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To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid personal care services and home health services furnished without an electronic visit verification system, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-5912
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2018-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Health information and medical records
Home and outpatient care
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
Public participation and lobbying
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: 
This bill delays by one year (to January 1, 2020) the Medicaid federal matching rate reduction that is scheduled to take effect for states that fail to require an electronic visit verification system for personal care services (services that help certain individuals with basic needs of daily life). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Family Tax Deduction Improvement Act

Bill: 115-hr-5913
Sponsor: Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3]
Introduced: 2018-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax deductions
Inflation and prices
Property tax
Sales and excise taxes
State and local taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: 

Family Tax Deduction Improvement Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the limit on individual deductions for certain state and local taxes, which is currently $10,000 per year ($5,000 for a married taxpayer filing a separate return). The bill doubles the limit for married individuals and requires the limit to be adjusted for inflation after 2019.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House
To require a study and report on policy and regulatory changes that may have contributed to the opioid epidemic.

Bill: 115-hr-5914
Sponsor: Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]
Introduced: 2018-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Prescription drugs
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on health care policy changes that may have contributed to the rise in opioid overdoses and deaths over the last 10 years. 
 
The report must include an examination of: 
 
 
federal decisions relating to pain management strategies, 
 
state prescription drug monitoring programs, 
 
prescribing limitations, and
 
pain medications with and without abuse-deterrent formulations.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Foster Youth Success in College Act

Bill: 115-hr-5915
Sponsor: Rep. Mitchell, Paul [R-MI-10]
Introduced: 2018-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Education of the disadvantaged
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: 

Foster Youth Success in College Act

 
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Talent Search and Upward Bound TRIO programs to give priority to homeless youth and youth in foster care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House
REDUCE Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5916
Sponsor: Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23]
Introduced: 2018-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Higher education
Income tax deductions
Licensing and registrations
Sales and excise taxes
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: 

Reducing Excessive Debt and Unfair Costs of Education Act of 2018 or the REDUCE Act of 2018 

 
This bill imposes additional taxes on, and limits tax deductions for contributions to, certain institutions of higher education that (1) do not use a specified portion of net investment income for grants to working-family students, or (2) accept certain gifts that are restricted for uses other than scholarships.
 
A &quot;working-family student&quot; is an individual who (1) is enrolled (part-time or full-time) as an undergraduate student, and (2) whose household income for the year does not exceed 600% of the poverty line for a family of the size involved. 
 
The bill modifies requirements for the tax-exempt status of institutions of higher education by adding requirements regarding (1) plans for limiting tuition increases, and (2) serving students who are eligible for Pell Grants or have household incomes that do not exceed 600% of the poverty line. 
 
The bill also requires institutions of higher education to make certain disclosures regarding net tuition, the management of endowments or investments, institutional aid, and funds provided by parents or grandparents of students. 
 
The revenues from the taxes imposed by this bill must be used to increase funding for the Pell Grant program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Professional's Access to Health Workforce Integration Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5917
Sponsor: Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
Introduced: 2018-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Foreign labor
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: 

Professional's Access to Health Workforce Integration Act of 2018

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to support career services for health professionals who are immigrants and are internationally educated. HHS may award five grants to nonprofit and governmental entities for such services. In exchange for career assistance, health professionals must commit to working in medically underserved communities. 
 
HHS may also award a grant to support data collection and analysis of such career services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Department of Defense Service Dog Training Therapy Act

Bill: 115-hr-5918
Sponsor: Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2018-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Department of Veterans Affairs
Disability assistance
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Mammals
Mental health
Service animals
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: 

Department of Defense Service Dog Training Therapy Act

 
This bill requires the Defense Health Agency of the Department of Defense (DOD) to carry out a program under which members of the Armed Forces with post-traumatic stress disorder or other post-deployment mental health conditions train service dogs for veterans with disabilities. DOD shall carry out the program in a manner that ensures that such training is a form of therapy that addresses such post-traumatic stress disorder or other post-deployment mental health conditions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Contingency Operation Waste and Fraud Prevention Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5919
Sponsor: Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2018-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Defense
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Executive Office of the President
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Foreign aid and international relief
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
Human rights
Military operations and strategy
Multilateral development programs
Performance measurement
Reconstruction and stabilization
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: 

