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112-S-1356 | Affordable Medicines Utilization Act of 2011 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, with respect to FY2012-FY2014, to require an increase in the quarterly Medicaid payment to a state by 50% of the generic drug utilization savings amount if the state's generic substitution rate for the most recent pre... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2011-07-13 | affordable medicines utilization act amends title xix medicaid social security act respect fy2012-fy2014 require increase quarterly medicaid payment state generic drug utilization savings state generic substitution rate recent preceding fiscal year data available greater rate recent second preceding fiscal year data av... |
112-S-1368 | Restoring Access to Medication Act - Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that limited payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin. Rescinds appropriated but unobligated d... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Taxation | 2011-07-14 | restoring access medication act repeals provisions patient_protection affordable care act limited payments medications health savings accounts medical savings accounts health flexible spending arrangements prescription drugs insulin rescinds appropriated unobligated discretionary funds determined director office_of_man... |
112-S-1454 | Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2011 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Benefits) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to extend the months of coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients. Amends SSA title XVIII (Medicare) t... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2011-07-29 | comprehensive immunosuppressive drug coverage kidney transplant patients act amends title old age survivors disability benefits oasdi social security act ssa extend months coverage immunosuppressive drugs kidney transplant patients amends ssa title xviii medicare eligible enrollment medicare supplementary_medical_insur... |
112-S-1699 | Prescription Drug Cost Reduction Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a program requiring a manufacturer to provide a rebate to the Secretary for drugs or biologicals furnished under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical ... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2011-10-12 | prescription drug cost reduction act amends title xviii medicare social security act direct secretary health_and_human_services hhs establish program requiring manufacturer provide rebate secretary drugs biologicals furnished medicare supplementary_medical_insurance requires secretary negotiate contract manufacturer es... |
112-S-1878 | Coordination of Pro Bono Medically Recommended Dental Care Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award competitive grants to, or enter into contracts with, eligible entities to fund the employment costs of professionals who will use grant or contract fu... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2011-11-16 | coordination pro bono medically recommended dental care act amends public_health_service_act direct secretary health_and_human_services hhs award competitive grants enter contracts eligible entities fund employment costs professionals use grant contract funds coordinate provision medically recommended dental care eligi... |
112-S-3622 | Protecting Patients and Hospitals From Price Gouging Act - Authorizes the President to issue an executive order declaring a market shortage for six months with regard to one or more vital drugs if the total supply of all clinically interchangeable versions of a drug regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) i... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2012-09-22 | price gouging act authorizes president issue executive order declaring market shortage months regard vital drugs total supply clinically interchangeable versions drug regulated food_and_drug_administration fda inadequate meet current projected demand user level defines vital drug drug biologic prevent treat life threat... |
113-HR-460 | Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish cost-sharing limits for health plans that cover prescription drugs and use a formulary or other tiered cost-sharing structure. Prohibits such a health plan from imposing cost-sharing requirements, including co-payment and co-... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2013-02-04 | patients access treatments act amends public_health_service_act establish cost sharing limits health plans cover prescription drugs use formulary tiered cost sharing structure prohibits health plan imposing cost sharing requirements including payment insurance applicable prescription drugs specialty drug tier exceed do... |
113-HR-928 | Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) establishment of one or more Medicare operated prescription drug plan options; and (2) an appeals process for denials of benefi... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2013-02-28 | medicare_prescription_drug_savings choice act amends voluntary prescription drug benefit program title xviii medicare social security act provide establishment medicare operated prescription drug plan options appeals process denials benefits medicare operated prescription drug plan |
113-HR-1024 | Medication Therapy Management Empowerment Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide access to services under medication therapy management programs for Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Program) eligible individua... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2013-03-07 | medication therapy management empowerment act amends voluntary prescription drug benefit program title xviii medicare social security act provide access services medication therapy management programs medicare voluntary prescription drug program eligible individuals single chronic disease allows application act chief a... |
113-HR-1102 | Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate with pharmaceutical manufacturers the prices that may be charged to Medicare... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2013-03-12 | medicare prescription drug price negotiation act amends voluntary prescription drug benefit program title xviii medicare social security act direct secretary health_and_human_services hhs negotiate pharmaceutical manufacturers prices charged medicare prescription drug plan pdp sponsors medicareadvantage organizations c... |
113-HR-1239 | Accessing Medicare Therapies Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to cost-sharing under a prescription drug plan, to require incurred costs to include the negotiated price of a covered part D drug if the drug is: (1)... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2013-03-18 | accessing medicare therapies act amends voluntary prescription drug benefit program title xviii medicare social security act respect cost sharing prescription drug plan require incurred costs include negotiated price covered drug drug classified highest copayment tier furnished individual free nominal charge compassion... |
113-HR-1661 | Improving Cancer Treatment Education Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend Medicare coverage to comprehensive cancer patient treatment education services, including a one-hour patient treatment education session delivered, in advance of treatment, by a registered nurse to an i... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2013-04-19 | amends title xviii medicare social security act extend medicare coverage comprehensive cancer patient treatment education services including hour patient treatment education session delivered advance treatment registered nurse individual diagnosed cancer course treatment materially modified amends public_health_service... |
113-HR-2753 | Securing Care for Seniors Act of 2013 - Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to terminate after 2013 the permission to disenroll, between January 1 and March 15 of each year, only from a MedicareAdvantage (MA) plan to elect enrollment in the original Medicare fee-for-serv... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2013-07-19 | securing care seniors act amends title xviii medicare social security act terminate permission january march year medicareadvantage plan elect enrollment original medicare fee service program restores option previous law elect change plan original medicare fee service plan original medicare fee service plan year months... |
