PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT

Amendments

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Rural Emergency Medical Service Training and Equipment Assistance Program (S. 265), S5966 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prohibit declaration of national emergency relative to abortion (see S. 196), S173 [31JA] (see H.R. 1143), H865 [21FE]

——— prohibit governmental discrimination against certain health care providers with certain objections to abortion (see H.R. 279), H202 [11JA]

——— prohibit health centers from providing abortions (see S. 750), S742 [9MR]

Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response: reauthorize certain programs relative to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response (see H.R. 4421), H3158 [30JN]

Animals: require inspections of foreign laboratories conducting biomedical and behavioral research to ensure compliance with applicable animal welfare requirements (see S. 2397), S3148 [19JY]

Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority: award follow-on production contracts or transactions, procure supplies for experiments and tests, and acquire innovative commercial products and services (see H.R. 3794), H2740 [5JN]

CDC: accelerate applicability of requirement that Director be appointed by President with advice and consent of Senate (see H.R. 3813), H2740 [5JN]

——— amend guidance documents (see H.R. 4529), H3204 [11JY]

——— establish grant program to recruit, hire, and train public health nurses (see S. 2639), S3755 [27JY] (see H.R. 6768), H6941 [13DE]

——— include neuropathy in list of conditions covered by World Trade Center Health Program (see H.R. 2636), H1758 [17AP]

——— 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. 1452), S1533 [4MY] (see H.R. 3073), H2126 [2MY]

——— provide flexibility and funding for World Trade Center Health Program (see S. 569), S532 [28FE] (see H.R. 1294), H1048 [1MR]

——— provide for demonstration program to facilitate clinical adoption of pregnancy intention screening initiatives by health care and social service providers (see H.R. 3659), H2635 [25MY]

——— provide for public health research and investment into understanding and eliminating structural racism and police violence (see S. 1317), S1382 [26AP] (see H.R. 2904), H2048 [26AP]

——— reauthorize and improve National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (see S. 1840), S2005 [7JN] (see H.R. 3916), H2778 [7JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs relative to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response (see H.R. 4420), H3158 [30JN]

——— reauthorize program of surveillance and education regarding infections associated with illicit drug use and other risk factors (see S. 2918), S4678 [26SE]

——— strike requirement that Director be appointed by President with advice and consent of Senate (see H.R. 3820), H2741 [5JN]

Cosmetics: provide grants to identify ingredients in salon products harmful to salon workers and women of color, promote green chemistry solutions, and require disclosure of ingredients on labels and company websites (see H.R. 3620), H2594 [24MY]

Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 1012), H838 [14FE]

Credit: provide additional transparency and consumer protections relative to medical debt collection practices (see S. 2483), S3522 [25JY]

Dept. of HHS: amend Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise (see H.R. 4419), H3158 [30JN]

——— authorize certain contracts and cooperative agreements with clinical laboratories for purposes of delivery of medical products to Strategic National Stockpile (see H.R. 3840), H2761 [6JN]

——— authorize fellowships under Minority Fellowship Program to be awarded for training for professionals in addiction medicine field (see S. 3145), S5213 [26OC]

——— authorize grants for youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to be used for school personnel and students to receive student suicide awareness and prevention training (see H.R. 3682), H2636 [25MY]

——— authorize grants to children’s hospitals for increasing their capacity to provide pediatric behavioral health services (see H.R. 2412), H1690 [30MR]

——— authorize grants to eligible entities to pay for travel-related expenses and logistical support for individuals relative to accessing abortion services (see S. 2152), S2223 [22JN] (see H.R. 4268), H3071 [21JN]

——— authorize grants to health care providers to enhance physical and cyber security of their facilities, personnel, and patients (see H.R. 286), H202 [11JA]

——— authorize grants to increase and support nurse faculty and clinical preceptors (see H.R. 3263), H2309 [11MY]

