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Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2021 [HB-1577]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Social Security ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes.
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Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2021 [HB-1592]
[Human Rights ]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
[International ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To combat forced organ harvesting and trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of organs, and for other purposes.
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Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2021 [HB-1587]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
To provide certain coverage of audiologist services under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
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Nutrition CARE Act of 2021 Nutrition Counseling Aiding Recovery for Eating Disorders Act of 2021 [HB-1551]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Food ]
[Mental Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for individuals with eating disorders under the Medicare program.
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A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the use of video cameras for patient safety and law enforcement at medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs. [S.539]
[Veterans ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the use of video cameras for patient safety and law enforcement at medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the use of cameras in medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs. [HB-1510]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the use of cameras in medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022 [HB-1456]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To amend the Peace Corps Act to reauthorize the Peace Corps, better support current and returned volunteers, and for other purposes.
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Mental Health Justice Act of 2021 [S.515]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States and political subdivisions of States to hire, employ, train and dispatch mental health professionals to respond in lieu of law enforcement officers in emergencies involving one or more persons with a mental illness or an intellectual or developmental disability, and for other purposes.
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Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act [HB-1475]
[Mental Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
To address mental health issues for youth, particularly youth of color, and for other purposes.
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Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2021 [HB-1324]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to improve the identification, assessment, and treatment of patients in hospital emergency departments who are at risk of suicide, and for other purposes.
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Telehealth Modernization Act [HB-1332]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program related to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
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Protecting JOBs Act Protecting Job Opportunities for Borrowers Act [HB-1372]
[Student Loans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Consumer Protection ]
To prohibit States from suspending, revoking, or denying State-issued professional licenses or issuing penalties due to student default.
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Strengthening Mental Health Supports for BIPOC Communities Act [HB-1331]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reduce health inequities experienced by individuals who are members of historically racial and ethnic minority groups under State plans under the community mental health services block grant program, and for other purposes.
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Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2021 [HB-1330]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
To repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals, and for other purposes.
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Moms Matter Act [S.484]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
A bill to establish grant programs for maternal mental health equity and to grow and diversify the maternal mental and behavioral health care workforce.
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Family Support Services for Addiction Act of 2021 [S.485]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
A bill to establish a grant program for family community organizations that provide support for individuals struggling with substance use disorder and their families.
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Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021 [S.445]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Mental Health ]
A bill to amend section 303(g) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 823(g)) to eliminate the separate registration requirement for dispensing narcotic drugs in schedule III, IV, or V, such as buprenorphine, for maintenance or detoxification treatment, and for other purposes.
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Crush the Virus Act of 2021 [HB-1371]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, providing coronavirus emergency response and relief, and for other purposes.
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Behavioral Health Coordination and Communication Act of 2021 [HB-1385]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
To establish the position of Interagency Coordinator for Behavioral Health to coordinate the programs and activities of the Federal Government relating to mental health, and for other purposes.
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Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2021 [S.467]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to improve the identification, assessment, and treatment of patients in hospital emergency departments who are at risk of suicide, and for other purposes.