Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act [HB-1475]
[Mental Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
To address mental health issues for youth, particularly youth of color, and for other purposes.
HB-1475: Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/13/2021
COVID–19 Emergency Telehealth Impact Reporting Act of 2021 [HB-1406]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect, analyze, and report qualitative and quantitative data on the use of telehealth during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
HB-1406: COVID–19 Emergency Telehealth Impact Reporting Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/27/2021
COVID–19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2021 [HB-1400]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
To establish and support public awareness campaigns to address COVID-19-related health disparities and promote vaccination.
HB-1400: COVID–19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/27/2021
Urban Indian Health Parity Act [HB-1373]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require a Federal medical assistance percentage of 100 percent for urban Indian organizations, and for other purposes.
HB-1373: Urban Indian Health Parity Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/26/2021
COVID–19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2021 [S.465]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
A bill to establish and support public awareness campaigns to address COVID-19-related health disparities and promote vaccination.
S.465: COVID–19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/25/2021
Strengthening Mental Health Supports for BIPOC Communities Act [HB-1331]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reduce health inequities experienced by individuals who are members of historically racial and ethnic minority groups under State plans under the community mental health services block grant program, and for other purposes.
HB-1331: Strengthening Mental Health Supports for BIPOC Communities Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/26/2021
Moms Matter Act [S.484]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
A bill to establish grant programs for maternal mental health equity and to grow and diversify the maternal mental and behavioral health care workforce.
S.484: Moms Matter Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/25/2021
Crush the Virus Act of 2021 [HB-1371]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, providing coronavirus emergency response and relief, and for other purposes.
HB-1371: Crush the Virus Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Reed
Introduced In House on 02/25/2021
Behavioral Health Coordination and Communication Act of 2021 [HB-1385]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
To establish the position of Interagency Coordinator for Behavioral Health to coordinate the programs and activities of the Federal Government relating to mental health, and for other purposes.
HB-1385: Behavioral Health Coordination and Communication Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. David N. Cicilline
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/26/2021
Protecting Moms and Babies Against Climate Change Act [S.423]
[Climate Change ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Grants ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program to protect vulnerable mothers and babies from climate change risks, and for other purposes.
S.423: Protecting Moms and Babies Against Climate Change Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/24/2021
Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act of 2021 [S.421]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Native American Affairs ]
A bill to amend the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 to expand the Indian reservation drinking water program, and for other purposes.
S.421: Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Committee On Indian Affairs. Reported By Senator Schatz Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 117-17. on 04/28/2021
Kira Johnson Act [HB-1212]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
To end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in the United States and close disparities in maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes.
HB-1212: Kira Johnson Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry C. Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/24/2021
Health Savings Act of 2021 [S.380]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts, and for other purposes.
S.380: Health Savings Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/23/2021
Building COVID–19 Vaccine Confidence Act of 2021 [HB-1268]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Services ]
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award targeted grants to State, Tribal, Territorial, and local health departments or nonprofit organizations in geographic locations with racial and ethnic minorities and other vulnerable populations disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 to disseminate information regarding the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, and for other purposes.
HB-1268: Building COVID–19 Vaccine Confidence Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/24/2021