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Health Care Workforce Protection Act of 2019 [HB-4982]
Extends targeted liability protection to certain manufacturers, distributors, prescribers, and users of approved respiratory protective devices that are used under certain conditions during a declared public health emergency.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 11/06/2019
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Access to AEDs Act [HB-4989]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award a grant to a health care organization to promote student access to defibrillation in elementary and secondary schools. Specifically, such access shall be achieved in such schools by developing and providing comprehensive materials to establish defibrillation programs, providing support for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) training programs, fostering new and existing community partnerships to promote the importance of defibrillation, establishing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 11/06/2019
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Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2019 [HB-4938]
Establishes a series of requirements relating to coverage of ground ambulance services under Medicare. Specifically, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must continue to designate an area as a rural or qualified rural area that is eligible for increased payment under Medicare, even if the area would otherwise no longer qualify for such designation, if the area has a specified population density. The CMS must also establish an administrative process to allow ambulance service providers to appeal a change in an area's designation. The
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 11/01/2019
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Community Multi-share Coverage Program Act [HB-4925]
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to support community-based coverage entities to carry out a coverage program that provides to qualifying individuals health coverage and educational and occupational training, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Huizenga
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 11/01/2019
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CONNECT for Health Act of 2019 Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act of 2019 [HB-4932]
Expands coverage of telehealth services under Medicare. Among other things, the bill allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to waive certain restrictions, such as geographic restrictions, for services provided in high-need health professional shortage areas; excludes mental health and emergency medical services, as well as services provided at rural health clinics, federally qualified health centers, and Indian Health Service facilities, from such geographic restrictions; and allows the CMS to generally waive coverage restrictions
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 11/01/2019
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CONNECT for Health Act of 2019 Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2019 [S.2741]
Expands coverage of telehealth services under Medicare. Among other things, the bill allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to waive certain restrictions, such as geographic restrictions, for services provided in high-need health professional shortage areas; excludes mental health and emergency medical services, as well as services provided at rural health clinics, federally qualified health centers, and Indian Health Service facilities, from such geographic restrictions; and allows the CMS to generally waive coverage restrictions
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 10/30/2019
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Rural Health Innovation Act of 2019 [HB-4898]
Establishes two grant programs to increase access to emergency care in remote rural areas where the nearest emergency department is at least 30 minutes away or inaccessible by road.First, the bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to provide grants to establish or maintain federally-qualified health centers or rural health clinics located remote rural areas. Eligible health centers or clinics must (1) employ physicians and professional clinical and support staff; (2) have laboratories, x-ray machines, and cardiac monitors
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/30/2019
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Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2020 [HB-4861]
Establishes a competitive grant program for up to 40 hospitals with emergency departments and certain on-site professionals to help connect patients in emergency departments who are at risk of suicide with treatment and mental health services. Grants may be used to train emergency department providers and establish certain policies and procedures related to the identification, assessment, and treatment of, and care coordination for, individuals who are at risk of suicide. In awarding the grants, the Department of Health and Human Services may give
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/30/2020
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Improving Helicopter Safety Act of 2019 [HB-4880]
Prohibits operating helicopter flights over any city with a population of over 8 million and a population density of over 25,000 people per square mile, except for purposes of (1) public health and safety, including law enforcement and emergency response; and (2) heavy-lift operations in support of construction and infrastructure maintenance.
Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Suozzi
Introduced In House on 10/28/2019
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Healing Communities through Health Care Act [S.2721]
Establishes and revises programs to support health care and related services in communities that exhibit indicators that lead to adverse health outcomes. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct innovative demonstration projects through the Medicaid program in six states to provide housing services to individuals with behavioral health needs who are experiencing housing insecurity, including referrals to housing services from within a health care setting. The bill reauthorizes the HHS health-care
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 10/28/2019
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United States Public Health Service Modernization Act of 2019 [HB-4870]
Allows for the deployment of the Ready Reserve Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (Commissioned Corps) to serve in public health emergencies. Certain provisions related to compensation and leave without authority that apply to the Armed Forces shall also apply to officers of the Commissioned Corps or their beneficiaries.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/29/2019
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Sexual Assault Victims Protection Act of 2019 [HB-4758]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct a series of activities relating to sexual assault evidence and treatment. Among other things, HHS must establish a task force to improve forensic evidence collection related to sexual assault, maintain a website with resources and best practices related to the treatment of individuals for sexual assault, and host an annual meeting to address gaps in health care relating to sexual assault. In addition, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must require Medicare-participating
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 11/15/2019
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United States Public Health Service Modernization Act of 2019 [S.2629]
Allows for the deployment of the Ready Reserve Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (Commissioned Corps) to serve in public health emergencies. Certain provisions related to compensation and leave without authority that apply to the Armed Forces shall also apply to officers of the Commissioned Corps or their beneficiaries.
Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/14/2020
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Vieques Recovery and Redevelopment Act of 2019 [HB-4605]
Provides a framework to compensate certain residents of the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, for the use of such island for military readiness. The bill sets forth provisions regarding award amounts for individuals and for claims by the municipality of Vieques. An individual claimant shall be awarded monetary compensation if the claimant contracted a chronic, life threatening, or physical or mental disease or illness, during or after the government used the island for military readiness.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jose Serrano
Introduced In House on 10/04/2019
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Turn the Tide Act [HB-4460]
Funds through FY2023 the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, which established various programs to address opioid addiction. Funded programs include (1) grants to increase access to substance use disorder treatments; (2) research, training, and developing best practices within the public health sector; (3) prevention and recovery services for youth, women, and infants; (4) overdose prevention and treatment; and (5) other community, judicial, and administrative programs. The bill also reauthorizes through FY2024 and increases funding for the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 10/28/2019
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Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 [HB-4378]
Provides FY2020 continuing appropriations to federal agencies through November 21, 2019. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur when FY2020 begins on October 1, 2019, if the 12 regular appropriations bills that fund the federal government for FY2020 have not been enacted. The CR funds most projects and activities at the FY2019 levels with several exceptions that provide funding flexibility and additional appropriations to various programs. Additionally, the CR extends several programs
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Became Public Law No: 116-59. (txt | Pdf) on 09/27/2019
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Expanding Cannabis Research and Information Act [S.2400]
Changes marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance, which allows it to be dispensed, subject to certain limitations, for accepted medical uses with a written or oral prescription.The bill also requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to collaborate with specified agencies to develop a national cannabis research agenda that must address (1) the therapeutic benefits of cannabis, (2) how it effects specified populations, (3) its long-term effects, (4) clinically appropriate methods to deliver it to the body, and (5)
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (text: Cr S5253-5254) on 07/31/2019
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Expanding Cannabis Research and Information Act [HB-4322]
Changes marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance, which allows it to be dispensed, subject to certain limitations, for accepted medical uses with a written or oral prescription.The bill also requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to collaborate with specified agencies to develop a national cannabis research agenda that must address (1) the therapeutic benefits of cannabis, (2) how it effects specified populations, (3) its long-term effects, (4) clinically appropriate methods to deliver it to the body, and (5)
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 10/02/2019
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To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate a week as "Battle Buddy Check Week" for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans, and for other purposes. [HB-4290]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to designate one week per year as Battle Buddy Check Week for the purposes of organizing outreach events and educating veterans on how to conduct peer wellness checks. The VA shall ensure that the Veterans Crisis Line has a plan for handling the potential increase in calls that may occur during such week.
Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Suozzi
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 09/20/2019
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AGRI Act of 2019 Agricultural Guest Worker Reform Initiative Act of 2019 [HB-3740]
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to simplify and rename the H-2C worker program, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Austin Scott
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 08/06/2019