Drug, Alcohol, Tobacco Use

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US Congress 117th Congress

Opioid Workforce Act of 2021 [S.1438] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Social Security ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/28/2021

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Supporting the designation of the week of April 26 through April 30, 2021, as "National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Appreciation Week". [HR-354] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Supporting the designation of the week of April 26 through April 30, 2021, as "National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Appreciation Week".

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 04/28/2021

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A resolution supporting the designation of the week of April 26 through April 30, 2021, as "National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Appreciation Week". [SR-180] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
A resolution supporting the designation of the week of April 26 through April 30, 2021, as "National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Appreciation Week".

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Voice Vote. on 04/27/2021

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Supporting the goals of Overdose Awareness Day by lowering the United States flag to half-staff on all Federal buildings the 31st day of August each year. [HR-349] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Public Safety ]
Supporting the goals of Overdose Awareness Day by lowering the United States flag to half-staff on all Federal buildings the 31st day of August each year.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Introduced In House on 04/22/2021

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Department of Veteran Affairs Provider Accountability Act [S.1307] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ]
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enforce licensure and related requirements for health care professionals of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jerry Moran Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 04/22/2021

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PACT Act of 2021 Pediatricians Accelerate Childhood Therapies Act of 2021 [S.1357] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill 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: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/22/2021

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PEERS Act of 2021 Promoting Effective and Empowering Recovery Services in Medicare Act of 2021 [HB-2767] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ]
To clarify the eligibility for participation of peer support specialists in the furnishing of behavioral health integration services under the Medicare program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/22/2021

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Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2021 [S.1314] [Taxes ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/22/2021

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Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act [HB-3] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Senior Citizens ]
To establish a fair price negotiation program, protect the Medicare program from excessive price increases, and establish an out-of-pocket maximum for Medicare part D enrollees, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Oversight And Investigations. on 04/27/2021

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Strengthening America’s Families Act of 2021 [HB-2771] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health and well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers through the implementation of infant-toddler court teams within States, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/23/2021

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National Green Alert Act of 2021 [S.1342] [Veterans ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Mental Health ] [Human Services ]
A bill to establish an interagency committee on the development of green alert systems that would be activated when a veteran goes missing, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 10/20/2021

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RIDE Act of 2021 Reduce Impaired Driving for Everyone Act of 2021 [S.1331] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Law Enforcement ] [Science ] [Crime ]
A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, to prescribe a Federal motor vehicle safety standard for advanced drunk and impaired driving prevention technology, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Capito Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/22/2021

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Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2021 [HB-2786] [Taxes ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi Introduced In House on 04/22/2021

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National Green Alert Act of 2021 [HB-2797] [Veterans ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Mental Health ] [Healthcare ]
To establish an interagency committee on the development of green alert systems that would be activated when a veteran goes missing, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jackie Walorski Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/14/2021

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Honoring National Recovery Month Act [S.1332] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Human Services ] [Overdose Prevention ]
A bill to amend title V of the Public Health Service Act.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Lujan Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/22/2021

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MOMS Act Modernizing Obstetric Medicine Standards Act of 2021 [S.1333] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Children and Youth ]
A bill to address maternal mortality and morbidity.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/22/2021

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Help Grandfamilies Prevent Child Abuse Act [HB-2747] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ] [Public Safety ]
To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for better protections for children raised in kinship families outside of the foster care system.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Bass Introduced In House on 04/21/2021

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Ensuring Safe Capital Access for All Small Businesses Act of 2021 [HB-2712] [Cannabis ] [Small Business ] [Finance ]
To ensure that certain loan programs of the Small Business Administration are made available to cannabis-related legitimate businesses and service providers, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 10/19/2021

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Community-Based Sentencing Alternatives for Caretakers Act of 2021 [S.1207] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Human Services ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ]
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to require a Federal court to consider certain factors in imposing a sentence on a caretaker, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 04/19/2021

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Homegrown Act of 2021 [HB-2649] [Cannabis ] [Small Business ] [Crime ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To decriminalize cannabis, to establish an Equitable Licensing Grant Program in the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dwight Evans Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 10/19/2021

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