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FDA Regulatory Efficiency Act [S.1183]
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FDA Regulatory Efficiency Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to establish a third-party quality system assessment program to accredit persons to assess whether a medical device manufacturer's quality system can ensure the safety and effectiveness or substantial equivalence of an approved medical device after certain changes, including changes in manufacturing or changes to enhance device safety. Device manufacturers with quality systems that have been certified by an accredited
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Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Donnelly
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/18/2017
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To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the process for inspections of device establishments and for granting export certifications. [HB-1736]
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To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the process for inspections of device establishments and for granting export certifications. This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise provisions regarding Food and Drug Administration (FDA): (1) inspections of establishments that manufacture or process medical devices, and (2) certification of medical devices for export. The biannual inspection schedule for medical device establishments handling higher risk devices is replaced with a risk-based schedule. In establishing
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Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/31/2017
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REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act of 2017 Repeal Existing Policies that Encourage and Allow Legal HIV Discrimination Act of 2017 [HB-1739]
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REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act of 2017 Repeal Existing Policies that Encourage and Allow Legal HIV Discrimination Act of 2017 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that federal and state laws, policies, and regulations regarding people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) should: (1) not place unique or additional burdens on such individuals solely as a result of their HIV status; and (2) demonstrate a public health-oriented, evidence-based, medically accurate, and contemporary understanding of HIV transmission, health implications,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 04/24/2017
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Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act [S.693]
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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 P. 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]
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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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Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017 [HB-1652]
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Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to categorize certain hearing aids as over-the-counter hearing aids and issue regulations regarding those hearing aids. The regulations for over-the-counter hearing aids must: (1) provide reasonable assurances of safety and efficacy; (2) establish output limits and labeling requirements; and (3) describe requirements for the sale of hearing aids in-person, by mail, or online, without a prescription.
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Sponsored by: Rep. James P. McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2017
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Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017 [S.670]
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Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to categorize certain hearing aids as over-the-counter hearing aids and issue regulations regarding those hearing aids. The regulations for over-the-counter hearing aids must: (1) provide reasonable assurances of safety and efficacy; (2) establish output limits and labeling requirements; and (3) describe requirements for the sale of hearing aids in-person, by mail, or online, without a prescription.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/21/2017
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National Nurse Act of 2017 [HB-1651]
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National Nurse Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to designate the Chief Nurse Officer of the Public Health Service as the National Nurse for Public Health. The duties of this position include: (1) providing leadership and coordination of Public Health Service nursing professional affairs for the Office of the Surgeon General and other agencies of the Public Health Service, (2) conducting outreach and education, and (3) providing guidance and leadership for activities
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2017
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TARGET Act Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking [HB-1625]
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[International ]
[Crime ]
TARGET Act Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking (Sec. 2) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of State's rewards program is a powerful tool in combating sophisticated international crime and that the State Department and federal law enforcement should work in concert to offer rewards that target human traffickers who prey on the most vulnerable people around the world. (Sec. 3) The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended to include severe forms of trafficking in persons involving
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Cloture On The Motion To Concur In The House Amendment To The Senate Amendment To H.r. 1625 Invoked In Senate By Yea-nay Vote. 67 - 30. Record Vote Number: 62. on 03/23/2018
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EAT for Health Act of 2017 Education and Training for Health Act of 2017 [HB-1634]
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[Food ]
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 M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2017
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Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2017 [HB-1587]
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Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require an applicant for approval of a new animal drug that is a medically important antimicrobial to demonstrate that there is a reasonable certainty of no harm to human health from antimicrobial resistance attributable to the nontherapeutic use of the drug. Medically important antimicrobials are drugs intended for use in food-producing animals that contain: (1) specified antibiotics, or (2) certain drugs on the World Health
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Assuming First Sponsorship - Ms. Delauro Asked Unanimous Consent That She May Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 1587 A Bill Originally Introduced By Former Representative Slaughter, For Purposes Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Pursuant To Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 05/08/2018
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Protecting Our Kids' Medicine Act of 2017 [HB-1586]
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[Children and Youth ]
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Protecting Our Kids' Medicine Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the sale of liquid formulations of over-the-counter drugs that are not packaged with a dosage delivery device, such as a calibrated cup or spoon, and that do not have measurements on the label and on the dosage delivery device exclusively in metric units. The Food and Drug Administration may waive the requirement for metric units if that requirement would not benefit public health. Over-the-counter liquid drugs labeled for pediatric use
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jose E. Serrano
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017
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To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control. [HB-1561]
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To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control. This bill exempts the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from any action by the President to prevent federal agencies from creating or filling civilian employee positions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Introduced In House on 03/16/2017
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American Cures Act [S.640]
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American Cures Act This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require certain adjustments to discretionary spending limits in FY2017-FY2021 to accommodate increases in appropriations for agencies that perform biomedical research. Adjustments are required for the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, the Department of Defense health program, and the Department of Veterans Affairs medical and prosthetics research program. The bill also requires annual appropriations for
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Budget. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1843-1844) on 03/15/2017
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Food Security is National Security Act of 2017 [S.616]
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[National Security ]
Food Security is National Security Act of 2017 This bill amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to: (1) require the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to consider the potential effects of a proposed or pending transaction on the security of the U.S. food and agriculture systems, including any effects on the availability of, access to, or safety and quality of food; and (2) include the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services as members of the committee.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/14/2017
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States' Education Reclamation Act of 2017 [HB-1510]
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States' Education Reclamation Act of 2017 This bill abolishes the Department of Education (ED) and repeals any program for which it has administrative responsibility. The Department of the Treasury shall provide grants to states, for FY2018-FY2026, for elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education purposes permitted by state law. The level of funding is set at the amount provided to states for federal elementary and secondary education programs and the amount provided for federal postsecondary education programs, respectively, for FY2012, minus
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Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Grothman
Introduced In House on 03/10/2017
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Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2017 [HB-1480]
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Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to promulgate regulations within 180 days permitting individuals to import a prescription drug purchased from an approved Canadian pharmacy that: is dispensed by a pharmacist licensed in Canada; is purchased for personal use in quantities not greater than a 90-day supply; is filled using a valid prescription issued by a physician licensed to practice in the United States;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/10/2017
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Gun Violence Research Act [HB-1478]
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Gun Violence Research Act This bill amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 to eliminate the prohibition on the Department of Health and Human Services using federal funds to advocate or promote gun control.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/10/2017
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To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with flexibility with respect to providing coverage for nonemergency transportation under Medicaid. [HB-1394]
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To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with flexibility with respect to providing coverage for nonemergency transportation under Medicaid. This bill: (1) repeals the regulatory requirement for a state Medicaid program to ensure necessary transportation to and from providers, and (2) specifies that title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act does not require a program to provide such transportation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Brooks
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017
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End Neglected Tropical Diseases Act [HB-1415]
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End Neglected Tropical Diseases Act This bill expands programs to address neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which are infections caused by pathogens, including viruses, microbes, and helminths (parasitic worms), that disproportionately impact individuals living in extreme poverty, especially in developing countries. The NTDs Program of the U.S. Agency for International Development must incorporate specified priorities, including: (1) conducting monitoring and evaluation of program investments, (2) including morbidity management in treatment plans,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 11/15/2017