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US Congress 117th Congress

Primary and Virtual Care Affordability Act [HB-5541] [Healthcare ] [Taxes ] [Insurance ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Medicare and Medicaid ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exemption for telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer Introduced In House on 10/08/2021

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MEANS Act Manufacturing Economy And National Security Act [HB-5492] [Manufacturing ] [National Security ] [Economic Development ] [Trade ] [Small Business ]
To establish an Office of Manufacturing Security and Resilience in the Department of Commerce, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Rochester Referred To The Subcommittee On Consumer Protection And Commerce. on 10/06/2021

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HEALTH Act of 2021 Health Emergencies Are Literally Tenets of HHS Act of 2021 [HB-5488] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Disaster Relief ] [Public Safety ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to clarify that the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall lead all Federal public health and medical response to emergencies and disasters declared by the President pursuant to the National Emergencies Act or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Tonko Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 10/06/2021

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Luke and Alex School Safety Act of 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 [S.2938] [Public Safety ] [Education ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill to designate the United States Courthouse and Federal Building located at 111 North Adams Street in Tallahassee, Florida, as the "Joseph Woodrow Hatchett United States Courthouse and Federal Building", and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio Signed By President. on 06/25/2022

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Building Resilient Supply Chains Act [HB-5495] [Trade ] [Manufacturing ] [Economic Development ] [Small Business ]
To establish the Supply Chain Resiliency and Crisis Response Office in the Department of Commerce, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Rochester Referred To The Subcommittee On Consumer Protection And Commerce. on 10/06/2021

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PT for PTs Act of 2021 Parity in Telehealth for Physical Therapists Act of 2021 [HB-5452] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Senior Citizens ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include physical therapists as practitioners able to furnish telehealth services under the Medicare program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Cindy Axne Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/01/2021

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Biological Weapons Policy Act of 2021 [S.2912] [National Security ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [International ] [Defense ]
A bill to strengthen United States oversight of the Biological Weapons Convention and to advance non-proliferation objectives related to biological weapons, dual-use technologies, and life sciences research, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. James Risch Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 09/30/2021

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Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act [HB-5425] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Telecommunications ] [Public Health ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Senior Citizens ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect access to telehealth services under the Medicare program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David McKinley Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 09/29/2021

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TREAT Act Treatment Restoration for Emergency Antibody Therapeutics Act [S.2866] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from restricting direct access by health care facilities to COVID-19 monoclonal antibody therapies.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/28/2021

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PREPARE ACT of 2021 Promoting Readiness and Ensuring Proper Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Reserves of Essential Medicines Act of 2021 [HB-5388] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Healthcare ] [Manufacturing ] [Public Health ] [Trade ] [National Security ]
To establish a strategic active pharmaceutical ingredient reserve to maintain a domestic supply of active pharmaceutical ingredients and key starting materials needed for the manufacturing of essential generic medicines, and to build a pipeline for domestic active pharmaceutical ingredient production.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Ryan Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 09/28/2021

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Build Back Better Act Birth Through Five Child Care and Early Learning Entitlement Act Trade Adjustment Assistance Modernization Act of 2021 [HB-5376] [Budget and Spending ] [Children and Youth ] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Trade ] [Healthcare ]
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Yarmuth Signed By President. on 08/16/2022

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A resolution supporting the designation of the week of September 19 through September 25, 2021, as "Telehealth Awareness Week". [SR-385] [Healthcare ] [Telecommunications ] [Public Health ]
A resolution supporting the designation of the week of September 19 through September 25, 2021, as "Telehealth Awareness Week".

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 09/23/2021

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Preventing Loss of Aircrews and Necessary Equipment Act PLANE Act National Security Climate Resilience Act Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act of 2021 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 [S.2792] [Defense ] [Energy ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Climate Change ] [Construction ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ]
An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Committee On Armed Services. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Reed. With Written Report No. 117-39. on 09/22/2021

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HELLPP Act Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-saving access to Podiatric Physicians Act [S.2769] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Senior Citizens ]
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care, to amend title XVIII of such Act to modify the requirements for diabetic shoes to be included under Medicare, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/21/2021

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Supporting the designation of the week of September 19 through September 25, 2021, as "Telehealth Awareness Week". [HR-660] [Healthcare ] [Telecommunications ] [Public Health ]
Supporting the designation of the week of September 19 through September 25, 2021, as "Telehealth Awareness Week".

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Peter Welch Introduced In House on 09/20/2021

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COVID–19 Vaccine Developers Gold Medal Act [HB-5287] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to honor the contributions of all of those whose efforts led to the successful development of life saving vaccines to combat the novel coronavirus.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 09/17/2021

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PREPARE Act Promoting Readiness and Ensuring Proper Active pharmaceutical ingredient Reserves of Essential medicines Act of 2021 [S.2740] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Healthcare ] [Manufacturing ] [Public Health ] [National Security ] [Trade ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ]
A bill to establish a strategic active pharmaceutical ingredient reserve to maintain a domestic supply of active pharmaceutical ingredients and key starting materials needed for the manufacturing of essential generic medicines, and to build a pipeline for domestic active pharmaceutical ingredient production.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/14/2021

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Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act [HB-5260] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ]
To amend titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to lower prescription drug prices in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, to improve transparency related to pharmaceutical prices and transactions, to lower patients' out-of-pocket costs, and to ensure accountability to taxpayers, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Luis Correa Referred To The Subcommittee On Antitrust, Commercial, And Administrative Law. on 11/01/2022

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TRIAGE Act of 2021 Temporary Responders for Immediate Aid in Grave Emergencies Act of 2021 [HB-5248] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Disaster Relief ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Provider Bridge Program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 09/15/2021

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Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act of 2021 [HB-5237] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ] [Senior Citizens ]
To amend titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to lower prescription drug prices in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, to improve transparency related to pharmaceutical prices and transactions, to lower patients' out-of-pocket costs, and to ensure accountability to taxpayers, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Luis Correa Referred To The Subcommittee On Antitrust, Commercial, And Administrative Law. on 11/01/2022

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