——— authorize loan repayment program to encourage specialty medicine physicians to serve in rural communities experiencing shortage of such physicians (see S. 705), S714 [8MR] (see H.R. 2761), H1908 [20AP]

——— authorize Office of Minority Health to award grants to faith- or community-based organizations to address persistent health inequities and chronic disease challenges (see H.R. 5520), H4346 [14SE]

——— authorize public education campaign to increase oral health literacy and awareness (see S. 403), S397 [14FE] (see H.R. 994), H837 [14FE]

——— authorize scholarship and loan repayment program to incentivize physicians to enter into field of sickle cell disease research, treatment, and patient care (see S. 1423), S1504 [3MY] (see H.R. 3100), H2135 [5MY]

——— authorize supplemental awards to health centers to establish community transformation hubs (see H.R. 1072), H852 [17FE]

——— award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to establish, maintain, or improve activities relative to detection and monitoring of infectious diseases through wastewater (see S. 2237), S2310 [11JY]

——— award grants to eligible entities to establish or maintain student mental health and safety helpline (see H.R. 822), H679 [2FE]

——— carry out national campaign to increase awareness of importance of maternal vaccinations for health of pregnant and postpartum individuals and their children (see H.R. 3348), H2346 [15MY]

——— clarify rules relative to drug discounts for covered entities (see S. 1133), S1090 [30MR]

——— conduct study on designation of general surgery shortage areas (see S. 1140), S1090 [30MR] (see H.R. 1781), H1437 [24MR]

——— continue Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (see S. 2434), S3459 [20JY]

——— delegate primary responsibility for maintaining Strategic National Stockpile to Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (see H.R. 3837), H2761 [6JN]

——— develop diagnostic testing preparedness plan to be used during public health emergencies (see H.R. 3795), H2740 [5JN]

——— eliminate consideration of income of organ recipients in providing reimbursement of expenses to donating individuals (see H.R. 6020), H5042 [24OC]

——— eliminate short-term limited duration insurance exemption relative to individual health insurance coverage (see H.R. 711), H626 [1FE]

——— eliminate sunset authority to make certain appointments for National Disaster Medical System (see H.R. 3613), H2545 [23MY]

——— 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. 2191), S2224 [22JN] (see H.R. 4275), H3107 [22JN]

——— ensure references to opioid overdose reversal agents in grant programs are not limited to naloxone (see S. 2809), S4525 [14SE] (see H.R. 4007), H2807 [12JN]

——— ensure transparency and oversight of 340B drug discount program (see H.R. 3290), H2342 [15MY]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see S. 1113), S1089 [30MR] (see H.R. 2530), H1708 [6AP]

——— establish emergency grants to safeguard essential health care workers (see S. 1767), S1843 [31MY] (see H.R. 3645), H2596 [24MY]

——— establish EMS Preparedness and Response Workforce Shortage Pilot Program and streamline process for veterans to become emergency medical services technicians and paramedics (see H.R. 6433), H5892 [15NO]

——— establish grant program for supporting emergency medical services organizations (see H.R. 1737), H1407 [23MR]

——— establish grant program supporting trauma centers with violence intervention and prevention programs (see S. 1447), S1533 [4MY]

——— establish grant program to provide self-harm and suicide prevention services in primary care offices (see H.R. 6804), H6984 [14DE]

——— establish Office of Drug Manufacturing to manufacture certain generic drugs in order to reduce prices, increase competition, and address shortages in prescription drug market (see S. 3398), S5750 [5DE] (see H.R. 6607), H6144 [5DE]

——— establish Office of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Well-Being (see H.R. 4281), H3108 [22JN]

——— establish position of Outreach Coordinator within Office of Minority Health (see H.R. 3268), H2310 [11MY]

——— 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. 5957), H5013 [13OC]

——— 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. 1653), S1704 [17MY]

——— establish program to support health care providers and pharmacies in providing discounted insulin products to uninsured individuals (see S. 954), S933 [23MR]

