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Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 [S.992]
[Veterans ]
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[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to review the deaths of all covered veterans who died by suicide during the last five years, regardless of whether information relating to such deaths has been reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A "covered veteran" is any veteran who received VA hospital care or medical services during the five-year period preceding the veteran's death. The
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 05/01/2017
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Medical Device Guardians Act [HB-2163]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Medical Device Guardians Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Louise Slaughter
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/05/2017
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FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 [S.934]
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[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 TITLE I--FEES RELATING TO DRUGS Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2017 (Sec. 102) This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend through FY2022 and revise Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fees for new drug applications. User fees are eliminated for supplements to new drug applications and drug manufacturing facilities. TITLE II--FEES RELATING TO DEVICES Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2017 (Sec. 203) The bill extends through FY2022 and revises FDA user fees for medical devices.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Favorably. Markup Report Cq on 05/11/2017
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Ensuring Patient Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatments Act of 2018 [S.916]
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[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Mental Health ]
Ensuring Patient Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatments Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to direct the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to register an emergency medical services (EMS) agency to administer controlled substances if the agency submits an application demonstrating that it is authorized to conduct such activity in the state in which the agency practices. The DEA may deny an application if it determines that the registration is inconsistent with the public interest. An EMS agency may obtain
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Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Held At The Desk. on 05/25/2018
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FRAC Act Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act [S.865]
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[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
FRAC Act Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act This bill repeals the exemption for hydraulic fracturing operations relating to oil and natural gas production activities under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation. The bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to allow the Environmental
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 04/06/2017
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Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Research and Education Act of 2017 [HB-1984]
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[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Research and Education Act of 2017 This bill requires the National Institutes of Health to expand, intensify, and coordinate programs for research on triple-negative breast cancer (the cells of these breast cancers are negative for estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors, and excess HER2 protein). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must develop and disseminate to the public information regarding triple-negative breast cancer, including information on: (1) the incidence and prevalence of triple-negative
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/07/2017
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LATTS Act of 2017 Label and Transport Tissues Safely Act of 2017 [HB-2022]
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[Science ]
LATTS Act of 2017 Label and Transport Tissues Safely Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the sale of human tissue for research or education unless the seller has a non-transplant tissue bank license, each package of tissue is labeled with specified information, and each package is wrapped in the prescribed manner. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall establish a process for the approval, suspension, and revocation of non-transplant tissue bank licenses. False labeling of packages of human tissue is prohibited. HHS or any accrediting
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Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Gosar
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/07/2017
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Pharmaceutical Information Exchange Act [HB-2026]
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[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Pharmaceutical Information Exchange Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow information about a new investigational medication or the investigational use of a medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration to be provided to health care entities if the information is based on reliable scientific evidence.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brett Guthrie
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 01/17/2018
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Behavioral Health Infrastructure Improvement Act [HB-2047]
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[Grants ]
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Behavioral Health Infrastructure Improvement Act This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to temporarily increase the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for behavioral health infrastructure and systems improvements under a state medical assistance program. For a period of five years, a state's FMAP for such improvements shall equal 90%. (Generally, a state's FMAP under Medicaid may range from 50% to 83%.) The bill also establishes a grant program for states to establish or support a behavioral health assistance
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Sponsored by: Rep. Yvette Clarke
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/07/2017
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Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2017 [HB-1982]
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[Mental Health ]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2017 This bill authorizes FY2018 appropriations for the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Social Security Administration to: (1) increase access to mental health care treatment and services, and (2) promote reporting of mental health information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
Sponsored by: Rep. Al Green
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 05/01/2017
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Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-1912]
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[Healthcare ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Mining ]
[Public Health ]
Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Black Lung Benefits Act to revise requirements for miners' claims for pneumoconiosis (black lung) benefits. The Department of Labor must pay the attorneys' fees of prevailing parties on a qualifying benefit claim. This bill revises: (1) the standards of medical evidence that establish a presumption that a miner is totally disabled by black lung, and (2) payments to such miners (including their dependents). Black lung clinics may use federal funds to help individuals file claims. A
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Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright
Introduced In House on 04/05/2017
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Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2017 [S.855]
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[Healthcare ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Mining ]
[Public Health ]
Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Black Lung Benefits Act to revise requirements for miners' claims for pneumoconiosis (black lung) benefits. The Department of Labor must pay the attorneys' fees of prevailing parties on a qualifying benefit claim. This bill revises: (1) the standards of medical evidence that establish a presumption that a miner is totally disabled by black lung, and (2) payments to such miners, including their dependents. Black lung clinics may use federal funds to help individuals file claims. A person
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/05/2017
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Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017 [S.833]
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[Military ]
[Mental Health ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017 This bill expands Department of Defense (DOD) sexual trauma counseling and treatment to include: (1) cyber harassment of a sexual nature, and (2) members of the Armed Forces on active duty for training or inactive duty training. The bill sets forth the standard of proof, which may be rebutted, in the case of a veteran who claims that a covered mental health condition was incurred in or aggravated by military sexual trauma during active service. The reasons for granting or denying service-connection
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 07/11/2017
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Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017 [HB-1954]
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[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Health ]
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Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017 This bill expands Department of Defense (DOD) sexual trauma counseling and treatment to include: (1) cyber harassment of a sexual nature, and (2) members of the Armed Forces on active duty for training or inactive duty training. The bill sets forth the standard of proof, which may be rebutted, in the case of a veteran who claims that a covered mental health condition was incurred in or aggravated by military sexual trauma during active service. The reasons for granting or denying service-connection
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 04/24/2017
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Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2017 [HB-1882]
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[Public Health ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2017 This bill directs the Bureau of Prisons to develop a comprehensive policy to provide HIV testing, treatment, and prevention for federal inmates in prison and upon reentry. It amends the federal criminal code: to require an HIV test for each convicted federal offender sentenced to prison for any length of time regardless of risk factors, unless the individual declines; to make the HIV test part of the routine health screening conducted at intake; and to require a pre-release HIV test, unless the individual declines.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/26/2017
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Honoring Hometown Heroes Act [HB-1892]
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[Environmental ]
[Finance ]
[Agriculture ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
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[Housing ]
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[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Pensions ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Unemployment ]
Honoring Hometown Heroes Act DIVISION A--HONORING HOMETOWN HEROES ACT Honoring Hometown Heroes Act (Sec. 10102) This division authorizes the governor of a state, territory, or possession of the United States or the Mayor of the District of Columbia to proclaim that the U.S. flag shall be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder (public safety officer) working in such jurisdiction who dies while serving in the line of duty. DIVISION B--SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS, TAX RELIEF, AND MEDICAID CHANGES RELATING TO CERTAIN DISASTERS
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Became Public Law No: 115-123. (txt | Pdf) on 02/09/2018
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Kalief Browder Reentry Success Act of 2017 Kalief's Law [HB-1853]
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[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Kalief Browder Reentry Success Act of 2017 Kalief's Law This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a pilot program to provide pre-release mental health screenings and post-release mental heath and social services to individuals who are incarcerated or detained at federal and state or local correctional facilities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/24/2017
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Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2017 [HB-1854]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2017 This bill requires a state that receives grant funds under the prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) or the controlled substance monitoring program to comply with specified requirements, including a requirement to share its PDMP data with other states. The Department of Justice (DOJ) or Department of Health and Human Services may withhold grant funds from a state that fails to comply. To facilitate data sharing among states, the bill directs DOJ to award a grant under the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/24/2017
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Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017 [HB-1848]
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[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a two-year pilot program under which it shall increase the use of medical scribes at VA medical centers. The bill defines "medical scribe" as an unlicensed individual hired to enter information into the electronic health record or chart at the direction of a physician or licensed independent practitioner whose responsibilities include: assisting the physician or practitioner in navigating the electronic health record;
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Young
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 07/25/2017
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Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 [S.788]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (or another private, not-for-profit entity with comparable expertise) to review the deaths of all covered veterans who died by suicide during the last five years. A "covered veteran" is any veteran who received VA hospital care or medical services during the five-year period preceding the veteran's death. The review shall include: the total numbers of veterans who
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/30/2017