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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 [HB-3358]
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and several related agencies. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Labor. Provides appropriations to the Employment and Training Administration for: Training and Employment Services, the Job Corps, Federal Unemployment Benefits
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Cole Committee On Appropriations Senate Subcommittee On Departments Of Labor, Health And Human Services, And Education, And Related Agencies. Hearings Held. With Printed Hearing: S.hrg. 115-277. on 12/05/2017
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Adding Middle East Respiratory Syndrome to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act [HB-3348]
Adding Middle East Respiratory Syndrome to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to include Middle East respiratory syndrome under the priority review voucher program for tropical diseases, which awards a voucher to the sponsor of a new drug or biological product that is approved to prevent or treat a tropical disease. (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: Rep. John Delaney
Introduced In House on 07/20/2017
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Save Rural Hospitals Act [HB-2957]
Save Rural Hospitals Act This bill amends titles XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to increase payments to, and modify various requirements regarding, rural health care providers under the Medicare program. Among other provisions, the bill: (1) reverses cuts to reimbursement of bad debt for critical access hospitals (CAHs) and rural hospitals, as well as alters certain requirements with regard to CAHs; (2) extends payment levels for low-volume hospitals and Medicare-dependent hospitals (MDHs); (3) reinstates revised diagnosis-related
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/11/2017
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Improving Access to Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Act of 2017 [S.1361]
Improving Access to Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/15/2017
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CONNECT for Health Act of 2017 Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act of 2017 [HB-2556]
CONNECT for Health Act of 2017 Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/01/2017
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Expressing support for a month to be known as Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month, and for other purposes. [HCR-58]
Expressing support for a month to be known as Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month, and for other purposes. Supports the designation of Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month. (Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease that causes persistent lung infections and limits the ability to breathe over time.) Congratulates the cystic fibrosis community for their dedication to patients. Recognizes that the care delivery system for cystic fibrosis can be a model for care coordination. Acknowledges the investments and scientific achievements that have improved the lives
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Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/26/2017
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Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 [HB-2550]
Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/01/2017
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Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act [S.693]
Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide support for Palliative Care and Hospice Education Centers. These centers must improve the training of health professionals in palliative care and establish traineeships for individuals preparing for advanced education nursing degrees, social work degrees, or advanced degrees in physician assistant studies in palliative care. HHS may provide support to schools of medicine, schools
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/22/2017
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Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act [HB-1676]
Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide support for Palliative Care and Hospice Education Centers. These centers must improve the training of health professionals in palliative care and establish traineeships for individuals preparing for advanced education nursing degrees, social work degrees, or advanced degrees in physician assistant studies in palliative care. HHS may provide support to schools of medicine, schools
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/24/2018
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EAT for Health Act of 2017 Education and Training for Health Act of 2017 [HB-1634]
EAT for Health Act of 2017 Education and Training for Health Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to issue guidelines to federal agencies to ensure that federal, full time primary care health professionals have continuing education relating to nutrition. Agencies must annually report information including the extent to which they have adopted and encouraged the guidelines. The continuing education must: (1) include content on the role of nutrition in the prevention, management, and reversal of obesity, cardiovascular
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2017
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Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017 [HB-1563]
Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to develop a patient registry to collect data on mesothelioma. The agency must use the registry to: enhance and expand infrastructure and activities for tracking the epidemiology of mesothelioma patients; collect, consolidate, and report on health information on mesothelioma patients; describe the incidence and prevalence of mesothelioma in the United States; facilitate research
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017
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ENRICH Act Expanding Nutrition's Role in Curricula and Healthcare Act [HB-1413]
ENRICH Act Expanding Nutrition's Role in Curricula and Healthcare Act This bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration to establish a program of three-year competitive grants to accredited medical schools for the development or expansion of an integrated nutrition and physical activity curriculum. The curriculum must: (1) be designed to improve communication and provider preparedness in the prevention, management, and reversal of obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer; and (2) address additional topics regarding
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017
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Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act [HB-1279]
Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a center of excellence in the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relating to exposure to burn pits and other environmental exposures in Afghanistan or Iraq. The VA shall, in selecting the center's site, consider entities that: are equipped with the specialized equipment needed to study, diagnose, and treat health conditions relating to such exposure; have a track record of publishing
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Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/27/2017
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Cancer Care Payment Reform Act of 2017 [S.463]
Cancer Care Payment Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish the Oncology Medical Home Demonstration Project, through which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall make special payments to participating oncology practices that coordinate patient care and meet other specified requirements. During the first two years of the project, CMS shall pay a care coordination management fee to each such practice. After the third, fourth, and fifth years of the project, CMS shall pay
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1502-1504) on 02/28/2017
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CCM-CARE Act Cerebral Cavernous Malformations Clinical Awareness, Research, and Education Act of 2017 [HB-1255]
CCM-CARE Act Cerebral Cavernous Malformations Clinical Awareness, Research, and Education Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to strengthen and coordinate its efforts concerning cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM). (CCM is a condition in which blood vessels in the brain and spinal cord become enlarged, which can lead to seizures, paralysis, hearing or vision loss, or bleeding in the brain.) The NIH may award grants and enter into cooperative agreements for CCM research.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Lujan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/03/2017
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CCM-CARE Act Cerebral Cavernous Malformations Clinical Awareness, Research, and Education Act of 2017 [S.475]
CCM-CARE Act Cerebral Cavernous Malformations Clinical Awareness, Research, and Education Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to strengthen and coordinate its efforts concerning cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM). (CCM is a condition in which blood vessels in the brain and spinal cord become enlarged, which can lead to seizures, paralysis, hearing or vision loss, or bleeding in the brain.) The NIH may award grants and enter into cooperative agreements for CCM research.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/28/2017
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Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017 [S.477]
Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to replace the authorization for a National Congenital Heart Disease Surveillance System with a requirement for the Department of Health and Human Services, regarding congenital heart disease, to enhance and expand research and surveillance infrastructure, and to plan and implement a public outreach and education campaign. (Congenital heart disease is a condition caused by a heart defect that is present at birth.) The Centers for Disease Control and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1504-1505) on 02/28/2017
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Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017 [HB-1222]
Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to replace the authorization for a National Congenital Heart Disease Surveillance System with a requirement for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), regarding congenital heart disease, to enhance and expand research and surveillance infrastructure. (Congenital heart disease is a condition caused by a heart defect that is present at birth.) HHS must award grants to nonprofit entities to conduct a study of congenital heart disease,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Signed By President. on 12/21/2018
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Expressing support for the designation of February 22, 2017, as "National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day", coinciding with American Heart Month. [HR-146]
Expressing support for the designation of February 22, 2017, as "National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day", coinciding with American Heart Month. Expresses support for: (1) the designation of National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day, and (2) the efforts of the Department of Health and Human Services and the entire medical community to educate people about heart valve disease.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/24/2017
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Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act [S.431]
Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to specify that certain siting requirements applicable under the Medicare program shall not apply to telehealth services that are furnished after 2017 for purposes of evaluating an acute stroke. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall not pay an originating-site facility fee with respect to such telehealth services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/16/2017