DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES related term(s) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Amendments

Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health: establish (H.R. 5585), H5802 [22JN]

——— establish (H.R. 5585), consideration (H. Res. 1191), H5750 [22JN]

Asian Americans: provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among U.S. South Asian population (H.R. 3771), H7188 [27JY]

——— provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among U.S. South Asian population (H.R. 3771), consideration (H. Res. 1254), H7140 [26JY]

Children and youth: reauthorize program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young children (S. 4052), S6946 [1DE]

——— require training and education for school teachers, employees, students, and community about how to prevent, recognize, respond to, and report child sexual abuse in primary and secondary education (S. 734), S3857, S3868 [2AU], S3904, S3993 [3AU]

Community Services Block Grant Program: reauthorize and modernize (H.R. 5129), H4943, H4948, H4950 [13MY]

——— reauthorize and modernize (H.R. 5129), consideration (H. Res. 1097), H4773 [10MY]

Disabled: explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to voting accessibility protection and advocacy systems for Northern Mariana Islands and Native Americans (S. 3969), consideration (H. Res. 1396), H8177 [28SE]

Diseases and disorders: expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (S. 4120), S9613, S9665 [20DE]

——— making supplemental appropriations for coronavirus emergency response and relief (H.R. 7007), consideration (H. Res. 973), H1393 [9MR]

Drugs: streamline, coordinate and expand research and foster increased communication between doctors and patients relative to cannabidiol and other marijuana components and their medical benefits (S. 253), S1781 [24MR]

Health: support behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in school-based behavioral workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder (H.R. 7780), H8238, H8249, H8250 [29SE]

——— support behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in school-based behavioral workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder (H.R. 7780), consideration (H. Res. 1396), H8177 [28SE]

Health care facilities: expand allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers (S. 958), S4444 [6SE]

Medicare: extend certain telehealth flexibilities relative to coronavirus emergency (H.R. 4040), consideration (H. Res. 1256), H7181 [27JY]

Mental health: reauthorize certain programs relative to mental health and substance use disorders (H.R. 7666), H5783, H5784, H5785, H5786, H5788, H5789, H5790, H5791, H5792, H5793 [22JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs relative to mental health and substance use disorders (H.R. 7666), consideration (H. Res. 1191), H5750 [22JN]

State Offices of Rural Health grant program: reauthorize (S. 4978), S7305, S7327 [19DE]

Appointments

Members, S874 [1MR]

Articles and editorials

Black Communities Are Last in Line for Disaster Planning in Texas, H4945 [13MY]

Five Years After Hurricane Harvey, Many in Houston Are Still Waiting for Help, H4946 [13MY]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prohibit any employee or contractor of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Dept. of HHS from transporting any alien across State lines to procure abortion (see S. 4770), S4044 [4AU] (see H.R. 9575), H9901 [15DE]

——— prohibit funding to States which fund travel and procedural expenses of women crossing State lines to receive abortion (see H.R. 8501), H7168 [26JY]

Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payment Program: amend to promote reunifying families and community-based care (see H.R. 7843), H5207 [19MY]

Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health: establish (H.R. 5585), consideration (see H. Res. 1191), H5733 [21JN]

Advisory Council To Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: reauthorize (see S. 4502), S3201 [11JY]

Americans With Disabilities Act: recognize anniversary and importance of independent living for disabled individuals and call for further action to strengthen home and community living for such individuals (see S. Res. 714), S3542 [20JY] (see H. Res. 1270), H7170 [26JY]

Asian Americans: provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among U.S. South Asian population (H.R. 3771), consideration (see H. Res. 1254), H7167 [26JY]

Aviation: limit authority to require individuals to wear mask, face covering, or any other accessory during domestic air travel and refund civil fines imposed for refusal to wear such accessories (see H.R. 7655), H4713 [3MY] (see H.R. 7786), H5009 [16MY]

Baby formula: publish on FDA website guidelines for do-it-yourself instructions for preparing baby formula at home and resource material on how to find baby formula alternatives (see S. 4212), S2493 [12MY]

Birth control: allow women greater access to safe and effective oral contraceptive drugs intended for routine use (see S. 4638), S3743 [27JY] (see H.R. 8428), H6882 [19JY]

Business and industry: direct Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation to conduct annual study on health care competition and consolidation at State level (see H.R. 8130), H5645 [16JN]

CDC: codify statute allowing for immediate expulsion of persons or property to avoid introduction of communicable disease such as coronavirus from foreign country (see S. 4022), S2041 [6AP] (see H.R. 7707), H4796 [10MY]

——— collaborate with State and local health departments to provide information and education to public on asthma (see H.R. 7055), H3712 [11MR]

——— extend authorization for Lead Exposure Registry (see S. 3651), S706 [15FE] (see H.R. 6737), H1123 [15FE]

——— promote mental wellness and resilience, heal mental and behavioral health and psychosocial problems, and award grants for community-based mental wellness and resilience programs (see S. 5251), S7199 [14DE] (see H.R. 9201), H8402 [18OC]

——— strengthen and expand activities relative to genomic sequencing of pathogens (see S. 3534), S413 [31JA] (see H.R. 7152), H3852 [18MR]

——— support research and programmatic efforts that will build on previous research on effects of adverse childhood experiences (see S. 4332), S2751 [26MY]

Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders: authorize (see S. 3686), S785 [17FE] (see H.R. 7249), H3895 [28MR]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: authorize grants for graduate medical education partnerships in States with low ratio of medical residents relative to population (see H.R. 9424), H8757 [5DE]

Centers of Excellence in Cannabis Research: provide for designation of institutions of higher education (see H.R. 8540), H7255 [27JY]

Chemicals: establish program of research on risks posed by presence of dioxins, phthalates, pesticides, chemical fragrances, and other components of menstrual products and intimate care products (see H.R. 8724), H7712 [16AU]

Chidren and youth: establish grant programs to help health care providers expand mental, emotional, behavioral, and substance use disorder health services (see S. 4472), S3159 [23JN]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: reauthorize and update (see S. 3899), S1289 [22MR] (see H.R. 9394), H8708 [1DE]

Children and youth: award grants for providing evidence-based caregiver skills training to caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities or delays (see S. 4198), S2492 [12MY] (see H.R. 6783), H1130 [18FE]

——— conduct research to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth from child abuse and neglect, include such demographics in child abuse reports, and train personnel on meeting needs of such youth (see H.R. 7644), H4713 [3MY]

——— create educational materials relative to covered disorders for elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 9689), H10055 [22DE]

——— encourage development of specialized foster care programs designed specifically for large sibling groups, sibling groups with wide age range, and sibling groups with complex needs (see H.R. 6657), H1111 [9FE]

——— ensure mental and behavioral health education and training grants may be used for training to increase skills and capacity to meet needs of children and adolescents who have experienced trauma (see S. 5310), S9625 [20DE]

——— establish demonstration grant program to provide emergency relief to foster youth and improve pre-placement services offered by foster care stabilization agencies (see S. 4762), S3919 [3AU] (see H.R. 6656), H1111 [9FE] (see H.R. 8635), H7544 [2AU]

——— identify obstacles to identifying and responding to children missing from foster care and other vulnerable foster youth and provide technical assistance relative to removal of such obstacles (see S. 3907), S1749 [23MR] (see H.R. 7210), H3863 [24MR]

——— improve pediatric mental health care access grant program (see S. 3864), S1253 [17MR]

——— prevent and address misuse of opioids and other drugs commonly used in pain management or injury recovery by students and student athletes (see S. 3940), S1803 [28MR] (see H.R. 7246), H3895 [28MR]

——— promote youth athletic safety (see S. 4056), S2092 [7AP] (see H.R. 7478), H4433 [7AP]

——— provide grants to States to establish positions to minimize administrative burden on families seeking child care assistance (see S. 4675), S3782 [28JY]

——— reauthorize pediatric mental health care access grant program (see H.R. 7076), H3742 [15MR]

——— reauthorize program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young children (see S. 4052), S2092 [7AP]

——— require mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect to law enforcement or State child protective services agencies and provide training on what constitutes child abuse or neglect (see S. 5069), S6469 [11OC]

——— rescind Executive order advancing equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex individuals relative to certain gender-affirming care interventions for minors (see H.R. 8212), H5877 [23JN]

——— temporarily increase funding to Court Improvement Program and improve ability of courts to conduct remote child welfare proceedings (see H.R. 8789), H7741 [9SE]

Children’s Health Insurance Program: allow States greater flexibility to use funds to address behavioral health in schools (see S. 3596), S575 [8FE]

Commission on the COVID–19 Pandemic: establish (see H.R. 7069), H3712 [11MR]

Community mental health services block grant program: reauthorize (see H.R. 7241), H3895 [28MR]

Community Services Block Grant Program: reauthorize and modernize (H.R. 5129), consideration (see H. Res. 1097), H4795 [10MY]

Court Improvement Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 8924), H8010 [20SE]

Courts: establish appropriate penalties for cocaine-related offenses (see S. 4116), S2219 [28AP]

Crime: provide grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs (H.R. 4118), consideration (see H. Res. 1377), H8064 [21SE]

——— require Inspector General to review a safe harbor under anti-kickback statute for certain contingency management interventions (see H.R. 8908), H8009 [20SE]

DEA: modify registration requirements relative to research with controlled substances (see S. 5123), S6779 [17NO]

——— require removal of drug from scheduling within certain period pursuant to recommendation of Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 8931), H8064 [21SE]

Dept. of Education: publish, in consultation with Depts. of HHS and Justice, annual report on indicators of school crime and safety that includes data on school shootings (see S. 4162), S2381 [9MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to transfer care and custody of unaccompanied alien children to Dept. of HHS or such child’s parent or legal guardian (see H.R. 8490), H7168 [26JY]

——— enact transit ban if order to suspend introduction of certain persons from countries where communicable disease outbreak exists is terminated (see S. 5350), S9779 [21DE]

——— establish procedure for terminating Surgeon General determination to suspend certain entries and imports from designated places relative to coronavirus public health emergency (see S. 4036), S2091 [7AP] (see H.R. 7458), H4432 [7AP]

Dept. of Labor: establish task force on child and family economic security and stability for economic growth (see H.R. 9323), H8541 [16NO]

Dept. of State: revoke U.S. passport from certain individuals with child support arrearages (see H.R. 8193), H5822 [22JN]

Depts. of Education and HHS: make awards to increase or improve access to comprehensive mental and behavioral health services for individuals exposed to violent encounters involving law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 8914), H8009 [20SE]

——— study impact of coronavirus on mental health of educators and award grants to implement or improve health and wellness programs for educators (see H.R. 9475), H8873 [8DE]

Depts. of HHS, Labor, and the Treasury: improve access to group health plan and health insurance coverage of summary benefits and coverage explanation and issue joint report relative to such summaries (see H.R. 8889), H7964 [19SE]

Depts. of HHS and Homeland Security: notify relevant Federal, State, and local jurisdiction officials before placing covered alien in such jurisdiction (see H.R. 6592), H946 [3FE]

——— prohibit from lessening stringency of, and prohibit from ceasing or lessening implementation of, coronavirus border health provisions through end of pandemic (see S. 4088), S2154 [26AP]

Depts. of HHS and State: formulate strategy to secure support from foreign countries, multilateral organizations, and others to facilitate development and commercialization of qualified pandemic or epidemic products (see H.R. 9303), H8507 [15NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 4659), S3782 [28JY] (see H.R. 8295), H5934 [5JY]

Digital Literacy and Equity Commission: establish (see H.R. 6373), H77 [12JA]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H1175 [28FE]

——— explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to voting accessibility protection and advocacy systems for Northern Mariana Islands and Native Americans (see S. 3969), S1867 [30MR] (see H.R. 7326), H4072 [31MR]

——— explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to voting accessibility protection and advocacy systems for Northern Mariana Islands and Native Americans (S. 3969), consideration (see H. Res. 1396), H8219 [28SE]

——— improve reproductive health care of individuals with disabilities (see S. 4764), S3919 [3AU] (see H.R. 9040), H8314 [29SE]

——— protect parents or guardians with disabilities seeking to become foster or adoptive parents from discrimination in child welfare system (see H.R. 8335), H5974 [12JY]

