DISEASES AND DISORDERS related term(s) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Health

Amendments

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), S1067, S1096, S1097, S1098, S1099, S1100, S1101, S1103, S1109, S1111, S1112, S1116, S1120, S1121, S1123, S1125, S1132, S1133, S1134, S1136, S1137, S1138, S1140, S1141, S1142, S1143, S1144, S1145 [17MR], S1212, S1213, S1214, S1217, S1218, S1220, S1223, S1224, S1228, S1229, S1230, S1231, S1232, S1233, S1234, S1235, S1236, S1237, S1238, S1239, S1243, S1247, S1248, S1249, S1251, S1263, S1266, S1267, S1268, S1269, S1270, S1271, S1272, S1273, S1274, S1275, S1276, S1277, S1278, S1279, S1283, S1284, S1285, S1288, S1291, S1303, S1304, S1305, S1306 [18MR], S1383, S1384, S1385, S1388, S1389, S1390, S1391, S1395, S1396, S1404, S1405, S1406, S1407, S1408, S1410 [19MR], S1445, S1446, S1447, S1448, S1450, S1451, S1452, S1453, S1455, S1456, S1457 [20MR], S1484 [21MR], S1547, S1548, S1549, S1550, S1557, S1558, S1559 [23MR], S1569, S1570, S1583, S1584 [24MR], S1620, S1628 [25MR]

——— establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), consideration (H. Res. 1057), H2136 [11FE]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prohibit discrimination by abortion against unborn children on basis of Turner syndrome (see H.R. 7177), H1171 [21JA]

American Heart Month: designate (see S. Res. 614), S681 [25FE] (see H. Res. 1043), H2095 [9FE]

Armed Forces: expand authority to provide wigs and treat traction alopecia under TRICARE program (see H.R. 7933), H2483 [12MR]

Barth Syndrome Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 1060), H2187 [11FE]

Black Autism Acceptance and Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 1050), H2118 [10FE]

CDC: reauthorize programs relating to oral health promotion and disease prevention (see S. 4008), S881 [5MR]

Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1112), H2483 [12MR]

Defense Production Act: ensure supply of certain medical articles essential to national defense (see H.R. 7777), H2369 [3MR]

Dept. of Education: allow families with children in Title I schools to put unused Federal education funds toward in-person education should their school close due to public health emergency or teachers union strikes (see S. 4047), S1009 [11MR] (see H.R. 7918), H2482 [12MR]

Dept. of HHS: award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to establish, maintain, or improve activities relative to detection and monitoring of infectious diseases through wastewater (see S. 4048), S1009 [11MR]

——— 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. 8024), H2621 [19MR]

——— carry out program to collect data relative to sickle cell disease in U.S. (see H.R. 8067), H2675 [24MR]

——— designate areas as Health Investment Zones to reduce health disparities and improve health outcomes in such areas (see S. 3840), S577 [11FE] (see H.R. 7496), H2185 [11FE]

——— establish demonstration program to award grants to States to improve provision of recommended immunizations for children, adolescents, and adults through use of mobile vaccination units (see H.R. 7465), H2118 [10FE]

——— establish demonstration program to test mandatory coverage of treatment for wound care for epidermolysis bullosa under Medicaid (see H.R. 7877), H2476 [9MR]

——— establish program for conduct and support of research, training, and health information dissemination relative to environmental risk factors of neurodegenerative diseases (see H.R. 7779), H2369 [3MR]

——— establish program to develop innovative antimicrobial drugs targeting most challenging pathogens and most threatening infections (see H.R. 7352), H2029 [4FE]

——— establish programs to reduce rates of sepsis (see H.R. 7116), H919 [15JA]

——— expand Project ECHO Grant Program and allow for such program to disseminate knowledge and build capacity to address Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias (see S. 4036), S958 [10MR]

——— extend funding for family-to-family health information centers (see S. 3714), S344 [28JA]

——— fund prize competitions to accelerate innovation in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Lyme disease (see H.R. 7482), H2185 [11FE]

——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see S. 3990), S802 [4MR] (see H.R. 7853), H2471 [5MR]

——— 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 (see S. 3598), S115 [8JA] (see H.R. 6977), H251 [8JA]

——— study and report to Congress on use of home cardiorespiratory monitors for infants (see S. 3712), S344 [28JA]

Dept. of Justice: include Guam in Radiation Exposure Compensation Program (see H.R. 7672), H2326 [25FE]

Dept. of State: consolidate reports required to be submitted by Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy (see H.R. 7654), H2296 [24FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to develop, implement, and evaluate approaches and methodologies for prospective randomized control trials for neurorehabilitation treatments for chronic mild traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 6993), H615 [9JA]

