New Hampshire Congressional Bills

in committee · New Hampshire · House Jul 19, 2022

HR 6823: Elizabeth Dole Home and Community Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act of 2022

Elizabeth Dole Home and Community Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act of 2022 or the Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act This bill addresses home care and caregiver programs for veterans.

Topics ✓ Veterans

Julia Brownley (D) · 54 co-sponsors

in committee · New Hampshire · House Jul 19, 2022

HR 6647: To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes.

This bill expands eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reimbursement of emergency treatment for veterans who are treated in a non-VA facility. Specifically, the bill waives the requirement that a veteran must have received VA care within the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of emergency treatment if the veteran receives such emergency treatment within the 60-day period following their enrollment in the VA health care system.

Topics ✓ Healthcare ✓ Veterans

in committee · New Hampshire · House Jul 19, 2022

HR 5776: Serving Our LGBTQ Veterans Act

Serving Our LGBTQ Veterans Act This bill establishes a Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Veterans within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Among other functions, the center must serve as principal adviser to the VA on the adoption and implementation of policies and programs affecting veterans who are LGBTQ.

Topics ✓ Veterans

in committee · New Hampshire · House Jul 19, 2022

HR 5606: Return Home to Housing Act

Return Home to Housing Act This bill increases the maximum rate of per diem payments provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to entities (i.e., grant recipients or authorized entities) that furnish services and transitional housing to homeless veterans.

Topics ✓ Housing ✓ Veterans

Nikema Williams (D) · 46 co-sponsors

in committee · New Hampshire · House Jul 19, 2022

HR 3693: VA CPE Modernization Act

Department of Veterans Affairs Continuing Professional Education Modernization Act or the VA CPE Modernization Act This bill modifies the program under which the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reimburses specified full-time health care professionals for continuing professional education expenses. Under current law, only board-certified physicians and dentists are eligible for such reimbursement. The bill expands the program to require reimbursement for various specified full-time health care professionals (e.g., registered nurses) and increases the amount available for a physician or dentist. Additionally, the bill removes the requirement that an individual be board-certified to receive reimbursement. The VA may adjust the amounts available based on inflation.

Topics ✓ Veterans

Julia Brownley (D) · 21 co-sponsors

in committee · New Hampshire · House Jul 19, 2022

HR 291: VA COST SAVINGS Enhancements Act

Department of Veterans Affairs Creation of On-Site Treatment Systems Affording Veterans Improvements and Numerous General Safety Enhancements Act or the VA COST SAVINGS Enhancements Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to install and operate an on-site regulated medical waste treatment system at each VA facility that would benefit from such a system's cost savings. In order to identify which VA facilities would benefit, the VA must develop a uniform regulated medical waste cost analysis model to determine the cost savings associated with the use of an on-site regulated medical waste treatment system.

passed · New Hampshire · House Jul 18, 2022

HRES 1130: Expressing support for the sovereign decision of Finland and Sweden to apply to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as well as calling on all members of NATO to ratify the protocols of accession swiftly.

This resolution expresses support for Finland and Sweden's historic decision to apply to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The resolution also opposes any attempt by the Russian government to act in an adverse way in response to Finland and Sweden's decision to apply to join NATO. Finally, the resolution calls on the member states of NATO to formally support the accession of Finland and Sweden into NATO.

in committee · New Hampshire · Senate Jul 18, 2022

S 2274: Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act

Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act This bill establishes cybersecurity employment and training programs through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Specifically, DHS must establish an apprenticeship program that leads directly to employment in cybersecurity in federal agencies. Program participants must agree to a period of obligated service with a federal agency after completing the program. DHS must also coordinate with the VA to establish a pilot program to provide cybersecurity training for veterans, individuals approaching veteran status, and military spouses. The bill also extends through 2025 the requirement that federal agencies annually report critical cybersecurity workforce needs to the Office of Personnel Management.

Topics ✓ Technology

passed · New Hampshire · House Jul 18, 2022

HR 8297: Ensuring Access to Abortion Act of 2022

Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act This bill prohibits anyone acting under state law from interfering with a person's ability to access out-of-state abortion services. ( Abortion services includes the use of any drugs that are approved to terminate pregnancies and any health care services related to an abortion, whether or not provided at the same time or on the same day.) Specifically, the bill prohibits any person acting under state law from preventing, restricting, impeding, or retaliating against health care providers who provide legal abortion services to out-of-state residents, any person or entity who helps health care providers to provide such services, any person who travels to another state to obtain such services, any person or entity who helps another person travel to another state to obtain such services, or the movement in interstate commerce of drugs that are approved to terminate pregnancies. The Department of Justice may enforce this bill through civil actions; the bill also establishes a private right of action for violations.

Lizzie Fletcher (D) · 182 co-sponsors

in committee · New Hampshire · House Jul 15, 2022

HR 8383: To amend the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 to improve provisions relating to the development of hydropower at Corps of Engineers facilities, and for other purposes.

This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to (1) assess opportunities to increase hydroelectric power at its projects (e.g, dams and locks), and (2) create a new program manager position for nonfederal hydroelectric power development.

Topics ✓ Energy ✓ Environment

passed · New Hampshire · Senate Jul 14, 2022

SRES 710: A resolution congratulating the University of Mississippi Rebels baseball team for winning the 2022 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I baseball championship.

This resolution congratulates the University of Mississippi baseball team for winning the 2022 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I baseball championship.

in committee · New Hampshire · Senate Jul 14, 2022

S 4532: Strengthening Community Business Development Act

Strengthening Community Business Development Act This bill expands the factors allowed to be considered by a supervising agency when evaluating a financial institution's compliance with community reinvestment standards. Specifically, the bill allows a supervising agency to consider the efforts of a financial institution that deny business loans to low- and moderate-income borrowers to refer these borrowers to community business development organizations or to provide these borrowers directly with business development resources.

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