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Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Research and Education Act of 2017 [HB-1984] [Healthcare ] [Science ] [Public Health ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Research and Education Act of 2017 This bill requires the National Institutes of Health to expand, intensify, and coordinate programs for research on triple-negative breast cancer (the cells of these breast cancers are negative for estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors, and excess HER2 protein). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must develop and disseminate to the public information regarding triple-negative breast cancer, including information on: (1) the incidence and prevalence of triple-negative (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/07/2017

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LATTS Act of 2017 Label and Transport Tissues Safely Act of 2017 [HB-2022] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Science ]
LATTS Act of 2017 Label and Transport Tissues Safely Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the sale of human tissue for research or education unless the seller has a non-transplant tissue bank license, each package of tissue is labeled with specified information, and each package is wrapped in the prescribed manner. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall establish a process for the approval, suspension, and revocation of non-transplant tissue bank licenses. False labeling of packages of human tissue is prohibited. HHS or any accrediting (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Gosar Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/07/2017

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Pharmaceutical Information Exchange Act [HB-2026] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ]
Pharmaceutical Information Exchange Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow information about a new investigational medication or the investigational use of a medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration to be provided to health care entities if the information is based on reliable scientific evidence.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brett Guthrie Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 01/17/2018

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Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2017 [HB-2049] [Healthcare ] [Science ] [Energy ] [Mining ] [Public Health ] [Veterans ] [Environmental ] [Grants ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2017 This bill amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to extend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund until 19 years after this bill's enactment. The trust fund compensates individuals who contract cancer or other diseases as a result of their exposure to radiation during nuclear testing undertaken by the United States during the Cold War. The bill revises the requirements of that Act, including by: increasing the amount of compensation that an individual may receive; expanding the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 05/01/2017

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A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. [S.834] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Healthcare ] [Science ]
A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/05/2017

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Missed Opportunities Act of 2017 [HB-1946] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Science ]
Missed Opportunities Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to report the total number of research funding requests under review during each fiscal year and the number of requests granted, pending at the end of the year, and denied. Of the requests that remained pending or were denied, the NIH must identify the requests with the greatest potential for improving public health.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Lewis Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/07/2017

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Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2017 [HB-1884] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2017 Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2017 This bill provides that: (1) heart disease, lung disease, and specified cancers of federal employees employed in fire protection activities for a minimum of 5 years shall be presumed to be proximately caused by such employment if an employee is diagnosed with any such disease within 10 years of the last active date of employment in fire protection activities; (2) the disability or death of such an employee due to any such disease shall be presumed to result from (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 04/04/2017

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Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 [S.788] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Mental Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ]
Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (or another private, not-for-profit entity with comparable expertise) to review the deaths of all covered veterans who died by suicide during the last five years. A "covered veteran" is any veteran who received VA hospital care or medical services during the five-year period preceding the veteran's death. The review shall include: the total numbers of veterans who (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/30/2017

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Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2017 [S.780] [Cannabis ] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ]
Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2017

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/30/2017

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To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. [HB-1832] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Science ]
To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. This bill authorizes FY2018-FY2023 appropriations for the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention to conduct or support research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/31/2017

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Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2017 [HB-1824] [Cannabis ] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Criminal Justice ] [Housing ] [Immigration ] [Student Loans ]
Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2017 This bill amends various provisions of law and sets forth new provisions: to eliminate regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act for marijuana-related activities authorized by state or tribal law (i.e., state-authorized); to allow businesses that sell marijuana in compliance with state or tribal law to claim certain federal tax credits and deductions; to eliminate restrictions on print and broadcast advertising of state-authorized (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/24/2017

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Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act [HB-1776] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Taxes ]
Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act This bill amends provisions of various laws relating to prescription-drug pricing and affordability. Specifically, the bill: expands reporting requirements for drug manufacturers and establishes corresponding civil penalties for noncompliance; adds reporting requirements for certain nonprofit patient-assistance programs; requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress on the impact of patient-assistance programs on prescription-drug pricing and expenditures; requires (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/05/2017

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Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act [S.771] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Taxes ]
Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act This bill amends provisions of various laws relating to prescription-drug pricing and affordability. Specifically, the bill: expands reporting requirements for drug manufacturers and establishes corresponding civil penalties for noncompliance; adds reporting requirements for certain nonprofit patient-assistance programs; requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress on the impact of patient-assistance programs on prescription-drug pricing and expenditures; requires (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/29/2017

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Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act of 2017 [S.774] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Mental Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Health ] [Law Enforcement ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ]
Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act of 2017 This bill establishes: (1) the Interagency Task Force on Trauma-Informed Care; (2) the National Law Enforcement Child and Youth Trauma Coordinating Center; (3) the Native American Technical Assistance Resource Center to provide trauma-informed technical assistance; and (4) Medicaid demonstration projects to test innovative, trauma-informed approaches for delivering early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment services to eligible children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/29/2017

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Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act of 2017 [HB-1757] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Mental Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Health ] [Law Enforcement ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ]
Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act of 2017 This bill establishes: (1) the Interagency Task Force on Trauma-Informed Care; (2) the National Law Enforcement Child and Youth Trauma Coordinating Center; (3) the Native American Technical Assistance Resource Center to provide trauma-informed technical assistance; and (4) Medicaid demonstration projects to test innovative, trauma-informed approaches for delivering early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment services to eligible children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/12/2017

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