POLICY BRIEFINGS

Recently Introduced Health Legislation


H.R.830 — To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards the cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Carter, Earl L. “Buddy” [Rep.-R-GA-1]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.831 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under part B of the Medicare program for medically necessary dental procedures; Sponsor: Cohen, Steve [Rep.-D-TN-9]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means

H.R.833 — To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for enhanced payments to rural health care providers under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Graves, Sam [Rep.-R-MO-6]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means; Budget

H.R.834 — 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: Harshbarger, Diana [Rep.-R-TN-1]; Committees: House - Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce

H.R.849 — To require the Department of Defense to share best practices with, and offers training to, State and local first responders regarding how to most effectively aid victims who experience trauma-related injuries; Sponsor: Torres, Ritchie [Rep.-D-NY-15]; Committees: House - Armed Services

H.R.853 — To amend titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Social Security Surplus Protection Account in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund to hold the Social Security surplus and a Medicare Surplus Protection Account in the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund to hold the Medicare surplus, to provide for suspension of investment of amounts held in such Accounts until enactment of legislation providing for investment of the Trust Funds in investment vehicles other than obligations of the United States, and to establish a Social Security and Medicare Part A Investment Commission to make recommendations for alternative forms of investment of the Social Security and Medicare surpluses; Sponsor: Walberg, Tim [Rep.-R-MI-5]; Committees: House - Ways and Means

S.J.Res.10 — 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.280 — A bill to ensure that only licensed health care professionals furnish disability examinations under a certain Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program for use of contract physicians for disability examinations, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rubio, Marco [Sen.-R-FL]; Committees: Senate - Veterans’ Affairs

S.288 — A bill to prevent, treat, and cure tuberculosis globally; Sponsor: Menendez, Robert [Sen.-D-NJ]; Committees: Senate - Foreign Relations

S.289 — A bill to improve national security at the National Institutes of Health, to address national security issues in the licensure of biological products, to address national security considerations in research at the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rubio, Marco [Sen.-R-FL]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.302 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to provide colorectal cancer screening for members of the uniformed services who served in locations associated with toxic exposure, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Klobuchar, Amy [Sen.-D-MN]; Committees: Senate - Armed Services

H.Res.99 — Supporting the goals and ideals of “National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day”; Sponsor: Lee, Barbara [Rep.- D-CA-12]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce H.J.Res.31 — 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.875 — To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to issue obligations to make Medicare and Social Security payments, despite the debt limit being reached; Sponsor: James, John [Rep.-R-MI-10]; Committees: House - Ways and Means

H.R.880 — To establish a program to provide for women’s heart health continuing medical education, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Sherrill, Mikie [Rep.-D-NJ-11]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

S.312 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers under the Medicare program, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Blumenthal, Richard [Sen.-D-CT]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.315 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and other Federal officials to compile into a searchable database information relating to Federal support for biomedical research and development, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Merkley, Jeff [Sen.-D-OR]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.323 — A bill to ensure the privacy of pregnancy termination or loss information under the HIPAA privacy regulations and the HITECH Act; Sponsor: Hirono, Mazie K. [Sen.-D-HI]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.324 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out activities relating to neglected diseases of poverty; Sponsor: Booker, Cory A. [Sen.-D-NJ]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.326 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a study and clinical trials on the effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of veterans with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Tester, Jon [Sen.-D-MT]; Committees: Senate - Veterans’ Affairs

H.Res.118 — Maintaining Medicare; Sponsor: Van Duyne, Beth [Rep.-R-TX-24]; Committees: House - Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce

H.R.885 — To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and other Federal officials to compile into a searchable database information relating to Federal support for biomedical research and development, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Doggett, Lloyd [Rep.-D-TX-37]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Armed Services; Veterans’ Affairs; Judiciary; Ways and Means; Science, Space, and Technology

H.R.894 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for limitations on copayments for contraception furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Brownley, Julia [Rep.-D-CA-26]; Committees: House - Veterans’ Affairs

H.R.896 — To ensure that patients receive accurate health care information by prohibiting misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services, to require the identification of the license of health care professionals, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Bucshon, Larry [Rep.-R-IN-8]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.901 — To require the Food and Drug Administration to prioritize enforcement of disposable electronic nicotine delivery system products; Sponsor: Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [Rep.-D-FL-20]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.902 — To provide for further comprehensive research at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke on unruptured intracranial aneurysms; Sponsor: Clarke, Yvette D. [Rep.-D-NY-9]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.949 — To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to eliminate the general Medicaid funding limitations for territories of the United States, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [Del.-D-MP-At Large]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.952 — To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to renew the application of the Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services furnished under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Schrier, Kim [Rep.-D- WA-8]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.955 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow payments under the Medicare program for certain items and services furnished by off-campus outpatient departments of a provider to be determined under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Smith, Adrian [Rep.-R- NE-3]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means

H.R.960 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit the use of an inpatient-only list in designating hospital outpatient services under the Medicare program; Sponsor: Steube, W. Gregory [Rep.-R-FL-17]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means

H.R.972 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers under the Medicare program, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Wenstrup, Brad R. [Rep.-R-OH-2]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means



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