Advanced Safe Testing at Residence Telehealth Act of 2021 [HB-4670]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage and payment for certain tests and assistive telehealth consultations, and for other purposes.
HB-4670: Advanced Safe Testing at Residence Telehealth Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. David Schweikert
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 09/08/2021
VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act of 2021 [HB-4591]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress periodic reports on the costs of the Department of Veterans Affairs Electronic Health Record Modernization program.
HB-4591: VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Anthony Brown
Became Public Law No: 117-154. (txt | Pdf) on 06/23/2022
Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act of 2021 [S.2425]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure the provision of high-quality service through the Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and for other purposes.
S.2425: Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Reported By Senator Murray With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 09/21/2021
Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act of 2021 [HB-4555]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Children and Youth ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a public education campaign across all relevant programs of the Health Resources and Services Administration to increase oral health literacy and awareness.
HB-4555: Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 12/09/2021
HB-4502: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022
Sponsored by: Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Received In The Senate. on 08/03/2021
You have voted HB-4502: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022.
Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 [HB-4387]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve maternal health, to improve obstetric care in rural areas, and for other purposes.
HB-4387: Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 07/21/2021
Better Care Better Jobs Act [HB-4131]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
[Senior Citizens ]
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) under Medicaid, and for other purposes.
HB-4131: Better Care Better Jobs Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/25/2021
Better Care Better Jobs Act [S.2210]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Human Services ]
[Social Security ]
[Public Health ]
[Disabilities ]
[Senior Citizens ]
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) under Medicaid, and for other purposes.
S.2210: Better Care Better Jobs Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/24/2021
HR-494: Expressing support for the designation of September 2021 as "Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month" in order to educate communities across the United States about sickle cell disease and the need for research, early detection methods, effective treatments, and preventative care programs with respect to complications from sickle cell disease and conditions related to sickle cell disease.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/24/2021
You have voted HR-494: Expressing support for the designation of September 2021 as "Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month" in order to educate communities across the United States about sickle cell disease and the need for research, early detection methods, effective treatments, and preventative care programs with respect to complications from sickle cell disease and conditions related to sickle cell disease..
Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021 [S.2164]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Senior Citizens ]
A bill to provide for certain reforms with respect to the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.
S.2164: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Marshall
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/22/2021
SAVE Act Student Assisted Vaccination Effort Act [S.2114]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
A bill to expand the definition of qualified persons for purposes of the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act to include health professional students.
S.2114: SAVE Act Student Assisted Vaccination Effort Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/17/2021
Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Accountability Act [S.2041]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enforce the licensure requirement for medical providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
S.2041: Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Accountability Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Ordered To Be Reported Without Amendment Favorably. on 07/28/2021
Ending the Diagnostic Odyssey Act of 2021 [S.2022]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to enable States to better provide access to whole genome sequencing clinical services for certain undiagnosed children under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes.
S.2022: Ending the Diagnostic Odyssey Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/10/2021
SR-266: A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 2021 as "National Brain Tumor Awareness Month".
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 06/09/2021