POLICY BRIEFINGS

Recently Introduced Health Legislation Contd.

H.R.2006 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, The Agency for Heathcare Research and Quality for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.2005 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Health Surveillance and Program Support for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.2004 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Substance Abuse Prevention for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.2003 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Substance Abuse Treatment for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.2002 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Mental Health for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R- AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.2001 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health Innovation Account, CURES Act for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.2000 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health Buildings and Facilities for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.1999 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health Office of the Director for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.1998 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.- R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.1997 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health National Library of Medicine for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.1996 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health John E. Fogarty International Center for fiscal year 2024. Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.1995 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.1994 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.1993 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.1992 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health National Human Genome Research for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.1991 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health National Institute of Mental Health for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.1990 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health National Institute on Drug Abuse for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.1988 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health National Institute of Nursing Research for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.1986 — 118th Congress (2023-2024) To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.1985 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health National Institute on Aging for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.1983 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health National Eye Institute for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.1980 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R- AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.1979 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.1978 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.1976 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.1975 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.1974 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Wide Activities and Program Support for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R- AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.1973 — To provide for a limitation on availability of Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Buildings and Facilities for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.1972 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Preparedness and Response for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.1971 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Global Health for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.1968 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Injury Prevention and Control for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.1963 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.1962 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Tuberculosis Prevention for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.1961 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Immunization and Respiratory Diseases for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.- R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.1960 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration Program Management for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.1958 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration Rural Health for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R-AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means

H.R.1956 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.- R-AZ-5]; House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.1955 — To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health for fiscal year 2024; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R- AZ-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.Res.264 — Expressing support for the goals of Workplace Eye Wellness Month by promoting the importance of protecting the eyes from increased screen time; Sponsor: Payne, Donald M., Jr. [Rep.-D-NJ-10]; Committees: House - Education and the Workforce; Energy and Commerce

S.Res.139 — A resolution recognizing the critical role that PEPFAR has played in the global fight against HIV/AIDS; Sponsor: Graham, Lindsey [Sen.-R-SC]; Committees: Senate - Foreign Relations

S.Res.144 — A resolution recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender and nonbinary people under the law and ensure their access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic safety; Sponsor: Markey, Edward J. [Sen.-D-MA]; Committees: Senate – Judiciary

S.Res.149 — A resolution designating the first week of April 2023 as “National Asbestos Awareness Week”; Sponsor: Tester, Jon [Sen.-D-MT]; Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res.153 — A resolution recognizing the roles and the contributions of care workers in the United States and expressing support for the designation of April 2023 as “Care Worker Recognition Month”; Sponsor: Casey, Robert P., Jr. [Sen.-D-PA]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.1069 — A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit the manufacture, processing, use, and distribution in commerce of commercial asbestos and mixtures and articles containing commercial asbestos, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Merkley, Jeff [Sen.-D-OR]; Committees: Senate - Environment and Public Works

S.1072 — A bill to create a Council on Emergency Response Protocols to ensure the establishment of accessible, developmentally appropriate, culturally aware, and trauma-informed emergency response protocols in public schools, early child care and education settings, and institutions of higher education, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Casey, Robert P., Jr. [Sen.-D-PA]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.1075 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to establish a grant program to be known as the Mental Health Licensure Portability Program to award grants to eligible entities, and for other purposes; Sponsor: King, Angus S., Jr. [Sen.-I-ME]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.1077 — A bill to establish a home-based telemental health care demonstration program for purposes of increasing mental health and substance use services in rural medically underserved populations and for individuals in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations; Sponsor: Rounds, Mike [Sen.-R-SD]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.1110 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to rebase the calculation of payments for sole community hospitals and Medicare-dependent hospitals, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Casey, Robert P., Jr. [Sen.-D-PA]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.1113 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Brown, Sherrod [Sen.-D-OH]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.1114 – A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the 180-day exclusivity period; Sponsor: Smith, Tina [Sen.-D-MN]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.1115 — A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to revise the Standard Occupational Classification System to accurately count the number of emergency medical services practitioners in the United States; Sponsor: Casey, Robert P., Jr. [Sen.-D- PA]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.1119 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Brown, Sherrod [Sen.-D-OH]; Committees: Senate - Veterans’ Affairs

S.1120 — A bill to improve the actions available to eligible product developers in the event of delays in receiving covered product for purposes of generic drug or biosimilar biological product development; Sponsor: Hassan, Margaret Wood [Sen.-D-NH]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.1122 — A bill to improve the program to provide for priority review of human drug applications to encourage treatment for agents that present national security threats; Sponsor: Ernst, Joni [Sen.-R-IA]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.1125 — A bill to authorize an electronic health record modernization program of the Department of Veterans Affairs and increase oversight and accountability of the program to better serve veterans, medical professionals of the Department, and taxpayers, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Tester, Jon [Sen.-D-MT]; Committees: Senate - Veterans’ Affairs

