Immunology And Vaccination
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Pandemic Production Act [HB-6793]
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[Public Health ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Economic Development ]
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to create, maintain, protect, expand, or restore domestic industrial base capabilities essential for pandemic preparedness, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 05/08/2020
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CHIPPER Act Children’s Health Insurance Program Pandemic Enhancement and Relief Act [HB-6797]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
Extends the 11.5% increase to the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) that is otherwise applicable under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) through FY2021, in accordance with specified conditions. For example, in order to receive the increased FMAP in FY2021, a state must cover, without cost-sharing, testing and treatment for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), including vaccines, specialized equipment, and therapies.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 05/08/2020
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COVID–19 International Response and Recovery Act of 2020 [S.3669]
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[International ]
[Public Health ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
A bill to respond to the global COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 05/07/2020
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Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2020 [S.3657]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Food ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Expands coverage under Medicare, Medicaid, other specified federal health care programs, and private health insurance to include foods, vitamins, and individual amino acids that are medically necessary for the management of certain digestive and metabolic disorders and conditions.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/07/2020
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Emergency Community Supervision Act [S.3646]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Establishes measures to reduce the number of individuals in federal custody during a national emergency relating to a communicable disease. Specifically, it does the following: requires certain categories of inmates to be released and placed in community supervision (e.g., home confinement); limits the use of pretrial detention; and modifies supervised release, including to suspend the request for detention and imprisonment as a sanction for a violation of probation, supervised release, or parole.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/07/2020
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Emergency Medical Supplies Procurement Act [HB-6719]
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[Public Health ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To require the Federal Government to provide critical health care resources in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ro Khanna
Introduced In House on 05/05/2020
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Ensuring Understanding of COVID–19 to Protect Public Health Act [HB-6701]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
Requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to conduct a longitudinal study on the health impacts of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The NIH must provide public summaries of findings on specified timelines.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anna Eshoo
Introduced In House on 05/05/2020
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Health Force and Resilience Force Act of 2020 [S.3606]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Disaster Relief ]
A bill to provide for the establishment of a Health Force and a Resilience Force to respond to public health emergencies and meet public health needs.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/05/2020
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Coronavirus Immigrant Families Protection Act [S.3609]
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[Immigration ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Disaster Relief ]
A bill to ensure that all communities have access to urgently needed COVID-19 testing, treatment, public health information, and relief benefits regardless of immigration status or limited English proficiency, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/05/2020
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Ensuring Understanding of COVID-19 to Protect Public Health Act [S.3595]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
Requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to conduct a longitudinal study on the health impacts of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The NIH must provide public summaries of findings on specified timelines.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/04/2020
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Medicare Crisis Program Act of 2020 [HB-6674]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Unemployment ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Insurance ]
Makes a series of changes to health insurance coverage and requirements during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). For example, the bill makes several changes to Medicare and Medicare Advantage (MA) during the public health emergency. Among other things, the bill allows all individuals who receive unemployment benefits, and their dependents, to enroll in Medicare if they otherwise do not have health insurance coverage; eliminates cost-sharing for COVID-19 drugs and treatment services under Medicare
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 05/01/2020
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Essential Worker Protection Act of 2020 [HB-6631]
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[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires the Department of Labor to convene an interagency task force to issue guidance on the development and implementation of a comprehensive infectious disease exposure control plan to protect employees identified as having an elevated risk from occupational exposure to the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19).
Sponsored by: Rep. Haley Stevens
Introduced In House on 04/28/2020
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Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020 [HB-6637]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Services ]
To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee For Indigenous Peoples Of The United States. on 07/09/2020
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Stronger Medicaid Response to the COVID–19 Pandemic Act [HB-6616]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Immigration ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
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 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 health
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Introduced In House on 04/24/2020
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Director of Pandemic and Biodefense Preparedness and Response Act [HB-6610]
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[Public Health ]
[National Security ]
[Science ]
Establishes the position of the Director of Pandemic and Biodefense Preparedness and Response in the executive branch and sets forth the qualifications for and responsibilities of the position. Among other tasks, the director shall advise the President, relevant councils, and others with respect to pandemics and other health threats; oversee the development of a National Pandemic and Biodefense Preparedness and Response Strategy and, in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget, submit biennial reports to Congress on the implementation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 04/24/2020
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Strategic National Stockpile Enhancement and Transparency Act [HB-6607]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[National Security ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Safety ]
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Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish, and award grants to states for the implementation of, the National Emergency Biodefense Network. HHS must coordinate with the Strategic National Stockpile and the National Biodefense Science Board in this effort. The network consists of state entities responsible for tracking and maintaining adequate supplies of drugs, medical devices, and other items necessary for the emergency health security of the United States. The network must be developed and implemented using a private
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Introduced In House on 04/23/2020
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Establishing a Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis as a select investigative subcommittee of the Committee on Oversight and Reform. [HR-935]
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[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
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[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
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This resolution establishes the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis as a select investigative subcommittee of the Committee on Oversight and Reform to investigate, study, and report to the House of Representatives on its findings, including the efficiency, effectiveness, equity, and transparency of the use of taxpayer funds and relief programs to address the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) crisis; reports of abusive practices related to the coronavirus crisis; the implementation or effectiveness of any federal law applied,
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Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 938 Reported To House. Rule Provides For Consideration Of H. Res. 935 With 1 Hour Of General Debate. on 04/23/2020
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Establishing a Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis as a select investigative subcommittee of the Committee on Oversight and Reform. [HR-935]
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[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
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This resolution establishes the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis as a select investigative subcommittee of the Committee on Oversight and Reform to investigate, study, and report to the House of Representatives on its findings, including the efficiency, effectiveness, equity, and transparency of the use of taxpayer funds and relief programs to address the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) crisis; reports of abusive practices related to the coronavirus crisis; the implementation or effectiveness of any federal law applied,
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Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 938 Reported To House. Rule Provides For Consideration Of H. Res. 935 With 1 Hour Of General Debate. on 04/23/2020
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FIRST Act Federal Immigrant Release for Safety and security Together Act [HB-6537]
[Immigration ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Imposes requirements during a communicable disease-related national emergency, such as requiring the release of certain aliens in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. Covered aliens, specifically those who have certain health conditions, are at least 50 years old, or are 21 years of age or younger, shall be released from ICE custody without bond during such a national emergency, unless the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) determines, by clear and convincing evidence, that the alien is likely to pose a substantial and specific
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 04/17/2020
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Stockpile Inventory Modernization Act of 2020 [HB-6517]
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[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to transfer certain supplies from the Strategic National Stockpile to any federal department or agency on a reimbursable basis, provided that (1) the supplies are less than six months from their expiration date, (2) the stockpile is able to replenish them, and (3) the transfer is in the best interest of the government. HHS shall submit a report to Congress that includes each transfer and the amount reimbursed for the supplies. The authority to make such transfers terminates on September
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Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Brooks
Introduced In House on 04/17/2020