113-HR-2827 | Part D Beneficiary Appeals Fairness Act - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to a prescription drug plan (PDP) that provides for any tiered cost-sharing within a formulary (including a structure that provides for different co-pa... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2013-07-25 | beneficiary appeals fairness act amends voluntary prescription drug benefit program title xviii medicare social security act respect prescription drug plan pdp provides tiered cost sharing formulary including structure provides different payment coinsurance amounts drugs different tiers included formulary authorize med... |
113-HR-4035 | Access to Hearing Healthcare Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the definition of Medicare-covered audiology (hearing and balance assessment) services provided by a qualified and legally authorized audiologist to state that such services are covered without regard to any re... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2014-02-11 | access hearing healthcare act amends title xviii medicare social security act revise definition medicare covered audiology hearing balance assessment services provided qualified legally authorized audiologist state services covered regard requirement individual receiving care referred physician health care practitioner... |
113-HR-4160 | Keep the Promise to Seniors Act of 2014 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from taking any action (through promulgation of a final or interim final regulation, issuance of regulatory or program guidance, use of federal payment audit procedures, or other enforcement or administrative action, po... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2014-03-06 | promise seniors act prohibits secretary health_and_human_services hhs taking action promulgation final interim final regulation issuance regulatory program guidance use federal payment audit procedures enforcement administrative action policy practice implement provision proposed regulation relating policy technical ch... |
113-HR-4630 | Caring for Military Children with Developmental Disabilities Act of 2014 - Includes in the treatment of military dependents' developmental disabilities under the Department of Defense (DOD) TRICARE program behavioral health treatment, including applied behavior analysis, that is prescribed by a physician or psychologis... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Armed forces and national security | 2014-05-09 | includes treatment military dependents developmental disabilities department_of_defense dod tricare program behavioral health treatment including applied behavior analysis prescribed physician psychologist makes behavioral health treatment available retired members coast_guard noaa dependents extent amounts specificall... |
113-HR-4656 | Caring for America's Heroes Act - Eliminates the limit on the number of days each year inpatient mental health services may be provided to military dependents under the Department of Defense (DOD) TRICARE program (a DOD managed care program).
Eliminates the need for TRICARE Standard beneficiaries to obtain: (1) a nona... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Armed forces and national security | 2014-05-13 | caring america heroes act eliminates limit number days year inpatient mental health services provided military dependents department_of_defense dod tricare program dod managed care program eliminates need tricare standard beneficiaries obtain statement receive mental health services civilian provider statement receive ... |
113-HR-5059 | Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act or the Clay Hunt SAV Act - (Sec. 2) Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) arrange for an independent third party evaluation, at least annually, of the VA's mental health care and suicide prevention programs; and (2) submit a report to Congress, by... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Armed forces and national security | 2014-07-10 | prevention american veterans act clay hunt act sec requires secretary veterans_affairs arrange independent party evaluation annually mental health care suicide prevention programs submit report congress december year containing recent evaluations submitted congress recommendations secretary considers appropriate sec di... |
113-S-77 | Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to prescription drug plans to repeal the prohibition against: (1) interference by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) with negotiations between drug manufacturers and pharmacie... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2013-01-23 | prescription drug health improvement act amends title xviii medicare social security act ssa respect prescription drug plans repeal prohibition interference secretary health_and_human_services hhs negotiations drug manufacturers pharmacies prescription drug plan sponsors requiring particular formulary instituting price... |
113-S-117 | Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate with pharmaceutical manufacturers the prices that may be charged to Medicare... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2013-01-23 | medicare prescription drug price negotiation act amends voluntary prescription drug benefit program title xviii medicare social security act direct secretary health_and_human_services hhs negotiate pharmaceutical manufacturers prices charged medicare prescription drug plan pdp sponsors medicareadvantage organizations c... |
113-S-408 | Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) establishment of one or more Medicare operated prescription drug plan options; and (2) an appeals process for denials of benefi... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2013-02-28 | medicare_prescription_drug_savings choice act amends voluntary prescription drug benefit program title xviii medicare social security act provide establishment medicare operated prescription drug plan options appeals process denials benefits medicare operated prescription drug plan |
113-S-740 | Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require drug manufacturers to pay the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) drug rebates for rebate eligible (low-income) individuals. Excludes from Medica... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2013-04-16 | medicare_drug_savings_act amends voluntary prescription drug benefit program title xviii medicare social security act ssa require drug manufacturers pay secretary health_and_human_services hhs drug rebates rebate eligible low income individuals excludes medicare coverage drug drug biological manufactured manufacturer e... |
113-S-867 | Medicare Prescription Drug Program Integrity and Transparency Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require each contract entered into with a prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsor with respect to a PDP the sponsor offers to prohi... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2013-05-06 | transparency act amends voluntary prescription drug benefit program title xviii medicare social security act require contract entered prescription drug plan pdp sponsor respect pdp sponsor offers prohibit pdp entering contract pharmacy benefits manager pbm manage prescription drug coverage provided plan control costs p... |
113-S-1365 | Part D Beneficiary Appeals Fairness Act - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to a prescription drug plan (PDP) that provides for any tiered cost-sharing within a formulary (including a structure that provides for different co-pa... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2013-07-25 | beneficiary appeals fairness act amends voluntary prescription drug benefit program title xviii medicare social security act respect prescription drug plan pdp provides tiered cost sharing formulary including structure provides different payment coinsurance amounts drugs different tiers included formulary authorize med... |
113-S-1493 | Medicare Efficient Drug Dispensing Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require a prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsor to have in place a payment structure for covered part D drugs that encourages the use of dispensing techniqu... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2013-09-10 | medicare efficient drug dispensing act amends voluntary prescription drug benefit program title xviii medicare social security act require prescription drug plan pdp sponsor place payment structure covered drugs encourages use dispensing techniques foster efficiency reduce wasteful dispensing outpatient prescription dr... |
113-S-2276 | Caring for America's Heroes Act - Eliminates the limit on the number of days each year inpatient mental health services may be provided to military dependents under the Department of Defense (DOD) TRICARE program (a DOD managed care program).
