Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Act of 2021 [HB-2319]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to require long-term care facilities to report certain information relating to COVID-19 cases and deaths.
HB-2319: Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Sanford Bishop
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/01/2021
Access to TESTs Act Access to Technology and Equipment for Same-day Tests (TESTs) Act [S.1018]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for acquiring equipment and supplies capable of performing same-day clinical laboratory testing in a point-of-care setting, and to assist laboratories in meeting the cost of acquiring high-throughput equipment, and for other purposes.
S.1018: Access to TESTs Act Access to Technology and Equipment for Same-day Tests (TESTs) Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/25/2021
Kira Johnson Act [S.1042]
[Healthcare ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
A bill to prevent maternal mortality and serve maternal morbidity among Black pregnant and postpartum individuals and other underserved populations, to provide training in respectful maternity care, to reduce and prevent bias, racism, and discrimination in maternity care settings, and for other purposes.
S.1042: Kira Johnson Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/25/2021
CARA 3.0 Act of 2021 [S.987]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Mental Health ]
A bill to provide support with respect to the prevention of, treatment for, and recovery from, substance use disorder.
S.987: CARA 3.0 Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/25/2021
DUMP Opioids Act Dispose Unused Medications and Prescription Opioids Act [S.957]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that certain medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs have physical locations for the disposal of controlled substances medications.
State Funding for Internet Expansion Act of 2021 State Fix Act of 2021 [S.944]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a program to expand access to broadband in unserved and underserved areas, and for other purposes.
S.944: State Funding for Internet Expansion Act of 2021 State Fix Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Lindsey Graham
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 03/24/2021
SASCA Survivors’ Access to Supportive Care Act [HB-2145]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Crime ]
[Mental Health ]
To plan, develop, and make recommendations to increase access to sexual assault examinations for survivors by holding hospitals accountable and supporting the providers that serve them.
HB-2145: SASCA Survivors’ Access to Supportive Care Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/23/2021
Expanded Telehealth Access Act [HB-2168]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the scope of practitioners eligible for payment for telehealth services under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
HB-2168: Expanded Telehealth Access Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/23/2021
SASCA Survivors’ Access to Supportive Care Act [S.926]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Crime ]
[Mental Health ]
A bill to plan, develop, and make recommendations to increase access to sexual assault examinations for survivors by holding hospitals accountable and supporting the providers that serve them.
S.926: SASCA Survivors’ Access to Supportive Care Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/23/2021
HEALING Act of 2021 Holistic Economic Aid for Low-Income Neighborhood Growth Act of 2021 [HB-2158]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Budget and Spending ]
To provide emergency relief assistance under a modified Community Development Block Grant program for communities facing economic damage from civil and social crises, and for other purposes.
HB-2158: HEALING Act of 2021 Holistic Economic Aid for Low-Income Neighborhood Growth Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 03/23/2021
Rural Health Clinic Protection Act [S.935]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make technical corrections to rural health clinic payments.
S.935: Rural Health Clinic Protection Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/23/2021
Strengthening Rural Health Clinics Act of 2021 [S.934]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Social Security ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve rural health clinic payments.
S.934: Strengthening Rural Health Clinics Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/23/2021
Essential Caregivers Act of 2021 [HB-2114]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, and intermediate care facilities for the intellectually disabled to permit certain essential caregiver visitors during a public health emergency under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
HB-2114: Essential Caregivers Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Claudia Tenney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/19/2021
Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2021 [S.828]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Mental Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
S.828: Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/18/2021
Protect Seniors and Cut Waste Act [HB-1999]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Senior Citizens ]
To delay and offset the sequester under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as a result of the enactment of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, and for other purposes.
HB-1999: Protect Seniors and Cut Waste Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Grothman
Introduced In House on 03/18/2021
Federal Building Clean Jobs Act of 2021 [HB-2060]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Climate Change ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to fund job-creating improvements in energy and resiliency for Federal buildings, to enable a portfolio of clean buildings by 2030, and for other purposes.
HB-2060: Federal Building Clean Jobs Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Oversight And Investigations. on 06/16/2021
GREEN Building Jobs Act of 2021 GSA Resilient, Energy Efficient, and Net-Zero Building Jobs Act of 2021 [S.832]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Climate Change ]
A bill to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to fund job-creating improvements in energy and resiliency for Federal buildings managed by the General Services Administration, to enable a portfolio of clean buildings by 2030, and for other purposes.
S.832: GREEN Building Jobs Act of 2021 GSA Resilient, Energy Efficient, and Net-Zero Building Jobs Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 03/18/2021
Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act of 2021 [HB-1985]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to modernize Federal nursing home protections and to enhance care quality and transparency for nursing home residents and their families.
HB-1985: Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Bobby Rush
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2021