POLICY BRIEFINGS

Upcoming Congressional Hearings and Markups

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee markup of the PREVENT PANDEMICS Act; 10:00 a.m.; March 15

Recently Introduced Health Legislation

H.R.6851 — To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the CARES Act to establish new coverage and payment rules for certain COVID-19 diagnostic tests and related items and services, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means; Education and Labor

H.R.6848 — To provide for a Medicare demonstration project to evaluate the fiscal impact of covering low vision devices as durable medical equipment under part B of the Medicare program; Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means

H.R.6840 — To prohibit COVID-19 travel restrictions with respect to any nationals of Canada, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Jacobs, Chris [R-NY-27]; Committees: House – Judiciary.

H.R.6839 — To prohibit agencies of the Federal Government from evaluating bids and proposals on the basis of information related to noncompliance with a Federal contractor COVID-19 vaccine mandate, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]; Committees: House - Oversight and Reform

H.R.6834 — To provide for the mandatory recall of drugs regulated by the Food and Drug Administration; Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.6833 — To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish requirements with respect to cost-sharing for certain insulin products, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means; Education and Labor

H.R.6832 — To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Defense Production Act of 1950 to prohibit the Federal Government from limiting State access to key therapies, such as monoclonal antibodies, and from prioritizing Federal contracts over State contracts relating to purchasing supplies to combat the COVID-19 pandemic; Sponsor: Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Financial Services

H.R.6829 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to limit the authority of the Department of Health and Human Services to regulate interstate commerce relating to communicable diseases, to amend title 49, United States Code, to limit the authority of the Federal Aviation Administration to regulate air commerce relating to communicable diseases, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure

H.R.6828 — To prohibit the use of Federal funds for the HHS Reproductive Healthcare Access Task Force; Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.6823 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve certain programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs for home and community based services for veterans, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]; Committees: House - Veterans’ Affairs

H.Res.946 — Supporting women’s cardiovascular health; Sponsor: Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.Res.948 — Recognizing the extraordinary challenges faced by patients of color with rare diseases and the need to identify and promote evidenced-based solutions to alleviate the disproportionate burden of rare diseases on these communities and supporting the recognition of the last day in February as “Rare Disease Day”; Sponsor: Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.Res.950 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3967) to improve health care and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]; Committees: House – Rules

H.Res.951 — Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma and the importance of preventing injury and saving more lives from injury around the globe; Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.Res.952 — Expressing support for the designation of February 28, 2022, as “Rare Disease Day”; Sponsor: Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.Res.954 — Expressing support for designation of March 3, 2022, as “National Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Day”; Sponsor: Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]; Committees: House - Oversight and Reform

H.R.6875 — To update the National Action Plan for Adverse Drug Event Prevention to provide educational information on adverse drug events and pharmacogenomic testing, to improve electronic health records for pharmacogenomic information, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.Res.958 — Supporting the designation of March 2022 as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month; Sponsor: Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.6878 — To address the health needs of incarcerated women related to pregnancy and childbirth, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]; Committees: House - Judiciary; Budget

H.R.6885 — To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for the disclosure and analysis of certain health-related ownership information; Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means

H.R.6888 — To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the treatment of rare diseases and conditions, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

S.3726 — A bill to address research on, and improve access to, supportive services for individuals with long COVID; Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.3737 — A bill to establish the Public Health Information and Communications Advisory Committee for purposes of providing recommendations and reports, and to support educational initiatives on communication and dissemination of information during public health emergencies; Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

H.R.6895 — To establish the Commission on Sustaining Medicare and Social Security, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]; Committees: House - Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce

H.R.6896 — To amend the Controlled Substances Act to improve consumer take-back programs by allowing persons who are authorized to collect controlled substances from ultimate users and other non-registrants for destruction through an authorized consumer return program to open and inspect packages, to provide a secure method of transporting substances to another location of destruction, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Judiciary

H.R.6904 — To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit a group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage from reducing contracted rates, or terminating contracts, with health care providers during a public health emergency; Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Education and Labor; Ways and Means

S.Res.532 — A resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma and the importance of preventing injury and saving more lives from injury around the globe; Sponsor: Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]; Committees: Senate – Judiciary

S.3747 — A bill to prohibit an employer from terminating the coverage of an employee under a group health plan while the employee is engaged in a lawful strike, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.3749 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance compliance with hospital price transparency requirements, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.3761 — A bill to support the provision of treatment family care services, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]; Committees: Senate – Finance

H.R.6914 — To prohibit the use of Federal funds to discriminate, directly or indirectly, against an individual on the basis of whether such individual has been vaccinated or acquired natural immunity against SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Education and Labor

H.R.6926 — To prohibit the use of Federal funds to purchase at-home tests for SARS-CoV-2 that are imported from, or manufactured in, the People’s Republic of China; Sponsor: Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

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