——— provide health equity for people with disabilities (see S. 4544), S3340 [18JY]

Disasters: enter partnerships with eligible domestic manufacturers to ensure availability of qualified personal protective equipment to prepare for and respond to national health or other emergencies (see H.R. 6468), H294 [21JA]

——— prohibit use or declaration of public health emergency with respect to abortion (see H.R. 9657), H9983 [21DE]

Discrimination: prohibit discrimination and preferential treatment on basis of race, color, or national origin in administration of health programs (see H.R. 6463), H288 [20JA]

——— prohibit from restricting access to coronavirus monoclonal antibody therapies based on race or ethnicity (see H.R. 6625), H1012 [7FE]

Diseases and disorders: address research on, and improve access to, supportive services for individuals with long-term coronavirus symptoms (see S. 3726), S950 [2MR]

——— allow grantees under HIV Health Care Services Program to allocate portion of such funding for services to individuals at risk of acquiring HIV (see S. 4395), S2940 [14JN]

——— award grants to eligible entities for creating or enhancing capacity to treat patients with long-term coronavirus symptoms through multidisciplinary approach (see S. 4015), S2040 [6AP] (see H.R. 7482), H4433 [7AP]

——— carry out national project to prevent and cure Parkinson’s disease to be known as National Parkinson’s Project (see S. 4851), S4619 [14SE] (see H.R. 8585), H7404 [28JY]

——— carry out program of research relative to cerebral palsy (see H.R. 7265), H3970 [29MR]

——— establish national treatment center grant program for sickle cell disease and other heritable hemoglobinopathies (see S. 4866), S4638 [15SE] (see H.R. 8855), H7881 [15SE]

——— establish program to reimburse health care providers for furnishing rabies postexposure prophylaxis to uninsured individuals (see H.R. 8995), H8220 [28SE]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see S. 4120), S2219 [28AP] (see H.R. 7630), H4607 [28AP]

——— expand and improve programs and activities for awareness, education, research, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of rare diseases and conditions (see H.R. 9676), H10055 [22DE]

——— improve domestic manufacturing surge capacity and capabilities for biodefense and pandemic preparedness (see S. 3588), S546 [7FE]

——— limit Dept. of HHS authority to regulate interstate commerce and FAA authority to regulate air commerce relative to communicable diseases (see H.R. 6829), H1145 [25FE]

——— make public information relative to origin of coronavirus (see S. 3832), S1153 [14MR]

——— making supplemental appropriations for coronavirus emergency response and relief (see H.R. 7007), H1421 [9MR]

——— making supplemental appropriations for coronavirus emergency response and relief (H.R. 7007), consideration (see H. Res. 973), H1421 [9MR]

——— prepare for, and respond to, existing viruses, emerging new threats, and pandemics (see S. 3799), S1118 [10MR]

——— provide emergency use authorization for certain coronavirus diagnostic tests approved for use in European Union (see S. 3516), S275 [18JA]

——— report to Congress on natural immunity to coronavirus (see S. 3581), S523 [3FE]

——— request President and direct Sec. of HHS to transmit documents to House of Representatives relative to any coronavirus vaccine (see H. Res. 1244), H7066 [21JY]

——— support continued investment to complete development of HIV vaccine (see H. Res. 1506), H8709 [1DE]

——— support endemic fungal disease research, incentivize valley fever vaccine development, and discover new antifungal therapies and diagnostics to fight infections such as Valley Fever (see S. 3498), S220 [13JA]

Drugs: clarify conditions to approve generic drug applications with labeling temporarily different than brand name drug (see S. 4351), S2785 [6JN] (see H.R. 6973), H1372 [8MR]

——— direct President to provide documents to House of Representatives relative to communications with several agencies on recommendations to reduce availability of illicitly manufactured fentanyl-related substances (see H. Res. 1274), H7170 [26JY]

——— enhance efforts to address antibiotic resistance (see H.R. 9094), H8370 [30SE]

——— establish fentanyl lethality awareness campaign, establish Federal Interagency Work Group on Fentanyl Contamination of Illegal Drugs, and provide grants to mitigate effects of drug misuse (see S. 4358), S2865 [8JN] (see H.R. 9221), H8409 [21OC]

——— evaluate process by which interchangeable biological products are approved to be used in pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 8877), H7964 [19SE]

——— expand opioid overdose reversal medication access, education, and co-prescribing grant programs (see S. 4794), S4479 [7SE]

——— grant eligible researchers access to drugs or biologic products at discounted price for qualified research (see S. 4026), S2091 (see S. 4053), S2092 [7AP] (see H.R. 7472), H4432 [7AP]

——— improve inspections of foreign drug manufacturing establishments (see H.R. 7006), H1421 [9MR]

——— increase unannounced inspections of foreign human drug establishments and evaluate differences between domestic and foreign establishments, including impact of advanced notice to establishment owners (see H.R. 6980), H1373 [8MR]

——— maintain list of country of origin of all drugs marketed in U.S. and ban use of Federal funds for purchase of drugs manufactured in China (see H.R. 7121), H3826 [17MR]

——— make certain improvements to block grants for substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery services (see H.R. 7235), H3894 [28MR]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to purchase sterile needles or syringes for injection of illegal drugs, or for pipes, or other paraphernalia that can be used to smoke, inhale, or ingest narcotics (see S. 3645), S674 [14FE] (see H.R. 6744), H1123 [15FE]

——— provide for appropriate cost-sharing for insulin products covered under Medicare part D and private health plans (see S. 3700), S786 [17FE]

——— provide for suspension of entries and imports from designated countries to prevent spread of communicable diseases and import of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 7586), H4510 [26AP]

——— provide grants to medical and other health professional schools to expand or develop education and training programs for substance use prevention and treatment (see H.R. 9007), H8220 [28SE]

——— provide grants to States, local governments, and Indian Tribes to establish, expand, or maintain Drug Overdose Fatality Review Teams (see S. 4091), S2189 [27AP]

——— reauthorize certain programs to reduce opioid overdose deaths (see H.R. 7681), H4721 [6MY]

——— request President and direct Sec. of HHS to transmit documents to House of Representatives relative to ivermectin (see H. Res. 1355), H7882 [15SE]

——— revise Dept. of HHS Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs to include testing for methadone use and require Dept. of Transportation to include testing for methadone use in drug tests (see H.R. 9599), H9902 [15DE]

——— revise opioid treatment program admission criteria to eliminate requirement that patients have been addicted for at least 1 year prior to being admitted for treatment (see H.R. 7238), H3894 [28MR]

——— streamline, coordinate, and expand research and foster increased communication between doctors and patients relative to cannabidiol and other marijuana components and their medical benefits (see H.R. 8454), H7065 [21JY]

Education: increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see S. 4260), S2620 [19MY]

——— strengthen and expand adult education programs (see S. 5202), S7034 [7DE]

Emergency medical personnel: establish grant program for supporting emergency medical services organizations (see H.R. 8994), H8220 [28SE]

EPA: prohibit manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of asbestos and asbestos-containing mixtures and articles (see S. 4244), S2586 [18MY]

Families and domestic relations: ensure that child support for unborn children is collected and distributed under child support enforcement program (see S. 4512), S3269 [13JY] (see H.R. 8362), H6334 [13JY]

——— furnish tailored information on resources available to expecting mothers through life.gov website (see S. 4541), S3308 [14JY] (see H.R. 8384), H6623 [14JY]

——— improve foster and adoptive parent recruitment and retention (see S. 4725), S3861 [2AU]

——— increase Federal support for nonprofit milk banks and access to donor milk for medically-vulnerable infants (see S. 5292), S7252 [15DE] (see H.R. 9196), H8402 [18OC]

——— provide enhanced funding for family planning services (see S. 4550), S3377 [19JY] (see H.R. 8424), H6882 [19JY]

——— require States to provide information about available benefits and services to kinship caregivers (see S. 4443), S3075 [22JN]

FDA: act upon pending submissions for new infant formula and increase regulatory flexibility in event of infant formula shortage (see H.R. 8010), H5445 [9JN]

——— allow digital communication of prescribing information for drugs, including biological products (see H.R. 7559), H4453 [21AP]

——— allow for devices with predetermined change control plan to be marketed without submitting supplemental application or premarket notification if changes are consistent with such plans (see S. 4386), S2910 [13JN] (see H.R. 8299), H5939 [7JY]

——— amend process informing persons submitting abbreviated application for new drug whether new drug is qualitatively or quantitatively same as listed drug (see H.R. 7032), H1422 [9MR]

——— authorize program to support adoption of, and improve development of, innovative approaches to pharmaceutical product design and manufacturing (see H.R. 6988), H1373 [8MR]

——— deny approval of new drug application for opioid analgesic drug on basis of such drug not being clincally superior to other commercially available drugs (see S. 4340), S2752 [26MY] (see H.R. 8586), H7405 [28JY]

——— establish process to allow holders of abbreviated new generic drug applications to make labeling changes to include new or updated safety-related information (see H.R. 9011), H8220 [28SE]

——— expand certain authorities relative to recall of controlled substances to apply with respect to all drugs (see H.R. 6545), H330 [1FE]

——— improve infant formula supply chain (see H.R. 7802), H5097 [17MY] (see H.R. 7830), H5174 [18MY]

——— modernize therapeutic equivalence rating determinations (see H.R. 7377), H4152 [4AP]

——— promulgate rule relative to disclosure of side effects, contraindications, and effectiveness in prescription drug ads while also prohibiting distracting representations that detract from such disclosures (see H.R. 8289), H5935 [5JY]

——— provide for period of exclusivity for first interchangeable biological products (see S. 4303), S2708 [25MY]

——— report on barriers, including regulatory inefficiencies, to domestic manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients, finished drug products, and devices (see H.R. 6710), H1119 [11FE]

——— require guidance on extending expiration dates for certain scarce drugs (see S. 3493), S189 [12JA] (see H.R. 7669), H4721 [6MY]

——— require more accurate reporting of abortion drug prescribing and related adverse events (see H.R. 6702), H1114 [9FE]

——— require prompt reports on marketing status by holders of approved applications for biological products (see S. 4302), S2708 [25MY] (see H.R. 7035), H1422 [9MR]

——— revise and extend user-fee programs for prescription drugs, medical devices, generic drugs, and biosimilar biological products (see S. 4348), S2752 [26MY] (see S. 4535), S3308 [14JY]

——— shorten exclusivity period for brand name biological products (see H.R. 7828), H5174 [18MY]

——— strengthen requirements for postapproval studies for drugs approved using accelerated approval (see H.R. 6963), H1329 [7MR]

——— work through Codex process to review and update internationally recognized standards for infant formula to ensure standards are consistent with requirements for import to U.S. (see H.R. 7718), H4860 [11MY]

Federal aid programs: authorize grants to eligible entities to pay for travel-related expenses and logistical support for individuals relative to accessing abortion services (see S. 5227), S7070 [8DE] (see H.R. 8452), H6922 [20JY]

——— impose limitations on amount of indirect costs allowable under Federal research awards to institutions of higher education (see H.R. 8095), H5643 [16JN]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to purchase, or support purchase of, drug paraphernalia (see H.R. 6704), H1118 [11FE]

——— provide awards to support community health workers and community health (see S. 3479), S159 [11JA] (see H.R. 8151), H5733 [21JN]

——— reauthorize and expand grant program for State and Tribal response to opioid and stimulant use and misuse (see S. 4839), S4575 [13SE]

——— reauthorize certain mental health programs for children (see H.R. 7248), H3895 [28MR]

——— require recipients of assistance to inform minors receiving family planning services through such assistance about age of consent law (see H.R. 6401), H194 [13JA]

FEMA: provide, manufacture, and distribute high quality face masks for every individual in U.S. during coronavirus emergency using Defense Production Act and other means (see S. 3486), S189 [12JA] (see H.R. 6385), H78 [12JA]

Firearms: establish and maintain local gun violence prevention laws database (see H.R. 9227), H8413 [25OC]

Food: update and clarify rule on substances generally recognized as safe and establish Office of Food Chemical Safety Reassessment within FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (see S. 4316), S2751 [26MY]

