POLICY BRIEFINGS

Recently Introduced Health Legislation Contd.


H.R.733 — To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve mental health care for veterans through the establishment of a minimum requirement for the number of Vet Centers per State; Sponsor: Sherrill, Mikie [Rep.-D-NJ-11]; Committees: House - Veterans’ Affairs

S.230 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to support rural residency training funding that is equitable for all States, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Tester, Jon [Sen.-D-MT]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.237 — A bill to preserve access to abortion medications; Sponsor: Smith, Tina [Sen.-D-MN]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.242 — A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to permit leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, or adult child, or another related individual, who has a serious health condition, and to allow employees to take, as additional leave, parental involvement and family wellness leave to participate in or attend their children’s and grandchildren’s educational and extracurricular activities or meet family care needs; Sponsor: Durbin, Richard J. [Sen.-D-IL]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.260 — A bill 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: Brown, Sherrod [Sen.-D-OH]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.265 — A bill to reauthorize the rural emergency medical service training and equipment assistance program, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Durbin, Richard J. [Sen.-D-IL]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

H.Res.93 — Expressing support for the designation of February 4, 2023, as “National Cancer Prevention Day”; Sponsor: Dingell, Debbie [Rep.-D-MI-6]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.746 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand certain rehabilitation programs for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities; Sponsor: Obernolte, Jay [Rep.-R-CA-23]; Committees: House - Veterans’ Affairs

H.R.751 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require as a condition of satisfying the definition of an approved medical residency training program for purposes of payments under Medicare for costs related to graduate medical education for hospitals operating such a program to submit information to encourage more equitable treatment of osteopathic and allopathic candidates in the residency application and review process, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Harshbarger, Diana [Rep.-R-TN-1]; Committees: House - Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce

H.R.753 — To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use on-site regulated medical waste treatment systems at certain Department of Veterans Affairs facilities, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Bost, Mike [Rep.-R-IL-12]; Committees: House - Veterans’ Affairs

H.R.754 — To establish an advisory commission regarding eligibility for health care furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; Sponsor: Bost, Mike [Rep.-R-IL-12]; Committees: House - Veterans’ Affairs

H.R.757 — To amend the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit manufacturing or distributing candy-flavored controlled substances for minors, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Banks, Jim [Rep.-R-IN-3]; Committees: House - Judiciary; Energy and Commerce

H.R.762 — To establish the Supply Chain Resiliency and Crisis Response Office in the Department of Commerce, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Blunt Rochester, Lisa [Rep.-D-DE-At Large]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.763 — To establish an Office of Manufacturing Security and Resilience in the Department of Commerce, to provide for a Department of Commerce assessment and strategy to counter threats to critical supply chains, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Blunt Rochester, Lisa [Rep.-D-DE-At Large]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.766 — To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings; Sponsor: Burgess, Michael C. [Rep.-R-TX-26]; Committees: House – Budget

H.R.767 — To preserve access to abortion medications; Sponsor: Bush, Cori [Rep.-D-MO-1]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.772 — To prohibit the Federal Government from issuing vaccine passports, to prohibit businesses from discriminating against patrons and customers by requiring documentation certifying COVID-19 vaccination, or post-transmission recovery, as a condition on the provision of products or services, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Davidson, Warren [Rep.-R-OH-8]; Committees: House - Oversight and Accountability; Energy and Commerce; Education and the Workforce

H.R.773 — To help persons in the United States experiencing homelessness and significant behavioral health issues, including substance use disorders, by authorizing a grant program within the Department of Housing and Urban Development to assist State and local governments, Continuums of Care, community-based organizations that administer both health and homelessness services, and providers of services to people experiencing homelessness, better coordinate health care and homelessness services, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Dean, Madeleine [Rep.-D-PA-4]; Committees: House - Financial Services

H.R.774 — To establish an Office of Manufacturing Security and Resilience in the Department of Commerce, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Dingell, Debbie [Rep.-D-MI-6]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.789 — To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to permit leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, or adult child, or another related individual, who has a serious health condition, and to allow employees to take, as additional leave, parental involvement and family wellness leave to participate in or attend their children’s and grandchildren’s educational and extracurricular activities or meet family care needs; Sponsor: Hayes, Jahana [Rep.-D-CT-5]; Committees: House - Education and the Workforce; Oversight and Accountability; House Administration

H.R.796 — To establish the Supply Chain Resiliency and Crisis Response Office in the Department of Commerce, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Kelly, Robin L. [Rep.-D-IL-2]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.801 — To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to provide for suspension of entries and imports from designated countries to prevent the spread of communicable diseases and import into the United States of certain controlled substances; Sponsor: Lesko, Debbie [Rep.-R-AZ-8]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.808 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the assignment of patient advocates at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Sponsor: Moolenaar, John R. [Rep.-R-MI-2]; Committees: House - Veterans’ Affairs

H.R.812 — To repeal the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; Sponsor: Ogles, Andrew [Rep.-R-TN-5]; Committees: House - Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce; Agriculture; Natural Resources; Financial Services; Science, Space, and Technology; Transportation and Infrastructure; Oversight and Accountability

H.R.814 — To protect benefits provided under Social Security, Medicare, and any other program of benefits administered by the Social Security Administration or the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; Sponsor: Pocan, Mark [Rep.-D- WI-2]; Committees: House – Rules

H.R.815 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes; Sponsor: McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [Rep.-R-WA-5]; Committees: House - Veterans’ Affairs

H.R.822 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, to award grants to eligible entities to establish or maintain a student mental health and safety helpline, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Stewart, Chris [Rep.-R-UT-2]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.824 — To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat benefits for telehealth services offered under a group health plan or group health insurance coverage as excepted benefits; Sponsor: Walberg, Tim [Rep.-R-MI-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means

H.R.826 — To establish a National Resilience Center of Excellence in the Department of Commerce, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Wild, Susan [Rep.-D-PA-7]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce



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