POLICY BRIEFINGS

Recently Introduced Health Legislation

S.5238 — A bill to require the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide guidance regarding coverage of prescription digital therapeutics under Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program; Sponsor: Capito, Shelley Moore [Sen.-R-WV]; Committees: Senate – Finance

H.R.9487 — To implement certain recommendations to promote the inclusion of pregnant and lactating women in clinical research, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Castor, Kathy [Rep.-D-FL-14]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.9499 — To amend the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 to clarify the meaning of psychiatric rehabilitation services under demonstration programs to improve community mental health services, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Torres, Ritchie [Rep.-D-NY-15]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

S.J.Res.66 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to “Reproductive Health Services”; Sponsor: Tuberville, Tommy [Sen.-R-AL]; Committees: Senate - Veterans’ Affairs

S.5244 — A bill making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2023, extending various health programs, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Lee, Mike [Sen.-R-UT]; Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time

H.J.Res.102 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to “Reproductive Health Services”; Sponsor: Cloud, Michael [Rep.-R- TX-27]; Committees: House - Veterans’ Affairs

H.R.9505 — To provide for health coverage with no cost-sharing for additional breast screenings for certain individuals at greater risk for breast cancer; Sponsor: DeLauro, Rosa L. [Rep.-D-CT-3]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means; Armed Services; Veterans’ Affairs

H.R.9510 — To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to make hospital organizations and cooperative hospital service organizations subject to the law relating to unfair methods of competition; Sponsor: Jayapal, Pramila [Rep.-D-WA-7]; Committees: House – Judiciary

H.R.9521 — To prohibit any head of a Federal agency from providing assistance to the Wuhan Institute of Virology and other laboratories in certain other foreign nations; Sponsor: Stewart, Chris [Rep.-R-UT-2]; Committees: House - Foreign Affairs

S.5249 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to encourage participation in advanced payment models; Sponsor: Barrasso, John [Sen.-R-WY]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.5251 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to promote mental wellness and resilience and heal mental health, behavioral health, and psychological problems through age and culturally appropriate community programs, and award grants for the purpose of establishing, operating, or expanding community-based mental wellness and resilience programs, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Markey, Edward J. [Sen.-D-MA]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.5254 — A bill to provide for the publication by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of physical activity recommendations for Americans; Sponsor: Brown, Sherrod [Sen.-D-OH]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

H.R.9525 — Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2023, extending various health programs, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Roy, Chip [Rep.-R-TX-21]; Committees: House - Appropriations; Budget

H.R.9532 — To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a comprehensive initiative for brain health, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Bacon, Don [Rep.-R-NE-2]; Committees: House - Armed Services

H.R.9546 — To identify and address barriers to coverage of remote physiologic devices under State Medicaid programs to improve maternal and child health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women; Sponsor: Frankel, Lois [Rep.-D-FL-21]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.9559 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the pass-through period for certain devices; Sponsor: Schneider, Bradley Scott [Rep.-D-IL-10]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means

H.R.9565 — To address the health of cancer survivors and unmet needs that survivors face through the entire continuum of care from diagnosis through active treatment and posttreatment, in order to improve survivorship, treatment, transition to recovery and beyond, quality of life and palliative care, and long-term health outcomes, including by developing a minimum standard of care for cancer survivorship, irrespective of the type of cancer, a survivor’s background, or forthcoming survivorship needs, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [Rep.-D-FL-23]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means; Education and Labor

S.5266 — A bill to reauthorize the program for infant and early childhood mental health promotion, intervention, and treatment; Sponsor: Kaine, Tim [Sen.-D-VA]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.5268 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health, to take certain steps to increase clinical trial diversity, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Menendez, Robert [Sen.-D-NJ]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.5272 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to psychological and behavioral services; Sponsor: Brown, Sherrod [Sen.-D-OH]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.5276 — A bill to prohibit the limitation of access to assisted reproductive technology, and all medically necessary care surrounding such technology; Sponsor: Duckworth, Tammy [Sen.-D-IL]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.5284 — A bill to improve the public health response to addressing maternal mortality and morbidity during the COVID-19 public health emergency; Sponsor: Warren, Elizabeth [Sen.-D-MA]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.5285 — A bill to extend the residential treatment program for pregnant and postpartum women pilot program, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Lujan, Ben Ray [Sen.-D-NM]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

H.R.9571 — To amend title II of the Public Health Services to provide clarity with respect to coverage of claims against health care practitioners providing health professional volunteer services at community health centers during declared emergencies; Sponsor: Barr, Andy [Rep.-R-KY-6]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.9572 — To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into an arrangement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a comprehensive study on the health care impacts of the use of kinetic impact projectiles in the United States, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Beatty, Joyce [Rep.-D-OH-3]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.9577 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to psychological and behavioral services; Sponsor: Chu, Judy [Rep.-D-CA-27]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means

H.R.9584 — To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system; Sponsor: Hudson, Richard [Rep.-R-NC-8]; Committees: House - Judiciary; Energy and Commerce

H.R.9594 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide benefits under the Medicare program for first responders at the age of 57; Sponsor: Panetta, Jimmy [Rep.-D-CA-20]; Committees: House - Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce

H.R.9595 — To extend the temporary order for fentanyl-related substances; Sponsor: Pappas, Chris [Rep.-D-NH-1]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Judiciary

H.R.9597 — To create a coordinated domestic wildlife disease surveillance framework for State, Tribal, and local governments to monitor and respond to wildlife disease outbreaks to prevent pandemics, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Porter, Katie [Rep.-D-CA-45]; Committees: House - Natural Resources; Agriculture; Energy and Commerce

H.R.9602 — To improve the public health response to addressing maternal mortality and morbidity during the COVID-19 public health emergency; Sponsor: Underwood, Lauren [Rep.-D-IL-14]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Education and Labor; Natural Resources

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