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US Congress 117th Congress
FASTER Act of 2021 Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2021 [HB-1202]
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[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Education ]
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.
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Helping Experts Accelerate Rare Treatments Act of 2021 [HB-1184]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the treatment of rare diseases and conditions, and for other purposes.
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Ensuring Seniors’ Access to COVID Treatments Act [HB-975]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require coverage under Medicare PDPs and MA-PD plans, without the imposition of cost sharing or utilization management requirements, of drugs intended to treat COVID-19 during certain emergencies.
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Stronger Medicaid Response to the COVID–19 Pandemic Act [S.274]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow States to provide coverage under the Medicaid program for vaccines and treatment for COVID-19 for uninsured individuals without the imposition of cost sharing requirements, and for other purposes.
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Stronger Medicaid Response to the COVID–19 Pandemic Act [HB-918]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow States to provide coverage under the Medicaid program for vaccines and treatment for COVID-19 for uninsured individuals without the imposition of cost sharing requirements, and for other purposes.
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Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expansion Act [S.253]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to expand research on the cannabidiol and marihuana.
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Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act [HB-853]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to limit the orphan drug exclusion under the drug discount program under section 340B of such title.
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Ensuring Understanding of COVID–19 to Protect Public Health Act [S.176]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
A bill to require a longitudinal study on the impact of COVID-19.
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Pandemic Treatment Access and Affordability Act of 2021 [HB-597]
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[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Funding ]
To require any COVID-19 drug developed in whole or in part with Federal support to be affordable and accessible by prohibiting monopolies and price gouging, and for other purposes.
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Protecting Patient Access to Lifesaving COVID–19 Drugs Act of 2021 [HB-467]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the CARES Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage, without cost sharing, of certain COVID-19 antibody treatments.
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Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2021 [HB-67]
[Veterans ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct an independent review of the deaths of certain veterans by suicide, and for other purposes.
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to health care rights. [SR-273]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Human Rights ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Insurance ]
This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that everyone in the United States has certain rights with respect to health care, including affordable coverage, access to care, transparency and privacy, protection from discrimination, and culturally appropriate care.
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Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act [HB-8900]
[Budget and Spending ]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Funding ]
Provides continuing FY2021 appropriations to federal agencies through December 18, 2020, and extends several expiring health programs. DIVISION A--FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2021 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 This division provides continuing FY2021 appropriations to federal agencies through December 18, 2020. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur if the FY2021 appropriations bills have not been enacted when the existing CR expires on December 11, 2020.
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STAAR Act Strategies To Address Antibiotic Resistance Act [S.2304]
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[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Expands various initiatives to address antibiotic resistance. The bill reestablishes the interagency Antimicrobial Resistance Task Force to coordinate and develop efforts addressing antibiotic resistance. The Department of Health and Human Services must encourage health care facilities to implement antimicrobial stewardship programs to evaluate and improve the use of antimicrobial drugs. The bill also requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to use the National Healthcare Safety Network to collect and report data about the usage
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A resolution supporting the goals of World AIDS Day. [SR-781]
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[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
This resolution encourages people around the world to work towards ending the HIV epidemic by 2030, and it commends efforts and achievements in combating HIV/AIDS. Further, it supports funding and other actions to promote prevention, care and treatment services, and research programs for communities and people impacted by HIV.
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Medication Therapy Management Empowerment Act of 2015 [S.776]
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[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
Medication Therapy Management Empowerment Act of 2015 This bill amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to make a targeted beneficiary under the medication therapy management program of a part D eligible individual who has a single chronic disease of cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hyperlipidemia, or diabetes.
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CARERS Act of 2015 Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States Act of 2015 [S.683]
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[Finance ]
[Veterans ]
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[Crime ]
CARERS Act of 2015 Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States Act of 2015 Amends the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to provide that control and enforcement provisions of such Act relating to marijuana shall not apply to any person acting in compliance with state law relating to the production, possession, distribution, dispensation, administration, laboratory testing, or delivery of medical marijuana. Transfers marijuana from schedule I to schedule II of the CSA. Excludes "cannabidiol" from the definition of "marijuana" and defines
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Medicare Formulary Improvement Act of 2015 [S.648]
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[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
Medicare Formulary Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require a sponsor offering a prescription drug plan (PDP) to include all covered part D drugs in the following categories and classes of drugs in the formulary: (1) anticonvulsants, (2) antidepressants, (3) antineoplastics, (4) antipsychotics, (5) antiretrovirals, and (6) immunosuppressants for the treatment of transplant rejection. Currently the Secretary of Health and Human Services
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Increasing the Safety of Prescription Drug Use Act of 2015 [S.636]
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[Overdose Prevention ]
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[Mental Health ]
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Increasing the Safety of Prescription Drug Use Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise, update, and expand state controlled substance monitoring programs, which ensure that prescription history information is accessible for investigations into drug diversion and errant prescribing and dispensing practices. A state's controlled substance monitoring program database must be interoperable with other states' databases and electronic health records, and must provide up-to-date patient information to practitioners. Practitioners
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Co-Prescribing to Reduce Overdoses Act of 2016 Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act of 2016 Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2016 Good Samaritan Assessment Act of 2016 Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2016 Infant Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act John Thomas Decker Act of 2016 Kingpin Designation Improvement Act of 2016 Lali's Law National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 Nurturing And Supporting Healthy Babies Act or the NAS Healthy Babies Act Opioid Program Evaluation Act or the OPEN Act Opioid Review Modernization Act of 2016 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Expansion and Modernization Act Promoting Responsible Opioid Management and Incorporating Scientific Expertise Act or the Jason Simcakoski PROMISE Act Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016 Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2016 Short Titles - Senate Short Titles as Passed Senate: Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 [S.524]
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[Crime ]
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[Veterans ]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Funding ]
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Co-Prescribing to Reduce Overdoses Act of 2016 Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act of 2016 Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2016 Good Samaritan Assessment Act of 2016 Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2016 Infant Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act John Thomas Decker Act of 2016 Kingpin Designation Improvement Act of 2016 Lali's Law National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 Nurturing And Supporting Healthy Babies Act or the NAS Healthy Babies Act Opioid Program
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