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ESRD Choice Act of 2016 Expanding Seniors Receiving Dialysis Choice Act of 2016 [HB-5659]
ESRD Choice Act of 2016 Expanding Seniors Receiving Dialysis Choice Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow individuals with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) to be eligible for Medicare Advantage (MA). Under current law, only individuals who develop ESRD while already enrolled in an MA plan may be considered eligible. With respect to payment, the bill: (1) shifts responsibility for the cost of kidney acquisitions from MA plans to Medicare's fee-for-service program, and (2) excludes such costs
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/22/2016
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Deliver for Our Nation At Times of Emergency Act of 2016 [HB-5514]
Deliver for Our Nation At Times of Emergency Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide for increased flexibility in blood donor screening, while maintaining a safe blood donor pool, during times of national or local need.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Honda
Introduced In House on 06/16/2016
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Dialysis PATIENT Demonstration Act of 2016 Patient Access To Integrated-care, Empowerment, Nephrologists and Treatment Demonstration Act of 2016 Official Titles: Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for Medicare beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease, and for other purposes. [HB-5506]
Dialysis PATIENT Demonstration Act of 2016 Patient Access To Integrated-care, Empowerment, Nephrologists and Treatment Demonstration Act of 2016 Official Titles: Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for Medicare beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease, and for other purposes. This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish a demonstration program for the provision
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Introduced In House on 06/16/2016
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Organ Donation Clarification Act of 2016 [HB-5344]
Organ Donation Clarification Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 05/26/2016
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REGROW Act Reliable and Effective Growth for Regenerative Health Options that Improve Wellness [HB-4762]
REGROW Act Reliable and Effective Growth for Regenerative Health Options that Improve Wellness This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conditionally approve certain cellular therapeutic products without initiation of large-scale clinical trials. A conditionally approved cellular therapy may be marketed if certain conditions are met, including conditions on the source, processing, and function of the cells in the product.
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/18/2016
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Advancing Standards in Regenerative Medicine Act [HB-4669]
Advancing Standards in Regenerative Medicine Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to facilitate the establishment of a public-private Standards Coordinating Body in Regenerative Medicine and Advanced Therapies. The FDA must work with this body to develop standards to support the development and review of regenerative medicine products.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Ryan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/04/2016
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Living Donor Protection Act of 2016 [HB-4616]
Living Donor Protection Act of 2016 This bill prohibits discrimination based on an individual's status as a living organ donor in the offering, issuance, cancellation, coverage, price, or any other condition of a life insurance policy, disability insurance policy, or long-term care insurance policy. The bill amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to specifically include living organ donation as a serious health condition that entitles a covered employee to leave under that Act. The Department of Health and Human Services must update public
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/26/2016
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Family Cord Blood Banking Act [HB-3982]
Family Cord Blood Banking Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat the cost of private umbilical cord blood or tissue, or placental blood or tissue, banking services as a medical care expense for purposes of the tax deduction for medical expenses.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee Hastings
Introduced In House on 11/05/2015
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Safe RESEARCH Act Safe Responsible Ethical Scientific Endeavors Assuring Research for Compassionate Healthcare Act [HB-3729]
Safe RESEARCH Act Safe Responsible Ethical Scientific Endeavors Assuring Research for Compassionate Healthcare Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the use of tissue from a spontaneous or induced abortion in research conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). (A spontaneous abortion is the death of a fetus before the age of viability, also known as a miscarriage.) Research with human fetal tissue conducted or supported by the NIH must meet requirements, including informed consent requirements for
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Rouzer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/09/2015
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STOP Organ Trafficking Act Strategy To Oppose Predatory Organ Trafficking Act [HB-3694]
STOP Organ Trafficking Act Strategy To Oppose Predatory Organ Trafficking Act (Sec. 3) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: kidnapping or coercion of individuals to extract their organs for profit contradicts the standards for ethical behavior upon which the United States has based its laws; illegal harvesting of organs from children is a violation of the chid's human rights and a breach of international medical ethical standards; illegal harvesting and trafficking of human organs violates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 06/14/2016
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End Tax Exemptions for Fetal Tissue Profits Act [HB-3575]
End Tax Exemptions for Fetal Tissue Profits Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny or revoke the tax-exempt status of 501(c) organizations that are fined for violating the prohibitions against purchasing, soliciting, or accepting human fetal tissue.
Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Rooney
Introduced In House on 09/18/2015
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Protecting Infants Born Alive Act [HB-3494]
Protecting Infants Born Alive Act This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to modify requirements regarding a state plan for medical assistance. Under current law, a state plan for medical assistance must provide that any individual eligible for medical assistance may obtain required services from any institution, agency, or person qualified to perform them. The bill specifies that a state may not be required to provide medical assistance for such services by any individual or entity whose services or actions are suspected
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Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 09/18/2015
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Pro-LIFE Act Prohibiting the Life-Ending Industry of Fetal Organ Exchange Act [HB-3429]
Pro-LIFE Act Prohibiting the Life-Ending Industry of Fetal Organ Exchange Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the transfer of fetal tissue in exchange for valuable consideration, including payments associated with the transportation, implantation, processing, preservation, quality control, or storage of human fetal tissue.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/31/2015
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Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2015 [HB-34]
Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2015 Reauthorizes the Tsunami Warning and Education Act through FY2017. (Sec. 4) Consolidates separate tsunami warning systems for the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and for the Atlantic Ocean into a single warning system. Requires the system to support international tsunami forecasting and warning efforts. Requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to support or maintain tsunami warning centers to support the national warning system and develop uniform operational procedures for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Became Public Law No: 114-255. on 12/13/2016
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End Trafficking of the Terminated Unborn Act of 2015 [HB-3215]
End Trafficking of the Terminated Unborn Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the use of tissue from an induced abortion for research conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health on the transplantation of fetal tissue for therapeutic purposes. Soliciting or acquiring a donation of fetal tissue from an induced abortion for a purpose other than disposal is prohibited.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/31/2015
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit certain research on the transplantation of human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an abortion. [HB-3171]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit certain research on the transplantation of human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an abortion. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the use of tissue from a spontaneous or induced abortion in research conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health on the transplantation of fetal tissue for therapeutic purposes. (A spontaneous abortion is the death of a fetus before the age of viability, also known as a miscarriage.)
Sponsored by: Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/24/2015
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Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2015 [HB-2820]
Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act and the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005 to revise and extend through FY2020 the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program and the National Cord Blood Inventory program. (These programs help match patients in need of a transplant with unrelated bone marrow and cord blood donors.) The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must review the state of the science of using adult stem cells and birthing tissues
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Became Public Law No: 114-104. (txt | Pdf) on 12/18/2015
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China Human Rights Protection Act of 2015 [HB-2621]
China Human Rights Protection Act of 2015 Directs the President to impose U.S. entry and property sanctions against a national of China who: is responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against individuals in China, particularly those who seek to exercise, defend, or promote internationally recognized human rights and freedoms; acted as an agent of or on behalf of a national of China in such activities; or has materially assisted or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or
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Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Lipinski
Referred To The Subcommittee On Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights And International Organizations. on 08/20/2015
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Everson Walls and Ron Springs Gift for Life Act of 2015 [HB-2472]
Everson Walls and Ron Springs Gift for Life Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Health Resources and Services Administration to establish a National Organ and Tissue Donor Registry Resource Center. The Center must: (1) advance the development, expansion, and evaluation of state organ donor registries; (2) facilitate timely exchange of donor information between state registries; and (3) maintain a clearinghouse for information on registry best practices. The Department of Health and Human Services must award
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Sponsored by: Rep. Lacy Clay
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/22/2015
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Veterans Information Modernization Act [HB-2256]
Veterans Information Modernization Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report annually to Congress during 2016 through 2020 on its furnishing of hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care. Each report shall: evaluate the effectiveness of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) program in improving the quality of, and increasing access to, veterans hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care; and assess physician and other VHA employee workloads, patient demographics and utilization rates,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Benishek
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 07/22/2015