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End Surprise Billing Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-817
Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35]
Introduced: 2017-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care
Hospital care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: 

End Surprise Billing Act of 2017

 
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require a critical access hospital or other hospital to comply, as a condition of participation in Medicare, with certain requirements related to billing for out-of-network services.
 
With respect to an individual who has health benefits coverage and is seeking services, a hospital must provide notice as to: (1) whether the hospital, or any of the providers furnishing services to the individual at the hospital, is not within the health care provider network or otherwise a participating provider with respect to the individual's health care coverage; and (2) if so, the estimated out-of-pocket costs of the services to the individual. At least 24 hours prior to providing those services, the hospital must document that the individual: (1) has been provided with the required notice, and (2) consents to be furnished with the services and charged an amount approximate to the estimate provided. Otherwise, the hospital may not charge the individual more than the individual would have been required to pay if the services had been furnished by an in-network or participating provider.
 
With respect to such an individual who is seeking same-day emergency services, a hospital may not charge more than the individual would be required to pay for such services furnished by an in-network or participating provider.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-02-02
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: 2017-02-02
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: 2017-02-02
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: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Crime Victims Fund Preservation Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-818
Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2017-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Budget process
Crime victims
Government trust funds
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: 

Crime Victims Fund Preservation Act of 2017 

 
This bill prohibits the receipts and disbursements of the Crime Victims Fund from being counted as new budget authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus for purposes of: (1) the budget of the U.S. government, as submitted by the President; or (2) the congressional budget. 
 
The bill also establishes a point of order against considering legislation in the House or the Senate that authorizes the use of, or appropriates, amounts in the Crime Victims Fund for any purpose other than a purpose authorized by the Victims of Crime Act of 1984. In the Senate, the point of order may be waived or suspended only by the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn (currently 60 votes). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and 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: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and 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: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and 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: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and 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: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H881-882)
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Tax Credit Accountability Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-819
Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9]
Introduced: 2017-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Income tax credits
Poverty and welfare assistance
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: 

Tax Credit Accountability Act of 201

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This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny the earned income tax credit to any alien individual who is in an unlawful immigration status at any point during the taxable year. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Childhood Cancer STAR Act

Bill: 115-hr-820
Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
Introduced: 2017-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Cancer
Child health
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Home and outpatient care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical education
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Research administration and funding
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: 

Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2017 or the Childhood Cancer STAR Act
 
 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide support to collect the medical specimens and information of children, adolescents, and young adults with selected cancers that have the least effective treatments in order to achieve a better understanding of these cancers and the effects of treatment.
 
The national childhood cancer registry is reauthorized through FY2022 and revised to authorize the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award grants to state cancer registries to improve tracking of childhood cancers.
 
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may: (1) support pilot programs to develop or study models for monitoring and caring for childhood cancer survivors throughout their lives, (2) establish a task force to develop and test standards for high-quality childhood cancer survivorship care, and (3) carry out a demonstration project to improve care coordination as childhood cancer survivors transition to adult care.
 
HHS must convene a Workforce Development Collaborative on Medical and Psychosocial Care for Pediatric Cancer Survivors.
 
The NIH may support research on: (1) outcomes for, and barriers faced by, pediatric cancer survivors within minority or medically underserved populations; and (2) follow-up care for pediatric cancer survivors, including research on the late effects of cancer treatment and long-term complications.
 The Government Accountability Office must make recommendations to address barriers to childhood cancer survivors obtaining and paying for adequate medical care.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Child Tax Credit Improvement Act

Bill: 115-hr-821
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2017-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax credits
Inflation and prices
Tax treatment of families
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: 

Child Tax Credit Improvement Act

 
 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the child tax credit, to: (1) allow taxpayers an increased $3,600 tax credit for each young child under the age of six (young child tax credit), subject to specified limitations based on adjusted gross income; (2) require the Department of the Treasury to establish a program to make advance payments of the young child tax credit; (3) modify the refundable portion of the child tax credit; and (4) require annual inflation adjustments for both the child tax credit and the young child tax credit. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Earned Income Tax Credit Improvement and Simplification Act 2017