——— establish investigational research and extended access treatment program utilizing innovative treatments and emerging therapies to address conditions with unmet medical needs (see H.R. 7091), H918 [15JA]

——— establish program to address bowel and bladder care needs for veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders (see S. 3647), S256 [15JA]

——— establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), consideration (see H. Res. 1057), H2184 [11FE]

——— expand telescreening mammography pilot program (see H.R. 7411), H2041 [5FE]

——— improve schedule for rating disabilities (see H.R. 8066), H2675 [24MR]

——— include infertility as condition presumed to be incurred or aggravated by toxic exposure in course of active military, naval, air, or space service (see H.R. 7841), H2471 [5MR]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: carry out, and coordinate on, activities to prevent, control, and eradicate New World screwworm in wildlife and non-livestock species of animals on certain Federal lands (see H.R. 7466), H2118 [10FE]

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. 7879), H2476 [9MR]

Disabled: allow disabled individuals with terminal illnesses to receive disability insurance benefits without waiting period and prohibit concurrent receipt of disability benefits and unemployment insurance (see S. 3648), S256 [15JA] (see H.R. 7104), H919 [15JA]

Drugs: mitigate effects of coronavirus pandemic on incentives for development of orphan drugs (see H.R. 7693), H2327 [25FE]

——— reduce price of insulin, require pharmacy benefit managers to pass-through manufacturer rebates for insulin products, and promote generic and biosimilar competition (see S. 4189), S1614 [25MR]

FDA: establish standardized pathogen and microorganism testing of infant formula products and manufacturing facilities and mandate notification of specific positive tests and inspection classifications (see H.R. 7867), H2475 [9MR]

——— set forth limitations on exclusive approval or licensure of drugs designated for rare diseases or conditions (see S. 3716), S344 [28JA]

——— strengthen regulation of compounding pharmacies and outsourcing facilities (see S. 3794), S509 [5FE]

Government regulations: regulate human cadaveric islets for transplantation as organs (see H.R. 8018), H2621 [19MR]

Health: end liability shield for vaccine manufacturers (see S. 3853), S578 [11FE]

——— establish national campaign to increase maternal vaccination rates (see S. 4132), S1205 [18MR]

——— recognize significance of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and need for robust funding of National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (see H. Res. 1079), H2328 [25FE]

HIV Is Not a Crime Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 1084), H2328 [25FE]

HIV/AIDS: establish grant program for States, Tribal governments, Federal health centers, rural health clinics, local governments, and community-based organizations to establish and support PrEP programs (see H.R. 7385), H2031 [4FE]

Long COVID Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1136), H2711 [25MR]

Low Vision and Vision Impairment Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1090), H2333 [26FE]

Medicare: ensure continued access to diabetes technology upon enrollment (see S. 4037), S958 [10MR]

——— ensure equitable payment for, and preserve beneficiary access to, cancer treatments under hospital outpatient prospective payment system (see H.R. 8032), H2627 [20MR]

——— establish demonstration program to provide payment for living kidney donor transplant facilitator training (see H.R. 7581), H2224 [13FE]

——— expand availability of medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 3934), S706 [26FE]

——— expand coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B (see S. 3607), S115 [8JA]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see S. 4070), S1046 [12MR] (see H.R. 7905), H2482 [12MR]

——— provide coverage for ALS-related services for individuals diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see S. 3763), S470 [3FE] (see H.R. 7336), H1976 [3FE]

——— provide coverage for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) furnished by pharmacists (see H.R. 7189), H1171 [21JA]

——— provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment (see S. 3872), S609 [12FE] (see H.R. 7546), H2218 [12FE]

——— provide for inclusion of virtual diabetes prevention program suppliers in Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Expanded Model (see S. 3692), S290 [27JA]

Multiple System Atrophy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1117), H2530 [16MR]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1039), H2031 [4FE]

National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 1037), H2031 [4FE]

National Cleaning Week: designate (see H. Res. 1127), H2621 [19MR]

National Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Day: designate (see H. Res. 1098), H2369 [3MR]

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1109), H2472 [5MR]

Rare Disease Day: designate (see S. Res. 620), S707 [26FE]

Sarcoma cancer chordoma: raise awareness (see H. Res. 1081), H2328 [25FE]

Shwachman Diamond Syndrome Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 1133), H2676 [24MR]

Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act: reauthorize (see S. 4109), S1090 [17MR]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), S1465, S1466 [21MR], S1569 [24MR]

——— establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), House amendment, S1348 [19MR]

Motions

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), S1055 [16MR], S1067 [17MR], S1348, S1357 [19MR], S1570 [24MR], H2149 [11FE]

