DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES related term(s) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Amendments
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5894), H5767, H5768, H5770, H5771, H5772, H5773, H5774, H5775, H5776, H5777, H5778, H5779, H5780, H5781, H5782, H5783, H5784, H5785, H5787, H5788, H5789, H5790, H5791, H5809, H5810, H5811, H5812, H5813, H5814, H5815, H5816, H5817, H5818, H5819, H5820, H5821, H5822, H5823, H5824, H5826, H5827, H5828, H5829, H5830, H5831, H5832, H5833, H5834, H5835, H5836, H5837, H5844, H5845, H5846, H5847, H5848, H5849, H5850, H5851, H5852, H5853 [14NO]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5894), consideration (H. Res. 864), H5738 [14NO]
Rural Emergency Medical Service Training and Equipment Assistance Program: reauthorize (S. 265), S5966 [13DE]
Bills and resolutions
Abortion: 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 declaration of national emergency relative to abortion (see S. 196), S173 [31JA] (see H.R. 1143), H865 [21FE]
——— 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 from treating pregnancy as illness for purposes of approving abortion drugs (see H.R. 6635), H6208 [6DE]
——— prohibit health centers from providing abortions (see S. 750), S742 [9MR]
Administration for Children and Families: limit funding for families, children and families services programs (see H.R. 2012), H1627 [29MR]
——— limit funding for low income home energy assistance (see H.R. 2008), H1627 [29MR]
——— limit funding for payments for foster care and permanency (see H.R. 2014), H1627 [29MR]
——— limit funding for payments to States for child care and development block grant (see H.R. 2010), H1627 [29MR]
——— limit funding for payments to States for child support enforcement and family support programs (see H.R. 2007), H1627 [29MR]
——— limit funding for promoting safe and stable families (see H.R. 2013), H1627 [29MR]
——— limit funding for refugee and entrant assistance (see H.R. 2009), H1627 [29MR]
——— limit funding for social services block grant (see H.R. 2011), H1627 [29MR]
Administration for Community Living: expand activities authorized under Elder Justice Innovation Grants for Improving Guardianship program (see S. 1126), S1090 [30MR]
——— limit funding for aging and disability services programs (see H.R. 2015), H1627 [29MR]
Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response: address threats to public health and national security due to technical advancements in artificial intelligence or other emerging technology fields (see S. 2399), S3148 [19JY] (see H.R. 4704), H3699 [18JY]
——— reauthorize certain programs relative to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response (see H.R. 4421), H3158 [30JN]
Administration on Aging: establish grant program for multigenerational activities for long-term care facilities (see H.R. 6835), H6985 [14DE]
——— reauthorize Lifespan Respite Care Program (see H.R. 6160), H5228 [1NO]
Adoption Opportunities program: define unregulated custody transfers of children and improve awareness and prevention of such transfers (see S. 3332), S5541 [15NO]
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: abolish (see H.R. 70), H100 [9JA]
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. 312), S3620 [26JY] (see H. Res. 617), H4030 [26JY]
Appropriations: limit funding for Agency for Heathcare Research and Quality (see H.R. 2006), H1627 [29MR]
——— limit funding for general departmental maintenance (see H.R. 2016), H1627 [29MR]
——— limit funding for Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Workforce construction and capital improvement costs (see H.R. 1954), H1625 [29MR]
——— limit funding for Health Resources and Services Administration family planning (see H.R. 1959), H1625 [29MR]
——— limit funding for Health Resources and Services Administration health care systems (see H.R. 1957), H1625 [29MR]
——— limit funding for Health Resources and Services Administration maternal and child health (see H.R. 1955), H1625 [29MR]
——— limit funding for Health Resources and Services Administration primary health care (see H.R. 1953), H1625 [29MR]
——— limit funding for Health Resources and Services Administration program management (see H.R. 1960), H1625 [29MR]
——— limit funding for Health Resources and Services Administration rural health (see H.R. 1958), H1625 [29MR]
——— limit funding for Health Resources and Services Administration Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (see H.R. 1956), H1625 [29MR]
——— limit funding for Office for Civil Rights (see H.R. 2020), H1628 [29MR]
——— limit funding for Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (see H.R. 2017), H1627 [29MR]
——— limit funding for Office of the Inspector General (see H.R. 2019), H1628 [29MR]
——— limit funding for Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (see H.R. 2018), H1628 [29MR]
——— limit funding for Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (see H.R. 2021), H1628 [29MR]
Arts and humanities: ensure certain Federal funds can be used to support arts education for students, and for youth and adults involved in justice system (see H.R. 5463), H4344 [14SE]
Asian Americans: provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among U.S. South Asian population (see H.R. 4914), H4029 [26JY]
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]
——— establish program to develop medical countermeasures for viral threats with pandemic potential (see S. 2093), S2185 [21JN] (see H.R. 3832), H2741 [5JN]
Business and industry: direct Assistant Sec. for Planning and Evaluation to conduct annual study on health care competition and consolidation at State level (see H.R. 2857), H1947 [25AP]
Cardiomyopathy: provide education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources, identify more at-risk families, and authorize research and surveillance activities (see H.R. 6829), H6985 [14DE]
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]
——— award grants to States to implement tick identification pilot program (see H.R. 4412), H3157 [30JN]
——— clarify application of appointment and confirmation requirements for Director (see S. 2622), S3754 [27JY]
——— collaborate with State and local health departments to provide information and education to public on asthma (see H.R. 5749), H4712 [27SE]
——— 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]
——— limit funding for Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry toxic substances and environmental public health (see H.R. 2213), H1634 [29MR]
——— limit funding for birth defects, developmental disabilities, disabilities and health (see H.R. 1965), H1625 [29MR]
——— limit funding for buildings and facilities (see H.R. 1973), H1626 [29MR]
——— limit funding for chronic disease prevention and health promotion (see H.R. 1964), H1625 [29MR]
——— limit funding for department-wide activities and program support (see H.R. 1974), H1626 [29MR]
——— limit funding for emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases (see H.R. 1963), H1625 [29MR]
——— limit funding for Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (see H.R. 1970), H1626 [29MR]
——— limit funding for environmental health (see H.R. 1967), H1626 [29MR]
——— limit funding for global health (see H.R. 1971), H1626 [29MR]
——— limit funding for HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis prevention (see H.R. 1962), H1625 [29MR]
——— limit funding for immunization and respiratory diseases (see H.R. 1961), H1625 [29MR]
——— limit funding for injury prevention and control (see H.R. 1968), H1626 [29MR]
——— limit funding for National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (see H.R. 1969), H1626 [29MR]
——— limit funding for public health preparedness and response (see H.R. 1972), H1626 [29MR]
——— limit funding for public health scientific studies (see H.R. 1966), H1626 [29MR]
——— 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 earlier effective date for requirement of Senate confirmation of Director (see S. 2101), S2186 [21JN]
——— 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 certain programs relative to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response (see H.R. 4420), H3158 [30JN]
——— reform and limit scope of public health authorities (see S. 3383), S5693 [30NO]
——— strike requirement that Director be appointed by President with advice and consent of Senate (see H.R. 3820), H2741 [5JN]
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation: provide comprehensive dementia care management services, eliminate patient cost-sharing, support caregivers, and provide outreach to underrepresented populations (see S. 626), S635 [2MR] (see H.R. 1637), H1292 [17MR]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: clarify parameters for model testing and add accountability to model expansion under Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (see H.R. 6732), H6859 [12DE]
——— prohibit rule relative to determination of whether individual is lawfully present in U.S. for purposes of eligibility for enrollment in certain health insurance programs (see H.R. 5336), H4217 [1SE]
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. 5957), H5013 [13OC]
Child Care Stabilization Grant program: extend funding (see S. 2777), S4440 [13SE] (see H.R. 5433), H4296 [13SE]
Children and youth: address shortage of foster homes for children, keep siblings together, and provide for placement in cottage family homes and make such children eligible for foster care maintenance payments (see H.R. 3852), H2762 [6JN]
——— authorize funding for creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality (see S. 2978), S4759 [28SE] (see H.R. 5789), H4853 [28SE]
——— 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. 1333), S1417 [27AP] (see H.R. 2965), H2084 [27AP]
——— carry out programs to prevent adverse childhood experiences and promote positive experiences, and conduct studies, evaluations, and research to address adverse childhood experiences (see S. 3085), S5109 [19OC]
——— 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. 3850), H2761 [6JN]
——— create educational materials relative to covered disorders for elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 2456), H1692 [30MR]
——— 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. 755), H675 [2FE]
——— ensure child protective services systems do not permit separation of children from parents due to poverty (see H.R. 5028), H4140 [27JY]
——— establish demonstration grant program to provide emergency relief to foster youth and improve pre-placement services offered by foster care stabilization agencies (see S. 102), S120 [26JA] (see H.R. 756), H675 [2FE]
——— establish or expand and operate programs using network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 3443), H2425 [17MY]
——— establish universal child care and early learning programs (see S. 388), S313 [9FE] (see H.R. 953), H825 [9FE]
——— 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. 1146), S1090 [30MR] (see H.R. 2426), H1691 [30MR]
——— 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]
——— maintain national list of licensed private child placement agencies (see H.R. 5540), H4380 [18SE]
——— promote child care and early learning (see S. 1354), S1418 [27AP] (see H.R. 2976), H2084 [27AP]
——— promote healthy eating and physical activity among children (see S. 3171), S5257 [31OC] (see H.R. 5788), H4853 [28SE]
——— provide assistance to States to expand child care workforce and child care facilities (see S. 268), S230 [2FE]
——— provide for grant program to support access to free eye care services for students attending public elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 6204), H5362 [2NO]
——— provide for sexual health education of young people, including promotion of healthy relationships and prevention of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and dating violence (see S. 1697), S1743 [18MY] (see H.R. 3583), H2499 [22MY]
——— provide grants to improve trauma support services and mental health care for children and youth in educational settings (see H.R. 4054), H2883 [13JN]
——— 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]
——— 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 (see S. 1147), S1091 [30MR] (see H.R. 2455), H1692 [30MR]
——— study and prevent child abuse in youth residential programs (see S. 1351), S1418 [27AP] (see H.R. 2955), H2084 [27AP]
Children’s Bureau: require to collect and maintain information regarding all private adoptions (see H.R. 6700), H6814 [11DE]
Children’s Health Insurance Program: permanently extend (see H.R. 4771), H3886 [20JY]
Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 3841), H2761 [6JN] (see H.R. 3887), H2777 [7JN]
China: impose export controls and sanctions to address security threat posed by genetic mapping efforts of China and other countries (see S. 2551), S3620 [26JY] (see H.R. 5209), H4186 [15AU]
——— prohibit Federal funding to Wuhan Institute of Virology and require GAO study on Federal funds previously provided to such institute or to entities affiliated with Chinese government (see S. 421), S397 [14FE] (see H.R. 1025), H838 [14FE]
Climate: establish grant program to protect vulnerable mothers and babies from climate change risks (see S. 1601), S1647 [15MY] (see H.R. 3302), H2343 [15MY]
Colleges and universities: establish grant program to support schools of medicine and schools of osteopathic medicine in underserved areas (see S. 3175), S5314 [1NO] (see H.R. 4985), H4138 [27JY]
——— make community colleges eligible to participate in Nurse Education, Practice, Quality, and Retention-Pathway to Registered Nurse Program (see H.R. 6078), H5172 [26OC]
Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: include Depts. of Agriculture and HHS and require to consider security of U.S. food and agriculture systems as factor when determining to take action on foreign investment (see S. 2312), S2460 [13JY]
——— strengthen requirements for reviews of covered transactions involving genetic information (see S. 1827), S1982 [6JN]
Community Services Block Grant Program: update Federal poverty line (see H.R. 5069), H6208 [6DE]
Congress: require two-thirds supermajority vote by House and Senate to pass any legislation to reduce benefits provided under Social Security or Medicare (see H.R. 814), H679 [2FE]
Consumers: prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers from entering into contracts that prevent or restrict access to drug pricing information available through consumer decision-support tools (see S. 1374), S1418 [27AP]
Courts: establish appropriate penalties for cocaine-related offenses (see S. 522), S457 [16FE]
Crime: account for age of certain juvenile offenders and allow Dept. of HHS to award competitive grants to enhance collaboration between State child welfare and juvenile justice systems (see H.R. 4792), H3887 [20JY]
——— divert certain parents, expectant parents, and other caregivers from incarceration and into programs providing resources, services, and training to those individuals and their families (see S. 3272), S5458 [9NO] (see H.R. 6341), H5668 [9NO]
——— provide grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs (see S. 2638), S3755 [27JY] (see H.R. 5003), H4138 [27JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: improve Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program support for women, infants, and children impacted by substance use disorder (see H.R. 5312), H4211 [29AU]
——— reauthorize Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network and establish national agricultural crisis hotline (see H.R. 5246), H4196 [22AU]
——— reauthorize Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network Program (see S. 1736), S1744 [18MY] (see H.R. 6379), H5728 [13NO]
Dept. of Education: award grants to eligible entities to support mental and behavioral health of elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 1689), H1301 [21MR]
——— 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. 1285), S1340 [25AP] (see H.R. 2869), H1947 [25AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish procedure for terminating Surgeon General determination to suspend certain entries and imports from designated places relative to coronavirus public health emergency (see S. 208), S203 [1FE]
——— require Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to develop comprehensive rural hospital cybersecurity workforce development strategy (see S. 1560), S1623 [11MY]
——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to fingerprint noncitizen minors entering U.S. to combat human trafficking and impose criminal penalties for child recycling to gain entry into U.S. (see S. 3239), S5402 [7NO] (see H.R. 6522), H6048 [30NO]
Dept. of Justice: establish Federal grant program to award grants to States and nonprofit organizations to combat smuggling and trafficking of children and young women (see S. 1200), S1255 [19AP]
——— provide grants for drug disposal sites (see H.R. 5615), H4454 [21SE]
Dept. of Labor: award grants for recruitment, retention, and advancement of direct care workers (see H.R. 4720), H3700 [18JY]
Dept. of State: revoke U.S. passport from certain individuals with child support arrearages (see H.R. 3034), H2118 [28AP]
Dept. of the Interior: include Sec. of HHS in consultations on designations of critical minerals, elements, substances, and materials (see H.R. 6395), H5855 [14NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Zero Suicide Initiative pilot program (see S. 853), S825 [16MR] (see H.R. 1639), H1293 [17MR]
Depts. of Education and HHS: establish multiagency Middle School Mental Health Task Force (see H.R. 3771), H2707 [31MY]
Depts. of HHS and Homeland Security: make publicly available on their websites certain information relative to individuals processed through U.S. Customs and Border Protection or Dept. of HHS facilities (see H.R. 2844), H1946 [25AP]
——— require advance consultation with State and local officials and monthly reports to Congress regarding resettlement, transportation, and relocation of aliens in U.S. (see H.R. 3051), H2125 [2MY] (see H.R. 3693), H2636 [25MY]
Depts. of HHS and Labor: conduct study and issue report on grant programs to support nursing workforce (see S. 2853), S4589 [19SE] (see H.R. 6122), H5181 [30OC]
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. 1305), H1048 [1MR]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2624), S3754 [27JY] (see H.R. 5894), H4989 [6OC]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5894), consideration (see H. Res. 864), H5727 [13NO]
Developing countries: increase development, distribution, and use of clean cookstoves and fuels to improve health, protect climate and environment, empower women, create jobs, and help consumers save time and money (see S. 2179), S2224 [22JN]
Digital Literacy and Equity Commission: establish (see H.R. 6582), H6110 [4DE]
Disabilities: establish website that includes support services and resources available to persons with physical, intellectual, and developmental disabilities (see H.R. 670), H575 [31JA]
Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see S. 1193), S1255 [19AP] (see H.R. 2708), H1885 [19AP]
——— 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]
——— improve reproductive health care of individuals with disabilities (see S. 2544), S3620 [26JY] (see H.R. 4901), H4028 [26JY]
——— protect parents or guardians with disabilities seeking to become foster or adoptive parents from discrimination in child welfare system (see H.R. 4282), H3108 [22JN]
——— provide health equity for people with disabilities (see S. 1219), S1256 [19AP]
Disasters: develop diagnostic testing preparedness plan to be used during public health emergencies (see H.R. 3795), H2740 [5JN]
——— ensure that older adults and individuals with disabilities are prepared for disasters (see S. 1049), S1053 [29MR] (see H.R. 2371), H1640 [29MR]
——— 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. 170), H104 [9JA]
——— prohibit use or declaration of public health emergency with respect to abortion (see H.R. 384), H242 [17JA]
——— 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]
——— 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]
Diseases and disorders: address research on, and improve access to, supportive services for individuals with long-term coronavirus symptoms (see S. 801), S797 [15MR] (see H.R. 1616), H1292 [17MR]
——— 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. 2107), S2221 [22JN]
——— 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 for creating or enhancing capacity to treat patients with long-term coronavirus symptoms through multidisciplinary approach (see H.R. 3258), H2309 [11MY]
——— call for sickle cell trait research, surveillance, and public education and awareness (see H. Res. 672), H4230 [8SE]
——— carry out activities to address neglected diseases of poverty (see S. 324), S311 [9FE]
——— carry out national project to prevent and cure Parkinson’s disease to be known as National Parkinson’s Project (see S. 1064), S1053 [29MR] (see H.R. 2365), H1639 [29MR]
——— carry out program of research relative to cerebral palsy (see H.R. 1280), H1047 [1MR]
——— ensure that fair percentage of Federal cancer research funds are dedicated to pediatric cancer research (see H.R. 5405), H4263 [12SE]
——— establish program to reimburse health care providers for furnishing rabies postexposure prophylaxis to uninsured individuals (see H.R. 5782), H4853 [28SE]
——— expand and enhance adult day programs for people with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases or conditions to improve respite services for caregivers (see H.R. 3706), H2637 [25MY]
——— expand and intensify programs on translational research and related activities relative to cerebral cavernous malformations (see S. 543), S531 [28FE]
——— extend funding for special diabetes programs for type I diabetes (see H.R. 2550), H1717 [10AP]
——— facilitate development of treatments for cancers (see S. 642), S636 [2MR] (see H.R. 1780), H1437 [24MR]
——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see S. 2188), S2224 [22JN] (see H.R. 4392), H3150 [27JN]
——— improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 5027), H4140 [27JY]
——— limit scope of regulations to control communicable diseases (see S. 2602), S3754 [27JY] (see H.R. 6305), H5651 [8NO]
——— prohibit from restricting direct access by health care facilities to medical countermeasures (see S. 2617), S3754 [27JY]
——— 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 Pediatric Brain Tumor Real-World Data Registry Program (see H.R. 6288), H5650 [8NO]
——— provide for public awareness campaign relative to human papillomavirus (see H.R. 3633), H2595 [24MY]
——— publish all information in possession relating to origin of coronavirus (see S. 2754), S4355 [11SE] (see H.R. 5379), H4229 [8SE]
——— 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]
——— 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 sickle cell disease prevention and treatment demonstration program (see S. 1852), S2005 [7JN]
——— reauthorize Special Diabetes Program for Type 1 Diabetes and Special Diabetes Program for Indians (see S. 1855), S2005 [7JN]
——— regulate human cadaveric islets for transplantation as organs (see S. 2205), S2225 [22JN] (see H.R. 4304), H3109 [22JN]
——— require study on women and lung cancer (see S. 2245), S2310 [11JY] (see H.R. 4534), H3204 [11JY]
——— 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. 3464), S5919 [12DE] (see H.R. 6731), H6859 [12DE]
Drugs: conduct study on designation of biosimilar biological products as interchangeable (see S. 1522), S1602 [10MY]
——— conduct surveys of non-retail pharmacy drug prices (see S. 3245), S5402 [7NO]
——— create plan for completing review of approved opioid analgesic drugs that considers public health effects of such opioid drugs (see S. 3557), S6057 [19DE]
——— ensure equitable treatment of covered entities and pharmacies participating in 340B drug discount program (see H.R. 2534), H1709 [6AP]
——— ensure expenses relating to acquisition or use of devices to detect fentanyl, xylazine, and other emerging adulterant substances, including test strips are allowable expenses under certain grant programs (see S. 2976), S4759 [28SE] (see H.R. 5801), H4854 [28SE]
——— 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 education partnership programs between public schools and public health agencies to prevent misuse and overdose of synthetic opioids by youth (see H.R. 5625), H4454 [21SE]
——— 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. 1235), S1293 [20AP] (see H.R. 2867), H1947 [25AP]
——— establish grant program for family community organizations that provide support for individuals struggling with substance use disorder and their families (see S. 1810), S1982 [6JN] (see H.R. 3879), H2763 [6JN]
——— establish program to develop antimicrobial innovations targeting most challenging pathogens and most threatening infections (see S. 1355), S1418 [27AP] (see H.R. 2940), H2083 [27AP]
——— establish program to support health care providers and pharmacies in providing discounted insulin products to uninsured individuals (see S. 954), S933 [23MR]
——— establish programs to address addiction and overdoses caused by illicit fentanyl and other opioids (see S. 1785), S1843 [31MY] (see H.R. 3375), H2376 [16MY]
——— establish reference prices for prescription drugs and require drug companies to offer drugs at such prices as condition of participation in Federal health program (see S. 2044), S2145 [20JN] (see H.R. 4215), H2990 [20JN]
——— establish requirements relative to prescription drug benefits (see S. 1131), S1090 [30MR]
——— evaluate process by which interchangeable biological products are approved to be used in pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1790), H1437 [24MR]
——— expand and clarify exclusion for orphan drugs under drug price negotiation program (see S. 3131), S5183 [25OC] (see H.R. 5539), H4380 [18SE]
——— expand drug price negotiation program (see H.R. 4895), H4028 [26JY]
——— 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]
——— increase access to medication for opioid overdose reversal (see S. 1373), S1418 [27AP]
——— increase reporting and transparency requirements in 340B Drug Pricing Program (see S. 1182), S1210 [18AP] (see H.R. 198), H105 [9JA]
——— issue draft guidance to address non-addictive analgesics for chronic pain (see S. 3462), S5897 [11DE]
——— issue guidance on whether hospital emergency departments should implement fentanyl testing as routine procedure for patients experiencing overdose (see S. 3519), S5995 [14DE] (see H.R. 6600), H6143 [5DE]
——— 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. 1520), S1602 [10MY]
——— provide for appropriate cost-sharing for individuals of certain age for insulin products covered under private health plans and Medicaid (see H.R. 1587), H1285 [14MR]
——— provide for appropriate cost-sharing for insulin products covered under private health plans (see S. 954), S933 [23MR]
——— 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 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. 4918), H4029 [26JY]
——— reauthorize certain programs to provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (see H.R. 4531), H3204 [11JY]
——— reauthorize comprehensive opioid recovery centers (see H.R. 1502), H1247 [9MR]
——— reauthorize monitoring and education program regarding infections associated with illicit drug use and other risk factors (see H.R. 4100), H2930 [14JN]
