Rep. Lauren Underwood
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Bills Introduced 101
Sponsored Legislation
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women. [HJR-35]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment declaring that women shall have equal rights in the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction. The amendment prohibits the United States or any state from denying or abridging equal rights under the law on account of sex.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 01/29/2019
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Prescription Drug STAR Act Prescription Drug Sunshine, Transparency, Accountability and Reporting Act [HB-2113]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishes requirements for prescription drug manufacturers to provide certain information about pricing, discounts, and product samples of applicable drugs. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to annually determine whether there are price increases of a certain threshold for outpatient prescription drugs covered under Medicare, excluding low-cost drugs.Manufacturers must provide HHS with an explanation for drug prices that (1) cumulatively increase by at least 10% or $10,000 over one year; (2) cumulatively
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jamie Raskin
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Ways And Means. H. Rept. 116-688, Part I. on 12/24/2020
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Healthy MOMMIES Act [HB-2602]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Establishes a series of programs and requirements under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) relating to maternal health. For example, the bill expands eligibility for coverage under Medicaid and CHIP from 60 days to one year after the last day of pregnancy and requires such coverage to include oral health services. The bill also establishes a demonstration program in which states receive grants to implement or expand models for maternity care homes that provide services to Medicaid or CHIP beneficiaries. The Government Accountability
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/09/2019
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Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 [HB-1499]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
To prohibit brand name drug manufacturers from compensating generic drug manufacturers to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, and to prohibit biological product manufacturers from compensating biosimilar and interchangeable product manufacturers to delay entry of biosimilar and interchangeable products, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Energy And Commerce. H. Rept. 116-52, Part I. on 05/10/2019
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Election Security Act of 2019 [HB-2660]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Elections ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Science ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disabilities ]
Addresses election security through grant programs and requirements for voting systems and paper ballots. The bill establishes requirements for voting systems, including that systems (1) use individual, durable, voter-verified paper ballots; (2) make a voter's marked ballot available for inspection and verification by the voter before the vote is cast; (3) ensure that individuals with disabilities are given an equivalent opportunity to vote, including with privacy and independence, in a manner that produces a voter-verified paper ballot; and (4)
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 06/28/2019
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Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2019 [HB-500]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Aerospace ]
[Children and Youth ]
Directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 350,000 $1 silver coins in commemoration of Christa McAuliffe, a teacher tragically killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster. The design of the coins shall bear an image and the name of Christa McAuliffe on the obverse side and a design on the reverse side that depicts the legacy of McAuliffe as a teacher. Treasury may issue the coins from January 1-December 31, 2020. All surcharges received by Treasury from the sale of the coins shall be paid to the FIRST robotics program
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 01/11/2019
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CREATES Act of 2019 Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples Act of 2019 [HB-965]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
To promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Permission To File Supplemental - Ms. Lofgren Asked Unanimous Consent That Committee On The Judiciary Be Authorized To File A Supplemental Report On The Bill, H.r. 965. Agreed To Without Objection. on 05/16/2019
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Payment Commission Data Act of 2019 [HB-1781]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Data Privacy ]
Allows certain payment information relating to covered drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Medicaid to be disclosed to additional entities. Specifically, certain subsidy and rebate information, as reported by prescription drug plan sponsors and drug manufacturers, may be disclosed to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and the Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Payment and Access Commission, in accordance with specified confidentiality restrictions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 10/29/2019
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Heroes Lesley Zerebny and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act of 2019 [HB-1210]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Veterans ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
Makes changes to benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program. The PSOB program provides death, disability, and education benefits to public safety officers and survivors of public safety officers who are killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty. Specifically, the bill modifies the program to (1) increase the death and disability benefit, (2) revise the date of determination for the amount of the death and disability benefit, and (3) increase the monthly education assistance benefit and otherwise revise the computation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/25/2019
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Stopping Bad Robocalls Act [HB-946]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify the prohibitions on making robocalls, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 04/30/2019