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To designate certain amounts authorized to be appropriated for the provision by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of hospital care and medical services in non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities pursuant to contracts as changes in concepts and definitions for certain budgetary purposes, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-5805
Sponsor: Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-18]
Introduced: 2018-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Executive agency funding and structure
Health facilities and institutions
Hospital care
Public contracts and procurement
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: 
This bill modifies the rules for estimating the budgetary impact of funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for contracts for hospital care and medical services in non-department facilities. The bill also requires related adjustments to discretionary spending limits. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2018-05-15
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2018-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Introduced in House
21st Century Tools for Pain and Addiction Treatment Act

Bill: 115-hr-5806
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2018-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: 

21st Century Tools for Pain and Addiction Treatment Act

 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)to revise how it will address the challenges and barriers of developing non-addictive medical products to treat pain or addiction. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 31 - 23.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Introduced in House
SUD CARE Act

Bill: 115-hr-5807
Sponsor: Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2]
Introduced: 2018-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Health and Human Services
Disability and health-based discrimination
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Evidence and witnesses
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Housing discrimination
Medical education
Prescription drugs
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: 

Substance Use Disorder Coordination, Access, Recovery Enhancement Act of 2018 or the SUD CARE Act

 
This bill increases the maximum number of patients that health care practitioners may initially treat with medication-assisted treatment (i.e., under a buprenorphine waiver), and also aligns federal privacy standards for substance use disorder patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-05-15
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: 2018-05-15
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: 2018-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Introduced in House
Medicaid Pharmaceutical Home Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5808
Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
Introduced: 2018-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Medicaid
Medicare
Mental health
Prescription drugs
Retail and wholesale trades
Right of privacy
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: 

Medicaid Pharmaceutical Home Act of 2018

 
This bill requires state Medicaid programs to establish drug-management programs for at-risk beneficiaries (those identified as at risk of abusing or misusing controlled substances).

action_date: 2018-06-12
text: 

Medicaid Pharmaceutical Home Act of 2018

 
This bill requires state Medicaid programs to establish drug-management programs for at-risk beneficiaries (those identified as at risk of abusing or misusing controlled substances).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 561.
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-726.
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-726.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Introduced in House
Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5809
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]
Introduced: 2018-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: 

Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act of 2018

 
This bill temporarily increases payment under Medicare for certain non-opioid analgesics that are used for pain management in hospital outpatient department services. 

action_date: 2018-06-13
text: 

Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act of 2018

 
This bill temporarily increases payment under Medicare for certain non-opioid analgesics that are used for pain management in hospital outpatient department services. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 586.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-753, Part I.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-753, Part I.
action_date: 2018-05-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 17.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-05-15
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: 2018-05-15
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: 2018-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Introduced in House
Medicaid Health Homes for Opioid-Use-Disorder Medicaid Enrollees Encouraged Act

Bill: 115-hr-5810
Sponsor: Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7]
Introduced: 2018-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Health care quality
Medicaid

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: 

Medicaid Health Homes for Opioid-Use-Disorder Medicaid Enrollees Encouraged Act or the Medicaid Health HOME Act

 
This bill extends the enhanced federal matching rate for expenditures regarding substance-use disorder health-home services under Medicaid. 

action_date: 2018-06-12
text: 

Medicaid Health Homes for Opioid-Use-Disorder Medicaid Enrollees Encouraged Act or the Medicaid Health HOME Act

 
This bill extends the enhanced federal matching rate for expenditures regarding substance-use disorder health-home services under Medicaid. The bill also temporarily requires coverage of medication-assisted treatment under Medicaid.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 562.
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-727.
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-727.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Introduced in House
Long-Term Opioid Efficacy Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5811
Sponsor: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2018-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Licensing and registrations
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: 

Long-Term Opioid Efficacy Act of 2018

 
This bill expands the authority of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)to require post-approval studies or clinical trials with respect to controlled substances (e.g., opioids).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-20
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5243)
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5243)
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5811.
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5243-5244)
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Mr. Walden moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Introduced in House
Creating Opportunities that Necessitate New and Enhanced Connections That Improve Opioid Navigation Strategies Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5812
Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
Introduced: 2018-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Hospital care
Indian social and development programs
Intergovernmental relations
Minority health
Prescription drugs
Right of privacy
State and local government operations
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: 

