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Vet Connect Act of 2017 [S.530]
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[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Mental Health ]
Vet Connect Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to disclose to non-VA entities that provide hospital care or medical treatment to veterans (including private entities and other federal agencies) records of the identity, diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment of any patient in connection with a program relating to drug abuse, alcoholism or alcohol abuse, infection with the human immunodeficiency virus, or sickle cell anemia. Such an entity may not redisclose or use such record for a purpose other than that for which
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Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/06/2017
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Horse Protection Amendments Act [HB-1338]
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[Animals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Horse Protection Amendments Act This bill amends the Horse Protection Act to replace the Designated Qualified Persons program responsible for inspecting horses for soring with a new inspection system. (The soring of horses is any of various actions taken on a horse's limb to produce a higher gait that may cause pain, distress, inflammation, or lameness.) The Department of Agriculture must establish a single Horse Industry Organization (HIO) in order to establish a formal affiliation with the management of each horse sale, horse exhibition, and horse
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Digital Commerce And Consumer Protection. on 03/17/2017
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Women's Health Protection Act of 2017 [S.510]
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[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Public Health ]
Women's Health Protection Act of 2017 This bill prohibits any government from imposing on abortion services: a requirement that a medical professional perform specific tests or medical procedures; a requirement that the same clinician who performs a patient's abortion also perform additional tests, services or procedures; a limitation on an abortion provider's ability to prescribe or dispense drugs or provide services via telemedicine; a requirement or limitation concerning the physical plant, equipment, staffing, or hospital transfer arrangements
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/02/2017
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Women's Health Protection Act of 2017 [HB-1322]
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[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Public Health ]
Women's Health Protection Act of 2017 This bill prohibits any government from imposing on abortion services: a requirement that a medical professional perform specific tests or medical procedures; a requirement that the same clinician who performs a patient's abortion also perform additional tests, services or procedures; a limitation on an abortion provider's ability to prescribe or dispense drugs or provide services via telemedicine; a requirement or limitation concerning the physical plant, equipment, staffing, or hospital transfer arrangements
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017
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SMASH Act Strengthening Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act [HB-1310]
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[Science ]
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[Grants ]
SMASH Act Strengthening Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend through FY2023 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grants for mosquito control programs. The grant program is expanded so that grants may be used to address emerging, infectious mosquito-borne diseases and to improve existing control programs. The CDC must give preference to applicants that have: (1) a public health emergency due to a mosquito-borne disease, or (2) a control program that is consistent
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017
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Health Savings Account Act [HB-1280]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
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Health Savings Account Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to health savings accounts (HSAs), to: (1) increase the maximum contribution limits for HSAs to match the sum of the annual deductible and out-of-pocket expenses permitted under a high deductible health plan, (2) allow individuals who receive primary care services in exchange for a fixed periodic fee or payment to participate in an HSA, and (3) permit HSAs to be used for fitness center memberships. The bill also allows a medical care tax deduction for periodic provider
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Fortenberry
Introduced In House on 03/01/2017
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Improving Access to Mental Health Act [HB-1290]
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[Mental Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Public Health ]
Improving Access to Mental Health Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) increase the Medicare reimbursement rate for clinical social worker services, (2) exclude clinical social worker services from the prospective payment system in which predetermined amounts form the basis for payment under Medicare, and (3) alter the definition of “clinical social worker services” as it relates to Medicare. Under current law, “clinical social worker services”: (1) include services performed for the diagnosis and treatment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017
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CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2017 [HB-1298]
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CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide Medicare coverage for screening computed tomography colonography (CTC) as a colorectal cancer screening test, and (2) exclude screening CTC from a special Medicare payment rule applicable to certain imaging services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017
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Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 [S.479]
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Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 This bill waives Medicare coinsurance requirements with respect to colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of the code billed for a resulting diagnosis or procedure.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/01/2017
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A resolution designating February 28, 2017, as "Rare Disease Day". [SR-73]
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[Public Health ]
A resolution designating February 28, 2017, as "Rare Disease Day". Designates February 28, 2017, as Rare Disease Day. Expresses support for a national and global commitment to developing new treatments, diagnostics, and cures for rare diseases and disorders.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S1505-1506) on 02/28/2017
