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Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2014 [HB-4276]
Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to alter the reporting requirements under the pilot program to assess the effectiveness of providing assistance to eligible veterans with traumatic brain injury to enhance their rehabilitation, quality of life, and community integration. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit reports to the congressional veterans committees on the pilot program for each quarter occurring between January 1, 2015, and
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Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2013 [HB-3718]
Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2013 - Provides that: (1) specified diseases, including heart disease, lung disease, and specified cancers of federal employees employed in fire protection activities for a minimum of 5 years shall be presumed to be proximately caused by such employment if the employee is diagnosed with the disease within 10 years of the last active date of employment in fire protection activities; (2) the disability or death of such an employee due to such a disease shall be presumed to result from personal injury sustained
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Family Cord Blood Banking Act [HB-3673]
Family Cord Blood Banking Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat the cost of private umbilical cord blood banking services as a medical care expense for purposes of the tax deduction for medical expenses.
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Safe Testing at Residence Telehealth Act of 2020 [HB-8642]
To amend title XVIII to provide coverage and payment for certain tests and assistive telehealth consultations during the COVID-19 emergency period, and for other purposes.
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Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020 [S.4819]
A bill to improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.
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PFAS Exposure Assessment and Documentation Act [HB-8643]
To direct the Secretary of Defense to include in periodic health assessments of members of the Armed Forces an evaluation of whether the member has been exposed to perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes.
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The Heroes Act [S.4800]
A bill to provide Coronavirus relief.
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A resolution recognizing and honoring Harmon Killebrew and expressing the condolences of the Senate to his family on his death. [SR-189]
Recognizes Harmon Killebrew as one of the greatest professional baseball players of all time. Honors Killebrew for his charitable efforts to support leukemia and cancer research.
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Safe Doses Act [S.1002]
Safe Doses Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit: (1) embezzling, stealing, obtaining by fraud or deception, or knowingly and unlawfully taking, carrying away, or concealing a medical product that has not yet been made available for retail purchase by a consumer (pre-retail medical product); (2) knowingly and falsely making, altering, forging, or counterfeiting the labeling or documentation of such a product; (3) knowingly possessing, transporting, or trafficking in a product involved in a prohibited act; (4) buying or otherwise
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Supporting the goals and ideals of Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month. [HCR-78]
Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month. Promotes the education of teachers, school nurses, and school personnel in educational strategies such as distance learning and tutoring that will ensure children with Sickle Cell Disease can access and pursue their education.
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To amend the National Organ Transplant Act to prevent the sale of bone marrow and umbilical cord blood, and for other purposes. [HB-6702]
Amends the National Organ Transplant Act to prohibit acquiring, receiving, or otherwise transferring a cord blood unit (the neonatal blood collected from the placenta and umbilical cord of a single newborn baby) for valuable consideration for use in human transplantation if the transfer affects interstate commerce.
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Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act of 2011 [HB-640]
Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) develop a system to collect data on acquired bone marrow failure diseases, (2) establish the National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry, and (3) establish the Advisory Committee on Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Diseases to provide recommendations to the Secretary on the Registry. Allows
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To extend for 5 years the authorization of appropriations for the sickle cell disease prevention and treatment demonstration program. [HB-2518]
Amends the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 to reauthorize appropriations for FY2013-FY2017 for a demonstration program to develop and establish systemic mechanisms to improve the prevention and treatment of Sickle Cell Disease.
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Bleeding Disorder Screening, Awareness, and Further Education (SAFE) Act of 2011 [HB-1919]
Bleeding Disorder Screening, Awareness, and Further Education (SAFE) Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take specified action, directly or through a grant program, with respect to blood disorders in adolescents, including: (1) developing a new, or identifying an existing, screening questionnaire that is evidence-based and in accordance with clinical guidelines for use in the diagnosis of bleeding disorders in adolescents and young adults; (2) disseminating and implementing the screening questionnaire and other
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Family Cord Blood Banking Act of 2011 [HB-1614]
Family Cord Blood Banking Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat the cost of private umbilical cord blood banking services as a medical care expense for purposes of the tax deduction for medical expenses.
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Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2011 [HB-1066]
Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2011- Provides that: (1) specified diseases, including heart disease, lung disease, tuberculosis, hepatatis, human immunodeficiency virus, and specified cancers, of federal employees in fire protection activities shall be presumed to be proximately caused by such employment if the employee is diagnosed with the disease within 10 years of the last active date of employment in fire protection activities; (2) the disability or death of such an employee due to such a disease shall be presumed to result from personal
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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Hepatitis Awareness Month and World Hepatitis Day. [SR-531]
Expresses support for the goals and ideals of World Hepatitis Day and National Hepatitis Awareness Month.Promotes raising awareness of the risks and consequences of undiagnosed chronic hepatitis B or hepatitis C infections.Urges a robust governmental and public health response to protect the health of those who suffer from chronic viral hepatitis.
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A resolution recognizing June 2010 as National Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiecstasia (HHT) month established to increase awareness of HHT, which is a complex genetic blood vessel disorder that affects approximately 70,000 people in the United States. [SR-508]
Expresses support for the designation of June 2010 as National Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiecstasia (HHT) month. Recognizes: (1) the need to pursue research to find better treatments and a cure for HHT; (2) the HHT Foundation International as the only U.S. advocacy organization working to find a cure for HHT while saving the lives and improving the well-being of individuals and families affected; (3) the importance of comprehensive care centers in providing complete care and treatment for HHT patients; (4) that stroke, lung, and brain hemorrhages
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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of African American Bone Marrow Awareness Month. [SR-205]
Expresses support for the goals and ideals of African American Bone Marrow Awareness Month. Urges Americans to: (1) participate in programs and activities regarding bone marrow awareness; and (2) register to become blood marrow donors and organize registration drives.
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A resolution recognizing June 2009 as the first National Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiecstasia (HHT) month, established to increase awareness of HHT, which is a complex genetic blood vessel disorder that affects approximately 70,000 people in the United States. [SR-161]
Expresses support for the designation of June 2009 as National Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiecstasia (HHT) month. Recognizes: (1) the need to pursue research to find better treatments and a cure for HHT; (2) the HHT Foundation International as the only U.S. advocacy organization working to find a cure for HHT while saving the lives and improving the well-being of individuals and families affected; (3) the importance of comprehensive care centers in providing complete care and treatment for HHT patients; (4) that stroke, lung, and brain hemorrhages
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