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CONNECT for Health Act of 2017 Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act of 2017 [HB-2556]
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CONNECT for Health Act of 2017 Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/01/2017
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Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act [HB-2574]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award matching grants to enable states to implement scholarship programs to ensure an adequate supply of health professionals. Scholarships must cover tuition and educational expenses and provide a cost-of-living stipend. Scholarship recipients must agree to serve as providers in shortage areas in the state for one year for each year they receive the scholarship. HHS may award grants to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/26/2017
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Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 [HB-1725]
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Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 (Sec. 1) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), within 180 days of enactment of this bill, to submit a report on the progress of the VA's Acceptable Clinical Evidence initiative in reducing the necessity for in-person disability examinations. Such report shall include: (1) the number of claims eligible for the initiative, disaggregated by fiscal year; (2) the total number of claims eligible for the initiative that required a VA medical examiner to supplement the evidence with information
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Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Became Public Law No: 115-130. (txt | Pdf) on 03/09/2018
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ACCESS Act of 2017 Accessible Care by Curbing Excessive lawSuitS Act of 2017 [HB-1704]
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[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
ACCESS Act of 2017 Accessible Care by Curbing Excessive lawSuitS Act of 2017 This bill establishes provisions governing health care lawsuits where coverage for the care was provided or subsidized by the federal government. The bill does not preempt certain state laws and federal vaccine injury laws and rules. The statute of limitations is three years after the injury or one year after the claimant discovers the injury, whichever occurs first, with exceptions. Noneconomic damages are limited to $250,000. Juries may not be informed of this limitation.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Lloyd Smucker
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 04/06/2017
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Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 [S.706]
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[Public Health ]
Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 This bill requires (current law authorizes) the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to accept, for purposes of establishing a claim for veterans disability benefits, a report of a medical examination administered by a private physician without requiring confirmation by a Veterans Health Administration physician if the report is sufficiently complete (defined as competent, credible, probative, and containing such information as required to make a decision on the claim for which the report is provided).
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Sponsored by: Sen. Al Franken
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/23/2017
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Protection and Advocacy for Veterans Act [HB-1712]
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[Disabilities ]
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Protection and Advocacy for Veterans Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a five-year grant program to improve the monitoring of VA mental health and substance abuse treatment programs. The VA shall award a grant to four protection and advocacy systems under which each recipient shall investigate and monitor VA facilities care and treatment of veterans with mental illness or substance abuse issues. Criteria for selecting recipients shall include whether the state in which the protection and advocacy system operates
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Introduced In House on 03/23/2017
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Department of Veterans Affairs Appeals Modernization Act of 2017 [S.712]
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Department of Veterans Affairs Appeals Modernization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits appeals process to permit a claimant to request: a review of the agency of original jurisdiction's decision by a higher-level adjudicator within the agency based on the original evidence; or a Board of Veterans Appeals (BVA) review under which no BVA hearing is requested and no additional evidence may be submitted or under which a BVA hearing is requested and the appellant requests an opportunity to submit additional
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/23/2017
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Deborah Sampson Act [S.681]
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[Family-Related Legislation ]
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Deborah Sampson Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a three-year pilot program to assess the feasibility of peer-to-peer assistance for women veterans (including those who are separating or newly separated from the Armed Forces), with emphasis placed on women who suffered service-related sexual trauma or who are at risk of becoming homeless. Additionally, the VA shall: expand the women veterans call center to include a text messaging capability; establish a partnership with at least one nongovernmental organization
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 115-299. on 05/17/2017
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National Nurse Act of 2017 [HB-1651]
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National Nurse Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to designate the Chief Nurse Officer of the Public Health Service as the National Nurse for Public Health. The duties of this position include: (1) providing leadership and coordination of Public Health Service nursing professional affairs for the Office of the Surgeon General and other agencies of the Public Health Service, (2) conducting outreach and education, and (3) providing guidance and leadership for activities
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2017
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American Health Care Act of 2017 [HB-1628]
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American Health Care Act of 2017 TITLE I--ENERGY AND COMMERCE Subtitle A--Patient Access to Public Health Programs (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to eliminate funding after FY2018 for the Prevention and Public Health Fund, which provides for investment in prevention and public health programs to improve health and restrain the rate of growth in health care costs. Funds that are unobligated at the end of FY2018 are rescinded. (Sec. 102) The bill amends the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization
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Sponsored by: Rep. Diane Black
Motion By Senator Murray To Commit To Senate Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions With Instructions Rejected In Senate By Yea-nay Vote. 48 - 52. Record Vote Number: 178. on 07/28/2017
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TARGET Act Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking [HB-1625]
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[International ]
[Crime ]
TARGET Act Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking (Sec. 2) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of State's rewards program is a powerful tool in combating sophisticated international crime and that the State Department and federal law enforcement should work in concert to offer rewards that target human traffickers who prey on the most vulnerable people around the world. (Sec. 3) The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended to include severe forms of trafficking in persons involving
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Cloture On The Motion To Concur In The House Amendment To The Senate Amendment To H.r. 1625 Invoked In Senate By Yea-nay Vote. 67 - 30. Record Vote Number: 62. on 03/23/2018
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Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2017 [HB-1604]
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[Social Security ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2017 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to make physician assistants eligible for Medicaid electronic health record incentive payments, regardless of whether they practice in a rural health clinic or federally qualified health center.
Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Bass
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2017
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Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017 [HB-1563]
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Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to develop a patient registry to collect data on mesothelioma. The agency must use the registry to: enhance and expand infrastructure and activities for tracking the epidemiology of mesothelioma patients; collect, consolidate, and report on health information on mesothelioma patients; describe the incidence and prevalence of mesothelioma in the United States; facilitate research
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017
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Social Security Disability Insurance Return to Work Act of 2017 [S.656]
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Social Security Disability Insurance Return to Work Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/15/2017
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Social Security Disability Insurance Return to Work Act [HB-1540]
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Social Security Disability Insurance Return to Work Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 03/23/2017
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Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2017 [S.652]
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[Children and Youth ]
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Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns and infants, including to expand the programs to include young children. The programs are reauthorized through FY2022. Health Resources and Services Administration support for the education and training of personnel and health care providers for such programs is expanded to include education and training of family members.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Signed By President. on 10/18/2017
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VA Prescription Data Accountability Act 2017 [HB-1545]
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[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
VA Prescription Data Accountability Act 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to disclose information about an individual who is dispensed medication prescribed by a VA employee or by a non-VA provider authorized to prescribe such medication by the VA (currently, about a veteran or the dependent of a veteran) to a state controlled substance monitoring program to the extent necessary to prevent misuse and diversion of prescription medicines.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan A. Costello
Signed By President. on 11/21/2017
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Jessie's Law [HB-1554]
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[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Mental Health ]
Jessie's Law This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and disseminate standards for hospitals and physicians regarding displaying the history of opioid addiction in the medical records of patients who have provided information about their addiction to a health care provider.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017
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Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2017 [HB-1539]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns and infants, including to expand the programs to include young children. The programs are reauthorized through FY2022. Health Resources and Services Administration support for the education and training of personnel and health care providers for such programs is expanded to include education and training of family members.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017
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Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act of 2017 [S.629]
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[Public Health ]
[Animals ]
[Food ]
[Science ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to refuse a new animal drug application if the drug is a medically important antimicrobial used to treat humans and the applicant fails to demonstrate that the drug meets specified criteria for use in animals, including that: (1) the drug is effective, (2) the drug is targeted to animals at risk of developing a specific bacterial disease, (3) the drug has a defined duration of therapy, and (4) there
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/14/2017