——— establish Prostate Cancer Coordinating Committee (see H.R. 1315), H1049 [1MR]

——— establish Reducing Youth Use of E-Cigarettes Initiative (see S. 3108), S5143 [24OC] (see H.R. 6038), H5043 [24OC]

——— establish requirements relative to prescription drug benefits (see S. 1131), S1090 [30MR]

——— establish rural health center innovation awards program and rural health department enhancement program (see S. 953), S933 [23MR] (see H.R. 1712), H1326 [22MR]

——— establish State insulin assistance programs, hold manufacturers accountable for excessive insulin price increases, and promote market competition to drive down prices (see S. 1497), S1566 [9MY] (see H.R. 3134), H2170 [9MY]

——— establish Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Unhoused Individuals (see H.R. 4941), H4030 [26JY]

——— 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. 3545), S5996 [14DE] (see H.R. 3791), H2712 [1JN]

——— establish website that includes support services and resources available to persons with physical, intellectual, and developmental disabilities (see H.R. 670), H575 [31JA]

——— expand and improve health care services by health centers and National Health Service Corps for individuals with developmental disability (see H.R. 3380), H2376 [16MY]

——— expand and intensify programs on translational research and related activities relative to cerebral cavernous malformations (see S. 543), S531 [28FE]

——— expand services provided at community health centers (see H.R. 3080), H2133 [5MY]

——— extend authorization of appropriations for grants for State strategic stockpiles (see H.R. 3631), H2595 [24MY]

——— extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see S. 2688), S3756 [27JY] (see S. 2688), H4157 [1AU]

——— give preference for preventive health services project grants to States that allow trained individuals to carry and administer epinephrine (see H.R. 3910), H2778 [7JN]

——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see S. 2188), S2224 [22JN] (see H.R. 4392), H3150 [27JN]

——— improve benefits and services to members of Ready Reserve Corps (see S. 2297), S2460 [13JY]

——— improve patient access to oral medications (see H.R. 4011), H2807 [12JN]

——— improve reproductive health care of individuals with disabilities (see S. 2544), S3620 [26JY] (see H.R. 4901), H4028 [26JY]

——— include biological attribution strategy, and early warning strategy and implementation plan, in National Health Security Strategy (see H.R. 4516), H3176 [10JY]

——— increase access to medication for opioid overdose reversal (see S. 1373), S1418 [27AP]

——— 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. 2243), S2310 [11JY]

——— issue grants to train students, teachers, and school personnel to understand, recognize, prevent, and respond to signs of human trafficking and exploitation in children and youth (see H.R. 623), H509 [30JA]

——— make updates to National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (see H.R. 5142), H4164 [4AU]

——— permanently authorize certified community behavioral health clinics (see S. 2993), S4760 [28SE]

——— permit employers to treat benefits for telehealth services offered under group health plan or group health insurance coverage as excepted benefits (see H.R. 824), H679 [2FE]

——— prohibit certain funds from being used for any system through which counseling or referrals are provided to individuals regarding abortion services (see H.R. 3741), H2646 [26MY]

——— prohibit certain research on human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to abortion (see H.R. 398), H248 [20JA] (see H.R. 1466), H1206 [8MR]

——— prohibit discrimination against eligible States, individuals, or other entities for refusing to counsel or refer for abortions relative to awarding of family planning grants (see S. 2539), S3620 [26JY] (see H.R. 5076), H4151 [28JY]

——— prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see S. 166), S172 [31JA] (see S. 624), S635 [2MR] (see H.R. 330), H232 [12JA]

——— prohibit requiring organizations receiving Federal funding to provide referrals for abortion (see H.R. 4414), H3157 [30JN]

——— prohibit use or declaration of public health emergency with respect to abortion (see H.R. 384), H242 [17JA]

——— promote healthy eating and physical activity among children (see S. 3171), S5257 [31OC] (see H.R. 5788), H4853 [28SE]

