Immunology And Vaccination
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Abiding by United States Commitments Act of 2020 [S.4546]
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Requires the Department of State to pay the full FY2020 U.S. assessment for certain international organizations, and it makes $118.9 million available to the World Health Organization (WHO) for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) response. Such funds made available to the WHO may not be used for advance payment to withdraw the United States from the WHO.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 09/09/2020
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RECOVERY Act Reinvigorating the Economy, Creating Opportunity for every Vocation, Employer, Retiree & Youth Act [S.4537]
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A bill to provide for economic recovery, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ted Cruz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/08/2020
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To provide additional appropriations for the public health and social services emergency fund, and for other purposes. [HB-8086]
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To provide additional appropriations for the public health and social services emergency fund, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael C. Burgess
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H4266) on 08/22/2020
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Addressing COVID-19 Health Disparities Act [HB-8067]
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Requires the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to research the U.S. health care system's response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), including by identifying health care-related factors that contribute to racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 outcomes and strategies to mitigate those factors. In addition, AHRQ must develop vaccine protocols and strategies in consultation with leaders from populations disproportionately affected by COVID-19 to ensure that such groups have timely access to vaccines.
Sponsored by: Rep. Don S. Beyer
Introduced In House on 08/18/2020
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Community Immunity During COVID–19 Act of 2020 [HB-8061]
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Requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to award grants to governmental health departments to increase rates of recommended immunizations during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The CDC must also develop, in consultation with specified entities, guidance for health care providers on counseling patients about COVID-19 vaccines.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Introduced In House on 08/14/2020
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Strengthening our Health Security Through Resilient Medical Supply Chains Annual Review Act of 2020 [HB-8059]
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Requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to report annually on the resiliency of U.S. medical supply chains. In developing this report, DHS must consult with relevant federal agencies and may consult with other experts. Among other topics, the report must assess the vulnerabilities of the supply chains to global disruptions and the dependence on drugs, devices, or other supplies produced outside of the United States. In addition, DHS shall make unclassified portions of the report publicly available.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Oversight, Management, And Accountability. on 09/24/2020
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Victory Bonds Act of 2020 [HB-8014]
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Authorizes the Department of the Treasury to issue bonds, to be known as United States Victory Bonds, to aid in the funding of public health operations and small business assistance during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Funds received from the sale of the bonds must be used without further appropriation for (1) the public health response to COVID-19, including testing, treatment, tracing, and vaccine development; (2) assistance for small businesses impacted by COVID-19; and (3) future pandemic response preparations following
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Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas R. Suozzi
Introduced In House on 08/11/2020
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Make Billionaires Pay Act [HB-8020]
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Establishes a tax on the wealth increases of individuals with more than $1 billion in net assets during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic and requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to pay the out-of-pocket expenses of individuals receiving medically-necessary care or services for a period of one year. First, the bill requires individuals with net assets of more than $1 billion on December 31, 2020, to pay a tax of 60% on the amount equal to the lesser of (1) the increase in value of their net assets during
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/06/2020
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MOTION Act Mobile Options for Testing In Our Neighborhoods Act [HB-8017]
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Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants within 120 days to, among others, specified health facilities, governmental health departments, and nonprofits for establishing or maintaining mobile testing programs for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and the virus that causes it. In awarding these grants, HHS must take into account certain state-based plans for COVID-19 testing and give priority to applicants that serve communities with limited access to transportation, medically underserved populations, and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 08/11/2020
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Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act of 2020 [HB-8027]
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Addresses maternal health during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency by supporting data collection, development of COVID-19 therapeutics and workplace protections, and other activities. Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services must issue guidance for states and local health departments on collecting data on pregnancy and postpartum status in conjunction with COVID-19 tests. In addition, the bill provides funds for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to expand particular maternal health surveillance
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee For Indigenous Peoples Of The United States. on 09/04/2020
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EVALUATE Act Expeditious Vaccine Advice with Legitimate, Unbiased, Apolitical, and Technical Expertise Act [HB-7971]
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To direct the Food and Drug Administration to solicit and consider the recommendations of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee before taking certain actions with respect to COVID-19 vaccines, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Introduced In House on 08/07/2020
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COVID–19 Treatment Coverage Act [S.4469]
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A bill to ensure coverage of a COVID-19 vaccine and treatment.
Sponsored by: Sen. Kamala D. Harris
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 08/06/2020
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VACC Act Vaccine And Coverage Certainty Act [S.4509]
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Modifies provisions under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) relating to the cost and coverage of vaccines for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), as well as provisions relating to Medicaid coverage of certain citizens of the Freely Associated States, the applicable Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for the Medicaid expansion population, and the health insurance premium tax credit.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 08/06/2020
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Make Billionaires Pay Act [S.4490]
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Establishes a tax on the wealth increases of individuals with more than $1 billion in net assets during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic and requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to pay the out-of-pocket expenses of individuals receiving medically-necessary care or services for a period of one year. First, the bill requires individuals with net assets of more than $1 billion on December 31, 2020, to pay a tax of 60% on the amount equal to the lesser of (1) the increase in value of their net assets during
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 08/06/2020
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MMAPPP Act of 2020 Make Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Price-gouging Act of 2020 [S.4439]
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A bill to require any COVID-19 drug developed in whole or in part with Federal support to be affordable and accessible by prohibiting monopolies and price gouging, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 08/05/2020
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SAVE Act Safe Authorization for Vaccines during Emergencies Act [S.4427]
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A bill to provide for transparency in emergency use authorization of vaccine products, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 08/04/2020
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Protect our Children from COVID–19 Act [S.4377]
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[Children and Youth ]
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Requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in coordination with relevant federal and nonfederal experts, to support research on the role of children in transmitting the virus that causes COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). This research must address, among other topics, the transmissibility of the virus among children and adults and the vulnerability of children to COVID-19 while travelling to and from school, playing sports, and engaging in other extramural activities. It may also address the vulnerability to COVID-19 of adults who
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/30/2020
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Protecting American Heroes Act of 2020 [S.4368]
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Provides funding for the Strategic National Stockpile and expands certain authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to support domestic supply chains for medical countermeasures and other supplies procured for the stockpile. It also makes changes to reporting requirements, threat-based reviews, and other aspects of the administration of the stockpile. Specifically, it authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to use authorities under the Defense Production Act
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Sponsored by: Sen. Sherrod Brown
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/29/2020
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Stronger Medicaid Response to the COVID–19 Pandemic Act [S.4358]
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Allows COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines and treatment, as well as treatment for conditions that may complicate COVID-19 treatment, for uninsured individuals to be covered under Medicaid during the public health emergency. (Currently, state Medicaid programs have the option to cover COVID-19 testing for uninsured individuals.) The bill also (1) specifically allows COVID-19 testing, vaccines, and treatment, as well as treatment for complicating conditions, for certain unlawful aliens to be covered under Medicaid during the public
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/29/2020
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Continuing Access to In-Home IVIG Act [HB-7839]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
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Extends the Medicare Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIG) Demonstration for an additional two years and expands the maximum number of participating beneficiaries from 4,000 to 6,500. The program provides bundled payments for items and services that are necessary for in-home IVIG administration for certain beneficiaries with primary immune deficiency disease.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Kelly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/29/2020