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Latest Action: 06/05/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextTo promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational activities or legal transportation activities. 2/15/2007--Introduced. HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a group health plan or health insurance issuer offering group health coverage from denying benefits or coverage otherwise provided under the plan for the treatment of an injury solely because it resulted from participation in a legal mode of transportation or recreational activity.
Also tagged in: Civil rights, Discrimination in insurance, Discrimination in medical care, Employee health benefits, Finance, Health policy, Labor, Medical care, Medicine, Recreation, Sports, Traffic accidents and safety, Transportation
Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2043-2044) Bill TextA bill to promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational activities or legal transportation activities. 2/15/2007--Introduced. HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a group health plan or health insurance issuer offering group health coverage from denying benefits or coverage otherwise provided under the plan for the treatment of an injury solely because it resulted from participation in a legal mode of transportation or recreational activity.
Also tagged in: Accident prevention, Aged, Architecture and the disabled, Budgets, Case management, Communications, Congressional reporting requirements, Disabled, Drugs, Electronic government information, Federal aid to research, Government information, Government publicity, Grants-in-aid, Health education, Health policy, Home repair and improvement, Housing, Housing for the aged, Medical care, Medical economics, Medical research, Medicine, Public service advertising, Research grants, Risk, Science policy
Latest Action: 04/08/2008 - Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-569. Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to intensify programs with respect to research and related activities concerning falls among older adults. 4/8/2008--Reported to House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Safety of Seniors Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) oversee and support a national education campaign focusing on reducing falls among older adults and preventing repeat falls; and (2) award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to design and carry out local education campaigns. Allows the Secretary to conduct and support research to: (1) improve the identification of older adults who have a high risk of falling; (2) improve data collection and analysis to identify fall risk and protective factors; (3) design, implement, and evaluate the most effective fall prevention interventions; (4) tailor effective [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Coal, Coal mines and mining, Commemorations, Congressional tributes, Emergency management, Energy, Families, Miners, Rescue work, Social services, Utah, Volunteer workers
Latest Action: 09/05/2007 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 631. Bill TextHonoring the sacrifice and courage of the six missing miners and three rescuers who were killed in the Crandall Canyon mine disaster in Utah, and recognizing the rescue crews for their outstanding efforts in the aftermath of the tragedies. 9/5/2007--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes: (1) Kerry Allred, Don Erickson, Juan Carlos Payan, Brandon Phillips, Manuel Sanchez, Jose Luis Hernandez, Gary Jensen, Brandon Kimber, and Dale "Bird" Black for their sacrifice in the Crandall Canyon, Utah, coal mine; and (2) the volunteers who participated in the rescue efforts and provided support for the miners' families during the rescue operations. Honors the long national heritage of coal mining families and supports the tradition for the future.
Latest Action: 02/29/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Bill TextEncouraging the United States Geological Survey, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Defense to support a recovery mission for the human remains of the crew killed in the George One crash in Antarctica, and for other purposes. 2/15/2008--Introduced. Encourages the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the Department of Defense (DOD) to support a mission to recover the human remains and the makeshift tombstone of the crew of the George One Navy patrol plane that crashed on Thurston Island in Antarctica.
Also tagged in: Anniversaries, Astronauts, Aviation safety, Commemorations, Congressional tributes, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Emergency management, Higher education, Mathematics, Science policy, Scientific education, Space activities, Space exploration, Space shuttles
Latest Action: 02/06/2008 - Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H571-573) Bill TextRemembering the space shuttle Challenger disaster and honoring its crew members, who lost their lives on January 28, 1986. 2/6/2008--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Honors the 22nd anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger disaster. Celebrates the courage and bravery of the crew of the Challenger, and Christa McAuliffe and her passion for encouraging America's children to pursue careers in science and mathematics. Commits the House of Representatives and the Nation to using the lessons learned in inquiries into the space shuttle Challenger accident to ensure that the space agency always operates on a strong and stable foundation. Recognizes the continued dedication of the United States to the goal of space exploration for the benefit of all mankind.
