EMPIL-DOC Act Expanding Medical Partnerships with Israel to Lessen Dependence On China Act [S.3722]
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[International ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Authorizes a bilateral grant program with Israel to develop health technologies, with an emphasis on the use of technology, personalized medicine, and data in relation to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Technologies to be developed through this program include, among others, artificial intelligence, respiratory assist devices, and diagnostic tests. In addition, the program conditions funding on a matching contribution from the government of Israel.
S.3722: EMPIL-DOC Act Expanding Medical Partnerships with Israel to Lessen Dependence On China Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 05/13/2020
SR-572: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention entitled "Guidance for Implementing the Opening Up America Again Framework" be released immediately.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Schumer
Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/13/2020
You have voted SR-572: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention entitled "Guidance for Implementing the Opening Up America Again Framework" be released immediately..
Facilitating Virtual Visitation for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2020 [HB-6855]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Telecommunications ]
Provides statutory authority for certain requirements with respect to the rights of residents in Medicare skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Specifically, the bill requires SNFs to provide residents with reasonable access to a telephone and the internet and to inform residents of such access and of any policy changes regarding external visitors. Additionally, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must issue guidance to help SNFs ensure that residents have access to televisitation during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e.,
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HB-6855: Facilitating Virtual Visitation for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Linda Sanchez
Introduced In House on 05/13/2020
Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020 [HB-6837]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
Establishes and otherwise modifies requirements for the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Program during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The program provides Medicare payments in advance to eligible providers experiencing claims or cash flow disruptions, such as during national emergencies; the program was specifically expanded in response to COVID-19 to encompass more types of providers, subject to certain recoupment and repayment provisions. Under the current program, recoupment of advance
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HB-6837: Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. David Scott
Introduced In House on 05/12/2020
Health Force and Resilience Force Act of 2020 [HB-6808]
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[Public Health ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To provide for the establishment of a Health Force and a Resilience Force to respond to public health emergencies and meet public health needs.
HB-6808: Health Force and Resilience Force Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 05/13/2020
Health Care Protection Act [HB-6810]
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[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To establish a Health Care Protection Program Fund to provide grants to employers to ensure continuity of coverage under a group health plan through the COVID-19 pandemic, to provide for premium assistance for COBRA benefits, and for other purposes.
HB-6810: Health Care Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Introduced In House on 05/12/2020
EMPIL–DOC Act Expanding Medical Partnerships with Israel to Lessen Dependence on China Act [HB-6829]
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[International ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Authorizes a bilateral grant program with Israel to develop health technologies, with an emphasis on the use of technology, personalized medicine, and data in relation to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Technologies to be developed through this program include, among others, artificial intelligence, respiratory assist devices, and diagnostic tests. In addition, the program conditions funding on a matching contribution from the government of Israel.
HB-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act Expanding Medical Partnerships with Israel to Lessen Dependence on China Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 05/12/2020
Nurse Workforce Protection Act of 2020 [HB-6809]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
To prohibit health care providers that receive funding through the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund from reducing employment or compensation for certain nurses employed by the provider.
HB-6809: Nurse Workforce Protection Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard
Introduced In House on 05/12/2020
America Forward Act of 2020 [S.3699]
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[Trade ]
[Tourism ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[International ]
Establishes an America Forward Commission to create a strategy to reopen the economy in light of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Specifically, the commission shall take steps that include examining the tools and techniques necessary to ensure that federal, state, and local governments can diagnose, isolate, and mitigate the public health and economic impacts of COVID-19; evaluating information-sharing policies and practices for essential information between government stakeholders; developing recommendations concerning necessary
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S.3699: America Forward Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/12/2020
HB-6839: To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report describing the response of certain entities to the COVID-19 pandemic with respect to the development, regulatory evaluation, and deployment of diagnostic tests.
Sponsored by: Rep. Abigail Spanberger
Introduced In House on 05/12/2020
You have voted HB-6839: To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report describing the response of certain entities to the COVID-19 pandemic with respect to the development, regulatory evaluation, and deployment of diagnostic tests..
You have voted AB-4137: Requires hospitals to collect and report data on gender identity and sexual orientation in relation to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)..
AB-4139: Establishes requirements for copies of medical and billing records to be provided without charge to Social Security Disability benefits applicants and recipients.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nellie Pou
Approved P.l.2021, C.359. on 01/10/2022
You have voted AB-4139: Establishes requirements for copies of medical and billing records to be provided without charge to Social Security Disability benefits applicants and recipients..
Ensuring Seniors’ Access to COVID Treatments Act [HB-6739]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Requires prescription drug plans under Medicare and Medicare Advantage to cover drugs that are approved to treat COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) without cost-sharing during the public health emergency.
HB-6739: Ensuring Seniors’ Access to COVID Treatments Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Casten
Introduced In House on 05/08/2020
Pandemic Production Act [HB-6793]
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[Public Health ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Economic Development ]
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to create, maintain, protect, expand, or restore domestic industrial base capabilities essential for pandemic preparedness, and for other purposes.
HB-6793: Pandemic Production Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 05/08/2020
Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2020 [HB-6753]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Extends for five years the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program, through which Medicare pays certain rural hospitals on the basis of reasonable incurred costs rather than under the standard prospective payment system.
HB-6753: Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. David Loebsack
Introduced In House on 05/08/2020