Health Care Costs And Insurance

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US Congress 117th Congress

TRIUMPH for New Moms Act of 2021 Taskforce Recommending Improvements for Unaddressed Mental Perinatal & Postpartum Health for New Moms Act of 2021 [S.2779]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a Task Force on Maternal Mental Health, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/21/2021

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Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2021 [HB-5293]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and modify certain authorities and requirements relating to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Mrvan Became Public Law No: 117-42. (txt | Pdf) on 09/30/2021

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Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act [HB-5260]
To amend titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to lower prescription drug prices in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, to improve transparency related to pharmaceutical prices and transactions, to lower patients' out-of-pocket costs, and to ensure accountability to taxpayers, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Luis Correa Referred To The Subcommittee On Antitrust, Commercial, And Administrative Law. on 11/01/2022

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Help America Run Act Government By the People Act of 2021 Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act Spotlight Act Honest Ads Act DISCLOSE Act of 2021 Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2021 Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2021 Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2021 Democracy Restoration Act of 2021 Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2021 Voter Registration Modernization Act of 2021 Voter Empowerment Act of 2021 [S.2747]
A bill to expand Americans' access to the ballot box and reduce the influence of big money in politics, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Cloture On The Motion To Proceed To The Measure Not Invoked In Senate By Yea-nay Vote. 49 - 51. Record Vote Number: 420. on 10/20/2021

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Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act of 2021 [HB-5237]
To amend titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to lower prescription drug prices in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, to improve transparency related to pharmaceutical prices and transactions, to lower patients' out-of-pocket costs, and to ensure accountability to taxpayers, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Luis Correa Referred To The Subcommittee On Antitrust, Commercial, And Administrative Law. on 11/01/2022

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Direct Primary Care for America Act [HB-5157]
To facilitate direct primary care arrangements.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Crenshaw Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 09/03/2021

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Senior Health Planning Account Act [HB-5137]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create senior health planning accounts funded by the proceeds of the sale or assignment of life insurance contracts.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Higgins Introduced In House on 08/31/2021

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Lowering Medicare Premiums and Prescription Drug Costs Act [HB-5099]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to move Medicare cost-sharing benefits from Medicaid to Medicare, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 08/24/2021

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Recognizing that many Americans are not aware of the ways in which health care policy can affect every part of their lives and expressing support for the designation of the month of August as "National Health Care Awareness Month". [HR-590]
Recognizing that many Americans are not aware of the ways in which health care policy can affect every part of their lives and expressing support for the designation of the month of August as "National Health Care Awareness Month".

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 08/18/2021

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Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act of 2021 [S.2691]
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure adequate access to vaccines under the Medicaid program and the Vaccines for Children program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 08/10/2021

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Quit Because of COVID–19 Act [S.2622]
A bill to amend title XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of comprehensive tobacco cessation services under such titles, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 08/05/2021

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Improving Diaper Affordability Act of 2021 [HB-4902]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat diapers as qualified medical expenses; and to prohibit States and local governments to impose a tax on the retail sale of diapers.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Antitrust, Commercial, And Administrative Law. on 11/01/2022

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Stop Copay Overpay Act [HB-4824]
To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to limit copayments for outpatient visits for mental health or behavioral health under the TRICARE program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Introduced In House on 07/29/2021

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Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act [HB-4826]
To enhance the rights of domestic workers, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/30/2021

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Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act [S.2569]
A bill to enhance the rights of domestic workers, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/29/2021

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Expressing that the United States is obligated to permanently end the unhoused crisis by 2025 and uphold, protect, and enforce the civil and human rights of unhoused individuals, including the human rights to housing, universal health care, livable wages, education, employment opportunities, access to public facilities, free movement in public spaces, privacy, confidentiality, internet access, vote, freedom from harassment by law enforcement, private businesses, property owners, and housed residents, and equal rights to health care, legal representation, and social services without discrimination based on housing status. [HR-568]
Expressing that the United States is obligated to permanently end the unhoused crisis by 2025 and uphold, protect, and enforce the civil and human rights of unhoused individuals, including the human rights to housing, universal health care, livable wages, education, employment opportunities, access to public facilities, free movement in public spaces, privacy, confidentiality, internet access, vote, freedom from harassment by law enforcement, private businesses, property owners, and housed residents, and equal rights to health care, legal representation, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition, Oversight, And Department Operations. on 08/13/2021

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Protecting our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act of 2021 [S.2495]
A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to maintain a list of the country of origin of all drugs marketed in the United States, to ban the use of Federal funds for the purchase of drugs manufactured in the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/28/2021

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FAMILIES Act Finding Alternatives to Mass Incarceration: Lives Improved by Ending Separation Act of 2021 [HB-4709]
To amend title 18, United States Code, to divert certain parents of minor children, expectant parents, and other caregivers from incarceration and into comprehensive programs providing resources, services, and training to those individuals and their families.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 11/01/2022

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FAMILIES Act Finding Alternatives to Mass Incarceration: Lives Improved by Ending Separation Act of 2021 [S.2477]
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to divert certain parents of minor children, expectant parents, and other caregivers from incarceration and into comprehensive programs providing resources, services, and training to those individuals and their families.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 07/27/2021

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VA Assessment by Independent Measures Act [HB-4626]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require an independent assessment of health care delivery systems and management processes of the Department of Veterans Affairs be conducted once every 10 years, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Bost Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/17/2021

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