Eliminates the need for TRICARE Standard beneficiaries to obtain: (1) a nona... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Armed forces and national security | 2014-05-01 | caring america heroes act eliminates limit number days year inpatient mental health services provided military dependents department_of_defense dod tricare program dod managed care program eliminates need tricare standard beneficiaries obtain statement receive mental health services civilian provider statement receive ... |
113-S-2645 | Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment Act or the TREAT Act - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to increase the number of patients that a qualifying practitioner dispensing narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment is initially allowed to treat from 30 to 100 patients per year.
Allows a quali... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2014-07-23 | treat act amends controlled substances act increase number patients qualifying practitioner dispensing narcotic drugs maintenance detoxification treatment initially allowed treat patients year allows qualifying physician year request approval treat unlimited number patients specified conditions including agrees fully p... |
113-S-2930 | Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act or the Clay Hunt SAV Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to each arrange for an independent third party evaluation of, respectively, the VA and DOD mental health care and suicide prevention programs.
Directs the... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Armed forces and national security | 2014-11-17 | prevention american veterans act clay hunt act requires secretary veterans_affairs secretary defense dod arrange independent party evaluation respectively dod mental health care suicide prevention programs directs secretary publish internet website serves centralized source provide veterans regularly updated informatio... |
114-HR-203 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.)
Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act or the Clay Hunt SAV Act
(Sec. 2) Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) arrange for an independent third party evalu... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Armed forces and national security | 2015-01-07 | measure amended introduced expanded summary house passed version repeated prevention american veterans act sec requires secretary veterans_affairs arrange independent party evaluation conducted september fiscal year mental health care suicide prevention programs submit report congress december year containing recent ev... |
114-HR-421 | Classified Veterans Access to Care Act
Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to:
establish standards and procedures to ensure that a veteran who participated in a classified mission or served in a sensitive unit while in the Armed Forces may access VA mental health care in a manner that fully accommodates ... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Armed forces and national security | 2015-01-20 | classified veterans access care act requires secretary veterans_affairs establish standards procedures ensure veteran participated classified mission served sensitive unit armed_forces access mental health care manner fully accommodates veteran obligation improperly disclose classified information disseminate guidance ... |
114-HR-1600 | Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2015
Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish cost-sharing limits for health plans that cover prescription drugs and use a formulary or other tiered cost-sharing structure. Prohibits such a health plan from imposing higher cost-sharing requirements, including co-payment a... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2015-03-25 | patients access treatments act amends public_health_service_act establish cost sharing limits health plans cover prescription drugs use formulary tiered cost sharing structure prohibits health plan imposing higher cost sharing requirements including payment insurance specialty drugs prescription drugs non preferred bra... |
114-HR-2005 | Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2015
Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to require drug manufacturers to pay the Secretary of Health and Human Services drug rebates for rebate eligible (low-income) individuals. Excludes from Medicare c... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2015-04-23 | medicare_drug_savings_act amends voluntary prescription drug benefit program title xviii medicare social security act ssact require drug manufacturers pay secretary health_and_human_services drug rebates rebate eligible low income individuals excludes medicare coverage drug drug biological manufactured manufacturer ent... |
114-HR-2046 | Prescription Drug Accountability Act
This bill provides for Department of Veterans Affairs participation in state prescription drug monitoring programs. | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Armed forces and national security | 2015-04-28 | prescription drug accountability act bill provides department_of_veterans_affairs participation state prescription drug monitoring programs |
114-HR-2175 | FEHBP Prescription Drug Oversight and Cost Savings Act
Prohibits the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) from entering a contract or approving a health benefits plan with a carrier that is a party to a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) carrier arrangement to provide or administer prescription drug coverage under the Fe... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Government operations and politics | 2015-04-30 | fehbp prescription drug oversight cost savings act entering contract approving health benefits plan carrier party pharmacy benefit manager pbm carrier arrangement provide administer prescription drug coverage federal_employees_health_benefits_program fehbp pbm carrier comply requirements pbm carrier arrangements set fo... |
114-HR-2623 | Personal Drug Importation Fairness Act of 2015
This bill allows a drug to be imported by a person other than the drug's manufacturer if the drug: (1) has the same active ingredients, route of administration, and strength as an approved drug; (2) may be lawfully marketed in, and is imported or reimported from, a countr... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2015-06-03 | bill allows drug imported person drug manufacturer drug active ingredients route administration strength approved drug lawfully marketed imported country included list act food_and_drug_administration determines standards ensuring drug safety effectiveness protective standards dispensed licensed pharmacist shipped dire... |
