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Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act

Bill: 115-hr-1819
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2017-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Coal
Corporate finance and management
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government liability
Land use and conservation
Mining
Pollution liability
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: 

Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act

 
This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act to prohibit the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement (OSMRE)and state regulatory authoritiesfrom accepting new self-bonds for coal reclamation.Additionally, any existing self-bonds or corporate bondsutilized for coal reclamationmust be converted to surety or collateral bonds.
 
The OSMRE may approve state or federal alternative coal miningbond programs thatresult in no greater risk of financial liability to the federalgovernment than a surety or collateral bond program.
 
The bill also requires the OSMRE to issue rules establishing limitations on surety bondsto minimize the financial liability to the federal or stategovernment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Equal Access Act

Bill: 115-hr-1820
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2017-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alternative treatments
Department of Veterans Affairs
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: 

Veterans Equal Access Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to authorize VA health care providers to: (1) provide veterans with recommendations and opinions regarding participation in their state's marijuana programs, and (2) complete forms reflecting such recommendations and opinions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
DELIVER Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1821
Sponsor: Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6]
Introduced: 2017-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Aging
Charitable contributions
Disability assistance
Food assistance and relief
Income tax deductions
Motor vehicles
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: 

Delivering Elderly Lunches and Increasing Volunteer Engagement and Reimbursements Act of 2017 or the DELIVER Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the standard mileage rate for the tax deduction for the charitable use of a passenger automobile to deliver meals to homebound individuals who are elderly, disabled, frail, or at risk. The bill increases the rate from the standard charitable rate of 14 cents per mile to the standard business mileage rate, which is 53.5 cents per mile for 2017. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1822
Sponsor: Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2017-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Evidence and witnesses
Federal preemption
Health care quality
Health personnel
Licensing and registrations
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: 

Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to shield a health care professional from liability under federal or state law for harm caused by any act or omission if: (1) the professional is serving as a volunteer in response to a disaster; and (2) the act or omission occurs during the period of the disaster, in the professional's capacity as a volunteer, and in a good faith belief that the individual being treated is in need of health care services.
 
This protection from liability does not apply if: (1) the harm was caused by an act or omission constituting willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, reckless misconduct, or a conscious flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of the individual harmed; or (2) the professional rendered the health care services under the influence of alcohol or an intoxicating drug.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2017-03-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-03-30
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: 2017-03-30
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: 2017-03-30
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: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act

Bill: 115-hr-1823
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2017-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Licensing and registrations
Retail and wholesale trades
Sales and excise taxes
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: 

Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose: (1) an excise tax on any marijuana product produced in or imported into the United States, and (2) an occupational tax on marijuana production facilities and export warehouses. 
 
The term &quot;marijuana product&quot; does not include: (1) any article containing marijuana which has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for sale for therapeutic purposes and is marketed and sold solely for such purpose, or (2) industrial hemp.
 
The excise tax includes exemptions for: (1) marijuana products that are used for research or by government entities for nonconsumption purposes; and (2) the transfer of products between production, import, and export facilities. A credit or refund of the tax must be issued for products that are withdrawn from the market, lost, or destroyed.
 
The bill requires producers, importers, and exporters of marijuana products to: 
 
 
 obtain a permit and a bond covering tax liability from the Department of the Treasury prior to beginning operations, 
 
 meet recordkeeping requirements, and 
 
comply with certain policies and restrictions regarding packaging and labeling. 
 
 
The bill also: (1) establishes penalties for violations of marijuana laws, and (2) prohibits the sale of more than one ounce of marijuana in any single retail transaction. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1825
Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27]
Introduced: 2017-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Home and outpatient care
Medicare
Nursing

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: 

Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2017

 
This bill allows Medicare payment for home health services ordered by a nurse practitioner, a clinical nurse specialist, a certified nurse-midwife, or a physician assistant.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-03-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-03-30
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: 2017-03-30
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: 2017-03-30
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: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Medicaid Expansion Incentive Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1826
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2017-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Comprehensive health care
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: 

Medicaid Expansion Incentive Act of 2017 

 
This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide additional federal Medicaid funding to states participating in Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The amount of additional funding shall be based upon the net reduction in federal funding for nonparticipating states.
 
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must publish annually, with respect to each nonparticipating state: (1) the amount of federal funding forgone by the state as a result of its nonparticipation, and (2) the number of individuals who would have gained coverage had the state participated.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1828
Sponsor: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2]
Introduced: 2017-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health facilities and institutions
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: 

Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2017

 
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow payment under Medicare for certain services furnished to hospice patients by rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers (FQHCs).
 
With respect to a patient who elects to receive hospice care under Medicare, current law generally limits payment for services that are either duplicative of such care or related to the treatment of the individual's terminal illness. However, current law exempts from this limitation: (1) physicians' services furnished by an attending physician not employed by the hospice program; and (2) services provided or arranged by the hospice program.
 