——— reauthorize pilot program for public health laboratories to detect fentanyl and other synthetic opioids (see H.R. 4063), H2883 [13JN]
——— reauthorize program of preventing overdoses of controlled substances (see H.R. 4099), H2930 [14JN]
——— reauthorize program to support individuals in substance use disorder treatment and recovery to live independently and participate in workforce (see H.R. 4088), H2930 [14JN]
——— 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]
——— require drug manufacturers to submit transparency and justification report prior to increasing certain drug prices (see S. 935), S909 [22MR]
Ecology and environment: prioritize education and training for existing and new environmental health professionals (see H.R. 5910), H4990 [6OC]
Education: address behavioral health and well-being among education professionals and other school staff (see S. 2530), S3620 [26JY] (see H.R. 744), H675 [2FE]
——— carry out grant program for early childhood science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) activities (see H.R. 3374), H2376 [16MY]
——— 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]
——— strengthen and expand adult education programs (see S. 3075), S5088 [18OC] (see H.R. 5987), H5029 [18OC]
Emergency medical personnel: establish grant program for supporting emergency medical services organizations (see H.R. 1737), H1407 [23MR]
EPA: prohibit manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of asbestos and asbestos-containing mixtures and articles (see S. 1069), S1088 [30MR] (see H.R. 2402), H1690 [30MR]
FAA: conduct study on health effects of ultrafine particles on communities near airports (see H.R. 1049), H839 [14FE]
——— develop interagency task force to develop and implement strategy to identify and advance research on communicable diseases in air travel (see H.R. 3679), H2636 [25MY]
Families and domestic relations: authorize grants for demonstration projects to support mothers and families during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum period by increasing access to short-term child care (see H.R. 5581), H4436 [20SE]
——— criminalize stalking using geotracking devices, modify marriage rule relating to spouse’s insurance benefits, and ensure assistance with healthcare and housing for domestic violence survivors (see H.R. 6034), H5043 [24OC]
——— develop and nationally disseminate accurate, relevant, and accessible resources to promote understanding about sensitivities regarding adoption in health care industry (see H.R. 1475), H1206 [8MR]
——— disqualify States that discriminate against parents or guardians who oppose treatment or changes affirming minor’s subjective claims of gender identity from eligibility for certain funding (see S. 2394), S3148 [19JY] (see H.R. 6258), H5543 [7NO]
——— establish clearinghouse of zip-code based information to expecting mothers (see H.R. 5406), H4263 [12SE]
——— establish national registry to link State and Tribal responsible father registries to facilitate timely notification of adoption proceedings to out-of-State possible biological fathers (see H.R. 6529), H6049 [30NO]
——— furnish tailored information on resources available to expecting mothers through life.gov website (see S. 76), S98 [25JA] (see H.R. 517), H323 [25JA]
——— improve foster and adoptive parent recruitment and retention (see S. 1313), S1382 [26AP] (see H.R. 3058), H2125 [2MY]
——— increase Federal support for nonprofit milk banks and access to donor milk for medically-vulnerable infants (see S. 2819), S4525 [14SE] (see H.R. 5486), H4345 [14SE]
——— provide enhanced funding for family planning services (see S. 2207), S2225 [22JN] (see H.R. 4329), H3141 [23JN]
——— require certain family planning projects and programs to provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 223), H106 [9JA]
——— support stillbirth prevention and research (see S. 2231), S2310 [11JY] (see H.R. 4581), H3476 [12JY]
FDA: allow digital communication of prescribing information for drugs, including biological products (see S. 2916), S4678 [26SE] (see H.R. 1503), H1248 [9MR]
——— amend mission statement to require agency to address nation’s prescription opioid addiction epidemic (see S. 604), S568 [1MR]
——— deny approval of new drug application for opioid analgesic drug on basis of such drug not being clinically superior to other commercially available drugs (see S. 607), S568 [1MR] (see H.R. 1375), H1113 [3MR]
——— ensure safety of imported seafood (see H.R. 1057), H851 [17FE]
——— 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. 4134), H2932 [14JN]
——— expand certain authorities relative to recall of controlled substances to apply with respect to all drugs (see H.R. 2500), H1707 [6AP]
——— improve priority review process of human drug applications to encourage treatment for agents that present national security threats (see S. 1122), S1090 [30MR] (see H.R. 5708), H4497 [26SE]
——— issue guidance on considerations for conducting clinical trials for psychedelic assisted therapy (see H.R. 4242), H3070 [21JN]
——— limit funding (see H.R. 2295), H1637 [29MR]
——— require more accurate reporting of abortion drug prescribing and related adverse events (see H.R. 2570), H1717 [10AP]
——— treat certain tests for tuberculosis as breakthrough devices eligible for expedited development and priority review and require tests for active and latent tuberculosis during donor screening and testing (see H.R. 6705), H6814 [11DE]
Federal agencies and departments: notify States and localities whenever transporting migrants from locations within certain distance of U.S. border to their jurisdictions (see S. 3218), S5338 [2NO]
——— permanently enact certain appropriations restrictions on use of funds for abortions and involuntary sterilizations (see S. 197), S173 [31JA]
——— provide for greater accountability relative to Federal activities and expenditures relating to coronavirus (see H.R. 271), H202 [11JA]
Federal aid: reauthorize military and civilian partnership for trauma readiness grant program (see H.R. 2416), H1691 [30MR]
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. 2152), S2223 [22JN] (see H.R. 4268), H3071 [21JN]
——— authorize grants to ensure access for victims of family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence to substance use disorder treatment that allow families to remain together (see H.R. 6097), H5173 [26OC]
——— clarify that grants for State and Tribal response to opioid use disorders may be used to address associated health conditions (see H.R. 4489), H3171 [6JY]
——— exclude individuals in Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program from eligibility for certain health plans, tax credits, cost-sharing reductions, and other tax-payer funded health assistance (see S. 2374), S3147 [19JY] (see H.R. 4727), H3856 [19JY]
——— impose limitations on amount of indirect costs allowable under Federal research awards to institutions of higher education (see H.R. 6847), H6997 [19DE]
——— issue and disseminate guidance to States to clarify strategies to address social determinants of health under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1066), H852 [17FE]
——— reauthorize program for strengthening communities of recovery for individuals with substance use disorders (see S. 3424), S5807 [6DE]
Federal Interagency Council on Housing Affordability and Preservation: establish (see H.R. 2974), H2084 [27AP]
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program: reauthorize and extend (see S. 1800), S1899 [1JN] (see H.R. 3946), H2786 [9JN]
Firearms: authorize funding to increase access to mental health care to reduce gun violence (see H.R. 46), H99 [9JA]
——— prohibit President and Dept. of HHS from declaring certain emergencies or disasters for purpose of imposing gun control (see S. 2911), S4654 [21SE] (see H.R. 5561), H4406 [19SE]
——— require manufacturers and retailers to include warning labels that provide telephone number of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 5467), H4344 [14SE]
Firefighter Cancer Registry Act: reauthorize (see S. 2119), S2222 [22JN] (see H.R. 3821), H2741 [5JN]
First responders: award grants to States, territories, and Tribal governments to establish unarmed mobile crisis response program (see H.R. 1423), H1149 [7MR]
Food: update and clarify rule on substances generally recognized as safe and establish Office of Food Chemical Safety, Dietary Supplements, and Innovation within FDA (see S. 3387), S5712 [4DE]
GAO: conduct review examining Dept. of HHS efforts to ensure that U.S. is prepared to rapidly produce certain medical countermeasures in public health emergency (see H.R. 3703), H2637 [25MY]
Government regulations: extend requirement for State Medicaid plans to provide coverage for medication-assisted treatment (see S. 3136), S5212 [26OC] (see H.R. 3736), H2638 [25MY]
——— issue final ruling deeming foods containing xylitol as misbranded unless label or labeling of such foods contains warning specifying toxic effects of xylitol for dogs if ingested (see H.R. 617), H509 [30JA]
——— modify Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy regulation relative to disclosure of certain protected health information (see H.R. 6764), H6941 [13DE]
——— prescribe regulation reducing risks in gene synthesis products (see S. 2400), S3148 [19JY] (see H.R. 4702), H3699 [18JY]
——— prohibit Federal funding for researchers who have conducted studies or experiments relative to gender identity (see H.R. 6177), H5361 [2NO]
——— prohibit from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing proposed rule entitled ‘‘Safe and Appropriate Foster Care Placement Requirements for Titles IV-E and IV-B’’ (see H.R. 6133), H5227 [1NO]
——— prohibit from issuing, finalizing, implementing, or enforcing any rule or guidance to facilitate abortions or access to abortions for unaccompanied alien child (see H.R. 6460), H5901 [21NO]
——— prohibit requiring organizations receiving Federal funding to provide referrals for abortion (see H.R. 4414), H3157 [30JN]
——— update guidance relative to gene synthesis (see S. 2356), S2984 [18JY]
Head Start Program: eliminate coronavirus vaccine and mask requirement in Head Start programs (see H.R. 794), H677 [2FE]
——— prohibit use of Federal funds to enforce rule on coronavirus vaccine and mask requirements for Head Start programs (see H.R. 1019), H838 [14FE]
Head Start programs: expand and improve participation (see H.R. 5815), H4854 [28SE]
Health: address health, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers, medically complex children, and certain adults who lack sufficient diapers or adult incontinence supplies (see S. 2879), S4653 [21SE] (see H.R. 5644), H4455 [21SE]
——— 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. 2213), S2225 [22JN] (see H.R. 4363), H3142 [23JN]
——— award grants to pregnancy-help organizations (see H.R. 1575), H1284 [14MR]
——— award grants to regional biocontainment laboratories for maintaining surge capacity to respond to outbreaks of infectious diseases or acts of bioterrorism (see S. 2538), S3620 [26JY]
——— collect data on prevalence of brain injuries resulting from domestic and sexual violence (see S. 3144), S5213 [26OC]
——— designate areas as Health Enterprise Zones to reduce health disparities and improve health outcomes in such areas (see H.R. 6475), H5902 [21NO]
——— develop strategic framework to improve development and distribution of diagnostic tests in response to chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear threats (see S. 2672), S3756 [27JY]
——— eliminate consideration of income of organ recipients in providing reimbursement of expenses to donating individuals (see H.R. 6020), H5042 [24OC]
——— establish national campaign to increase maternal vaccination rates (see S. 1603), S1647 [15MY]
——— 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]
——— extend funding for teaching health centers that operate graduate medical education programs, community health centers, and National Health Service Corps (see S. 2308), S2460 [13JY]
——— 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]
——— facilitate direct primary care arrangements (see H.R. 2884), H2047 [26AP] (see H.R. 3836), H2761 [6JN]
——— improve access to and quality of primary health care and expand health workforce (see S. 2840), S4589 [19SE]
——— include biological attribution strategy, and early warning strategy and implementation plan, in National Health Security Strategy (see H.R. 4516), H3176 [10JY]
——— mitigate drug shortages and provide incentives for manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients, excipients, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and personal protective equipment (see H.R. 2707), H1885 [19AP]
——— prepare and empower health care sector to protect health and wellbeing of our workers, our communities, and our planet in face of climate crisis (see S. 1229), S1293 [20AP] (see H.R. 2764), H1908 [20AP]
——— prohibit discrimination in health care and require provision of equitable health care as civil right (see H.R. 3068), H2125 [2MY]
——— prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see S. 1384), S1419 [27AP] (see H.R. 2923), H2082 [27AP]
——— promote price transparency in health care sector (see H.R. 5378), H4229 [8SE]
——— 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 for public awareness campaign relative to iron deficiency among women and young children (see H.R. 6746), H6940 [13DE]
——— provide for testing of community-based palliative care model (see S. 1845), S2005 [7JN]
——— provide urgent acquisition and deployment authority for purposes of replenishing U.S. stockpiles (see S. 2055), S2145 [20JN]
——— reauthorize and expand technical assistance and support for recovery community organizations and peer support networks (see S. 3259), S5427 [8NO]