——— provide authority to suspend right to introduce certain persons or property into U.S. in interest of public health (see S. 1192), S1255 [19AP] (see H.R. 1210), H914 [27FE]

——— provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources, identify more at-risk families, and authorize research and surveillance activities relative to cardiomyopathy (see H.R. 6829), H6985 [14DE]

——— 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. 5829), H4909 [29SE]

——— provide dedicated funding for health advocates to develop targeted outreach, event planning materials, and other resources for community organizations to utilize during National Recovery Month (see S. 2766), S4388 [12SE] (see H.R. 5418), H4263 [12SE] (see H.R. 5452), H4297 [13SE]

——— provide for activities to increase awareness and knowledge of health care providers and women relative to ovarian, endometrial, and cervical cancer (see H.R. 5858), H4910 [29SE]

——— provide for appropriate cost-sharing for insulin products covered under private health plans (see S. 954), S933 [23MR]

——— provide for behavioral and mental health outreach and education strategy to reduce stigma associated with mental health among Hispanic and Latino population (see S. 2476), S3522 [25JY] (see H.R. 4884), H3949 [25JY]

——— provide for clarity relative to duration of contracts for procurement of supplies for Strategic National Stockpile (see H.R. 4458), H3166 [3JY]

——— provide for grants to promote representative community engagement in maternal mortality review committees (see S. 1599), S1647 [15MY]

——— 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. 1224), H915 [27FE]

——— provide for outreach and education strategy and research to improve behavioral and mental health of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander population, while addressing stigma of such treatment (see S. 1773), S1843 [31MY] (see H.R. 3680), H2636 [25MY]

——— provide for participation of physical therapists in National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment program and include coverage of physical therapy services in certain programs (see H.R. 4829), H3895 [24JY]

——— provide for public awareness campaign relative to human papillomavirus (see H.R. 3633), H2595 [24MY]

——— provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among U.S. South Asian population (see H.R. 4914), H4029 [26JY]

——— provide for stockpiles to ensure that all Americans have access to generic drugs at risk of shortage (see H.R. 405), H248 [20JA]

——— 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. 801), H678 [2FE]

——— provide funding for trained school personnel to administer drugs and devices for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose (see S. 2946), S4720 [27SE] (see H.R. 3065), H2125 [2MY]

——— 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. 1403), S1463 [2MY] (see H.R. 3046), H2125 [2MY]

——— provide health equity for people with disabilities (see S. 1219), S1256 [19AP]

——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see H.R. 6160), H5228 [1NO]

——— reauthorize and expand technical assistance and support for recovery community organizations and peer support networks (see S. 3259), S5427 [8NO]

——— reauthorize and extend Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program (see S. 1800), S1899 [1JN] (see H.R. 3946), H2786 [9JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs relative to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response (see S. 2333), S2984 [18JY] (see H.R. 4697), H3698 [18JY]

——— reauthorize Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 3841), H2761 [6JN] (see H.R. 3887), H2777 [7JN]

——— reauthorize comprehensive opioid recovery centers (see H.R. 1502), H1247 [9MR]

——— reauthorize grants for first responder training (see S. 2933), S4678 [26SE] (see H.R. 4089), H2930 [14JN]

——— reauthorize grants to address dental workforce needs (see S. 2891), S4654 [21SE] (see H.R. 3843), H2761 [6JN]

——— reauthorize mental and behavioral health education and training grants (see H.R. 4097), H2930 [14JN]

——— reauthorize monitoring and education program regarding infections associated with illicit drug use and other risk factors (see H.R. 4100), H2930 [14JN]

——— reauthorize program of payments to teaching health centers that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 2569), H1717 [10AP]

——— reauthorize program of preventing overdoses of controlled substances (see H.R. 4099), H2930 [14JN]

