3.0.0 1768 2026-04-21T13:46:14Z 2026-04-21T13:46:14Z House H HR 2025-03-03 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1768 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 40 (Monday, March 3, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PALLONE:H.R. 1768.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: [The Congress shallhave Power] To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, andamong the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.[Page H945]]]> hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-03-03T17:05:15Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-03-03T17:05:10Z hsbu00 Budget Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-03-03T17:05:05Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-03-03T17:05:00Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-03-03T17:04:50Z Youth Poisoning Protection Act 119 289 S 2025-07-29 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 132. Related bill CRS REAL Health Providers Act 119 3750 S 2026-01-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS TAKE IT DOWN Act 119 146 S 2025-05-19 Became Public Law No: 119-12. Related bill CRS PBM Reform Act of 2025 119 4317 HR 2025-07-10 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Related bill CRS SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 119 2121 S 2025-06-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 119 2483 HR 2025-12-01 Became Public Law No: 119-44. Related bill CRS Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act of 2025 119 2444 HR 2025-04-29 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 62. Related bill CRS Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act of 2025 119 257 S 2026-03-26 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Related bill CRS Recycling and Composting Accountability Act 119 4109 HR 2025-06-24 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for State-based maternal mortality review committees, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate best practices on maternal mortality prevention to hospitals, State-based professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives, and for other purposes. 119 2621 S 2025-07-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Safer Response Act of 2025 119 4079 HR 2025-06-23 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act 119 2237 S 2025-07-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Safe Response Act 119 2532 S 2025-07-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act 119 4313 HR 2025-12-02 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Joe Fiandra Access to Home Infusion Act of 2025 119 4993 HR 2025-12-10 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0. Related bill CRS Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act 119 389 S 2025-07-29 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 133. Related bill CRS Save Our Safety-Net Hospitals Act of 2025 119 2743 S 2025-09-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Fair Billing Act 119 2497 S 2025-07-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Deploying American Blockchains Act of 2025 119 1492 S 2025-10-21 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 195. Related bill CRS Save our Safety-Net Hospitals Act of 2025 119 5064 HR 2025-08-29 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS Permanent OPTN Fee Authority Act 119 2751 S 2025-09-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Permanent OPTN Fee Authority Act 119 5259 HR 2025-09-10 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS REAL Health Providers Act 119 5281 HR 2025-09-10 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Related bill CRS Youth Prevention and Recovery Reauthorization Act of 2025 119 3006 S 2025-10-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS PBM Price Transparency and Accountability Act 119 3345 S 2025-12-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS PREVENT DIABETES Act 119 1523 HR 2025-02-24 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Related bill CRS Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act 119 339 S 2025-01-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2025 119 1796 HR 2025-03-03 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act 119 842 HR 2025-10-03 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-333, Part I. Related bill CRS LIVE Beneficiaries Act 119 678 S 2025-02-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act 119 266 S 2025-01-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Diagnostics Testing Preparedness Plan Act of 2025 119 1108 HR 2025-02-07 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act 119 28 S 2025-04-28 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 47. Related bill CRS Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act 119 859 HR 2025-04-30 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 64. Related bill CRS Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-in Programs Act 119 1598 HR 2025-02-26 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act 119 786 HR 2025-01-28 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Related bill CRS Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act 119 1460 S 2025-04-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS LIVE Beneficiaries Act 119 1403 HR 2025-02-18 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2025 119 735 S 2025-02-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS ROUTERS Act 119 866 HR 2025-04-29 Received in the Senate. Related bill CRS CAREER Act of 2025 119 500 S 2025-02-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Related bill CRS TICKET Act 119 1402 HR 2025-09-16 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 163. Related bill CRS MATE Improvement Act 119 946 S 2025-03-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS SPEAK Act of 2025 119 2092 HR 2025-03-14 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS State Strategic Stockpile Act of 2025 119 1980 HR 2025-03-10 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act 119 259 S 2025-10-24 Held at the desk. 14:15:28 Related bill CRS Medicaid Program Improvement Act 119 1019 HR 2025-02-05 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act of 2025 119 2480 HR 2025-04-29 Received in the Senate. Related bill CRS ROUTERS Act 119 244 S 2025-06-02 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 87. Related bill CRS Prescription Drug Transparency and Affordability Act 119 2450 HR 2025-03-27 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Related bill CRS Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2025 119 1479 HR 2025-04-29 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 60. Related bill CRS Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2025 119 314 S 2025-05-14 Star Print ordered on the reported bill. Related bill CRS Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act 119 906 HR 2025-04-29 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS Patients Before Middlemen Act 119 882 S 2025-03-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Bipartisan Health Care Act 119 891 S 2025-03-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Protecting Pharmacies in Medicaid Act 119 927 S 2025-03-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025 119 98 S 2026-04-20 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 16:58:23 Related bill CRS Secure Space Act of 2025 119 2458 HR 2025-04-29 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act 119 1302 S 2025-04-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2025 119 1197 HR 2025-02-11 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to increase transparency in generic drug applications. 119 1843 HR 2025-03-05 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS OPTN Fee Collection Authority Act 119 532 S 2025-02-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025 119 932 S 2025-03-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS To reauthorize and make improvements to Federal programs relating to the prevention, detection, and treatment of traumatic brain injuries, and for other purposes. 119 1493 HR 2025-02-21 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025 119 2399 HR 2025-04-29 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 61. Related bill CRS United States-Abraham Accords Cooperation and Security Act of 2025 119 1794 HR 2025-03-03 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act of 2025 119 1509 HR 2025-02-21 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act 119 1262 HR 2025-12-02 Received in the Senate. Related bill CRS Youth Poisoning Protection Act 119 1442 HR 2025-07-16 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 116. Related bill CRS NTIA Reauthorization Act of 2025 119 2482 HR 2025-04-29 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2025 119 3491 HR 2025-05-19 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act 119 752 S 2025-02-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025 119 593 S 2025-02-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS American Music Tourism Act of 2025 119 617 HR 2025-04-29 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 59. Related bill CRS American Music Tourism Act of 2025 119 195 S 2025-05-15 Held at the desk. 13:24:05 Related bill CRS Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025 119 1909 HR 2025-03-06 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS FUTURE Networks Act 119 2449 HR 2025-04-29 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 9–8–8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act 119 912 HR 2025-02-04 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS STEWARD Act of 2025 119 351 S 2025-11-20 Held at the desk. 18:18:27 Related bill CRS Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025 119 1346 HR 2025-02-13 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS TICKET Act 119 281 S 2025-04-29 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 63. Related bill CRS Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2025 119 2145 HR 2025-03-14 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS TAKE IT DOWN Act 119 633 HR 2025-04-28 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 59. Related bill CRS Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act 119 973 HR 2025-04-29 Received in the Senate. Related bill CRS Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act 119 1041 S 2025-04-10 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 44. Related bill CRS Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act 119 97 S 2025-05-26 Held at the desk. 09:15:54 Related bill CRS 2025-03-03 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Budget, the Judiciary, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee 2025-03-03 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Budget, the Judiciary, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2025-03-03 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Budget, the Judiciary, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsbu00 Budget Committee 2025-03-03 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Budget, the Judiciary, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2025-03-03 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Budget, the Judiciary, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2025-03-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-03-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] Frank Pallone D NJ 6 N Health Health 2025-06-16T13:03:48Z 00 2025-03-03 Introduced in House 2025-12-17T22:33:43Z Lower Costs for Everyday Americans Act

