COVID–19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2021 [HB-1400]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
To establish and support public awareness campaigns to address COVID-19-related health disparities and promote vaccination.
HB-1400: COVID–19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/27/2021
The COVID-19 Hospital and Health Provider Loan Conversion Act of 2021 [HB-1349]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the conversion of certain accelerated and advance payments to grants under parts A and B of the Medicare program.
HB-1349: The COVID-19 Hospital and Health Provider Loan Conversion Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Ryan
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H873) on 03/01/2021
Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2021 [HB-1324]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to improve the identification, assessment, and treatment of patients in hospital emergency departments who are at risk of suicide, and for other purposes.
HB-1324: Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/13/2021
COVID–19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2021 [S.465]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
A bill to establish and support public awareness campaigns to address COVID-19-related health disparities and promote vaccination.
S.465: COVID–19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/25/2021
Strengthening Mental Health Supports for BIPOC Communities Act [HB-1331]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reduce health inequities experienced by individuals who are members of historically racial and ethnic minority groups under State plans under the community mental health services block grant program, and for other purposes.
HB-1331: Strengthening Mental Health Supports for BIPOC Communities Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/26/2021
Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2021 [S.467]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to improve the identification, assessment, and treatment of patients in hospital emergency departments who are at risk of suicide, and for other purposes.
S.467: Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/25/2021
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SERVE Act Supporting Eating disorders Recovery through Vital Expansion Act [HB-1309]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
[Veterans ]
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for eating disorders treatment for members of the Armed Forces and certain dependents of members and former members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.
Ensuring Quality Care for Our Veterans Act [S.372]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into a contract or other agreement with a third party to review appointees in the Veterans Health Administration who had a license terminated for cause by a State licensing board for care or services rendered at a non-Veterans Health Administration facility and to provide individuals treated by such an appointee with notice if it is determined that an episode of care or services that they received was below the standard of care, and for other purposes.
S.372: Ensuring Quality Care for Our Veterans Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Ordered To Be Reported Without Amendment Favorably. on 07/28/2021
Health Savings Act of 2021 [S.380]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts, and for other purposes.
S.380: Health Savings Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/23/2021
Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2021 [HB-1205]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Center for Mental Health Services of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to award grants to implement innovative approaches to securing prompt access to appropriate follow-on care for individuals who experience an acute mental health episode and present for care in an emergency department, and for other purposes.
HB-1205: Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Ruiz
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/13/2021
Retirement Freedom Act [HB-1166]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Healthcare ]
[Retirement ]
To allow individuals to choose to opt out of the Medicare part A benefit.
HB-1166: Retirement Freedom Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mo Brooks
Introduced In House on 02/18/2021
Stopping Doctor Shortages Act [S.311]
[Student Loans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include certain employment as a health care practitioner as eligible for public service loan forgiveness, and for other purposes.
S.311: Stopping Doctor Shortages Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/12/2021
PPP Access for Rural Hospitals Act [S.310]
[Healthcare ]
[Small Business ]
[Poverty ]
[Economic Development ]
A bill to amend the Small Business Act to include hospitals serving rural areas or areas of persistent poverty in the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.
S.310: PPP Access for Rural Hospitals Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Wicker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 02/12/2021
ETHIC Act Ensuring Transparent Honest Information on COVID–19 Act [HB-976]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Data Privacy ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to expand, enhance, and improve applicable public health data systems used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and for other purposes.
HB-976: ETHIC Act Ensuring Transparent Honest Information on COVID–19 Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/12/2021