A resolution designating February 2018 as "American Heart Month" and February 2, 2018, as "National Wear Red Day". [SR-403]
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A resolution designating February 2018 as "American Heart Month" and February 2, 2018, as "National Wear Red Day". Designates February 2018 as American Heart Month and February 2, 2018, as National Wear Red Day. Recognizes and reaffirms the commitment to fighting cardiovascular disease by promoting awareness of causes, risks, and prevention; supporting research; and expanding access to medical treatment. Encourages individuals to learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease.
SR-403: A resolution designating February 2018 as "American Heart Month" and February 2, 2018, as "National Wear Red Day".
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S887; Text: Cr S878) on 02/12/2018
SR-439: A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1794-1795) on 03/19/2018
Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2017 [HB-4221]
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Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2017 Missing Americans Alert Program Act of 2017 This bill amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to revise, rename, and reauthorize through FY2022 the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program. It directs the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Bureau of Justice Assistance to award grants: to develop or operate programs to prevent wandering and locate missing individuals with dementia or children with developmental disabilities, and to develop tracking technology programs to locate missing
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HB-4221: Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (e1621-1622) on 11/30/2017
SR-446: A resolution designating March 25, 2018, as "National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day".
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S1978; Text: Cr S1953) on 03/22/2018
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 [S.1771]
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and several related agencies. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Labor. Provides appropriations to the Employment and Training Administration for: Training and Employment Services, the Job Corps, Community Service Employment
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S.1771: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Roy Blunt
Committee On Appropriations Senate Subcommittee On Departments Of Labor, Health And Human Services, And Education, And Related Agencies. Hearings Held. With Printed Hearing: S.hrg. 115-277. on 12/05/2017
Vaccine Safety Study Act [HB-3615]
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Vaccine Safety Study Act This bill requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to conduct or support a study to: (1) compare total health outcomes, including the incidence and risk of autism, between vaccinated and unvaccinated U.S. populations; and (2) determine whether exposure to vaccines or vaccine components is associated with autism spectrum disorders, chronic conditions, or other neurological conditions. The NIH must: (1) seek to include in the study populations that have traditionally remained unvaccinated for religious or other reasons,
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HB-3615: Vaccine Safety Study Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Posey
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 08/04/2017
Protecting Student Athletes From Concussions Act of 2017 [HB-3580]
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[Healthcare ]
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Protecting Student Athletes From Concussions Act of 2017 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to condition each state's receipt of ESEA funds, beginning in FY2019, on the state's enforcement of specified minimum requirements for the prevention and treatment of concussions. Each local educational agency must develop and implement a standard plan for concussion safety and management that includes: (1) the education of students, parents, and school personnel about concussions; (2) specified supports for each student
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HB-3580: Protecting Student Athletes From Concussions Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Introduced In House on 07/28/2017
Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act [HB-2972]
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[Senior Citizens ]
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Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants to public and nonprofit private health care providers to expand training and support services for families and caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease.
HB-2972: Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/23/2017
Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017 [S.1334]
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[Senior Citizens ]
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Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to create and test a new Medicare model for advanced illness and care management that would enable certain Medicare beneficiaries with serious, chronic progressive, or advanced illnesses, to voluntarily engage in a planning process to obtain specialized care consistent with their health care goals. At least one participant in this model must be a hospice program. The model requires an interdisciplinary team comprised of physicians, nurses,
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S.1334: Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/12/2017
Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017 [HB-2797]
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[Senior Citizens ]
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Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to create and test a new Medicare model for advanced illness and care management that would enable certain Medicare beneficiaries with serious, chronic progressive, or advanced illnesses, to voluntarily engage in a planning process to obtain specialized care consistent with their health care goals. At least one participant in this model must be a hospice program. The model requires an interdisciplinary team comprised of physicians, nurses,
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HB-2797: Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/15/2017
Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 [HB-2652]
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[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to review the deaths of all covered veterans who died by suicide during the last five years, regardless of whether information relating to such deaths has been reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A "covered veteran" is any veteran who received VA hospital care or medical services during the five-year period preceding the veteran's death. The
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HB-2652: Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Introduced In House on 05/25/2017
Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2017 [HB-2625]
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[Disabilities ]
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Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2017 This bill directs the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly establish the K-9 Service Corps Program for the awarding of grants to assist nonprofit organizations in establishing, planning, designing, and/or operating programs to provide assistance dogs to certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans who have certain disabilities. An "assistance dog" is defined to mean a dog specifically trained to perform physical tasks to mitigate the effects of such a disability, except that such
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HB-2625: Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 06/16/2017
Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2017 [HB-2589]
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Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2017 This bill amends title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to waive, 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 OASDI benefits.
HB-2589: Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/02/2017
Expressing support for designation of May as Stroke Awareness Month. [HR-337]
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Expressing support for designation of May as Stroke Awareness Month. Expresses support for the designation of Stroke Awareness Month. 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.
HR-337: Expressing support for designation of May as Stroke Awareness Month.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/19/2017
You have voted HB-2556: CONNECT for Health Act of 2017 Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act of 2017.
Expressing support for designation of May 2017 as "National Brain Tumor Awareness Month". [HR-347]
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Expressing support for designation of May 2017 as "National Brain Tumor Awareness Month". Expresses support for: (1) the designation of National Brain Tumor Awareness Month; (2) research to develop better treatments for brain tumors that will improve the quality of life and the long-term prognosis for those with brain tumors; and (3) those who are battling brain tumors and their families, friends, and caregivers. Encourages increased public awareness of brain tumors to honor individuals who are living with or who have lost their lives to brain tumors.
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HR-347: Expressing support for designation of May 2017 as "National Brain Tumor Awareness Month".
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/26/2017
SR-96: A resolution designating March 25, 2017, as "National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day".
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S1979-1980; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S1979) on 03/23/2017