——— reauthorize program to provide for sickle cell disease and other heritable blood disorders research, surveillance, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 3884), H2777 [7JN]

——— reauthorize programs to save and sustain health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum and eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths (see S. 2415), S3458 [20JY] (see H.R. 3838), H2761 [6JN]

——— reauthorize residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women (see H.R. 4092), H2930 [14JN]

——— reauthorize Rural Emergency Medical Service Training and Equipment Assistance Program (see S. 265), S230 [2FE] (see H.R. 4646), H3611 [14JY]

——— reauthorize sickle cell disease prevention and treatment demonstration program (see S. 1852), S2005 [7JN]

——— remove certain liability protections for certain biological products and other drugs if sponsor thereof fails to disclose to public all non-exempt data within biological product file or drug application (see H.R. 5773), H4713 [27SE]

——— require certain family planning projects and programs to provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 223), H106 [9JA]

——— require recipients of certain grants to comply with State and local laws requiring reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse, rape, incest, intimate partner violence, or human trafficking (see H.R. 437), H250 [20JA]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 1884), S2028 [8JN] (see H.R. 3713), H2637 [25MY]

——— secure National Suicide Prevention Lifeline from cybersecurity incidents (see S. 1493), S1566 [9MY] (see H.R. 498), H322 [25JA]

——— specify duration of contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or other transactions awarded or entered into with Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (see H.R. 4459), H3166 [3JY]

——— strengthen mental health workforce (see H.R. 3760), H2707 [31MY]

——— study and prevent child abuse in youth residential programs (see S. 1351), S1418 [27AP] (see H.R. 2955), H2084 [27AP]

——— support dual or concurrent enrollment programs in allied health professions (see S. 2304), S2460 [13JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: resume border wall system construction, preserve exclusive authority of immigration judges over asylum claims, and codify Migrant Protection Protocols (see S. 716), S715 [8MR]

Diseases and disorders: amend laws relative to preventing end-stage kidney disease (see H.R. 6790), H6983 [14DE]

——— reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 5834), H4909 [29SE]

——— reauthorize Mosquito Abatement Safety and Health Act and epidemiology laboratory capacity grants and require GAO study on existing mosquito and other vector-borne surveillance and control programs (see S. 2580), S3753 [27JY]

——— regulate human cadaveric islets for transplantation as organs (see S. 2205), S2225 [22JN] (see H.R. 4304), H3109 [22JN]

——— terminate existing mask mandates imposed by Federal Government and prevent implementation of new mask mandates (see S. 172), S172 [31JA]

Drugs: ensure equitable treatment of covered entities and pharmacies participating in 340B drug discount program (see H.R. 2534), H1709 [6AP]

——— establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (see H.R. 1488), H1247 [9MR]

——— fund detection and testing activities, such as wastewater surveillance, to detect synthetic opioids (see H.R. 4773), H3886 [20JY]

——— increase reporting and transparency requirements in 340B Drug Pricing Program (see S. 1182), S1210 [18AP] (see H.R. 198), H105 [9JA]

——— provide for requirements for electronic-prescribing for controlled substances under group health plans and group and individual health insurance coverage (see S. 2666), S3756 [27JY]

——— reform prescription drug pricing and reduce out-of-pocket costs by ensuring consumers benefit from negotiated rebates by requiring coinsurance obligations be set as percentage of net price not list price (see H.R. 6856), H6997 [19DE]

Health: codify rule requiring hospitals and insurers disclose discounted cash pricing and negotiated rates to consumers (see S. 1130), S1090 [30MR] (see S. 3548), S5996 [14DE] (see H.R. 410), H249 [20JA] (see H.R. 2691), H1845 [18AP] (see H.R. 3281), H2342 [15MY] (see H.R. 3561), H2498 [22MY]

——— establish national campaign to increase maternal vaccination rates (see S. 1603), S1647 [15MY]

——— improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see S. 1424), S1504 [3MY] (see H.R. 1385), H1147 [7MR]