Food Safety Administration: establish (see S. 4520), S3270 [13JY] (see H.R. 8358), H6334 [13JY]

Government regulations: clarify that agencies do not have authority to regulate practice of medicine (see S. 3670), S753 [16FE]

——— codify certain GAO recommendations relative to services and cybersecurity (see H.R. 9229), H8413 [25OC]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Ensuring Access to Equitable, Affordable, Client-Centered, Quality Family Planning Services’’ (see S.J. Res. 41), S1225 [16MR] (see H.J. Res. 76), H3775 [16MR]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Vaccine and Mask Requirements To Mitigate the Spread of COVID–19 in Head Start Programs’’ (see S.J. Res. 39), S674 [14FE] (see H.J. Res. 81), H4453 [21AP]

——— issue regulations on over-the-counter hearing aids (see S. 4043), S2091 [7AP]

——— prohibit implementation of proposed rule entitled ‘‘Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities’’ (see H.R. 8702), H7707 [12AU]

Hazardous substances: prohibit manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of asbestos and asbestos-containing mixtures and articles (see H.R. 7810), H5173 [18MY]

Head Start Program: identify, review, and implement effective interventions in Head Start programs (see H.R. 6509), H307 [28JA]

Health: address health needs of cancer survivors through entire continuum of care, in order to improve survivorship and long-term health outcomes, and develop standard of care for cancer survivorship (see S. 5295), S7311 [19DE] (see H.R. 9565), H9853 [14DE]

——— allow individuals to obtain copy of their protected health information at no cost in certain circumstances (see H.R. 7422), H4396 [6AP]

——— award contract to eligible nonprofit entity to establish and maintain health care claims database for purposes of lowering Americans’ health care costs (see H.R. 9644), H9982 [21DE]

——— award grants to States to develop, improve, or maintain State registry of advance directives (see H.R. 7608), H4575 [27AP]

——— collect data on prevalence of brain injuries resulting from domestic and sexual violence (see S. 3963), S1867 [30MR] (see H.R. 7301), H4006 [30MR]

——— conduct outreach campaign to inform individuals covered under group health plan or individual health insurance coverage of Federal requirements relative to mental health and substance use disorder crisis services (see H.R. 8892), H7965 [19SE]

——— conduct public health education, awareness, and outreach campaign to enhance access to abortion and related health services (see H.R. 9247), H8418 [28OC]

——— conduct study on unintended impacts of sex trafficking legislation and loss of online services and platforms on health and safety of sex workers (see S. 3758), S991 [3MR] (see H.R. 6928), H1302 [3MR]

——— designate areas as Health Enterprise Zones to reduce health disparities and improve health outcomes in such areas (see S. 5293), S7311 [19DE]

——— develop list of public health crises and require manufacturers of products contributing to such crises to develop, maintain, and update plan to mitigate effects of such products on public health (see H.R. 6807), H1139 [22FE]

——— direct President to provide documents to House of Representatives relative to Sec. of HHS actions taken relative to coronavirus pandemic response (see H. Res. 1268), H7170 [26JY]

——— disapprove Dept. of the Treasury and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rule relative to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see S.J. Res. 43), S1749 [23MR] (see H.J. Res. 79), H3863 [24MR]

——— establish national sepsis data trust and fund State-based pilots and programs to establish interoperable State-based sepsis data trusts (see S. 4827), S4574 [13SE] (see H.R. 8865), H7881 [15SE]

——— establish program to award grants to State, local, and Tribal governments to purchase and distribute anti-blood loss supplies for use in medical emergencies (see S. 4269), S2620 [19MY] (see H.R. 7850), H5207 [19MY]

——— extend certain public health programs (see S. 5244), S7134 [13DE] (see H.R. 9525), H9851 [14DE]

——— facilitate provision of telehealth services through interstate recognition of health care professional licenses (see H.R. 7097), H3775 [16MR]

——— improve access to, and quality of health care for, minority and underserved populations (see H.R. 7585), H4510 [26AP]

——— improve quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of diagnosis in health care (see S. 4468), S3159 [23JN] (see H.R. 8172), H5822 [22JN]

——— improve trauma systems and emergency care (see S. 3566), S497 [2FE] (see H.R. 8163), H5733 [21JN]

——— increase interagency coordination to prevent and detect duplicate payments for medical services provided by VA, TRICARE, and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (see H.R. 7275), H3970 [29MR]

——— issue Federal agencies guidelines for developing procedures for Federal primary care health professionals continuing medical education on nutrition and require annual reports on guidelines (see H.R. 8964), H8112 [22SE]

——— open public docket for submission of public comments on factors that should be considered when reviewing proposed modification to approved risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (see H.R. 7649), H4713 [3MY]

——— provide authority to suspend right to introduce certain persons or property into U.S. in interest of public health (see S. 3959), S1867 [30MR] (see H.R. 7359), H4126 [1AP]

——— provide for national public health education campaign, grant program, and task force for recommended preventive health care services during coronavirus pandemic and future pandemics (see H.R. 7617), H4607 [28AP]

——— require certain drug manufacturers entering into settlement agreements for violations of law to make supplemental payments to increase medical research funding (see S. 5322), S9625 [20DE] (see H.R. 9687), H10055 [22DE]

——— support behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in school-based behavioral workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder (see H.R. 7780), H5009 [16MY]

——— support behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in school-based behavioral workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder (H.R. 7780), consideration (see H. Res. 1396), H8219 [28SE]

Health are professionals: extend program to provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at certain health centers (see S. 3569), S523 [3FE]

Health care facilities: coordinate with State health departments to establish grant program to award grants to nursing facilities to replace traditional nursing facilities with small-house nursing facilities (see H.R. 8677), H7552 [5AU]

——— eliminate inpatient-only service list (see H.R. 8134), H5645 [16JN]

——— establish requirements for skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, and assisted living facilities to manage coronavirus outbreak (see H.R. 9166), H8390 [11OC]

——— prohibit hospitals from removing individuals from organ transplant lists based on coronavirus vaccination status (see H.R. 7225), H3863 [24MR]

——— publish list of hospitals found to be in non-compliance with hospital price transparency rule (see S. 4414), S2968 [15JN]

Health care professionals: authorize grants to health care providers to enhance physical and cyber security of their facilities, personnel, and patients (see S. 4268), S2620 [19MY] (see H.R. 7814), H5173 [18MY]

——— authorize loan repayment program to encourage specialty medicine physicians to serve in rural communities experiencing a shortage of such physicians (see S. 4330), S2751 [26MY]

——— authorize scholarship and loan repayment program to incentivize physicians to enter into field of sickle cell disease research and treatment (see S. 4425), S3003 [16JN] (see H.R. 7177), H3858 [21MR]

——— award grants for career support for skilled internationally educated health professionals (see H.R. 8019), H5446 [9JN]

——— award grants to allow international medical graduates to practice medicine under supervision of licensed physician and assist such graduates while completing U.S. Medical Licensing Examination (see H.R. 8022), H5446 [9JN]

——— award grants to reduce barriers to immigrants becoming nurses or allied health professionals in U.S. (see H.R. 8021), H5446 [9JN]

——— issue guidance on strategies under Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program to increase mental health and substance use disorder care provider education, training, recruitment, and retention (see S. 5043), S5542 [29SE]

——— provide clarity relative to coverage of claims against health care practitioners providing health professional volunteer services at community health centers during declared emergencies (see H.R. 9571), H9901 [15DE]

——— provide for national public awareness campaign to inform health care professionals on how to help patients navigate U.S. legal landscape relative to abortion and other reproductive health care services (see H.R. 9220), H8409 [21OC]

——— provide grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians in States with primary care provider shortages (see S. 3497), S220 [13JA] (see H.R. 6397), H193 [13JA]

Health Resources and Services Administration: amend Counter Measure Injury Compensation Program relative to coronavirus vaccines (see S. 3810), S1119 [10MR]

——— establish grant program for supporting emergency medical services organizations (see S. 3910), S1749 [23MR]

——— reauthorize Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program (see H.R. 8876), H7964 [19SE]

——— reauthorize Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program (H.R. 8876), consideration (see H. Res. 1499), H8673 [30NO]

——— support and stabilize existing nursing workforce and establish programs to increase number of nurses (see S. 4844), S4619 [14SE] (see H.R. 8817), H7841 [14SE]

Human rights: require abortion providers to notify national human trafficking hotline of victims of trafficking (see H.R. 6536), H329 [1FE]

Immigration: clarify responsibilities for certain unaccompanied minor children (see H.R. 8356), H6334 [13JY]

——— direct President to provide documents to House of Representatives relative to communications by White House staff on implications of revoking Title 42 public health authorities (see H. Res. 1275), H7170 [26JY]

——— direct Sec. of HHS to provide documents to House of Representatives relative to establishment of emergency intake site to house unaccompanied migrant children at Pennsylvania International Academy (see H. Res. 1257), H7169 [26JY]

——— ensure placement of unaccompanied alien children in care of vetted U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents capable of providing necessary care (see H.R. 7212), H3863 [24MR]

——— establish procedure for terminating determination to suspend introduction of persons into U.S. from designated places (see H.R. 7760), H4920 [12MY]

——— protect health and safety of children in immigration detention (see S. 4529), S3270 [13JY] (see H.R. 8349), H6334 [13JY]

——— request President and direct Secs. of HHS and Homeland Security to transmit certain documents to House of Representatives relative to unaccompanied alien children (see H. Res. 1343), H7784 [13SE]

Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Secretary of HHS for Indian Health and require Senate confirmation (see H.R. 6406), H194 [13JA]

——— improve recruitment and retention of employees, restore accountability, and improve health services (see S. 4915), S4913 [21SE] (see H.R. 8937), H8065 [21SE]

Infant and early childhood mental health promotion, intervention, and treatment program: reauthorize (see S. 5266), S7251 [15DE]

Inflation Reduction Act: repeal Medicare prescription drug price control provisions (see S. 4953), S5051 [27SE]

Information technology: establish uniform data standards, strengthen data sharing processes between public health entities, and establish grant program to develop best practices on soliciting demographic information (see S. 3913), S1774 [24MR] (see H.R. 8481), H7066 [21JY]

Insurance: allow additional individuals to enroll in standalone dental plans offered through Federal exchanges (see S. 4739), S3861 [2AU] (see H.R. 9567), H9901 [15DE]

——— establish new coverage and payment rules for certain coronavirus diagnostic tests and related items and service (see H.R. 6851), H1146 [25FE]

——— establish requirements for disclosure of certain information relative to health care sharing ministries (see H.R. 8324), H5945 [11JY]

——— establish special enrollment period for families of individuals who died by suicide and competitive grant program to provide services and support to those impacted by suicide (see H.R. 8680), H7552 [5AU]

——— extend group health plan and health insurance coverage to parents of enrollees if such parents are not eligible to enroll in Medicare or Medicaid (see H.R. 6508), H301 [25JA]

——— increase health insurance access for individuals placing their newborns up for adoption (see H.R. 9222), H8409 [21OC]

——— permit employers to treat benefits for telehealth services offered under group health plan or group health insurance coverage as excepted benefits (see H.R. 7353), H4073 [31MR]

——— require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives (see S. 4347), S2752 [26MY] (see H.R. 7894), H5219 [27MY]

LIHEAP: change certain LIHEAP household income eligibility requirements (see H.R. 8764), H7731 [30AU]

——— increase availability of heating and cooling assistance (see S. 3535), S413 [31JA] (see H.R. 6437), H287 [20JA]

——— make supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 8639), H7544 [2AU]

Marylee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families program: allow community supports to meet specific needs of families and children through electronic care portal (see S. 5115), S6779 [17NO] (see H.R. 8620), H7538 [29JY]

Medicaid: coordinate with single State agencies to assist certain dual eligible individuals participating in RSNAT model with accessing non-emergency medical assistance benefits (see H.R. 8841), H7880 [15SE]

——— expand availability of mental, emotional, and behavioral health services (see S. 4747), S3862 [2AU]

——— issue guidance on coverage of certain pelvic health services furnished during postpartum period (see H.R. 8181), H5822 [22JN]

——— make certain information available on public website relative to preventing abuse and neglect of individuals with intellectual disabilities at intermediate care facilities (see S. 4593), S3611 [21JY] (see H.R. 8468), H7066 [21JY]