Bill: 115-hr-822
Sponsor: Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]
Introduced: 2017-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax credits
Inflation and prices
Marriage and family status
Poverty and welfare assistance
Separation, divorce, custody, support
Tax treatment of families
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: 

Earned Income Tax Credit Improvement and Simplification Act 201

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 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the earned income tax credit, to: (1) allow the credit for an individual who has no qualifying children, has attained the age of 21 but not 25, and is not a full-time student; (2) increase the credit rate and amount for individuals with no qualifying children; (3) allow the credit for an individual whose qualifying children do not have valid Social Security numbers; (4) revise eligibility rules relating to married individuals living apart and qualifying children claimed by another family member; and (5) repeal the denial of such credit for taxpayers with excess investment income. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Expand American Educational Opportunity Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-823
Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35]
Introduced: 2017-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Higher education
Income tax credits
Income tax exclusion
Inflation and prices
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: 

Expand American Educational Opportunity Act of 2017 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning tax credits with a modified American Opportunity Tax Credit that: (1) allows an income tax credit of up to $2,500 of the qualified tuition and related expenses of a student who is carrying at least one half of a normal course load, (2) allows a lifetime dollar limitation for the credit of $15,000 for all taxable years, and (3) increases the refundable portion of the credit to a maximum of $1,500. The bill allows an exclusion from gross income of any amount received as a Federal Pell Grant. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
No Transportation Funds for Sanctuary Cities Act

Bill: 115-hr-824
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]
Introduced: 2017-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Citizenship and naturalization
Detention of persons
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Public transit
Roads and highways
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: 

No Transportation Funds for Sanctuary Cities Act

 
This bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of certain national infrastructure investment funds for discretionary grants (commonly known as Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery [TIGER] grants) for a surface transportation infrastructure investment project in a sanctuary jurisdiction.
 
A &quot;sanctuary jurisdiction&quot; means a state or political subdivision that prohibits or restricts a government entity or official from:
 
 
receiving, maintaining, or providing a federal, state, or local government entity information regarding the citizenship or immigration status of an individual; or 
 
complying with a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) detainer order to temporarily hold an alien in custody, transport an alien to federal custody, or notify DHS about an alien's release.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Drain the Swamp Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-826
Sponsor: Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]
Introduced: 2017-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
District of Columbia
Executive agency funding and structure
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Maryland
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: 

Drain the Swamp Act of 2017

 
This bill repeals the requirement that all offices attached to the seat of the federal government be exercised in the District of Columbia, except as otherwise expressly provided by law.
 
Each executive agency, by September 30, 2018, must submit a plan for the relocation of its headquarters outside of the Washington metropolitan area. Such plan shall:
 
 
 identify a location for a new headquarters;
 
 maximize any potential cost savings associated with the relocation; 
 
 provide that, upon implementation of the plan, no more than 10% of agency employees are based in the Washington metropolitan area; and 
 
 consider any potential national security implications of the relocation. 
 
 
Each agency shall implement the plan by September 30, 2023.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Imperial Valley Desert Conservation and Recreation Act

Bill: 115-hr-827
Sponsor: Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2017-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Aviation and airports
California
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: 

Imperial Valley Desert Conservation and Recreation Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey to the state of California approximately 934 acres of specified public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in San Diego County, upon termination of all mining claims to such lands, to be managed in accordance with the provisions of the California Wilderness Act.
 
On the submission of an application by Imperial County, California, the Department of Transportation shall seek a conveyance from Interior of approximately 3,500 acres of BLM-administered land adjacent to the Imperial County Holtville Airport in Imperial County, California, for purposes of airport expansion. 
 