——— include Middle Easterners and North Africans in statutory definition of ‘‘racial and ethnic minority group’’ (see S. 2899), S4654 [21SE] (see H.R. 2730), H1886 [19AP]

——— require group health plans and group or individual health insurance issuers to permit enrollees to obtain year supply of contraceptives (see S. 2427), S3458 [20JY] (see H.R. 4816), H3888 [20JY]

——— review and improve domestic biopharmaceutical manufacturing capabilities and public health and medical preparedness and response (see S. 36), S74 [24JA]

Health care facilities: enhance compliance with hospital price transparency requirements (see S. 468), S455 [16FE]

——— ensure fair billing practices for items and services furnished by off-campus hospital locations and provide for payments for graduate nursing education costs (see S. 1869), S2006 [7JN]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to disaster (see H.R. 2819), H1945 [25AP]

Health Resources and Services Administration: modify loan repayment program for substance use disorder treatment workforce to relieve workforce shortages (see S. 462), S455 [16FE] (see H.R. 4933), H4029 [26JY]

——— reauthorize loan repayment program for substance use disorder treatment workforce (see S. 3200), S5338 [2NO] (see H.R. 3355), H2375 [16MY] (see H.R. 4079), H2884 [13JN]

——— support and stabilize existing nursing workforce and establish programs to increase number of nurses (see S. 1150), S1091 [30MR] (see H.R. 2411), H1690 [30MR]

Indian Health Service: extend funding for special diabetes programs for Indians (see H.R. 2547), H1716 [10AP]

Insurance: allow parental choice in selection of primary health insurance coverage or primary coverage under group health plan for newborn children (see H.R. 4195), H2964 [16JN]

——— apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans (see S. 1375), S1419 [27AP] (see H.R. 830), H708 [6FE]

——— establish requirements for disclosure of certain information relative to health care sharing ministries (see H.R. 6302), H5651 [8NO]

——— exclude from definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans (see H.R. 2813), H1944 [25AP]

——— exempt certain direct primary care arrangements from regulation as health insurance coverage (see H.R. 633), H510 [30JA]

——— increase oversight of pharmacy benefits manager services (see S. 2694), S3756 [27JY] (see H.R. 2679), H1845 [18AP] (see H.R. 4846), H3948 [25JY]

——— limit cost sharing for prenatal services in certain circumstances (see H.R. 5909), H4990 [6OC]

——— promote group health plan price transparency (see H.R. 4905), H4028 [26JY]

——— provide for certain health coverage of newborns (see H.R. 3387), H2377 [16MY]

——— provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 77), H100 [9JA]

——— provide for special enrollment period for pregnant women (see S. 3509), S5961 [13DE] (see H.R. 6716), H6814 [11DE]

——— require coverage of infertility treatments (see S. 2386), S3147 [19JY] (see H.R. 4731), H3856 [19JY]

——— require health insurers to provide certain informational resources related to Down syndrome diagnosis (see H.R. 6412), H5855 [14NO]

——— require health plans to provide coverage for prostate cancer screenings without imposition of cost-sharing requirements (see S. 2821), S4526 [14SE] (see H.R. 1826), H1526 [28MR]

——— require out-of-network coverage for qualified individuals diagnosed with rare pediatric disease participating in approved clinical trials (see H.R. 5647), H4455 [21SE]

——— strengthen transparency requirements relative to pharmacy benefit managers (see H.R. 2816), H1945 [25AP]

Medicaid: require States report abortion data to CDC to receive certain family planning funding (see S. 15), S54 [23JA] (see H.R. 632), H510 [30JA]

Medicare: address incorrect billing by off-campus hospital locations (see H.R. 2863), H1947 [25AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: refine set of information sources for determining coverage of certain drugs and biologicals used in treatment or management of rare disease or condition (see H.R. 6094), H5173 [26OC]