——— provide for requirements for health screenings and referrals for certain juveniles in public institutions and require guidance to improve delivery of health care services in schools (see H.R. 7233), H3894 [28MR]

——— reduce Federal financial participation for certain States that require political subdivisions to contribute towards non-Federal share of Medicaid (see H.R. 8530), H7254 [27JY]

——— support provision of treatment family care services (see S. 3761), S991 [3MR]

Medical devices: establish panel on real world impact of diagnostic medical devices (see H.R. 7192), H3858 [21MR]

——— purchase rapid tests for coronavirus and make available for free (see H.R. 6377), H77 [12JA]

——— report on interoperability of medical devices (see H.R. 9067), H8315 [29SE]

——— review and update guidance annually on medical device cybersecurity in consultation with Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for industry and FDA staff (see S. 4336), S2752 [26MY]

Medicare: direct Sec. of HHS to provide documentation to House of Representatives relative to negotiation of prices for prescription drugs under prescription drug program (see H. Res. 1284), H7170 [26JY]

——— eliminate Medicare Advantage provision that inadvertently penalizes Medicare Advantage plans for providing high quality care to beneficiaries (see S. 4050), S2091 [7AP]

——— ensure appropriate supervision requirements for outpatient physical therapy and outpatient occupational therapy (see S. 5), S6778 [17NO]

——— establish improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see S. 4204), S2492 [12MY]

——— establish Medicare for America program to provide comprehensive health insurance coverage for all U.S. citizens (see H.R. 9655), H9983 [21DE]

——— establish system to notify individuals approaching eligibility (see S. 3675), S785 [17FE]

——— expand ability of renal dialysis facilities to serve as originating sites for telehealth services (see S. 4307), S2708 [25MY] (see H.R. 7878), H5214 [24MY]

——— expand eligibility for incentives under health professional shortage area bonus program to practitioners furnishing mental health and substance use disorder services (see S. 5042), S5542 [29SE]

——— extend certain telehealth flexibilities relative to coronavirus emergency (H.R. 4040), consideration (see H. Res. 1256), H7168 [26JY]

——— extend pass-through period for certain devices (see H.R. 9559), H9852 [14DE]

——— prohibit selection of certain activities relative to development of anti-racism plans as clinical practice improvement activities (see H.R. 7834), H5206 [19MY]

——— provide certain adjustments to payment for durable medical equipment included in DMEPOS (Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies) Competitive Bidding Program (see H.R. 6641), H1073 [8FE]

——— provide for disclosure and analysis of certain health-related ownership information (see H.R. 6885), H1207 [1MR]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions in psychiatry and subspecialties (see S. 5041), S5541 [29SE]

——— provide outreach and reporting on certain behavioral health integration services (see H.R. 8910), H8009 [20SE]

——— provide pharmacy reimbursement for coronavirus-related and future emergency services (see H.R. 7213), H3863 [24MR]

——— remove requirement that off-campus facilities or organizations shall be located within certain radius of hospital or critical access hospital (see H.R. 9258), H8422 [31OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish Dual Eligible Quality Care Fund to provide grants to State Medicaid programs to improve their capacity to ensure provision of quality integrated care for dual eligible beneficiaries (see S. 3630), S647 [10FE]

——— improve access to care for beneficiaries through models tested under Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (see S. 4067), S2092 [7AP] (see H.R. 7755), H4920 [12MY]

——— modify skilled nursing facility training lockout penalties to allow certain facilities to continue certified nurse assistant training (see S. 4381), S2910 [13JN] (see H.R. 8805), H7783 [13SE]

——— provide States with resources to support efforts to integrate or coordinate Medicare and Medicaid benefits for individuals eligible for both programs (see S. 4273), S2620 [19MY]

——— require drug and biological product manufacturers to include truthful and non-misleading pricing information in any direct-to-consumer advertising (see H.R. 7529), H4443 [14AP]

——— require States to develop strategy to integrate and coordinate Medicaid and Medicare coverage for full-benefit dual eligible individuals (see S. 4264), S2620 [19MY]

Mental health: award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to facilitate funding of community-based mental health and substance use disorder services and peer support programs (see S. 3688), S785 [17FE]

——— award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to schools and school-based health centers to increase number of behavioral health care providers in such schools and health centers (see S. 3704), S786 [17FE]

——— award grants to eligible crisis centers to provide follow-up services to individuals receiving suicide prevention and crisis intervention services (see H.R. 8391), H6623 [14JY]

——— award grants to eligible entities to provide community-based mental health services in communities in which active shooter event or incident of targeted violence occurred (see H.R. 7537), H4448 [18AP]

——— award grants to establish, operate, or expand one-stop crisis facilities (see H.R. 8979), H8112 [22SE]

——— conduct study on direct and indirect cost of serious mental illness for nongovernmental entities, Federal, State, local, and Tribal governments (see H.R. 7483), H4433 [7AP]

——— establish home-based telemental health care demonstration program to increase mental health services in rural medically underserved populations and in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (see S. 3937), S1803 [28MR]

——— establish interactive online dashboard to allow public to review information for Federal grant funding relative to mental health programs (see H.R. 8657), H7551 [5AU]

——— expand and intensify surveillance of self-harm in partnership with State and local public health departments and provide grants for self-harm and suicide prevention services in hospital emergency departments (see S. 4448), S3075 [22JN]

——— 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 (see H.R. 9546), H9852 [14DE]

——— improve identification and support of children and families who experience trauma (see H.R. 9580), H9901 [15DE]

——— provide support for bereavement services (see H.R. 9109), H8371 [30SE]

——— reauthorize and improve block grants for prevention and treatment of substance abuse (see S. 4301), S2708 [25MY]

——— reauthorize certain mental health, suicide prevention, and crisis care programs (see H.R. 7237), H3894 [28MR]

——— reauthorize certain mental health programs (see S. 4170), S2419 [10MY]

——— reauthorize certain programs relative to mental health and substance use disorders (see H.R. 7666), H4721 [6MY]

——— reauthorize certain programs relative to mental health and substance use disorders (H.R. 7666), consideration (see H. Res. 1191), H5733 [21JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs relative to mental health conditions and substance use disorders (see H.R. 7234), H3894 [28MR]

——— reauthorize programs supporting community-based youth and young adult suicide prevention efforts (see S. 4271), S2620 [19MY] (see H.R. 7255), H3895 [28MR]

——— strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (see S. 4616), S3694 [26JY] (see H.R. 8512), H7169 [26JY]

Mental Health Licensure Portability Program: establish to award grants to incentivize interstate mental health provider networks (see S. 4058), S2092 [7AP]

Minority Fellowship Program: reauthorize (see S. 4917), S4969 [22SE] (see H.R. 7857), H5207 [19MY]

Monkeypox: declare outbreak as public health emergency (see H. Res. 1286), H7170 [26JY]

National Action Plan for Adverse Drug Event Prevention: update to provide information on adverse drug events and pharmacogenomic testing and improve electronic health records for pharmacogenomic information (see H.R. 6875), H1176 [28FE]

National Alzheimer’s Project: extend (see S. 4203), S2492 [12MY] (see H.R. 7775), H4970 [13MY]

National Cancer Institute: increase funding for Patient Navigator Research Program (see S. 4790), S4440 [6SE]

National Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury Clearinghouse: maintain (see H.R. 8745), H7726 [26AU]

National Disaster Medical System: eliminate sunset authority to make certain appointments (see H.R. 6634), H1013 [7FE]

National Fish and Seafood Promotional Council: establish (see S. 5032), S5541 [29SE]

National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 916), H1114 [9FE]

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: educate workplace professionals on prevention of impairment from cannabis, opioids, and other drugs, and risks resulting from individuals working while impaired (see H.R. 8591), H7537 [29JY]

——— establish occupational research program on mental health (see H.R. 8887), H7964 [19SE]

National Medical Corps Program: authorize establishment to create pathway programs for community college students to pursue premedical training and enter medical school (see H.R. 9105), H8370 [30SE]

National Task Force on the Response of the U.S. to the COVID–19 Pandemic: establish (see S. 5327), S9625 [20DE]

Native Americans: ensure certain Native American facilities receive items from strategic national stockpile and qualified pandemic or epidemic products (see S. 3444), S49 [5JA] (see H.R. 6372), H43 [11JA]

——— establish urban Indian organization to confer policy (see S. 4323), S2751 [26MY]

NIH: establish Advanced Research Projects Authority for Health (see S. 3819), S1119 [10MR]

——— require annual budget estimate for initiatives pursuant to reports and recommendations made under National Alzheimer’s Project Act (see S. 4202), S2492 [12MY] (see H.R. 7773), H4970 [13MY]

——— study neurological impacts of coronavirus on individuals with neurological disease (see H.R. 6813), H1140 [22FE]

——— take certain steps to increase clinical trial diversity (see S. 5268), S7252 [15DE] (see H.R. 7845), H5207 [19MY]

Nurses: increase access to accelerated nursing degree programs (see H.R. 9200), H8402 [18OC]

Obesity: provide for national program to conduct and support activities toward reducing number of cases of overweight and obesity in U.S. (see H.R. 7711), H4796 [10MY]

Office of Minority and Women Inclusion: establish within each covered agency (see H.R. 9099), H8370 [30SE]

Office of Minority Health: establish position of Outreach Coordinator (see H.R. 8815), H7783 [13SE]

Office of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Well-Being: establish (see H.R. 8524), H7254 [27JY]

Older Americans Act: recognize value of nutrition program in addressing hunger, malnutrition, and isolation, and improving health and quality of life for millions of seniors each year (see H. Res. 993), H3853 [18MR]

Ombuds for Reproductive and Sexual Health: establish (see H.R. 9254), H8418 [28OC]

Oral health: authorize public education campaign to increase oral health literacy and awareness (see S. 5073), S6469 [11OC]

Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: improve operation (see S. 5314), S9625 [20DE]

——— prohibit from requesting coronavirus vaccination status of individuals for national list of individuals who need organs (see H.R. 6540), H329 [1FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: direct Sec. of HHS to provide documents to House of Representatives relative to family glitch fix (see H. Res. 1262), H7169 [26JY]

——— ensure tax payer funds for health insurance coverage are available only to authorized individuals (see H.R. 8441), H6921 [20JY]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify Federal Right To Try laws apply to schedule 1 substances for which phase 1 clinical trial has been completed and provide access to eligible patients to such substances (see S. 4575), S3542 [20JY] (see H.R. 8440), H6921 [20JY]

——— collect and disseminate information on pharmaceutical affordability assistance programs to consumers and health facilities (see S. 4481), S3159 [23JN]

——— conduct demonstration program to test providing preferential treatment under Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Program for certain drugs and biologicals manufactured in U.S. (see S. 3991), S1980 [5AP] (see H.R. 7400), H4190 [5AP]

——— contract with third-party organizations to carry out independent value assessments for approved drugs (see H.R. 9321), H8541 [16NO]

——— require drug manufacturers to include printed inserts containing drug information when they ship their products to pharmacies (see H.R. 6519), H307 [28JA]

Physical activity recommendations: publish (see S. 5254), S7199 [14DE]

Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Act: reauthorize (see S. 5336), S9778 [21DE]

Prostate Cancer Coordinating Committee: establish (see H.R. 7750), H4919 [12MY]

Provider Relief Fund: improve reimbursement of eligible health care providers (see S. 3611), S612 [9FE]

Public Health Information and Communications Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 3737), S950 [2MR]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to determinations regarding certain biosimilar application elements (see H.R. 7047), H1423 [9MR]

Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program: reauthorize and improve (see S. 3506), S220 [13JA]

Puerto Rico: direct Sec. of HHS to provide documents to House of Representatives relative to calculation of certain expenditure limitations applicable to Federal funding of Medicaid (see H. Res. 1258), H7169 [26JY]

Research: prohibit Federal funding for research in China (see H.R. 6711), H1119 [11FE]

Research, Demonstration, and Evaluation Center for the Aging Network: authorize funding (see S. 3473), S159 [11JA]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 4916), S4913 [21SE] (see H.R. 8948), H8065 [21SE]

