WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Paramedical personnel

H.R. 6157, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the exception from the 10 percent penalty for early withdrawals from governmental plans for qualified public safety employees

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6157 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the exception from the 10 percent penalty for early withdrawals from governmental plans for qualified public safety employees....

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H.R. 6011, The Veterans to Paramedics Transition Act

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6011 would amend the Public Health Service Act to facilitate emergency medical services personnel training and certification curriculums for military veterans....

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S. 2993, The Veterans to Paramedics Transition Act

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2993 would amend the Public Health Service Act to facilitate emergency medical services personnel training and certification curriculums for military veterans....

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H.R. 5930, The Charitable Aid to Community Heroes Act of 2008

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5930 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow charitable organizations to collect and disperse deductible contributions for certain individuals who are injured or killed in an effort to protect life or property....

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S. 2921, The Caring for Wounded Warriors Act of 2008

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2921 would require pilot programs on training and certification for family caregiver personal care attendants for veterans and members of the Armed Forces with traumatic brain injury, and it would require a pilot program on provision of respite care to such veterans and members....

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H.R. 5799, The Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act of 2008

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5799 would amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the transparency of information on skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities and to clarify and improve the targeting of the enforcement of requirements with respect to such facilities....

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H.R. 5549, The Deamonte Driver Dental Care Access Improvement Act of 2008

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5549 would expand the dental workforce and improve dental access, prevention, and data reporting....

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S. 2723, The Deamonte Driver Dental Care Access Improvement

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2723 would expand the dental workforce and improve dental access, prevention, and data reporting....

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H.R. 5530, The Tribal Government Homeland Security Coordination and Integration Act

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5530 would ensure the coordination and integration of Indian tribes in the National Homeland Security strategy and it would establish an Office of Tribal Government Homeland Security within the Department of Homeland Security....

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H.R. 5516, The Officer Daniel Faulkner Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2008

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5516 would increase Federal Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other first responders....

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H.R. 5491, Emily's Act

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4591 would amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to States to establish and implement programs for registering pharmaceutical technicians....

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S. 2641, The Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act of 2008

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2641 would amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the transparency of information on skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities and to clarify and improve the targeting of the enforcement of requirements with respect to such facilities....

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H.R. 5192, The Children's Compassionate Care Act of 2007

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5192 would improve the palliative and end-of-life care provided to children with life-threatening conditions....

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H.R. 5174, The Nursing and Allied Health Education Preservation Act of 2008

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5174 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to continue the ability of hospitals to supply a needed workforce of nurses and allied health professionals by preserving funding for hospital operated nursing and allied health education programs....

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S. 2523, The National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2523 would establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United States to provide for the construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families....

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H.R. 4926, The Josh Miller HEARTS Act - Cost per Average Family: $2.14

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4926 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools....

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H.R. 4183, The National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2007

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4183 would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System....

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H.R. 4158, The National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2007

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4158 would amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify and codify the authority of the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to administer the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System for Federal response to all hazards....

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H.R. 4082, The Long-term Care Quality and Modernization Act of 2007

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4082 would improve the quality of, and access to, long-term care....

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H.R. 3990, The Military Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Act

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3990 would reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members of the armed forces and their family members and partners through enhanced programs of prevention and deterrence, enhanced programs of victims services, and strengthened provisions for prosecution of assailants....

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S. 2240, The Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2240 would prohibit termination of employment of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical personnel responding to emergencies....

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H.R. 3822, To amend title 1 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include nongovernmental and volunteer firefighters, ground and air ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain benefits

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3822 would amend title 1 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include nongovernmental and volunteer firefighters, ground and air ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain benefits....

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H.R. 3812, The African Health Capacity Investment Act of 2007

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3812 would amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to assist countries in sub-Saharan Africa in the effort to achieve internationally recognized goals in the treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS and other major diseases and the reduction of maternal and child mortality by improving human health care capacity and improving retention of medical health professionals in sub-Saharan Africa....

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S. 2123, The Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2123 would provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions....

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H.R. 3543, The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2007

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3543 would amend the Public Health Service Act to extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack in New York City on September 11, 2001....

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