HR-419: Acknowledging the contributions of America's addiction professionals and their commitment to delivering evidence-based practice to individuals with substance use disorders through recognized standards of education, training, and competencies.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Introduced In House on 06/03/2019
You have voted HR-419: Acknowledging the contributions of America's addiction professionals and their commitment to delivering evidence-based practice to individuals with substance use disorders through recognized standards of education, training, and competencies..
CASE Act of 2019 Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019 [HB-2426]
Creates the Copyright Claims Board, a body within the U.S. Copyright Office, to decide copyright disputes. Damages awarded by the board are capped at $30,000. Participation in board proceedings is voluntary with an opt-out procedure for defendants, and parties may choose instead to have a dispute heard in court. If the parties agree to have their dispute heard by the board, they shall forego the right to be heard before a court and the right to a jury trial. Board proceedings shall have no effect on class actions. The board shall be authorized to
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HB-2426: CASE Act of 2019 Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 266. on 10/23/2019
Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act [HB-1379]
Requires private health insurance plans to cover diagnosis and treatment services for congenital anomalies and birth defects, such as reconstructive services and prosthetics. Coverage must include services that functionally improve, repair, or restore any body part that is medically necessary for normal bodily functions or appearance, as determined by the treating physician.
HB-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 09/09/2020
Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act [HB-2746]
Modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to exclude from gross income payments under the federal veterinary medicine loan repayment program or any state loan repayment or forgiveness program that is intended to provide for increased access to veterinary services in such state.
HB-2746: Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Introduced In House on 05/15/2019
Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2019 [HB-24]
Establishes requirements regarding audits of certain financial agencies performed by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Specifically, the bill directs the GAO to complete, within 12 months, an audit of the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve banks. In addition, the bill allows the GAO to audit the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve banks with respect to (1) international financial transactions; (2) deliberations, decisions, or actions on monetary policy matters; (3) transactions made under the direction of the Federal Open
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HB-24: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 01/03/2019
Our Obligation to Recognize American Heroes (OORAH) Act of 2019 [HB-2790]
Authorizes jurisdiction over certain Iranian assets so that judgments against Iran for the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, may be collected by the victims' families. Specifically, the bill establishes personal jurisdiction for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York over Iranian funds held outside the United States by any foreign securities intermediary.
HB-2790: Our Obligation to Recognize American Heroes (OORAH) Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 06/26/2019
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019 [HB-1682]
Deems an individual receiving outpatient observation services in a hospital as an inpatient for purposes of satisfying the three-day inpatient hospital-stay requirement with respect to Medicare coverage of skilled nursing facility services.
HB-1682: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/13/2019
Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2019 [HB-3396]
Allows the National Institutes of Health to expand, intensify, and coordinate its activities with respect to functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (FGIMDs), including by expanding basic and clinical research into FGIMDs by implementing the research recommendations of the National Commission on Digestive Diseases, providing support for the establishment of centers of excellence on FGIMDs, supporting innovative approaches to educating health care providers and patients regarding strategies that improve patient-provider relationships and
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HB-3396: Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/21/2019
DRIVE-Safe Act Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy Act [HB-1374]
Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy Act or the DRIVE-Safe Act directs the Department of Transportation to promulgate regulations to implement an apprenticeship program for licensed commercial motor vehicle drivers under the age of 21.
HB-1374: DRIVE-Safe Act Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 02/27/2019
Safe Step Act [HB-2279]
Requires a group health plan to establish an exception to medication step-therapy protocol in specified cases. A medication step-therapy protocol establishes a specific sequence in which prescription drugs are covered by a group health plan or a health insurance issuer. A request for such an exception to the protocol must be granted if (1) the treatment is expected to be ineffective, (2) the treatment will cause or is likely to cause an adverse reaction to the individual, (3) the treatment is expected to decrease the individual's ability either
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HB-2279: Safe Step Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 04/10/2019