——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 2559), H1717 [10AP]
——— require disclosure of information relative to private equity investments in healthcare and report on how healthcare consolidation and private equity contribute to health quality and cost indicators (see H.R. 1754), H1408 [23MR]
——— require National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine provide periodic issuance of up-to-date clinical guidance on health effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) (see H.R. 6674), H6740 [7DE]
Health care facilities: authorize supplemental awards to health centers to establish community transformation hubs (see H.R. 1072), H852 [17FE]
——— award grants for expanding, modernizing, or streamlining emergency room operations (see H.R. 5984), H5029 [18OC]
——— award grants to pregnancy-help organizations to implement security upgrades (see S. 565), S532 [28FE]
——— eliminate inpatient-only service list (see H.R. 2862), H1947 [25AP]
——— establish grant program supporting trauma centers with violence intervention and prevention programs (see S. 1447), S1533 [4MY]
——— expand services provided at community health centers (see H.R. 3080), H2133 [5MY]
——— permanently authorize certified community behavioral health clinics (see S. 2993), S4760 [28SE]
——— publish list of hospitals found to be in non-compliance with hospital price transparency rule (see S. 3327), S5540 [15NO]
——— reauthorize program of payments to teaching health centers that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 2569), H1717 [10AP]
Health care professionals: address barriers immigrants and refugees face to entering health care workforce (see H.R. 3733), H2638 [25MY]
——— address behavioral health workforce shortages through support for peer support specialists (see S. 2733), S4228 [6SE]
——— address health workforce shortages through additional funding for National Health Service Corps and establish National Health Service Corps Emergency Service demonstration project (see S. 862), S826 [16MR]
——— authorize fellowships under Minority Fellowship Program to be awarded for training for professionals in addiction medicine field (see S. 3145), S5213 [26OC]
——— 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 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]
——— award grants for career support for skilled internationally educated health professionals (see H.R. 3732), H2638 [25MY]
——— award grants for creation, recruitment, training and education, retention, and advancement of direct care workforce and award grants to support family caregivers (see S. 762), S743 [9MR] (see S. 1298), S1381 [26AP] (see H.R. 1493), H1247 [9MR]
——— award grants to reduce barriers to immigrants becoming nurses or allied health professionals in U.S. (see H.R. 3731), H2638 [25MY]
——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see S. 1113), S1089 [30MR] (see H.R. 2530), H1708 [6AP]
——— establish education program to expand abortion care training and access (see S. 2024), S2123 [15JN] (see H.R. 4147), H2956 [15JN]
——— 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 rural provider demonstration program to provide payments on eligible loans for individuals eligible for National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see S. 940), S910 [22MR] (see H.R. 1711), H1326 [22MR]
——— extend temporary authority regarding license portability for certain practitioners to be able to practice across State borders (see H.R. 5470), H4344 [14SE]
——— 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. 3158), S5213 [26OC]
——— 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 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 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 wage differential program to support new nursing school faculty members (see S. 2815), S4525 [14SE]
——— provide grants and guidance to grow and diversify perinatal workforce (see S. 1710), S1744 [18MY] (see H.R. 3523), H2455 [18MY]
——— 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]
——— 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]
——— strengthen mental health workforce (see H.R. 3760), H2707 [31MY]
——— support dual or concurrent enrollment programs in allied health professions (see S. 2304), S2460 [13JY]
——— verify whether health care provider is licensed in good standing before issuing unique health identifier to provider (see S. 2684), S3756 [27JY]
Health Profession Opportunity Grant program: ensure evidence-based funding approach to study effects of demonstration projects and evaluate such projects (see H.R. 4753), H3857 [19JY]
——— ensure projects train participants to earn recognized postsecondary credential and clarify eligibility of community colleges for grants to conduct such projects (see H.R. 4732), H3856 [19JY]
——— extend and expand demonstration projects to provide low-income individuals with opportunities to enter and follow career pathway in health professions (see S. 3449), S5851 [7DE] (see H.R. 4783), H3887 [20JY]
——— guarantee that grants are made to grantees in each State that is not a territory (see H.R. 4747), H3857 [19JY]
——— improve training to meet State and industry credentialing standards and exclude assistance provided from income tax (see H.R. 4885), H3949 [25JY]
——— make opioid treatment programs eligible for grants (see H.R. 4788), H3887 [20JY]
——— provide education and training for eligible individuals to enter career pathway in field of pregnancy and childbirth (see H.R. 4833), H3895 [24JY] (see H.R. 4930), H4029 [26JY]
——— provide education and training for eligible individuals with arrest or conviction record to enter career pathway in health professions (see H.R. 4730), H3856 [19JY]
——— provide for technical assistance to help local health organizations and schools to apply for, and implement, grants (see H.R. 4874), H3949 [25JY]
——— provide for use of peer support, peer mentoring, and career coaching in demonstration projects conducted (see H.R. 4735), H3857 [19JY]
——— provide resources to access foundational educational training, such as English as foreign language and adult basic education, and provide child care in projects (see H.R. 4781), H3887 [20JY]
——— provide set-aside of funds for Indian populations (see H.R. 417), H249 [20JA]
——— require applications for grants to contain evidence of in-demand jobs or worker shortages (see H.R. 4827), H3895 [24JY]
——— require geographical diversity in provision of grants and inclusion of transportation assistance plans (see H.R. 4813), H3888 [20JY]
——— require preference for applicants who have certain kinds of business and community partners (see H.R. 4734), H3857 [19JY]
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]
Hispanic Americans: 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]
Homeless: authorize grants for housing programs that offer comprehensive services and intensive case management for homeless individuals and families (see S. 24), S54 [23JA] (see H.R. 516), H323 [25JA]
——— permanently end unhoused crisis, declare public health emergency, and uphold, protect, and enforce civil and human rights of unhoused individuals without discrimination based on housing status (see H. Res. 634), H4151 [28JY]
Human rights: require abortion providers to notify national human trafficking hotline of victims of trafficking (see S. 959), S933 [23MR]
Immigration: establish additional requirements related to ensuring safe placements for unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 4869), H3949 [25JY]
——— establish vetting standards for placement of unaccompanied alien children with sponsors (see S. 1461), S1534 [4MY] (see H.R. 5018), H4139 [27JY]
——— expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrants by removing legal and policy barriers to health insurance coverage (see S. 2646), S3755 [27JY] (see H.R. 5008), H4139 [27JY]
——— expand and improve access to trauma-informed mental health interventions for new immigrants at border and provide training to address mental health and wellness of border agents and officers (see H.R. 4954), H4136 [27JY]
——— report on efforts to locate and investigate any suspicion of human trafficking related to unaccompanied alien children who crossed U.S. border and were released from Federal custody (see H.R. 5415), H4263 [12SE]
——— require report on detainees in U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or Office of Refugee Resettlement custody (see H.R. 6282), H5544 [7NO]
——— streamline reporting of violations against immigrant children in Federal custody, provide protections for unaccompanied immigrant children, and ensure safe release to sponsors (see S. 3128), S5182 [25OC]
Indian Health Service: allow scholarship and loan recipients to fulfill service obligations through half-time clinical practice (see S. 3022), S4948 [4OC]
——— elevate position of Director to Assistant Secretary of HHS for Indian Health and require Senate confirmation (see H.R. 2535), H1709 [6AP]
——— extend funding for special diabetes programs for Indians (see H.R. 2547), H1716 [10AP]
——— improve recruitment and retention of employees, restore accountability, and improve health services (see S. 3130), S5182 [25OC]
Inflation Reduction Act: repeal Medicare prescription drug price control provisions (see S. 2157), S2223 [22JN]
Information technology: establish task force to improve access to health care information technology for non-English speakers (see H.R. 6033), H5043 [24OC]
——— 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]
Insurance: allow additional individuals to enroll in standalone dental plans offered through Federal exchanges (see S. 2771), S4388 [12SE] (see H.R. 1671), H1300 [21MR]
——— eliminate short-term limited duration insurance exemption relative to individual health insurance coverage (see H.R. 711), H626 [1FE]
——— establish requirements for disclosure of certain information relative to health care sharing ministries (see H.R. 6302), H5651 [8NO]
——— increase oversight of pharmacy benefits manager services (see S. 2694), S3756 [27JY] (see H.R. 2679), H1845 [18AP] (see H.R. 4846), H3948 [25JY]
——— 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]
——— provide for definition of short-term limited duration insurance (see H.R. 76), H100 [9JA]
——— require coverage of infertility treatments (see S. 2386), S3147 [19JY] (see H.R. 4731), H3856 [19JY]
——— require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives (see S. 1698), S1743 [18MY] (see H.R. 3589), H2500 [22MY]
——— require out-of-network coverage for qualified individuals diagnosed with rare pediatric disease participating in approved clinical trials (see H.R. 5647), H4455 [21SE]
——— streamline enrollment in health insurance affordability programs and minimum essential coverage (see S. 423), S398 [14FE] (see H.R. 1113), H864 [21FE]
——— strengthen transparency requirements relative to pharmacy benefit managers (see H.R. 2816), H1945 [25AP]
Interagency Collaborative and Innovation Pilot Program To Address Hunger and Promote Access to Healthy Food Among Older Adults and Adults With Disabilities: establish (see S. 2360), S2985 [18JY]
Interagency Task Force To Address Hunger and Promote Access to Healthy Food Among Older Adults and Adults With Disabilities: establish (see S. 2361), S2985 [18JY] (see H.R. 4706), H3699 [18JY]
Labeling: establish requirements for quality and discard dates voluntarily declared on food labels (see S. 1484), S1566 [9MY] (see H.R. 3159), H2171 [9MY]
Languages: increase language access to behavioral health services at eligible health centers (see H.R. 3817), H2740 [5JN]
——— research and design graphic symbol to indicate when linguistic access materials and services are available for health program, product, or service (see H.R. 5762), H4713 [27SE]
Law enforcement: 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 S. 3388), S5712 [4DE] (see H.R. 6451), H5898 [17NO]
——— establish grant pilot program to provide child care for minor children of law enforcement officers to accommodate shift work and abnormal work hours, and to enhance recruitment and retention of officers (see H.R. 2722), H1886 [19AP]
LIHEAP: increase availability of heating and cooling assistance (see S. 405), S397 [14FE] (see H.R. 893), H822 [9FE]
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. 73), S98 [25JA] (see H.R. 476), H277 [24JA]
Medicaid: ensure equitable treatment of political subdivisions contributing to State expenditures (see H.R. 2600), H1724 [13AP]
——— expand eligibility, outreach, and enrollment for former foster youth (see S. 2837), S4589 [19SE] (see H.R. 6484), H5936 [28NO]
——— expand required reports on Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) substance use disorder data to include mental health condition data (see H.R. 4091), H2930 [14JN]
——— issue guidance on coverage of certain pelvic health services furnished during postpartum period (see H.R. 2480), H1707 [6AP]
——— limit demonstration projects relative to abortion under Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 6459), H5901 [21NO]
——— provide guidance on connecting beneficiaries with housing-related services and supports under Medicaid and other housing resources (see S. 2932), S4678 [26SE]
——— reduce Federal financial participation for certain States that require political subdivisions to contribute towards non-Federal share of Medicaid (see H.R. 1523), H1248 [9MR]
Medical devices: report on interoperability of medical devices (see H.R. 1557), H1279 [10MR]
Medicare: allow payments for certain items and services furnished at excepted off-campus outpatient departments of provider to be determined under prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see S. 1849), S2005 [7JN] (see H.R. 955), H825 [9FE]
