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US Congress 117th Congress

Bipartisan Border Solutions Act of 2021 [S.1358] [Immigration ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Human Rights ]
A bill to establish regional processing centers, to improve the asylum and credible fear processes to promote fairness and efficiency, to require immigration court docketing priorities during irregular migration influx events, and to improve the capability of the Department of Homeland Security to manage migration flows, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Thom Tillis Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 04/22/2021

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VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act [HB-2775] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain information publicly available on one internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Joyce Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/14/2021

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Non-Opioid Directive Act [S.1292] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
A bill to develop a non-opioid pain management directive indicating to health care professionals and emergency medical services personnel that an individual with respect to whom a form has been executed must not be administered an opioid or offered a prescription for an opioid, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/21/2021

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Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021 [HB-19] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ]
To provide for certain reforms with respect to the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, the Medicaid program under title XIX of such Act, the Food and Drug Administration, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise Referred To The Subcommittee On Antitrust, Commercial, And Administrative Law. on 10/19/2021

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Congratulating the Department of Veterans Affairs on 75 years of psychology training and expansion of access to mental health care for veterans by expressing support for the designation of April 19 through April 23, 2021, as "VA Psychology Recognition Week". [HR-337] [Veterans ] [Mental Health ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
Congratulating the Department of Veterans Affairs on 75 years of psychology training and expansion of access to mental health care for veterans by expressing support for the designation of April 19 through April 23, 2021, as "VA Psychology Recognition Week".

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Takano Introduced In House on 04/20/2021

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Opportunities to Support Mothers and Deliver Children Act [HB-2701] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Social Security ] [Education ]
To provide grants for the conduct of demonstration projects designed to provide education and training for eligible individuals to enter and follow a career pathway in the field of pregnancy or childbirth, under the health profession opportunity grant program under section 2008 of the Social Security Act.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gwen Moore Introduced In House on 04/20/2021

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Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2021 [HB-2654] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Senior Citizens ] [Social Security ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare coverage for all physicians' services furnished by doctors of chiropractic within the scope of their license, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/20/2021

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Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2021 [HB-2661] [Environmental ] [Public Health ] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To prioritize educating and training for existing and new environmental health professionals.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/20/2021

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United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2021 [S.1220] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Military ]
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize and honor the service of individuals who served in the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Ordered To Be Reported Without Amendment Favorably. on 07/28/2021

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Mollie Baldwin Upskilling of Personal and Home Care Aides Act [S.1196] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Social Security ] [Education ] [Human Services ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Poverty ]
A bill to amend subtitle A of title XX of the Social Security Act to fund additional projects that focus on competency-based training for personal or home care aides, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/15/2021

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CARE for Families Act Community Access, Resources, and Education for Families Act [HB-2555] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Food ]
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to establish a grant program to provide grants to local agencies and clinics to improve the health of mothers and infants, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Scott Introduced In House on 04/15/2021

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Maternal CARE Act Maternal Care Access and Reducing Emergencies Act [HB-2556] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Children and Youth ]
To support States in their work to end preventable morbidity and mortality in maternity care by using evidence-based quality improvement to protect the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and in the postpartum period and to reduce neonatal and infant mortality, to eliminate racial disparities in maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alma Adams Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/16/2021

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CADSAW Act Career Advancement for Direct Support Aid Workers Act [S.1192] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ] [Social Security ]
A bill to amend subtitle A of title XX of the Social Security Act to authorize direct support worker career advancement demonstration projects, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/15/2021

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Fire Fighters and EMS Employer-Employee Cooperation Act [HB-2586] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Healthcare ]
To provide collective bargaining rights for fire fighters and emergency medical services personnel employed by States or their political subdivisions, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 04/15/2021

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SERVE Act Supporting Education Recognition for Veterans during Emergencies Act [HB-2587] [Veterans ] [Education ] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [National Security ] [Disaster Relief ]
To improve the ability of veterans with medical training to assist the United States in response to national emergencies, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/14/2021

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A resolution designating April 14, 2021, as "National Assistive Technology Awareness Day". [SR-162] [Technology and Innovation ] [Disabilities ]
A resolution designating April 14, 2021, as "National Assistive Technology Awareness Day".

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 04/15/2021

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United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2021 [HB-2568] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Military ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize and honor the service of individuals who served in the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 10/20/2021

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DOULA for VA Act of 2022 Delivering Optimally Urgent Labor Access for Veterans Affairs Act of 2022 [HB-2521] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Health ]
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to furnish doula services to veterans.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brenda Lawrence Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 12/05/2022

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Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2022 [HB-2499] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Safety ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ]
To amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employees duty, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 05/12/2022

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Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2022 [S.1116] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Safety ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ]
A bill to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employees duty, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Peters With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 117-146. on 09/13/2022

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