Reese's Law [HB-5313]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
To protect children and other consumers against hazards associated with the accidental ingestion of button cell or coin batteries by requiring the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety standard to require child-resistant closures on consumer products that use such batteries, and for other purposes.
HB-5313: Reese's Law
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Became Public Law No: 117-171. on 08/16/2022
Reducing Obesity in Youth Act of 2021 [S.2741]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Food ]
[Education ]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote healthy eating and physical activity among children.
S.2741: Reducing Obesity in Youth Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 12/15/2021
PREPARE Act Promoting Readiness and Ensuring Proper Active pharmaceutical ingredient Reserves of Essential medicines Act of 2021 [S.2740]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Public Health ]
[National Security ]
[Trade ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
A bill to establish a strategic active pharmaceutical ingredient reserve to maintain a domestic supply of active pharmaceutical ingredients and key starting materials needed for the manufacturing of essential generic medicines, and to build a pipeline for domestic active pharmaceutical ingredient production.
S.2740: PREPARE Act Promoting Readiness and Ensuring Proper Active pharmaceutical ingredient Reserves of Essential medicines Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/14/2021
You have voted S.2740: PREPARE Act Promoting Readiness and Ensuring Proper Active pharmaceutical ingredient Reserves of Essential medicines Act of 2021.
Comprehensive Mental Health in Schools Pilot Program Act of 2021 [S.2730]
[Education ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
A bill 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.
S.2730: Comprehensive Mental Health in Schools Pilot Program Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/14/2021
Reducing Obesity in Youth Act of 2021 [HB-5247]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Food ]
[Education ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote healthy eating and physical activity among children.
HB-5247: Reducing Obesity in Youth Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 09/15/2021
Protecting Student Athletes From Concussions Act [HB-5216]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Sports ]
[Children and Youth ]
To promote State requirements for local educational agencies and public elementary and secondary schools relating to the prevention and treatment of concussions suffered by students.
HB-5216: Protecting Student Athletes From Concussions Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark DeSaulnier
Introduced In House on 09/10/2021
HR-603: Expressing support for the designation of the week of August 25 through August 31, 2021, as "Black Breastfeeding Week" to bring national attention to the United States maternal child health crisis in the Black community and the important role that breastfeeding plays in improving maternal and infant health outcomes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alma Adams
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 08/25/2021
You have voted HR-603: Expressing support for the designation of the week of August 25 through August 31, 2021, as "Black Breastfeeding Week" to bring national attention to the United States maternal child health crisis in the Black community and the important role that breastfeeding plays in improving maternal and infant health outcomes..
Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act of 2021 [S.2691]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Social Security ]
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure adequate access to vaccines under the Medicaid program and the Vaccines for Children program, and for other purposes.
S.2691: Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 08/10/2021
Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Training Act [HB-4989]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Education ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the implementation of curricula for training students, teachers, and school personnel to understand, recognize, prevent, and respond to signs of human trafficking and exploitation in children and youth, and for other purposes.
HB-4989: Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Training Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 08/11/2021
SR-351: A resolution designating September 2021 as "National Child Awareness Month" to promote awareness of charities that benefit children and youth-serving organizations throughout the United States and recognizing the efforts made by those charities and organizations on behalf of children and youth as critical contributions to the future of the United States.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 08/09/2021
You have voted SR-351: A resolution designating September 2021 as "National Child Awareness Month" to promote awareness of charities that benefit children and youth-serving organizations throughout the United States and recognizing the efforts made by those charities and organizations on behalf of children and youth as critical contributions to the future of the United States..
Parental Choices Not School Mandates Act of 2021 [HB-4983]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Children and Youth ]
To prohibit elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher education that receive Federal funding from mandating COVID-19 vaccinations, and for other purposes.
HB-4983: Parental Choices Not School Mandates Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth Van Duyne
Introduced In House on 08/06/2021
Quit Because of COVID–19 Act [S.2622]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to amend title XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of comprehensive tobacco cessation services under such titles, and for other purposes.
S.2622: Quit Because of COVID–19 Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 08/05/2021
Disease X Act [S.2640]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
A bill to establish a program for developing medical countermeasures for unknown viral threats.
S.2640: Disease X Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 08/05/2021
S.2599: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022
Sponsored by: Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Baldwin. With Written Report No. 117-34. on 08/04/2021
SR-336: A resolution designating September 15, 2021, as "International Myotonic Dystrophy Awareness Day" and supporting the goals and ideals of International Myotonic Dystrophy Awareness Day.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 08/04/2021
You have voted SR-336: A resolution designating September 15, 2021, as "International Myotonic Dystrophy Awareness Day" and supporting the goals and ideals of International Myotonic Dystrophy Awareness Day..
Emergency Child and Adult Nutrition Assistance Act of 2021 [HB-4904]
[Food ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
To provide for emergency operational cost reimbursements for child nutrition programs for certain additional months, and for other purposes.
HB-4904: Emergency Child and Adult Nutrition Assistance Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Introduced In House on 08/03/2021