Minority Health

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US Congress 117th Congress

CDC Tribal Public Health Security and Preparedness Act [S.3968] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Public Safety ] [Native American Affairs ] [Disaster Relief ]
A bill to improve State, local, and Tribal public health security.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/30/2022

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Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Reauthorization Act [HB-7255] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Children and Youth ]
To amend title V of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/29/2022

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Brycen Gray and Ben Price COVID–19 Cognitive Research Act [HB-7180] [Healthcare ] [Science ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Mental Health ]
To authorize the Director of the National Science Foundation to award grants to support research on the disruption of regular cognitive processes associated with COVID–19 infection, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/27/2022

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PREVENT Pandemics Act Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act [S.3799] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Disaster Relief ]
A bill to prepare for, and respond to, existing viruses, emerging new threats, and pandemics.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Favorably. on 03/15/2022

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Modernizing Biosurveillance Capabilities and Epidemic Forecasting Act [S.3814] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ] [Cybersecurity ]
A bill to moderate biosurveillance capabilities and infectious disease data collection, and improve epidemic forecasting and outbreak analytics.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Cassidy Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/10/2022

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Centers for Public Health Preparedness and Response Reauthorization Act [S.3800] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Disaster Relief ]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish and support a network of Centers for Public Health Preparedness and Response.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/10/2022

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Raising awareness of the impact of COVID-19 on bereaved children. [HR-967] [Children and Youth ] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ]
Raising awareness of the impact of COVID-19 on bereaved children.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/08/2022

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CARE for Long COVID Act Comprehensive Access to Resources and Education for Long COVID Act [S.3726] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill to address research on, and improve access to, supportive services for individuals with long COVID.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/02/2022

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Environmental Justice Air Quality Monitoring Act of 2022 [HB-6759] [Environmental ] [Air Quality ] [Public Health ]
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a pilot program for hyperlocal air quality monitoring projects in environmental justice communities, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And Climate Change. on 02/21/2022

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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that in order to effectively address the high prevalence of individuals suffering from mental health conditions and substance use disorders, the United States needs to make historic financial investments into mental health and substance use disorder care and finally acknowledge such care as a priority in health care equal to physical health, and for other purposes. [SR-518] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Overdose Prevention ]
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that in order to effectively address the high prevalence of individuals suffering from mental health conditions and substance use disorders, the United States needs to make historic financial investments into mental health and substance use disorder care and finally acknowledge such care as a priority in health care equal to physical health, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/17/2022

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Improving Access to Tele-Behavioral Health Services Act [S.3688] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Grants ] [Funding ] [Human Services ]
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Center for Mental Health Services of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to facilitate the funding of community-based mental health and substance use disorder services and peer support programs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Debbie Stabenow Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/17/2022

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Kayden’s Law Keeping Children Safe From Family Violence Act SANE Act Supporting Access to Nurse Exams Act Fairness for Rape Kit Backlog Survivors Act of 2022 Bree’s Law Choose Respect Act Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Act of 2022 NICS Denial Notification Act of 2022 SIMARRA Act Stop Infant Mortality And Recidivism Reduction Act Ramona Brant Improvement of Conditions for Women in Federal Custody Act Abby Honold Act [S.3623] [Crime ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Rights ] [Public Safety ]
A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 268. on 02/10/2022

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Equal Access to Therapeutics Act [HB-6625] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from issuing guidance intended to restrict access to COVID-19 monoclonal antibody therapies and other treatments.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Grothman Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/08/2022

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DEPICT Act Diverse and Equitable Participation in Clinical Trials Act [HB-6584] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
To direct the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to amend certain regulations to increase clinical trial diversity, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/04/2022

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Recognizing the rise of cardiovascular disease as the world's leading cause of preventable death and disability and as the global public health crisis of our generation and supporting the recognition of February 2022, as "American Heart Month". [HR-905] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
Recognizing the rise of cardiovascular disease as the world's leading cause of preventable death and disability and as the global public health crisis of our generation and supporting the recognition of February 2022, as "American Heart Month".

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joyce Beatty Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/04/2022

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Support The Resiliency of Our Nation’s Great Veterans Act of 2022 STRONG Veterans Act of 2022 [HB-6411] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the mental health care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 07/11/2022

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Building a Sustainable Workforce for Healthy Communities Act [S.3479] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to awards to support community health workers and community health.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/11/2022

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Tribal Medical Supplies Stockpile Access Act of 2022 [HB-6372] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Native American Affairs ] [Human Services ]
To ensure that facilities of the Indian Health Service, facilities operated by an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or inter-tribal consortium, and facilities operated by an urban Indian organization receive items from the strategic national stockpile and qualified pandemic or epidemic products directly from the Department of Health and Human Services.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ruben Gallego Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/12/2022

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Tribal Medical Supplies Stockpile Access Act of 2022 [S.3444] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Native American Affairs ] [Human Services ]
A bill to ensure that facilities of the Indian Health Service, facilities operated by an Indian Tribe, Tribal organization, or inter-Tribal consortium, and facilities operated by an urban Indian organization receive items from the strategic national stockpile and qualified pandemic or epidemic products directly from the Department of Health and Human Services.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/05/2022

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Neuroscience Center of Excellence Act of 2021 [S.3427] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Science ]
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Neuroscience Center of Excellence.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 12/16/2021

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