Contingency Operation Waste and Fraud Prevention Act of 2018

 
This bill establishes the position of Senior Anticorruption Officer in the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Department of Defense to combat corruption in programs, projects, or activities associated with a military operation. It also establishes a Working Group for Anticorruption to, among other things, develop and implement an interagency anticorruption strategy for such operations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry Improvement Act

Bill: 115-hr-5920
Sponsor: Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2018-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health information and medical records
Hospital care
Medical research
Right of privacy
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: 

Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry Improvement Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense to submit separate, annual reports on the exposure of veterans to open burn pits. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House
PFAS Registry Act

Bill: 115-hr-5921
Sponsor: Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2018-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health information and medical records
Public-private cooperation
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: 

PFAS Registry Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a registry for current or past members of the U.S. Armed Forces who may have been exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances due to the environmental release of aqueous film-forming foam at a military installation or other Department of Defense location. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Vietnam-Era Veterans Hepatitis C Testing Enhancement Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5922
Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2018-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health care coverage and access
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Veterans' medical care
Vietnam

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: 

Vietnam-Era Veterans Hepatitis C Testing Enhancement Act of 2018

 
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a one-year pilot program to make hepatitis C testing available to certain veterans at events organized by veterans service organizations. To be eligible, a veteran must have served in the active military, naval, or air service between February 28, 1961, and May 7, 1975, and must have been discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable.
 
The program shall be carried out in two rural and three urban Veterans Integrated Service Networks (regional VA health care administrative areas). 
 
The VA shall expand the program to all networks if at least 350,000 veterans are tested for hepatitis C by the program's termination date. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5924
Sponsor: Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6]
Introduced: 2018-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Human rights
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: 

Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Department of Education when reviewing whether there has been a violation of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance) based on an individual's actual or perceived shared Jewish ancestry or Jewish ethnic characteristics to consider the definition of "anti-Semitism" as part of its assessment of whether a practice was motivated by anti-Semitic intent.
 
For purposes of this bill, the definition of "anti-Semitism" is the definition set forth by the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism of the Department of State in the Fact Sheet issued on June 8, 2010.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.
action_date: 2018-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2018-05-23
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2018-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: Introduced in House
Naloxone Guidelines Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5926
Sponsor: Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
Introduced: 2018-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug therapy
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: 

Naloxone Guidelines Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to issue guidelines for prescribing an opioid overdose reversal drug (e.g., naloxone). 
 
The guidelines must address issues relating to the distribution, education, and safety of opioid overdose reversal drugs, including: 
 
 
 co-prescription with an opioid;
 
safe dosages;
 
 prescription for non-patients; and
 
standing orders (i.e., orders that allow dispensing without a prescription).



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: Introduced in House
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Best Practice Act

Bill: 115-hr-5927
Sponsor: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2018-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health promotion and preventive care
Home and outpatient care
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Research administration and funding
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: 

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Best Practice Act

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health to: (1) expand research regarding prenatal opioid exposure and neonatal abstinence syndrome, and (2) establish best practices for screening and treatment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: Introduced in House
United States Virgin Islands Small Business Contracting Assistance Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5929
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2018-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Land transfers
Public contracts and procurement
Small Business Administration
Small business
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: 

United States Virgin Islands Small Business Contracting Assistance Act of 2018

 
This bill provides for various programs to promote small business concerns located in the U.S. Virgin Islands, such as by (1) doubling the credit that a federal agency receives for awarding a prime contract to such businesses for the purposes of determining the agency's compliance with small business procurement goals, (2) allowing the Small Business Administration (SBA) to waive certain requirements when transferring surplus U.S. government property or technology to such businesses, and (3) directing the SBA to identify potential incentives to contractors that subcontract to such businesses under the SBA Mentor-Protege Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: Introduced in House
Do Not Track Kids Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5930
Sponsor: Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6]
Introduced: 2018-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child safety and welfare
Civil actions and liability
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Consumer affairs
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Marketing and advertising
Right of privacy
State and local government operations
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: 

Do Not Track Kids Act of 2018

 
This bill addresses the collection and publication of children's personal and geolocation information by operators of websites, online services or applications, or mobile applications directed to children or minors.
 
It also prohibits use of any such information to target marketing to children.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: Introduced in House
To repeal the authority to establish certain special volunteer programs under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act.

Bill: 115-hr-5931
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2018-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: National and community service

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: 
This bill repeals the Department of Education's authority to establish and operate certain volunteer and demonstration programs under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act and prohibits funds made available to the Corporation for National and Community Service from being used for new Americorps positions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: Introduced in House