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DIVERSE Trials Act Diversifying Investigations Via Equitable Research Studies for Everyone Trials Act [HB-5030] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Science ]
To improve diversity in clinical trials and data collection for COVID-19 and future public health threats to address social determinants of health.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 08/13/2021

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Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act of 2021 [S.2691] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Social Security ]
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure adequate access to vaccines under the Medicaid program and the Vaccines for Children program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 08/10/2021

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Nursing Home Improvement and Accountability Act of 2021 [S.2694] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Senior Citizens ]
A bill to improve care furnished and to support the workforce in skilled nursing facilities under the Medicare program and in nursing facilities under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 08/10/2021

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DIVERSE Trials Act Diversifying Investigations Via Equitable Research Studies for Everyone Trials Act [S.2706] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Science ]
A bill to improve diversity in clinical trials and data collection for COVID-19 and future public health threats to address social determinants of health.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 08/10/2021

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Veterans’ Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Act [HB-4880] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Science ] [Public Health ]
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national clinical pathway for prostate cancer, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E1053) on 09/09/2021

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Communities and Environment First Act of 2021 [HB-4798] [Environmental ] [Air Quality ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Health ]
To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to enter into cooperative agreements with States to carry out grant programs to assist in remediation and relocation efforts relating to hazardous air pollution, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Troy Carter Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And Climate Change. on 07/30/2021

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Braeden’s Commission: Protect our Athletes from Exertional Heat Stroke [HB-4855] [Sports ] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Education ] [Children and Youth ]
To establish a commission to prevent exertional heat stroke deaths among high school and collegiate athletes, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Donald Payne Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/30/2021

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Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans Act [HB-4794] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Public Health ]
To improve mammography services furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Julia Brownley Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 10/14/2021

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Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans Act [S.2533] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Public Health ]
A bill to improve mammography services furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Became Public Law No: 117-135. (txt | Pdf) on 06/07/2022

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Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act [HB-4826] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Human Rights ]
To enhance the rights of domestic workers, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/30/2021

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Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act [S.2569] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Human Rights ]
A bill to enhance the rights of domestic workers, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/29/2021

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Expressing that the United States is obligated to permanently end the unhoused crisis by 2025 and uphold, protect, and enforce the civil and human rights of unhoused individuals, including the human rights to housing, universal health care, livable wages, education, employment opportunities, access to public facilities, free movement in public spaces, privacy, confidentiality, internet access, vote, freedom from harassment by law enforcement, private businesses, property owners, and housed residents, and equal rights to health care, legal representation, and social services without discrimination based on housing status. [HR-568] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Voting Rights ] [Law Enforcement ] [Poverty ] [Community Development ] [Public Health ]
Expressing that the United States is obligated to permanently end the unhoused crisis by 2025 and uphold, protect, and enforce the civil and human rights of unhoused individuals, including the human rights to housing, universal health care, livable wages, education, employment opportunities, access to public facilities, free movement in public spaces, privacy, confidentiality, internet access, vote, freedom from harassment by law enforcement, private businesses, property owners, and housed residents, and equal rights to health care, legal representation, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition, Oversight, And Department Operations. on 08/13/2021

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HEALTH Act of 2021 Helping Every American Link To Healthcare Act of 2021 [HB-4748] [Healthcare ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Health ] [Data Privacy ]
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise HIPAA regulations to ensure patient access to telehealth services.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Duncan Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/29/2021

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Preventing HEAT Illness and Deaths Act of 2021 Preventing Health Emergencies And Temperature-related Illness and Deaths Act of 2021 [S.2510] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Climate Change ] [Science ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill to reduce the health risks of heat by establishing the National Integrated Heat Health Information System Program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Integrated Heat Health Information System Interagency Committee to improve extreme heat preparedness, planning, and response, requiring a study, and establishing financial assistance programs to address heat effects, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Cantwell With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 12/12/2022

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EDOT Act of 2021 Evaluating Disparities and Outcomes of Telehealth During the COVID–19 Emergency Act of 2021 [HB-4770] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Health ]
To study the effects of changes to telehealth under the Medicare and Medicaid programs during the COVID-19 emergency.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/28/2021

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EVEST Act Ensuring Veterans’ Smooth Transition Act [HB-4673] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the automatic enrollment of eligible veterans in patient enrollment system of Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Takano On Motion To Recommit Failed By The Yeas And Nays: 206 - 221 (roll No. 13). on 01/20/2022

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Health Misinformation Act of 2021 [S.2448] [Healthcare ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Public Health ] [Consumer Protection ] [Data Privacy ] [Cybersecurity ] [Media and Advertising ]
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that, under certain circumstances, an interactive computer service provider that allows for the proliferation of health misinformation through that service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of that misinformation, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 07/22/2021

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VA Assessment by Independent Measures Act [HB-4626] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require an independent assessment of health care delivery systems and management processes of the Department of Veterans Affairs be conducted once every 10 years, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Bost Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/17/2021

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Guaranteeing Healthcare Access to Personnel Who Served Act [HB-4624] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve access to health care for veterans, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 09/08/2021

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VA Caregiver Transparency Act [HB-4625] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Family-Related Legislation ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify and improve the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Josh Gottheimer Subcommittee On Health Discharged. on 07/28/2021

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