Rep. Mary Scanlon

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District HD-PA-5
Party Democrat
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Bills Introduced 93

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US Congress 116th Congress

Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020 [HB-6142] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Veterans ] [Food ]
Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other agencies to address maternal health outcomes among minority populations. HHS must (1) establish task forces to address social determinants of health, maternal mental and behavioral health, and other topics; and (2) award grants for maternal mortality review committees, innovative maternity care models, and other purposes. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must establish a perinatal payment demonstration project. The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/13/2020

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American Job Centers Family Accessibility Act of 2020 [HB-6069] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Education ]
To establish a competitive program to make grants to States to provide child care to individuals receiving services at American Job Centers.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer Introduced In House on 03/03/2020

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Perinatal Workforce Act of 2020 [HB-6164] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Children and Youth ]
Establishes grants for eligible education programs to grow and diversify the perinatal workforce with respect to nurses, physician assistants, and other specified health workers, and otherwise addresses issues related to the maternal health workforce and care delivery models. The Department of Health and Human Services must disseminate guidance on respectful maternal care delivery that covers, among other topics, recruiting and retaining maternity care providers from diverse backgrounds and incorporating trained midwives, doulas, and others in maternity (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Introduced In House on 03/10/2020

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Data to Save Moms Act of 2020 [HB-6165] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Data Privacy ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve data collection with respect to maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Referred To The Subcommittee For Indigenous Peoples Of The United States. on 03/23/2020

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Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act [HB-6150] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Children and Youth ] [Disaster Relief ]
Expands the availability of paid sick time by requiring employers with at least one employee to provide a minimum amount of accrued paid sick time per work week and additional paid sick time in the event of a public-health emergency such as the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19).Specifically, the bill requires employers to grant at least 1 hour of accrued paid sick time to each employee for every 30 hours worked, up to a minimum of 56 hours, or 7 days, of paid sick time per year. Accrued paid sick time may be used for, among other (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 03/09/2020

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Protecting Moms Who Served Act [HB-6141] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Public Health ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Funding ]
Authorizes an appropriation to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for FY2022 to improve maternity care coordination for women veterans throughout pregnancy and the one-year postpartum period. The VA must submit a plan to improve maternity care coordination to fulfill the responsibilities and requirements in the Veterans Health Administration Handbook 1330.03 (or successor handbook). The bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity among women veterans, with a focus on racial (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Committee Hearings Held. on 07/23/2020

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Medical Supply Chain Emergency Act of 2020 [HB-6390] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Defense ] [Manufacturing ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Disaster Relief ] [National Security ]
Directs the President to use existing authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 with respect to the production of ventilators, N-95 respirator masks, and specified personal protective equipment to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). (That act confers upon the President a broad set of authorities to influence domestic industry in order to provide essential materials and goods needed for the national defense.) The President must (1) make a determination that such items are essential for the national defense, (2) identify (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 03/25/2020

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All Dependent Children Count Act [HB-6420] [Children and Youth ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ]
Extends the 2020 recovery rebates of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to all taxpayer dependents.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 03/31/2020

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COVID–19 Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2020 [HB-6139] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Health ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Requires the Department of Labor to promulgate both an emergency temporary occupational safety or health standard and a permanent standard to protect certain employees from occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2 (known as coronavirus or COVID-19). These standards apply to health care sector employees and other employees identified as having an elevated risk for exposure.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/10/2020

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Medical Debt Relief Act of 2020 [HB-6470] [Healthcare ] [Consumer Protection ] [Finance ] [Public Health ]
Modifies requirements related to the reporting of medical debt. Specifically, a consumer reporting agency may not add certain medical debt information to a consumer credit report. Also, a debt collector may not report certain medical debt information to a consumer reporting agency within a specified time period and must notify the consumer prior to reporting such medical debt.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 04/07/2020

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