POLICY BRIEFINGS

Recently Introduced Health Legislation


H.Res.826 — 116th Congress (2019-2020); Expressing disapproval of the Trump administration’s harmful actions towards Medicaid; Sponsor: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.5741 — To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify parameters for model testing and add accountability to model expansion under the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means; Rules

H.Res.831 — Expressing support for designation of February 4, 2020, as National Cancer Prevention Day; Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.5749 — To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to establish the American Insulin Program to provide for lower prices for insulin drugs, to maintain effort throughout the insulin supply chain, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means

H.R.5754 — To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise regulations to remove the requirement under the Medicare program that an off-campus facility or organization shall be located within a 35-mile radius of a hospital or critical access hospital, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means

H.R.5763 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to advance telehealth by developing a plan for adoption and coordination by Federal agencies, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.5771 — To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances; Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Judiciary

H.R.5774 — To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a review on opioid overdose deaths among veterans, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Gregory [R-NC-3]; Committees: House - Veterans’ Affairs

H.R.5790 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Education and Labor

H.R.5794 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to expand research and education with respect to endometrial cancer, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce



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