Save America’s Rural Hospitals Act [HB-6400]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for enhanced payments to rural health care providers under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes.
HB-6400: Save America’s Rural Hospitals Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Graves
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/13/2022
Masks for All Act of 2022 [S.3486]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Defense ]
[Disaster Relief ]
A bill to provide, manufacture, and distribute high quality N-95 respirator masks for every individual in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic using the Defense Production Act and other means.
S.3486: Masks for All Act of 2022
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/12/2022
S.3489: A bill to establish or continue a multidisciplinary research program to advance the discovery and preclinical development of medical products for priority virus families and other viral pathogens with a significant potential to cause a pandemic, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/12/2022
You have voted S.3489: A bill to establish or continue a multidisciplinary research program to advance the discovery and preclinical development of medical products for priority virus families and other viral pathogens with a significant potential to cause a pandemic, and for other purposes..
Masks for All Act of 2022 [HB-6385]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Defense ]
[Disaster Relief ]
To provide, manufacture, and distribute high quality N-95 respirator masks for every individual in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic using the Defense Production Act and other means.
HB-6385: Masks for All Act of 2022
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 01/13/2022
Building a Sustainable Workforce for Healthy Communities Act [S.3479]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to awards to support community health workers and community health.
S.3479: Building a Sustainable Workforce for Healthy Communities Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/11/2022
S.3440: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Defense Production Act of 1950 to prohibit the Federal Government from limiting State access to key therapies, such as monoclonal antibodies, and from prioritizing Federal contracts over State contracts relating to purchasing supplies to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ted Cruz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 01/04/2022
You have voted S.3440: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Defense Production Act of 1950 to prohibit the Federal Government from limiting State access to key therapies, such as monoclonal antibodies, and from prioritizing Federal contracts over State contracts relating to purchasing supplies to combat the COVID-19 pandemic..
Answer COVID FOIAs Now Act [HB-6321]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
To require the head of each Federal agency, within 100 calendar days, to complete all pending Freedom of Information Act requests related to a drug or medical device to prevent, diagnose, mitigate, or treat COVID-19, gain-of-function or potential pandemic pathogen research, or a policy, rule, or standard requiring COVID-19 vaccination of individuals, and for other purposes.
HB-6321: Answer COVID FOIAs Now Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Introduced In House on 12/16/2021
National Biosecurity Improvement Act of 2021 [S.3414]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
A bill to require the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the policies and actions of the National Institutes of Health with respect to research involving the enhancement of potential pandemic pathogens and related activities.
S.3414: National Biosecurity Improvement Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 12/16/2021
Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2021 [S.3417]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
[Healthcare ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
A bill to prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports, and for other purposes.
S.3417: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 12/16/2021
Preventing Mandates on Toddlers Act [S.3412]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds to enforce the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to COVID-19 vaccine and mask requirements for Head Start programs.
S.3412: Preventing Mandates on Toddlers Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Wicker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 12/16/2021
Preventing Mandates on Toddlers Act [HB-6312]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to enforce the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to COVID-19 vaccine and mask requirements for Head Start programs.
HB-6312: Preventing Mandates on Toddlers Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Rick Allen
Introduced In House on 12/16/2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Committee On Foreign Relations. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Favorably. on 12/07/2022
VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act of 2021 [HB-6273]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Safety ]
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Zero Suicide Initiative pilot program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
HB-6273: VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 09/21/2022
Veterans Pro Bono Corps Act of 2021 [HB-6231]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the feasibility and advisability of establishing a pilot program to support medical residency and fellowship programs that assist veterans, and for other purposes.
HB-6231: Veterans Pro Bono Corps Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Neguse
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 01/06/2022