Rural Telehealth Access Task Force: establish to determine how to address barriers to adoption of telehealth technology and access to broadband Internet access service in rural areas (see H.R. 8169), H5821 [22JN]

Schools: award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to schools and school-based health centers to increase number of mental health and substance use disorder care providers (see H.R. 7672), H4721 [6MY]

——— award grants to develop and implement comprehensive program to promote student access to defibrillation in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 6523), H307 [28JA]

——— develop best practices for establishment and use of behavioral intervention teams at schools (see S. 5325), S9625 [20DE]

——— establish grant program to promote comprehensive mental health and suicide prevention efforts in high schools (see S. 3628), S646 [10FE]

Science: ensure consensual donation and respectful disposition of human bodies and body parts donated for education, research, or advancement of medical or mortuary science and not for use in human transplantation (see S. 4929), S4969 [22SE]

——— require certain medical information related to donors of reproductive tissue be made available to recipients of such tissue and persons conceived using such tissue (see H.R. 8307), H5940 [7JY]

Senior citizens: designate LGBTQ older population as vulnerable, provide parity for certain resources, collect data on State programs, and prioritize grants for organizations that meet LGBTQ long-term care needs (see H.R. 7993), H5444 [9JN]

——— sustain senior congregate care operations in wake of ongoing coronavirus financial burdens (see H.R. 6530), H307 [28JA]

Small business: support community-based coverage entities to carry out program to provide health coverage and social determinant of health support services to small business workers (see H.R. 8245), H5923 [28JN]

Social Security: exclude certain individuals and entities from participation in Medicare and State health programs that discriminate on basis of covered statement (see H.R. 7418), H4395 [6AP]

Sports: establish grant programs to improve health and positive youth development impacts of youth sports participation (see H.R. 8552), H7403 [28JY]

State Kinship Navigator Programs: increase Federal funding (see H.R. 9549), H9852 [14DE]

State Offices of Rural Health grant program: reauthorize (see S. 4978), S5225 [28SE] (see H.R. 9137), H8378 [4OC]

States: award grants to dispatch mental health professionals in lieu of police for emergencies involving persons with mental illness or intellectual developmental disability (H.R. 8542), consideration (see H. Res. 1377), H8064 [21SE]

——— award grants to hire, train, and dispatch mental health professionals in lieu of law enforcement to respond to emergencies involving persons with mental illness or intellectual developmental disability (see H.R. 7254), H3895 [28MR] (see H.R. 8542), H7255 [27JY]

——— award grants to provide safety measures to social workers, health workers, and human services professionals in high-risk and potentially dangerous situations (see S. 4412), S2968 [15JN] (see H.R. 8492), H7168 [26JY]

Strategic national stockpile: establish automated supply-chain tracking application that provides near real-time insight into amount of critical medical and health supplies available (see H.R. 6520), H307 [28JA]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: establish office to coordinate work on behavioral health crisis care and improve National Suicide Prevention Lifeline program (see S. 4871), S4638 [15SE]

——— improve implementation of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 7116), H3826 [17MR] (see H.R. 7232), H3894 [28MR]

——— reauthorize and improve program for youth mental health awareness training grants (see S. 4461), S3159 [23JN] (see H.R. 8722), H7712 [16AU]

——— require States receiving block grant for substance use prevention and treatment to describe efforts to promote work to improve mental health and well-being (see H.R. 8523), H7254 [27JY]

——— study certain exemptions for treatment of opioid use disorder through treatment programs during coronavirus emergency and modernize process for obtaining methadone (see S. 3629), S647 [10FE]

Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access: prohibit use of Federal funds (see H.R. 6828), H1145 [25FE]

Taxation: deny any deduction for advertising and marketing directed at children to promote consumption of food of poor nutritional quality (see S. 5086), S6695 [15NO] (see H.R. 9299), H8507 [15NO]

——— exclude certain Nurse Corps payments from gross income (see S. 3505), S220 [13JA]

——— exclude from gross income payments under Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (see H.R. 7539), H4448 [18AP]

21st Century Cures Act: amend State Opioid Response Grants program (see H.R. 7189), H3858 [21MR]

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: give authority to take early action based on scientific evidence (see H.R. 9310), H8541 [16NO]

Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System: require Inspector General investigation and report (see H.R. 7308), H4071 [31MR]

Vaccines: hold vaccine manufacturers liable for injuries caused by vaccines subject to public mandate (see H.R. 9366), H8673 [30NO]

——— prohibit from placing any coronavirus vaccine on child and adolescent immunization schedule without posting all clinical data on safety and efficacy of such vaccine (see S. 5171), S6941 [1DE] (see H.R. 9404), H8729 [2DE]

Weapons: enter into arrangement with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study health care impacts of use of kinetic impact projectiles in U.S. (see H.R. 9572), H9901 [15DE]

Women: establish block grant program to provide incentives to underage mothers to stay in school and remain off welfare (see H.R. 9707), H10550 [3JA]

——— establish grant program for community-based maternal mentoring programs (see S. 4761), S3919 [3AU] (see H.R. 8669), H7552 [5AU]

——— establish grant program to fund women’s health patient navigators for patients seeking abortion care (see S. 5174), S6941 [1DE]

——— provide targeted funding for States and other eligible entities through Social Services Block Grant program to increase availability of menstrual products for individuals with limited access (see H.R. 9504), H9729 [13DE]

——— reauthorize grant program for screening, assessment, and treatment services for maternal mental health and substance use disorders (see S. 3824), S1153 [14MR] (see H.R. 7073), H3742 [15MR]

Cloture motions

Bagenstos, Samuel R.: nomination to be Dept. of HHS General Counsel, S2579 [18MY]

Califf, Robert M.: nomination to be FDA Commissioner, S621 [10FE], S666 [14FE]

Contreras, January: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Family Support, S1809 [28MR], S1848 [30MR]

Cost Estimates

Mental Health Matters Act (H.R. 7780): CBO, E1007 [30SE]

Excerpts

Medicaid provisions in consolidated appropriations legislation, H10525 [23DE]

Letters

Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act: Alan Morgan, National Rural Health Association, H7193 [27JY]

——— Nathan Baugh, National Association of Rural Health Clinics, H7194 [27JY]

Break the Cycle of Violence Act: several organizations, H8074 [22SE]

Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act: C. Lee Clark, Roanoke, VA, Rescue Mission Ministries, H4941 [13MY]

——— Jeannie Chaffin, National Association for State Community Services Programs, H4936 [13MY]

——— Matthew Chase, National Association of Counties, H4935 [13MY]

——— Melissa Blanar, Orleans County, NY, Office for the Aging, H4941 [13MY]

——— National Community Action Foundation, H4933 [13MY]

——— Roanoke, VA, City Council, H4942 [13MY]

——— Ron D. Boyd, Roanoke, VA, Local Office on Aging, H4941 [13MY]

Ensure equitable treatment of covered entities and pharmacies participating in 340B drug discount program: several Representatives, H5325 [7JN]

Medical Marijuana Research Act: Representative Nadler, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E371 [7AP]

——— Representative Pallone, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), E371 [7AP]

Mental Health Justice Act: John J. Flynn, National District Attorneys Association, H8084 [22SE]

Mental Health Matters Act: Edwin S. Jayne, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H8241 [29SE]

——— Kathleen Minke, National Association of School Psychologists, H8240 [29SE]

——— Marc Egan, National Education Association, H8240 [29SE]

——— several mental health organizations, H8241 [29SE]

Preserve legal protections for faith-based organizations participating in Community Services Block Grant Program: Coalition Against Religious Discrimination, H4940 [13MY]

——— several religious organizations, H4938 [13MY]

Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access (PAVA) Program Inclusion Act: Andrew J. Imparato, Disability Rights California (organization) and Cheryl Jansen, Equip for Equality, Inc., H8232 [29SE]

——— Curt Decker, National Disability Rights Network, H8231 [29SE]

——— State Protection and Advocacy Systems, H8231 [29SE]

Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act: Representative Nadler, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5774 [22JN]

——— Representative Pallone, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H5774 [22JN]

Revise and extend FDA user-fee programs for prescription drugs, medical devices, generic drugs, and biosimilar biological products: Xavier Becerra, Sec. of HHS, S5171, S5172, S5173, S5174, S5175, S5176, S5177 [28SE]

Lists

Votes recorded by proxy on Bonamici amendment to H.R. 5129, Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act, H4952, H4953 [13MY]

Votes recorded by proxy on Demings amendment to H.R. 7666, Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act, H5805 [22JN]

Votes recorded by proxy on Eshoo amendment to H.R. 5585, Advanced Research Project Agency-Health (ARPA-H) Act, H5808 [22JN]

Votes recorded by proxy on Gottheimer amendment to H.R. 5129, Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act, H4954 [13MY]

Votes recorded by proxy on Griffith amendment to H.R. 7666, Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act, H5807 [22JN]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 973, consideration of H.R. 7007, supplemental appropriations for coronavirus emergency response and relief, H1394 [9MR]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1097, consideration of H.R. 5129, Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act, H4774 [10MY]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1191, consideration of H.R. 5585, Advanced Research Project Agency-Health (ARPA-H) Act, H5752 [22JN]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1191, consideration of H.R. 7666, Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act, H5752 [22JN]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1254, consideration of H.R. 3771, South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act, H7142 [26JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1254, consideration of H.R. 4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act, H7182 [27JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1377, consideration of H.R. 4118, Break the Cycle of Violence Act, H8081 [22SE]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1377, consideration of H.R. 8542, Mental Health Justice Act, H8081 [22SE]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1396, consideration of H.R. 7780, Mental Health Matters Act, H8179 [28SE]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1396, consideration of S. 3969, Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access (PAVA) Program Inclusion Act, H8179 [28SE]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1499, consideration of H.R. 8876, Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program reauthorization, H8660 [30NO]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 3771, South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act, H7221 [27JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act, H7223 [27JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 4118, Break the Cycle of Violence Act, H8103 [22SE]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 5129, Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act, H4956 [13MY]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 5585, Advanced Research Project Agency-Health (ARPA-H) Act, H5809 [22JN]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 5657, Medical Marijuana Research Act, H4144 [4AP]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 5768, Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods (VICTIM) Act, H8103 [22SE]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 7666, Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act, H5807 [22JN]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 7780, Mental Health Matters Act, H8268 [29SE]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 8454, Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, H7146 [26JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 8542, Mental Health Justice Act, H8102 [22SE]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 8876, Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program reauthorization, H8721 [2DE]

Votes recorded by proxy on McClain motion to recommit H.R. 7780, Mental Health Matters Act, H8267 [29SE]

Votes recorded by proxy on Miller-Meeks motion to recommit H.R. 3771, South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act, H7220 [27JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on Pallone amendment to H.R. 7666, Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act, H5804, H5805 [22JN]

Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 973, consideration of H.R. 7007, supplemental appropriations for coronavirus emergency response and relief, H1393 [9MR]

Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1097, consideration of H.R. 5129, Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act, H4773 [10MY]

Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1191, consideration of H.R. 5585, Advanced Research Project Agency-Health (ARPA-H) Act, H5751 [22JN]

Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1191, consideration of H.R. 7666, Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act, H5751 [22JN]

Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1254, consideration of H.R. 3771, South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act, H7141 [26JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1254, consideration of H.R. 4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act, H7182 [27JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1396, consideration of H.R. 7780, Mental Health Matters Act, H8178 [28SE]

Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1396, consideration of S. 3969, Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access (PAVA) Program Inclusion Act, H8178 [28SE]

Votes recorded by proxy on Rodgers amendment to H.R. 7666, Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act, H5806 [22JN]

Votes recorded by proxy on S. 144, Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center Access Improvement Act, H6865 [19JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on S. 958, Maximizing Outcomes Through Better Investments in Lifesaving Equipment for (MOBILE) Health Care Act, H8274 [29SE]

Votes recorded by proxy on S. 4052, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act, H8775 [6DE]

Votes recorded by proxy on Schweikert motion to recommit H.R. 4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act, H7222 [27JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on Walberg motion to recommit H.R. 5129, Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act, H4955 [13MY]

Motions

Asian Americans: provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among U.S. South Asian population (H.R. 3771), H7189 [27JY]

Bagenstos, Samuel R.: nomination to be Dept. of HHS General Counsel, S563 [8FE]