——— apply prescription drug inflation rebates to drugs furnished in commercial market and change base year for rebate calculations (see S. 1139), S1090 [30MR] (see H.R. 4115), H2931 [14JN]
——— authorize Dept. of HHS to make adjustments to payment rates for skilled nursing facilities to account for certain unique circumstances (see S. 1534), S1603 [10MY] (see H.R. 3198), H2244 [10MY]
——— clarify congressional intent and preserve patient access to home infusion therapy (see S. 1976), S2096 [14JN] (see H.R. 4104), H2930 [14JN]
——— distribute additional information to beneficiaries to prevent health care fraud (see H.R. 2473), H1698 [3AP]
——— eliminate late enrollment penalties under part B for individuals residing in Puerto Rico if such individuals enroll within 5 years of becoming entitled to benefits under part A (see H.R. 4027), H2807 [12JN]
——— ensure appropriate access to remote physiologic monitoring services (see H.R. 5394), H4262 [12SE]
——— ensure appropriate cost-sharing for chronic care drugs under part D (see S. 2474), S3521 [25JY] (see H.R. 5376), H4229 [8SE]
——— ensure appropriate supervision requirements for outpatient physical therapy and outpatient occupational therapy (see S. 2459), S3521 [25JY] (see H.R. 4878), H3949 [25JY]
——— establish certain standards for pharmacy benefit managers under prescription drug program (see H.R. 2880), H2047 [26AP]
——— establish demonstration project to increase access to biosimilar biological products (see H.R. 1352), H1112 [3MR]
——— establish improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see S. 1655), S1704 [17MY] (see H.R. 3421), H2424 [17MY]
——— establish pharmacy benefit manager reporting requirements relative to prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans (see S. 2254), S2359 [12JY] (see H.R. 5385), H4262 [12SE]
——— establish system to notify individuals approaching eligibility (see S. 1687), S1743 [18MY]
——— expand access to in-home clinical care (see H.R. 2853), H1946 [25AP]
——— expand and expedite access to cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 3481), S5961 [13DE] (see H.R. 2583), H1724 [13AP]
——— expand availability of supplemental benefits to certain Medicare Advantage enrollees (see H.R. 5746), H4712 [27SE]
——— expand coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B (see S. 2323), S2460 [13JY] (see H.R. 3876), H2763 [6JN]
——— expand eligibility for incentives under health professional shortage area bonus program to practitioners furnishing mental health and substance use disorder services (S. 5042) (see S. 3157), S5213 [26OC]
——— extend eligibility for certain payment increases for biosimilar biological products (see H.R. 6400), H5855 [14NO]
——— extend incentive payments for participation in eligible alternative payment models (see H.R. 6310), H5651 [8NO] (see H.R. 6369), H5727 [13NO]
——— facilitate midyear formulary changes for biosimilars (see H.R. 5372), H4229 [8SE]
——— increase data transparency for supplemental benefits under Medicare Advantage (see H.R. 5380), H4229 [8SE]
——— permit certain clinics to qualify as rural emergency hospital (see S. 3091), S5110 [19OC]
——— preserve sole community hospital determinations made by Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5093), H4151 [28JY]
——— protect beneficiaries with limb loss and other orthopedic conditions by providing access to safe and effective orthotic and prosthetic care and reduce fraud, waste, and abuse relative to orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 4315), H3140 [23JN]
——— protect patient access to ground ambulance services furnished under part B (see S. 1673), S1742 [18MY] (see H.R. 1666), H1294 [17MR]
——— provide add-on payment to certain plans offering benefits designed to address needs of dual-eligible individuals related to social determinants of health and provide adminstrative flexibility to improve integration (see H.R. 6742), H6940 [13DE]
——— 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. 5555), H4406 [19SE]
——— provide coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care (see H.R. 33), H98 [9JA]
——— provide coverage of hearing and vision care (see H.R. 1326), H1049 [1MR]
——— provide coverage of pharmacist-administered tests, treatments, and vaccinations (see S. 2477), S3522 [25JY]
——— provide for automatic qualification of certain Medicaid beneficiaries for premium and cost-sharing subsidies under part D (see H.R. 5384), H4262 [12SE]
——— provide for certain reforms relative to supplemental health insurance policies (see H.R. 35), H98 [9JA]
——— provide for certain rules on treatment of eligible retirement plans in determining eligibility of individuals for premium and cost-sharing subsidies under part D (see H.R. 2893), H2048 [26AP]
——— provide for coverage of cancer care planning and coordination (see H.R. 5183), H4180 [11AU]
——— provide for site neutral payment for cancer care services under part B (see H.R. 4473), H3170 [6JY]
——— provide for transparency of funds appropriated for purposes of implementing price negotiation program to lower prices for certain high-priced single source drugs (see S. 1589), S1624 [11MY]
——— provide phase-in for plasma-derived products under manufacturer discount program (see H.R. 6465), H5902 [21NO]
——— reduce occurrence of diabetes by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see S. 3233), S5402 [7NO]
——— remove requirement that off-campus facilities or organizations shall be located within certain radius of hospital or critical access hospital (see H.R. 1129), H865 [21FE]
——— report on impact of certain regulations on provider and payer consolidation (see H.R. 3284), H2342 [15MY]
——— require each off-campus outpatient department of provider to include unique identifier on claims for items and services and to submit attestation with respect to each such department (see H.R. 3237), H2308 [11MY]
——— revise certain regulations relative to shared savings program and other advanced alternative payment arrangements to encourage participation in such program (see S. 3503), S5961 [13DE] (see H.R. 5013), H4139 [27JY]
Medicare/Medicaid: allow nursing facilities forced to suspend in-house certified nursing assistants education programs to resume once certain requirements are met (see S. 1749), S1745 [18MY] (see H.R. 3227), H2308 [11MY]
——— improve access to care for beneficiaries through models tested under Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (see S. 1296), S1381 [26AP] (see H.R. 3069), H2125 [2MY]
——— provide for mental and behavioral health treatment through telehealth (see S. 730), S742 [9MR]
——— reform and improve mental health and substance use care (see S. 923), S909 [22MR]
——— require drug and biological product manufacturers to include truthful and non-misleading pricing information in any direct-to-consumer advertising (see S. 1250), S1294 [20AP] (see H.R. 5958), H5013 [13OC]
——— require providers of services and health maintenance organizations establish policies on do-not-resuscitate orders or similar physician’s orders for unemancipated minors receiving services (see H.R. 6344), H5668 [9NO]
Mental health: address mental health issues for youth, particularly youth of color (see S. 1700), S1743 [18MY] (see H.R. 3548), H2456 [18MY]
——— authorize grants to children’s hospitals for increasing their capacity to provide pediatric behavioral health services (see H.R. 2412), H1690 [30MR]
——— authorize loans and loan guarantees for planning, constructing, or renovating pediatric or adult mental health and substance use disorder treatment facilities (see H.R. 5804), H4854 [28SE]
——— award grants for innovative approaches to securing prompt access to appropriate follow-on care for individuals who experience acute mental health episodes and provide for care in emergency departments (see S. 1346), S1418 [27AP] (see H.R. 5414), H4263 [12SE]
——— award grants for peer mental health first aid (see H.R. 2642), H1758 [17AP]
——— award grants to eligible entities to establish or maintain student mental health and safety helpline (see H.R. 822), H679 [2FE]
——— award grants to establish, operate, or expand one-stop crisis facilities (see H.R. 2977), H2085 [27AP]
——— collect and disseminate information on concussion and traumatic brain injury among public safety officers (see S. 894), S859 [21MR] (see H.R. 2548), H1716 [10AP]
——— establish grant program to provide self-harm and suicide prevention services in primary care offices (see H.R. 6804), H6984 [14DE]
——— 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. 1077), S1088 [30MR] (see H.R. 6534), H6049 [30NO]
——— establish interactive online dashboard to improve public access to information about grant funding relative to mental health and substance use disorder programs (see S. 2444), S3459 [20JY] (see H.R. 4830), H3895 [24JY]
——— establish working group to formulate recommendations for standardizing measurements of loneliness and isolation (see S. 3260), S5427 [8NO] (see H.R. 6284), H5650 [8NO]
——— 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 H.R. 5514), H4346 [14SE]
——— 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 S. 712), S714 [8MR]
——— improve identification and support of children and families who experience trauma (see S. 1426), S1504 [3MY] (see H.R. 4541), H3204 [11JY]
——— maintain peer-to-peer support line, provide information, brief intervention, and mental health resources to at-risk youth, and establish grant for local educational agencies to employ mental health coordinators (see S. 3525), S5996 [14DE]
——— 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]
——— reauthorize mental and behavioral health education and training grants (see H.R. 4097), H2930 [14JN]
——— 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]
Mental Health Licensure Portability Program: establish to award grants to incentivize interstate mental health provider networks (see S. 1075), S1088 [30MR] (see H.R. 2438), H1691 [30MR]
Mining and mineral resources: place moratorium on issuance and renewal of certain Federal authorizations for mountaintop removal coal mining until health study is conducted (see H.R. 5022), H4139 [27JY]
National Alzheimer’s Project: extend (see S. 133), S147 [30JA] (see H.R. 619), H509 [30JA]
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]
National Commission on the COVID–19 Pandemic: establish (see H.R. 3066), H2125 [2MY]
National Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury Clearinghouse: maintain (see H.R. 3083), H2134 [5MY]
National Disaster Medical System: eliminate sunset authority to make certain appointments (see H.R. 3613), H2545 [23MY]
National Health Service Corps: allow participants to defer their obligated service in order to receive training in palliative care services (see S. 2117), S2222 [22JN]
National Human Trafficking Hotline: require entities that contract with hotline to cooperate with State and local law enforcement agencies when receiving tips via hotline (see H.R. 2601), H1724 [13AP]
National Recovery Month: provide dedicated funding for health advocates to develop targeted outreach, event planning materials, and other resources for community organizations to utilize (see S. 2766), S4388 [12SE] (see H.R. 5418), H4263 [12SE] (see H.R. 5452), H4297 [13SE]
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: secure from cybersecurity incidents (see S. 1493), S1566 [9MY] (see H.R. 498), H322 [25JA]
National Task Force on the Nursing Shortage: establish (see H.R. 4328), H3141 [23JN]
National Task Force on the Response of the U.S. to the COVID–19 Pandemic: establish (see S. 1489), S1566 [9MY]
National Telecommunications and Information Administration: establish food and agriculture cybersecurity clearinghouse (see S. 2393), S3148 [19JY] (see H.R. 1219), H915 [27FE]
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: make updates (see H.R. 5142), H4164 [4AU]
Native Americans: establish urban Indian organization confer policy (see S. 460), S426 [15FE] (see H.R. 630), H509 [30JA]
——— provide advance appropriations authority for certain BIA and Indian Health Service accounts (see S. 2424), S3458 [20JY] (see H.R. 4832), H3895 [24JY]
——— remove administrative barriers to participation of Indian Tribes in Federal child welfare programs and increase Federal funding for Tribal child welfare programs (see H.R. 2762), H1908 [20AP]
Navy: establish exposure registry and conduct epidemiological studies to assess health outcomes associated with Red Hill Incident at Navy base in Hawaii (see S. 2183), S2224 [22JN] (see H.R. 4061), H2883 [13JN]
NIH: establish Inspector General (see S. 80), S98 [25JA]
——— establish Youth Mental Health Research Initiative (see S. 3060), S5048 [17OC] (see H.R. 5976), H5020 [17OC]
——— extend funding for Pediatric Research Initiative by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns (see H.R. 546), H426 [26JA]
——— extend Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program (see H.R. 3391), H2377 [16MY]
——— limit funding for buildings and facilities (see H.R. 2000), H1627 [29MR]
——— limit funding for Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (see H.R. 1982), H1626 [29MR]
——— limit funding for Health Innovation Account (see H.R. 2001), H1627 [29MR]
——— limit funding for John E. Fogarty International Center (see H.R. 1996), H1627 [29MR]
——— limit funding for National Cancer Institute (see H.R. 1975), H1626 [29MR]
——— limit funding for National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (see H.R. 1998), H1627 [29MR]
——— limit funding for National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (see H.R. 1994), H1627 [29MR]
——— limit funding for National Eye Institute (see H.R. 1983), H1626 [29MR]
——— limit funding for National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (see H.R. 1976), H1626 [29MR]
