Keeping All Students Safe Act [S.1858]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
A bill to prohibit and prevent seclusion, mechanical restraint, chemical restraint, and dangerous restraints that restrict breathing, and to prevent and reduce the use of physical restraint in schools, and for other purposes.
S.1858: Keeping All Students Safe Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/26/2021
Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2021 [S.1864]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require a section on reproductive rights in the Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, and for other purposes.
S.1864: Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 05/26/2021
Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act [S.1833]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
[Social Security ]
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the application of the Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services furnished under Medicaid and to apply the rate floor to additional providers of primary care services.
S.1833: Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/26/2021
Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2021 [S.1860]
[Housing ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
A bill to amend the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act to provide for additional procedures for families with children under the age of 6, and for other purposes.
S.1860: Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/24/2021
HR-436: 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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/26/2021
You have voted HR-436: 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..
TIKES Act Telehealth Improvement for Kids’ Essential Services Act [S.1798]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to provide for strategies to increase access to telehealth under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.
S.1798: TIKES Act Telehealth Improvement for Kids’ Essential Services Act
Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/25/2021
Stop Child Hunger Act of 2021 [HB-3519]
[Food ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Health ]
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish a permanent, nationwide electronic benefits transfer program for children during school closures, and for other purposes.
HB-3519: Stop Child Hunger Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 05/25/2021
Keeping All Students Safe Act [HB-3474]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
To prohibit and prevent seclusion, mechanical restraint, chemical restraint, and dangerous restraints that restrict breathing, and to prevent and reduce the use of physical restraint in schools, and for other purposes.
HB-3474: Keeping All Students Safe Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 05/25/2021
Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act [S.1811]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
A bill to increase the recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers by low-income local educational agencies.
S.1811: Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/25/2021
Preventing Lead Poisoning Act of 2021 [HB-3511]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to require a State child health plan to include coverage of screening blood lead tests, to codify such requirement under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes.
HB-3511: Preventing Lead Poisoning Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/26/2021
Comprehensive Mental Health in Schools Pilot Program Act of 2021 [HB-3549]
[Education ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a pilot grant program to develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive mental health services programs in elementary schools and secondary schools, and for other purposes.
HB-3549: Comprehensive Mental Health in Schools Pilot Program Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 05/25/2021
Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act [S.1795]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to address mental health issues for youth, particularly youth of color, and for other purposes.
S.1795: Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/24/2021
SR-231: A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 17, 2021, 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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 05/24/2021
You have voted SR-231: A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 17, 2021, 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..
Safe Drinking Water in Public Playgrounds, Parks, and Libraries Act [HB-3423]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Libraries ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide for drinking water fountain replacement in public playgrounds, parks, and libraries, and for other purposes.
HB-3423: Safe Drinking Water in Public Playgrounds, Parks, and Libraries Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And Climate Change. on 05/21/2021
SR-228: A resolution designating May 15, 2021, as "Kids to Parks Day".
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 05/20/2021
BABIES Act Birth Access Benefiting Improved Essential Facility Services Act [HB-3337]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Medicaid demonstration program to develop and advance innovative payment models for freestanding birth center services for women with a low-risk pregnancy, and for other purposes.
BABIES Act Birth Access Benefiting Improved Essential Facility Services Act [S.1716]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Medicaid demonstration program to develop and advance innovative payment models for freestanding birth center services for women with a low-risk pregnancy.