Mental health: address mental health issues for youth, particularly youth of color (see S. 1700), S1743 [18MY] (see H.R. 3548), H2456 [18MY]

——— improve identification and support of children and families who experience trauma (see S. 1426), S1504 [3MY] (see H.R. 4541), H3204 [11JY]

National Center for Alternatives to Animals in Research and Testing: establish (see H.R. 1024), H838 [14FE]

National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative: reauthorize grants to address problems of persons who experience trauma and violence related stress (see H.R. 4095), H2930 [14JN]

NIH: ensure that non-animal methods are prioritized, where applicable and feasible, in proposals for all research conducted or supported (see H.R. 1024), H838 [14FE]

——— extend Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program (see H.R. 3391), H2377 [16MY]

——— make awards to outstanding scientists, including physician-scientists, to support researchers focusing on pediatric research, including basic, clinical, translational, or pediatric pharmacological research (see S. 2345), S2984 [18JY] (see H.R. 4714), H3699 [18JY]

——— prohibit sale or transactions relative to human fetal tissue (see H.R. 416), H249 [20JA]

——— prohibit support for activity or program that uses live animals in research outside U.S. (see H.R. 4757), H3857 [19JY]

——— require greater transparency and accountability within grant-making process (see H.R. 6483), H5936 [28NO]

——— transfer pharmaceutical civil penalties to Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program Fund (see S. 1624), S1678 [16MY]

Pharmaceuticals: increase transparency of research costs (see S. 1476), S1566 [9MY] (see H.R. 3160), H2171 [9MY]

Presidents of the U.S.: clarify inability to declare national emergencies on premise of climate change (see S. 2118), S2222 [22JN] (see H.R. 4300), H3108 [22JN]

Public health emergencies: amend relative to determination, termination, and renewal (see H.R. 4381), H3150 [27JN]

Public Health Service: provide additional funding for Commissioned Corps (see S. 2590), S3753 [27JY]

Schools: increase Federal medical assistance percentage and award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to increase number of behavioral health care providers in schools and school-based health centers (see S. 1774), S1843 [31MY] (see H.R. 3761), H2707 [31MY]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: direct Center for Mental Health Services to develop and disseminate strategy to address effects of new technologies on children’s mental health (see H.R. 3164), H2171 [9MY]

——— reauthorize grants for building communities of recovery (see H.R. 4098), H2930 [14JN]

——— reauthorize National Peer-Run Training and Technical Assistance Center for Addiction Recovery Support (see H.R. 4101), H2930 [14JN]

Women: amend to include public awareness about menopause and related chronic conditions (see H.R. 6743), H6940 [13DE]

——— improve maternal and infant health and promote safe motherhood (see S. 964), S933 [23MR]

Letters

Custom Health Option and Individual Care Expense (CHOICE) Arrangement Act: several health organizations, H3042 [21JN]

Self-Insurance Protection Act: several health organizations, H3042 [21JN]

Remarks in House

Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority: award follow-on production contracts or transactions, procure supplies for experiments and tests, and acquire innovative commercial products and services (H.R. 3794), H3077 [22JN]

CDC: include neuropathy in list of conditions covered by World Trade Center Health Program (H.R. 2636), H2045 [26AP]

——— prohibit funding to implement, promote, or enforce recommendation to add coronavirus vaccine to child and adolescent immunization schedule, H5822 [14NO]

Dept. of HHS: award grants to eligible entities to establish or maintain student mental health and safety helpline (H.R. 822), H5663 [9NO]

——— funding for States to build or maintain their own medical stockpile through reductions in Strategic National Stockpile funding, H5784 [14NO]

——— prohibit Federal family planning grants from being used to create national hotline providing counseling to individuals seeking abortions or other family planning services, H2506 [23MY]

——— reauthorize certain programs relative to mental health and substance use disorders, H2584 [24MY]

