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Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-1663
Sponsor: Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2007-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Access to health care
Alzheimer's disease
Ambulatory care
Case management
Community health services
Congressional reporting requirements
Disabled
Drug abuse
Drug abuse treatment
Families
Family services
Governmental investigations
Hospital care
Marriage counseling
Medical fees
Medicare
Mental health services
Mental illness
Mentally disabled
Psychologists
Psychotherapy
Social Welfare
Social work

Summary:
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: 
Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for: (1) elimination of the lifetime limit on inpatient mental health services; (2) parity in treatment for outpatient mental health services; (3) coverage of intensive residential services under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) and of intensive outpatient services under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance); (4) exclusion of clinical social worker services from coverage under the Medicare skilled nursing facility prospective payment system; and (5) coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under Medicare. 
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study and report to Congress on whether the criteria for coverage of any therapy service or any outpatient mental health care service under Medicare unduly restricts the access to such a service of any Medicare beneficiary with Alzheimer's disease or a related mental illness because the coverage criteria requires the Medicare beneficiary to display continuing clinical improvement to continue to receive the service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-04-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-03-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E632-633)
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-1665
Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4]
Introduced: 2007-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Hearing
Hearing disorders
Medicare
Physicians
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: 
Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for direct access to qualified audiologists for Medicare beneficiaries, without regard to any requirement that the beneficiary be under the care of (or referred by) a physician or other health care practitioner, or that such services are provided under the supervision of a physician or other health care practitioner.
 
Covers audiology services under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance).
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-04-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-03-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Introduced in House
Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-1666
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2007-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Case management
Coinsurance
Commerce
Congressional reporting requirements
Consumer education
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
Health insurance
Health maintenance organizations
Hospital rates
Medicaid
Medical economics
Social Welfare
State laws

Summary:
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: 
Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2007 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require state Medicaid plans to provide that the state will establish and maintain laws to require disclosure of information on hospital charges, to make such information available to the public, and to provide individuals with information about estimated out-of-pocket costs for health care services. 

Directs the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to research and report to Congress on: (1) the types of information on the charges and out-of-pocket costs for health care services that individuals find useful in making decisions about where, when, and from whom to receive care; (2) how such types of information vary by whether they have health benefits coverage, and what kinds; and (3) ways in which such information may be available on a timely basis and in easy-to-understand form to individuals facing such decisions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-10-02
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H11153)
action_date: 2007-03-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Introduced in House
Vote by Mail Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-1667
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
Introduced: 2007-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Ballots
Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Election Assistance Commission
Election administration
Election fraud
Grants-in-aid
Law
Legislation
Postal service
Voter registration
Voting

Summary:
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: 
Vote by Mail Act of 2007 - Directs the Election Assistance Commission to establish a Vote by Mail program of grants to participating states solely for implementation of procedures for the conduct of all elections by mail at the state or local level.
 
Directs the Comptroller General to evaluate and report to Congress on the benefits of broader implementation of mail-in voting in elections.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E630)
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Introduced in House
Proportionate Final Benefit Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-1668
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Lincoln [D-TN-4]
Introduced: 2007-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Death
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Social security eligibility

Summary:
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: 
Proportionate Final Benefit Act of 2007 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide that: (1) an individual's entitlement to any OASDI benefit shall continue through the month of his or her death (without affecting any other person's entitlement to benefits for that month); and (2) the benefit shall be payable for such month only to the extent proportionate to the number of days in the month preceding the date of death. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-04-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Introduced in House
Positive Aging Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-1669
Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2007-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Block grants
Case management
Community health services
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Drug abuse
Drug abuse treatment
Economics and Public Finance
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to health facilities
Geriatrics
Government Operations and Politics
Health planning
Homeless
Housing and Community Development
Medical research
Medical screening
Medical tests
Mental health services
Old age assistance
Preventive medicine
Rural health
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: 
Positive Aging Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to : (1) require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to public and private nonprofit entities for projects to demonstrate ways of integrating mental health services for older adults into primary care settings and for multidisciplinary geriatric mental health outreach teams in community settings where older adults reside or receive social services; (2) require the Director of the Center for Mental Health Services to designate a Deputy Director for Older Adult Mental Health Services to address the mental health needs of older adults; (3) require the inclusion of representatives of older adults and their families and geriatric mental health professionals on the Advisory Council for the Center; (4) designate as a project of national significance the treatment of older adults with substance-related disorders; and (5) require state plans under the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant program to describe outreach to, and services for, older individuals and individuals who are homeless and living in rural areas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that advance notice of the results of any Department of Defense review of the circumstances surrounding the death of a member of the armed forces by friendly fire be given to the primary next of kin of the member before public release of the review.

Bill: 110-hr-1670
Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16]
Introduced: 2007-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Families
Family services
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Military dependents
War casualties

Summary:
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: 
Requires that, in case of a review conducted by the Department of Defense (DOD) regarding the circumstances surrounding the death of a member of the Armed Forces who is killed in action by weapon fire other than as the result of an act of an enemy (friendly fire death), the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that a summary of review results are provided to the primary next of kin at least 24 hours before such results are released to the public.
 
