Immunology And Vaccination
US Congress 116th Congress
VACCINES Act of 2019 Vaccine Awareness Campaign to Champion Immunization Nationally and Enhance Safety Act of 2019 [HB-2862]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to take a series of actions relating to vaccination rates and awareness. Specifically, the CDC must (1) develop a national surveillance system to monitor vaccination rates, and (2) conduct a national campaign to increase awareness of the importance of vaccines. Additionally, the National Vaccine Advisory Committee must assess national confidence in vaccines and update a specified 2015 report accordingly.
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FORWARD Act of 2019 Finding Orphan-disease Remedies With Antifungal Research and Development Act of 2019 [HB-2858]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Data Privacy ]
Establishes programs to support the research of endemic fungal diseases and the development of antifungal drugs. (Endemic fungal diseases are fungal infections, e.g., Valley fever, that tend to to occur in specific geographic areas and affect particular at-risk populations, e.g., older adults.)Specifically, the bill establishes the Endemic Fungal Disease Working Group to review, coordinate, and make recommendations about the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) efforts to address endemic fungal diseases. The working group is comprised
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Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act [S.1573]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Eliminates veterans' copayments for medication, hospital care, and medical services related to preventive health services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The bill expands the definition of preventive health services to include (1) evidence-based items or services that have an A or B rating in the recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force; (2) immunizations that have a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to the
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Youth Access to Sexual Health Services Act of 2019 [S.1530]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to support the access of marginalized youth to sexual health services, and for other purposes.
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Youth Access to Sexual Health Services Act of 2019 [HB-2701]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to support the access of marginalized youth to sexual health services, and for other purposes.
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Expressing support for the designation of May 10, 2019, as "World Lupus Day". [HR-365]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
This resolution expresses support for the designation of World Lupus Day.
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Vaccinate All Children Act of 2019 [HB-2527]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Grants ]
Prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from awarding grants to public entities of a state for preventive health service programs unless the state institutes certain vaccination requirements for its public schools. Specifically, a state must require each student in public elementary or secondary school to be vaccinated in accordance with the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. The bill provides an exception for students whose health would be endangered by vaccination in the opinion of a physician conforming
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Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2019 [HB-2501]
[Healthcare ]
[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.
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PACT Act Patient Access to Cellular Transplant Act [HB-2498]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Specifies that payment under Medicare to a hospital for the acquisition costs of an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (e.g., bone marrow transplant from a donor) must be made on a reasonable cost basis (similar to the current payment methodology for solid organ acquisitions). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must determine included items through regulations.
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PACT Act Patient Access to Cellular Transplant Act [S.1268]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Specifies that payment under Medicare to a hospital for the acquisition costs of an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (e.g., bone marrow transplant from a donor) must be made on a reasonable cost basis (similar to the current payment methodology for solid organ acquisitions). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must determine included items through regulations.
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A resolution expressing support for the designation of April 30, 2019, as "National Adult Hepatitis B Vaccination Awareness Day". [SR-177]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
This resolution expresses support for the designation of April 30, 2019, as National Adult Hepatitis B Vaccination Awareness Day.
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Expressing support for the designation of April 30 as "National Adult Hepatitis B Vaccination Awareness Day". [HR-331]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
This resolution expresses support for the designation of National Adult Hepatitis B Vaccination Awareness Day.
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HEP A Act of 2019 Hepatitis Exposure Prevention Act of 2019 [HB-2361]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to administer free vaccinations for hepatitis A in areas that have been declared by a state governor as being at risk of an outbreak.
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Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019 [HB-2011]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the treatment under section 351(k)(7) of such Act (relating to exclusivity for reference products) of certain products deemed to have a biologics license pursuant to section 7002 of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009.
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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day. [SR-161]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[International ]
This resolution supports World Malaria Day, recognizes the importance of reducing malaria in sub-Saharan Africa and globally, and commends progress in doing so. The resolution welcomes public-private partnerships to develop more effective and affordable tools for malaria surveillance, diagnostics, treatment, and prevention, and supports continued U.S. leadership in working with countries to respond to this illness.
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Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019 [S.1140]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Excludes biological products that were initially licensed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) (e.g., insulin) from the exclusivity protections that delay the licensure of biosimilar products under the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act). (The Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 generally requires that biological products approved under the FD&C Act are treated as though they were approved under the PHS Act through March 23, 2020.)
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A resolution recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States. [SR-165]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
This resolution affirms that vaccines and immunizations save lives and commends those who have worked to bolster global and domestic health through vaccination.
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Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2019 [HB-1973]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Taxes ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Modifies the excise tax on certain vaccines to (1) automatically impose the tax on vaccines that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) adds to the Vaccine Injury Table, and (2) require HHS to notify the Department of the Treasury and Congress when new vaccines are added to the table. (The excise tax funds the National Vaccine Injury Program, which compensates people who have been injured by vaccines listed on the table.)
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Lymphedema Treatment Act of 2019 [HB-1948]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Includes certain lymphedema compression treatment items as covered durable medical equipment under Medicare. (Lymphedema is a condition of localized fluid retention and tissue swelling that is caused when the lymphatic system is damaged or blocked.)
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Supporting the goals to protect United States military personnel from malaria. [HR-214]
[Defense ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
This resolution expresses support for (1) researching new interventions to prevent and treat malaria; and (2) sustained or enhanced efforts so that once malaria is eliminated in a country, it does not return.