S.1128 — A bill to establish special rules relating to information provided with respect to drug applications concerning method of use patents; Sponsor: Hassan, Margaret Wood [Sen.-D-NH]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.1130 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency; Sponsor: Braun, Mike [Sen.-R-IN]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.1131 — A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish requirements with respect to prescription drug benefits; Sponsor: Braun, Mike [Sen.-R-IN]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.1132 — A bill to allow sponsors of certain new drug applications to rely upon investigations conducted in certain foreign countries, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Braun, Mike [Sen.-R-IN]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.1133 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to clarify rules relating to drug discounts for covered entities; Sponsor: Braun, Mike [Sen.-R-IN]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.1134 — A bill to strengthen the authority of the Food and Drug Administration with respect to foreign drug facility inspections; Sponsor: Braun, Mike [Sen.-R-IN]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.1135 — A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require coverage of hearing devices and systems in certain private health insurance plans, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Capito, Shelley Moore [Sen.-R-WV]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.1139 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply prescription drug inflation rebates to drugs furnished in the commercial market and to change the base year for rebate calculations; Sponsor: Cortez Masto, Catherine [Sen.-D-NV]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.1140 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the designation of general surgery shortage areas, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Schatz, Brian [Sen.-D-HI]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.1141 — A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Cassidy, Bill [Sen.-R-LA]; Committees: Senate – Judiciary

S.1143 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a grant program to increase cooperation on post-traumatic stress disorder research between the United States and Israel; Sponsor: Moran, Jerry [Sen.-R-KS]; Committees: Senate - Foreign Relations

S.1150 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to support and stabilize the existing nursing workforce, establish programs to increase the number of nurses, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Merkley, Jeff [Sen.-D-OR]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.1158 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rubio, Marco [Sen.-R-FL]; Committees: Senate – Finance

H.Res.269 — Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender and nonbinary people under the law and ensure their access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security; Sponsor: Jayapal, Pramila [Rep.-D-WA-7]; Committees: House - Judiciary; Education and the Workforce; Energy and Commerce; Financial Services; Oversight and Accountability

H.R.12 — To protect a person’s ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide abortion services; Sponsor: Chu, Judy [Rep.-D-CA-28]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Judiciary

H.R.2400 — To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow States to make medical assistance available to inmates during the 30-day period preceding their release; Sponsor: Tonko, Paul [Rep.-D-NY-20]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.2402 — To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit the manufacture, processing, use, and distribution in commerce of commercial asbestos and mixtures and articles containing commercial asbestos, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Bonamici, Suzanne [Rep.-D-OR-1]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.2407 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests; Sponsor: Arrington, Jodey C. [Rep.-R-TX-19]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means

H.R.2408 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a review process for adverse national coverage determinations with respect to drug coverage under the Medicare program; Sponsor: Barragan, Nanette Diaz [Rep.-D- CA-44]; Committees: House - Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce

H.R.2410 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide administrative support to providers of dental care who provide such care to veterans that is not furnished under such title, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program for the provision of dental care to certain veterans, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Bilirakis, Gus M. [Rep.-R-FL-12]; Committees: House - Veterans’ Affairs

H.R.2411 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to support and stabilize the existing nursing workforce, establish programs to increase the number of nurses, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Blunt Rochester, Lisa [Rep.-D-DE-At Large]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.2412 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to increase national capacity to provide pediatric behavioral health services at children’s hospitals and through community-based providers to improve children’s access to care; and to authorize grants to begin to address large numbers of children boarding in emergency departments, to support the pediatric behavioral health workforce, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Blunt Rochester, Lisa [Rep.-D-DE-At Large]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.2413 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish dental care in the same manner as any other medical service, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Brownley, Julia [Rep.-D-CA-26]; Committees: House - Veterans’ Affairs

H.R.2414 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Brownley, Julia [Rep.-D-CA-26]; Committees: House - Veterans’ Affairs

H.R.2416 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a military and civilian partnership for trauma readiness grant program; Sponsor: Burgess, Michael C. [Rep.-R-TX-26]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.2430 — To create a rule of construction for Federal courts to apply in all cases regarding the provision or obtaining of reproductive health services and the imposition of capital punishment; Sponsor: Mace, Nancy [Rep.-R-SC-1]; Committees: House – Judiciary

H.R.2431 — To authorize Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs; Sponsor: Mast, Brian J. [Rep.-R-FL-21]; Committees: House - Veterans’ Affairs

H.R.2433 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to update the calculation of the hospital specific rate for such hospitals, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Meuser, Daniel [Rep.-R-PA-9]; Committees: House - Ways and Means

H.R.2438 — To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to establish a grant program to be known as the Mental Health Licensure Portability Program to award grants to eligible entities, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Neguse, Joe [Rep.-D-CO-2]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.2439 — To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require coverage of hearing devices and systems in certain private health insurance plans, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Neguse, Joe [Rep.- D-CO-2]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means

H.R.2441 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand health care and benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs for military sexual trauma, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Pingree, Chellie [Rep.-D-ME-1]; Committees: House - Veterans’ Affairs; Armed Services

H.R.2454 — To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a grant program to increase cooperation on post-traumatic stress disorder research between the United States and Israel; Sponsor: Waltz, Michael [Rep.-R-FL-6]; Committees: House - Armed Services

H.R.2456 — To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women’s Health, to create educational materials with respect to covered disorders for elementary and secondary school students, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Williams, Nikema [Rep.-D-GA-5]; Committees: House - Education and the Workforce; Energy and Commerce

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