——— limit funding for National Human Genome Research (see H.R. 1992), H1626 [29MR]
——— limit funding for National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (see H.R. 1980), H1626 [29MR]
——— limit funding for National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (see H.R. 1986), H1626 [29MR]
——— limit funding for National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (see H.R. 1993), H1627 [29MR]
——— limit funding for National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (see H.R. 1977), H1626 [29MR]
——— limit funding for National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases (see H.R. 1978), H1626 [29MR]
——— limit funding for National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (see H.R. 1984), H1626 (see H.R. 2212), H1634 [29MR]
——— limit funding for National Institute of General Medical Sciences (see H.R. 1981), H1626 [29MR]
——— limit funding for National Institute of Mental Health (see H.R. 1991), H1626 [29MR]
——— limit funding for National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (see H.R. 1979), H1626 [29MR]
——— limit funding for National Institute of Nursing Research (see H.R. 1988), H1626 [29MR]
——— limit funding for National Institute on Aging (see H.R. 1985), H1626 [29MR]
——— limit funding for National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (see H.R. 1989), H1626 [29MR]
——— limit funding for National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (see H.R. 1987), H1626 [29MR]
——— limit funding for National Institute on Drug Abuse (see H.R. 1990), H1626 [29MR]
——— limit funding for National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (see H.R. 1995), H1627 [29MR]
——— limit funding for National Library of Medicine (see H.R. 1997), H1627 [29MR]
——— limit funding for Office of the Director (see H.R. 1999), H1627 [29MR]
——— require annual budget estimate for initiatives pursuant to reports and recommendations made under National Alzheimer’s Project Act (see S. 134), S147 [30JA] (see H.R. 620), H509 [30JA]
——— take certain steps to increase clinical trial diversity (see S. 1701), S1743 [18MY] (see H.R. 3503), H2454 [18MY]
——— transfer pharmaceutical civil penalties to Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program Fund (see S. 1624), S1678 [16MY]
Nuclear weapons: require research into health consequences of environmental impacts of nuclear war (see S. 2398), S3148 [19JY] (see H.R. 4703), H3699 [18JY]
Nurses: prohibit from finalizing proposed rule on minimum staffing for nursing facilities and establish advisory panel on nursing home workforce (see S. 3410), S5750 [5DE] (see H.R. 5796), H4853 [28SE]
Office of Drug Manufacturing: establish 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]
Office of Men’s Health: establish (see H.R. 4182), H2958 [15JN]
Office of Minority Health: authorize to award grants to faith- or community-based organizations to address persistent health inequities and chronic disease challenges (see H.R. 5520), H4346 [14SE]
——— establish position of Outreach Coordinator (see H.R. 3268), H2310 [11MY]
Office of Refugee Resettlements: establish additional procedures for making placement determinations for all unaccompanied alien children in Federal custody by reason of immigration status (see H.R. 4164), H2957 [15JN]
Office of Rural Health: establish (see S. 2799), S4525 [14SE] (see H.R. 5481), H4344 [14SE]
Office of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Well-Being: establish (see H.R. 4281), H3108 [22JN]
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. 594), H3640 [17JY]
Ombuds for Reproductive and Sexual Health: establish (see H.R. 445), H250 [20JA]
Oral health: authorize public education campaign to increase oral health literacy and awareness (see S. 403), S397 [14FE] (see H.R. 994), H837 [14FE]
Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: improve (see S. 1668), S1705 [17MY] (see S. 2404), S3458 [20JY] (see H.R. 2544), H1716 [10AP]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure taxpayer funds for health insurance coverage are available only to authorized individuals (see H.R. 5875), H4985 [3OC]
——— establish and support State-based universal health care systems that provide comprehensive health benefits to State residents (see H.R. 6270), H5543 [7NO]
People-Centered Assistance Reform Effort Commission: improve social safety net and increase social mobility by increasing access to resources which address underlying causes of poverty (see H.R. 323), H232 [12JA]
Perinatal Care Alternative Payment Model Demonstration Project: establish and implement (see H.R. 3346), H2346 [15MY]
Pharmaceuticals: allow expedited approval of generic prescription drugs and temporary importation of prescription drugs during noncompetitive drug markets and drug shortages (see S. 845), S825 [16MR]
——— 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 H.R. 1825), H1526 [28MR]
——— clarify rules relative to drug discounts for covered entities (see S. 1133), S1090 [30MR]
——— 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. 3311), S5540 [15NO]
——— end dependence on Chinese pharmaceuticals by encouraging growth of robust domestic medicine supply chain for generic drugs and empower FDA to issue warnings for critical contaminations (see H.R. 5575), H4407 [19SE]
——— 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]
——— improve actions available to eligible product developers in event of delays in receiving covered product for purposes of generic drug or biosimilar biological product development (see S. 1120), S1090 [30MR]
——— improve patient access to oral medications (see H.R. 4011), H2807 [12JN]
——— improve supply chain resiliency for critical drug products and ensure reserves of critical drugs and active pharmaceutical ingredients are maintained to prevent supply disruptions (see S. 2510), S3619 [26JY] (see H.R. 6802), H6984 [14DE]
——— increase transparency of research costs (see S. 1476), S1566 [9MY] (see H.R. 3160), H2171 [9MY]
——— 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 drug manufacturers to include printed inserts containing drug information when they ship their products to pharmacies (see H.R. 1173), H873 [24FE]
Physical activity recommendations: publish (see S. 397), S352 [13FE]
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (see S. 13), S54 [23JA] (see H.R. 6176), H5361 [2NO]
——— provide for moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services and increase funding for other women’s health care service providers (see H.R. 128), H102 [9JA] (see H.R. 371), H242 [17JA]
Poverty: support livable wage and expanded welfare benefits, provide quality healthcare and education, and institute political and economic reforms to address systemic poverty (see H. Res. 532), H3071 [21JN]
Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Act: reauthorize (see S. 1573), S1624 [11MY] (see H.R. 3226), H2308 [11MY]
Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria: continue (see S. 2434), S3459 [20JY]
Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grants: authorize use to purchase life-saving opioid antagonists for schools and provide training and education to students and teachers (see H.R. 4582), H3476 [12JY]
Prostate Cancer Coordinating Committee: establish (see H.R. 1315), H1049 [1MR]
Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise: amend (see H.R. 4419), H3158 [30JN]
Public Health Information and Communications Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 406), S397 [14FE] (see H.R. 1004), H837 [14FE]
Public health service: develop strategy for public health preparedness and response to artificial intelligence threats relating to biological or chemical weapons (see S. 2346), S2984 [18JY]
Public Health Service: provide additional funding for Commissioned Corps (see S. 2590), S3753 [27JY]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to determination, termination, and renewal of public health emergencies (see H.R. 4381), H3150 [27JN]
Public safety officers: improve detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues (see S. 1925), S2050 [12JN] (see H.R. 3671), H2635 [25MY] (see H.R. 4274), H3107 [22JN]
——— increase access to mental health, substance use, and counseling services for first responders (see H.R. 6415), H5855 [14NO]
Public safety telecommunicators: improve detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues (see H.R. 2763), H1908 [20AP]
Public welfare programs: conduct demonstration projects to test effectiveness of subsidized employment for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program recipients (see H.R. 2774), H1908 [20AP]
Ready Reserve Corps: improve benefits and services to members (see S. 2297), S2460 [13JY]
Reducing Youth Use of E-Cigarettes Initiative: establish (see S. 3108), S5143 [24OC] (see H.R. 6038), H5043 [24OC]
Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see S. 3344), S5597 [27NO] (see H.R. 6485), H5936 [28NO]
Research: address and support research on long-term coronavirus symptoms (see S. 2560), S3752 [27JY]
——— compile into searchable database information relating to Federal support for biomedical research and development (see S. 315), S310 [9FE] (see H.R. 885), H822 [9FE]
——— prohibit certain research on human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to abortion (see H.R. 398), H248 [20JA] (see H.R. 1466), H1206 [8MR]
——— prohibit Federal funding for research in China (see S. 2525), S3619 [26JY] (see H.R. 1800), H1437 [24MR]
——— require persons who undertake federally funded research and development of biomedical product or service to enter into reasonable pricing agreements (see H.R. 3093), H2134 [5MY]
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 3125), S5182 [25OC] (see H.R. 6041), H5103 [25OC]
Rural areas: establish rural health center innovation awards program and rural health department enhancement program (see S. 953), S933 [23MR] (see H.R. 1712), H1326 [22MR]
Rural Emergency Medical Service Training and Equipment Assistance Program: reauthorize (see S. 265), S230 [2FE] (see H.R. 4646), H3611 [14JY]
Safety: establish Division on Community Safety and community safety and crisis response grants for community led organizations (see H.R. 4699), H3699 [18JY]
Schools: 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]
——— award grants to develop and implement comprehensive program to promote student access to defibrillation in elementary and secondary schools (see S. 1024), S1052 [29MR] (see H.R. 2370), H1640 [29MR]
——— 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]
——— 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]
——— require funds to be set aside for opioid reversal agent administration training in schools (see H.R. 5652), H4455 [21SE]
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. 2191), S2224 [22JN] (see H.R. 4275), H3107 [22JN]
Senior citizens: authorize grants to establish national network of statewide legal hotlines for senior citizens (see S. 2009), S2122 [15JN] (see H.R. 4153), H2956 [15JN]
——— provide equal treatment of LGBTQI+ older individuals (see H.R. 3625), H2595 [24MY]
——— provide grants and training to support area agencies on aging or other community-based organizations to address social isolation among vulnerable older adults and people with disabilities (see H.R. 2692), H1845 [18AP]
Sports: conduct study on causes of deaths and catastrophic injuries related to high school and collegiate sports and formulate recommendations to prevent such deaths and catastrophic injuries (see H.R. 4371), H3150 [27JN]
——— establish grant programs to improve health and positive youth development impacts of youth sports participation (see H.R. 4599), H3573 [13JY]
States: carry out grant program for States to provide telephone reassurance services to certain older adults and to other adults with disabilities (see H.R. 6388), H5728 [13NO]
——— extend authorization of appropriations for grants for State strategic stockpiles (see H.R. 3631), H2595 [24MY]
——— reauthorize and improve pilot program to support State medical stockpiles and ensure public health departments are consulted by Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise (see S. 2080), S2185 [21JN]
Strategic materials: provide for clarity relative to duration of contracts for procurement of supplies for Strategic National Stockpile (see H.R. 4458), H3166 [3JY]
Strategic National Stockpile: authorize certain contracts and cooperative agreements with clinical laboratories for purposes of delivery of medical products (see H.R. 3840), H2761 [6JN]
——— delegate primary responsibility for maintaining to Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (see H.R. 3837), H2761 [6JN]
——— establish automated supply-chain tracking application that provides near real-time insight into amount of critical medical and health supplies available (see H.R. 3577), H2499 [22MY]
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: authorize use of certain grants for health care providers to purchase lethal-means safety supplies for children at risk of suicide or overdose (see S. 3364), S5692 [30NO] (see H.R. 6663), H6739 [7DE]
——— award grants to States to expand access to clinically appropriate services for opioid abuse, dependence, or addiction (see H.R. 3412), H2424 [17MY]
——— 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]
——— establish Center for Unhoused Individuals (see H.R. 4941), H4030 [26JY]
——— improve accessibility of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see S. 3444), S5851 [7DE] (see H.R. 4974), H4137 [27JY]
——— improve implementation of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 4851), H3948 [25JY]
——— limit funding for health surveillance and program support (see H.R. 2005), H1627 [29MR]
