Child Health

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US Congress 117th Congress

Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2021 [S.2029] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ]
A bill to prohibit the use of corporal punishment in schools, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/10/2021

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Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2021 [S.2013] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Insurance ] [Food ] [Public Health ]
A bill to provide for the coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins and individual amino acids for digestive and inherited metabolic disorder under Federal health programs and private health insurance, to ensure State and Federal protection for existing coverage, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/10/2021

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Ending the Diagnostic Odyssey Act of 2021 [S.2022] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Children and Youth ] [Science ] [Public Health ]
A bill to enable States to better provide access to whole genome sequencing clinical services for certain undiagnosed children under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/10/2021

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Greater Leadership Overseas for the Benefit of Equality Act of 2021 GLOBE Act of 2021 [S.1996] [Human Rights ] [International ]
A bill to protect human rights and enhance opportunities for LGBTQI people around the world, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 06/09/2021

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STRONG Support for Children Act of 2021 Services and Trauma-informed Research of Outcomes in Neighborhoods Grants for Support for Children Act of 2021 [HB-3792] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Science ] [Community Development ] [Mental Health ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to support the development and implementation of programs using data analysis to identify and facilitate strategies to improve outcomes for children in geographic areas with a high prevalence of trauma from exposure to adverse childhood experiences, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/09/2021

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Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2021 [HB-3783] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Insurance ] [Food ] [Public Health ]
To provide for the coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins and individual amino acids for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under Federal health programs and private health insurance, to ensure State and Federal protection for existing coverage, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/08/2021

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Improving Coverage and Care for Mothers Act [S.1977] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ]
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide Medicaid coverage for all pregnant and postpartum women, to provide coverage under the Medicaid program for services provided by doulas, midwives, and lactation consultants, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/08/2021

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Childcare Expansion for Military Families Act of 2021 [S.1967] [Defense ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Healthcare ] [Children and Youth ] [Military ] [Mental Health ]
A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to establish a program to carry out minor military construction projects to construct child development centers and to provide education and treatment services for infant and early childhood mental health, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kevin Cramer Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 06/08/2021

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Pandemic Effects on Home Safety and Tourism Act Protecting Tourism in the United States Act COVID–19 Home Safety Act [HB-3752] [Consumer Protection ] [Tourism ] [Public Health ] [Economic Development ]
To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to study the effect of the COVID–19 pandemic on injuries and deaths associated with consumer products and to direct the Secretary of Commerce to study and report on the effects of the COVID–19 pandemic on the travel and tourism industry in the United States.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/24/2021

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PACT Act of 2021 Pediatricians Accelerate Childhood Therapies Act of 2021 [HB-3773] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institutes of Health to make awards to outstanding scientists, including physician-scientists, to support researchers focusing on pediatric research, including basic, clinical, translational, or pediatric pharmacological research, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Gallagher Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/09/2021

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Children’s Protection Act of 2021 [HB-3716] [Children and Youth ]
To require agencies to analyze how certain rules impact children, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Referred To The Subcommittee On Antitrust, Commercial, And Administrative Law. on 11/01/2022

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Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. [HR-461] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ]
Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/07/2021

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National ACERT Grant Program Authorization Act [HB-3673] [Crime ] [Grants ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Human Services ]
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish the Adverse Childhood Experiences Response Team grant program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 11/01/2022

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Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act [HB-3572] [Education ] [Mental Health ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Poverty ]
To increase the recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers by low-income local educational agencies.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 05/28/2021

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Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2021 [HB-3614] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ] [Public Health ] [Poverty ] [Consumer Protection ]
To increase the availability and affordability of menstrual products for individuals with limited access, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 11/01/2022

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Supporting the designation of May 28, 2021, as "National Food Allergy Prevention Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage the prevention of severe food allergies among children. [HR-447] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Food ]
Supporting the designation of May 28, 2021, as "National Food Allergy Prevention Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage the prevention of severe food allergies among children.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/31/2021

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MORE Act Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act [HB-3617] [Cannabis ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
To decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvestment in certain persons adversely impacted by the War on Drugs, to provide for expungement of certain cannabis offenses, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/04/2022

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Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2021 [HB-3576] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Human Rights ] [International ]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 05/28/2021

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CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2021 [S.1927] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ]
A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Reported By Senator Murray With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 11/15/2021

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Stop Child Hunger Act of 2021 [S.1831] [Food ] [Children and Youth ] [Education ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ]
A bill 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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 05/26/2021

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