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US Congress 117th Congress

Affordable Insulin for the COVID–19 Emergency Act [HB-2179] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ] [Senior Citizens ] [Social Security ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate cost-sharing with respect to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug and associated medical supplies and to provide mail order access to insulin and such supplies under the Medicare program during the COVID-19 emergency period.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/23/2021

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Saving Us from Pandemic Era Resistance by Building a Unified Global Strategy Act of 2021 SUPER BUGS Act of 2021 [HB-2036] [Healthcare ] [International ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ]
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to formulate a strategy for entering into agreements with foreign countries to develop and commercialize new drugs to address pandemics, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Drew Ferguson Introduced In House on 03/18/2021

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End Taxpayer Funding of Gender Experimentation Act of 2021 [S.777] [Healthcare ] [Budget and Spending ] [Taxes ] [Public Health ]
A bill to prohibit taxpayer-funded gender reassignment medical interventions, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/16/2021

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End Taxpayer Funding of Gender Experimentation Act of 2021 [HB-1927] [Healthcare ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Public Health ]
To prohibit taxpayer-funded gender reassignment medical interventions, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Grothman Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 05/18/2021

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Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021 [HB-1829] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ]
To require the Government Accountability Office to study the role pharmaceutical benefit managers play in the pharmaceutical supply chain and provide Congress with appropriate policy recommendations, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/12/2021

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Speeding Therapy Access Today Act of 2021 [HB-1730] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ]
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to accelerate development of therapies across the spectrum of rare diseases and conditions and facilitate patient access to such therapies, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Introduced In House on 03/10/2021

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Speeding Therapy Access Today Act of 2021 [S.670] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ]
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to accelerate development of therapies across the spectrum of rare diseases and conditions and facilitate patient access to such therapies, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/10/2021

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Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2021 [HB-1686] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Mental Health ]
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to evaluate and report on the inpatient and outpatient treatment capacity, availability, and needs of the United States.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Foster Referred To The Subcommittee For Indigenous Peoples Of The United States. on 05/07/2021

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TREATS Act Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction Therapy Services Act [HB-1647] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Telecommunications ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the use of telehealth for substance use disorder treatment and mental health services, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 05/18/2021

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NOPAIN Act Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction In the Nation Act [S.586] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to combat the opioid crisis by promoting access to non-opioid treatments in the hospital outpatient setting.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/04/2021

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Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2021 FASTER Act of 2021 [S.578] [Healthcare ] [Food ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Education ] [Consumer Protection ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
A bill to improve the health and safety of Americans living with food allergies and related disorders, including potentially life-threatening anaphylaxis, food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, and eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Became Public Law No: 117-11. (txt | Pdf) on 04/23/2021

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Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022 [HB-1456] [International ] [Human Rights ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To amend the Peace Corps Act to reauthorize the Peace Corps, better support current and returned volunteers, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 492. on 09/20/2022

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Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act of 2021 [HB-1391] [Healthcare ] [Science ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and other Federal officials to compile into a searchable database information relating to Federal support for biomedical research and development related to COVID-19, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 04/12/2021

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Safe Step Act [S.464] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/25/2021

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Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act of 2021 [S.482] [Healthcare ] [Science ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and other Federal officials to compile into a searchable database information relating to Federal support for biomedical research and development related to COVID-19, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Merkley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/25/2021

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Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021 [S.445] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Mental Health ]
A bill to amend section 303(g) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 823(g)) to eliminate the separate registration requirement for dispensing narcotic drugs in schedule III, IV, or V, such as buprenorphine, for maintenance or detoxification treatment, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/25/2021

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Crush the Virus Act of 2021 [HB-1371] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Budget and Spending ] [Disaster Relief ]
Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, providing coronavirus emergency response and relief, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Reed Introduced In House on 02/25/2021

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Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021 [HB-1384] [Healthcare ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ]
To amend section 303(g) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 823(g)) to eliminate the separate registration requirement for dispensing narcotic drugs in schedule III, IV, or V (such as buprenorphine) for maintenance or detoxification treatment, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 04/28/2021

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American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Crisis Support for Unemployed Workers Act Butch Lewis Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act of 2021 Worker Health Coverage Protection Act [HB-1319] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Pensions ] [Healthcare ] [Unemployment ] [Budget and Spending ]
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Yarmuth Signed By President. on 03/11/2021

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TREATS Act Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction Therapy Services Act [S.340] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Telecommunications ] [Overdose Prevention ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the use of telehealth for substance use disorder treatment and mental health services, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/22/2021

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