GRAD Act of 2021 Grant Residency for Additional Doctors Act of 2021 [HB-4477]
[Healthcare ]
[Immigration ]
[Education ]
To facilitate the expedited review of applications of aliens applying for admission to the United States under section 101(a)(15)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality Act who are coming to the United States to participate in a program under which they will receive graduate medical education or training, require the Secretary of State to provide relevant Foreign Service officers with training regarding such aliens, and for other purposes.
HB-4477: GRAD Act of 2021 Grant Residency for Additional Doctors Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Emmer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 11/01/2022
Department of Defense Burn Pits Health Provider Training Act [HB-4397]
[Defense ]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Military ]
To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide medical providers of the Department of Defense mandatory training with respect to the potential health effects of burn pits.
HB-4397: Department of Defense Burn Pits Health Provider Training Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Introduced In House on 07/09/2021
Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 [HB-4387]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve maternal health, to improve obstetric care in rural areas, and for other purposes.
HB-4387: Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 07/21/2021
COVID–19 and Pandemic Response Centers of Excellence Act [HB-4292]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Science ]
To provide for the establishment of COVID-19 and pandemic response centers of excellence, and for other purposes.
HB-4292: COVID–19 and Pandemic Response Centers of Excellence Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Suozzi
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/01/2021
Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act [S.2215]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Student Loans ]
[Veterans ]
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness programs.
S.2215: Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/24/2021
Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2021 [HB-4014]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
To provide for a new building period with respect to the cap on full-time equivalent residents for purposes of payment for graduate medical education costs under the Medicare program for certain hospitals that have established a shortage specialty program.
HB-4014: Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Sewell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/17/2021
Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2021 [S.2094]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to provide for a new building period with respect to the cap on full-time equivalent residents for purposes of payment for graduate medical education costs under the Medicare program for certain hospitals that have established a shortage specialty program.
S.2094: Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/17/2021
SAVE Act Student Assisted Vaccination Effort Act [S.2114]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
A bill to expand the definition of qualified persons for purposes of the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act to include health professional students.
S.2114: SAVE Act Student Assisted Vaccination Effort Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/17/2021
Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2021 [HB-3759]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Student Loans ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes.
HB-3759: Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/09/2021
DOC Act Doctors of Community Act [S.1958]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to teaching health centers that operate graduate medical education programs.
S.1958: DOC Act Doctors of Community Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/07/2021
DOC Act Doctors of Community Act [HB-3671]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to teaching health centers that operate graduate medical education programs.
HB-3671: DOC Act Doctors of Community Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/02/2021
Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2021 [S.1893]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to support rural residency training funding that is equitable for all States, and for other purposes.
S.1893: Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/27/2021
HR-432: Celebrating the opening of the new Lubbock, Texas, Veterans Affairs medical clinic, in partnership with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, University Medical Center, and Covenant Health, through the VA MISSION Act of 2018.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jody Arrington
Introduced In House on 05/25/2021
You have voted HR-432: Celebrating the opening of the new Lubbock, Texas, Veterans Affairs medical clinic, in partnership with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, University Medical Center, and Covenant Health, through the VA MISSION Act of 2018..
Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act [S.1795]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to address mental health issues for youth, particularly youth of color, and for other purposes.
S.1795: Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/24/2021