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Alzheimer's Breakthrough Sunshine Act [HB-5366]
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Alzheimer's Breakthrough Sunshine Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income for seven years amounts received from the sale of certain drugs for treating Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The exclusion applies to the sale of a drug approved or licensed as a disease-modifying treatment for Alzheimer's disease and that has been designated as a breakthrough therapy under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The drug must be sold through an arm's length transaction by a holder of the approved application
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Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick
Introduced In House on 05/26/2016
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Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2016 [HB-5327]
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Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2016 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the focus of a youth interagency research, training, and technical assistance resource center from youth suicides to suicide at any age, particularly among groups at high risk for suicide. The center is reauthorized through FY2020. This bill revises and extends through FY2020 grant programs for: (1) the development of state or tribal youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies, (2) enhancement of services for students with
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 05/25/2016
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STOP Pain Act Safe Treatments and Opportunities to Prevent Pain Act [HB-5249]
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STOP Pain Act Safe Treatments and Opportunities to Prevent Pain Act This bill authorizes the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to intensify and coordinate NIH research into the understanding of pain, therapies for chronic pain, and alternatives to opioids (drugs with effects similar to opium) for pain treatments. The prioritization and direction of federally funded pain research must consider recommendations made by the Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee.
Sponsored by: Rep. Yvette Clarke
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/20/2016
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Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act of 2016 [HB-5216]
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Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 05/20/2016
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Opioid Abuse Crisis Act of 2016 [HB-5189]
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Opioid Abuse Crisis Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 06/07/2016
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Promoting Life-Saving New Therapies for Neonates Act of 2016 [HB-5182]
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Promoting Life-Saving New Therapies for Neonates Act of 2016 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 05/13/2016
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Jessie's Law [HB-5142]
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/06/2016
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Curb Opioid Misuse By Advancing Technology Act of 2016 [HB-5127]
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Curb Opioid Misuse By Advancing Technology Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/06/2016
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To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare part B prescription drug models. [HB-5122]
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To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare part B prescription drug models. This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from taking any further action on a proposed rule to change how Medicare pays for certain drugs that are typically not self-administered (such as some intravenous medications and chemotherapy drugs).
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/12/2016
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Prescriber Support Act of 2016 [HB-5095]
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Prescriber Support Act of 2016 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to states for systems that help prescribers: (1) treat and manage patient pain; and (2) prevent, identify, and respond to patient substance misuse and substance abuse disorders. In awarding grants, HHS must give priority to states with the greatest need.
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/29/2016
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PIMA of 2016 Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of [HB-5088]
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PIMA of 2016 Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) expand Medicare's prohibition on physician self-referrals to include, with specified exceptions, certain advanced imaging, anatomic pathology, radiation therapy, and physical therapy services; and (2) establish increased civil monetary penalties for violations of the self-referral prohibition with respect to those services. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall conduct a compliance review with respect to such
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/17/2016
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Safe Prescribing for Veterans Act [HB-5057]
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Safe Prescribing for Veterans Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to require a VA employee (including a temporary full-time, part-time, or without-compensation employee) who is authorized to prescribe any controlled substance to complete at least one accredited continuing education course on pain management every two years. Such requirement shall: apply to an employee who is employed by the VA for at least 180 days during any 24-month period; and not apply to an employee licensed or certified by a state licensure or specialty
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Sponsored by: Rep. Keith Rothfus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/13/2016
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Good Samaritan Assessment Act of 2016 [HB-5048]
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Good Samaritan Assessment Act of 2016 (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to submit a report about the Office of National Drug Control Policy's (ONDCP's) review of state and local Good Samaritan laws that exempt from criminal or civil liability any individual who administers an opioid overdose reversal drug or device or who contacts emergency services providers in response to an overdose. The report must: (1) address the extent to which the ONDCP has reviewed such Good Samaritan laws, including any findings related to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Guinta
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/11/2016
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Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act of 2016 [HB-5046]
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Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Department of Justice (DOJ) to award grants to state, local, and tribal governments to provide opioid abuse services, including: enhancing collaboration between criminal justice and substance abuse agencies; developing, implementing, or expanding programs to prevent, treat, or respond to opioid abuse; training first responders to administer opioid overdose reversal drugs; and investigating unlawful opioid
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Ryan
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/16/2016
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Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus. [HB-5044]
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Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus. This bill provides FY2016 emergency supplemental appropriations to the Departments of State and Health and Human Services (HHS) to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Zika virus and other infectious diseases. The bill specifies permissible uses for the funds and designates the funds as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from discretionary spending limits. The bill provides appropriations to HHS for: the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Motion To Discharge Committee Filed By Mrs. Lowey. Petition No: 114-5. ( ">discharge Petition Text With Signatures.) on 06/21/2016
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Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2016 [HB-4982]
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Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on inpatient and outpatient treatment capacity, availability, and needs, including detoxification programs, clinical stabilization programs, transitional residential support services, rehabilitation programs, treatment programs for pregnant women or adolescents, and treatment through Indian health programs. The report must include the barriers to real-time reporting of drug overdoses at the federal, state, and local level
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Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Pallone
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/12/2016
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Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Expansion and Modernization Act [HB-4981]
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Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Expansion and Modernization Act (Sec. 3) This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to revise the requirements for a practitioner to administer, dispense, or prescribe narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment in an office-based opioid treatment program. Currently, a practitioner must notify the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and certify that he or she is a qualifying physician (i.e., a state-licensed physician with certain expertise), has the capacity to refer patients for appropriate
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Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Tonko
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/12/2016
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To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance for the safe prescribing of opioids for the treatment of acute pain. [HB-4918]
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To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance for the safe prescribing of opioids for the treatment of acute pain. This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue guidance for the safe prescribing of opioids for the treatment of acute pain. (Opioids are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as certain pain medications.)
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/15/2016
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Access to Substance Abuse Treatment Act of 2016 [HB-4861]
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Access to Substance Abuse Treatment Act of 2016 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment to award grants to federally qualified health centers, substance abuse treatment centers, rehabilitation treatment centers, and residential treatment centers to expand access to evidence-based and cost-effective substance abuse treatment services. Priority for grants must be given to centers and programs: (1) serving communities with a greater incidence of substance abuse; or (2) providing, or proposing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/25/2016
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Co-Prescribing Saves Lives Act of 2016 [HB-4841]
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Co-Prescribing Saves Lives Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the Department of Defense (DOD) to: (1) establish training guidelines for federal health care facilities and federally qualified health centers; and (2) train certain health care providers at federal health care facilities on best practices for prescribing pain medications, principles of pain management, the misuse potential of controlled substances, identification of potential substance use disorders
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Sponsored by: Rep. Donald Norcross
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 04/05/2016