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US Congress 117th Congress
A resolution 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. [SR-364]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
A resolution 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.
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Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act of 2021 [HB-5237]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
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.
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Expressing support for the designation of September 2021 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month". [HR-633]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Expressing support for the designation of September 2021 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month".
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Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2021 [HB-5150]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
To reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes.
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Direct Primary Care for America Act [HB-5157]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
To facilitate direct primary care arrangements.
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Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2021 [HB-5149]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the designation of general surgery shortage areas, and for other purposes.
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Expressing support for the designation of the week of August 25 through August 31, 2021, as "Black Breastfeeding Week" to bring national attention to the United States maternal child health crisis in the Black community and the important role that breastfeeding plays in improving maternal and infant health outcomes. [HR-603]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Expressing support for the designation of the week of August 25 through August 31, 2021, as "Black Breastfeeding Week" to bring national attention to the United States maternal child health crisis in the Black community and the important role that breastfeeding plays in improving maternal and infant health outcomes.
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Mental Health Stigma in the Military Act of 2021 [HB-5061]
[Defense ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
[Veterans ]
To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program to survey access to mental health care under the military health system, and for other purposes.
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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]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
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".
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that policies governing access to medication abortion care in the United States should be equitable and based on science. [HR-589]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Public Health ]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that policies governing access to medication abortion care in the United States should be equitable and based on science.
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Expressing support for the United States Government to be a guaranteed buyer of vaccines and for the United States to develop a "Marshall Plan" for global vaccinations. [HR-586]
[Healthcare ]
[International ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Expressing support for the United States Government to be a guaranteed buyer of vaccines and for the United States to develop a "Marshall Plan" for global vaccinations.
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DIVERSE Trials Act Diversifying Investigations Via Equitable Research Studies for Everyone Trials Act [HB-5030]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Science ]
To improve diversity in clinical trials and data collection for COVID-19 and future public health threats to address social determinants of health.
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Expanding the Families of Veterans Access to Mental Health Services Act [HB-5029]
[Mental Health ]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish Vet Center readjustment counseling and related mental health services to members of the families of members or veterans of the Armed Forces who died by suicide, and other purposes.
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Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act of 2021 [S.2691]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Social Security ]
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.
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DIVERSE Trials Act Diversifying Investigations Via Equitable Research Studies for Everyone Trials Act [S.2706]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Science ]
A bill to improve diversity in clinical trials and data collection for COVID-19 and future public health threats to address social determinants of health.
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Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2021 [S.2676]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Student Loans ]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes.
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Quit Because of COVID–19 Act [S.2622]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
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.
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Disease X Act [S.2640]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
A bill to establish a program for developing medical countermeasures for unknown viral threats.
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A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 25, 2021, as "National Ataxia Awareness Day", and raising awareness of ataxia, ataxia research, and the search for a cure. [SR-339]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 25, 2021, as "National Ataxia Awareness Day", and raising awareness of ataxia, ataxia research, and the search for a cure.
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Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 [S.2610]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Defense ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Retirement ]
An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.