——— limit funding for mental health (see H.R. 2002), H1627 [29MR]
——— limit funding for substance abuse prevention (see H.R. 2004), H1627 [29MR]
——— limit funding for substance abuse treatment (see H.R. 2003), H1627 [29MR]
——— 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]
Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act: reauthorize (see S. 3393), S5712 [4DE]
——— reauthorize certain programs (see S. 1991), S2097 [14JN] (see S. 2433), S3459 [20JY] (see S. 3106), S5143 [24OC] (see H.R. 4102), H2930 [14JN]
——— reauthorize youth prevention and recovery initiative (see S. 3070), S5087 [18OC] (see H.R. 5598), H4437 [20SE]
Surgery: conduct study on designation of general surgery shortage areas (see S. 1140), S1090 [30MR] (see H.R. 1781), H1437 [24MR]
Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access: prohibit use of Federal funds (see H.R. 73), H100 [9JA]
Taxation: establish excise tax on production and importation of opioid pain relievers and use such funds to provide and expand access to substance abuse treatment (see S. 2559), S3752 [27JY]
——— establish grant program and allow tax credits to be used for recreational youth sports (see H.R. 5238), H4191 [18AU]
——— exclude certain Nurse Corps payments from gross income (see S. 1446), S1533 [4MY] (see H.R. 5080), H4151 [28JY]
——— permit individuals eligible for Indian Health Service assistance to qualify for health savings accounts (see H.R. 5546), H4380 [18SE]
Teachers: permit some teachers in Early Head Start programs to teach while earning child development associate credentials (see S. 2832), S4554 [18SE]
Technology: provide temporary licensing reciprocity for telehealth and interstate health care treatment (see H.R. 5541), H4380 [18SE]
Telecommunications: facilitate nationwide accessibility and coordination of 2-1-1 and 9-8-8 services to provide information and referrals for mental health emergencies, homeless needs, and social and human services needs (see S. 1729), S1744 [18MY] (see H.R. 3498), H2454 [18MY]
Telehealth: study and report on actions taken to expand access to telehealth services under Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance programs (see H.R. 1110), H864 [21FE]
Territories: provide public benefits to citizens of Freely Associated States in U.S. (see S. 792), S772 [14MR] (see H.R. 1571), H1284 [14MR]
——— provide set-aside of funds for territories under health profession opportunity grant program and make Northern Mariana Islands eligible for such grants (see H.R. 1675), H1300 [21MR]
Terrorism: acknowledge that after September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, individuals were targeted for their faith, race, national origin and immigration status, and suggest relief to support those affected (see H. Res. 671), H4230 [8SE]
Water: low-income household water assistance program appropriations (see H.R. 5793), H4853 [28SE]
Women: address maternity care shortages by expanding educational opportunities for midwives and prioritize midwifery programs that increase racial and ethnic minority representation (see S. 1851), S2005 [7JN] (see H.R. 3768), H2707 [31MY]
——— address social determinants of maternal health to eliminate maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities (see H.R. 3322), H2345 [15MY]
——— award grants to eligible entities to address maternal mental health conditions and substance use disorders relative to pregnant and postpartum individuals (see S. 1602), S1647 [15MY] (see H.R. 3312), H2344 [15MY]
——— 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]
——— convene task force to develop strategies and coordinate efforts to eliminate preventable maternal mortality (see S. 1594), S1646 [15MY]
——— establish grant program for community-based maternal mentoring programs (see S. 48), S74 [24JA] (see H.R. 477), H277 [24JA]
——— establish grant program to fund reproductive health patient navigators for individuals seeking abortion services (see S. 2439), S3459 [20JY] (see H.R. 4796), H3887 [20JY]
——— expand access to abortion care (see H.R. 4303), H3109 [22JN]
——— improve data collection on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity (see H.R. 3320), H2344 [15MY]
——— provide for grants to promote representative community engagement in maternal mortality review committees (see S. 1599), S1647 [15MY]
——— 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. 4475), H3170 [6JY]
——— 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]
Cloture motions
Kunesh, Patrice H.: nomination to be Dept. of HHS Administration for Native Americans Commissioner, S632 [2MR], S667 [7MR]
Remarks in House
Abortion: 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]
——— prohibit from treating pregnancy as illness for purposes of approving abortion drugs (H.R. 6635), H6825 [12DE]
Administration for Children and Families: innovative foster care services funding, H5742 [14NO]
Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, E739 [27JY]
Assistant Sec. of Health and Human Services: reduce salary, H5823, H5824 [14NO]
Biden, President: evaluation of administration, H3179 [11JY]
——— evaluation of administration relative to fentanyl and opioid epidemic, H2586 [24MY]
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: expand World Trade Center Health Program coverage, H687 [6FE]
——— include neuropathy in list of conditions covered by World Trade Center Health Program (H.R. 2636), H2045 [26AP]
——— National Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Registry funding, H5768 [14NO]
——— prohibit funding to implement, promote, or enforce recommendation to add coronavirus vaccine to child and adolescent immunization schedule, H5822 [14NO]
——— study efficacy of vitamin D against coronavirus funding, H5776, H5777 [14NO]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: prohibit funding for proposed rule entitled ‘‘Medicare and Medicaid Programs—Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting’’, H5838, H5839 [14NO]
——— prohibit funding to enforce coronavirus vaccine reporting requirements for ambulatory surgical centers, H5852, H5853 [14NO]
Children and youth: 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 (H.R. 755), H2105 [28AP]
——— ensure child protective services systems do not permit separation of children from parents due to poverty, H2985 [20JN]
——— promote child care and early learning (H.R. 2976), H2103 [28AP]
——— temporarily increase funding to Court Improvement Program and improve ability of courts to conduct remote child welfare proceedings, H270 [24JA]
Colleges and universities: prohibit funding for enforcement of coronavirus vaccine mandate as condition of employment or enrollment at institutions of higher education, H5819, H5820 [14NO]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H5850 [14NO]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5894), H5740–H5793, H5799–H5806, H5809–H5854 [14NO], H5869–H5880 [15NO], E1103 [14NO], E1111, E1112, E1114, E1115 [17NO]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5894), consideration (H. Res. 864), H5735–H5740 [14NO]
——— prohibit funding to enforce coronavirus vaccine mandate, H5823 [14NO]
——— prohibit funding to enforce or implement Executive order requiring Federal agencies partner with certain organizations to promote voter registration, H5851, H5852 [14NO]
——— prohibit funding to establish, implement, or enforce any vaccine mandate, H5848 [14NO]
——— prohibit funding to finalize any rule or regulation that has or is likely to have certain effects on economy, H5817, H5818 [14NO]
——— prohibit funding to implement certain Executive orders relative to climate change, H5847, H5848 [14NO]
——— prohibit funding to promulgate new rules likely to result in certain impact on economy, major increase in consumer prices, or adverse effects on U.S. global competition, H5821, H5822 [14NO]
Diseases and disorders: carry out national project to prevent and cure Parkinson’s disease to be known as National Parkinson’s Project (H.R. 2365), H6916–H6921 [13DE], E1225 [14DE]
——— epithelioid hemangioendothelioma research funding, E739 [27JY]
——— expiration of Title 42 public health authorities allowing for immediate expulsion of persons or property to avoid introduction of communicable diseases, H2154 [9MY]
Drugs: certify that making permanent scheduling of fentanyl-related substances will lead to reduction in overdose deaths, H2604, H2605 [25MY]
——— establish programs to address addiction and overdoses caused by illicit fentanyl and other opioids (H.R. 3375), H2581, H2584 [24MY]
——— expand and clarify exclusion for orphan drugs under drug price negotiation program (H.R. 5539), H5673 [13NO]
——— provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment, H2580 [24MY]
——— reauthorize certain programs to provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 4531), H6789–H6798 [11DE], H6821 [12DE]
——— reauthorize program of preventing overdoses of controlled substances, H6821 [12DE]
FDA: prohibit funding for grants relative to any transgenic edible vaccine, H4559, H4560 [26SE]
Federal agencies and departments: provide for greater accountability relative to Federal activities and expenditures relating to coronavirus (H.R. 271), H159 [11JA]
Firearms: authorize funding to increase access to mental health care to reduce gun violence (H.R. 46), H3637 [17JY], E756 [4AU]
Government regulations: certify that termination of CDC requirement for proof of coronavirus vaccination for foreign travelers will not result in increase in hospitalizations, H756 [8FE]
——— prohibit funding to carry out provisions of ‘‘Gender Identity Non-Discrimination and Inclusion Policy for Employees and Applicants’’ guidance, H5840, H5841 [14NO]
——— prohibit funding to finalize or enforce proposed rule which requires foster families to affirm foster child’s LGBTQI+ identity, H5816, H5817 [14NO]
——— prohibit funding to implement certain bulletin on State use of health care-related taxes to fund Medicaid and rule to improve access and quality of care for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program enrollees, H5844, H5845 [14NO]
——— prohibit funding to implement proposed rule entitled ‘‘Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule’’, H5846, H5847 [14NO]
Head Start Program: anniversary, E453 [17MY], E462, E463 [18MY], E472 [22MY]
——— funding, H5743 [14NO]
——— funding through reductions in Dept. of Education departmental management account funding, H5853, H5854 [14NO]
——— partnerships funding, H5769 [14NO]
——— prohibit funding to implement mask mandates for children, H5810, H5811 [14NO]
Health: ensure notification to employers of availability of tax-advantaged flexible health insurance benefits, focusing on small businesses in rural areas, H3033, H3034 [21JN]
——— funding for States to build or maintain their own medical stockpile through reductions in Strategic National Stockpile funding, H5784 [14NO]
——— implement consumer protections that provide patients with advanced cost estimates for healthcare services, H5830 [14NO]
——— promote price transparency in health care sector (H.R. 5378), H4417 [20SE], H6762–H6789 [11DE], H6842 [12DE], E1207 [12DE]
——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps, H4417 [20SE]
——— support patient access to gene therapy treatments for rare diseases, E932 [3OC]
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, H1429 [24MR]
——— establish rural provider demonstration program to provide payments on eligible loans for individuals eligible for National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (H.R. 1711), H5971 [29NO]
Health Resources and Services Administration: Bureau of Health Workforce funding, H5769 [14NO]
——— provide accounting of unpaid and partially paid claims by COVID–19 Uninsured Program and provide plan for payment of remaining claims, H5838 [14NO]
——— reauthorize Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program, E20 [11JA]
Immigration: condemn use of, and take steps to end, child labor, H879 [27FE], H2624 [25MY]
——— provide healthcare for individuals in Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, H1876–H1878 [19AP]
Indian Health Service: funding, H2748 [6JN]
——— produce prescription programs funding, H2819 [13JN]
Inspector General: funding, H5775 [14NO]
Insurance: require coverage of infertility treatments, E323 [18AP]
Medicaid: prohibit funding to finalize, implement, or enforce proposed rule relative to drug rebate program, H5837 [14NO]
Medicare: establish improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (H.R. 3421), H2560 [24MY], H4043 [27JY]
——— provide add-on payment to certain plans offering benefits designed to address needs of dual-eligible individuals related to social determinants of health and provide adminstrative flexibility to improve integration (H.R. 6742), E1219 [13DE]
——— require Dept. of HHS to conduct demonstration program to assess effects of hospitals providing to qualified individuals medically tailored home-delivered meals, H2359 [16MY]
——— selection of certain Medicare part D drugs for negotiation under Drug Price Negotiation Program, H4238 [12SE]
Mental health: address mental health issues for youth, particularly youth of color (H.R. 3548), H3601 [14JY]
——— award grants to eligible entities to establish or maintain student mental health and safety helpline (H.R. 822), H5663 [9NO]
——— 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 (H.R. 6534, H6157 [6DE]
——— reauthorize certain programs relative to mental health and substance use disorders, H2584 [24MY]
——— strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits, H2385 [17MY]
Minority HIV/AIDS Prevention Initiative: funding, H5785 [14NO]
National Alzheimer’s Project: extend to include certain experimental drugs, H1956 [26AP]