Community Services Block Grant Program: reauthorize and modernize (H.R. 5129), H4954 [13MY]

Government regulations: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Ensuring Access to Equitable, Affordable, Client-Centered, Quality Family Planning Services’’ (S.J. Res. 41), S2185 [27AP]

Health: support behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in school-based behavioral workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder (H.R. 7780), H8252 [29SE]

Medicare: extend certain telehealth flexibilities relative to coronavirus emergency (H.R. 4040), H7197 [27JY]

Notices

Committee on Finance (Senate) tie vote on nomination of Rebecca L. Haffajee to be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Planning and Evaluation, S3774 [28JY]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 5657, Medical Marijuana Research Act, H4152 [4AP]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 8454, Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, H7163 [26JY]

Papers

Evidence Base on the Impact of Price Controls on Medical Innovation: Tomas J. Philipson and Troy Durie, University of Chicago, H7671–H7673 [12AU]

Remarks in House

Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health: establish, H1413 [9MR]

——— establish (H.R. 5585), H5633 [16JN], H5795–H5803 [22JN], H5834 [23JN]

——— establish (H.R. 5585), consideration (H. Res. 1191), H5745–H5752 [22JN], E659 [23JN]

Alaska: convey certain property to Tanana Tribal Council (H.R. 441), H4488, H4489 [26AP]

Asian Americans: provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among U.S. South Asian population (H.R. 3771), H6943 [21JY], H7185–H7189 [27JY]

——— provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among U.S. South Asian population (H.R. 3771), consideration (H. Res. 1254), H7134–H7142 [26JY]

Birth control: allow women greater access to safe and effective oral contraceptive drugs intended for routine use, H6938 [21JY]

CDC: codify statute allowing for immediate expulsion of persons or property to avoid introduction of communicable disease such as coronavirus from foreign country, H4461 [26AP]

——— conduct public education campaign that raises public awareness of dangers of synthetic opioids and explains services available relative to opioid treatment, H5791 [22JN]

——— National Center for Injury Prevention and Control funding, H6667 [15JY]

Children and youth: conduct research on smartphone and social media use by adolescents and effects of such use on emotional and behavioral health, H5778 [22JN]

——— improve pediatric mental health care access grant program, H5779 [22JN]

——— provide better protections and support for children raised by grandparents or other kinship families outside foster care system due to parental drug or alcohol abuse (H.R. 2747), H7976 [20SE]

——— reauthorize program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young children (S. 4052), H8754 [5DE]

Community Services Block Grant Program: base allocations on most recent census poverty data, H4942 [13MY]

——— ensure States and other eligible entities can utilize funds to address behavioral health needs, H4944 [13MY]

——— include addressing health inequities in poverty reduction strategies, H4944 [13MY]

——— include support of veterans, particularly homeless veterans, as allowable purpose for States to use funding, H4950, H4951 [13MY]

——— preserve legal protections for faith-based organizations, H4937–H4941 [13MY]

——— prohibit Federal funding for voter registration and lobbying activities by community action centers, H4948–H4950 [13MY]

——— prohibit Federal funding to reimburse for health care services under Community Services Block Grant Program, H4948–H4950 [13MY]

——— prohibit increase in Federal poverty line used to determine eligibility of program recipients, H4948–H4950 [13MY]

——— reauthorize and modernize (H.R. 5129), H4146 [4AP], H4875 [12MY], H4925–H4956 [13MY], E505 [16MY]

——— reauthorize and modernize (H.R. 5129), consideration (H. Res. 1097), H4764–H4774 [10MY]

——— require States to provide warning notice to communities about potential scammers or fraudulent activity relative to program, H4944 [13MY]

——— strengthen efforts to address nutrition and food insecurity, E505 [16MY]

Coronavirus: direct FEMA to assist States and local governments with distribution and tracking of vaccines and direct Dept. of HHS to carry out national program to oversee collection and maintenance of data on vaccinations (H.R. 330), H1318 [7MR]

——— direct FEMA to assist States and local governments with distribution and tracking of vaccines and direct Dept. of HHS to carry out national program to oversee collection and maintenance of data on vaccinations (H.R. 936), H7954 [19SE]

Crime: provide grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs, H5911 [24JN]

——— provide grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs (H.R. 4118), H8090–H8096 [22SE], H8226 [29SE], H8322 [30SE], E972 [22SE]

——— provide grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs (H.R. 4118), consideration (H. Res. 1377), H8069–H8081 [22SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Zero Suicide Initiative pilot program (H.R. 6273), H224 [19JA]

Depts. of HHS and Homeland Security: notify relevant Federal, State, and local jurisdiction officials before placing covered alien in such jurisdiction (H.R. 6592), H7948 [19SE], H8025–H8027 [21SE]

——— prohibit from lessening stringency of, and prohibit from ceasing or lessening implementation of, coronavirus border health provisions through end of pandemic (H.R. 471), H4223–H4226, H4393 [6AP], H4426 [7AP], H4588–H4592 [28AP], H5748, H5749 [22JN], H7494, H7496 [29JY]

——— prohibit from lessening stringency of, and prohibit from ceasing or lessening implementation of, coronavirus border health provisions through end of pandemic (H.R. 471), unanimous-consent request, H4218–H4222 [6AP]

Disabled: explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to voting accessibility protection and advocacy systems for Northern Mariana Islands and Native Americans (S. 3969), H8230–H8235 [29SE], E1114 [7NO]

——— explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to voting accessibility protection and advocacy systems for Northern Mariana Islands and Native Americans (S. 3969), consideration (H. Res. 1396), H8170–H8179 [28SE]

——— protect parents or guardians with disabilities seeking to become foster or adoptive parents from discrimination in child welfare system (H.R. 8335), H6612 [14JY]

Diseases and disorders: carry out program of research relative to cerebral palsy (H.R. 7265), E311 [29MR]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (S. 4120), H10025, H10026 [22DE], E1357 [23DE]

——— expand and improve programs and activities for awareness, education, research, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of rare diseases and conditions (H.R. 9676), E1337 [22DE]

——— highlight importance of Title 42 public health authorities allowing for immediate expulsion of persons or property to avoid introduction of communicable disease such as coronavirus from foreign country, H3900 [29MR], H4016, H4017, H4066–H4070 [31MR], H4159, H4160 [5AP], H4193, H4202, H4384, H4385, H4391–H4395 [6AP], H4401, H4424–H4429 [7AP], H4519 [27AP]

——— making supplemental appropriations for coronavirus emergency response and relief, H4158 [5AP]

——— making supplemental appropriations for coronavirus emergency response and relief (H.R. 7007), consideration (H. Res. 973), H1390–H1394 [9MR]

——— prohibit from restricting direct access by health care facilities to coronavirus monoclonal antibody therapies (H.R. 5663), H182 [13JA]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to implement or enforce coronavirus vaccine mandates, H4520 [27AP], H8053 [21SE], H8110 [22SE]

Drugs: authorize grants to develop strategic response plans relative to opioid crisis and require providers prescribing opioids for certain patients to also prescribe opioid overdose reversal drugs (H.R. 5224), H1324 [7MR], H9850 [14DE]

——— ensure equitable treatment of covered entities and pharmacies participating in 340B drug discount program (H.R. 4390), H5325–H5330 [7JN], H5451 [13JN]

——— establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize companies that refuse to negotiate, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), H188 [13JA], H248 [19JA], H1068 [8FE], H4044, H4060 [31MR]

——— establish programs to address addiction and overdoses caused by illicit fentanyl and other opioids (H.R. 2366), H39 [11JA], H1157 [28FE]

——— improve inspections of foreign drug manufacturing establishments, E594 [8JN]

——— improve medical research on marijuana by simplifying registration process to conduct research, facilitating access for such research, and allowing private manufacture and distribution for research purposes (H.R. 5657), H4136–H4140 [4AP]

——— increase unannounced inspections of foreign human drug establishments and evaluate differences between domestic and foreign establishments, including impact of advanced notice to establishment owners, E594 [8JN]

——— make certain improvements to block grants for substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery services, H5775 [22JN]

——— revise opioid treatment program admission criteria to eliminate requirement that patients have been addicted for at least 1 year prior to being admitted for treatment, H5779 [22JN]

——— streamline, coordinate, and expand research and foster increased communication between doctors and patients relative to cannabidiol and other marijuana components and their medical benefits (H.R. 8454), H7120–H7124 [26JY]

FCC: designate 9-8-8 as universal telephone number for national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operated through National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Veterans Crisis Line, H5813 [22JN], H6876 [19JY], H6903 [20JY], H6926 [21JY]

FDA: promulgate rule relative to disclosure of side effects, contraindications, and effectiveness in prescription drug ads while also prohibiting distracting representations that detract from such disclosures, H6846 [19JY]

——— provide consumers the right to know if food has been treated by known carcinogenic substances through accurate labeling, H3763 [16MR]

Federal aid programs: reauthorize certain mental health programs for children, H5775 [22JN]

Food Safety Administration: establish (H.R. 8358), H5982 [13JY], E723 [13JY]

Head Start Program: anniversary, E531 [18MY], E582 [7JN]

Health: ensure physicians and health care providers advise patients of potential risk of coronavirus vaccine and hold health care providers and pharmaceutical companies liable for any damages, H8110 [22SE]

——— extend certain public health programs (H.R. 9525), unanimous-consent request, H9810 [14DE]

——— galvanize U.S. programs in support of brain health for global victims of autism, hydrocephalus, Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, E951 [19SE]

——— improve trauma systems and emergency care (H.R. 8163), H8150–H8152 [28SE], H8280 [29SE]

——— provide recovery by individuals who were stationed, lived, or worked at Camp Lejeune, NC, H1192, H1193 [1MR]

——— require report to study rates of suicidal behaviors among children and adolescents with chronic illnesses, including substance use disorders, autoimmune disorders, and heritable blood disorders, H5787 [22JN]

——— support behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in school-based behavioral workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder (H.R. 7780), H8235–H8252 [29SE], E1007 [30SE]

——— support behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in school-based behavioral workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder (H.R. 7780), consideration (H. Res. 1396), H8170–H8179 [28SE]

Health care facilities: acquire private land to facilitate access to Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, CA (S. 144), H6686, H6687 [18JY], H6891 [20JY]

——— enter agreement with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct study on quality and effectiveness of covered recovery housing in the U.S., H5781 [22JN]

——— expand allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers (S. 958), H8152, H8153 [28SE], H8290 [29SE]

Health care professionals: address mental and behavioral health and well-being of health care professionals working on front lines of coronavirus emergency or other pandemic, natural disaster, or crisis (H.R. 1667), H6876 [19JY], E767 [21JY]

Health Resources and Services Administration: reauthorize Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program (H.R. 8876), H8713–H8721 [2DE], H9687 [12DE]

——— reauthorize Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program (H.R. 8876), consideration (H. Res. 1499), H8652–H8660 [30NO]

Insurance: permit employers to treat benefits for telehealth services offered under group health plan or group health insurance coverage as excepted benefits (H.R. 7353), H7993 [20SE]

LIHEAP: funding, H20 [11JA]

Medicare: extend certain telehealth flexibilities relative to coronavirus emergency (H.R. 4040), H6943 [21JY], H7189–H7197 [27JY]

——— extend certain telehealth flexibilities relative to coronavirus emergency (H.R. 4040), consideration (H. Res. 1256), H7177–H7182 [27JY]

Mental health: address mental health issues for youth, particularly youth of color (H.R. 1475), H8049 [21SE]

——— award grants to establish or expand programs to implement evidence-aligned practices in health care settings to reduce suicide rates of covered individuals (H.R. 5035), H226 [19JA]

——— condition certain grants on States, local educational agencies, and tribes implementing school-based student suicide awareness and prevention training policy (S. 1543), H1158, H1159 [28FE]

——— ensure provision of high-quality service through National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, H5787 [22JN]

——— increase uptake of collaborative care model for treating behavioral health, H5778 [22JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs relative to mental health and substance use disorders (H.R. 7666), H5633 [16JN], H5752–H5795, H5810, H5811 [22JN], H5835 [23JN], H5885 [24JN], H6876 [19JY], H8083 [22SE]