114-HR-3061 | Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015
Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate with pharmaceutical manufacturers the prices that may be charged to Medicare part ... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2015-07-14 | medicare prescription drug price negotiation act amends voluntary prescription drug benefit program title xviii medicare social security act direct secretary health_and_human_services negotiate pharmaceutical manufacturers prices charged medicare prescription drug plan pdp sponsors medicareadvantage organizations cover... |
114-HR-3160 | Foster Youth Independence Act of 2015
This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow the chief executive officer of a state to certify that the state will provide assistance and services under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program to youths ... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Social welfare | 2015-07-22 | foster youth independence act bill amends foster care adoption assistance title social security act allow chief executive officer state certify state provide assistance services john chafee foster care independence program youths aged foster care attained age state elected extend eligibility foster care children age re... |
114-HR-3174 | Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2015
Directs the Federal Trade Commission to require prescribers of animal drugs to verify prescriptions and provide copies of prescriptions to pet owners, pet owner designees, and pharmacies, without the prescriber demanding payment or establishing other conditions. Applies these require... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Commerce | 2015-07-23 | fairness pet owners act directs federal_trade_commission require prescribers animal drugs verify prescriptions provide copies prescriptions pet owners pet owner designees pharmacies prescriber demanding payment establishing conditions applies requirements medication domesticated household animal consumers allowed purch... |
114-HR-3261 | Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2015
This bill amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to offer one or more Medicare-operated prescription drug plan options. In d... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2015-07-28 | medicare_prescription_drug_savings choice act bill amends voluntary prescription drug benefit program title xviii medicare social security act require centers cms offer medicare operated prescription drug plan options cms negotiate prices drug manufacturers establish appeals process denials plan benefits including opti... |
114-HR-3513 | Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2015
This bill amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to modify provisions related to the affordability of prescription drugs under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Specifically, the bill:
requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid to ... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2015-09-16 | prescription drug affordability act bill amends titles xviii medicare xix medicaid social security act modify provisions related affordability prescription drugs medicare medicaid programs specifically bill requires centers negotiate lower prices behalf beneficiaries drugs covered medicare accelerates closure medicare ... |
114-HR-3727 | Health Insurance Rate Review Act
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to declare that federal requirements that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) review unreasonable premium increases in health care coverage do not prohibit a state from imposing additional rate requirements on health insuranc... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2015-10-08 | bill amends public_health_service_act declare federal requirements department_of_health_and_human_services hhs review unreasonable premium increases health care coverage prohibit state imposing additional rate requirements health insurance issuers protective consumers review expanded include rate increases premium incr... |
114-HR-4062 | Protecting Seniors Access to Proper Care Act of 2015
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow an authorized physician or practitioner who is not enrolled as a Medicare provider to, under certain circumstances, prescribe covered drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Spec... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2015-11-18 | bill amends title xviii medicare social security act allow authorized physician practitioner enrolled medicare provider certain circumstances prescribe covered drugs medicare prescription drug benefit specifically physician practitioner disqualified enrolled doctor medicine osteopathy doctor practice prescribes low vol... |
114-HR-4207 | Medicare Fair Drug Pricing Act of 2015
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to negotiate with drug manufacturers in determining the price that may be charged for prescription drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.
... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2015-12-09 | medicare fair drug pricing act bill amends title xviii medicare social security act require centers cms negotiate drug manufacturers determining price charged prescription drugs medicare prescription drug benefit current law cms interfere negotiations drug manufacturers prescription drug plan pdp sponsors bill creates ... |
114-HR-5122 | This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from taking any further action on a proposed rule to change how Medicare pays for certain drugs that are typically not self-administered (such as some intravenous medications and chemotherapy drugs). | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2016-04-29 | bill prohibits department_of_health_and_human_services taking action proposed rule change medicare pays certain drugs typically self administered intravenous medications chemotherapy drugs |
114-HR-5145 | This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to exclude abuse-deterrent formulations of prescription drugs from the requirement that manufacturers of single-source or innovator drugs pay additional rebates to state Medicaid programs.
