Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Act of 2021 [HB-2319]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to require long-term care facilities to report certain information relating to COVID-19 cases and deaths.
HB-2319: Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Sanford Bishop
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/01/2021
Quit Because of COVID–19 Act [HB-2185]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
To amend title XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of comprehensive tobacco cessation services under such titles, and for other purposes.
HB-2185: Quit Because of COVID–19 Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/29/2021
Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021 [HB-2257]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Healthcare ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
To establish a presumption of occupational disease for certain employees at the Department of Energy, to refine the definition of compensable illnesses, to establish a research program, and for other purposes.
HB-2257: Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 03/29/2021
Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021 [S.1025]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Healthcare ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
A bill to establish a presumption of occupational disease for certain employees at the Department of Energy, to refine the definition of compensable illnesses, to establish a research program, and for other purposes.
S.1025: Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/25/2021
S.1039: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve compensation for disabilities occurring in Persian Gulf War veterans, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 04/28/2021
You have voted S.1039: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve compensation for disabilities occurring in Persian Gulf War veterans, and for other purposes..
Turn the Tide Act [S.1010]
[Funding ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
A bill to provide funding for programs and activities under the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act.
S.1010: Turn the Tide Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Margaret Hassan
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/25/2021
Access to TESTs Act Access to Technology and Equipment for Same-day Tests (TESTs) Act [S.1018]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for acquiring equipment and supplies capable of performing same-day clinical laboratory testing in a point-of-care setting, and to assist laboratories in meeting the cost of acquiring high-throughput equipment, and for other purposes.
S.1018: Access to TESTs Act Access to Technology and Equipment for Same-day Tests (TESTs) Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/25/2021
CARA 3.0 Act of 2021 [S.987]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Mental Health ]
A bill to provide support with respect to the prevention of, treatment for, and recovery from, substance use disorder.
S.987: CARA 3.0 Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/25/2021
Tech to Save Moms Act [S.893]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
A bill to support the use of technology in maternal health care.
S.893: Tech to Save Moms Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/23/2021
SASCA Survivors’ Access to Supportive Care Act [HB-2145]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Crime ]
[Mental Health ]
To plan, develop, and make recommendations to increase access to sexual assault examinations for survivors by holding hospitals accountable and supporting the providers that serve them.
HB-2145: SASCA Survivors’ Access to Supportive Care Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/23/2021
Quit Because of COVID–19 Act [HB-2125]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
To amend title XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of comprehensive tobacco cessation services under such titles, and for other purposes.
HB-2125: Quit Because of COVID–19 Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2021
Ensuring Parity in MA and PACE for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021 [HB-2166]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Senior Citizens ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the inclusion of certain audio-only diagnoses in the determination of risk adjustment for Medicare Advantage plans and PACE programs, and for other purposes.
HB-2166: Ensuring Parity in MA and PACE for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/23/2021
SASCA Survivors’ Access to Supportive Care Act [S.926]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Crime ]
[Mental Health ]
A bill to plan, develop, and make recommendations to increase access to sexual assault examinations for survivors by holding hospitals accountable and supporting the providers that serve them.
S.926: SASCA Survivors’ Access to Supportive Care Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/23/2021
Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2021 [HB-2144]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Science ]
[Social Security ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for expanded coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
HB-2144: Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/23/2021
Essential Caregivers Act of 2021 [HB-2114]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, and intermediate care facilities for the intellectually disabled to permit certain essential caregiver visitors during a public health emergency under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
HB-2114: Essential Caregivers Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Claudia Tenney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/19/2021
COVID–19 Border Protection (CBP) Act [HB-2076]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
[Disaster Relief ]
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to create a strategy to ensure no individual in custody is released into the community during a public health emergency related to coronavirus if the individual may have a communicable disease relating to any public health emergency, and for other purposes.
HB-2076: COVID–19 Border Protection (CBP) Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 10/19/2021