National Eye Institute: development of autonomous eye screening for diabetic retinopathy funding, H5849 [14NO]
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: reduce salary of Virus Ecology Section Chief, H5845, H5846 [14NO]
National Institute of General Medical Sciences: prohibit Office of Diversity in Biomedical Research funding, H5777 [14NO]
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities: prohibit funding, H5778 [14NO]
Navy: establish exposure registry and conduct epidemiological studies to assess health outcomes associated with Red Hill Incident at Navy base in Hawaii (H.R. 4061), E553 [13JN]
NIH: funding, H5781, H5782 [14NO]
——— grant recipient facilities and administrative costs funding, H5828, H5829 [14NO], E1103 [14NO]
——— National Cancer Institute funding for research and education on triple-negative breast cancer, H5769 [14NO]
——— National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Endowment Program funding, H5769 [14NO]
——— National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke funding, H5768 [14NO]
——— Office of the Director funding, H5780, H5781 [14NO]
——— Office of the Director funding relative to EcoHealth Alliance, Inc., grant awarded on bat coronavirus emergence, H5779 [14NO]
——— prohibit funding for John E. Fogarty International Center, H5779 [14NO]
——— prohibit funding to conduct or support any gain-of-function research involving potential pandemic pathogen by Rocky Mountain Laboratories, H5845 [14NO]
Nurse Corps program: funding through reductions in National Institute of Nursing Research funding, H5772, H5773 [14NO]
Office of Population Affairs: prohibit funding, H5836 [14NO]
Office of Refugee Resettlement: prohibit funding for salary and expenses of Director, H5815, H5816 [14NO]
Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: improve (H.R. 2544), H3929, H3930 [25JY]
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. 1825), E267 [28MR]
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, H5737 [14NO]
——— provide for moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services and increase funding for other women’s health care service providers (H.R. 371), H269 [24JA]
Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3226), H6799, H6800 [11DE]
Project BioShield: funding through reductions in buildings and facilities funding, H5782, H5783 [14NO]
Public Health Scientific Services: funding, H5775, H5776 [14NO]
Public safety officers: increase access to mental health, substance use, and counseling services for first responders (H.R. 6415), H5734 [14NO]
Research: prohibit funding for any grant related to any transgenic edible vaccine, H5832 [14NO]
——— prohibit funding for NIH virology research in Southeast Asia relative to emergence of coronavirus, H5820 [14NO]
——— prohibit funding to conduct or support gain of function research, H5832, H5833 [14NO]
——— tribute to advancements in gene therapy research, E830 [12SE]
Rural Emergency Hospital Technical Assistance Program: funding, H5774 [14NO]
Rural Residency Planning and Development Program: funding, H5774 [14NO]
Schools: award grants to develop and implement comprehensive program to promote student access to defibrillation in elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 2370), H2042 [26AP]
Sec. of HHS: reduce salary, H5833, H5834 [14NO]
Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program: funding, H5773 [14NO]
States: 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, H2385 [17MY]
Strategic National Stockpile and buildings: funding through reductions in buildings and facilities funding, H5783, H5784 [14NO]
Veterans: funding to purchase and implement telehealth services to improve health care coordination for rural veterans between rural providers and Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H5773 [14NO]
WHO: prohibit funding to make contributions, H5814, H5815 [14NO]
Women: 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]
Remarks in Senate
Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to abortion, S2172–S2174 [21JN]
——— evaluation of administration relative to immigration, S1281–S1283 [20AP], S1432–S1435 [1MY]
——— evaluation of administration relative to political nominees, S4672 [26SE]
CDC: provide flexibility and funding for World Trade Center Health Program, S3722 [27JY]
Child Care Stabilization Grant program: extend funding (S. 2777), S5662–S5668 [29NO]
Children and youth: 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 (S. 1146), S5232 [30OC]
Dept. of Justice: establish Federal grant program to award grants to States and nonprofit organizations to combat smuggling and trafficking of children and young women (S. 1200), S1435 [1MY], S1639 [15MY], S2043 [12JN], S3509 [25JY]
Developing countries: increase development, distribution, and use of clean cookstoves and fuels to improve health, protect climate and environment, empower women, create jobs, and help consumers save time and money (S. 2179), S2232 [22JN]
Diseases and disorders: address research on, and improve access to, supportive services for individuals with long-term coronavirus symptoms (S. 801), S783, S800–S802 [15MR]
——— expiration of Title 42 public health authorities allowing for immediate expulsion of persons or property to avoid introduction of communicable diseases, S1611, S1612, S1614–S1616 [11MY], S1693–S1697 [17MY], S1724–S1726 [18MY], S1997 [7JN]
——— reauthorize Special Diabetes Program for Type 1 Diabetes and Special Diabetes Program for Indians (S. 1855), S2008 [7JN]
Drugs: establish program to support health care providers and pharmacies in providing discounted insulin products to uninsured individuals (S. 954), S5498–S5500 [14NO]
——— 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]
Education: strengthen and expand adult education programs (S. 3075), S5090 [18OC]
Families and domestic relations: improve foster and adoptive parent recruitment and retention (S. 1313), S1561 [9MY]
——— support stillbirth prevention and research (S. 2231), S4895 [30SE]
Firefighter Cancer Registry Act: reauthorize, S3724 [27JY]
——— reauthorize (S. 2119), S6042, S6043 [19DE]
——— reauthorize (S. 2119), unanimous-consent request, S6043 [19DE]
Head Start Program: tribute, S1621 [11MY], S1837, S1838 [31MY]
Health: prioritize funding for expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research, S83 [25JA]
——— 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 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]
Health care professionals: address health workforce shortages through additional funding for National Health Service Corps and establish National Health Service Corps Emergency Service demonstration project (S. 862), S1063 [30MR]
——— establish rural provider demonstration program to provide payments on eligible loans for individuals eligible for National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (S. 940), S3872 [5SE]
——— improve access to primary health care and expand health workforce, S4507–S4510 [14SE]
Hispanic Americans: 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]
Homeless: authorize grants for housing programs that offer comprehensive services and intensive case management for homeless individuals and families (S. 24), S56 [23JA]
Immigration: condemn use of, and take steps to end, child labor, S730 [9MR], S1281–S1283 [20AP]
——— establish vetting standards for placement of unaccompanied alien children with sponsors, S2111–S2113 [15JN]
——— streamline reporting of violations against immigrant children in Federal custody, provide protections for unaccompanied immigrant children, and ensure safe release to sponsors (S. 3128), S5271 [1NO]
Kunesh, Patrice H.: nomination to be Dept. of HHS Administration for Native Americans Commissioner, S632 [2MR], S666–S668 [7MR], S677, S679 [8MR]
Medicare: implementation of drug price negotiation program, S3877 [5SE], S4245–S4247 [7SE], S4374–S4380 [12SE], S4610, S4611 [20SE]
Medicare/Medicaid: lower prescription drug prices, improve transparency of pharmaceutical prices and transactions, lower patients’ out-of-pocket costs, and ensure accountability to taxpayers, S645 [6MR]
——— require drug and biological product manufacturers to include truthful and non-misleading pricing information in any direct-to-consumer advertising (S. 1250), S1297 [20AP], S4246 [7SE], S5624–S5627 [28NO]
——— require drug and biological product manufacturers to include truthful and non-misleading pricing information in any direct-to-consumer advertising (S. 1250), unanimous-consent request, S5625 [28NO]
National Alzheimer’s Project: extend (S. 133), S150 [30JA]
Native Americans: establish urban Indian organization confer policy (S. 460), S3120 [18JY]
Navy: establish exposure registry and conduct epidemiological studies to assess health outcomes associated with Red Hill Incident at Navy base in Hawaii, S3574 [26JY]
NIH: funding, S1473 [3MY], S1579 [10MY], S1860 [1JN]
——— require annual budget estimate for initiatives pursuant to reports and recommendations made under National Alzheimer’s Project Act (S. 134), S150 [30JA]
Oral health: authorize public education campaign to increase oral health literacy and awareness (S. 403), S451 [16FE]
Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: improve (H.R. 2544), S3731–S3733 [27JY]
——— improve (H.R. 2544), unanimous-consent request, S3731, S3732 [27JY]
——— improve (S. 1668), S5940, S5941 [13DE]
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 3125), S5184 [25OC]
Rural Emergency Medical Service Training and Equipment Assistance Program: reauthorize (S. 265), S1064 [30MR], S3873 [5SE], S5966 [13DE]
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: improve accessibility of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (S. 3444), S5853 [7DE]
Reports filed
Action for Dental Health Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3843) (H. Rept. 118–243), H4985 [3OC]
Alzheimer’s Accountability and Investment Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 134), S3752 [27JY]
Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2840), S5426 [8NO]
Consideration of H.R. 5894, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 864) (H. Rept. 118–272), H5727 [13NO]
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]
Dept. of HHS Special Diabetes Program for Type 1 Diabetes and Special Diabetes Program for Indians Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1855), S3752 [27JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2624) (S. Rept. 118–84), S3752 [27JY]
Firefighter Cancer Registry Act Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3821) (H. Rept. 118–247), H5103 [25OC]
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]
Medicaid Primary Care Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3836) (H. Rept. 118–170), H4216 [1SE]
National Alzheimer’s Project Extension: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 133), S3752 [27JY]
National Plan To End Parkinson’s Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2365) (H. Rept. 118–313), H6859 [12DE]
9-8-8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 498) (H. Rept. 118–52), H2306 [11MY]
Nomination of Rebecca Lee Haffajee To Be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Planning and Evaluation: Committee on Finance (Senate), S635 [2MR]
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2333), S4227 [6SE]
Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Act Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3226) (H. Rept. 118–164), H4203 [25AU]
——— Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1573), S4947 [4OC]
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]
Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2544) (H. Rept. 118–140), H3204 [11JY]
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]
Urban Indian Health Confer Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 460) (S. Rept. 118–34), S1788 [30MY]
Statements
National Plan To End Parkinson’s Act: Representative Wexton, H6920 [13DE]
Texts of
H. Res. 864, consideration of H.R. 5894, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H5735 [14NO]
H.R. 2365, National Plan To End Parkinson’s Act, H6916 [13DE]
H.R. 2544, Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act, H3929 [25JY]
H.R. 3226, Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Act reauthorization, H6799 [11DE]
H.R. 4531, certain programs to provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment reauthorization, H6790–H6794 [11DE]
H.R. 5378, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, H6762–H6785 [11DE]
H.R. 5894, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H5746–H5767 [14NO]
S. 265, Rural Emergency Medical Service Training and Equipment Assistance Program reauthorization, S236 [2FE], S5967 [13DE]
S. 460, Urban Indian Health Confer Act, S3120 [18JY]
S. 862, Restoring America’s Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act, S831 [16MR]
S. 1146, Find and Protect Foster Youth Act, S5232 [30OC]
S. 1250, Drug-Price Transparency for Consumers (DTC) Act, S1297 [20AP]
S. 1426, Resilience Investment, Support, and Expansion (RISE) From Trauma Act, S1507–S1510 [3MY]
S. 1991, Comprehensive Addiction Recovery Through Effective Employment and Reentry (CAREER) Act, S2099 [14JN]
S. 2231, Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act, S4895 [30SE]
S. 2477, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, S3525 [25JY]
S. 2815, Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act, S4528 [14SE]
S. 3128, Protecting Unaccompanied Children Act, S5185–S5192 [25OC]
S. Res. 312, recognize anniversary of Americans With Disabilities Act and importance of independent living for disabled individuals and call for further action to strengthen home and community living for such individuals, S3624 [26JY]