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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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/27/2021

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Ryan Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H873) on 03/01/2021

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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.

  

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

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/25/2021

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/26/2021

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Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID–19 Act of 2021 [HB-1370] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Data Privacy ]
To require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to collect and report certain data concerning COVID-19.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee For Indigenous Peoples Of The United States. on 03/31/2021

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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.

  

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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Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans’ and Caregivers’ COVID–19 Immunizations Now Expanded Act of 2021 VA VACCINE Act of 2021 [HB-1276] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Public Health ]
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish COVID–19 vaccines to certain individuals, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Suozzi Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/16/2021

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National Coronavirus Commission Act of 2021 [S.412] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Science ]
A bill to establish the Commission on the Coronavirus Pandemic in the United States.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/24/2021

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National Coronavirus Commission Act of 2021 [HB-1306] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Disaster Relief ]
To establish the Commission on the Coronavirus Pandemic in the United States.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. 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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/12/2021

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MOM­MA’s Act Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act [S.411] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
A bill to improve Federal efforts with respect to the prevention of maternal mortality, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/24/2021

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Ordered To Be Reported Without Amendment Favorably. on 07/28/2021

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/23/2021

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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.

  

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

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Retirement Freedom Act [HB-1166] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Healthcare ] [Retirement ]
To allow individuals to choose to opt out of the Medicare part A benefit.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mo Brooks Introduced In House on 02/18/2021

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/12/2021

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Wicker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 02/12/2021

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CRISIS Act Creating Resources to Improve Situations of Inherent Severity Act [HB-1001] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Community Development ] [Human Services ]
To amend the Community Mental Health Service Block Grant to authorize a set-aside for crisis care services, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Latta Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/12/2021

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/12/2021

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