Under current law, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2016-04-29 | bill amends title xix medicaid social security act exclude abuse deterrent formulations prescription drugs requirement manufacturers single source innovator drugs pay additional rebates state medicaid programs current law cms use predictive modeling analytic technologies identify improper medicaid claims bill prohibits... |
114-HR-5932 | Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act
This bill exempts veterans from Department of Veteran Affairs medical copayments for medication or hospital care and medical services related to preventive health services. | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Armed forces and national security | 2016-09-06 | bill exempts veterans medical copayments medication hospital care medical services related preventive health services |
114-HR-5951 | Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit Medicare Prescription Drug Plan sponsors from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies. (A "clean claim" is a Medicare claim that is free of d... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2016-09-08 | improving transparency accuracy medicare spending act bill amends title xviii medicare social security act prohibit medicare prescription drug plan sponsors retroactively reducing payment clean claims submitted pharmacies clean claim medicare claim free defects incomplete documentation |
114-HR-6043 | Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2016
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require manufacturers of certain drugs and biological products to report to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) price increases that result in a 10% or more increase in the price of a dr... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2016-09-15 | innovative research drug pricing act bill amends public_health_service_act require manufacturers certain drugs biological products report department_of_health_and_human_services hhs price increases result increase price drug month period reports required prescription drugs drugs commonly administered hospitals vaccines... |
114-HR-6120 | Secondary Payer Advancement, Rationalization, and Clarification Act or the SPARC Act
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to specify recovery rules with respect to secondary claims responsibility under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Under current law, secondary payor provisions a... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2016-09-22 | secondary payer advancement act bill amends title xviii medicare social security act specify recovery rules respect secondary claims responsibility medicare prescription drug benefit current law secondary payor provisions apply benefit manner apply respect medicare_advantage plans |
114-HR-6501 | Prescription Drug and Medical Device Price Review Board Act of 2016
This bill establishes the Prescription Drug and Medical Device Price Review Board within the Food and Drug Administration. Each manufacturer of a prescription drug or medical device that is sold in the United States must submit to the board:
each ty... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2016-12-08 | prescription drug medical device price review board act bill establishes prescription drug medical device price review board food_and_drug_administration manufacturer prescription drug medical device sold united_states submit board type prescription drug medical device sells united_states country member development pri... |
114-S-31 | Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015
Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate with pharmaceutical manufacturers the prices that may be charged to Medicare part ... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2015-01-06 | medicare prescription drug price negotiation act amends voluntary prescription drug benefit program title xviii medicare social security act direct secretary health_and_human_services negotiate pharmaceutical manufacturers prices charged medicare prescription drug plan pdp sponsors medicareadvantage organizations cover... |
114-S-167 | Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act or the Clay Hunt SAV Act
Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to arrange for an independent third party evaluation, to be conducted by September 30, 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter, of the VA's mental health care and suicide prevention programs.
... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Armed forces and national security | 2015-01-13 | prevention american veterans act requires secretary veterans_affairs arrange independent party evaluation conducted september fiscal year mental health care suicide prevention programs directs secretary survey websites information resources publish website serves centralized source provide veterans information mental h... |
114-S-1083 | Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2015
Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to require drug manufacturers to pay the Secretary of Health and Human Services drug rebates for rebate eligible (low-income) individuals. Excludes from Medicare co... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2015-04-23 | medicare_drug_savings_act amends voluntary prescription drug benefit program title xviii medicare social security act ssact require drug manufacturers pay secretary health_and_human_services drug rebates rebate eligible low income individuals excludes medicare coverage drug drug biological manufactured manufacturer ent... |
114-S-1101 | Medical Electronic Data Technology Enhancement for Consumers’ Health Act or the MEDTECH Act
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exempt certain software from requirements for medical devices. The exemption applies to:
administrative software used in health care facilities; software f... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2015-04-27 | act sec bill amends cosmetic act exempt certain software requirements medical devices exemption applies administrative software health care facilities software maintaining encouraging healthy lifestyle unrelated medical care electronic patient records certified health information technology software transferring storin... |
114-S-1190 | Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2015
Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct any prescription drug plan that has in its network one or more pharmacies located in a health professional shortage area, in a medically un... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2015-05-05 | ensuring seniors access local pharmacies act amends voluntary prescription drug benefit program title xviii medicare social security act direct prescription drug plan network pharmacies located health professional shortage area medically underserved area medically underserved population provides reduction coinsurance c... |
114-S-1200 | Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2015
Directs the Federal Trade Commission to require prescribers of animal drugs to verify prescriptions and provide copies of prescriptions to pet owners, pet owner designees, and pharmacies, without the prescriber demanding payment or establishing other conditions.
Treats a violation o... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Commerce | 2015-05-06 | fairness pet owners act directs federal_trade_commission require prescribers animal drugs verify prescriptions provide copies prescriptions pet owners pet owner designees pharmacies prescriber demanding payment establishing conditions treats violation act unfair deceptive act practice federal_trade_commission_act |
114-S-1364 | Medicaid Generic Drug Price Fairness Act of 2015
This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to increase the amount of rebate with respect to each generic drug in the manner that the rebate for a dosage form and strength of a single source drug or an innovator multiple source drug is increased, ex... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2015-05-18 | fairness act bill amends title xix medicaid social security act increase rebate respect generic drug manner rebate dosage form strength single source drug innovator multiple source drug increased provided special application rules including special rule certain multiple source drugs |
114-S-1396 | Value Based Insurance Design Seniors Copayment Reduction Act of 2015
Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a demonstration program to test Value-Based Insurance Design methodologies in Medicare Advantage plans under part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Secur... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2015-05-20 | directs_the_department_of_health_and_human_services hhs establish demonstration program test methodologies medicare_advantage plans title xviii medicare social security act beneficiaries chronic clinical conditions defines value based insurance design methodology identifying specific prescription medications clinical s... |
