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A resolution commemorating and supporting the goals of World AIDS Day. [SR-452]
This resolution recognizes World AIDS Day and expresses support for efforts to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS both domestically and internationally.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 12/10/2019
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Supporting the goals and ideals of World AIDS Day. [HCR-78]
This concurrent resolution recognizes World AIDS Day and expresses support for efforts to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS both domestically and internationally.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 12/09/2019
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Telehealth Expansion Act of 2019 [HB-5257]
Requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish the Expanding Telehealth Program. The purposes of the program are to (1) support connected care services for low-income and rural individuals and veterans through telehealth services; (2) defray the costs of internet services to health care providers to provide connected care for such patients; (3) promote innovative telehealth services technologies through direct connection between health care providers and patients; and (4) gather data on telehealth services and how to improve the efficiency
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Sponsored by: Rep. TJ Cox
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 11/25/2019
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Elijah E. Cummings Family Asthma Act [HB-5230]
Requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to collaborate with state and local health departments to (1) conduct activities regarding asthma, including deterring the harmful consequences of uncontrolled asthma, and disseminating health education and information regarding prevention of asthma episodes and strategies for managing asthma; and (2) develop state plans incorporating public health responses to reduce the burden of asthma, particularly regarding disproportionately affected populations. Additionally, the bill revises and
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Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 11/22/2019
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Encouraging the President to expand the list of the Department of Veterans Affairs of presumptive medical conditions associated with exposure to Agent Orange to include Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension, and hypothyroidism. [HR-729]
This resolution encourages the President to expand the Department of Veterans Affairs list of presumptive medical conditions associated with exposure to Agent Orange to include Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension, and hypothyroidism.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Pocan
Introduced In House on 11/21/2019
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Cruise Passenger Protection Act [HB-5096]
Revises provisions related to passenger vessel security and safety. Among other things, the bill applies to certain passenger vessels that carry at least 250 passengers, directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to determine whether any of the enumerated rights in the international cruise line passenger bill of rights (adopted by the members of the Cruise Lines International Association) are enforceable under federal law, revises passenger vessel security and safety requirements, requires DOT to study the feasibility of having an individual
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Garamendi
Introduced In House on 11/14/2019
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A resolution encouraging the President to expand the list of the Department of Veterans Affairs of presumptive medical conditions associated with exposure to Agent Orange to include Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension, and hypothyroidism. [SR-420]
This resolution encourages the President to expand the Department of Veterans Affairs list of presumptive medical conditions associated with exposure to Agent Orange to include Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension, and hypothyroidism.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/13/2019
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Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2019 [S.2842]
Accelerates and expands certain changes that are scheduled to take effect relating to the coverage of cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs under Medicare. Currently, such programs require physician supervision. Effective January 1, 2024, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists may also supervise these programs. The bill expedites the effective date of these changes to January 1, 2021, and also allows these practitioners to administer programs in their offices, prepare and sign treatment
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 11/13/2019
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Health Care Workforce Protection Act of 2019 [HB-4982]
Extends targeted liability protection to certain manufacturers, distributors, prescribers, and users of approved respiratory protective devices that are used under certain conditions during a declared public health emergency.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 11/06/2019
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Access to AEDs Act [HB-4989]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award a grant to a health care organization to promote student access to defibrillation in elementary and secondary schools. Specifically, such access shall be achieved in such schools by developing and providing comprehensive materials to establish defibrillation programs, providing support for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) training programs, fostering new and existing community partnerships to promote the importance of defibrillation, establishing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 11/06/2019
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Safeguarding Medicare Access to Respiratory Therapy Act of 2019 [HB-4945]
Establishes certain requirements relating to Medicare coverage of ventilators. Specifically, the bill (1) excludes ventilators and other covered respiratory items, as specified, from Medicare's competitive acquisition program (in which rates are set through a competitive bidding program rather than by an established fee schedule); and (2) requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish a technical expert panel to review, and make recommendations regarding, national coverage determinations with respect to Medicare coverage of ventilators
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 11/01/2019
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Recognizing women's cardiovascular health as a critical health care priority that affects every State and contributes to increased health care costs, and promoting the necessity of increased awareness of and education on the symptoms for heart disease among women, gender-specific cardiovascular disease research, and policy action to alleviate the risks of heart disease among women. [HR-643]
This resolution identifies women's cardiovascular health as an important health care issue. It recognizes that gender-specific differences in symptoms can impact health outcomes and costs, promotes increased awareness of these differences, and supports gender-specific cardiovascular health research, prevention, and treatment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/21/2019
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I CAN Act Inhaler Coverage and Access Now Act [HB-4716]
Provides for coverage under a high deductible health plan not requiring a deductible of inhalers for treatment of any chronic lung disease, including asthma (and any medicine or drug which is delivered through such inhalers for treatment of such diseases).
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Sewell
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Ways And Means. H. Rept. 116-401. on 02/21/2020
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Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2019 [HB-3911]
Accelerates and expands certain changes that are scheduled to take effect relating to the coverage of cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs under Medicare. Currently, such programs require physician supervision. Effective January 1, 2024, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists may also supervise these programs. The bill expedites the effective date of these changes to January 1, 2020, and also allows these practitioners to administer programs in their offices, prepare and sign treatment
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Lewis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/24/2019
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Family Asthma Act [HB-4622]
Requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to collaborate with state and local health departments to (1) conduct activities regarding asthma, including deterring the harmful consequences of uncontrolled asthma, and disseminating health education and information regarding prevention of asthma episodes and strategies for managing asthma; and (2) develop state plans incorporating public health responses to reduce the burden of asthma, particularly regarding disproportionately affected populations. Additionally, the bill revises and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Elijah Cummings
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/09/2019
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Asthma Care and Prevention in Rural Communities Act of 2019 [HB-4548]
Permits the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to award grants to address childhood asthma in rural and underserved communities. Counties with high prevalence of asthma among children (12% or higher) may use grants to support mobile clinics, distance learning, and telemedicine to increase access to asthma diagnosis, treatment, and education. Grantees may award subgrants to schools, hospitals, or other organizations to achieve the goals of the program. The CDC must also study issues related to asthma in rural areas.
Sponsored by: Rep. Juan Vargas
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 09/30/2019
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Adding Epidemic Diseases to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act [HB-4553]
Expands the priority-review voucher program for tropical diseases to include Middle East respiratory syndrome, Nipah virus, and Rift Valley fever. A voucher entitles the holder to have a future new drug or biological product application acted upon by the Food and Drug Administration within six months.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Marshall
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 09/30/2019
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Veterans’ Right to Breathe Act [HB-4574]
Provides a presumption of service connection to burn pit-exposed veterans for certain diseases. Under a presumption of service connection, specific conditions 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 be awarded. A burn pit-exposed veteran is a veteran who was supporting a contingency operation on or after January 1, 1990, and was stationed at a location where an open burn pit (an area used for burning solid waste in open
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 10/14/2019
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A resolution designating September 2019 as "National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month". [SR-354]
A resolution designating September 2019 as "National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month".
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 09/26/2019
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Chronic Condition Copay Elimination Act [HB-4457]
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for additional preventive care for individuals with chronic conditions without the imposition of cost sharing requirement, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 09/25/2019