Creating Opportunities that Necessitate New and Enhanced Connections That Improve Opioid Navigation Strategies Act of 2018 or the CONNECTIONS Act

 
This bill authorizes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide technical assistance and award grants in order to: (1) improve the efficiency and use of state prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs), achieve community or health system interventions relating to controlled substances (e.g., prescription guidelines), and promote new approaches to responding to emerging public health crises; and (2) improve the timeliness, comprehensiveness, and usefulness of reported overdose data.
 
The bill also amends the Public Health Service Act to alter requirements relating to PDMPs. Among other changes, the bill: (1) repeals requirements regarding grant formulas, database standards, and authorized data disclosures; and (2) authorizes federal support for specific improvements regarding use, data reporting, and intrastate and interstate interoperability. The Department of Health and Human Services must report on the progress of states in implementing PDMPs that are consistent with such improvements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5071-5073)
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5071-5073)
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5812.
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5071-5074)
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Mr. Walden moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Introduced in House
ROOT for Mainstreet Businesses Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5813
Sponsor: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]
Introduced: 2018-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Corporate finance and management
Income tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: 

Removing Onerous Obstacles in the Tax code for Mainstreet Businesses Act of 2018 or the ROOT for Mainstreet Businesses Act of 2018 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from personal holding company income certain rents and royalties that are derived in the active conduct of a trade or business and are not received from a related person. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Introduced in House
Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act

Bill: 115-hr-5814
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2018-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Income tax deductions
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: 

Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the deduction from gross income for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers, to: (1) increase from $250 to $500 the annual limit on the expenses that may be deducted, and (2) require the limit to be adjusted for inflation after 2019. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Introduced in House
CONSENT Act

Bill: 115-hr-5815
Sponsor: Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2018-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Computer security and identity theft
Consumer affairs
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Right of privacy
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: 

Customer Online Notification for Stopping Edge-provider Network Transgressions or the CONSENT Act

 
This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission to establish certain privacy protections for customers of online edge providers (e.g., search engines, streaming services, and social-media platforms), including by requiring such providers to
 
 
notify customers about the collection, use, and sharing of personal information;
 
obtain opt-in consent to use, share, or sell customers' personal information;
 
develop certain data-security practices; and
 
notify customers in the event of a security breach.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Introduced in House
Postal Banking Act

Bill: 115-hr-5816
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2018-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Financial services and investments
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Postal service
U.S. Postal Service

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: 

Postal Banking Act

 
This bill grants the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) the power to provide basic financial services, including: 
 
 
low-cost, small-dollar loans, in specified amounts; 
 
small checking accounts and interest-bearing savings accounts in specified amounts, alone or in partnership with depository institutions and federal credit unions; 
 
transactional and remittance services; and 
 
other basic financial services in the public interest. 
 
 
It grants the USPS the power to: (1) set interest rates and fees for the financial instruments and products provided by the USPS that meet specified requirements, and (2) allow capitalization of an amount deemed necessary by the USPS to finance the services provided by this bill. 
 
The USPS: (1) shall not be granted a bank charter, become an insured depository institution, or engage in traditional banking activities such as lending; and (2) shall be subject to the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code regarding bank deposits and collections.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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: 2018-05-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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: 2018-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Introduced in House
To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project.

Bill: 115-hr-5817
Sponsor: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]
Introduced: 2018-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alternative and renewable resources
California
Dams and canals
Electric power generation and transmission
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: 
This bill authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend for up to six years the time period during which construction must commence on the Eagle Mountain Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project located in Riverside County, California.
 
Additionally, FERC may reinstate the construction license if it is expired.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Introduced in House
Opioid Workforce Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5818
Sponsor: Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2018-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education programs funding
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Hospital care
Medical education
Medicare
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: 

Opioid Workforce Act of 2018

 
This bill increases the number of residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for hospitals that have addiction or pain management programs, with an aggregate increase of 1,000 positions over a five-year period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-15
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: 2018-05-15
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: 2018-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Introduced in House