114-S-1721 | Joint Formularies for Veterans Act of 2015
This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly establish: (1) a uniform formulary with respect to systemic pain and psychotropic drugs that are critical for the transition of an individual from receiving health care se... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Armed forces and national security | 2015-07-08 | joint formularies veterans act bill directs department_of_defense dod department_of_veterans_affairs jointly establish uniform formulary respect systemic pain psychotropic drugs critical transition individual receiving health care services furnished dod health care services furnished uniform formulary dod includes appr... |
114-S-1790 | Safe and Affordable Prescription Drugs Act of 2015
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to promulgate regulations within 180 days permitting individuals to import a prescription drug purchased from an approved foreign pharmacy that:
is d... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2015-07-16 | safe affordable prescription drugs act amends cosmetic act ffdca require department_of_health_and_human_services hhs promulgate regulations days permitting individuals import prescription drug purchased approved foreign pharmacy dispensed pharmacist licensed country purchased personal use quantities greater day supply ... |
114-S-1884 | Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2015
This bill amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to offer one or more Medicare-operated prescription drug plan options. In d... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2015-07-29 | medicare_prescription_drug_savings choice act bill amends voluntary prescription drug benefit program title xviii medicare social security act require centers cms offer medicare operated prescription drug plan options cms negotiate prices drug manufacturers establish appeals process denials plan benefits including opti... |
114-S-2019 | Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act
This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to authorize the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to initiate a proceeding against parties to any agreement resolving or settling a patent infringement claim in connection with the sale of a drug. Such an agreement, with specifi... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Commerce | 2015-09-09 | preserve access affordable generics act bill amends federal_trade_commission_act authorize federal_trade_commission ftc initiate proceeding parties agreement resolving settling patent infringement claim connection sale drug agreement specified exceptions presumed anticompetitive effects violation act filer abbreviated ... |
114-S-2023 | Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2015
This bill amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to modify provisions related to the affordability of prescription drugs under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Specifically, the bill:
requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid to ... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2015-09-10 | prescription drug affordability act bill amends titles xviii medicare xix medicaid social security act modify provisions related affordability prescription drugs medicare medicaid programs specifically bill requires centers negotiate lower prices behalf beneficiaries drugs covered medicare accelerates closure medicare ... |
114-S-2214 | Cody Miller Patient Medication Information Act
This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate the authorship, content, format, and dissemination of patient medication information for prescription drugs. (Patient medication information includes the... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2015-10-28 | patient medication information act bill amends cosmetic act direct food_and_drug_administration fda regulate authorship content format dissemination patient medication information prescription drugs patient medication information includes instructional provided patients prescription filled fda regulations require drug ... |
114-S-2388 | Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments Act of 2015
This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a reciprocal marketing approval process that allows for the sale of a drug, biological product, or medical device that has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administratio... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2015-12-10 | reciprocity ensures streamlined use lifesaving treatments act bill amends cosmetic act establish reciprocal marketing approval process allows sale drug biological product medical device approved food_and_drug_administration fda product approved sale country product granted reciprocal marketing approval product sponsor ... |
114-S-2479 | Expanding Access to Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Act
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act and revises the Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to require a state receiving grant funds for a prescription drug monitoring program to make relevant prescription information available to all ... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2016-02-02 | expanding access prescription drug monitoring programs act bill amends public_health_service_act revises harold rogers prescription drug monitoring program require state receiving grant funds prescription drug monitoring program relevant prescription information available individuals authorized state prescribe controll... |
114-S-2567 | Preventing Overprescribing for Pain Act of 2016
This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue guidelines for the safe prescribing of opioids for the treatment of acute pain. (Opioids are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as certain pain medications.) | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2016-02-23 | preventing pain act bill requires centers_for_disease_control_and_prevention issue guidelines safe prescribing opioids treatment acute pain opioids drugs effects similar opium certain pain medications |
114-S-2615 | Increasing Competition in Pharmaceuticals Act
This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise provisions regarding review and approval of generic drug applications or supplements to generic drug applications for drugs: (1) for which there is a shortage, or (2) that have not been recently introduced... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2016-03-01 | increasing competition pharmaceuticals act bill amends cosmetic act revise provisions review approval generic drug applications supplements generic drug applications drugs shortage recently introduced market manufacturer tentative approval granted applications food_and_drug_administration fda prioritize review submissi... |
114-S-2623 | Protecting Americans from Drug Marketing Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a tax deduction for the cost of direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs. The bill defines "direct-to-consumer advertising" as any dissemination by or on behalf of a sponsor of a prescription drug product of a p... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Taxation | 2016-03-03 | protecting americans bill amends internal_revenue_code deny tax deduction cost direct consumer advertising prescription drugs bill defines direct consumer advertising dissemination behalf sponsor prescription drug product prescription drug advertisement primarily targeted general public publication periodicals newspape... |
114-S-2772 | This bill exempts from the requirement that veterans pay a Department of Veterans Affairs copayment for:
any opioid antagonists furnished to a veteran at high risk for overdose of a specific medication or substance in order to reverse the effect of such an overdose, and education on their use. | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Armed forces and national security | 2016-04-11 | bill exempts requirement veterans pay department_of_veterans_affairs copayment opioid furnished veteran high risk overdose specific medication substance order reverse effect overdose education use |
114-S-2864 | Reducing Existing Costs Associated with Pharmaceuticals for Seniors Act of 2016 or the RxCAP Act of 2016
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to eliminate beneficiary cost-sharing above the Medicare prescription benefit's annual out-of-pocket threshold beginning in plan year 2018. Under c... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2016-04-27 | reducing existing costs associated pharmaceuticals seniors act act bill amends title xviii medicare social security act eliminate beneficiary cost sharing medicare prescription benefit annual pocket threshold beginning plan year current law medicare prescription drug benefit provides coverage threshold cost sharing for... |
