| Also tagged in: Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Congress, Congress and military policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Data banks, Defense policy, Drug abuse, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Iraq compilation, Labor, Medical care, Mental health, Military medicine Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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A bill to require an electronic database of information on the incidence of suicide among members of the Armed Forces.
| | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Aged, Alaska, Armed forces, Authorization, Black colleges, Budgets, Business, Child health, Children, Citizenship education, Colleges, Communications, Community and school, Community development, Compensatory education Latest Action: 03/12/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1560-1561)
Bill TextTo reauthorize and reform the national service laws. 3/10/2008--Introduced. Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act, or the GIVE Act - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (NSCA) and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (DVSA) to revise the programs under such Acts and reauthorize appropriations for such programs through FY2012. Revises under NSCA: (1) the School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning programs and Higher Education Innovative Programs for Community Service (Learn and Serve programs); (2) National Service Trust programs (AmeriCorps); (3) the National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC); and (4) the Investment for Quality and Innovation program. Eliminates the current Community-Based Learn and Serve programs. Establishes a new Learn and Serve program, Innovative Service-Learning Programs and Research, providing matching grants to: (1) provide community service-learning opportunities to elementary and [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Afghanistan, Armed forces, Children, Comprehensive health care, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Counseling, Criminal justice, Day care, Defense policy, Department of Veterans Affairs, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Education Latest Action: 12/05/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Bill TextTo amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 11/7/2007--Introduced. Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) conduct a long-term epidemiological study on the health of women veterans who served on active duty in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom; (2) assess barriers encountered by women veterans to the provision by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of comprehensive health care; (3) assess all health care services and programs provided by the VA for women veterans; (4) provide training for mental health professionals who provide counseling to women veterans suffering from sexual trauma; (5) develop a plan for the identification, development, and dissemination of treatments for post-traumatic [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administration of justice, Authorization, Budgets, Children, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal justice, Education, Federal aid to Indians, Federal aid to law enforcement, Governmental investigations, Higher education, Indian courts, Indian law enforcement, Juvenile delinquency, Law Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Bill TextA bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide grants for the improved mental health treatment and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses, and for other purposes. 4/1/2008--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to increase the authorization of appropriations for the grant program for adult and juvenile collaboration for access to adequate mental health treatment and to extend such funding through FY2014. Directs the Attorney General to give priority to grant applications that promote effective strategies to identify and treat mentally-ill offenders and that meet other criteria.(Sec. 4) Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to states, local governments, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administration of justice, Administrative procedure, Aged, Annuities, Assault weapons, Authorization, Budgets, Business, Caregivers, Chemicals, Child abuse, Child pornography, Children, Civil service retirement, Cocaine, Communications Latest Action: 10/25/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13451-13452)
Bill TextA bill to fight crime. 10/25/2007--Introduced. Crime Control and Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code, the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, the Violence Against Women Act of 2000, and other federal laws to establish and reauthorize programs to prevent and control crime. Reauthorizes and expands the program for community-oriented policing services (COPS program). Authorizes the hiring of an additional 1,000 agents for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in FY2008-FY2012. Authorizes the hiring of additional Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents.Establishes a National Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice to study the role of law enforcement after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012 for: (1) early Head [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Budgets, Children, Civil liberties, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Crime prevention, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Data banks, Department of Justice, Education, Equipment and supplies, Executive departments Latest Action: 09/21/2007 - Committee on the Judiciary. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Leahy. With written report No. 110-183. Supplemental views filed.
