Health Care Coverage And Access

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US Congress 117th Congress

Primary and Virtual Care Affordability Act [HB-5541] [Healthcare ] [Taxes ] [Insurance ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Medicare and Medicaid ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exemption for telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer Introduced In House on 10/08/2021

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Luke and Alex School Safety Act of 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 [S.2938] [Public Safety ] [Education ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill to designate the United States Courthouse and Federal Building located at 111 North Adams Street in Tallahassee, Florida, as the "Joseph Woodrow Hatchett United States Courthouse and Federal Building", and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio Signed By President. on 06/25/2022

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COVID–19 Testing Coverage Act of 2021 [HB-5432] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Public Health ]
To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers to cover T cell immune response testing without the imposition of cost sharing.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/01/2021

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Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act [HB-5425] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Telecommunications ] [Public Health ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Senior Citizens ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect access to telehealth services under the Medicare program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David McKinley Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 09/29/2021

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Excellence in Recovery Housing Act [S.2901] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Human Services ]
A bill to amend title V of the Public Health Service Act to provide for increased oversight of recovery housing, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/29/2021

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TREAT Act Treatment Restoration for Emergency Antibody Therapeutics Act [S.2866] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
A bill 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: Sen. Mike Lee Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/28/2021

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Build Back Better Act Birth Through Five Child Care and Early Learning Entitlement Act Trade Adjustment Assistance Modernization Act of 2021 [HB-5376] [Budget and Spending ] [Children and Youth ] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Trade ] [Healthcare ]
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Yarmuth Signed By President. on 08/16/2022

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Black Lung Benefits Disability Trust Fund Solvency Act of 2021 [S.2810] [Energy ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Mining ]
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure the solvency of the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund by extending the excise tax on coal.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/23/2021

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Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act [S.2796] [Crime ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Public Safety ]
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for the eligibility of rural community response pilot programs for funding under the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Became Public Law No: 117-250. on 12/20/2022

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Preventing Loss of Aircrews and Necessary Equipment Act PLANE Act National Security Climate Resilience Act Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act of 2021 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 [S.2792] [Defense ] [Energy ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Climate Change ] [Construction ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ]
An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Committee On Armed Services. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Reed. With Written Report No. 117-39. on 09/22/2021

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A resolution designating September 2021 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month". [SR-378] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
A resolution designating September 2021 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month".

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Voice Vote. on 09/22/2021

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TRIUMPH for New Moms Act of 2021 Taskforce Recommending Improvements for Unaddressed Mental Perinatal & Postpartum Health for New Moms Act of 2021 [S.2779] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
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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A resolution supporting efforts to strengthen protection, assistance, and solutions for Venezuelan women and children. [SR-375] [Human Rights ] [Children and Youth ] [International ] [Human Services ]
A resolution supporting efforts to strengthen protection, assistance, and solutions for Venezuelan women and children.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tim Kaine Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 09/21/2021

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HELLPP Act Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-saving access to Podiatric Physicians Act [S.2769] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Senior Citizens ]
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care, to amend title XVIII of such Act to modify the requirements for diabetic shoes to be included under Medicare, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/21/2021

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Supporting the designation of September 17, 2021, as "National Physician Suicide Awareness Day" to raise awareness of, and promote a national discussion about, physician suicide and to reduce the stigma of mental health issues. [HR-656] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ]
Supporting the designation of September 17, 2021, as "National Physician Suicide Awareness Day" to raise awareness of, and promote a national discussion about, physician suicide and to reduce the stigma of mental health issues.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Judy Chu Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 09/20/2021

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Do No Harm Act [S.2752] [Human Rights ] [Religion ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
A bill to amend the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 to protect civil rights and otherwise prevent meaningful harm to third parties, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 09/15/2021

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Directed Energy Threat Emergency Response Act [HB-5263] [National Security ] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Law Enforcement ] [Cybersecurity ]
To designate an Anomalous Health Incidents Interagency Coordinator to coordinate the interagency investigation of, and response to, suspected attacks presenting as anomalous health incidents, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 09/15/2021

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Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act [HB-5260] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ]
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] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ] [Finance ] [Funding ]
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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TRIAGE Act of 2021 Temporary Responders for Immediate Aid in Grave Emergencies Act of 2021 [HB-5248] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Disaster Relief ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Provider Bridge Program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 09/15/2021

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