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Expressing support for the designation of the last day of February each year, as "Rare Disease Day". [HR-157]
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Expressing support for the designation of the last day of February each year, as "Rare Disease Day". Expresses support for: (1) the designation of Rare Disease Day; and (2) a national and global commitment to developing new treatments, diagnostics, and cures for rare diseases and disorders.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/03/2017
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Timely Mental Health for Foster Youth Act [S.439]
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[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
Timely Mental Health for Foster Youth Act This bill amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act with respect to state plans for the ongoing oversight and coordination of health care services for children in a foster care placement. An initial mental health screening of any child in foster care must be completed within 30 days after the child enters into foster care. In the case of any child for whom a mental health issue is identified in such initial screening, a comprehensive assessment of the child's mental
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/17/2017
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2017 [S.442]
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2017 TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS (Sec. 101) This bill authorizes appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for FY2017 for: exploration; space operations; science; aeronautics; space technology; education; safety, security, and mission services; construction and environmental compliance and restoration; and the NASA Inspector General. TITLE II--SUSTAINING NATIONAL SPACE COMMITMENTS (Sec. 201) The bill expresses the sense of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Signed By President. on 03/21/2017
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Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act [S.431]
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[Telecommunications ]
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[Senior Citizens ]
Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to specify that certain siting requirements applicable under the Medicare program shall not apply to telehealth services that are furnished after 2017 for purposes of evaluating an acute stroke. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall not pay an originating-site facility fee with respect to such telehealth services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/16/2017
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Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017 [HB-1121]
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[Consumer Protection ]
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Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017 This bill sets forth amendments that would take effect in the case of the repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 and the restoration of the provisions amended by those provisions. If the amendments take effect, the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and Internal Revenue Code are revised to maintain PPACA consumer protections. Specifically,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/28/2017
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Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2017 [HB-1187]
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[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health to expand, intensify, and coordinate its activities with respect to functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (FGIMDs), including by: expanding basic and clinical research into FGIMDs by implementing the research recommendations of the National Commission on Digestive Diseases, providing support for the establishment of centers of excellence on FGIMDs, supporting
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/17/2017
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FAST Act of 2017 Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act of 2017 [HB-1148]
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[Telecommunications ]
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[Senior Citizens ]
FAST Act of 2017 Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill specifies that, under Medicare, telehealth services include telehealth-eligible stroke services provided to an individual soon after the onset of acute-stroke symptoms. Certain originating-site requirements applicable to telehealth services under Medicare shall not apply with respect to such stroke services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/01/2017
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Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018 [S.382]
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[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018 This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop and maintain a voluntary registry of firefighters to collect history and occupational information that can be linked to existing data in state cancer registries. The registry must be used to improve monitoring of cancer among firefighters and to collect and publish epidemiological information regarding cancer among firefighters. The CDC should seek to include specified information in the registry, including the number and type
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Reported By Senator Alexander With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 04/25/2018
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Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act [HB-1100]
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[Veterans ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
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Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act This bill exempts veterans from Department of Veteran Affairs medical copayments for medication or hospital care and medical services related to preventive health services. The bill includes in the definition of preventive health services: (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
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Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Suozzi
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/03/2017
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Timely Mental Health for Foster Youth Act [HB-1069]
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[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
Timely Mental Health for Foster Youth Act This bill amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act with respect to state plans for the ongoing oversight and coordination of health care services for children in a foster care placement. An initial mental health screening of any child in foster care must be completed within 30 days after the child enters into foster care. In the case of any child for whom a mental health issue is identified in such initial screening, a comprehensive assessment of the child's mental
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 02/24/2017