——— reauthorize program of preventing overdoses of controlled substances, H6821 [12DE]

——— reauthorize programs to save and sustain health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum and eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths (H.R. 3838), H5410 [6NO]

Drugs: establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products, E1105 [15NO]

——— establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products for children, H2983 [20JN]

Health Resources and Services Administration: Bureau of Health Workforce funding, H5769 [14NO]

Insurance: apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans (H.R. 830), H2466 [22MY], E249 [23MR]

——— exclude from definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans, H3022, H3026–H3028 [21JN]

——— require coverage of infertility treatments, E323 [18AP]

Mental health: address mental health issues for youth, particularly youth of color (H.R. 3548), H3601 [14JY]

——— strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits, H2385 [17MY]

Remarks in Senate

CDC: provide flexibility and funding for World Trade Center Health Program, S3722 [27JY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize public education campaign to increase oral health literacy and awareness (S. 403), S451 [16FE]

——— establish program to support health care providers and pharmacies in providing discounted insulin products to uninsured individuals (S. 954), S5498–S5500 [14NO]

——— provide authority to suspend right to introduce certain persons or property into U.S. in interest of public health (S. 1192), S1257 [19AP], S1435 [1MY], S1585, S1586 [10MY]

——— provide authority to suspend right to introduce certain persons or property into U.S. in interest of public health (S. 1192), unanimous-consent request, S1586 [10MY]

——— provide for appropriate cost-sharing for insulin products covered under Medicare part D and private health plans, S219 [2FE], S616 [2MR], S756 [14MR], S810 [16MR]

——— provide for appropriate cost-sharing for insulin products covered under private health plans (S. 954), S5498–S5500 [14NO]

——— provide for behavioral and mental health outreach and education strategy to reduce stigma associated with mental health among Hispanic and Latino population (S. 2476), S3525 [25JY]

——— provide recovery by individuals who were stationed, lived, or worked at Camp Lejeune, NC, S3442 [20JY]

——— reauthorize and expand technical assistance and support for recovery community organizations and peer support networks (S. 3259), S5429 [8NO]

——— reauthorize Rural Emergency Medical Service Training and Equipment Assistance Program (S. 265), S1064 [30MR], S3873 [5SE], S5966 [13DE]

Diseases and disorders: terminate existing mask mandates imposed by Federal Government and prevent implementation of new mask mandates (S. 172), S248 [7FE]

Health: include Middle Easterners and North Africans in statutory definition of ‘‘racial and ethnic minority group’’ (S. 2899), S4657 [21SE]

Reports filed

Action for Dental Health Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3843) (H. Rept. 118–243), H4985 [3OC]

Dept. of HHS Preventing Maternal Deaths Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3838) (H. Rept. 118–246), H5103 [25OC]

Dept. of HHS Rural Emergency Medical Service Training and Equipment Assistance Program Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 265), S3618 [26JY]

Kids First Research Act 2.0: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3391) (H. Rept. 118–165), H4203 [25AU]

——— Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1624), S4947 [4OC]

9-8-8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 498) (H. Rept. 118–52), H2306 [11MY]

Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2333), S4227 [6SE]

Programs To Save and Sustain Health of Mothers During Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Postpartum and Eliminate Disparities in Maternal Health Outcomes Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2415), S4947 [4OC]

Securing the Border for Public Health Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 801) (H. Rept. 118–53), H2306 [11MY]

Self-Insurance Protection Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2813) (H. Rept. 118–115), H2989 [20JN]

Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3884) (H. Rept. 118–166), H4203 [25AU]

——— Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1852), S4227 [6SE]

Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 824) (H. Rept. 118–132), H3157 [30JN]

Texts of

S. 265, Rural Emergency Medical Service Training and Equipment Assistance Program reauthorization, S236 [2FE], S5967 [13DE]

S. 1426, Resilience Investment, Support, and Expansion (RISE) From Trauma Act, S1507–S1510 [3MY]