POLICY BRIEFINGS

Recently Introduced Health Legislation Cont.


S.359 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain Federally-subsidized loan repayments for dental school faculty; Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.366 — A bill to shorten monopoly periods for prescription drugs that are the subjects of sudden price hikes; Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

H.Res.111 — Supporting the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day; Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.1034 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require pharmacy-negotiated price concessions to be included in negotiated prices at the point-of-sale under part D of the Medicare program, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means

H.R.1035 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the Medicare prescription drug program and Medicare Advantage program to further transparency of payment methodologies to pharmacies, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Oversight and Reform

H.R.1041 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the 96-hour physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services; Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]; Committees: House - Ways and Means

H.R.1046 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate prices of prescription drugs furnished under part D of the Medicare program; Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [DTX- 35]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means

H.R.1052 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for direct payment to physician assistants under the Medicare program for certain services furnished by such physician assistants; Sponsor: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL- 7]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means

H.R.1058 — To reauthorize certain provisions of the Public Health Service Act relating to autism, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.1082 — To plan, develop, and make recommendations to increase access to sexual assault examinations for survivors by holding hospitals accountable and supporting the providers that serve them; Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Education and Labor

H.R.1092 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand health care and benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs for military sexual trauma, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]; Committees: House - Veterans’ Affairs, Armed Services

H.R.1093 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish an excise tax on certain prescription drugs which have been subject to a price spike, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means

H.R.1098 — To gather information about the illicit production of illicit fentanyl in foreign countries and to withhold bilateral assistance from countries that do not have emergency scheduling procedures for new illicit drugs, cannot prosecute criminals for the manufacture or distribution of controlled substance analogues, or do not require the registration of tableting machines and encapsulating machines; Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]; Committees: House - Foreign Affairs

S.374 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand health care and benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs for military sexual trauma, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]; Committees: Senate - Veterans’ Affairs

S.377 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate prices of prescription drugs furnished under part D of the Medicare program; Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.378 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish an excise tax on certain prescription drugs which have been subject to a price spike, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.400 — A bill to gather information about the illicit production of illicit fentanyl in foreign countries and to withhold bilateral assistance from countries that do not have emergency scheduling procedures for new illicit drugs, cannot prosecute criminals for the manufacture or distribution of controlled substance analogues, or do not require the registration of tableting machine and encapsulating machines; Sponsor: Sen. Toomey, Pat [R-PA]; Committees: Senate - Foreign Relations

S.402 — A bill to plan, develop, and make recommendations to increase access to sexual assault examinations for survivors by holding hospitals accountable and supporting the providers that serve them; Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.417 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to amend the mission statement of the Food and Drug Administration; Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.418 — A bill to establish procedures regarding the approval of opioid dugs by the Food and Drug Administration; Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.419 — A bill to require the Food and Drug Administration to revoke the approval of one opioid pain medication for each new opioid pain medication approved; Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.425 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a stewardship fee on the production and importation of opioid pain relievers, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.427 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to research on autism spectrum disorder and enhance programs relating to autism, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions



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