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US Congress 117th Congress

BABIES Act Birth Access Benefiting Improved Essential Facility Services Act [HB-3337] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Medicaid demonstration program to develop and advance innovative payment models for freestanding birth center services for women with a low-risk pregnancy, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 05/19/2021

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BABIES Act Birth Access Benefiting Improved Essential Facility Services Act [S.1716] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ]
A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Medicaid demonstration program to develop and advance innovative payment models for freestanding birth center services for women with a low-risk pregnancy.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/19/2021

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Accurate Reporting of Smoking Variants Act of 2021 [HB-3226] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Technology and Innovation ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure accurate and timely reporting of smoking variants through updating the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/14/2021

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Promising Pathway Act [S.1644] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ]
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a time-limited provisional approval pathway, subject to specific obligations, for certain drugs and biological products, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/13/2021

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Blocking Deadly Fentanyl Imports Act Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Modernization Act of 2021 Foreign Service Families Act of 2021 Public Diplomacy Modernization Act of 2021 Department of State Authorization Act of 2021 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 Afghanistan War Commission Act of 2021 [S.1605] [Arts and Culture ] [Community Development ] [Public Safety ]
A bill to designate the National Pulse Memorial located at 1912 South Orange Avenue in Orlando, Florida, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio Became Public Law No: 117-81. (txt | Pdf) on 12/27/2021

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HEALTH for MOM Act of 2021 Harnessing Effective and Appropriate Long-Term Health for Moms On Medicaid Act of 2021 [S.1622] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ]
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with the option to provide coordinated care through a pregnancy medical home for high-risk pregnant women, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/13/2021

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Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2021 [HB-3165] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Health ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/13/2021

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Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2021 [S.1593] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the designation of general surgery shortage areas, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/12/2021

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Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2021 [S.1567] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/11/2021

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MOMMIES Act Maximizing Outcomes for Moms through Medicaid Improvement and Enhancement of Services Act [S.1542] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ]
A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to improve Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program for low-income mothers.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/10/2021

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MOMMIES Act Maximizing Outcomes for Moms through Medicaid Improvement and Enhancement of Services Act [HB-3063] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ]
To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to improve Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program for low-income mothers.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/10/2021

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VA Beneficiary Debt Collection Improvement Act [HB-2935] [Veterans ] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the processing of veterans benefits by the Departments of Veterans Affairs, to limit the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recover overpayments made by the Department and other amounts owed by individuals to the United States, to improve due process accorded individuals with respect to such recovery, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Pappas Referred To The Subcommittee On Oversight And Investigations. on 05/04/2021

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Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act of 2021 [HB-2981] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Overdose Prevention ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure the provision of high-quality service through the Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Don Beyer Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/13/2021

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Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Law Enforcement Training Act TBI and PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act [HB-2992] [Crime ] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
To direct the Attorney General to develop crisis intervention training tools for use by first responders related to interacting with persons who have a traumatic brain injury, another form of acquired brain injury, or post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline Became Public Law No: 117-170. on 08/16/2022

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Suicide Prevention Act [HB-2955] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Children and Youth ]
To authorize a pilot program to expand and intensify surveillance of self-harm in partnership with State and local public health departments, to establish a grant program to provide self-harm and suicide prevention services in hospital emergency departments, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Josh Gottheimer Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/13/2021

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VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2021 [HB-2916] [Cannabis ] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Science ]
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a series of clinical trials on the effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of veterans with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Luis Correa Subcommittee On Health Discharged. on 11/04/2021

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COPS Counseling Act Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support Counseling Act [S.1502] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Mental Health ]
A bill to make Federal law enforcement officer peer support communications confidential, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Became Public Law No: 117-60. (txt | Pdf) on 11/18/2021

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STOP Fentanyl Act of 2021 Support, Treatment, and Overdose Prevention of Fentanyl Act of 2021 [S.1457] [Healthcare ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
A bill to establish programs to address addiction and overdoses caused by illicit fentanyl and other opioids, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/29/2021

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VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2021 [S.1467] [Cannabis ] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a series of clinical trials on the effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of veterans with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/23/2021

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Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2021 [S.1451] [Healthcare ] [International ] [Public Health ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ]
A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 04/29/2021

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