Pathway to Universal Coverage Act of 2019 [HB-2061]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants for states to promote health insurance enrollment. Specifically, states may use grants to (1) automatically enroll individuals who are eligible for a premium assistance tax credit, (2) invest in data-collection technology, (3) establish a statewide requirement to purchase minimum coverage, and (4) study the feasibility of developing a state plan to increase health insurance enrollment.Private insurance issuers and states must report monthly to HHS about individuals who disenroll
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HB-2061: Pathway to Universal Coverage Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Peters
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/04/2019
HR-316: Promoting minority health awareness and supporting the goals and ideals of National Minority Health Month in April 2019, which include bringing attention to the health disparities faced by minority populations of the United States such as American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 04/12/2019
You have voted HR-316: Promoting minority health awareness and supporting the goals and ideals of National Minority Health Month in April 2019, which include bringing attention to the health disparities faced by minority populations of the United States such as American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders..
Prohibition of Medicaid Funding for Conversion Therapy Act [HB-1981]
Prohibits state Medicaid programs from covering conversion therapy. The bill defines conversion therapy as any practice or treatment that seeks to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity in exchange for monetary compensation.
HB-1981: Prohibition of Medicaid Funding for Conversion Therapy Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/29/2019
Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act [HB-2062]
More closely aligns the federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records with the standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Specifically, the bill authorizes the disclosure of SUD patient records without a patient's written consent to: (1) a covered entity for the purposes of treatment, payment, and health care operations, as long as the disclosure is made in accordance with HIPAA; and (2) a public health authority, as long as the content of the disclosure meets HIPAA standards regarding
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HB-2062: Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/04/2019
Securing Access for the central Valley and Enhancing (SAVE) Water Resources Act [HB-2473]
Authorizes assistance for water management and infrastructure projects and contains other related provisions. The bill establishes the Water Infrastructure and Drought Solutions Fund within the Department of the Treasury to fund various water-related projects. In addition, the Department of the Interior must establish a pilot program to provide financial assistance to projects in western states that would contribute to a safe and adequate water supply. The Bureau of Reclamation must award prizes for achievements relating to certain uses of water
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HB-2473: Securing Access for the central Valley and Enhancing (SAVE) Water Resources Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Subcommittee On Water, Oceans, And Wildlife Discharged. on 03/11/2020
Securing American Nonprofit Organizations Against Terrorism Act of 2019 [HB-2476]
Establishes in the Department of Homeland Security a Nonprofit Security Grant Program, under which the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall make grants to eligible nonprofit organizations (tax-exempt organizations and those determined to be at risk of a terrorist attack) for target hardening and other security enhancements to protect against terrorist attacks.
HB-2476: Securing American Nonprofit Organizations Against Terrorism Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Became Public Law No: 116-108. (txt | Pdf) on 01/24/2020
Flood Insurance for Farmers Act of 2019 [HB-830]
Modifies coverage requirements under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The bill allows certain local variances from compliance with elevation and flood-proofing requirements for agricultural structures located in special flood hazard zones. The chargeable premium rate for coverage of a structure given a variance shall be the same as would otherwise apply if the structure had been dry floodproofed. The bill allows for alternative maps and risk-based rates for NFIP coverage in certain areas where levees fail to meet specified minimum standards.
HB-830: Flood Insurance for Farmers Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Introduced In House on 01/29/2019
Safe Step Act [HB-2279]
Requires a group health plan to establish an exception to medication step-therapy protocol in specified cases. A medication step-therapy protocol establishes a specific sequence in which prescription drugs are covered by a group health plan or a health insurance issuer. A request for such an exception to the protocol must be granted if (1) the treatment is expected to be ineffective, (2) the treatment will cause or is likely to cause an adverse reaction to the individual, (3) the treatment is expected to decrease the individual's ability either
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HB-2279: Safe Step Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 04/10/2019
HB-2134: Helen Keller National Center Reauthorization Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/18/2019