Remarks in House

Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response: require each covered distributor of highly pathogenic agent to comply with certain logbook requirements (H.R. 5747), H1946 [2FE], H1985, H1987 [4FE], H2321 [25FE]

American Heart Month: observance, H1991 [4FE]

Brain Awareness Week: observance, E242 [19MR]

Dept. of Defense: conduct cost and feasibility study evaluating H. pylori screening for Armed Forces members and veterans, E210 [12MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish demonstration program to test mandatory coverage of treatment for wound care for epidermolysis bullosa under Medicaid (H.R. 7877), H2535 [17MR]

——— launch of White House Great American Recovery Initiative, H1984 [4FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), H2138–H2149, H2173 [11FE], H2670 [24MR], H2683, H2707 [25MR], E138 [13FE]

——— establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), consideration (H. Res. 1057), H2121–H2138 [11FE]

——— prohibit requiring evidence of certain dose of radiation to determine that veteran is radiation-exposed veteran (H.R. 4469), H809 [14JA]

Endometriosis Awareness Month: observance, H2379 [4MR]

Foreign aid: funding, H806 [14JA]

Health: use of technology to improve services and reduce costs of health care, H244 [8JA]

Insurance: require health insurance plans to cover ovarian cancer screenings to improve early detection, H663 [13JA]

Kennedy, Sec. of HHS: call for resignation, H911 [15JA]

Kidneys for Communities (organization): tribute, E175 [3MR]

Law enforcement officers: provide public safety officer benefits for exposure-related cancers (H.R. 1269), H1926 [2FE]

Medicare: expand access to telehealth services (H.R. 4206), H927 [20JA]

——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (H.R. 842), H1176 [22JA]

National Cancer Prevention Month: observance, E160 [24FE]

National Kidney Month: observance, H2668 [24MR]

National Nurse Practitioner Week: observance, E177 [3MR]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, H2240 [23FE]

Research: cerebral palsy research funding, H2534 [17MR]

Rotary International: tribute to efforts to eradicate polio, H1129 [21JA]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with young-onset Alzheimer’s (H.R. 6799), H2190 [12FE]

Taxation: provide tax credit for translational research expenses relative to neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatric conditions (H.R. 2085), E242 [19MR]

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Hillman Cancer Center: tribute to Quality Oncology Practice Initiative certification, H2083 [9FE]

Remarks in Senate

American Heart Month: designate (S. Res. 614), S689 [25FE]

Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Awareness Month: observance, S1561 [24MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: strategies to combat New World screwworm and enhance U.S. preparedness and response capabilities against potential outbreaks in livestock, S502 [5FE]

Dept. of HHS: designate areas as Health Investment Zones to reduce health disparities and improve health outcomes in such areas (S. 3840), S579 [11FE]

——— provide for sexual health education of young people, including promotion of healthy relationships and prevention of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and dating violence (S. 1910), S286 [27JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), House amendment, S572 [11FE], S597–S601 [12FE], S632 [24FE], S669 [25FE], S701 [26FE], S910 [9MR], S947 [10MR], S971, S1005 [11MR], S1018 [12MR], S1053–S1055 [16MR], S1060–S1063, S1065–S1082, S1083–S1088, S1146–S1158 [17MR], S1159–S1167, S1170–S1177, S1179–S1185, S1189, S1195–S1202, S1307–S1310 [18MR], S1311–S1317, S1320–S1322, S1324–S1326, S1329–S1355, S1411–S1418 [19MR], S1419–S1421, S1423, S1427–S1441 [20MR], S1461–S1472, S1474–S1480, S1484–S1493 [21MR], S1495, S1496, S1509–S1512, S1514–S1516 [22MR], S1526, S1530, S1532, S1533, S1535–S1541 [23MR], S1561–S1564, S1568–S1570, S1587 [24MR], S1589–S1591, S1593, S1606, S1629, S1638–S1644 [25MR]

——— establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), House amendment—motion to refer, S1569 [24MR]

Domestic policy: science and research funding, S246 [15JA]

Law enforcement officers: provide public safety officer benefits for exposure-related cancers (S. 237), S1484 [21MR]

Medicare: expand availability of medical nutrition therapy services (S. 3934), S709 [26FE]

National Lung Cancer Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 570), S140 [12JA]

Rare Disease Day: designate (S. Res. 620), S716 [26FE]

Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act: reauthorize (S. 4109), S1093 [17MR]

Reports filed

Respect State Housing Laws Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1078) (H. Rept. 119–521), H2325 [25FE]

Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1157), S343 [28JA]

Texts of

S. 3607, Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act, S116 [8JA]

S. 4008, Promoting Dental Health Act, S887 [5MR]

S. Res. 614, American Heart Month, S687 [25FE]

S. Res. 620, Rare Disease Day, S711 [26FE]