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Latest Action: 02/29/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Bill TextEncouraging the United States Geological Survey, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Defense to support a recovery mission for the human remains of the crew killed in the George One crash in Antarctica, and for other purposes. 2/15/2008--Introduced. Encourages the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the Department of Defense (DOD) to support a mission to recover the human remains and the makeshift tombstone of the crew of the George One Navy patrol plane that crashed on Thurston Island in Antarctica.
Also tagged in: Anniversaries, Astronauts, Aviation safety, Commemorations, Congressional tributes, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Emergency management, Higher education, Mathematics, Science policy, Scientific education, Space activities, Space exploration, Space shuttles
Latest Action: 02/06/2008 - Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H571-573) Bill TextRemembering the space shuttle Challenger disaster and honoring its crew members, who lost their lives on January 28, 1986. 2/6/2008--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Honors the 22nd anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger disaster. Celebrates the courage and bravery of the crew of the Challenger, and Christa McAuliffe and her passion for encouraging America's children to pursue careers in science and mathematics. Commits the House of Representatives and the Nation to using the lessons learned in inquiries into the space shuttle Challenger accident to ensure that the space agency always operates on a strong and stable foundation. Recognizes the continued dedication of the United States to the goal of space exploration for the benefit of all mankind.
Also tagged in: Accident prevention, Aged, Architecture and the disabled, Budgets, Case management, Communications, Congressional reporting requirements, Disabled, Drugs, Electronic government information, Federal aid to research, Government information, Government publicity, Grants-in-aid, Health education, Health policy, Home repair and improvement, Housing, Housing for the aged, Medical care, Medical economics, Medical research, Medicine, Public service advertising, Research grants, Risk, Science policy
Latest Action: 04/08/2008 - Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-569. Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to intensify programs with respect to research and related activities concerning falls among older adults. 4/8/2008--Reported to House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Safety of Seniors Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) oversee and support a national education campaign focusing on reducing falls among older adults and preventing repeat falls; and (2) award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to design and carry out local education campaigns. Allows the Secretary to conduct and support research to: (1) improve the identification of older adults who have a high risk of falling; (2) improve data collection and analysis to identify fall risk and protective factors; (3) design, implement, and evaluate the most effective fall prevention interventions; (4) tailor effective [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Coal, Coal mines and mining, Commemorations, Congressional tributes, Emergency management, Energy, Families, Miners, Rescue work, Social services, Utah, Volunteer workers
Latest Action: 09/05/2007 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 631. Bill TextHonoring the sacrifice and courage of the six missing miners and three rescuers who were killed in the Crandall Canyon mine disaster in Utah, and recognizing the rescue crews for their outstanding efforts in the aftermath of the tragedies. 9/5/2007--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes: (1) Kerry Allred, Don Erickson, Juan Carlos Payan, Brandon Phillips, Manuel Sanchez, Jose Luis Hernandez, Gary Jensen, Brandon Kimber, and Dale "Bird" Black for their sacrifice in the Crandall Canyon, Utah, coal mine; and (2) the volunteers who participated in the rescue efforts and provided support for the miners' families during the rescue operations. Honors the long national heritage of coal mining families and supports the tradition for the future.
Also tagged in: Civil rights, Discrimination in insurance, Discrimination in medical care, Employee health benefits, Finance, Health policy, Labor, Medical care, Medicine, Recreation, Sports, Traffic accidents and safety, Transportation
Latest Action: 06/05/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextTo promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational activities or legal transportation activities. 2/15/2007--Introduced. HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a group health plan or health insurance issuer offering group health coverage from denying benefits or coverage otherwise provided under the plan for the treatment of an injury solely because it resulted from participation in a legal mode of transportation or recreational activity.
Also tagged in: Civil rights, Discrimination in insurance, Discrimination in medical care, Employee health benefits, Finance, Health policy, Labor, Medical care, Medicine, Recreation, Sports, Traffic accidents and safety, Transportation
Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2043-2044) Bill TextA bill to promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational activities or legal transportation activities. 2/15/2007--Introduced. HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a group health plan or health insurance issuer offering group health coverage from denying benefits or coverage otherwise provided under the plan for the treatment of an injury solely because it resulted from participation in a legal mode of transportation or recreational activity.
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