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US Congress 117th Congress

Honoring OCEANIA Act Honoring Our Commitment to Elevate America’s Neighbor Islands and Allies Act of 2021 [HB-3373] [International ] [National Security ] [Defense ]
To strengthen United States engagement in the Oceania region and enhance the security and resilience of allies and partners of the Oceania community, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 11/09/2021

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Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act [S.1779] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate copayments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for medicines relating to preventive health services, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 10/20/2021

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BABIES Act Birth Access Benefiting Improved Essential Facility Services Act [HB-3337] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Medicaid demonstration program to develop and advance innovative payment models for freestanding birth center services for women with a low-risk pregnancy, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 05/19/2021

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BABIES Act Birth Access Benefiting Improved Essential Facility Services Act [S.1716] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ]
A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Medicaid demonstration program to develop and advance innovative payment models for freestanding birth center services for women with a low-risk pregnancy.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/19/2021

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NOPAIN Act Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction In the Nation Act [HB-3259] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to combat the opioid crisis by promoting access to non-opioid treatments in the hospital outpatient setting.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/17/2021

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To provide funding relating to COVID-19 for high Medicaid providers, and for other purposes. [HB-3219] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Funding ] [Public Health ]
To provide funding relating to COVID-19 for high Medicaid providers, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Davis Introduced In House on 05/13/2021

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To enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program, and for other purposes. [HB-3203] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ]
To enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/14/2021

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COVID–19 Origin Act of 2021 [HB-3191] [Public Health ] [Science ] [National Security ]
To require the Director of National Intelligence to declassify information relating to the origin of COVID-19, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/14/2021

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HEALTH for MOM Act of 2021 Harnessing Effective and Appropriate Long-Term Health for Moms On Medicaid Act of 2021 [S.1622] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ]
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with the option to provide coordinated care through a pregnancy medical home for high-risk pregnant women, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/13/2021

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Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2021 [HB-3165] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Health ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/13/2021

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Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2021 [S.1593] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the designation of general surgery shortage areas, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/12/2021

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Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2021 [S.1567] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/11/2021

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TRAIN Act Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses Act [S.1568] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Education ] [Social Security ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a waiver of the cap on annual payments for nursing and allied health education payments.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/11/2021

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Marijuana Data Collection Act [HB-3043] [Cannabis ] [Healthcare ] [Science ] [Public Health ]
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into a 10-year arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct and update biennially a study on the effects of State legalized marijuana programs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 11/09/2021

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Health Care PRICE Transparency Act Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act [HB-3029] [Healthcare ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Doug LaMalfa Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/10/2021

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Suicide Prevention Act [HB-2955] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Children and Youth ]
To authorize a pilot program to expand and intensify surveillance of self-harm in partnership with State and local public health departments, to establish a grant program to provide self-harm and suicide prevention services in hospital emergency departments, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Josh Gottheimer Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/13/2021

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Marijuana Data Collection Act [S.1456] [Cannabis ] [Healthcare ] [Science ] [Public Health ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into a 10-year arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct and update biennially a study on the effects of State legalized marijuana programs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/29/2021

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Health Care PRICE Transparency Act Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act [S.1524] [Healthcare ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/29/2021

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Opioid Workforce Act of 2021 [S.1438] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Social Security ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/28/2021

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COVID–19 Origin Act of 2021 [S.1348] [Science ] [Public Health ] [National Security ]
A bill to require the Director of National Intelligence to declassify information relating to the origin of COVID-19, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith Read Twice And Referred To The Select Committee On Intelligence. on 04/22/2021

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