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To direct the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for Fairlawn, Virginia, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-5758
Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
Introduced: 2018-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Postal service
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: 
This bill requires the U.S. Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code applicable to Fairlawn, Virginia.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Trade Authority Protection Act

Bill: 115-hr-5760
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2018-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Free trade and trade barriers
Legislative rules and procedure
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Tariffs
Trade agreements and negotiations
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: 

Trade Authority Protection Act
 
 
This bill amends the Trade Act of 1974 to allow Congress to object to certain trade actions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2018-05-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2018-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Ending Maternal Mortality Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5761
Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2018-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Minority health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: 

Ending Maternal Mortality Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to publish every two years a national plan to reduce the rate of preventable maternal mortality (maternal deaths that occur during or within 12 months of pregnancy). Each plan must address specific issues relating to maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity (unexpected outcomes of labor and delivery that result in significant short- or long-term consequences to a woman's health), such as issues surrounding public awareness, at-risk populations and disparities, and quality of care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3958)
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Growing Value-Added Economies Act

Bill: 115-hr-5764
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2018-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural practices and innovations
Agricultural research
Performance measurement
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: 

Growing Value-Added Economies Act 

 
This bill amends the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 to reauthorize and modify the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Value-Added Producer Grants Program. (The program provides grants for the development and marketing of value-added agricultural products, which are products that have increased in value due to processing.) 
 
The bill modifies the program to require USDA to: 
 
 
 establish independent external review panels to review and evaluate each eligible application based on merit and relevance, 
 
 develop and implement an outreach and technical assistance strategy, and 
 
 provide for periodic evaluations that measure the impact of the program and the impact of projects on achieving the purposes of the program. 
 
 
 The bill also: (1) provides mandatory funding for the program; and (2) prohibits more than 5% of the total annual funding for the program from being used for administrative expenses, program evaluation, outreach, and technical assistance. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: Introduced in House
RECOVER Act

Bill: 115-hr-5765
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Computer security and identity theft
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Personnel records

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: 

Reducing the Effects of the Cyberattack on OPM Victims Emergency Response Act of 2018 or the RECOVER Act

 
This bill amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 to extend the availability of free identity protection coverage for individuals whose personally identifiable information was compromised by data breaches at federal agencies. The bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to continue providing the coverage for the lifetime of the affected individuals. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E628)
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Teachers Are Leaders Act

Bill: 115-hr-5767
Sponsor: Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2018-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: 

Teachers Are Leaders Act

 
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize grants for the establishment of professional development programs for teachers who remain in the classroom while also carrying out formalized leadership responsibilities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Expanding Access to DSMT Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5768
Sponsor: Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23]
Introduced: 2018-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Home and outpatient care

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: 

Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2018 or the Expanding Access to DSMT Act of 2018

 
This bill expands Medicare coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training, and establishes a demonstration program to test an online platform that provides such training.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-05-10
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: 2018-05-10
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: 2018-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Expanding Access to Treatment Act

Bill: 115-hr-5769
Sponsor: Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12]
Introduced: 2018-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Medical education
Medicare
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: 

Expanding Access to Treatment Act

 
This bill requires payment under Medicare to federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics that have health care practitioners who are newly certified to provide medication-assisted treatment. Specifically, a federally qualified health center or rural health clinic may receive payment for each health care practitioner who becomes certified on or after January 1, 2019, to prescribe or dispense methadone, buprenorphine, or suboxone (medications used to treat opioid-use disorders). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must set payments based on training costs for practitioner certification.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-05-10
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: 2018-05-10
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: 2018-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Easy MAT for Opioid Addiction Act

Bill: 115-hr-5770
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2018-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Justice
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: 

Easy Medication Access and Treatment for Opioid Addiction Act or the Easy MAT for Opioid Addiction Act