Bill TextAn original bill to promote school safety, improved law enforcement, and for other purposes. 9/21/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)School Safety and Law Enforcement Improvement Act of 2007 - Title I: School Safety Enhancements Act - School Safety Enhancements Act - Subtitle A: Elementary and Secondary Education Safety Enhancements - (Sec. 111) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) allow the placement and use of surveillance equipment in schools under the matching grant program for school security; (2) allow the use of grant funds to establish hotlines or tiplines for reporting potentially dangerous students and situations and for making capital improvements to make school facilities more secure; (3) set the federal matching share [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Counseling, Criminal justice, Ex-offenders, Homeless, Housing, Job hunting, Labor, Long-term care, Medical care, Medicine, Social services, Veterans, Veterans' benefits, Veterans' employment, Veterans' medical care, Vocational guidance Latest Action: 08/04/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Bill TextTo expand and extend counseling and referral programs that minimize recidivism by reintegrating at-risk veterans into meaningful employment. 8/4/2007--Introduced. Second Chance for America's Veterans Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a three-year workforce reentry program for veterans who are residents of a penal institution or an institution that provides long-term care for mental illness and are at-risk for homelessness once they leave such institution absent referral and counseling services. Makes available under the program job referral, counseling, and other services deemed necessary to minimize recidivism and improve job placement. Requires the program to be carried out in at least 24 locations equitably distributed throughout the United States. | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Child health, Children, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Corrections, Crime prevention, Criminal justice, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Employee training, Federal aid to law enforcement, Health policy, Job training, Juvenile delinquency, Medical care Latest Action: 09/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Bill TextTo improve the treatment of juveniles with mental health or substance abuse disorders by establishing new grant programs for increased training, technical assistance, and coordination of service providers, and for other purposes. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Juvenile Crime Reduction Act - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to allow the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to award grants to public agencies to: (1) provide training to individuals involved in making decisions regarding the disposition of cases involving youth who enter the juvenile justice system; and (2) develop a plan to address the service needs of juveniles with mental health or substance abuse disorders who come into contact with, or are at risk of coming into contact with, the justice system. Requires the Administrator to award matching grants to public agencies to implement such plan.Authorizes the Administrator to award grants for [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Abortion, Access to health care, Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Aged, Ambulances, Ambulatory care, Auditing, Birth control, Bonds, Breast cancer, Budgets, Business, Capital budgets, Capitation (Medical care), Case management Latest Action: 09/11/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Bill TextTo establish a United States Health Service to provide high quality comprehensive health care for all Americans and to overcome the deficiencies in the present system of health care delivery. 7/11/2007--Introduced. Josephine Butler United States Health Service Act - Establishes the United States Health Service as an independent executive branch entity to provide health care and supplemental health services to all individuals within the United States. Requires the President to appoint members to a National Health Board to exercise the authority of the Service. Establishes an Office of the Inspector General for Health Services. Requires the Service to ensure that every individual is given certain basic health rights, including the right to receive high quality care and supplemental services from any facility within the Service capable of providing such services without charge and without discrimination. Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Aged, Alaska, Armed forces, Authorization, Black colleges, Budgets, Business, Child health, Children, Citizenship education, Colleges, Communications, Community and school, Community development, Compensatory education Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - H.AMDT.967 Amendment (A009) offered by Ms. Sutton. (consideration: CR H1389-1390; text: CR H1389) An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 110-539 to require the Corporation for National and Community Service to conduct a study to identify specifi
Bill TextTo reauthorize and reform the national service laws. 11/1/2007--Reported to House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act, or the GIVE Act - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (NCSA) and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (DVSA) to revise their programs and reauthorize appropriations for them through FY2012. Title I: Amendments to National and Community Service Act of 1990 - Revises under the NSCA: (1) the School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning programs and Higher Education Innovative Programs for Community Service, also known as Learn and Serve programs; (2) National Service Trust programs, also known as AmeriCorps; (3) the Civilian Community Corps Demonstration program; and (4) the Investment for Quality and Innovation program. Subtitle A: Amendments to Subtitle A (General Provisions) - (Sec. 1101) Adds to NSCA purposes: (1) providing [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Case management, Community health services, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Grants-in-aid, Health policy, Homeless, Housing, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Job training, Medical care, Medicine, Mental health services, Social services, State and local government Latest Action: 06/07/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to revise the amount of minimum allotments under the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness program. 6/7/2007--Introduced. Amends the Public Health Service Act to adjust the minimum state allotments for Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness programs to be the greater of the amount otherwise received by the state for FY2006 or $600,000. (Current law sets forth a minimum allotment of $300,000 per state.) Provides that if the funds appropriated are insufficient for all states to receive the minimum allotment, then states shall receive no less than the amount they received in FY2006 with additional money spent to give states the minimum of $600,000. | | Also tagged in: Assault, Crime prevention, Criminal justice, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Families, Higher education, Homicide, Law, Liability (Law), Medical care, Medicine, Mental health, Parent-school relationships, School security, Student records Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Bill TextTo permit educational agencies and institutions to disclose certain information to parents of students who may pose a significant risk to their own safety or well-being, or to the safety or well-being of others. 