POLICY BRIEFINGS

Upcoming Congressional Hearings and Markups

House Energy and Commerce Joint Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and Subcommittee on Health hearing “The Federal Response to COVID-19;” 10:00 a.m.; February 8

Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting to consider nominations and markup the following bills: S. 79, Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act; S. 113, Prescription Pricing for the People Act; S. 142, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act; S. 148, Stop STALLING Act; and S. 150, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act; 9:00 a.m.; February 9

Recently Introduced Health Legislation

S.131 — A bill to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to cover, for purposes of workers’ compensation under such chapter, services by physician assistants and nurse practitioners provided to injured Federal workers, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Brown, Sherrod [Sen.-D-OH]; Committees: Senate - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

S.132 — A bill to require a pilot program on activities under the pre-separation transition process of members of the Armed Forces for a reduction in suicide among veterans, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Brown, Sherrod [Sen.-D-OH]; Committees: Senate - Veterans’ Affairs

S.133 — A bill to extend the National Alzheimer’s Project; Sponsor: Collins, Susan M. [Sen.-R-ME]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.134 — A bill to require an annual budget estimate for the initiatives of the National Institutes of Health pursuant to reports and recommendations made under the National Alzheimer’s Project Act; Sponsor: Collins, Susan M. [Sen.-R-ME]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.141 — A bill 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: Moran, Jerry [Sen.-R-KS]; Committees: Senate - Veterans’ Affairs

S.142 — A bill to prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, and to prohibit biological product manufacturers from compensating biosimilar and interchangeable companies to delay the entry of biosimilar biological products and interchangeable biological products; Sponsor: Klobuchar, Amy [Sen.-D-MN]; Committees: Senate – Judiciary

S.146 — A bill to reduce the price of insulin for patients; Sponsor: Hawley, Josh [Sen.-R-MO]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.148 — A bill to enable to Federal Trade Commission to deter filing of sham citizen petitions to cover an attempt to interfere with approval of a competing generic drug or biosimilar, to foster competition, and facilitate the efficient review of petitions filed in good faith to raise legitimate public health concerns, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Klobuchar, Amy [Sen.-D-MN]; Committees: Senate – Judiciary

S.150 — A bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit product hopping, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Cornyn, John [Sen.-R-TX]; Committees: Senate – Judiciary

H.Res.73 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Medicare and Social Security provide an essential benefit for current enrollees and should be strengthened for future generations; Sponsor: Lesko, Debbie [Rep.-R-AZ-8]; Committees: House - Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce

H.R.618 — To amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to cover, for purposes of workers’ compensation under such chapter, services by physician assistants and nurse practitioners provided to injured Federal workers, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Walberg, Tim [Rep.-R-MI-5]; Committees: House - Education and the Workforce

H.R.619 — To extend the National Alzheimer’s Project; Sponsor: Tonko, Paul [Rep.-D-NY-20]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.620 — To require an annual budget estimate for the initiatives of the National Institutes of Health pursuant to reports and recommendations made under the National Alzheimer’s Project Act; Sponsor: Smith, Christopher H. [Rep.-R-NJ-4]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.629 — To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for State approval and implementation of specified waivers under the Medicaid program; Sponsor: Green, Mark E. [Rep.-R-TN-7]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.630 — To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to establish an urban Indian organization confer policy for the Department of Health and Human Services; Sponsor: Grijalva, Raúl M. [Rep.-D-AZ-7]; Committees: House - Natural Resources; Energy and Commerce

H.R.632 — To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act and Public Health Service Act to improve the reporting of abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Norman, Ralph [Rep.- R-SC-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.633 — To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to exempt certain direct primary care arrangements from regulation as health insurance coverage; Sponsor: Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [Rep.-R-MT-2]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.635 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permanently include certain HCPCS codes as telehealth services under such title, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [Rep.-R-MT-2]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means

S.164 — A bill to prohibit the consideration of COVID-19 vaccination status in determining eligibility for organ donation or transplantation, and in providing services to Medicare or Medicaid beneficiaries; Sponsor: Cruz, Ted [Sen.-R-TX]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.166 — A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide leave for the spontaneous loss of an unborn child, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Cotton, Tom [Sen.-R-AR]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.167 — A bill to prohibit vaccination mandates for COVID-19; Sponsor: Cruz, Ted [Sen.-R-TX]; Committees: Senate – Judiciary

S.169 — A bill to prohibit certain COVID-19 vaccination mandates for minors, and to require parental consent for COVID-19 vaccination of minors; Sponsor: Cruz, Ted [Sen.-R-TX]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.171 — A bill to prohibit the consideration of patients’ race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, vaccination status, veteran status, or political ideology or speech in determining eligibility for COVID-19 treatments and vaccines distributed by the Federal Government; Sponsor: Cruz, Ted [Sen.-R-TX]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.172 — A bill to terminate any existing mask mandates imposed by the Federal Government, to prevent the implementation of new mask mandates, to preserve individual liberty, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Cruz, Ted [Sen.-R- TX]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.181 — A bill to protect individual liberty, ensure privacy, and prohibit discrimination with respect to the vaccination status of individuals, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Cruz, Ted [Sen.-R-TX]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

H.R.670 — To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a clearinghouse on intellectual disabilities, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Molinaro, Marcus J. [Rep.-R-NY-19]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.677 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make improvements to Health Savings Accounts; Sponsor: Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [Rep.-R-MT-2]; Committees: House - Ways and Means

S.198 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modernize provisions relating to rural health clinics under Medicare; Sponsor: Barrasso, John [Sen.-R-WY]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.204 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion; Sponsor: Thune, John [Sen.-R- SD]; Committees: Senate – Judiciary

S.205 — A bill to promote minimum State requirements for the prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Durbin, Richard J. [Sen.-D-IL]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.208 — A bill to establish a procedure for terminating a determination by Surgeon General to suspend certain entries and imports from designated places; Sponsor: Lankford, James [Sen.-R-OK]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.213 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to issue obligations to make Medicare and Social Security payments, despite the debt limit being reached; Sponsor: Hawley, Josh [Sen.-R-MO]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.216 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the family caregiver program of the Department of Veterans Affairs to include services related to mental health and neurological disorders, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Moran, Jerry [Sen.-R-KS]; Committees: Senate - Veterans’ Affairs

H.R.704 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement under the Medicare program for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes; Sponsor: Blumenauer, Earl [Rep.-D-OR-3]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means

H.R.706 — To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to allow households with children with chronic medical conditions to deduct allowable medical expenses incurred by such household member that exceeds $35 per month; Sponsor: Brown, Shontel M. [Rep.-D-OH-11]; Committees: House – Agriculture

H.R.711 — To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the short-term limited duration insurance exemption with respect to individual health insurance coverage; Sponsor: Castor, Kathy [Rep.-D-FL-14]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.732 — To rename the program under part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Pocan, Mark [Rep.-D-WI-2]; Committees: House - Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce

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