Child Health
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Get the Lead Out of Schools Act [S.1401]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Get the Lead Out of Schools Act This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for schools and day care facilities that: (1) establishes a lead action level (a level of lead in drinking water that triggers additional actions to control lead contamination) of at least 15 parts per billion; (2) directs each public water system to sample for lead in the drinking water at schools and day care facilities if the EPA determines there is a risk
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 06/21/2017
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Child Health Outreach and Mentorship Program Act [HB-2959]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Child Health Outreach and Mentorship Program Act This bill extends funding through FY2023 for specified outreach and enrollment grants under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Additionally, the bill expands the list of qualified grant recipients to include parent mentors.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Ray Lujan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/23/2017
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Road to Recovery Act [HB-2938]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Road to Recovery Act This bill provides for coverage, under Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program, of inpatient services in a residential substance use disorder treatment facility with respect to an individual under 65 years of age.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/23/2017
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Limiting LEAD in Children's Foods Act Limiting Lead Exposure & Advancing Detection in Children's Foods Act [S.1372]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Limiting LEAD in Children's Foods Act Limiting Lead Exposure & Advancing Detection in Children's Foods Act This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to establish: (1) a maximum level of lead permitted in fruit juices that is not greater than the maximum level of lead permitted in bottled water, and (2) a recommended maximum daily level of lead exposure from food. These levels must be based on the cumulative health risks of lead exposure. The FDA must report on lead in foods frequently consumed by infants and children, including levels
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/15/2017
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Mental Health in Schools Act of 2017 [HB-2913]
[Mental Health ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Mental Health in Schools Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise a community children and violence program to assist local communities and schools in applying a public health approach to mental health services, including by: (1) revising eligibility requirements for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement; and (2) providing for comprehensive school mental health programs that are culturally and linguistically appropriate, trauma-informed, and age appropriate. A comprehensive school mental health program funded under
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/16/2017
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Family-Based Care Services Act [S.1357]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Family-Based Care Services Act This bill establishes a definition, under Medicaid, for "qualified therapeutic family care services." Specifically, such services are those provided for children younger than age 21 who need institution-level care but can instead be cared for in a community placement through a licensed and accredited program that: (1) provides children with certain structured daily activities, and (2) provides parents and caregivers with specialized training and consultation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/14/2017
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Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2017 Increasing Opportunity and Success for Children and Parents through Evidence-Based Home Visiting Act Short Titles as Reported to House Increasing Opportunity and Success for Children and Parents through Evidence-Based Home Visiting Act [HB-2824]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Safety ]
[Social Security ]
[Healthcare ]
Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2017 Increasing Opportunity and Success for Children and Parents through Evidence-Based Home Visiting Act Short Titles as Reported to House Increasing Opportunity and Success for Children and Parents through Evidence-Based Home Visiting Act TITLE I--INCREASING OPPORTUNITY AND SUCCESS FOR CHILDREN AND PARENTS THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING ACT Increasing Opportunity and Success for Children and Parents through Evidence-Based Home Visiting Act (Sec. 102) This bill amends title V (Maternal and Child Health
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Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Meehan
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/28/2017
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Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2017 [HB-2855]
[Social Security ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Social Security Act (SSAct) to apply employment and self-employment taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base ($127,200 in 2017) and to remuneration in excess of $250,000 beginning in calender years after 2017. Title II (Old Age, Survivor and Disability Insurance [OASDI]) of the SSAct is amended to: (1) include 2% of an individual's excess average indexed monthly earnings (over $250,000 per annum) in the formula for determining
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 06/20/2017
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Medicaid and CHIP Quality Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-2843]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
Medicaid and CHIP Quality Improvement Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Kennedy
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/09/2017
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Medicaid and CHIP Quality Improvement Act of 2017 [S.1317]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
Medicaid and CHIP Quality Improvement Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Sherrod Brown
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/08/2017
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HEAL for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2017 Health Equity and Access under the Law for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2017 [HB-2788]
[Healthcare ]
[Immigration ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
HEAL for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2017 Health Equity and Access under the Law for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2017 This bill amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act to extend Medicaid and CHIP coverage to aliens lawfully present in the United States who otherwise meet eligibility requirements. This applies to individuals granted deferred action or other federally authorized presence but not to nonimmigrants (e.g., individuals with a temporary worker visa). Individuals
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/09/2017
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Infant Formula Protection Act of 2017 [HB-2791]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Infant Formula Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Grace Meng
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/09/2017
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Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act of 2017 [S.1227]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/24/2017
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Healthy MOM Act Healthy Maternity and Obstetric Medicine Act [HB-2745]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Healthy MOM Act Healthy Maternity and Obstetric Medicine Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act and Internal Revenue Code to require health insurers, health insurance exchanges, and group health plans to offer a special enrollment period to pregnant individuals. The special enrollment period offered by an insurer or exchange must begin when the pregnancy is reported to the insurer or exchange. The special enrollment period offered by a group health plan must begin when the pregnancy is reported to the plan or is confirmed by a health
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/12/2017
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Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act [HB-2687]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow states to provide medical assistance to adults for residential addiction treatment facility services under the Medicaid program if such services are offered as part of a full continuum of evidence-based treatment services. "Residential addiction treatment facility services" are medically necessary inpatient services provided in an accredited, size-limited facility for the purpose of treating a substance use disorder within
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/26/2017
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Promoting Life-Saving New Therapies for Neonates Act of 2017 [HB-2641]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Promoting Life-Saving New Therapies for Neonates Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to award the sponsor of a new drug or biological product for the treatment of newborns a neonatal drug exclusivity voucher upon approval of the medication. A neonatal drug exclusivity voucher is a transferable voucher for a one-year extension of all existing patents and marketing exclusivities for a brand name medication. For a sponsor to be eligible for a voucher, the new medication
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/26/2017
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Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act [HB-2628]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gwen Moore
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/26/2017
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Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2017 [HB-2587]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Insurance ]
[Food ]
Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2017 This bill provides for coverage, under Medicare, Medicaid, other specified federal health-care programs, and private health insurance, of foods and vitamins that are medically necessary for the management of certain digestive and metabolic disorders and conditions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 06/16/2017
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Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2017 [S.1194]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Insurance ]
[Food ]
Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2017 This bill provides for coverage, under Medicare, Medicaid, other specified federal health-care programs, and private health insurance, of foods and vitamins that are medically necessary for the management of certain digestive and metabolic disorders and conditions.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/22/2017
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Renew America's Schools Act of 2017 [HB-2536]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Climate Change ]
Renew America's Schools Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Energy to provide competitive grants for making energy improvements in schools. Specifically, grants may be awarded for: any improvement, repair, or renovation to a school that will result in a direct reduction in school energy costs; any improvement, repair, renovation, or installation that leads to an improvement in teacher and student health, such as indoor air quality; and the installation of renewable energy technologies (e.g., wind power) involved in the improvement,
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Loebsack
Introduced In House on 05/18/2017