(continued...)
HB-3845: Crop Insurance Restoration Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On General Farm Commodities And Risk Management. on 12/01/2015
Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2015 [HB-3846]
Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for the rehabilitation of buildings and historic structures, to: (1) allow an increased 30% credit, up to $750,000, for projects with rehabilitation expenditures not exceeding $3.75 million, for which no credit was allowed in either of the 2 prior taxable years (smaller projects); (2) allow the transfer of tax credit amounts for smaller projects; (3) treat a building as substantially rehabilitated if rehabilitation expenditures
(continued...)
HB-3846: Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 10/28/2015
Cradle Act [HB-3865]
Cradle Act This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow for alternative certification requirements for a residential pediatric recovery center to participate in a state Medicaid program. A "residential pediatric recovery center" is a facility that treats infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), which is caused by exposure to opioids before birth. With respect to certifying such facilities, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid must establish guidelines that: (1) include requirements specifically applicable to treating
(continued...)
HB-3865: Cradle Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/30/2015
Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act [HB-3929]
Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to the members of the Office of Strategic Services in recognition of their service and contributions during World War II.
HB-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Introduced In House on 11/04/2015
Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015 [HB-3952]
Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to replace the authorization for a National Congenital Heart Disease Surveillance System with a requirement for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), regarding congenital heart disease, to enhance and expand research and surveillance infrastructure, and plan and implement a public outreach and education campaign. (Congenital heart disease is a condition caused by a heart defect that is present at birth.) The CDC must award grants to
(continued...)
HB-3952: Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 11/06/2015
Support Our Military Caregivers Act [HB-3989]
Support Our Military Caregivers Act This bill permits an individual to elect to have an independent contractor perform an external clinical review of any of the following: a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) denial of an individual's application to be a caregiver or family caregiver eligible for VA benefits; with respect to an approved application, a VA determination of the level or amount of personal care services that a veteran requires; a request by a caregiver or family caregiver for a reconsideration of the level or amount of personal care
(continued...)
HB-3989: Support Our Military Caregivers Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 05/24/2016
Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act of 2015 [HB-3991]
Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act of 2015 This bill declares that, if a veteran is forced to discontinue a course as a result of a a permanent school closure and did not receive credit or lost training time toward completion of the education program, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) educational assistance payments shall not, for a specified period of time, be: charged against the individual's entitlement to educational assistance, or counted against the aggregate period for which such assistance may
(continued...)
HB-3991: Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 12/03/2015