Authorizes the primary next of kin to waive the notice requirement to expedite the public release of such results.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-04-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Introduced in House
Public Service Academy Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-1671
Sponsor: Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8]
Introduced: 2007-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Advice and consent of the Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Collection of accounts
College administration
College costs
College teachers
Commerce
Congress
Crime and Law Enforcement
Curricula
Department of Homeland Security
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection
Federal aid to education
Federal employees
Finance and Financial Sector
Foreign students
Fund raising
Gifts
Government Operations and Politics
Graduate education
Health
Higher education
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
International Affairs
International education
Labor and Employment
Language and languages
Leadership
Local employees
Members of Congress
Nonprofit organizations
Presidential appointments
Public service employment
Public-private partnerships
Scholarships
Service academies
Social Welfare
State employees
Student activities
Tax-exempt organizations
Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: 
Public Service Academy Act of 2007 - Establishes in the Department of Homeland Security a U.S. Public Service Academy for the instruction in and preparation for public service of selected individuals. Sets forth provisions relating to: (1) key personnel positions and faculty and departments; (2) student qualifications and requirements for admission; (3) procedures for the appointment of students to the Academy by Members of Congress and the President; (4) curriculum standards; and (5) study abroad requirements.

Requires each Academy student to sign an agreement with respect to length of public service. Imposes tuition and cost repayment requirements for Academy students who fail to graduate or accept or complete assigned public service. 

Establishes a Board of Visitors to inquire into the efficiency and effectiveness of the operations of the Academy.

Requires the tuition of each Academy student to be fully subsidized. Provides for public (80%) and private funding for the Academy. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-06-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny qualified dividend income treatment to certain foreign dividends.

Bill: 110-hr-1672
Sponsor: Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-2]
Introduced: 2007-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Commerce
Dividends
Finance and Financial Sector
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign corporations
Income tax
Tax credits
Tax deductions
Tax rates

Summary:
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny preferential tax rates (5 to 15%) for dividends paid by a foreign corporation if: (1) such dividends are allowed as a tax deduction or credit under the tax laws of the country in which such foreign corporation is established; (2) such foreign corporation is not treated as a corporation, is exempt from taxation, or is a passive foreign investment company under the laws of its foreign country; or (3) such dividends are paid with respect to an instrument which is not treated as stock under the tax laws of the foreign country from which such dividends are paid. 

Revises the definition of &quot;qualified foreign corporation&quot; for purposes of qualifying dividends paid by such a corporation for preferential tax rates to require such corporations be created or organized in a foreign country that has a comprehensive tax system (as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E629-630)
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Introduced in House
To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of passengers and crew members aboard United Airlines Flight 93 who resisted the hijackers and caused the plane to crash.

Bill: 110-hr-1673
Sponsor: Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9]
Introduced: 2007-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Air piracy
Airline passenger traffic
Congress
Congressional gold medals
Crime and Law Enforcement
Flight crews
International Affairs
Monuments and memorials
Pennsylvania
September 11, 2001
Terrorism
Transportation and Public Works
Victims of terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: 
Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design in honor of the passengers and crew members, collectively, on board United Airlines Flight 93 in recognition of their heroic service to the Nation.
 
Requires the gold medal, after such award, to be given to the Flight 93 National Memorial located in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, in Pennsylvania, to be displayed as appropriate and made available for research.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Introduced in House
Battle of Camden Study Act

Bill: 110-hr-1674
Sponsor: Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5]
Introduced: 2007-03-23 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: American Revolution
Armed Forces and National Security
Commemorations
Congressional reporting requirements
Governmental investigations
Historic sites
History
Military history
Military parks
National parks
South Carolina

Summary:
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: 
Battle of Camden Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to evaluate the national significance of the site of the Battle of Camden, South Carolina and the site of Historic Camden, South Carolina, and to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating such sites as a unit or as separate units of the National Park System. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-07-19
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2007-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Introduced in House
Communities Building Access Act

Bill: 110-hr-1683
Sponsor: Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2]
Introduced: 2007-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Access to health care
Chronically ill
Data banks
Economic impact statements
Economics and Public Finance
Employee health benefits
Finance and Financial Sector
Grants-in-aid
Health information systems
Health insurance
Health maintenance organizations
Labor and Employment
Managed care
Medical economics
Medical personnel
Medically uninsured
Nonprofit organizations
Science, Technology, Communications
Self-employed
Social Welfare
Volunteer workers

Summary:
action_date: 2007-03-26
text: 
Communities Building Access Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to public or nonprofit private entities to carry out demonstration projects for the purpose of making health care coverage available, on a cost-sharing basis, to: (1) employees through employers that have not contributed to health care benefits for employees during the prior 12 months; and (2) self-employed individuals who have been without such coverage during the prior 12 months.
 
Requires the Secretary to make matching grants to public or nonprofit private entities to carry out demonstration projects for the purpose of forming and maintaining networks composed of health care specialists who volunteer health services to eligible individuals.
 
Directs the Secretary to make an award of a grant or contract for the establishment and operation of a clearinghouse for information on demonstration projects under this Act and similar projects that are community initiated. Allows the Secretary to carry out a program to encourage public and private entities that plan or operate such projects to submit information to the clearinghouse.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2007-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-03-26
text: Introduced in House