5/8/2007--Introduced. Mental Health Security for America's Families in Education Act of 2007 - Amends the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 to allow an educational agency or institution of higher education to disclose to a parent or legal guardian of a student who is a dependent (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code) information related to any conduct of, or expression by, the student that demonstrates that the student poses a significant risk of harm to himself or herself or to others, including a significant risk of suicide, homicide, or assault.Requires, for the disclosure of any such information not otherwise authorized to be disclosed: (1) consultation with an approved mental health professional; and (2) a written certification from such [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 04/30/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextExpressing the sense of the Congress that there should be established a Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month to enhance public awareness of mental illness, especially within minority communities. 4/30/2007--Introduced. Expresses the sense of Congress that an appropriate month should be recognized as Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month to enhance public awareness of mental illness and mental illness among minorities. | | Also tagged in: Commemorations, Congressional tributes, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Health education, Health policy, Medical care, Medical personnel, Medicine, Mental health, Mental health services, Presidential commissions, Presidents, Quality of life, Special months Latest Action: 04/26/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextSupporting the goals and ideals of Mental Health Month, and for other purposes. 4/25/2007--Introduced. Expresses support for: (1) the goals and ideals of Mental Health Month; and (2) President Bush's Commission on Mental Health, including funding of it's 2003 findings that the failure to prioritize mental health is a national tragedy.Recognizes that mental well-being is equally as important as physical well-being and must be treated with parity to other illnesses. Applauds the new coalescing of national and community organizations and their work in promoting public awareness to reduce the stigma of mental health treatment and in providing critical information to support the people and families of those dealing with mental illness.Urges all organizations and health practitioners to promote information to reduce and eliminate stigma and to focus on mental well-being awareness, ensure access to appropriate services, and support overall quality of life for [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Claims, Compensation (Law), Compensation for victims of crime, Criminal justice, Families, Foreign policy, International affairs, Law, Medical care, Medicine, Pensions, September 11, 2001, Survivors' benefits, Terrorism, Victims of terrorism Latest Action: 04/16/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill TextA bill to extend the time for filing certain claims under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001, and for other purposes. 4/16/2007--Introduced. James Zadroga Act of 2007 - Amends the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 (Fund), part of the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act, to extend the current December 22, 2003, deadline for filing claims under the Fund for five years following enactment of this Act if the Special Master determines that the individual: (1) was unaware that he or she had suffered physical harm as the result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist-related aircraft crashes until after the deadline and before enactment of this Act; (2) was unaware of his or her eligibility to file a claim until after December 22, 2003; (3) suffered psychological harm as a result of the crashes; or (4) in the case of an individual who had previously filed a claim, suffered a significantly greater physical harm than was known to the individual [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Case management, Community health services, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Grants-in-aid, Health policy, Homeless, Housing, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Job training, Medical care, Medicine, Mental health services, Social services, State and local government Latest Action: 04/12/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4441-4442)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise the amount of minimum allotments under the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness program. 4/12/2007--Introduced. Amends the Public Health Service Act to adjust the minimum state allotments for Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness programs to be the greater of the amount otherwise received by the state for FY2006 or $600,000. (Current law sets forth a minimum allotment of $300,000 per state.) Provides that if the funds appropriated are insufficient for all states to receive the minimum allotment, then states shall receive no less than the amount they received in FY2006 with additional money spent to give states the minimum of $600,000. | | Also tagged in: Afghanistan, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Counterterrorism, Criminal justice, Defense policy, Federal law enforcement officers, Iraq, Iraq compilation, Job training, Medical care, Medicine, Mental health services, Middle East and North Africa, Military occupation, Military operations Latest Action: 06/14/2007 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Bill TextTo direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that Department of Veterans Affairs police officers receive training to interact with visitors and patients at Department medical facilities who are suffering from mental illness. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Jose Medina Veterans Affairs Police Training Act of 2007 - Expresses the sense of Congress that while the United States is conducting combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) should better prepare its police force to interact with patients and visitors at VA medical facilities who suffer from mental illness. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that all VA police officers receive training on such interaction. | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Aged, Alzheimer's disease, Ambulatory care, Case management, Community health services, Congressional reporting requirements, Disabled, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Families, Family services, Governmental investigations, Health policy, Hospital care, Marriage counseling Latest Action: 04/03/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand and improve coverage of mental health services under the Medicare Program. 3/23/2007--Introduced. Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for: (1) elimination of the lifetime limit on inpatient mental health services; (2) parity in treatment for outpatient mental health services; (3) coverage of intensive residential services under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) and of intensive outpatient services under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance); (4) exclusion of clinical social worker services from coverage under the Medicare skilled nursing facility prospective payment system; and (5) coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under Medicare. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study and report to Congress on whether the criteria for coverage of any [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Actions and defenses, Aged, Ambulatory care, Apprenticeship, Auditing, Budgets, Business, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Civil rights enforcement, Coinsurance, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Discrimination in insurance Latest Action: 03/07/2008 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 610.