 
This bill requires the Drug Enforcement Administration to revise regulations to allow the administration of up to a three-day supply of narcotic drugs to an individual at one time for purposes of relieving acute withdrawal symptoms while the individual awaits arrangements for narcotic treatment. Current regulations authorize up to a one-day supply of narcotic drugs for an individual at one time and for a total of up to three days.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2018-05-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2018-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: Introduced in House
Charitable Giving Tax Deduction Act

Bill: 115-hr-5771
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2018-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Charitable contributions
Income tax deductions
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: 

Charitable Giving Tax Deduction Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) for charitable contributions that are allowed as an itemized deduction under current law. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: Introduced in House
MOST Act

Bill: 115-hr-5776
Sponsor: Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]
Introduced: 2018-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alternative treatments
Congressional oversight
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Mental health
Rural conditions and development
Surgery and anesthesia

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-11
text: 

Medicare and Opioid Safe Treatment Act or the MOST Act

 
This bill establishes several requirements for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and alters requirements under Medicare and Medicare Advantage, related to pain management and opioid use. 
 
For example, the bill requires certified opioid treatment program services to be covered under Medicare. 
 
Additionally, among other requirements, the CMS must review payments under Medicare for opioid and non-opioid pain management procedures, specifically with respect to ambulatory outpatient surgical procedures and hospital outpatient department services. The CMS must ensure that there are no payment incentives for using opioids instead of non-opioid alternatives and must make revisions accordingly.

The bill also requires payment under Medicare to federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics that have health care practitioners who are newly certified to provide medication-assisted treatment (e.g., buprenorphine).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-764, Part I.
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-764, Part I.
action_date: 2018-05-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-05-16
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-05-16
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-05-11
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: 2018-05-11
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: 2018-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-11
text: Introduced in House
COG Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5777
Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]
Introduced: 2018-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health promotion and preventive care
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-11
text: 

Centralized Opioid Guidance Act of 2018 or the COG Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to publish and periodically update all guidance issued since January 1, 2016, related to the prescription of opioids for Medicare beneficiaries.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-05-11
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: 2018-05-11
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: 2018-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Promoting Outpatient Access to Non-Opioid Treatments Act

Bill: 115-hr-5778
Sponsor: Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24]
Introduced: 2018-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alternative treatments
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Home and outpatient care
Medicare
Surgery and anesthesia

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-11
text: 

Promoting Outpatient Access to Non-Opioid Treatments Act

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to review payments under Medicare for opioid and non-opioid pain management procedures, specifically with respect to ambulatory outpatient surgical procedures and hospital outpatient department services. The CMS must ensure that there are no payment incentives for using opioids instead of non-opioid alternatives and must make revisions accordingly.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-05-11
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: 2018-05-11
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: 2018-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Promoting Quality of Care in Pain Management Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5779
Sponsor: Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]
Introduced: 2018-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health care quality
Health promotion and preventive care
Hospital care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-11
text: 
 
Promoting Quality of Care in Pain Management Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to convene a technical expert panel to recommend opioid and opioid-use disorder quality measures for possible use in hospital payment and reporting models under Medicare.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-05-11
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: 2018-05-11
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: 2018-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-11
text: Introduced in House
KITTEN Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5780
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8]
Introduced: 2018-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Government studies and investigations
Medical research
Research ethics

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-11
text: 

Kittens In Traumatic Testing Ends Now Act of 2018 or the KITTEN Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the Department of Agriculture from using cats in experiments that may cause pain or stress, unless the pain or stress is a result of a physical exam or training program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
action_date: 2018-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2018-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Students LIVE Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5781
Sponsor: Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2018-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Housing industry and standards
Landlord and tenant
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-11
text: 

Students Living Irrespective of Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2018 or the Students LIVE Act of 2018

 
This bill requires a landlord to treat veteran's educational assistance and benefits as income when determining whether the service member, veteran, or a spouse or child of a service member or veteran has sufficient income to enter into a lease. The bill makes violations of this bill punishable by a fine, imprisonment for up to one year, or both.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2018-05-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2018-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-11
text: Introduced in House