Rep. Peter DeFazio

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District HD-OR-4
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 137

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US Congress 116th Congress

To require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for services furnished via telehealth if such services would be covered if furnished in-person during the COVID-19 emergency. [HB-6644]
Requires private health insurance plans to cover certain services provided via telecommunications systems (i.e., telehealth) during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Specifically, the telehealth services must be deemed medically necessary by a health care provider and covered under the plan if provided in person. Plans must apply the same cost-sharing and reimbursement amounts that would otherwise apply to such services and may waive cost-sharing requirements for any services to diagnose or treat COVID-19, including (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern Introduced In House on 04/28/2020

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Puppy Protection Act of 2019 [HB-2442]
Requires the Department of Agriculture to expand standards that govern the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of animals to include new requirements for commercial dog dealers. Specifically, the standards must require dog dealers to provide to dogs adequate housing, exercise, and veterinary care; appropriate and nutritious food; continuous access to potable water; and meaningful socialization with humans and compatible dogs for at least 30 minutes each day. The standards must also include requirements for breeders to use safe breeding (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock And Foreign Agriculture. on 05/16/2019

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Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act [HB-4104]
Directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 400,000 half-dollar clad coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Negro National League, a professional baseball league that was formed in response to African-American players being banned from baseball's major leagues. The design of the coins shall be emblematic of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and its mission to promote tolerance, diversity, and inclusion. Only during a one-year period beginning (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Became Public Law No: 116-209. (txt | Pdf) on 12/04/2020

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Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020 [HB-7483]
Allows rural utility service providers to submit to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) a request to adjust the interest rate or modify the terms of certain loans. The request shall include a report summarizing how the adjustment or modification will assist the borrower in providing critical utility services to a rural community. Specifically, on receipt of a request, USDA must adjust the interest rate on the loan to match certain interest rates in effect when the bill is enacted for obligations of comparable maturity to the term remaining on the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 09/03/2020

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UNITED Act Uniform National Guard Implementation To End this Disaster Act [HB-8091]
Requires the federal government to pay states for 100% of the cost of National Guard duty in connection with the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The requirement applies retroactively. Presidential memoranda issued on August 3, 2020, required most states to pay 25% of the cost for such duty beginning on August 21, 2020, but maintained a 100% federal cost share for Texas and Florida.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 08/22/2020

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Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act [HB-5873]
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the Bicentennial of Harriet Tubman's birth.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Introduced In House on 02/12/2020

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COVID–19 Price Gouging Prevention Act [HB-6472]
Makes it unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale a consumer good or service during a public health emergency resulting from COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) at a price that (1) is unconscionably excessive, and (2) indicates that the seller is using the circumstances related to the public health emergency to increase prices unreasonably.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 04/07/2020

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Protecting Access to Post-COVID–19 Telehealth Act of 2020 [HB-7663]
Modifies requirements relating to coverage of telehealth services under Medicare. Specifically, the bill (1) authorizes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to generally waive coverage restrictions during national emergencies, (2) allows rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner), (3) removes restrictions that require the originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) to be in a rural area, and (3) allows the home of a beneficiary (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 07/16/2020

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Nonpartisan Postmaster General Act of 2020 [HB-8109]
Restricts the political activities of the members of the Postal Service Board of Governors, including the Postmaster General and the Deputy Postmaster General. Specifically, the bill prohibits (1) the Postmaster General and the Deputy Postmaster General from taking an active part in political management or political campaigns; and (2) the Board of Governors, the Postmaster General, and the Deputy Postmaster General from holding any political position while in office or soliciting funds for the campaign of a candidate for elected office or for a (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Reported (amended) By The Committee On Oversight And Reform. H. Rept. 116-564. on 10/27/2020

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Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act [HB-7887]
To reimburse school food authorities at the free rate for meals served during school year 2020-2021 under the school breakfast program and the school lunch program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 07/30/2020

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