The bill establishes the Vinagre Wash Special Management Area in California to conserve, protect, and enhance its plant and wildlife values and nationally significant resources. The area shall consist of approximately 81,880 acres of certain public lands in Imperial County. Interior shall manage specified lands in the management area to preserve their character for eventual inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Investing in Opportunity Act

Bill: 115-hr-828
Sponsor: Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12]
Introduced: 2017-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Capital gains tax
Congressional oversight
Economic development
Financial services and investments
Income tax credits
Income tax deferral
Income tax exclusion
Income tax rates
Securities
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: 

Investing in Opportunity Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the designation of opportunity zones in low-income communities and to provide tax incentives for investments in the zones, including deferring the recognition of capital gains that are reinvested in the zones. 
 
Governors may submit nominations for a limited number of opportunity zones to the Department of the Treasury for certification and designation. Governors must give particular consideration to areas that: 
 
 
 are currently the focus of mutually reinforcing state, local, or private economic development initiatives to attract investment and foster startup activity; 
 
 have demonstrated success in geographically targeted development programs such as promise zones, the new markets tax credit, empowerment zones, and renewal communities; and 
 
 have recently experienced significant layoffs due to business closures or relocations. 
 
 
Treasury must designate zones if a governor fails to submit nominations within a specified period of time. 
 
An &quot;opportunity fund&quot; is any investment vehicle organized as a corporation or a partnership to invest in opportunity zones that holds at least 90% of its assets in opportunity zone assets. 
 
Taxpayers may temporarily defer the recognition of capital gains that are invested in opportunity zones. Investments in opportunity zones or opportunity funds that are held for at least five years are eligible for capital gains tax reductions or exemptions, depending on how long the investment is held. 
 
Treasury must report to Congress on the opportunity zone incentives enacted in this bill, including an assessment of opportunity fund investments at the national and state levels. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-829
Sponsor: Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]
Introduced: 2017-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Gambling
Medicaid

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: 

Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017

 
This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) to specify how a state must treat qualified lottery winnings and lump sum income for purposes of determining an individual's income-based eligibility for a state Medicaid program. Specifically, a state shall include such winnings or income as income received: (1) in the month in which it was received, if the amount is less than $80,000; (2) over a period of two months, if the amount is at least $80,000 but less than $90,000; (3) over a period of three months, if the amount is at least $90,000 but less than $100,000; and (4) over an additional one-month period for each increment of $10,000 received, not to exceed 120 months.
 
An individual whose income exceeds the applicable eligibility threshold due to qualified lump sum income shall continue to be eligible for medical assistance to the extent that the state determines that denial of eligibility would cause undue medical or financial hardship.
 
With respect to an individual who loses eligibility due to qualified lump sum income, a state must provide specified notice and assistance related to the individual's potential enrollment in a qualified health plan under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
 
Qualified lump sum income includes: (1) monetary winnings from gambling; (2) damages received in lump sums or periodic payments, excluding monthly payments, on account of causes of action other than those arising from personal physical injuries or sickness; and (3) income received as liquid assets from the estate of a deceased individual.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 11 .
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
BALE Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-831
Sponsor: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
Introduced: 2017-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Government lending and loan guarantees
Minority and disadvantaged businesses

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: 

Beginning Agriculturalist Lifetime Employment Act of 2017 or the BALE Act of 2017

 
 This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 1961 to revise the limits for the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) conservation loan guarantee program. 
 
The bill replaces the existing 80% limit on the portion of a loan that USDA may guarantee with limits that range from 80%-90%, depending on the principal amount of the loan. For socially disadvantaged or beginning farmers or ranchers, the bill replaces the existing 90% limit with limits that range from 85%-95%, depending on the principal amount of the loan. USDA may not guarantee a loan under the program that exceeds $3.5 million. 
 
The bill also revises the limitations on the amount of farm ownership loans to prohibit USDA from making or insuring any loan that would cause the unpaid indebtedness of any one borrower to exceed the smaller of: (1) the value of the farm or other security; or (2) in the case of a loan other than a loan guaranteed by USDA, $600,000, with an adjustment for inflation beginning with FY2023. 
 
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House