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US Congress 116th Congress

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that blood donation policies in the United States should be equitable and based on science. [HR-989] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Human Rights ]
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that blood donation policies should be grounded in science, minimize deferral periods, and allow donations by all those who can safely make them.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 06/01/2020

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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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/01/2020

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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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Suozzi Introduced In House on 05/28/2020

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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.)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Grace Meng Introduced In House on 05/28/2020

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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. [HR-982] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Food ]
This resolution supports the designation of National Food Allergy Prevention Awareness Day and encourages awareness of, and research into, food allergy prevention.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline Introduced In House on 05/28/2020

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 05/28/2020

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 05/28/2020

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New Jersey 2020-2021 Regular Session

Authorizes elective surgeries and invasive procedures to be performed during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emergency. [AB-4187] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Disaster Relief ]
Authorizes elective surgeries and invasive procedures to be performed during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emergency.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Antwan McClellan Introduced, Referred To Assembly Health Committee on 06/01/2020

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New Jersey 2020-2021 Regular Session

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-4166] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Safety ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ]
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

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New Jersey 2020-2021 Regular Session

Establishes "New Jersey COVID-19 Pandemic Racial Disparity Task Force." [AJR-165] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Public Health ]
Establishes "New Jersey COVID-19 Pandemic Racial Disparity Task Force."

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Benjie Wimberly Introduced, Referred To Assembly Health Committee on 05/28/2020

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New Jersey 2020-2021 Regular Session

Requires DOH to establish sanitization standards and protocols for casinos operating in State. [AB-4172] [Public Health ] [Gaming ]
Requires DOH to establish sanitization standards and protocols for casinos operating in State.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ralph Caputo Introduced, Referred To Assembly Health Committee on 05/28/2020

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New Jersey 2020-2021 Regular Session

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. [AB-4173] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Workers' Compensation ]
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

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 05/27/2020

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney Introduced In House on 05/27/2020

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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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Posey Introduced In House on 05/27/2020

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney Introduced In House on 05/27/2020

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Expressing support for designation of May 2020 as "National Brain Tumor Awareness Month". [HR-980] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ]
This resolution supports the designation of National Brain Tumor Awareness Month and encourages efforts to improve the quality of life and the long-term prognosis for those with brain tumors.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley Introduced In House on 05/26/2020

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Emmer Introduced In House on 05/26/2020

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline Introduced In House on 05/26/2020

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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. [HR-979] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Veterans ] [Military ] [Disaster Relief ]
This resolution commends the men and women of the USNS Mercy and the USNS Comfort and the members of the Armed Forces and civilians who deployed to New York and California to care for those affected by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Gaetz Introduced In House on 05/22/2020

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