114-S-3308 | Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit Medicare Prescription Drug Plan sponsors from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies. (A "clean claim" is a Medicare claim that is free of d... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2016-09-12 | improving transparency accuracy medicare spending act bill amends title xviii medicare social security act prohibit medicare prescription drug plan sponsors retroactively reducing payment clean claims submitted pharmacies clean claim medicare claim free defects incomplete documentation |
114-S-3487 | Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2016
This bill amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to indefinitely extend Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients. Under ... | Health | Drug Coverage and Cost | Health | 2016-11-30 | comprehensive immunosuppressive drug coverage kidney transplant patients act bill amends titles old age survivors disability_insurance xviii medicare social security act indefinitely extend medicare coverage immunosuppressive drugs kidney transplant recipients current law coverage limited months following transplant |
110-HR-5 | College Student Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to phase-in cuts in the interest rate charged undergraduate student borrowers under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and Direct Loan (DL) programs, thereby reducing such rate from 6.8% in July 2006 to 3.4% in July 2011. Limits FFEL len... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-01-12 | college student relief act amends higher education act phase cuts interest rate charged undergraduate student borrowers federal_family_education_loan ffel direct_loan programs reducing rate july july limits ffel lender insurance unpaid balance loans currently ffel issued june federally insured provides graduated reduct... |
110-HR-87 | 401Kids Family Savings Act of 2007 - Amends the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to extend through 2015 provisions allowing increased annual contributions to Coverdell education savings accounts. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow tax-free distributions from a Coverdell education sa... | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2007-01-04 | family savings act amends economic growth tax relief reconciliation act extend provisions allowing increased annual contributions coverdell education savings accounts amends internal revenue code allow tax free distributions coverdell education savings account time homebuyer expenses permit rollovers coverdell educatio... |
110-HR-100 | Veterans' Equity in Education Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to calculation of financial assistance for which a student receiving veterans' education benefits may be eligible. Reduces, for the first year a student receives such benefits, the factor in the eligibility formula represen... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-01-04 | amends higher education act respect calculation financial assistance student receiving veterans education benefits eligible reduces year student receives benefits factor eligibility formula representing estimated educational financial assistance received student military pay deductions benefits behalf student active du... |
110-HR-102 | Higher Education Science and Technology Competitiveness Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award grants to public institutions of higher education to establish and implement statewide articulation agreements that provide a seamless transition for the transfer of studen... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-01-04 | higher education act direct secretary education award grants public institutions higher education establish implement statewide articulation agreements provide seamless transition transfer students year institutions year institutions common core curricula math science engineering technology reflects workforce needs pri... |
110-HR-112 | G.I. Advanced Education in Science and Technology Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a monthly stipend to each individual who is entitled to veterans' basic educational assistance and is pursuing full-time a doctoral degree in the sciences of engineering, mathematics, or other technology disciplines... | Education | Higher | Armed forces and national security | 2007-01-04 | secretary veterans_affairs pay monthly stipend individual entitled veterans basic educational assistance pursuing time doctoral degree sciences engineering mathematics technology disciplines allows payment addition authorized educational assistance makes payment month adjusted inflation fiscal years months |
110-HR-128 | David Shick Honesty in Campus Justice Act - Amends the General Education Provisions Act to require an institution of postsecondary education to disclose to the alleged victim of any crime of violence or a nonforcible sex offense (or to a deceased victim's next of kin) the final results of any disciplinary proceeding co... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-01-04 | campus justice act_-_amends general education provisions act require institution postsecondary education disclose alleged victim crime violence sex offense deceased victim kin final results disciplinary proceeding conducted institution student alleged perpetrator current law states disclosure prohibited |
110-HR-193 | Make College Affordable Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers, their spouses, dependents, and grandchildren a tax deduction from gross income for certain higher education expenses and for interest on certain student loans. Includes as higher education expenses undergraduate tuition and fees ... | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2007-01-04 | college affordable act amends internal revenue code allow taxpayers spouses dependents grandchildren tax deduction gross income certain higher education expenses interest certain student loans includes higher education expenses undergraduate tuition fees reasonable living expenses attending institution higher education |
110-HR-263 | Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Cybersecurity, to establish a program awarding competitive grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) and consortia of IHEs for: (1) cybersecurity professional development progr... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-01-05 | directs secretary homeland_security acting assistant secretary cybersecurity establish program awarding competitive grants institutions higher education ihes consortia ihes cybersecurity professional development programs associate degree programs cybersecurity purchase equipment provide training cybersecurity professio... |
110-HR-395 | Cellulosic Ethanol Development and Implementation Act of 2007 - Amends the Clean Air Act to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish: (1) a grants program for eligible entities to implement research, development, and demonstration projects relating to the use of cellulosic ethanol fuel for motor vehicles; and (2) a ... | Education | Higher | Environmental protection | 2007-01-10 | cellulosic ethanol development implementation act amends clean air act direct secretary energy establish grants program eligible entities implement research development demonstration projects relating use cellulosic ethanol fuel motor vehicles pilot program provide grants eligible entities use installing infrastructure... |
110-HR-412 | Independent Study of Distance Education Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Education to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to evaluate the quality of distance education, as compared to campus-based education programs, at institutions of higher education. Requires the study to identify the... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-01-11 | directs secretary education enter agreement national_academy_of_sciences evaluate quality distance education compared campus based education programs institutions higher education requires study identify types students derive benefit program types benefit distance education |
110-HR-416 | Fairness in Higher Education Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit the provision of federal funding under such Act to institutions of higher education located in states whose law expressly authorizes the provision of state student aid, including in-state tuition, to illegal aliens. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-01-11 | fairness higher education act amends higher education act prohibit provision federal funding act institutions higher education located states law expressly authorizes provision state student aid including state tuition illegal aliens |
