Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2021 [HB-2355]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
To facilitate responsible, informed dispensing of controlled substances and other prescribed medications, and for other purposes.
HB-2355: Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 12/09/2021
Quit Because of COVID–19 Act [HB-2185]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
To amend title XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of comprehensive tobacco cessation services under such titles, and for other purposes.
HB-2185: Quit Because of COVID–19 Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/29/2021
HR-280: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that decades of policies rooted in socialism have stifled United States domestic pharmaceutical drug manufacturing and left the United States exposed to the hostile actions and unfair trade practices of the People's Republic of China.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Mast
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/29/2021
You have voted HR-280: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that decades of policies rooted in socialism have stifled United States domestic pharmaceutical drug manufacturing and left the United States exposed to the hostile actions and unfair trade practices of the People's Republic of China..
Turn the Tide Act [S.1010]
[Funding ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
A bill to provide funding for programs and activities under the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act.
S.1010: Turn the Tide Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Margaret Hassan
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/25/2021
CARA 3.0 Act of 2021 [S.987]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Mental Health ]
A bill to provide support with respect to the prevention of, treatment for, and recovery from, substance use disorder.
S.987: CARA 3.0 Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/25/2021
DUMP Opioids Act Dispose Unused Medications and Prescription Opioids Act [S.957]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that certain medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs have physical locations for the disposal of controlled substances medications.
Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act [S.908]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Senior Citizens ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the negotiation of lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries and the establishment and application of a formulary by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Medicare part D, and for other purposes.
S.908: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/23/2021
Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act [S.920]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Trade ]
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow for the importation of affordable and safe drugs by wholesale distributors, pharmacies, and individuals.
S.920: Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/23/2021
Safe Step Act [HB-2163]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes.
HB-2163: Safe Step Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 03/23/2021
Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2021 [S.912]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide information regarding vaccines for seniors as part of the Medicare & You handbook and to ensure that the treatment of cost sharing for vaccines under Medicare part D is consistent with the treatment of vaccines under Medicare part B, and for other purposes.
S.912: Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/23/2021
Quit Because of COVID–19 Act [HB-2125]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
To amend title XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of comprehensive tobacco cessation services under such titles, and for other purposes.
HB-2125: Quit Because of COVID–19 Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2021
Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act [HB-2181]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Trade ]
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow for the importation of affordable and safe drugs by wholesale distributors, pharmacies, and individuals.
HB-2181: Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2021
Short on Competition Act [S.917]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Trade ]
A bill to allow for expedited approval of generic prescription drugs and temporary importation of prescription drugs in the case of marginally competitive drug markets and drug shortages.
S.917: Short on Competition Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/23/2021
Affordable Insulin for the COVID–19 Emergency Act [HB-2179]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate cost-sharing with respect to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug and associated medical supplies and to provide mail order access to insulin and such supplies under the Medicare program during the COVID-19 emergency period.
HB-2179: Affordable Insulin for the COVID–19 Emergency Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/23/2021
Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2021 [S.909]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
A bill to significantly lower prescription drug prices for patients in the United States by ending government-granted monopolies for manufacturers who charge drug prices that are higher than the median prices at which the drugs are available in other countries.
S.909: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/23/2021
Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act [HB-2139]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Senior Citizens ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the negotiation of lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries and the establishment and application of a formulary by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Medicare part D, and for other purposes.
HB-2139: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/23/2021
Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2021 [HB-2148]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
To significantly lower prescription drug prices for patients in the United States by ending government-granted monopolies for manufacturers who charge drug prices that are higher than the median prices at which the drugs are available in other countries.
HB-2148: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Antitrust, Commercial, And Administrative Law. on 10/19/2021