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To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate a week as "Buddy Check Week" for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans, and for other purposes. [HB-2898]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to designate one week per year as 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.
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Condemning the senseless attacks on hospitals and medical personnel in Syria, and for other purposes. [HR-395]
This resolution condemns the attacks on hospitals, medical personnel, and emergency responders by Syria and Russia and calls on all parties to (1) end the attacks on medical facilities; (2) cease targeting medical workers; and (3) allow unhindered medical assistance, humanitarian assistance, and medical evacuation of urgent cases to besieged areas. Additionally, the resolution calls on the Department of State to work with the international community to conduct full, prompt, impartial, and effective investigations of violations of international humanitarian
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Respond NOW Act Respond to the Needs in the Opioid War Act [HB-2922]
Establishes the Opioid Epidemic Response Fund through FY2024 to fund programs and activities addressing the opioid and substance use epidemic, including Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration demonstration grants; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveillance, prevention, and treatment programs; Food and Drug Administration support of innovation in non-opioid and nonaddictive medical products for pain treatment; National Institutes of Health research on creating longer-lasting or faster-acting antidotes for opioid overdoses;
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Safe Helicopters Now Act [S.1560]
Allows a tax credit equal to 10% of the costs of making changes to a fuel system in an emergency medical rotorcraft to comply with certain requirements for fuel system crash resistance.
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Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act [HB-2887]
To include nonprofit and volunteer ground and air ambulance crew members and first responders for certain benefits.
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Thin Blue Line Act [S.1508]
Expands the list of statutory aggravating factors in death penalty determinations to also include killing or targeting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder.
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Protecting America’s First Responders Act [HB-2812]
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 with respect to payments to certain public safety officers who have become permanently and totally disabled as a result of personal injuries sustained in the line of duty, and for other purposes.
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STOP Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019 Stopping The Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019 [S.1531]
Prohibits health care providers and health insurance plans from billing enrollees in excess of the in-network amount for specified health care services provided out-of-network. Specifically, a plan or provider may not charge an enrollee more than the in-network amount for services that are emergency services provided by an out-of-network provider or at an out-of-network facility; nonemergency services provided at an in-network facility by an out-of-network provider; or nonemergency services provided out-of-network to an enrollee who initially enters
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SOS Campus Act Survivor Outreach and Support Campus Act [S.1483]
Provides support for students of institutions of higher education (IHEs) who are victims of sexual assault. IHEs that receive federal funding must designate independent advocates for campus sexual assault prevention and response. The advocates must provide services to the victims. In addition, the bill prohibits IHEs from retaliating against advocates for representing the interests of victims or against victims for reporting sexual assaults to advocates.
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SOS Campus Act Survivor Outreach and Support Campus Act [S.1483]
Provides support for students of institutions of higher education (IHEs) who are victims of sexual assault. IHEs that receive federal funding must designate independent advocates for campus sexual assault prevention and response. The advocates must provide services to the victims. In addition, the bill prohibits IHEs from retaliating against advocates for representing the interests of victims or against victims for reporting sexual assaults to advocates.
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Secure and Protect Act of 2019 [S.1494]
A bill to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to protect alien minors and to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to end abuse of the asylum system and establish refugee application and processing centers outside the United States, and for other purposes.
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VA Newborn Emergency Treatment Act [HB-2752]
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish medically necessary transportation for newborn children of certain women veterans.
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Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act [S.1394]
Addresses the rights of public safety officers or employees to form and join a labor organization and to participate in certain organized job actions. The bill requires the Federal Labor Relations Authority (NLRA) to determine whether a state substantially provides public safety officers or employees the right to form and join a labor organization; recognition by public safety employers of the employees' labor organization, agreement to bargain with the organization, and reduction of any agreements to writing in a contract or memorandum of understanding;
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CARE for Reservists Act of 2019 Care And Readiness Enhancement for Reservists Act of 2019 [HB-2629]
Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide counseling without referral to any member of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who has a behavioral health condition or psychological trauma. Such counseling may include a comprehensive individual assessment, and outpatient services shall also be available. The bill authorizes the VA to furnish mental health services to reservists. The bill also expands specified VA programs to include reservists for the provision of (1) comprehensive suicide prevention, and (2) mental health
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Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 [S.1379]
Reauthorizes, revises, and establishes several programs and entities relating to public health emergency preparedness and response. TITLE I--STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL HEALTH SECURITY STRATEGY(Sec. 101) This section expands the National Health Security Strategy requirements to address the prevention of plant and animal disease and evaluate potential health security threats from abroad. TITLE II--IMPROVING PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE(Sec. 201) This section reauthorizes through FY2023 and revises the Public Health Emergency Preparedness cooperative-agreement
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Healthy MOMMIES Act [HB-2602]
Establishes a series of programs and requirements under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) relating to maternal health. For example, the bill expands eligibility for coverage under Medicaid and CHIP from 60 days to one year after the last day of pregnancy and requires such coverage to include oral health services. The bill also establishes a demonstration program in which states receive grants to implement or expand models for maternity care homes that provide services to Medicaid or CHIP beneficiaries. The Government Accountability
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Prevent BLEEDing Act of 2019 Prevent Blood Loss with Emergency Equipment Devices Act of 2019 [HB-2550]
Authorizes the use of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant funds for certain anti-blood loss purposes. Specifically, a grant under the Urban Area Security Initiative or the State Homeland Security Grant Program may be used to purchase or distribute anti-blood loss supplies (tourniquets, gauze, dressings, or other appropriate materials) for use in medical emergencies in places where people gather; to provide training on the proper use of anti-blood loss supplies to enhance public safety; or to make grants to an eligible entity for such purposes.
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Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2019 [S.1350]
Shields health care professionals from liability under federal or state law for harm caused by an act or omission while (1) the professional is serving as a volunteer in response to a disaster; and (2) such act or omission occurs during the period of the disaster, in the state where the disaster has been declared, in the professional's capacity as a volunteer, during the course of providing a service for which the professional is licensed or certified, and with a good faith belief that the individual being treated is in need of health care services.
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MOMMIES Act Maximizing Outcomes for Moms through Medicaid Improvement and Enhancement of Services Act [S.1343]
Establishes a series of programs and requirements under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) relating to maternal health. For example, the bill expands eligibility for coverage under Medicaid and CHIP from 60 days to one year after the last day of pregnancy and requires such coverage to include oral health services. The bill also establishes a demonstration program in which states receive grants to implement or expand models for maternity care homes that provide services to Medicaid or CHIP beneficiaries. The Government Accountability
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Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department [S.1334]
Authorizes the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award grants to qualifying emergency departments for the purpose of supporting mental-health services. Specifically, grant recipients must use funds to support the provision of follow-up services for individuals who present for care of acute mental-health episodes, such as placement in appropriate facilities.