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US Congress 117th Congress

SASCA Survivors’ Access to Supportive Care Act [S.926] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Crime ] [Mental Health ]
A bill to plan, develop, and make recommendations to increase access to sexual assault examinations for survivors by holding hospitals accountable and supporting the providers that serve them.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/23/2021

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Rural America Health Corps Act [S.924] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Student Loans ]
A bill to establish a demonstration program to provide payments on eligible loans for individuals who are eligible for the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/23/2021

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Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2021 [HB-2151] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Military ] [Public Health ]
To identify and refer members of the Armed Forces with a health care occupation who are separating from the Armed Forces for potential employment with the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Latta Introduced In House on 03/23/2021

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Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2021 [HB-2144] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Science ] [Social Security ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for expanded coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/23/2021

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Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2021 [S.889] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ]
A bill to require the use of prescription drug monitoring programs.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/22/2021

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Essential Caregivers Act of 2021 [HB-2114] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Senior Citizens ] [Social Security ] [Disabilities ]
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, and intermediate care facilities for the intellectually disabled to permit certain essential caregiver visitors during a public health emergency under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Claudia Tenney Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/19/2021

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MATE Act of 2021 Medication Access and Training Expansion Act of 2021 [HB-2067] [Healthcare ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ]
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to require physicians and other prescribers of controlled substances to complete training on treating and managing patients with opioid and other substance use disorders, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 10/19/2021

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Pandemic Supplies Production Act [HB-2032] [Defense ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Manufacturing ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ]
To direct the President to use authority under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to ensure an adequate supply equipment necessary for limiting the spread of COVID-19, to require the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency to establish a system for States and localities to access covered items during a covered emergency, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Courtney Introduced In House on 03/18/2021

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Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2021 [S.826] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Healthcare ] [Social Security ] [Senior Citizens ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare payment option for patients and eligible professionals to freely contract, without penalty, for Medicare fee-for-service items and services, while allowing Medicare beneficiaries to use their Medicare benefits.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/18/2021

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Social Determinants for Moms Act [S.851] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ]
A bill to address social determinants of maternal health.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/18/2021

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Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2021 [HB-2007] [Healthcare ] [Science ] [Public Health ] [Education ] [Reproductive Rights ]
To provide for research and education with respect to uterine fibroids, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/19/2021

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Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 [S.834] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Social Security ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/18/2021

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Medicare for All Act of 2021 [HB-1976] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ]
To establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 05/18/2021

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Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act [S.800] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Senior Citizens ] [Public Health ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement under the Medicare program for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/17/2021

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Medicare Advantage Integrity Act [HB-1969] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Healthcare ] [Social Security ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to address disparity in Medicare Advantage benchmark rates for regions with low Medicare fee-for-service penetration.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2021

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Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2021 [HB-1956] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Senior Citizens ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 to expand and expedite access to cardiac rehabilitation programs and pulmonary rehabilitation programs under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2021

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Calling for renewed, decisive, and robust international collaboration and coordination to fight COVID-19 across Africa. [HR-245] [Healthcare ] [International ] [Public Health ] [Human Rights ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Calling for renewed, decisive, and robust international collaboration and coordination to fight COVID-19 across Africa.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 03/25/2021

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Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Fairness Act of 2021 [S.771] [Veterans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify authorities relating to the collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/16/2021

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VA Employee Fairness Act of 2021 [HB-1948] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Veterans ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify authorities relating to the collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Considered Under The Provisions Of Rule H. Res. 1518. on 12/15/2022

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End Taxpayer Funding of Gender Experimentation Act of 2021 [S.777] [Healthcare ] [Budget and Spending ] [Taxes ] [Public Health ]
A bill to prohibit taxpayer-funded gender reassignment medical interventions, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/16/2021

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