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.
HB-2179: Affordable Insulin for the COVID–19 Emergency Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/23/2021
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.
HB-1829: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/12/2021
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.
HB-1730: Speeding Therapy Access Today Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 03/10/2021
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.
S.670: Speeding Therapy Access Today Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/10/2021
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.
HB-1686: Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Foster
Referred To The Subcommittee For Indigenous Peoples Of The United States. on 05/07/2021
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.
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.
S.586: NOPAIN Act Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction In the Nation Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/04/2021
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.
S.578: Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2021 FASTER Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Became Public Law No: 117-11. (txt | Pdf) on 04/23/2021
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.
HB-1456: Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022
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
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.
HB-1391: Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 04/12/2021
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.
S.464: Safe Step Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/25/2021
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.
S.482: Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Merkley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/25/2021
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.
S.445: Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/25/2021
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.
HB-1371: Crush the Virus Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Reed
Introduced In House on 02/25/2021
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.
HB-1384: Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 04/28/2021
HB-1319: 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
Sponsored by: Rep. John Yarmuth
Signed By President. on 03/11/2021
You have voted HB-1319: 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.
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.