This bill reauthorizes and establishes programs and requirements regarding health, commerce, and the environment.

The bill reauthorizes and expands programs for health care, including by

  • allowing individuals age 65 and over with a medically improved disability to qualify for Medicaid;
  • extending payment increases for certain providers under Medicare, including physicians and rural hospitals; 
  • extending Medicare coverage of certain telehealth services;
  • requiring pharmacy benefit managers to remit 100% of rebates for prescription drugs to group health plans; 
  • reauthorizing programs supporting health care in underserved communities, including the National Health Service Corps;
  • expanding and reauthorizing programs for public health emergency preparedness and response, including pandemic preparedness; 
  • expanding and reauthorizing programs for prevention and treatment of certain conditions, including substance use disorders, traumatic brain injuries, and sickle cell disease; and
  • expanding the Food and Drug Administration’s authority regarding research on rare pediatric diseases.

The bill also establishes requirements relating to commerce, including by 

  • prohibiting nonconsensual online publication of intimate visual depictions of individuals, 
  • requiring manufacturers of internet-connected devices to disclose whether the device has a camera or microphone prior to purchase,
  • banning products containing 10% or more of sodium nitrite by weight, and
  • requiring additional disclosures relating to the prices of concert tickets and hotel rooms.

Additionally, the bill establishes and reauthorizes programs relating to the environment, including grants for community recycling systems, drinking water infrastructure, and reducing diesel emissions. It also allows gasoline that is blended with 10% to 15% ethanol to be sold year-round.  

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