Bill TextTo amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, and for other purposes. 3/5/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 4 other summaries) Division A: Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 - Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act (PSHA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require group health plans to apply the same treatment limits on mental health or substance-related disorder benefits as they do for medical and surgical benefits (parity requirement). Extends [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Abortion, Access to health care, Ambulatory care, Budgets, Case management, Clinical trials, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer education, Consumers, Epidemiology, Families, Family services, Federal aid to health facilities, Federal aid to research, Health education Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo provide for research on, and services for individuals with, post-abortion depression and psychosis. 3/9/2007--Introduced. Post-Abortion Depression Research and Care Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), to expand and intensify NIMH research and related activities with respect to post-abortion depression and psychosis. Requires the Director of NIMH to: (1) conduct or support research to expand the understanding of the causes of, and to find a cure for, such post-abortion conditions; and (2) conduct a study to determine the incidence and prevalence of cases of post-abortion conditions and the symptoms, severity, and duration of such cases, toward the goal of more fully identifying the characteristics of such cases and developing diagnostic techniques. Requires the Secretary to make grants to establish,[...] show full description | | Latest Action: 03/09/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextExpressing the sense of Congress that an appropriate month should be recognized as Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month to enhance public awareness of mental illness, especially within minority communities. 3/8/2007--Introduced. Expresses the sense of Congress regarding the importance of access to mental health treatment and services and public awareness of mental illness, especially in minority communities. Calls for recognition of a Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Aged, Ambulatory care, Business, Civil rights, Coinsurance, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Discrimination in medical care, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Employee health benefits, Federal employees Latest Action: 06/05/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans. 3/7/2007--Introduced. Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit treatment limits or the imposition of financial requirements on mental health and substance-related disorder benefits in group health plans which are not similarly imposed on substantially all medical and surgical benefits in any category of items or services under such plans.Directs the Comptroller General to study the effect of the implementation of this Act on various aspects of the health care system, including the cost of and access to health insurance [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Aged, Air pollution, Budgets, Child health, Children, Citizen participation, Coinsurance, Criminal justice, Damages, Department of Health and Human Services, Discrimination in employment, Discrimination in insurance, Discrimination in medical care Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for comprehensive health benefits for the relief of individuals whose health was adversely affected by the 9/11 disaster. 2/28/2007--Introduced. 9/11 Comprehensive Health Benefits Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare-based eligibility and benefits for individuals with a 9/11 disaster-connected health condition. Prohibits a workers' compensation law or plan from discriminating against an individual by virtue of the individual's entitlement to such benefits. Prohibits an employer from discriminating against an individual regarding hiring, advancement, compensation, or other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment by virtue of the individual's entitlement to such benefits. Makes Medicare the primary payor for 9/11-related coverage. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a consortium to conduct and coordinate [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 02/27/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the exclusion from medical assistance under the Medicaid Program of items and services for patients in an institution for mental diseases. 2/16/2007--Introduced. Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to repeal the exclusion from medical assistance under the Medicaid program of items and services for patients in an institution for mental diseases. | | Also tagged in: Advertising, Budgets, Business, Cable television, Communications, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumers, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to research, Federal-state relations, Gambling, Gifts, Grants-in-aid, Humanities, Intergovernmental fiscal relations Latest Action: 02/27/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo address problem gambling. 2/16/2007--Introduced. Comprehensive Awareness of Problem Gambling Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a national campaign to increase knowledge and raise awareness of problem gambling.Requires the Secretary to: (1) administer and coordinate the voluntary donation of resources to assist in implementing new programs and augmenting existing national campaigns to provide national strategies for dissemination of information intended to address problem gambling; (2) encourage media outlets to provide information aimed at preventing problem gambling; and (3) target radio and television audiences of sporting events and gambling.Requires the President to: (1) establish and implement a national program of research on problem gambling; (2) appoint an advisory commission to coordinate federal research; and (3) consider the National Gambling Impact Study Commission's recommendations.Authorizes [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Affordable housing, Budgets, Case management, Community health services, Congregate housing, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuum of care, Counseling, Crime prevention, Criminal justice, Dental care, Disabled, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Education Latest Action: 02/14/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals, and for other purposes. 2/14/2007--Introduced. Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to design national strategies for providing services in supportive housing that will assist in ending chronic homelessness and to implement programs that address chronic homelessness. Requires the Secretary to make matching grants to eligible entities to provide services that promote recovery and self-sufficiency and that address barriers to housing stability to chronically homeless individuals in, or who are scheduled to become residents of, permanent supportive housing and to other individuals and families who have [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Accreditation (Medical care), Advice and consent of the Senate, Aged, Ambulatory care, Appropriations, Bonds, Budgets, Building construction, Capital budgets, Capital investments, Capitation (Medical care), Children, Chiropractic and chiropractors, Civil liberties, Clinics Latest Action: 02/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, and for other purposes. 1/24/2007--Introduced. United States National Health Insurance Act (or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act) - Establishes the United States National Health Insurance (USNHI) Program (the Program) to provide all individuals residing in the United States and in U.S. territories with free health care that includes all medically necessary care, such as primary care and prevention, prescription drugs, emergency care, and mental health services. Prohibits an institution from participating in the Program unless it is a public or nonprofit institution. Allows nonprofit health maintenance organizations (HMOs) that actually deliver care in their own facilities to participate in the Program. Gives patients the freedom to choose from participating physicians and institutions. Prohibits a private health insurer from selling health insurance coverage that [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Afghanistan, Aged, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces reserves, Congressional reporting requirements, Counseling, Counterterrorism, Criminal justice, Defense policy, Department of Veterans Affairs, Employee training, Executive departments, Families, Family services Latest Action: 11/05/2007 - Signed by President.
Bill TextTo amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement a comprehensive program designed to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans. 11/5/2007--Public Law. (There are 4 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 27, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) suicide among veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a serious problem; and (2) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in developing and implementing the comprehensive program outlined in this Act, should take into consideration the special needs of such veterans and of elderly veterans who are at high risk for depression and experience high rates of suicide. Directs the Secretary to develop and carry out a comprehensive program designed to reduce [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Aliens, Ammunition, Armed forces, Arrest, Auditing, Automation, Budgets, Civil liberties, Computer networks, Confidential communications, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Court records, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information Latest Action: 02/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Bill TextTo improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and for other purposes. 1/5/2007--Introduced. NICS Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to require: (1) the head of each federal agency that has records relating to persons for whom receipt of a firearm would violate federal or state law to provide that information to the Attorney General for inclusion in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS); (2) the agency, upon being made aware that the basis under which a record was made available no longer applies, to correct the record and notify the Attorney General; and (3) the Secretary of Homeland Security to make available to the Attorney General records relevant to a determination that a person is disqualified from possessing or receiving a firearm and information about a change in such person's status for removal from NICS, where appropriate.Directs the Attorney General to make grants to: (1) states [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Aliens, Ammunition, Armed forces, Arrest, Auditing, Automation, Budgets, Civil commitment, Civil liberties, Computer networks, Confidential communications, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Court records Latest Action: 01/08/2008 - Signed by President.
Bill TextTo improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and for other purposes. 1/8/2008--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 19, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.)NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 - Title I: Transmittal of Records - (Sec. 101) Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to: (1) authorize the Attorney General to obtain electronic versions of information from federal agencies on persons disqualified from receiving firearms; (2) require federal agencies to provide such information to the Attorney General, not less frequently than quarterly; and (3) require federal agencies to update, correct, modify, or remove obsolete records and notify the Attorney General of such actions to keep the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) up to date. Requires the Attorney General to submit [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Ambulatory care, Budgets, Case management, Children, Clinical trials, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuum of care, Education, Epidemiology, Families, Family services, Federal aid to health facilities, Federal aid to research, Health education Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-430. 9:30 a.m.
Bill TextTo provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis. 10/15/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act - Title I: Research on Postpartum Depression and Psychosis - (Sec. 101) Encourages the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), to continue aggressive work on postpartum depression and other postpartum psychosis. Encourages the Director of NIMH to continue research to expand the understanding of the causes of, and find a cure for, postpartum conditions, including: (1) basic research concerning the etiology and causes of the conditions; (2) epidemiological studies to address the frequency and natural history of the conditions and differences among racial and ethnic groups; (3) the development [...] show full description |
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