The bill expands this exemption with regard to rural health clinic and FQHC services. Specifically, the payment limitation shall not apply to such services that: (1) would otherwise be physicians' services if furnished by an individual unaffiliated with a rural health clinic or FQHC; and (2) are either arranged by the hospice program or furnished by an attending physician not employed by the hospice program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Military Retiree Employment Act

Bill: 115-hr-1829
Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2017-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Defense
Employee hiring
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: 

Military Retiree Employment Act

 
This bill permits, for a specified five-year period, retired members of the Armed Forces to be appointed to civil service positions in or under the Department of Defense (DOD) during the first 180 days after retirement without meeting current requirements regarding: (1) appointment authorization, (2) basic pay increase, or (3) existence of a state of national emergency. 
 
The Office of Personnel Management shall establish an oversight plan to monitor such appointments. 
 
DOD shall ensure that every DOD employee is informed, within one calendar day, of the publication of a vacancy within that employee's office that requires qualifications related to the employee's current duties. 
 
DOD shall ensure for 10 years that each employee who is a veteran and who is newly hired or appointed to a DOD position shall be informed of the effect of certain DOD guidelines for reduction in force protection.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Artist-Museum Partnership Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1830
Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2017-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Books and print media
Charitable contributions
Income tax deductions
Intellectual property
Literature
Music
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: 

Artist-Museum Partnership Act of 201

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This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers who create literary, musical, artistic, scholarly compositions, or similar property a fair market value (determined at the time of contribution) tax deduction for contributions of such properties, the copyrights thereon, or both, to certain tax-exempt organizations, if such properties are properly appraised and are donated no less than 18 months after their creation. The bill limits the amount of the deduction based upon the donor's artistic adjusted gross income, as defined by this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Fairness for Our Hospitals Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1831
Sponsor: Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3]
Introduced: 2017-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Hospital care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: 

Fairness for Our Hospitals Act of 2017

 
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow a hospital that meets specified criteria and is located in a state with no rural areas to be considered a Medicare-dependent hospital. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall establish and implement a process for reimbursing impacted hospitals for any underpayments resulting from this bill's implementation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.

Bill: 115-hr-1832
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2017-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Accidents
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Crime prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Firearms and explosives
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Research administration and funding
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: 
This bill authorizes FY2018-FY2023 appropriations for the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention to conduct or support research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E415)
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Investing in America's Small Businesses Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1833
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2017-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Credit and credit markets
Housing and community development funding
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: 

Investing in America's Small Businesses Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to require the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund to make grants to community development financial institutions for: (1) the establishment of loan-loss reserve funds to defray the costs of small business lending, and (2) related technical assistance.
 
A community development financial institution must provide nonfederal matching funds equal to 50% of the amount of any grant received.
 
A grantee may not use grant funds to make direct loans to small businesses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E418)
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Cancer Care Payment Reform Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1834
Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
Introduced: 2017-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Drug therapy
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Home and outpatient care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Performance measurement
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: 

Cancer Care Payment Reform Act of 2017

 
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish the Oncology Medical Home Demonstration Project, through which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall make special payments to participating oncology practices that coordinate patient care and meet other specified requirements.
 
During the first two years of the project, CMS shall pay a care coordination management fee to each such practice. After the third, fourth, and fifth years of the project, CMS shall pay a performance incentive payment to each participating practice that meets or exceeds performance standards developed by CMS.
 
CMS shall assess the performance of each participating oncology practice annually. Performance standards shall address: (1) specified measures related to patient care, resource utilization, survivorship, and end-of-life care; and (2) the patient experience of care, as reflected in surveys submitted by each practice. CMS shall also assess the extent to which a practice has used breakthrough or other best-in-class therapies.
 
To the extent practicable, CMS shall select practices of varying sizes and geographic areas for participation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-03-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-03-30
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: 2017-03-30
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: 2017-03-30
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: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Prohibition of United Nations Taxation Act

Bill: 115-hr-1835
Sponsor: Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2]
Introduced: 2017-03-30 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign loans and debt
International monetary system and foreign exchange
International organizations and cooperation
Multilateral development programs
Sales and excise taxes
Taxation of foreign income
United Nations
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: 

Prohibition of United Nations Taxation Act

 
This bill prohibits the United States from paying any voluntary or assessed contribution to the United Nations or any of its specialized or affiliated agencies: (1) if the U.N. attempts to implement or impose any taxation or fee on any U.S. person or attempts to borrow funds from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), the International Monetary Fund, or any other similar or regional international financial institution; and (2) unless the President certifies to Congress by 15 days before such payment that the U.N. is not engaged in any effort to develop, advocate, promote, or publicize any proposal concerning taxation or fees on any U.S. person to raise revenue for the U.N.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House