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Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2019 [HB-3129]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
Establishes, or authorizes to be established, a series of programs relating to cancer screenings for women. Among other things, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish demonstration programs that (1) support certain cancer-screening training for health care providers at family planning and community health centers, and (2) support increased co-testing of human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer among demographics that have disproportionate rates of cervical cancer.
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Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2019 [S.1735]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishes, or authorizes to be established, a series of programs relating to cancer screenings for women. Among other things, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish demonstration programs that (1) support certain cancer-screening training for health care providers at family planning and community health centers, and (2) support increased co-testing of human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer among demographics that have disproportionate rates of cervical cancer.
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Expressing support for the designation of the first Tuesday in June as "National Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day". [HR-422]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
This resolution expresses support for the designation of National Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day.
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A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 17, 2019, as "DIPG Pediatric Brain Cancer Awareness Day" to raise awareness of and encourage research on diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma tumors and pediatric cancers in general. [SR-223]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Children and Youth ]
This resolution expresses support for the designation of May 17, 2019, as DIPG Pediatric Brain Cancer Awareness Day.
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Liver Illness Visibility, Education, and Research Act of 2019 [HB-3016]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Education ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for and support liver illness visibility, education, and research, and for other purposes.
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Youth Access to Sexual Health Services Act of 2019 [S.1530]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to support the access of marginalized youth to sexual health services, and for other purposes.
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PALS Act Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings Act of 2019 [HB-2777]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Veterans ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Makes a series of changes relating to health insurance coverage of screening mammography. Specifically, the bill requires that any provision of law referring to current recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) with respect to breast cancer screening mammography be administered as if (1) the provision referred to USPSTF recommendations last issued before 2009; and (2) those recommendations applied to any screening mammography modality, including any digital modality of such a procedure. This requirement shall also apply
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Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2019 [HB-2689]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
Reauthorizes through December 31, 2027, provisions requiring the U.S. Postal Service to issue a special postage stamp for first-class mail that costs more than the regular first-class stamp to raise funds for breast cancer research.
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Youth Access to Sexual Health Services Act of 2019 [HB-2701]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to support the access of marginalized youth to sexual health services, and for other purposes.
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Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2019 [S.1438]
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[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
Reauthorizes through December 31, 2027, provisions requiring the U.S. Postal Service to issue a special postage stamp for first-class mail that costs more than the regular first-class stamp to raise funds for breast cancer research.
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Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act [S.1374]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Disabilities ]
[Social Security ]
Exempts individuals with metastatic breast cancer from certain waiting periods for disability insurance benefits under the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program and related Medicare coverage.
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Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act [HB-2568]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct an epidemiological study and report on the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer) in Vietnam era veterans. The study shall identify the rate of incidence of cholangiocarcinoma in such veterans and in U.S. residents. The bill also requires the VA to track and report on the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma using the Veterans Affairs Central Cancer Registry.
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Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2019 [HB-2428]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibits private health insurance plans from imposing higher cost-sharing requirements on breast cancer diagnostic examinations than initial breast cancer screening examinations. Diagnostic examinations are generally required after an initial screening detects an abnormality and typically require additional mammogram images (e.g., x-rays).
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Expressing support for the designation of May as "National Bladder Cancer Awareness Month". [HR-341]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
This resolution supports the designation, and the goals and ideals, of National Bladder Cancer Awareness Month. It also calls on the people of the United States, interested groups, and affected persons to (1) promote awareness of bladder cancer and to foster understanding of the impact of the disease on patients and their families and caregivers, and (2) take an active role in the fight to end bladder cancer.
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HEARTS Act of 2019 Health Equity and Access for Returning Troops and Servicemembers Act of 2019 [HB-2371]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Veterans ]
[Social Security ]
[Military ]
Makes a series of changes relating to Medicare coverage and requirements, particularly with respect to military retirees. Specifically, the bill (1) exempts certain military retirees who are under 65 years of age, and who no longer receive Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, from the requirement to enroll in Medicare medical services in order to be eligible for TRICARE; (2) increases funding for the Medicare Improvement Fund; and (3) temporarily provides for Medicare coverage of certain prostate cancer DNA Specimen Provenance Assay tests.
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Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2020 [HB-2339]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Revises requirements related to the safety, sale, and advertisement of tobacco products, including electronic nicotine delivery systems (e.g., e-cigarettes, e-hookah, e-cigars, and vape pens). Among other requirements, the bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to implement regulations to require color graphics on the labeling of cigarette packages, depicting the negative health consequences of smoking; requires the FDA to apply regulations on tobacco products to all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes; generally prohibits the
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VET PFAS Act Veterans Exposed to Toxic PFAS Act [S.1023]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Military ]
[Science ]
[Environmental ]
Requires hospital care and medical services to be furnished for specified conditions to veterans and reservists who were exposed to perfluorooctanoic acid and other per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (commonly referred to as PFAS) while serving on military installations. Family members of veterans and reservists who resided at these military installations are also eligible for hospital care and medical services under this bill. The bill also provides a presumption of service connection for veterans and reservists who were exposed to such substances.
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State-Based, Market-Oriented, Prescription Drug Negotiations Act of 2019 [HB-2038]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizes health insurance issuers to jointly negotiate the prices for prescription drugs with the manufacturers of such drugs.
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Supporting State, local, and community initiatives to encourage parents, teachers, camp counselors, and childcare professionals to take measures to prevent sunburns in the minors they care for, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that State, local, and community entities should continue to support efforts to curb the incidences of skin cancer beginning with childhood skin protection. [HR-323]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
This resolution expresses support for efforts to (1) exempt sunscreen from over-the-counter medication bans in schools, and (2) encourage health care professionals to educate parents and children about sun-safe behaviors. Additionally, the resolution encourages schools to allow students to possess sunscreen without restriction and without physician authorization.
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Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 [S.1195]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
Extends the presumption of service-connection for certain diseases associated with herbicide (e.g., Agent Orange) exposure to veterans who served (1) offshore of Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, or (2) in or near the Korean Demilitarized Zone between September 1, 1967, and August 31, 1971. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific disabilities or diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then
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