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US Congress 116th Congress

Strengthening the Public Health Workforce Act [S.3737] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Student Loans ] [Funding ]
A bill to improve the public health workforce loan repayment program.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/14/2020

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Home Visiting Resiliency in Pandemics Act [HB-6865] [Healthcare ] [Funding ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ]
Provides funding for, and temporarily makes changes to program requirements of, the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program. During the period beginning on February 1, 2020, and ending January 31, 2021, the bill allows for virtual home visits; prohibits reductions in funding for, or staffing of, entities that implement the home visits due to reduced enrollment of families in the program; and expands the permitted uses of program funds to include, among others, providing families with resources to support their participation in (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor Introduced In House on 05/14/2020

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Coronavirus Containment Corps Act [HB-6871] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To create a Coronavirus Containment Corps, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee For Indigenous Peoples Of The United States. on 06/09/2020

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Public Health Emergency Privacy Act [S.3749] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Data Privacy ] [Cybersecurity ] [National Security ]
A bill to protect the privacy of health information during a national health emergency.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/14/2020

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COVID–19 Testing Inventory Act [S.3738] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Data Privacy ]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to share information on a public website about tests to diagnose COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) or detect the virus that causes the disease. The website must include, among other information, a list of testing sites and the number and type of diagnostic tests available for use in each state, territory, or tribe.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/14/2020

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Public Health Emergency Privacy Act [HB-6866] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Data Privacy ] [Cybersecurity ] [National Security ]
To protect the privacy of health information during a national health emergency.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Introduced In House on 05/14/2020

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Buy American Medical Supply Chain Act of 2020 [HB-6879] [Healthcare ] [Trade ] [Manufacturing ] [Public Health ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ]
To enhance American production of certain medical supplies, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton Introduced In House on 05/14/2020

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Health Care at Home Act of 2020 [S.3741] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Public Health ] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ]
A bill 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 during the COVID-19 emergency.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/14/2020

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SOS Act of 2020 Sending Outside Support Act of 2020 [HB-6872] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Senior Citizens ]
Requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to distribute funds to allow states to establish strike teams that may be deployed to skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities with cases of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to help with clinical care, infection control, or staffing.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas R. Suozzi Introduced In House on 05/14/2020

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To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and implement improved, transparent processes for the use and distribution of supplies in the Strategic National Stockpile, and for other purposes. [HB-6878] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Safety ] [Disaster Relief ]
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and implement improved, transparent processes for the use and distribution of supplies in the Strategic National Stockpile, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton Introduced In House on 05/14/2020

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Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act [S.3750] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Budget and Spending ]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/14/2020

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To direct the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response to issue a report to Congress regarding all State, local, Tribal, and territorial requests for supplies from the Strategic National Stockpile related to COVID-19, and for other purposes. [HB-6877] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Requires the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response to report monthly on requests made by states, tribal nations, territories, and localities for supplies from the Strategic National Stockpile during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton Introduced In House on 05/14/2020

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To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that the contents of the Strategic National Stockpile remain in good working order and, as appropriate, conduct maintenance services on contents of the stockpile, and for other purposes. [HB-6876] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure the contents of the National Strategic Stockpile remain in working order. HHS may enter into equipment maintenance service contracts to carry out this requirement.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton Introduced In House on 05/14/2020

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To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study to investigate the feasibility of establishing user fees to offset certain Federal costs attributable to the procurement of single-source materials for the Strategic National Stockpile, and for other purposes. [HB-6875] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ]
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study to investigate the feasibility of establishing user fees to offset certain Federal costs attributable to the procurement of single-source materials for the Strategic National Stockpile, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton Introduced In House on 05/14/2020

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Requires hospitals and long-term care facilities to maintain 90-day supply of personal protection equipment during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. [AB-4150] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Disaster Relief ]
Requires hospitals and long-term care facilities to maintain 90-day supply of personal protection equipment during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gordon M. Johnson Combined With A4282 (acs) on 09/17/2020

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Allowing All to Serve Act [S.3726] [Healthcare ] [Immigration ] [Veterans ] [Public Health ] [Defense ] [Human Services ]
A bill to recruit qualified foreign nationals residing in the United States to provide healthcare during a public health emergency at healthcare facilities operated by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Defense, or the Department of Veterans Affairs.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ted Cruz Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/13/2020

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COHORT Act of 2020 COVID-19-Only Homes Organized for Resident Treatment Act of 2020 [HB-6857] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Senior Citizens ] [Disaster Relief ]
Requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a program in which Medicare skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) may elect to be designated as COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) treatment centers. Participating SNFs must agree to only care for individuals who test positive for COVID-19 and must transfer all other residents to other facilities. The bill increases the applicable Medicare resident per diem for participating SNFs. In order to qualify for the program, SNFs must meet minimum quality measurements with respect (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas R. Suozzi Introduced In House on 05/13/2020

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Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Act of 2020 [HB-6849] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Senior Citizens ]
Provides statutory authority for the requirement that Medicare skilled nursing facilities and Medicaid nursing facilities report data regarding COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) preparedness, testing, infections, and deaths. Additionally, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must publish on the Nursing Home Compare website certain demographic information, aggregated by state, with respect to COVID-19 infections and deaths in such facilities.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry C. Johnson Introduced In House on 05/13/2020

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COVID–19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force Act of 2020 [S.3721] [Healthcare ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ]
Establishes the COVID-19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force within the Department of Health and Human Services and sets forth its duties and membership. The task force must provide reports and recommendations related to racial and ethnic disparities in the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) response to Congress and relevant federal agencies. First, the task force must report weekly on COVID-19 infections and patient outcomes with data disaggregated by race and ethnicity. The reports must also identify communities with high levels of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/13/2020

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EMPIL-DOC Act Expanding Medical Partnerships with Israel to Lessen Dependence On China Act [S.3722] [Healthcare ] [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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 05/13/2020

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