Military Spouse Hiring Act [S.596]
[Military ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit.
S.596: Military Spouse Hiring Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/01/2023
Increasing Prescription Drug Competition Act [S.574]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prevent the use of patents, trade secrets, or other intellectual property to inhibit competition.
S.574: Increasing Prescription Drug Competition Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Margaret Hassan
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/01/2023
Safe Step Act [S.652]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
A bill 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.
S.652: Safe Step Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/02/2023
Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2023 [S.645]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to require the Attorney General to propose a program for making treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder available to public safety officers, and for other purposes.
S.645: Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 03/07/2023
Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act [S.644]
[Healthcare ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to expand the take-home prescribing of methadone through pharmacies.
S.644: Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Reported By Senator Sanders With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 02/01/2024
SJR-4: A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Cloture On The Motion To Proceed To The Measure Not Invoked In Senate By Yea-nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 99. on 04/27/2023
Identifying and Eliminating Wasteful Programs Act [S.666]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to require the Chief Operating Officer of each agency to compile a list of unnecessary programs, and for other purposes.
S.666: Identifying and Eliminating Wasteful Programs Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Margaret Hassan
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Peters Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 118-36. on 05/30/2023
Women’s Health Protection Act of 2023 [S.701]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to protect a person's ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider's ability to provide abortion services.
S.701: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 26. on 03/09/2023
Connected MOM Act Connected Maternal Online Monitoring Act [S.712]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Children and Youth ]
A bill to identify and address barriers to coverage of remote physiologic devices under State Medicaid programs to improve maternal and child health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women.
Foster Youth and Driving Act [S.699]
[Children and Youth ]
[Social Security ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
A bill to amend title VI of the Social Security Act to expand foster parent training and authorize new appropriations to support the obtainment of a driver's license.
S.699: Foster Youth and Driving Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Margaret Hassan
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/08/2023