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Medicaid Third Party Liability Act

Bill: 115-hr-938
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2017-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Civil actions and liability
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health information and medical records
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Separation, divorce, custody, support
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: 

Medicaid Third Party Liability Act

 
This bill alters provisions related to third-party liability for medical assistance paid under the Medicaid program. Specifically, with respect to such liability, the bill:
 
 
expands the definition of "responsible third party" to include, among other health insurers, the TRICARE program; 
 
eliminates special rules with respect to certain services provided to children; 
 
requires the inclusion, in a contract between a state Medicaid program and a health insurer, of certain information regarding whether the state is delegating or transferring to the insurer a right of third-party recovery; 
 
provides for the treatment as overpayment of reimbursements made by a responsible third party to a health insurer; 
 
disallows a responsible third party from denying a state's claim solely on the basis of a failure to obtain a prior authorization; 
 
imposes a timeline for a responsible third party to respond to a state's inquiry regarding a claim for payment; 
 
provides for reductions to a state Medicaid program's federal matching rate if the state fails to comply with third-party insurance requirements; and 
 
modifies other provisions related to third-party liability under the Medicaid program.

 
Third-party liability requirements applicable under Medicaid shall also apply under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
 
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must:
 
 
publish on its website, and annually update, best practices for assessing third-party liability; 
 
monitor and analyze efforts to assess that liability; 
 
in consultation with states, develop and make available a model uniform reporting field for identifying information related to responsible third parties; and 
 
provide other specified information and guidance to states.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Buy America for Drinking Water Extension Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-939
Sponsor: Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]
Introduced: 2017-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Buy American requirements
Government lending and loan guarantees
Metals
Public contracts and procurement
State and local finance
Water quality
Water storage
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: 

Buy America for Drinking Water Extension Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to permanently extend a requirement that water system projects financed through a drinking water state revolving fund program only use iron and steel products that are produced in the United States, unless the Environmental Protection Agency grants a waiver from the requirement. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Introduced in House
SCOUTS Act

Bill: 115-hr-940
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2017-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Crimes against property
Electric power generation and transmission
Emergency communications systems
Emergency planning and evacuation
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Infrastructure development
International organizations and cooperation
Law enforcement administration and funding
Public utilities and utility rates
Telephone and wireless communication
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: 

Securing Communications of Utilities from Terrorist Threats or the SCOUTS Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to work with critical infrastructure owners and operators and state, local, tribal, and territorial entities to seek voluntary participation of sector-specific agencies to determine how DHS can best serve cybersecurity needs to manage risk and strengthen the security and resilience of the nation's critical infrastructure against terrorist attacks. A "sector-specific agency" is a federal agency designated as such by Presidential Policy Directive 21 relating to critical infrastructure security and resilience.
 
DHS: (1) shall seek to reduce vulnerabilities, minimize consequences, identify and disrupt terrorism threats, and hasten response and recovery efforts related to impacted critical infrastructures; (2) may investigate the best means for engaging sector-specific agencies in a voluntary cybersecurity information sharing, emergency support, and emerging threat awareness program; and (3) shall establish voluntary opportunities for such agencies and critical infrastructure owners and operators to inform DHS of sector-specific challenges to cybersecurity.
 
DHS shall: (1) establish terrorism prevention policy to engage with international partners to strengthen the security and resilience of domestic critical infrastructure and critical infrastructure located outside of the United States or in its territorial waters, and (2) facilitate the timely exchange of terrorism threat and vulnerability information as well as information that allows for the development of a situational awareness capability for federal civilian agencies during terrorist incidents.
 
DHS shall implement an integration and analysis function for critical infrastructure that includes: (1) operational and strategic analysis on terrorism incidents, threats, and emerging risks; and (2) integration of data sharing capabilities with Fusion Centers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
action_date: 2017-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Introduced in House
12 Carrier Act

Bill: 115-hr-941
Sponsor: Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11]
Introduced: 2017-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military procurement, research, weapons development
Military readiness

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: 

12 Carrier Act

 
This bill requires the Navy's naval combat forces to include at least 12 (currently, 11) operational aircraft carriers, effective September 30, 2023.
 
The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to eliminate the requirement that the Navy's certification to the congressional defense committees must indicate that the full ship shock trials on the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford will be conducted before the first deployment of such ship.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces.
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendments Act

Bill: 115-hr-942
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2017-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Labor-management relations
Merit Systems Protection Board
Postal service
U.S. Postal Service

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: 

Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendments Act

 
 This bill extends federal employee protections against adverse personnel actions, including the right to appeal such actions to the Merit Systems Protection Board, to any officer or employee of the U.S. Postal Service who is not represented by a bargaining representative and is in a supervisory, professional, technical, clerical, administrative, or managerial position covered by the Executive and Administrative Schedule.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Finding Innovative Lionfish Elimination Technologies Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-943
Sponsor: Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26]
Introduced: 2017-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
Atlantic Ocean
Education programs funding
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Fishes
Gulf of Mexico
Higher education
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: 

Finding Innovative Lionfish Elimination Technologies Act of 2017

 
This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to award competitive grants for colleges, universities, and nonprofit research organizations to research lionfish and their impact on the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico ecosystems.
 
The bill prescribes specific requirements for an entity to be eligible for a grant. Grants awarded must be used to develop innovative technologies that can detect, monitor, and help mitigate the spread of lionfish in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Federal Election Integrity Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-944
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
Introduced: 2017-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Family relationships
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: 

Federal Election Integrity Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to make it unlawful for a chief state election administration official to take active part in political management or in a political campaign with respect to any election for federal office over which the official has supervisory authority.
 