110-HR-472 | College Affordability and Transparency Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Commissioner of Education Statistics, in redesigning the College Opportunity On-Line (COOL) website, to identify and include the data of greatest importance to prospective and enrolled students, and their families... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-01-16 | college affordability transparency act amends higher education act direct commissioner college opportunity line cool website identify include data greatest importance prospective enrolled students families requires secretary education publish website additional college affordability information comparing change school ... |
110-HR-530 | Military Educational Parity Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education, as a condition of their participation in the student aid program, to grant students who are called or ordered to active duty a military leave of absence while serving on active duty and for one... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-01-17 | military educational parity act amends higher education act require institutions higher education condition participation student aid program grant students called ordered active duty military leave absence serving active duty year conclusion service entitles students receiving leave release active duty restored prior ... |
110-HR-590 | Student Financial Readiness Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase from $2,000 to $5,000 the annual contribution limit to Coverdell education savings accounts; (2) adjust such contribution limit for inflation after 2007; and (3) prohibit contributions by individuals whose modified adjusted gros... | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2007-01-19 | amends internal revenue code increase annual contribution limit coverdell education savings accounts adjust contribution limit inflation prohibit contributions individuals modified adjusted gross income exceeds married couples filing joint tax returns |
110-HR-592 | Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each institution participating in any program under the Act to provide to all current students and employees, and to any applicant for enrollment or employment upon request, an annual fire safety report containing specifie... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-01-19 | campus fire safety right know act amends higher education act require institution participating program act provide current students employees applicant enrollment employment request annual fire safety report containing specified information campus fire safety practices standards institution requires institutions recor... |
110-HR-596 | Community College Partnership Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a Community College Opportunity program to help students at community or technical colleges transfer to four-year institutions and complete bachelor's degrees. Directs the Secretary of Education to award program grants to e... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-01-19 | community college partnership act amends higher education act establish program help students community technical colleges transfer year institutions complete bachelor degrees directs secretary education award program grants eligible partnerships include community technical colleges award associate degrees institutions... |
110-HR-597 | Earning and Learning Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to enter into agreements with private for-profit organizations for the provision of work-study employment, except as otherwise permitted by regulations of the Secretary of Education. (Current law allow... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-01-19 | earning learning act amends higher education act require institutions higher education enter agreements private profit organizations provision work study employment permitted regulations secretary education current law allows institutions enter agreements option |
110-HR-598 | Student Loan Interest Full Deductibility Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the current dollar limitations on the tax deduction of interest on education loans. | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2007-01-19 | act amends internal revenue code repeal current dollar limitations tax deduction interest education loans |
110-HR-601 | FAFSA Fix for Homeless Kids Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to deem a student independent for financial aid purposes if such student has been verified as both a homeless child or youth and an unaccompanied youth by: (1) a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youth; (2) a director of ... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-01-22 | fafsa fix homeless kids act amends higher education act deem student independent financial aid purposes student verified homeless child youth unaccompanied youth local educational agency liaison homeless children youth director homeless shelter transitional shelter independent living program financial aid administrator... |
110-HR-629 | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to provide grants and related assistance to certain institutions of higher education that have an undergraduate enrollment that is at least 10% Asian American or Pacific Islander, for activities to improve their capacity to serve such students... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-01-22 | amends higher education act direct secretary education provide grants related assistance certain institutions higher education undergraduate enrollment asian american pacific islander activities improve capacity serve students requires applicants assistance submit year plan improving assistance provide students gives p... |
110-HR-643 | Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax-exempt charitable or educational organizations to make collegiate housing and infrastructure improvement grants to certain tax-exempt social clubs (e.g., college fraternities and sororities) so long as all of the active me... | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2007-01-23 | collegiate housing infrastructure act amends internal revenue code allow tax exempt charitable educational organizations collegiate housing infrastructure improvement grants certain tax exempt social clubs college fraternities sororities long active members clubs time students college university clubs associated define... |
110-HR-669 | Directs the Secretary of Labor to make a grant, to a public university with specified characteristics, to establish the Center for the Study of Women and Workplace Policy. Requires the Center to: (1) compile and analyze available data and data sets on the difference between the earnings of men and women, including the ... | Education | Higher | Labor and employment | 2007-01-24 | directs secretary labor grant public university specified characteristics establish requires center compile analyze available data data sets difference earnings men women including housed identify factors affect differences earnings disseminate findings maintain website clearinghouse publish annual best practices guide |
110-HR-686 | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the tax deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses. | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2007-01-24 | amends internal revenue code permanent tax deduction qualified tuition related expenses |
110-HR-717 | Community College Partnership Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a Community College Opportunity program to help students at community or technical colleges transfer to four-year institutions and complete bachelor's degrees. Directs the Secretary of Education to award program grants to e... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-01-29 | community college partnership act amends higher education act establish program help students community technical colleges transfer year institutions complete bachelor degrees directs secretary education award program grants eligible partnerships include community technical colleges award associate degrees institutions... |
110-HR-722 | Increasing Access to Higher Education Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the maximum Pell Grant award to $4,810 for each of the academic years 2007-2008 through 2013-2014. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-01-30 | increasing access higher education act amends higher education act increase maximum pell_grant award academic years |
110-HR-773 | Diploma Integrity Protection Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Education to make available to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the heads of other appropriate federal agencies a list of: (1) accrediting agencies and associations recognized by the Secretary or by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation;... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-01-31 | directs secretary education available secretary homeland_security heads appropriate federal agencies list accrediting agencies associations recognized secretary council_for_higher_education_accreditation institutions higher education eligible federal_family_education_loan ffel program foreign institutions higher educat... |
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