——— reauthorize certain programs relative to mental health and substance use disorders (H.R. 7666), consideration (H. Res. 1191), H5745–H5752 [22JN], E659 [23JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs relative to mental health and substance use disorders (H.R. 7666), corrections in engrossment, H5810 [22JN]

——— reauthorize programs supporting community-based youth and young adult suicide prevention efforts (H.R. 7255), H5737 [22JN]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs, H5782, H5787 [22JN]

——— strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits, H1180 [1MR]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, H1322 [7MR]

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: establish occupational research program on mental health, H8251 [29SE]

Obesity: provide for national program to conduct and support activities toward reducing number of cases of overweight and obesity in the U.S. (H.R. 7711), E471 [10MY]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify Federal Right To Try laws apply to schedule 1 substances for which phase 1 clinical trial has been completed and provide access to eligible patients to such substances (H.R. 8440), E757 [20JY]

Poverty: support livable wage and expanded welfare benefits, provide quality healthcare and education, and institute political and economic reforms to address systemic poverty (H. Res. 438), H9858 [15DE]

Public safety officers: improve detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues, H5787 [22JN]

Research: study relationship between coronavirus and rates of morbidity and mortality from heart disease in at-risk communities, H7188, H7189 [27JY]

Schools: develop best practices for establishment and use of behavioral intervention teams at schools, H5747, H5793, H5794 [22JN]

State Offices of Rural Health grant program: reauthorize (S. 4978), H10024, H10025 [22DE]

State Opioid Response Grants program: reauthorize and expand, H5791 [22JN]

States: award grants to dispatch mental health professionals in lieu of police for emergencies involving persons with mental illness or intellectual developmental disability (H.R. 8542), consideration (H. Res. 1377), H8069–H8081 [22SE]

——— award grants to hire, train, and dispatch mental health professionals in lieu of law enforcement to respond to emergencies involving persons with mental illness or intellectual developmental disability (H.R. 8542), H8081–H8085 [22SE], H8226 [29SE], H8322 [30SE], E972 [22SE]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: funding, H6876 [19JY]

——— study certain exemptions for treatment of opioid use disorder through treatment programs during coronavirus emergency and modernize process for obtaining methadone (H.R. 6279), E1211 [2DE]

Task Force on Maternal Mental Health: establish, H5781 [22JN]

340B Drug Pricing Program: anniversary, H1024 [8FE], H5325–H5330 [7JN], H5451 [13JN], E595 [8JN], E608 [9JN]

Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System: require Inspector General investigation and report (H.R. 7308), H4158 [5AP]

Wallace, Rodney: Partnership for Public Service, Inc., Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal finalist, E483 [11MY]

Women: ensure maternal mental health hotline officials consult State and local officials who administer programs serving pregnant and postpartum individuals, H5782 [22JN]

——— reauthorize grant program for screening, assessment, and treatment services for maternal mental health and substance use disorders, H5747, H5779 [22JN]

World Trade Center Health Program: provide flexibility and funding (H.R. 4965), H6891 [20JY]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (S. 401), S365–S367 [20JA], S7212, S7213 [15DE]

——— prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (S. 401), unanimous-consent request, S366, S367 [20JA], S7212 [15DE]

Alaska: convey certain property to Tanana Tribal Council (H.R. 441), S6848 [29NO], S7287 [19DE]

Asian Americans: provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among U.S. South Asian population (H.R. 3771), S9726 [21DE]

——— provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among U.S. South Asian population (H.R. 3771), unanimous-consent request, S9727 [21DE]

Bagenstos, Samuel R.: nomination to be Dept. of HHS General Counsel, S2579 [18MY], S2695 [25MY], S2884 [9JN]

——— nomination to be Dept. of HHS General Counsel, motion to discharge, S563 [8FE], S609 [9FE]

Birth control: allow women greater access to safe and effective oral contraceptive drugs intended for routine use (S. 4638), S3726 [27JY]

——— allow women greater access to safe and effective oral contraceptive drugs intended for routine use (S. 4638), unanimous-consent request, S3726, S3727 [27JY]

Califf, Robert M.: nomination to be FDA Commissioner, S621 [10FE], S657, S665, S666 [14FE], S685–S688 [15FE]

——— nomination to be FDA Commissioner, unanimous-consent agreement, S671 [14FE]

CDC: codify statute allowing for immediate expulsion of persons or property to avoid introduction of communicable disease such as coronavirus from foreign country (S. 4022), S2053 [6AP], S2057 [7AP]

——— provide flexibility and funding for World Trade Center Health Program, S10073, S10074 [22DE]

Children and youth: reauthorize program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young children (S. 4052), S6946 [1DE]

——— require training and education for school teachers, employees, students, and community about how to prevent, recognize, respond to, and report child sexual abuse in primary and secondary education (S. 734), S3857 [2AU], S3904 [3AU], S4632 [15SE]

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate): accomplishments, S9716–S9718 [21DE]

Contreras, January: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Family Support, S1809 [28MR], S1854 [30MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: enact transit ban if order to suspend introduction of certain persons from countries where communicable disease outbreak exists is terminated (S. 5350), S9749, S9750 [21DE]

——— enact transit ban if order to suspend introduction of certain persons from countries where communicable disease outbreak exists is terminated (S. 5350), unanimous-consent request, S9750 [21DE]

——— establish procedure for terminating Surgeon General determination to suspend certain entries and imports from designated places relative to coronavirus public health emergency, S4179 [6AU]

——— establish procedure for terminating Surgeon General determination to suspend certain entries and imports from designated places relative to coronavirus public health emergency (S. 4036), S2119 [25AP], S9748 [21DE]

——— establish procedure for terminating Surgeon General determination to suspend entries and imports from designated places relative to coronavirus public health emergency (S. 4036), unanimous-consent request, S9749 [21DE]

Dept. of Justice: review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Native Americans, S2364 [5MY]

Depts. of HHS and Homeland Security: prohibit from lessening stringency of, and prohibit from ceasing or lessening implementation of, coronavirus border health provisions through end of pandemic (S. 4088), S2169 [26AP], S2197 [27AP]

Disabled: explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to voting accessibility protection and advocacy systems for Northern Mariana Islands and Native Americans (S. 3969), S1860 [30MR]

Diseases and disorders: address research on, and improve access to, supportive services for individuals with long-term coronavirus symptoms (S. 3726), S952 [2MR]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (S. 4120), S2221 [28AP], S9613 [20DE]

——— extend Title 42 public health authorities allowing for immediate expulsion of persons or property to avoid introduction of communicable disease such as coronavirus from foreign country, S9745 [21DE]

——— highlight importance of Title 42 public health authorities allowing for immediate expulsion of persons or property to avoid introduction of communicable disease such as coronavirus from foreign country, S1202 [16MR], S1876 [31MR], S1926, S1929 [4AP], S2059 [7AP], S2255 [3MY], S2575–S2577 [18MY], S2845 [8JN], S6934 [1DE]

——— improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (S. 1971), S1176 [15MR]

——— keep Title 42 in place to allow for immediate expulsion of persons or property to avoid introduction of communicable disease such as coronavirus from foreign countries, S10068 [22DE]

——— making supplemental appropriations for coronavirus emergency response and relief, S961 [3MR], S1006 [7MR], S1024 [8MR], S1070, S1073 [10MR], S1793 [28MR], S1812 [29MR], S1843–S1845, S1849 [30MR], S1876, S1886 [31MR], S1922 [4AP], S1949, S1964, S1965 [5AP], S1992, S2024 [6AP], S2118, S2119 [25AP], S2136 [26AP], S2174 [27AP], S2202 [28AP], S2235 [2MY], S2467 [12MY], S2514 [16MY], S2603 [19MY]

——— prepare for, and respond to, existing viruses, emerging new threats, and pandemics (S. 3799), S7060 [8DE]

——— prohibit termination of Title 42 to allow for immediate expulsion of persons or property to avoid introduction of communicable disease such as coronavirus from foreign countries, S10068, S10069 [22DE]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to implement or enforce coronavirus vaccine mandates, S775–S777 [17FE], S1106–S1108 [10MR]

Drugs: establish fentanyl lethality awareness campaign, establish Federal Interagency Work Group on Fentanyl Contamination of Illegal Drugs, and provide grants to mitigate effects of drug misuse (S. 4358), S2802–S2804 [7JN]

——— provide for appropriate cost-sharing for insulin products covered under Medicare part D and private health plans (S. 3700), S2345 [5MY]

——— streamline, coordinate, and expand research and foster increased communication between doctors and patients relative to cannabidiol and other marijuana components and their medical benefits (H.R. 8454), S6736, S6746 [16NO]

——— streamline, coordinate and expand research and foster increased communication between doctors and patients relative to cannabidiol and other marijuana components and their medical benefits (S. 253), S1784 [24MR]

Education: strengthen and expand adult education programs (S. 5202), S7036 [7DE]

Families and domestic relations: provide enhanced funding for family planning services (S. 4550), S3350 [19JY], S3590–S3593 [21JY]

——— provide enhanced funding for family planning services (S. 4550), unanimous-consent request, S3593 [21JY]

FCC: designate 9-8-8 as universal telephone number for national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operated through National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Veterans Crisis Line, S3359 [19JY]

FDA: provide for period of exclusivity for first interchangeable biological products (S. 4303), S2709 [25MY]

——— require guidance on extending expiration dates for certain scarce drugs (S. 3493), S191 [12JA]

——— require prompt reports on marketing status by holders of approved applications for biological products (S. 4302), S2709 [25MY]

——— revise and extend user-fee programs for prescription drugs, medical devices, generic drugs, and biosimilar biological products, S5171 [28SE]

Federal aid programs: provide tax credits for health care coverage to low-income adults in States that have not expanded Medicaid, S4190, S4191 [6AU]

Federal Clearinghouse on School Safety Best Practices: establish (S. 111), S597, S598 [9FE], S2683–S2685 [25MY]

——— establish (S. 111), unanimous-consent request, S2684 [25MY]

Food Safety Administration: establish, S3323 [18JY]

——— establish (S. 4520), S9715 [21DE]

Gaston, Rebecca E. Jones: nomination to be Dept. of HHS Administration on Children, Youth, and Families Commissioner, S3357, S3358 [19JY], S5516 [29SE]

——— nomination to be Dept. of HHS Administration on Children, Youth, and Families Commissioner. unanimous-consent request, S3358 [19JY]

Gordon, Robert M.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HHS for finanical resources, S3901 [3AU]

——— nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HHS for finanical resources, unanimous-consent request, S3901 [3AU]

Government regulations: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Ensuring Access to Equitable, Affordable, Client-Centered, Quality Family Planning Services’’ (S.J. Res. 41), S2180 [27AP]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Ensuring Access to Equitable, Affordable, Client-Centered, Quality Family Planning Services’’ (S.J. Res. 41), motion to proceed, S2184, S2185 [27AP]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Vaccine and Mask Requirements To Mitigate the Spread of COVID–19 in Head Start Programs’’ (S.J. Res. 39), S2265 [3MY], S2294 [4MY]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Vaccine and Mask Requirements To Mitigate the Spread of COVID–19 in Head Start Programs’’ (S.J. Res. 39), unanimous-consent agreement, S2259 [3MY]

Health: designate areas as Health Enterprise Zones to reduce health disparities and improve health outcomes in such areas (S. 5293), S7312 [19DE]

——— extend certain public health programs (S. 5244), S7123–S7128, S7150 [13DE], S7153 [14DE]

——— extend certain public health programs (S. 5244), unanimous-consent request, S7124, S7125 [13DE]

——— improve trauma systems and emergency care (S. 3566), S497 [2FE]

——— provide authority to suspend right to introduce certain persons or property into U.S. in interest of public health (S. 3959), S2020, S2021 [6AP], S6759, S6760 [17NO], S9720, S9721 [21DE]

——— provide authority to suspend right to introduce certain persons or property into U.S. in interest of public health (S. 3959), unanimous-consent request, S2021 [6AP], S6760 [17NO], S9720 [21DE]

Health care facilities: expand allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers (S. 958), S4444 [6SE]

Health care professionals: address mental and behavioral health and well-being of health care professionals working on front lines of coronavirus emergency or other pandemic, natural disaster, or crisis (H.R. 1667), S800 [17FE]