 This prohibition does not apply to a chief state election administration official regarding a campaign in which the official or an immediate family member is a candidate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-946
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
Introduced: 2017-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Postal service
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: 

Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2017 

 
 This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a state from imposing additional conditions or requirements on the eligibility of an individual to cast a vote in federal elections by mail, except to the extent that it imposes a deadline for requesting the ballot and returning it to the appropriate state or local election official.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Introduced in House
FAMILY Act

Bill: 115-hr-947
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2017-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Adult day care
Advisory bodies
Child care and development
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Disability assistance
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee leave
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Employment taxes
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Railroads
Social Security Administration
Social security and elderly assistance
Transportation employees
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: 

Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act
 
or the FAMILY Act

 
 This bill establishes the Office of Paid Family and Medical Leave within the Social Security Administration (SSA).
 
 The bill entitles every individual to a family and medical leave insurance (FMLI) benefit payment for each month beginning on the first day of the month in which the individual meets the criteria specified below and ending 365 days later (benefit period), not to exceed 60 qualified caregiving days per period. An individual qualifies for such a benefit payment if such individual:
 
 
is insured for disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act at the time an application is filed;
 
has earned income from employment during the 12 months before filing it; and
 
was engaged in qualified caregiving (any activity for which the individual would be entitled to leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993), or anticipates being so engaged, during the 90-day period before the application is filed or within 30 days after. 
 
 
 The bill prescribes a formula for determination of an individual's monthly benefit, as well as for the maximum and minimum amounts. 
 
 An FMLI benefit payment shall be coordinated with any periodic benefits received under a state or local temporary disability insurance or family leave program.
 
 The bill prescribes criteria that make an individual ineligible for an FMLI benefit payment and specifies prohibited acts by an employer and penalties for violations. 
 
 The bill establishes the Federal Family and Medical Leave Insurance Trust Fund. FMLI benefit payments shall be made only from this fund.
 
 No amounts from the Social Security Trust Funds or appropriated to the SSA to administer Social Security programs may be used for FMLI benefits or administration.
 
 The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on every individual and employer, all self-employment income, and every railroad employee, employee representative, or railroad employer to finance the Federal Family and Medical Leave Insurance Trust Fund for FMLI benefits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-948
Sponsor: Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2017-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Cooperative and condominium housing
Government trust funds
Housing finance and home ownership
Housing supply and affordability
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Inflation and prices
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public housing
State and local taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: 

Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 201

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This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax deduction for mortgage interest, to: (1) allow, in lieu of such deduction, a tax credit for 15% of mortgage interest paid in a taxable year for the taxpayer's principal residence and one other residence; (2) provide for a phaseout of the tax deduction for mortgage interest between 2017 and 2021; (3) allow a deduction for interest and taxes relating to land for dwelling purposes owned or leased by cooperative housing corporations; and (4) increase the state housing credit ceiling for the low-income housing tax credit. 
 
The bill directs the Department of the Treasury to
 
apply the savings from the enactment of this bill to the Housing Trust Fund, rental assistance programs, and the Public Housing Capital Fund. 
 
The Department of Housing and Urban Development must revise regulations for the Housing Trust Fund to: (1) increase the limitation on funds that are available for operating assistance for housing, (2) allow public housing agencies and tribally designated housing entities to be the recipients of grants that are allocated to a state or a state designated entity, and (3) eliminate the applicability of rules for the fund that are based on the HOME Investment Partnerships Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2017-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2017-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2017-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act

Bill: 115-hr-949
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-8]
Introduced: 2017-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Higher education
Law enforcement officers
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: 

Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act

 
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the expected family contribution (EFC) used to determine financial need in the case of a Pell Grant-eligible student whose parent or guardian died in the line of duty as a police officer, firefighter, or other public safety officer. Such student is eligible to receive an automatic zero EFC and qualify for the maximum Pell Grant award if the student was less than 24 years old or enrolled at an institution of higher education at the time of the parent or guardian's death.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, 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: 2017-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, 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: 2017-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, 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: 2017-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, 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: 2017-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Introduced in House
SAFETI Act

Bill: 115-hr-950
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2017-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government studies and investigations
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: 

Security for the Administration of Federal Election from Terrorists Intervention Act of 2017 or the SAFETI Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Congress a report on actions taken by DHS relating to terrorist threats to the integrity of the 2016 federal elections. The GAO shall conduct an assessment of the effectiveness of such actions and include recommendations for improvements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Food Donation Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-952
Sponsor: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
Introduced: 2017-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Charitable contributions
Civil actions and liability
Department of Agriculture
Food assistance and relief
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: 

Food Donation Act of 2017 

 
This bill amends the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to expand the liability protections for the donation of food. 
 
The bill expands the liability protections to include donations of an apparently fit grocery product or apparently wholesome food: 
 
 
 that is mislabeled in a manner that is not related to safety and safety-related labeling standards and regulations; 
 
 meets safety and safety-related labeling standards and regulations but is past the date label; 
 
 for which the recipient is charged a &quot;good Samaritan reduced&quot; price that is no greater than the cost of handling, administering, and distributing the product; or 
 
 that is donated directly to a needy individual by a retail grocer, wholesaler, agricultural producer, restaurant, caterer, school food authority, or institution of higher education. 
 
 
The Department of Agriculture must: (1) issue regulations with respect to the safety and safety-related labeling standards of apparently wholesome food and an apparently fit grocery product under the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act, (2) promote awareness of food donation under the Act, and (3) issue guidance with respect to the amendments made by this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-07
text: Introduced in House