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A resolution designating March 22, 2017, as "National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day". [SR-95]
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A resolution designating March 22, 2017, as "National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day". Designates March 22, 2017, as National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day. Commends rehabilitation counselors and professional organizations assisting individuals who require rehabilitation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Senate Committee On The Judiciary Discharged By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S2051) on 03/28/2017
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Invest in Women's Health Act of 2017 [S.689]
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Invest in Women's Health Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide support to public or nonprofit entities to expand certain preventive health services, with an emphasis on increasing access to cancer screening, particularly for women of color. The bill reauthorizes through FY2020: (1) programs related to breast and gynecologic cancers under Medicaid and family planning programs, and (2) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Breast and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/21/2017
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Deborah Sampson Act [S.681]
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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 Casey
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. 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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Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2017 [HB-1639]
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Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to include physical therapy within the definition of "primary health services" for purposes of the National Health Service Corps. The bill makes physical therapists eligible for repayment of their educational loans in order to ensure an adequate supply of physical therapists.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2017
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EAT for Health Act of 2017 Education and Training for Health Act of 2017 [HB-1634]
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EAT for Health Act of 2017 Education and Training for Health Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to issue guidelines to federal agencies to ensure that federal, full time primary care health professionals have continuing education relating to nutrition. Agencies must annually report information including the extent to which they have adopted and encouraged the guidelines. The continuing education must: (1) include content on the role of nutrition in the prevention, management, and reversal of obesity, cardiovascular
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2017
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Physician Assistant Higher Education Modernization Act of 2017 [HB-1603]
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Physician Assistant Higher Education Modernization Act of 2017 This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to assist qualified individuals in receiving the education and training needed to become a physician assistant. Graduate students enrolled in physician assistant education programs are eligible for: (1) increased Unsubsidized Stafford Loan limits, and (2) loan forgiveness programs for those who serve in areas of national need upon graduation. The Department of Education (ED) must: provide Historically
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Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Bass
Introduced In House on 03/17/2017
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Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act [HB-1617]
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Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to fulfill documentation requirements for coverage, under Medicare, of special shoes for diabetic individuals. Under current law, such requirements may be satisfied only by a physician.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2017
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Physician Assistant Education Public Health Initiatives Act of 2017 [HB-1605]
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Physician Assistant Education Public Health Initiatives Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to include workforce development as a type of clinical practice improvement activity for purposes of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). (MIPS adjusts Medicare payments to providers based on performance measures related to quality, cost, utilization of electronic health records, and clinical practice improvement activities.) The bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend through FY2022
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Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Bass
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2017
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Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Latino AIDS Awareness Day" on October 15, 2017, and for other purposes. [HR-208]
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Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Latino AIDS Awareness Day" on October 15, 2017, and for other purposes. Expresses support for: (1) the goals and ideals of National Latino AIDS Awareness Day; (2) the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy; (3) effective and comprehensive HIV prevention education programs; (4) appropriate funding of HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment, research, and housing; and (5) a comprehensive prevention and treatment strategy that empowers stakeholders to engage their communities to help decrease violence,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2017
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Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act [HB-1565]
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Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act This bill establishes a framework for health care liability lawsuits to undergo review by independent medical review panels if health care professionals (practicing physicians or their agents or employees), providers, or organizations allege adherence to clinical practice guidelines. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must publish clinical practice guidelines provided and maintained by national or state medical societies or medical specialty societies designated by HHS. HHS must ensure that guidelines
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/31/2017
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HELLPP Act Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians Act [HB-1542]
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HELLPP Act Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians Act This bill adds podiatrists as covered physicians under the Medicaid program. Documentation requirements related to Medicare coverage of therapeutic shoes for individuals with diabetes are revised. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to subject payments made to a Medicaid provider or supplier to a continuing levy for federal taxes owed by the provider or supplier.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2017
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Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2017 [HB-1550]
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Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax exclusion for benefits paid to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical providers by states and local governments, to: (1) increase the dollar limitation on the exclusion, and (2) make the tax exclusion permanent. (Under current law, the exclusion expired in 2010.)
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Introduced In House on 03/15/2017
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Jessie's Law [HB-1554]
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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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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate concerning the ongoing conflict in Syria as it reaches its six-year mark in March, the ensuing humanitarian crisis in Syria and neighboring countries, the resulting humanitarian and national security challenges, and the urgent need for a political solution to the crisis. [SR-87]
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate concerning the ongoing conflict in Syria as it reaches its six-year mark in March, the ensuing humanitarian crisis in Syria and neighboring countries, the resulting humanitarian and national security challenges, and the urgent need for a political solution to the crisis. Condemns: (1) the regime of Bashar al-Assad for committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Syrian conflict, and (2) the Assad regime and the government of the Russian Federation for using indiscriminate cluster munitions
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S1847; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1846-1847) on 03/15/2017
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Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2017 [S.619]
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Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to include physical therapy within the definition of "primary health services" for purposes of the National Health Service Corps. The bill makes physical therapists eligible for repayment of their educational loans in order to ensure an adequate supply of physical therapists.
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/14/2017
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Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act of 2017 [S.629]
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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
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Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 [HB-1492]
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Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to direct the Drug Enforcement Administration to register practitioners (other than pharmacies) to transport controlled substances to and administer controlled substances in other states. A registered practitioner must: be licensed, registered, or authorized to administer controlled substances in the other state; limit the duration of transport to 72 consecutive hours; and comply with recordkeeping requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep. Pete Sessions
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 07/13/2017
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VA Provider Pay Modernization Act of 2017 [HB-1505]
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VA Provider Pay Modernization Act of 2017 This bill provides that market pay (one of the three salary components of Veterans Health Administration [VHA] physicians and dentists) shall be the same for each physician or dentist with the same specialty or assignment in the same Integrated Service Network (VISN). The market pay of a physician or dentist may exceed the market pay generally available to a physician or dentist with the same specialty or assignment in the same VISN by up to 5%. Such amount shall take into account the pay in the relevant
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Sponsored by: Rep. Beto O'Rourke
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/27/2017
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Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act [HB-1508]
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Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to offer a contingent physician's appointment to a person who, upon completion of a post-graduate training program, completes a residency program within two years after the VA offer. Eligibility requirements for a VA physician's appointment, including a contingency appointment, are revised to require completion of a residency program rather than an internship. The VA shall ensure that a recruiter or other similar official of each Veterans Integrated Service
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/27/2017