Health Care Coverage And Access

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US Congress 117th Congress

HARMON Oklahoma Act Helping Account for Rural Medical Outpatient Needs in Oklahoma Act [HB-5753] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ]
To assist in the transition of a certain hospital to a Medicare rural emergency hospital, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Lucas Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/27/2021

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NASA Enhanced Use Leasing Extension Act of 2021 [HB-5746] [Aerospace ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ]
To amend title 51, United States Code, to extend the authority of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to enter into leases of non-excess property of the Administration.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Don Beyer Ruling Of The Chair That The Point Of Order Raised By Senator Schumer With Respect To The House Message To Accompany H.r. 5746, Not Sustained. on 01/19/2022

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Childcare Expansion for Military Families Act of 2021 [HB-5748] [Defense ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Healthcare ] [Military ] [Children and Youth ] [Construction ] [Mental Health ]
To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a program to carry out minor military construction projects to construct child development centers and to provide education and treatment services for infant and early childhood mental health, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Salud Carbajal Introduced In House on 10/27/2021

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Equal Health Care for All Act [S.3073] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Human Rights ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Disabilities ]
A bill to prohibit discrimination in health care and require the provision of equitable health care, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Alex Padilla Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 10/26/2021

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Equitable Health Care for All Act [HB-5742] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Human Rights ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Disabilities ]
To prohibit discrimination in health care and require the provision of equitable health care, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/26/2021

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Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act [HB-5738] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Military ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require a lactation space in each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 05/19/2022

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Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2021 [S.3048] [Education ] [Mental Health ] [Disabilities ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to establish an Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students with Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 10/21/2021

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To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish seasonal influenza vaccines to certain individuals, and for other purposes. [HB-5671] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Public Health ]
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish seasonal influenza vaccines to certain individuals, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Takano Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/16/2021

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Veterans Pro Bono Corps Act of 2021 [S.3047] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill to establish a pilot program to support medical residency and fellowship programs that assist veterans, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 11/17/2021

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TREAT Act Treatment Restoration for Emergency Antibody Therapeutics Act [HB-5663] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from restricting direct access by health care facilities to COVID-19 monoclonal antibody therapies.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Grothman Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/22/2021

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Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2021 [HB-5654] [Education ] [Mental Health ] [Disabilities ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
To authorize the Secretary of Education to establish an Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students with Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern Introduced In House on 10/21/2021

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Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2021 [S.3018] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Senior Citizens ] [Social Security ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish requirements with respect to the use of prior authorization under Medicare Advantage plans, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 10/20/2021

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Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2021 [S.3025] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Military ]
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand health care and benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs for military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Reported By Senator Tester With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 03/01/2022

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Behavioral Health Crisis Services Expansion Act [HB-5611] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Community Development ] [Human Services ]
To empower communities to establish a continuum of care for individuals experiencing mental or behavioral health crisis, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/19/2021

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A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services, any officer or employee of the Department of Health and Human Services, and States from requiring COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of eligibility for benefits or assistance under the Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP programs. [S.2999] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ]
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services, any officer or employee of the Department of Health and Human Services, and States from requiring COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of eligibility for benefits or assistance under the Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP programs.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Scott Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 10/19/2021

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BIO Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021 Bolstering Infectious Outbreaks Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021 [HB-5602] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a Bio-Preparedness and Infectious Diseases Workforce Loan Repayment Program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/18/2021

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Enhancing the Community Health Workforce Act [HB-5594] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize grants to promote positive health behaviors and outcomes for populations in medically underserved communities, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Joyce Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/18/2021

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Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2021 [HB-5561] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Disabilities ]
To reauthorize a program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment regarding deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young children, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Derek Kilmer Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 12/09/2021

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Rural Telehealth Access Task Force Act [HB-5506] [Telecommunications ] [Healthcare ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Health ]
To establish a Rural Telehealth Access Task Force to determine how to address barriers to the adoption of telehealth technology and access to broadband internet access service in rural areas, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Angela Craig Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 10/21/2021

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Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act of 2021 Veterans Census-Enabled National Treatment Equitable Resource Supplement for Mental Health Act of 2021 [HB-5543] [Mental Health ] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the number of Vet Centers in certain States based on population metrics, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/14/2021

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