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The Heroes Act [HB-6800]
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Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. Among other things, the bill provides FY2020 emergency supplemental appropriations to federal agencies; provides payments and other assistance to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments; provides additional direct payments of up to $1,200 per individual; expands paid sick days, family and medical leave, unemployment compensation, nutrition and food assistance programs,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 07/23/2020
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Reducing COVID–19 Disparities by Investing in Public Health Act [HB-6638]
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Appropriates additional funding for specified components of the Department of Health and Human Services, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institute on Minority Health and Disparities, and the Office of Minority Health.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bennie G. Thompson
Introduced In House on 04/28/2020
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Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 [HB-6074]
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Provides $8.3 billion in emergency funding for federal agencies to respond to the coronavirus outbreak. DIVISION A--CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 This division provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the State Department, and the Small Business Administration to respond to the coronavirus outbreak. The division funds programs that address issues such as developing, manufacturing,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nita M. Lowey
Signed By President. on 03/06/2020
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Medical Innovation Act of 2020 [S.3163]
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Requires certain drug manufacturers to make payments to fund research supported by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). A drug manufacturer with over $1 billion in net income in a fiscal year that has entered into a relevant settlement agreement regarding specified violations must pay 0.75%-1.5% of its net income to the Department of Health and Human Services for each of its covered blockbuster drugs. A covered blockbuster drug is a drug that has at least $1 billion in net sales in a year and was developed,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/08/2020
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National Biomedical Research Act [S.3161]
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A bill to establish the "Biomedical Innovation Fund", and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/08/2020
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National Biomedical Research Act [HB-5400]
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Establishes and makes deposits into the Biomedical Innovation Fund for initiatives at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for advancing medical innovation, including by supporting (1) research for disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment; (2) research for diseases that disproportionally account for federal health care spending; (3) the development, review, and post-market surveillance of medical products; (4) early-career scientists, including researchers from traditionally underrepresented groups;
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Loebsack
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 12/12/2019
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National Biomedical Research Act [HB-5400]
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Establishes and makes deposits into the Biomedical Innovation Fund for initiatives at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for advancing medical innovation, including by supporting (1) research for disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment; (2) research for diseases that disproportionally account for federal health care spending; (3) the development, review, and post-market surveillance of medical products; (4) early-career scientists, including researchers from traditionally underrepresented groups;
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Loebsack
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 12/12/2019
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National Institute for Research on Safety and Quality Act [HB-5295]
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Establishes the National Institute for Research on Safety and Quality within the National Institutes of Health and transfers the authorities, duties, obligations, and related legal and administrative functions of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to that institute.In addition, the new institute must promote health care quality improvement and conduct research and demonstration projects focused on (1) the delivery of health care in inner cities and rural and frontier areas, and (2) health care for priority populations such as low-income
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Meadows
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 12/05/2019
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NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act of 2019 [S.2927]
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Expands research endowments available through the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to include former centers of excellence at certain historically black colleges and universities and at biomedical and behavioral research institutions with a significant number of minority students.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Cassidy
Received In The House. on 05/22/2020
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Medical Innovation Act of 2019 [HB-5031]
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Requires certain drug manufacturers to make payments to fund research supported by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). A drug manufacturer with over $1 billion in net income in a fiscal year that has entered into a relevant settlement agreement regarding specified violations must pay 0.75%-1.5% of its net income to the Department of Health and Human Services for each of its covered blockbuster drugs. A covered blockbuster drug is a drug that has at least $1 billion in net sales in a year and was developed,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Peter Welch
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 11/12/2019
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NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act of 2020 [HB-4499]
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Expands research endowments available through the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to include former centers of excellence at certain historically black colleges and universities and at biomedical and behavioral research institutions with a significant number of minority students.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Kelly
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 595. on 11/18/2020
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Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act [HB-3]
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Establishes several programs and requirements relating to the prices of prescription drugs, health care coverage and costs, and public health. TITLE I--LOWERING PRICES THROUGH FAIR DRUG PRICE NEGOTIATION The bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate prices for certain drugs. (Under current law, HHS may not negotiate the prices of covered drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.) Specifically, HHS must negotiate maximum prices for (1) insulin products; (2) with respect to FY2023, at least 25 single-source,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 521. on 09/08/2020
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End Neglected Tropical Diseases Act [S.2481]
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Expands programs to address neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which are infections caused by pathogens, including viruses, microbes, and helminths (parasitic worms), that disproportionately impact individuals living in extreme poverty, especially in developing countries. Examples include dengue, leprosy, and rabies. The bill sets forth certain priorities for the NTDs Program of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), including the coordination of program activities with other USAID development sectors regarding (1) education; (2)
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/17/2019
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Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act [S.2080]
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Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take a series of actions relating to palliative-care training. Specifically, HHS must provide support for Palliative Care and Hospice Education Centers. The centers must improve the training of health professionals in palliative care and establish traineeships for individuals preparing for advanced-education nursing degrees, social-work degrees, or advanced degrees in physician-assistant studies in palliative care. HHS may provide support to medical schools, teaching hospitals, and graduate
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/10/2019
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Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020 [HB-3055]
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Provides continuing FY2020 appropriations to federal agencies through December 20, 2019, and extends several expiring health programs. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur if the FY2020 appropriations bills have not been enacted when the existing CR expires after November 21, 2019. The CR funds most programs and activities at the FY2019 levels with several exceptions that provide funding flexibility and additional appropriations to various programs, including the 2020 Census, the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jose E. Serrano
Measure Laid Before Senate By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S6734-6736) on 11/21/2019
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Respond NOW Act Respond to the Needs in the Opioid War Act [HB-2922]
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Establishes the Opioid Epidemic Response Fund through FY2024 to fund programs and activities addressing the opioid and substance use epidemic, including Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration demonstration grants; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveillance, prevention, and treatment programs; Food and Drug Administration support of innovation in non-opioid and nonaddictive medical products for pain treatment; National Institutes of Health research on creating longer-lasting or faster-acting antidotes for opioid overdoses;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 06/26/2019
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Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 [HB-2740]
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Provides FY2020 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 4 of the 12 regular FY2020 appropriations bills: the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2020; the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020; and the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020. The departments and agencies funded in the bill include the Department
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Sponsored by: Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro
Motion To Proceed To Measure Considered In Senate. on 10/31/2019
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Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2019 [HB-2569]
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Establishes various programs to address substance use disorder and opioid addiction, including grants for treatment, recovery, and harm reduction services as well as a program to distribute overdose reversal drugs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Assuming First Sponsorship - Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney (ny) Asked Unanimous Consent That She Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 2569, A Bill Originally Introduced By Representative Cummings, For The Purpose Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Pursuant To Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 01/13/2020
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Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2019 [S.1365]
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Establishes various programs to address substance use disorder and opioid addiction, including grants for treatment, recovery, and harm reduction services as well as a program to distribute overdose reversal drugs.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/08/2019
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American Cures Act [HB-2401]
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Requires certain adjustments to discretionary spending limits over FY2020-FY2024 to accommodate increases in appropriations for agencies that perform biomedical research. Adjustments are required for the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Defense health program, and the Department of Veterans Affairs medical and prosthetics research program. The bill also requires annual appropriations in FY2020-FY2024 for each of the programs and agencies referenced in this bill to be at least the amount
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Foster
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/06/2019