COVID–19 Nursing Home Protection Act of 2021 [S.333]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Senior Citizens ]
A bill to amend title XI and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide funding for State strike teams, technical assistance, and infection control for resident and worker safety in skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities, and for other purposes.
S.333: COVID–19 Nursing Home Protection Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/22/2021
Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act [HB-1195]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
To direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard that requires covered employers within the health care and social service industries to develop and implement a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan, and for other purposes.
HB-1195: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/19/2021
COVID–19 in Corrections Data Transparency Act [HB-1072]
[Public Health ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To report data on COVID-19 in Federal, State, and local correctional facilities, and for other purposes.
HB-1072: COVID–19 in Corrections Data Transparency Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee Hastings
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 04/28/2021
Federal Correctional Facilities COVID–19 Response Act [S.328]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to establish procedures related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in correctional facilities.
S.328: Federal Correctional Facilities COVID–19 Response Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/12/2021
COVID–19 Safer Detention Act of 2021 [S.312]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
A bill to expand eligibility for and provide judicial review for the Elderly Home Detention Pilot Program, provide for compassionate release based on COVID-19 vulnerability, shorten the waiting period for judicial review during the COVID-19 pandemic, and make other technical corrections.
S.312: COVID–19 Safer Detention Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Committee On The Judiciary. Reported By Senator Durbin With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 06/08/2021
Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents Act [S.315]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure quality care for residents of skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities, and for other purposes.
S.315: Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/12/2021
Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID–19 Act [S.317]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the quality of care for residents of and workers in skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities during the COVID-19 emergency period, and for other purposes.
S.317: Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID–19 Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/12/2021
COVID–19 in Corrections Data Transparency Act [S.324]
[Public Health ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
A bill to report data on COVID-19 in Federal, State, and local correctional facilities, and for other purposes.
S.324: COVID–19 in Corrections Data Transparency Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/12/2021
State Veterans Homes Relief Act of 2021 [S.330]
[Veterans ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
A bill to appropriate amounts to the Department of Veterans Affairs to fund State home construction projects that have been approved before the date of the enactment of this Act.
S.330: State Veterans Homes Relief Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Wicker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. 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
Vaccine Fairness Act [HB-979]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit to Congress a weekly report on COVID-19 vaccine distribution, and for other purposes.
HB-979: Vaccine Fairness Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Angela Craig
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/12/2021
Infection Control Training and Support Act of 2021 [HB-1000]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for infection control support to skilled nursing facilities through contracts with quality improvement organizations.
HB-1000: Infection Control Training and Support Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Kildee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/12/2021
PREPARE LTC Act Promoting Restoration of Emergency Preparedness and Advancing Response to Epidemics in Long-Term Care Act [S.230]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to codify certain infection control and emergency preparedness regulations, to prohibit a reduction in the frequency of surveys of skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities, and to prohibit the waiver of certain reporting requirements, and for other purposes.
S.230: PREPARE LTC Act Promoting Restoration of Emergency Preparedness and Advancing Response to Epidemics in Long-Term Care Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/04/2021
Aid and Attendance Support Act of 2021 [S.219]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Disaster Relief ]
A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the amount of certain payments during the emergency period resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.
S.219: Aid and Attendance Support Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 04/28/2021
HB-844: PROTECT Long Term Care Facilities Act Protecting Residents with Oversight, Transparency, and Enforcement for Compassionate Treatment in Long Term Care Facilities Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Kildee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/05/2021
You have voted HB-844: PROTECT Long Term Care Facilities Act Protecting Residents with Oversight, Transparency, and Enforcement for Compassionate Treatment in Long Term Care Facilities Act.
VA Billing Accountability Act [HB-845]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to waive the requirement of certain veterans to make copayments for hospital care and medical services in the case of an error by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
HB-845: VA Billing Accountability Act
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/22/2021
PREPARE LTC Act Promoting Restoration of Emergency Preparedness and Advancing Response to Epidemics in Long-Term Care Act [HB-828]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disaster Relief ]
To amend title XVIII and title XIX of the Social Security Act to codify certain infection control and emergency preparedness regulations, to prohibit a reduction in the frequency of surveys of skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities, to prohibit the waiver of certain reporting requirements, and for other purposes.
HB-828: PREPARE LTC Act Promoting Restoration of Emergency Preparedness and Advancing Response to Epidemics in Long-Term Care Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Kildee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/04/2021
Aid and Attendance Support Act [HB-789]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the amount of certain payments during the emergency period resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
HB-789: Aid and Attendance Support Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Jimmy Panetta
Introduced In House on 02/04/2021