HR-989: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that blood donation policies in the United States should be equitable and based on science.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 06/01/2020
You have voted HR-989: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that blood donation policies in the United States should be equitable and based on science..
Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act [S.3850]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Human Services ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Establishes the Commission on Ensuring Health Equity During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and adds reporting requirements for certain demographic data related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Among other activities, the commission must (1) determine approaches to using data to reduce demographic disparities in COVID-19 prevalence and outcomes, and (2) submit findings and recommendations to Congress on a specified timeline until the end of the public health emergency. During the public health emergency, the Centers for Disease
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S.3850: Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/01/2020
Nursing Home Pandemic Protection Act [HB-7048]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Establishes several requirements for skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, and assisted living facilities to address the outbreak of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill requires these facilities to establish crisis plans and to maintain at least a 30-day supply of personal protective equipment to respond to the outbreak. The bill also incorporates a memorandum from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services about new regulations that require skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities to report COVID-19
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HB-7048: Nursing Home Pandemic Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Suozzi
Introduced In House on 05/28/2020
Raising awareness regarding period poverty. [HR-987]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
This resolution encourages the observation of National Period Awareness Week and Menstrual Hygiene Day. It also recognizes the efforts of individuals and entities to support those struggling with period poverty prior to and during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. (Period poverty refers to a lack of access to menstrual products, which can adversely affect a person's health and well-being.)
HR-987: Raising awareness regarding period poverty.
Sponsored by: Rep. Grace Meng
Introduced In House on 05/28/2020
HR-982: Designating May 28, 2020, as the first annual "National Food Allergy Prevention Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage the prevention of severe food allergies among children.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Introduced In House on 05/28/2020
You have voted HR-982: Designating May 28, 2020, as the first annual "National Food Allergy Prevention Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage the prevention of severe food allergies among children..
Affordable Insulin for the COVID–19 Emergency Act [HB-7062]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Funding ]
Eliminates cost-sharing under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Medicare Advantage for insulin and associated medical supplies during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The bill also allows beneficiaries to receive their insulin and supplies via mail order during the emergency period.
HB-7062: Affordable Insulin for the COVID–19 Emergency Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 05/28/2020
U.C.S. ME/CFS Act Understanding COVID–19 Subsets and ME/CFS Act [HB-7057]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize and provide for the expansion, intensification, and coordination of the programs and activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to post-viral chronic neuroimmune diseases, specifically myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), to support the COVID-19 response, and for other purposes.
HB-7057: U.C.S. ME/CFS Act Understanding COVID–19 Subsets and ME/CFS Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 05/28/2020
AB-4166: Establishes public awareness campaign concerning programs and services for first responders, healthcare workers, and other frontline workers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder during COVID-19 pandemic.
Sponsored by: Rep. Valerie Huttle
Introduced, Referred To Assembly Health Committee on 05/28/2020
You have voted AB-4166: Establishes public awareness campaign concerning programs and services for first responders, healthcare workers, and other frontline workers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder during COVID-19 pandemic..
AB-4173: Requires health care facilities to screen health care workers, first responders, and other frontline workers for symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder related to COVID-19 pandemic.
Sponsored by: Rep. Valerie Huttle
Introduced, Referred To Assembly Health Committee on 05/28/2020
You have voted AB-4173: Requires health care facilities to screen health care workers, first responders, and other frontline workers for symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder related to COVID-19 pandemic..
Protect our Children from COVID–19 Act [HB-7029]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study the role of children in transmitting the virus that causes COVID-19 (i.e. coronavirus disease 2019) and disseminate best practices to protect children and adults from the disease in educational settings. HHS must complete these activities by August 1, 2020, and update both the study and best practices quarterly until the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
HB-7029: Protect our Children from COVID–19 Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 05/27/2020
Diagnostic Testing for Public Health Labs Act of 2020 [HB-7025]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to certain public health laboratories to assist such laboratories in meeting the cost of acquiring high-throughput diagnostic equipment, and for other purposes.
HB-7025: Diagnostic Testing for Public Health Labs Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Introduced In House on 05/27/2020
To provide for quality assurance of COVID-19 reimbursements and reporting. [HB-7037]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
(1) establishes documentation requirements for testing, treatment, and reporting related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019); and (2) makes it unlawful to knowingly report a false diagnosis of COVID-19. To receive a federal reimbursement for the cost of a COVID-19 diagnostic test or treatment, the request for reimbursement must document that the administered COVID-19 test has been approved, cleared, or authorized by the Food and Drug Administration.Further, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must exclude from its official COVID-19
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HB-7037: To provide for quality assurance of COVID-19 reimbursements and reporting.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Posey
Introduced In House on 05/27/2020
Rapid Testing for Communities Act of 2020 [HB-7026]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishes a grant program for hospitals, primary care facilities, and other health care providers to purchase equipment and related materials to increase access to same-day diagnostic testing in point-of-care settings. In awarding these grants, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must prioritize recipients that provide services to medically underserved populations in rural areas.
HB-7026: Rapid Testing for Communities Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Introduced In House on 05/27/2020
Right to Test Act [HB-7017]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Disaster Relief ]
To allow States to approve the use of diagnostic tests during a public health emergency.
HB-7017: Right to Test Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Emmer
Introduced In House on 05/26/2020
COVID–19 Emergency Production Act [HB-7018]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Defense ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[National Security ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Disaster Relief ]
To require the President to use authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to require emergency production of COVID-19 supplies to address the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.
HB-7018: COVID–19 Emergency Production Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Introduced In House on 05/26/2020
HR-979: Commending the efforts and honoring the work of the men and women of the USNS Comfort, the USNS Mercy, and the United States Navy in the response to those affected by the COVID-19 outbreaks in Los Angeles, California, and New York, New York.
Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Gaetz
Introduced In House on 05/22/2020
You have voted HR-979: Commending the efforts and honoring the work of the men and women of the USNS Comfort, the USNS Mercy, and the United States Navy in the response to those affected by the COVID-19 outbreaks in Los Angeles, California, and New York, New York..