POLICY BRIEFINGS

Recently Introduced Health Legislation


S.Res.469 — A resolution designating December 3, 2021, as “National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day”; Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]; Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.3314 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend certain increases in payments for physicians’ services under the Medicare program through 2022; Sponsor: Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.3327 — A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to require the Attorney General to make procurement quotas for opioid analgesics publicly available, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]; Committees: Senate – Judiciary

S.3332 — A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to allow States to promote Medicaid objectives through work or community engagement requirements; Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]; Committees: Senate – Finance

H.R.6143 — To provide for certain Medicare program extensions, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Schrier, Kim [DWA-8]; Committees: House - Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce; Budget

H.R.6144 — To delay and offset the sequester to occur in January 2022 under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]; Committees: House - Ways and Means; Budget; Energy and Commerce; Judiciary; Agriculture; Oversight and Reform

H.R.6149 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to develop and test an expanded and advanced role for direct-care workers who provide long-term services and supports to older adults and people with disabilities in efforts to coordinate care and improve the efficiency of service delivery, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.6150 — To amend the Controlled Substances Act to require the Attorney General to make procurement quotas for opioid analgesics publicly available, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Judiciary

H.R.6152 — To direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on the feasibility of manufacturing in the United States products for critical infrastructure sectors, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.6157 — To require the Secretary of State to implement a strategy to reduce reliance on concentrated supply chains for critical goods, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]; Committees: House - Foreign Affairs; Energy and Commerce

H.R.6160 — To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to provide for coverage of certain drugs used in the treatment or management of a rare disease or condition, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means

H.R.6170 — To prohibit any entity from imposing a mandate that individuals be vaccinated against COVID-19, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

S.J.Res.32 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to “Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination”; Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.3357 — A bill to substantially restrict the use of animal testing for cosmetics; Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.3362 — A bill to require the Healthy People Maternal, Infant, and Child Health Workgroup and the Maternal Health Working Group to establish a formal coordinated approach for monitoring maternal health efforts across the Department of Health and Human Services; Sponsor: Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.3364 — A bill to provide for a study on the transmission of respiratory syncytial virus transmission in schools and daycare facilities; Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

H.J.Res.67 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to “Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination”; Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means

H.R.6202 — To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish requirements for the provision of certain high-cost durable medical equipment and laboratory testing; to extend and expand access to telehealth services; and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means

H.R.6207 — To substantially restrict the use of animal testing for cosmetics; Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.6208 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide administrative support to providers of dental care who provide such care to veterans that is not furnished under such title, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program for the provision of dental care to certain veterans, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]; Committees: House - Veterans’ Affairs

H.R.6216 — To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a demonstration project to improve outpatient clinical care for individuals with sickle cell disease; Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.6228 — To limit cost sharing for prescription drugs, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC6]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.6231 — To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the feasibility and advisability of establishing a pilot program to support medical residency and fellowship programs that assist veterans, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]; Committees: House - Veterans’ Affairs



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