VA Assessment by Independent Measures Act [HB-4626]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require an independent assessment of health care delivery systems and management processes of the Department of Veterans Affairs be conducted once every 10 years, and for other purposes.
HB-4626: VA Assessment by Independent Measures Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Bost
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/17/2021
Advanced Safe Testing at Residence Telehealth Act of 2021 [HB-4670]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage and payment for certain tests and assistive telehealth consultations, and for other purposes.
HB-4670: Advanced Safe Testing at Residence Telehealth Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. David Schweikert
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 09/08/2021
FAIR Contributions Act Funding Affordable Internet with Reliable Contributions Act [S.2427]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a study and submit to Congress a report examining the feasibility of funding the Universal Service Fund through contributions supplied by edge providers, and for other purposes.
S.2427: FAIR Contributions Act Funding Affordable Internet with Reliable Contributions Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Capito
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Cantwell With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 12/07/2022
Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act of 2021 [S.2425]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure the provision of high-quality service through the Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and for other purposes.
S.2425: Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Reported By Senator Murray With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 09/21/2021
Wildfire Smoke Relief Act [S.2423]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Health ]
[Housing ]
A bill to authorize transitional sheltering assistance for individuals who live in areas with unhealthy air quality caused by wildfires, and for other purposes.
S.2423: Wildfire Smoke Relief Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 07/21/2021
21st Century Assistive Technology Act [S.2401]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Disabilities ]
[Healthcare ]
A bill to reauthorize the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, and for other purposes.
S.2401: 21st Century Assistive Technology Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Reported By Senator Murray With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 08/07/2021
FACTS Act FDA Advancing Collection of Transformative Science Act [HB-4511]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize the use of emergency use authorization data and real world evidence gathered during an emergency to support premarket applications for drugs, biological products, and devices, and for other purposes.
HB-4511: FACTS Act FDA Advancing Collection of Transformative Science Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Carter
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/20/2021
Made in America Pandemic Preparedness Act [HB-4470]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Trade ]
To amend title 41, United States Code, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to ensure availability of personal protective equipment during pandemics and other public health emergencies through stockpile requirements and domestic manufacturing incentives, and for other purposes.
HB-4470: Made in America Pandemic Preparedness Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Maloney
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 07/20/2021
Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act [HB-4480]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Health ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for services furnished via telehealth if such services would be covered if furnished in-person, and for other purposes.
HB-4480: Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Chabot
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/19/2021
Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act of 2021 [S.2343]
[Public Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to require the head of each agency to establish a safety plan relating to COVID-19 for any worksite at which employees or contractors are required to be physically present during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.
S.2343: Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 07/14/2021
Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act [HB-4374]
[Telecommunications ]
[Agriculture ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
To bolster certain rural broadband programs of the Department of Agriculture.
HB-4374: Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Scott
Placed On The Union Calendar, Calendar No. 466. on 12/16/2022
Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 [HB-4387]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve maternal health, to improve obstetric care in rural areas, and for other purposes.
HB-4387: Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 07/21/2021
National Centers of Excellence in Advanced and Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act of 2021 [HB-4369]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
To amend the 21st Century Cures Act to provide for designation of institutions of higher education that provide research, data, and leadership on continuous manufacturing as National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, and for other purposes.
HB-4369: National Centers of Excellence in Advanced and Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Pallone
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 10/20/2021
Supply Chain Vulnerability Assessment Act of 2021 [HB-4295]
[National Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Trade ]
[Defense ]
[Economic Development ]
To require the Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency to conduct a study to identify supply chains critical to national security, and for other purposes.
HB-4295: Supply Chain Vulnerability Assessment Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Cuellar
Introduced In House on 07/01/2021