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US Congress 117th Congress

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Emmer Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 11/01/2022

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TRAIN Act Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses Act [HB-4407] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Education ] [Social Security ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a waiver of the cap on annual payments for nursing and allied health education payments.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/13/2021

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COVID–19 and Pandemic Response Centers of Excellence Act of 2021 [S.2307] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Science ]
A bill to provide for the establishment of COVID-19 and pandemic response centers of excellence.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/12/2021

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis Introduced In House on 07/09/2021

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 07/21/2021

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Suozzi Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/01/2021

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/24/2021

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National Biomedical Research Act [HB-4124] [Healthcare ] [Science ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To establish the "Biomedical Innovation Fund", and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/25/2021

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Sewell Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/17/2021

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/17/2021

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/17/2021

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/09/2021

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/07/2021

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VA CPE Modernization Act Department of Veterans Affairs Continuing Professional Education Modernization Act [HB-3693] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Education ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the reimbursement of continuing professional education expenses for health care professionals of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 07/19/2022

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/02/2021

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/27/2021

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Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act [S.1810] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
A bill to provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/25/2021

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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. [HR-432] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
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

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Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act [HB-3541] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
To provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 11/01/2022

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/24/2021

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