US Congress Representative Brian Higgins [D] | Bills

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USHB4581Intro
25%
To amend title V of the Social Security Act to support stillbirth prevention and research, and for other purposes.
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2024-03-20
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.
USHB5408Intro
25%
To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to update the resource limit for supplemental security income eligibility.
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2024-02-05
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Davis (IL) asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 5408, a bill originally introduced by Representative Higgins (NY), for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
USHB2365Engross
50%
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a national project to prevent and cure Parkinson's, to be known as the National Parkinson's Project, and for other purposes.
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2023-12-14
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
USHB1105Engross
50%
To amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, and for other purposes.
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2023-11-14
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 246.
USHB6301Intro
25%
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan (or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan) to provide for cost-sharing for oral anticancer drugs on terms no less favorable than th...
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2023-11-08
To House Education And The Workforce Committee
USHB3774Engross
50%
To impose additional sanctions with respect to the importation or facilitation of the importation of petroleum products from Iran, and for other purposes.
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2023-11-07
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 240.
USHB5983Intro
25%
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to restore a national minimum standard of protection for the water resources of the United States while providing certainty to regulated entities.
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2023-10-27
To House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
USHB6031Intro
25%
To address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students.
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2023-10-25
To House Education And The Workforce Committee
USHB2577Intro
25%
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Program, and for other purposes.
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2023-10-02
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 189.
USHB5775Intro
25%
To ensure greater equity in Federal disaster assistance policies and programs by authorizing an equity steering group and equity advisor within the Federal Emergency Management Agency, improving data collection to measure disparate outcomes and parti...
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2023-09-28
To House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
USHB5689Intro
25%
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the age limitations on eligibility for the earned income tax credit.
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2023-09-26
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHB5685Intro
25%
To prevent harassment at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.
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2023-09-22
To House Education And The Workforce Committee
USHB5593Intro
25%
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to exempt from the Generalized System of Preferences certain tire articles, and for other purposes.
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2023-09-20
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHB14Intro
25%
To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determin ing which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes.
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2023-09-19
To House Judiciary Committee
USHB5580Intro
25%
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain discharges of indebtedness secured by real property from income.
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2023-09-19
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHB5399Intro
25%
To substantially restrict the use of animal testing for cosmetics, and for other purposes.
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2023-09-15
To House Subcommittee on Health
USHB3152Engross
50%
To impose sanctions with respect to countries, individuals, and entities that engage in any effort to acquire, possess, develop, transport, transfer, or deploy Iranian missiles and related goods and technology, including materials and equipment, and ...
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2023-09-13
To Senate Foreign Relations Committee
USHB5435Intro
25%
To prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm.
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2023-09-13
To House Judiciary Committee
USHB5275Intro
25%
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the taxable REIT subsidiary asset test.
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2023-08-25
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHB5295Intro
25%
To modify certain notice requirements, to study certain election requirements, to clarify certain election requirements, and for other purposes.
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2023-08-25
To House Judiciary Committee
USHB5159Intro
25%
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure stability in payments to home health agencies under the Medicare program.
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2023-08-11
To House Subcommittee on Health
USHB4004PassTo approve and implement the Agreement between the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States regarding Trade between the United States of America and Taiwan, and for other purposes.
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2023-08-07
Became Public Law No: 118-13.
USHB5131Intro
25%
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition of the bicentennial of the Erie Canal.
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2023-08-01
To House Financial Services Committee
USHB5048Intro
25%
To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of Presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes.
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2023-07-28
To House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
USHB5080Intro
25%
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain Nurse Corps payments from gross income.
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2023-07-28
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHB4829Intro
25%
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment program, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand Medicare Rural Health Clinic Service...
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2023-07-28
To House Subcommittee on Health
USHB4992Intro
25%
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to ensure that all firearms are traceable, and for other purposes.
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2023-07-27
To House Judiciary Committee
USHB1776Intro
25%
To prevent, treat, and cure tuberculosis globally.
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2023-07-26
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
USHB4942Intro
25%
To provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities, and for other purposes.
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2023-07-26
To House Judiciary Committee
USHB4889Intro
25%
To provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage, and for other purposes.
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2023-07-25
To House Education And The Workforce Committee
USHB4752Intro
25%
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain cognitive impairment detection in the Medicare annual wellness visit and initial preventive physical examination.
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2023-07-21
To House Subcommittee on Health
USHB4788Intro
25%
To make opioid treatment programs eligible for grants under section 2008 of the Social Security Act.
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2023-07-20
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHB4783Intro
25%
To provide low-income individuals with opportunities to enter and follow a career pathway in the health professions, and for other purposes.
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2023-07-20
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHB1282Intro
25%
To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility to certain military retirees for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay or combat-related special compensation, and for other purposes.
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2023-07-18
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 117.
USHB11Intro
25%
To expand Americans' access to the ballot box and reduce the influence of big money in politics, and for other purposes.
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2023-07-18
To House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection
USHB2768Intro
25%
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to State and local entities to carry out peer-to-peer mental health programs.
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2023-07-18
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
USHB4583Intro
25%
To protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and future generations.
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2023-07-14
To House Subcommittee on Health
USHB4627Intro
25%
To provide support for nationals of Afghanistan who supported the United States mission in Afghanistan, adequate vetting for parolees from Afghanistan, adjustment of status for eligible individuals, and special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan all...
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2023-07-13
To House Judiciary Committee
USHB1118Intro
25%
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes.
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2023-07-11
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Pappas asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1118, a bill originally introduced by Representative Cicilline, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
USHB4438Intro
25%
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage and payment of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Disorder treatment under part B of such title, and for other purposes.
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2023-07-07
To House Subcommittee on Health
USHB4432Intro
25%
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit defenses based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.
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2023-06-30
To House Judiciary Committee
USHB4286Intro
25%
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage under State plans under the Medicaid program for annual lung cancer screening with no cost sharing for individuals for whom screening is recommended by U.S. Preventive Services Task Fo...
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2023-06-23
To House Subcommittee on Health
USHB4322Intro
25%
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that all provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples, and for other purposes.
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2023-06-23
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHB4326Intro
25%
To permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for income tax returns outside the statute of limitations, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that all provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex coupl...
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2023-06-23
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHB4273Intro
25%
To authorize the Director of the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution to support LGBTQI+ history and women's history education programs, and for other purposes.
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2023-06-22
To House Administration Committee
USHB4260Intro
25%
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide an equitable Social Security formula for individuals with noncovered employment and to provide relief for individuals currently affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision.
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2023-06-21
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHB15Intro
25%
To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes.
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2023-06-21
To House Judiciary Committee
USHB3946Intro
25%
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program, and for other purposes.
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2023-06-16
To House Subcommittee on Health
USHB4172Intro
25%
To establish a United States Commission on Hate Crimes to study and make recommendations on the prevention of the commission of hate crimes, and for other purposes.
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2023-06-15
To House Judiciary Committee
USHB4166Intro
25%
To authorize contributions to the United Nations Population Fund, and for other purposes.
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2023-06-15
To House Foreign Affairs Committee
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