Data to Save Moms Act [HB-925]
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[Children and Youth ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) to authorize funding for maternal mortality review committees to promote representative community engagement, and for other purposes.
HB-925: Data to Save Moms Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 07/15/2021
End Diaper Need Act of 2021 [S.304]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
[Poverty ]
A bill to provide targeted funding for States and other eligible entities through the Social Services Block Grant program to address the increased burden that maintaining the health and hygiene of infants and toddlers, medically complex children, and low-income adults or adults with disabilities who rely on adult incontinence materials and supplies place on families in need, the resultant adverse health effects on children and families, and the limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers and diapering
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S.304: End Diaper Need Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/08/2021
Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2021 [S.234]
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[Senior Citizens ]
[Healthcare ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit for eldercare expenses.
S.234: Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/04/2021
Parental Accessibility Rights for Emergency and Negligent Treatment Act [S.206]
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[Children and Youth ]
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A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to require hospitals and certain other participating providers under Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program to disclose the provider's policy on parental consent for the provision, withdrawal, or denial of life-sustaining treatment for minors, and for other purposes.
S.206: Parental Accessibility Rights for Emergency and Negligent Treatment Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/03/2021
Parental Right to Know Act [S.207]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to require hospitals and certain other participating providers under Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program to disclose the provider's policy on parental access to the medical records of minors, and for other purposes.
S.207: Parental Right to Know Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/03/2021
Relaunching America’s Workforce Act [S.200]
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[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
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A bill to provide State and local workforce and career and technical education systems the support to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency.
S.200: Relaunching America’s Workforce Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/03/2021
COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2021 [S.151]
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[Disaster Relief ]
A bill to provide for an emergency increase in Federal funding to State Medicaid programs for expenditures on home and community-based services.
S.151: COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/02/2021
COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2021 [HB-525]
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[Disaster Relief ]
To provide for an emergency increase in Federal funding to State Medicaid programs for expenditures on home and community-based services.
HB-525: COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/02/2021
Relaunching America’s Workforce Act [HB-602]
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[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To provide State and local workforce and career and technical education systems with support to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency.
HB-602: Relaunching America’s Workforce Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 01/28/2021
Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID–19 and Beyond Act [HB-598]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
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[Senior Citizens ]
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the quality of care in skilled nursing facilities under the Medicare program and nursing facilities under the Medicare program during the COVID-19 emergency period, and for other purposes.
HB-598: Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID–19 and Beyond Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/28/2021
Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021 [HB-341]
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[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
To make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities established in response to COVID-19.
HB-341: Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Roger Williams
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/02/2021
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to health care rights. [SR-273]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Human Rights ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Insurance ]
This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that everyone in the United States has certain rights with respect to health care, including affordable coverage, access to care, transparency and privacy, protection from discrimination, and culturally appropriate care.
SR-273: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to health care rights.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (text: Cr S4732) on 07/09/2019
Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID–19 Act of 2020 [S.5007]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
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Temporarily increases payments to providers under Medicare medical services. Specifically, the bill provides an additional payment for certain services in 2021 and 2022 if the otherwise applicable payment is less than what it would have been in 2020. The bill applies to services that are payable under the physician fee schedule, excluding specified outpatient evaluation and management services.
S.5007: Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID–19 Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 12/10/2020
Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2020 [HB-8906]
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[Senior Citizens ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
Reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the Lifespan Respite Care Program, which supports state lifespan respite care services (i.e., services for family caregivers of children and adults with special needs). The bill requires each state agency that is awarded a grant under the program to report any data required by the Department of Health and Human Services for program monitoring and evaluation.
HB-8906: Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Signed By President. on 01/05/2021
COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020 [HB-8871]
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[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Disaster Relief ]
To provide for an emergency increase in Federal funding to State Medicaid programs for expenditures on home and community-based services.
HB-8871: COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Introduced In House on 12/04/2020
COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020 [S.4957]
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[Disaster Relief ]
A bill to provide for an emergency increase in Federal funding to State Medicaid programs for expenditures on home and community-based services.
S.4957: COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 12/03/2020
SCR-46: A concurrent resolution expressing support for the goal of ensuring that all Holocaust victims live with dignity, comfort, and security in their remaining years, and urging the Federal Republic of Germany to continue to reaffirm its commitment to comprehensively address the unique health and welfare needs of vulnerable Holocaust victims, including home care and other medically prescribed needs.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Mr. Royce Moved To Suspend The Rules And Agree To The Resolution. on 09/12/2016
You have voted SCR-46: A concurrent resolution expressing support for the goal of ensuring that all Holocaust victims live with dignity, comfort, and security in their remaining years, and urging the Federal Republic of Germany to continue to reaffirm its commitment to comprehensively address the unique health and welfare needs of vulnerable Holocaust victims, including home care and other medically prescribed needs..
SCR-36: A concurrent resolution expressing support of the goal of ensuring that all Holocaust victims live with dignity, comfort, and security in their remaining years, and urging the Federal Republic of Germany to reaffirm its commitment to that goal through a financial commitment to comprehensively address the unique health and welfare needs of vulnerable Holocaust victims, including home care and other medically prescribed needs.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S2395-2396) on 04/21/2016
You have voted SCR-36: A concurrent resolution expressing support of the goal of ensuring that all Holocaust victims live with dignity, comfort, and security in their remaining years, and urging the Federal Republic of Germany to reaffirm its commitment to that goal through a financial commitment to comprehensively address the unique health and welfare needs of vulnerable Holocaust victims, including home care and other medically prescribed needs..
Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act of 2015 [S.971]
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Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to increase from a three-year to a five-year period the length of an agreement with an independence at home medical practice under the Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Program.
S.971: Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Became Public Law No: 114-39. (txt | Pdf) on 07/30/2015