Immigration: provide additional funding to implement Title 42 public health authorities allowing for immediate expulsion of persons or property to avoid introduction of communicable disease such as coronavirus from foreign country, S4178 [6AU]

Infant and early childhood mental health promotion, intervention, and treatment program: reauthorize (S. 5266), S7253 [15DE]

Information technology: establish uniform data standards, strengthen data sharing processes between public health entities, and establish grant program to develop best practices on soliciting demographic information (S. 3913), S1775 [24MR]

Landgraf, Rita M.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Aging, S3358, S3359 [19JY]

——— nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Aging, unanimous-consent request, S3359 [19JY]

Medicare: establish improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (S. 4204), S4555 [13SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: lower prescription drug prices, improve transparency of pharmaceutical prices and transactions, lower patients’ out-of-pocket costs, and ensure accountability to taxpayers, S429 [1FE], S1039 [8MR], S1883 [31MR], S3189 [11JY], S3321, S3324 [18JY], S3346 [19JY], S3505, S3509, S3520 [20JY], S3582 [21JY], S3620, S3621 [25JY], S3669 [26JY], S3716 [27JY], S4065, S4167 [6AU]

Mental health: empower communities to establish continuum of care for individuals experiencing mental or behavioral health crisis (S. 1902), S1049 [8MR]

——— ensure provision of high-quality service through National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (S. 2425), S3078 [22JN], S3359 [19JY]

——— expand and intensify surveillance of self-harm in partnership with State and local public health departments and provide grants for self-harm and suicide prevention services in hospital emergency departments (S. 4448), S3078 [22JN], S3360 [19JY]

——— expand Medicaid certified community behavioral health clinic demonstration program and authorize funding for additional grants to certified community behavioral health clinics (S. 2069), S1737–S1739 [23MR], S2882 [9JN]

——— improve identification and support of children and families who experience trauma (S. 2086), S2233 [2MY]

——— reauthorize programs supporting community-based youth and young adult suicide prevention efforts (S. 4271), S2623 [19MY], S3078 [22JN], S3360 [19JY]

National Alzheimer’s Project: extend (S. 4203), S2494 [12MY]

NIH: require annual budget estimate for initiatives pursuant to reports and recommendations made under National Alzheimer’s Project Act (S. 4202), S2494 [12MY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S798 [17FE], S5524 [29SE], S10099 [22DE]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 4916), S4914 [21SE]

State Offices of Rural Health grant program: reauthorize (S. 4978), S7305 [19DE]

State Opioid Response Grants program: funding, S1111, S1112 [10MR]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: study certain exemptions for treatment of opioid use disorder through treatment programs during coronavirus emergency and modernize process for obtaining methadone (S. 3629), S686 [15FE]

Tso, Roselyn: nomination to be Indian Health Service Director, S4909 [21SE]

Reports filed

Advanced Research Project Agency-Health (ARPA-H) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5585) (H. Rept. 117–365), H5485 [13JN]

Alaska Native Health Care Land Transfers Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 441) (H. Rept. 117–295), H4458 [25AP]

Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 5129) (H. Rept. 117–311), H4721 [6MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3771, South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1254) (H. Rept. 117–432), H7167 [26JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1256) (H. Rept. 117–444), H7168 [26JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4118, Break the Cycle of Violence Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1377) (H. Rept. 117–483), H8064 [21SE]

Consideration of H.R. 5129, Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1097) (H. Rept. 117–320), H4795 [10MY]

Consideration of H.R. 5585, Advanced Research Project Agency-Health (ARPA-H) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1191) (H. Rept. 117–381), H5733 [21JN]

Consideration of H.R. 7007, Supplemental Appropriations for Coronavirus Emergency Response and Relief: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 973) (H. Rept. 117–269), H1421 [9MR]

Consideration of H.R. 7666, Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1191) (H. Rept. 117–381), H5733 [21JN]

Consideration of H.R. 7780, Mental Health Matters Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1396) (H. Rept. 117–507), H8219 [28SE]

Consideration of H.R. 8542, Mental Health Justice Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1377) (H. Rept. 117–483), H8064 [21SE]

Consideration of H.R. 8876, Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1499) (H. Rept. 117–587), H8673 [30NO]

Consideration of S. 3969, Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access (PAVA) Program Inclusion Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1396) (H. Rept. 117–507), H8219 [28SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 8295) (H. Rept. 117–403), H5934 [5JY]

Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center Access Improvement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 667) (H. Rept. 117–563), H8540 [16NO]

Direct President To Provide Documents Relative to Communications by White House Staff on Implications of Revoking Title 42 Public Health Authorities: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Res. 1275) (H. Rept. 117–528), H8313 [29SE]

Direct President To Provide Documents to House of Representatives Relative to Dept. of HHS Actions Taken Relative to Coronavirus Pandemic Response: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Res. 1268) (H. Rept. 117–531), H8313 [29SE]

Direct President To Provide Documents With Several Agencies on Recommendations To Reduce Availability of Illicitly Manufactured Fentanyl-Related Substances: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Res. 1274) (H. Rept. 117–527), H8313 [29SE]

Direct Sec. of HHS To Provide Documentation to House of Representatives Relative to Negotiation of Prices for Prescription Drugs Under Prescription Drug Program: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Res. 1284) (H. Rept. 117–534), H8369 [30SE]

Direct Sec. of HHS To Provide Documents Relative to Calculation of Certain Expenditure Limitations Applicable to Federal Funding of Medicaid in Puerto Rico: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Res. 1258) (H. Rept. 117–530), H8313 [29SE]

Direct Sec. of HHS To Provide Documents Relative to Emergency Intake Site To House Unaccompanied Migrant Children at Pennsylvania International Academy: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 1257) (H. Rept. 117–490), H8111 [22SE]

Direct Sec. of HHS To Provide Documents to House of Representatives Relative to Family Glitch Fix in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Res. 1262) (H. Rept. 117–519), H8219 [28SE]

Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 4052), S3239 [12JY]

FDA Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 4348), S3269 [13JY]

Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Reauthorization: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 8876) (H. Rept. 117–559), H8507 [15NO]

Improving Trauma Systems and Emergency Care Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 8163) (H. Rept. 117–514), H8219 [28SE]

Keeping Incarceration Discharges Streamlined for Children and Accommodating Resources in Education (KIDS CARE) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 7233) (H. Rept. 117–374), H5643 [16JN]

Maximizing Outcomes Through Better Investments in Lifesaving Equipment for (MOBILE) Health Care Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5141) (H. Rept. 117–513), H8219 [28SE]

——— Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 958), S3239 [12JY]

Mental Health Matters Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 7780) (H. Rept. 117–484), H8111 [22SE]

National Suicide Hotline Designation Act Implementation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Tranportation (Senate) (S. Rept. 117–69), S612 [9FE]

Nomination of January Contreras To Be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Family Support: Committee on Finance (Senate), S950 [2MR]

Nomination of Rebecca E. Jones Gaston To Be Dept. of HHS Administration on Children, Youth, and Families Commissioner: Committee on Finance (Senate), S950 [2MR]

Nomination of Rita M. Landgraf To Be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Aging: Committee on Health, Education, and Pensions (Senate), S2707 [25MY]

Nomination of Robert M. Califf To Be FDA Commissioner: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S219 [13JA]

Nomination of Robert M. Gordon To Be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Finanical Resources: Committee on Finance (Senate), S950 [2MR]

Nomination of Roselyn Tso To Be Indian Health Service Director: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate), S3269 [13JY]

Request President and Direct Sec. of HHS To Transmit Documents to House of Representatives Relative to Any Coronavirus Vaccine: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Res. 1244) (H. Rept. 117–516), H8219 [28SE]

Request President and Direct Sec. of HHS To Transmit Documents to House of Representatives Relative to Ivermectin: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Res. 1355) (H. Rept. 117–529), H8313 [29SE]

Request President and Direct Secs. of HHS and Homeland Security To Transmit Certain Documents to House of Representatives Relative to Unaccompanied Alien Children: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 1343) (H. Rept. 117–543), H8394 [14OC]

Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 7666) (H. Rept. 117–364), H5485 [13JN]

School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 5428) (H. Rept. 117–307), H4721 [6MY]

South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3771) (H. Rept. 117–427), H7065 [21JY]

Statements

Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act: Executive Office of the President, H4941 [13MY]

FDA User-Fee Programs for Prescription Drugs, Medical Devices, Generic Drugs, and Biosimilar Biological Products Goals and Procedures: Xavier Becerra, Sec. of HHS, S5177–S5220 [28SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 973, consideration of H.R. 7007, supplemental appropriations for coronavirus emergency response and relief, H1390 [9MR]

H. Res. 1097, consideration of H.R. 5129, Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act, H4764 [10MY]

H. Res. 1191, consideration of H.R. 5585, Advanced Research Project Agency-Health (ARPA-H) Act, H5745 [22JN]

H. Res. 1191, consideration of H.R. 7666, Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act, H5745 [22JN]

H. Res. 1254, consideration of H.R. 3771, South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act, H7134 [26JY]

H. Res. 1256, consideration of H.R. 4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act, H7177 [27JY]

H. Res. 1377, consideration of H.R. 4118, Break the Cycle of Violence Act, H8069 [22SE]

H. Res. 1377, consideration of H.R. 8542, Mental Health Justice Act, H8069 [22SE]

H. Res. 1396, consideration of H.R. 7780, Mental Health Matters Act, H8170 [28SE]

H. Res. 1396, consideration of S. 3969, Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access (PAVA) Program Inclusion Act, H8170 [28SE]

H. Res. 1499, consideration of H.R. 8876, Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program reauthorization, H8653 [30NO]

H.R. 441, Alaska Native Health Care Land Transfers Act, H4488 [26AP]

H.R. 3771, South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act, H7185 [27JY]

H.R. 4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act, H7189 [27JY]

H.R. 4118, Break the Cycle of Violence Act, H8090–H8093 [22SE]

H.R. 5129, Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act, H4925–H4932 [13MY]

H.R. 5585, Advanced Research Project Agency-Health (ARPA-H) Act, H5795–H5798 [22JN]

H.R. 5657, Medical Marijuana Research Act, H4136–H4138 [4AP]

H.R. 7666, Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act, H5752–H5773 [22JN]

H.R. 7780, Mental Health Matters Act, H8242–H8249 [29SE]

H.R. 8163, Improving Trauma Systems and Emergency Care Act, H8150 [28SE], H8284 [29SE]

H.R. 8454, Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, H7120–H7122 [26JY]

H.R. 8542, Mental Health Justice Act, H8081 [22SE]

H.R. 8876, Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program reauthorization, H8713–H8715 [2DE]

S. 144, Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center Access Improvement Act, H6686 [18JY]

S. 734, require training and education for school teachers, employees, students, and community about how to prevent, recognize, respond to, and report child sexual abuse in primary and secondary education, S3904 [3AU]

S. 958, Maximizing Outcomes Through Better Investments in Lifesaving Equipment for (MOBILE) Health Care Act, S4444 [6SE], H8152 [28SE]

S. 1543, Suicide Training and Awareness Nationally Delivered for Universal Prevention (STANDUP) Act, H1158 [28FE]

S. 3569, Help Expand Liability Protections (HELP) for Volunteers Act, S525 [3FE]

S. 3596, CHIP School Behavioral Health Incentive Act, S576 [8FE]

S. 3969, Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access (PAVA) Program Inclusion Act, S1860 [30MR], H8230 [29SE]

S. 4052, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act, S6946 [1DE], H8754 [5DE]

S. 4120, expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors, S9613 [20DE], H10025 [22DE]

S. 4520, Food Safety Administration Act, S3273 [13JY]

S. 4978, Dept. of HHS State Offices of Rural Health grant program reauthorization, S7305 [19DE], H10025 [22DE]

S. Res. 714, recognize Americans With Disabilities Act anniversary and importance of independent living for disabled individuals and call for further action to strengthen home and community living for such individuals, S3547 [20JY]

S.J. Res. 39, disapprove Dept. of HHS rule entitled ‘‘Vaccine and Mask Requirements To Mitigate the Spread of COVID–19 in Head Start Programs’’, S675 [14FE], S2265 [3MY]