POLICY BRIEFINGS

Recently Introduced Health Legislation


H.R.7931 — To direct the President to withdraw the United States from the Constitution of the World Health Organization, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Foreign Affairs

H.R.7936 — To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 to modify the limitation on discharge of members of the Armed Forces solely on the basis of failure to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4]; Committees: House - Armed Services

H.R.7974 — To advance research, promote awareness, and provide patient support with respect to endometriosis, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.7973 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an above-the-line deduction for the purchase of gun safes, gun safety devices, and gun safety courses. Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]; Committees: House - Ways and Means

H.R.7961 — To protect hospital personnel from violence, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA4]; Committees: House – Judiciary

H.Res.1155 — Expressing support for contraceptive rights and access in the United States and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding comprehensive reproductive health care. Sponsor: Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Judiciary

S.4354 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, regarding restrictions on the use of funds and facilities of the Department of Defense for abortion care. Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]; Committees: Senate - Armed Services

S.Res.662 — A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 2022 as “Mental Health Awareness Month”. Sponsor: Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]; Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

H.R.7990 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily expand the low-income housing tax credit for healthcare-oriented housing. Sponsor: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]; Committees: House - Ways and Means

H.R.7989 — To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prevent food shortages, including shortages of infant formula and certain medical foods. Sponsor: Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.7979 — To allow certain funds provided in response to the public health emergency with respect to COVID-19 to be made available for school security measures, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-2]; Committees: House - Oversight and Reform

H.Res.1160 — Commending Sewa International USA and all its volunteers in chapters across America for their critical role in combating the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, India, and several other countries. Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]; Committees: House - Judiciary; Energy and Commerce; Foreign Affairs

S.4358 — A bill to establish an awareness campaign related to the lethality of fentanyl and fentanyl-contaminated drugs, to establish a Federal Interagency Work Group on Fentanyl Contamination of Illegal Drugs, and to provide community-based coalition enhancement grants to mitigate the effects of drug misuse. Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.Res.664 — A resolution expressing opposition to the criminalization of essential healthcare, including the full range of sexual and reproductive healthcare such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraceptive care, and disapproving of the criminalization of pregnancy outcomes. Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

H.R.8022 — To address barriers immigrants and refugees face to entering the health care workforce, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means

H.R.8021 — To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to reduce barriers to immigrants becoming nurses or allied health professionals in the United States, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.8019 — To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for career support for skilled internationally educated health professionals. Sponsor: Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.8014 — To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to implement a minimum work requirement for able-bodied adults enrolled in State Medicaid programs. Sponsor: Rep. LaTurner, Jake [R-KS-2]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.8010 — To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to act upon pending submissions for new infant formula, to increase regulatory flexibility in the event of an infant formula shortage, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.7997 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a floor in Medicare Advantage benchmark rates for regions with low Medicare fee-for-service penetration and to make the Medicare Savings Program available in all jurisdictions. Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means

H.R.7995 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt qualifying physicians from prior authorization requirements under Medicare Advantage plans, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]; Committees: House - Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce

H.Res.1165 — Declaring gun violence a public health crisis. Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce



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