Neurological Disorders
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Huntington’s Disease Parity Act of 2019 [S.1476]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Waives, for individuals diagnosed with Huntington's Disease, the 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage. Current law generally applies this waiting period to individuals deemed eligible for Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/15/2019
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NCAA Act National Collegiate Athletics Accountability Act [HB-2672]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishes requirements for institutions of higher education (IHEs) that have intercollegiate athletic programs and participate in nonprofit athletic associations. Specifically, the bill prohibits such IHEs from receiving federal financial aid if the IHEs are members of nonprofit athletic associations that do not require annual baseline concussion testing prior to student athletes' participation in contact sports; require certain due process procedures for students and institutions prior to enforcing a remedy for infractions; require athletically
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bobby Rush
Introduced In House on 05/10/2019
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Return to Work Awareness Act of 2019 [HB-2627]
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[Small Business ]
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[Human Services ]
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Authorizes the Job Accommodation Network to disseminate information and promote awareness among survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences, such as traumatic brain injury and heart attack, and survivors' families, as well as among employers, government agencies, employee representatives, and service providers to (1) assist survivors of stroke and such other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work, (2) improve a survivor's employability and demonstrate to employers ways to capitalize on the value and talent that survivors
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Sponsored by: Rep. Joyce Beatty
Introduced In House on 05/09/2019
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Expressing support for designation of May as Stroke Awareness Month. [HR-366]
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[Public Health ]
This resolution expresses support for the designation of Stroke Awareness Month. It also encourages (1) support for the efforts, programs, services, and advocacy of organizations that work to enhance public awareness of stroke; and (2) continued coordination and cooperation between government, researchers, families, and the public to improve treatments and prognoses for individuals who suffer strokes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joyce Beatty
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/10/2019
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A bill to modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes. [S.1381]
[Veterans ]
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Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that, if it creates a presumption of service-connection between the occurrence of a disease and exposure to an herbicide agent while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era at a military base in Thailand, such presumption must also apply to exposure at any military base in Thailand, regardless of where on the base the veteran was located or what military job specialty the veteran performed. Additionally, the bill extends eligibility for VA health care, vocational training and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 05/09/2019
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Chronic Wasting Disease Research Act [S.1326]
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[Animals ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
[Grants ]
Requires the Department of Agriculture to award grants for research on the transmission of, resistance to, and diagnosis of chronic wasting disease afflicting deer, elk, and moose populations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 05/06/2019
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Wounded Warrior Research Enhancement Act [S.1316]
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[Veterans ]
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Directs the Department of Defense to award grants to advance orthotic and prosthetic care for members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and civilians who have undergone amputation, traumatic brain injury, and other serious injuries resulting from combat or military experience. The grants must fund research on (1) outcomes for such patients, (2) materials used in orthotics and prosthetics, and (3) improving existing orthotic and prosthetic technology and the development of new technology.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 05/02/2019
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Global Brain Health Act of 2019 [HB-2077]
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[International ]
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[Mental Health ]
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Establishes programs to provide international support to address (1) autism spectrum disorders (ASD); (2) hydrocephalus (i.e., the accumulation of fluid in the brain commonly occurring in infants and young children); and (3) Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.Specifically, the U.S. Agency for International Development must establish the Global Autism Assistance Program to (1) support local service providers and advocacy groups focused on ASD in developing countries and (2) train parents and teachers who work with children with ASD.In addition,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Bass
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/04/2019
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Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 [S.1195]
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[Military ]
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Extends the presumption of service-connection for certain diseases associated with herbicide (e.g., Agent Orange) exposure to veterans who served (1) offshore of Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, or (2) in or near the Korean Demilitarized Zone between September 1, 1967, and August 31, 1971. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific disabilities or diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 04/11/2019
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Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 [S.1195]
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[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
Extends the presumption of service-connection for certain diseases associated with herbicide (e.g., Agent Orange) exposure to veterans who served (1) offshore of Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, or (2) in or near the Korean Demilitarized Zone between September 1, 1967, and August 31, 1971. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific disabilities or diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 04/11/2019
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A resolution designating April 24, 2019, as "Meningitis B Awareness Day". [SR-159]
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[Healthcare ]
This resolution designates April 24, 2019, as Meningitis B Awareness Day. (Meningococcal disease is more commonly referred to as bacterial meningitis and can cause an infection of the lining of the brain and spinal cord.)
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Peters
Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 04/11/2019
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Concentrating on High-value Alzheimer’s Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act of 2019 [S.1126]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
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Modifies the requirements under Medicare for diagnosing and treating Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive impairments in older adults. Specifically, the bill expands the cognitive impairment detection benefit during annual wellness visits to require the use of validated detection tools and documentation of the results in the patient's medical record. Further, when a cognitive impairment is detected, the patient must be referred to an appropriate diagnostic service provider and other specified supports.Additionally, the Centers for Medicare and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/10/2019
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Designating April 24, 2019, as "Meningitis B Awareness Day". [HR-313]
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[Healthcare ]
This resolution expresses support for the designation of Meningitis B Awareness Day. (Meningococcal disease is more commonly referred to as bacterial meningitis and can cause an infection of the lining of the brain and spinal cord.)
Sponsored by: Rep. Peter King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/11/2019
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A resolution supporting the designation of April 2019 as "Parkinson's Awareness Month". [SR-157]
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This resolution designates April 2019 as Parkinson's Awareness Month.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Isakson
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 04/10/2019
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CHANGE Act of 2019 Concentrating on High-value Alzheimer’s Needs to Get to an End Act of 2019 [HB-2283]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
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[Senior Citizens ]
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Modifies the requirements under Medicare for diagnosing and treating Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive impairments in older adults. Specifically, the bill expands the cognitive impairment detection benefit during annual wellness visits to require the use of validated detection tools and documentation of the results in the patient's medical record. Further, when a cognitive impairment is detected, the patient must be referred to an appropriate diagnostic service provider and other specified supports.Additionally, the Centers for Medicare and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/11/2019
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Keeping Our Promises Act [HB-2200]
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[Healthcare ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that certain diseases are covered by the presumption of service connection relating to the exposure to herbicides by certain veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 04/29/2019
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Chronic Wasting Disease Research Act [HB-2081]
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[Animals ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
[Grants ]
Requires the Department of Agriculture to award grants for research on the transmission of, resistance to, and diagnosis of chronic wasting disease afflicting deer, elk, and moose populations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Ryan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock And Foreign Agriculture. on 04/26/2019
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Veterans Posttraumatic Growth Act [HB-1997]
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[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Science ]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a two-year pilot program to study the effectiveness of nonprofit post-traumatic growth programs to determine (1) the outcomes of such programs in contrast to traditional models of mental health care, (2) the possible integration of such nonprofit programs into VA mental health care programs, and (3) the budgetary impact of such integration. Post-traumatic growth is the positive psychological change that can result from struggling with traumatic events. The bill makes veterans who are not
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/29/2019
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Younger Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Act [S.901]
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[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
Makes individuals with younger-onset Alzheimer's disease (i.e., individuals who experienced onset of the disease before age 60) eligible for certain federal grants and programs that support older adults. Under current law, these grants and programs serve only individuals 60 and older.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/27/2019
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Younger Onset Alzheimer’s Act [HB-1903]
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[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
Makes individuals with younger-onset Alzheimer's disease (i.e., individuals who experienced onset of the disease before age 60) eligible for certain federal grants and programs that support older adults. Under current law, these grants and programs serve only individuals 60 and older.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 03/27/2019