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Strategic National Stockpile Enhancement and Transparency Act [HB-6607]
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Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish, and award grants to states for the implementation of, the National Emergency Biodefense Network. HHS must coordinate with the Strategic National Stockpile and the National Biodefense Science Board in this effort. The network consists of state entities responsible for tracking and maintaining adequate supplies of drugs, medical devices, and other items necessary for the emergency health security of the United States. The network must be developed and implemented using a private
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Introduced In House on 04/23/2020
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To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants or contracts to public or private entities to carry out a national awareness campaign to increase factual awareness and knowledge of COVID-19. [HB-6577]
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Requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in consultation with relevant federal agencies, to award grants or enter into contracts with eligible entities to carry out a national campaign, based on available scientific evidence, to increase knowledge about and reduce stigma associated with COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Sponsored by: Rep. Judy Chu
Introduced In House on 04/21/2020
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To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for a temporary increase in Medicaid DSH allotments during the COVID-19 emergency period, and for other purposes. [HB-6584]
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Increases Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments for FY2020 and for the duration of the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). (DSHs are hospitals that receive additional payment under Medicaid for treating a large share of low-income patients.)
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Kelly
Introduced In House on 04/21/2020
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Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2020 [HB-6578]
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Establishes a student loan repayment program for public health professionals. As a condition of participation, recipients must agree to complete a period of full-time employment with a state, tribal, or local public health agency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 04/21/2020
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Coverage for COVID–19 Treatment Act of 2020 [HB-6568]
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To require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage without imposing any cost sharing requirements for certain items and services furnished during any portion of the COVID-19 emergency period, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Rochester
Introduced In House on 04/21/2020
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To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to carry out a national campaign to increase awareness and knowledge of COVID-19. [HB-6572]
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Requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in consultation with relevant federal agencies, to award grants or enter into contracts with eligible entities to carry out a national campaign, based on available scientific evidence, to increase knowledge about and reduce stigma associated with COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Introduced In House on 04/21/2020
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a risk corridor program for Medicare Advantage plans during the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes. [HB-6583]
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Requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish a risk corridor program for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), in which MA payments are based on the ratio of the plan's allowable costs to its aggregate premiums.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Larson
Introduced In House on 04/21/2020
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Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2020 [HB-6561]
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Requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish a program to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequities by, for example, coordinating activities across the CDC. As part of the program, the CDC must award grants to eligible organizations to build capacity to address social determinants of health. The CDC shall provide for an independent evaluation of certain grants and report findings to Congress.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 04/21/2020
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Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID–19 Act [HB-6585]
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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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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee For Indigenous Peoples Of The United States. on 04/27/2020
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MAIL Act Medication Access Improves Lives Act [HB-6557]
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Increases the Medicaid Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for covered outpatient drugs, including mail-order drugs, beginning April 1, 2020. The bill's increase may not result in an FMAP greater than 100%. Additionally, Medicaid enrollees must be allowed to obtain the entire prescribed supply of a covered outpatient drug in a single fill or refill, up to a 90-day supply.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Rochester
Introduced In House on 04/17/2020
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Reopen America Act of 2020 [HB-6525]
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To provide the necessary Federal financial and logistical support so States can reopen their economies once periods of isolation have sufficiently reduced coronavirus infection and transmission rates, and with adequate testing and other safeguards to ensure infection rates do not exceed medical resources, and virus transmission rates are maintained below 1 and thereby steadily reduce the number of infected, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Introduced In House on 04/17/2020
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Stockpile Inventory Modernization Act of 2020 [HB-6517]
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Authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to transfer certain supplies from the Strategic National Stockpile to any federal department or agency on a reimbursable basis, provided that (1) the supplies are less than six months from their expiration date, (2) the stockpile is able to replenish them, and (3) the transfer is in the best interest of the government. HHS shall submit a report to Congress that includes each transfer and the amount reimbursed for the supplies. The authority to make such transfers terminates on September
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Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Brooks
Introduced In House on 04/17/2020
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To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from taking certain actions with respect to Medicaid supplemental payments reporting requirements, and for other purposes. [HB-6521]
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Prohibits the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from finalizing or otherwise implementing the proposed rule titled Medicaid Program; Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation, published on November 18, 2019, until two years after the last day of the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The proposed rule establishes new reporting requirements for states with respect to supplemental payments and upper payment limits under Medicaid and generally modifies requirements relating to state Medicaid financing.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nanette Barragan
Introduced In House on 04/17/2020
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Stockpiling for America’s Future Endeavors Act of 2020 [HB-6516]
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Authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to accept donations of money, services, or property to the Strategic National Stockpile, subject to certain limitations. HHS must submit a publicly available annual report to Congress concerning these donations and the amount of federal savings generated from them.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Brooks
Introduced In House on 04/17/2020
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Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act of 2020 [HB-6531]
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Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take specified actions, as part of its management of the Strategic National Stockpile, to establish and maintain domestic reserves of critical medical supplies. Specifically, HHS must (1) create incentives for manufacturers of medical supplies to increase emergency stocks and diversify geographic production; (2) purchase, lease, or enter into joint ventures with respect to facilities and equipment to produce medical supplies; and (3) work with distributors to refresh and replenish medical
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 04/17/2020
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Modernized Medicine Act [HB-6538]
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Increases the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for Medicaid telehealth services that are furnished during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). In order to receive the increased FMAP, state Medicaid programs must provide coverage that is consistent with Medicare coverage of telehealth services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Rochester
Introduced In House on 04/17/2020
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National Commission on the COVID–19 Pandemic in the United States Act [HB-6548]
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Establishes, in the legislative branch, the National Commission on the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States and sets forth its powers, duties, funding, and membership. Among other activities, the commission shall investigate the facts and circumstances of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic and make recommendations on preventing a similar outbreak from occurring in the future. The commission terminates 90 days after the submission of its final report.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Introduced In House on 04/17/2020
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Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0 [HB-6556]
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Directs certain penalties assessed by the Securities Exchange Commission against pharmaceutical companies for specified violations to the 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund, an existing fund that supports pediatric disease research. In making allocations from that fund, the National Institutes of Health shall prioritize pediatric research that does not duplicate existing research activities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Introduced In House on 04/17/2020
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PPE Act of 2020 Providing Protective Equipment Act of 2020 [HB-6541]
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Modifies requirements concerning the Strategic National Stockpile and makes changes to the treatment of funds related to the Defense Production Act of 1950. (That act confers upon the President a broad set of authorities to influence domestic industry in order to provide essential materials and goods needed for the national defense.) The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in consultation with specified entities, must annually determine the minimum level of relevant supplies to be maintained in the stockpile and include the expenditures
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 04/17/2020
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COVID Special Enrollment Act of 2020 [HB-6532]
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To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a special enrollment period during the COVID-19 emergency period and to carry out outreach and educational activities, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cheri Bustos
Introduced In House on 04/17/2020