Minority Health
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MOMMIES Act Maximizing Outcomes for Moms through Medicaid Improvement and Enhancement of Services Act [S.1343]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Establishes a series of programs and requirements under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) relating to maternal health. For example, the bill expands eligibility for coverage under Medicaid and CHIP from 60 days to one year after the last day of pregnancy and requires such coverage to include oral health services. The bill also establishes a demonstration program in which states receive grants to implement or expand models for maternity care homes that provide services to Medicaid or CHIP beneficiaries. The Government Accountability
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/07/2019
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A resolution promoting minority health awareness and supporting the goals and ideals of National Minority Health Month in April 2019, which include bringing attention to the health disparities faced by minority populations of the United States such as American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders. [SR-190]
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[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Services ]
This resolution expresses support for National Minority Health Month in April 2019.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Passed Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Voice Vote. on 05/06/2019
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Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act [HB-2480]
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[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Reauthorizes through FY2025 and revises the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 to expand services for preventing and treating child abuse. Specifically, the bill establishes requirements concerning collecting and exchanging data about child abuse and neglect. For instance, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to (1) establish uniform national standards for tracking and reporting child fatalities and near-fatalities resulting from maltreatment,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/21/2019
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Medicare for America Act of 2019 [HB-2452]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Health ]
Establishes several health insurance programs and otherwise modifies certain requirements relating to health care coverage, costs, and services. In particular, the bill establishes a national health insurance program to be administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Among other requirements, the program must (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2) cover specified items and services, including hospital services, prescription drugs, dental services, and home- and community-based long-term care; and (3) be fully implemented in 2023.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 05/31/2019
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Medicare for America Act of 2019 [HB-2452]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Health ]
Establishes several health insurance programs and otherwise modifies certain requirements relating to health care coverage, costs, and services. In particular, the bill establishes a national health insurance program to be administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Among other requirements, the program must (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2) cover specified items and services, including hospital services, prescription drugs, dental services, and home- and community-based long-term care; and (3) be fully implemented in 2023.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 05/31/2019
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Protecting Airport Communities from Particle Emissions Act [HB-2351]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
Directs the Federal Aviation Administration to contract the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a national study on the characteristics, distributions, sources, and potential health effects of airborne ultrafine particles.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 04/23/2019
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Protecting Airport Communities from Particle Emissions Act [HB-2351]
[Air Quality ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
Directs the Federal Aviation Administration to contract the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a national study on the characteristics, distributions, sources, and potential health effects of airborne ultrafine particles.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 04/23/2019
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Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2020 [HB-2339]
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[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Revises requirements related to the safety, sale, and advertisement of tobacco products, including electronic nicotine delivery systems (e.g., e-cigarettes, e-hookah, e-cigars, and vape pens). Among other requirements, the bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to implement regulations to require color graphics on the labeling of cigarette packages, depicting the negative health consequences of smoking; requires the FDA to apply regulations on tobacco products to all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes; generally prohibits the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/02/2020
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ACA OUTREACH Act Affordable Care Act Outreach for the Uninsured, Transformative Recruitment, and Enrollment Action for Compassionate Healthcare Act of 2019 [HB-2292]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Insurance ]
[Disabilities ]
Provides funds through FY2022 for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support (1) navigator programs, which conduct public education activities about qualified health plans and facilitate enrollment; and (2) outreach and promotional activities for health insurance exchanges. HHS also must award grants to states with state-run health insurance exchanges to conduct such outreach and promotional activities among diverse constituencies, including minority, rural, and underserved communities; people with disabilities; young adults; and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/15/2019
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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-2316]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Applies a Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., the federal matching rate under Medicaid) of 100% with respect to amounts expended as medical assistance for services received through an Urban Indian organization under a grant or contract with the Indian Health Service.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/15/2019
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Promoting minority health awareness and supporting the goals and ideals of National Minority Health Month in April 2019, which include bringing attention to the health disparities faced by minority populations of the United States such as American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders. [HR-316]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Services ]
This resolution expresses support for National Minority Health Month.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 04/12/2019
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Supporting the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2019 as "Black Maternal Health Week". [HR-317]
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[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
This resolution recognizes that (1) Black Maternal Health Week is an opportunity to raise national awareness of the state of black maternal health in the United States; and (2) black women experience high, disproportionate rates of maternal mortality and morbidity.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/15/2019
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Tribal Veterans Health Care Enhancement Act [S.1001]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Authorizes the Indian Health Service (IHS) to pay copayments owed to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by Indian veterans for medical services authorized under the Purchased/Referred Care program and administered at a VA facility. The IHS, the VA, and tribal health programs, in consultation with impacted tribes, must enter into a memorandum of understanding that authorizes the IHS or a tribal health program to pay such copayments unless it would decrease the quality of, or access to, health care for individuals receiving care from the IHS
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Rounds
Committee On Indian Affairs. Hearings Held. on 11/20/2019
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Urban Indian Health Parity Act [S.1180]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Public Health ]
Applies a Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., the federal matching rate under Medicaid) of 100% with respect to amounts expended as medical assistance for services received through an Urban Indian organization under a grant or contract with the Indian Health Service.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/11/2019
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A resolution recognizing the week of April 11 through April 17, 2019, as "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the Black community and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women. [SR-154]
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[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Health ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Human Rights ]
This resolution recognizes (1) the significance of April 11-17, 2019, as Black Maternal Health Week; (2) that Black Maternal Health Week is an opportunity to raise national awareness of the state of black maternal health in the United States; and (3) that black women experience high, disproportionate rates of maternal mortality and morbidity.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (text: Cr S2390) on 04/10/2019
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Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act of 2019 [HB-1966]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Requires the Government Accountability Office to complete a study reviewing how federal agencies address barriers to participation in federally-funded cancer clinical trials by individuals from underrepresented populations and provide recommendations for addressing such barriers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Signed By President. on 01/05/2021
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Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act of 2019 [S.946]
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[Science ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Requires the Government Accountability Office to complete a study reviewing how federal agencies address barriers to participation in federally-funded cancer clinical trials by individuals from underrepresented populations and provide recommendations for addressing such barriers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/28/2019
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MOMMA’s Act Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act [HB-1897]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
Establishes various programs and requirements to support the prevention of maternal mortality. Specifically, the bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide technical assistance and best practices for collecting data, standardizing reporting, and preventing maternal mortality. The CDC also must provide grants for state-based collaboratives to improve care immediately before and after birth and improve outcomes for maternal and infant health.Further, the Health Resources and Services Administration must establish
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/28/2019
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MOMMA’s Act Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act [S.916]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
Establishes various programs and requirements to support the prevention of maternal mortality. Specifically, the bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide technical assistance and best practices for collecting data, standardizing reporting, and preventing maternal mortality. The CDC also must provide grants for state-based collaboratives to improve care immediately before and after birth and improve outcomes for maternal and infant health.Further, the Health Resources and Services Administration must establish
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
S.amdt.1240 Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 10/29/2019
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National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act [HB-1865]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
[Veterans ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Military ]
Provides FY2020 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 8 of the 12 regular FY2020 appropriations bills: the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Legislative
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Presented To President. on 12/20/2019