POLICY BRIEFINGS

Recently Introduced Health Legislation


H.R.3742 — To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to evaluate the Federal Government’s collection and sharing of public health data to respond to public health emergencies. Sponsor: Peters, Scott H. [Rep.-D-CA-50]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.3741 — To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit funds under such title from being used for any system through which counseling or referrals are provided to individuals regarding abortion services. Sponsor: Mann, Tracey [Rep.-R-KS-1]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

S.1755 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to extend the period during which certain survivors of a member of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of a reserve component of the Armed Forces are eligible for health benefits under TRICARE Reserve Select; Sponsor: Blumenthal, Richard [Sen.-D-CT]; Committees: Senate - Armed Services

H.R.3751 — To require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report on overdoses among members of the Armed Forces; Sponsor: Moulton, Seth [Rep.-D-MA-6]; Committees: House - Armed Services H.R.3752 — To provide for civil monetary penalties for violations of mental health parity requirements; Sponsor: Norcross, Donald [Rep.-D-NJ-1]; Committees: House - Education and the Workforce

S.Res.229 — A resolution designating May 2023 as “National Brain Tumor Awareness Month”; Sponsor: Daines, Steve [Sen.-R-MT]; Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.1766 — A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report on overdoses among members of the Armed Forces; Sponsor: Markey, Edward J. [Sen.-D-MA]; Committees: Senate - Armed Services

S.1767 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for emergency grants to safeguard essential health care workers, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Markey, Edward J. [Sen.-D-MA]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.1769 — A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a demonstration project testing Whole Child Health Models, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Carper, Thomas R. [Sen.-D-DE]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.1773 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national outreach and education strategy and research to improve behavioral health among the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander population, while addressing stigma against behavioral health treatment among such population; Sponsor: Hirono, Mazie K. [Sen.-D-HI]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.1774 — A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide for an increased Federal medical assistance percentage for State expenditures on certain behavioral health services furnished under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Warnock, Raphael G. [Sen.-D-GA]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.1784 — A bill to increase language access to behavioral health services at eligible health centers, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Heinrich, Martin [Sen.-D-NM]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.1785 — A bill to establish programs to address addiction and overdoses caused by illicit fentanyl and other opioids, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Markey, Edward J. [Sen.-D-MA]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

H.Res.459 — Expressing support for the designation of June 2, 2023, as “National Gun Violence Awareness Day” and June 2023 as “National Gun Violence Awareness Month”; Sponsor: Kelly, Robin L. [Rep.-D-IL-2]; Committees: House – Judiciary

H.Res.460 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress should enact the Older Americans Bill of Rights to establish that older Americans should have the right to live with dignity and with independence; Sponsor: Schakowsky, Janice D. [Rep.-D-IL-9]; Committees: House - Education and the Workforce; Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means

H.R.3759 — To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a grant program to facilitate the installation, on bridges, of evidence-based suicide deterrents, including suicide prevention nets and barriers, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [Rep.-D-VA-8]; Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure

H.R.3760 — To amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to strengthen the mental health workforce, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Carter, Troy [Rep.-D-LA-2]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.3761 — To amend the Social Security Act to provide for an increased Federal medical assistance percentage for State expenditures on certain behavioral health services furnished under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Castor, Kathy [Rep.-D-FL-14]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Education and the Workforce

H.R.3768 —To address maternity care shortages and promote optimal maternity outcomes by expanding educational opportunities for midwives, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Hinson, Ashley [Rep.-R-IA-2]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.3771 — To establish a multiagency Middle School Mental Health Task Force at the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services; Sponsor: Kean, Thomas H. [Rep.-R-NJ-7]; Committees: House - Education and the Workforce; Energy and Commerce

S.Res.231 — A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 2, 2023, as “National Gun Violence Awareness Day” and June 2023 as “National Gun Violence Awareness Month”; Sponsor: Durbin, Richard J. [Sen.-D-IL]; Committees: Senate – Judiciary

S.Res.232 — A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 17, 2023, as “DIPG Pediatric Brain Cancer Awareness Day” to raise awareness of, and encourage research on, diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma tumors and pediatric cancers in general; Sponsor: Rubio, Marco [Sen.-R-FL]; Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res.234 — A resolution designating May 2023 as “Older Americans Month”; Sponsor: Kelly, Mark [Sen.-D-AZ]; Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res.235 — A resolution supporting the designation of the week of May 7, 2023, as “Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week” and May 11, 2023, as “Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day”; Sponsor: King, Angus S., Jr. [Sen.-I-ME]; Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.1792 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of veterans, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Tester, Jon [Sen.-D-MT]; Committees: Senate - Veterans’ Affairs

S.1797 — A bill to establish a demonstration program to allow States to test payment models for maternity care provided under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program; Sponsor: Casey, Robert P., Jr. [Sen.-D-PA]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.1798 — A bill to establish a Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office and an Office of Health Security in the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Peters, Gary C. [Sen.-D-MI]; Committees: Senate - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

S.1800 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Murkowski, Lisa [Sen.-R-AK]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.1803 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise payment for air ambulance services under the Medicare program; Sponsor: Bennet, Michael F. [Sen.-D-CO]; Committees: Senate – Finance

H.R.3783 — To protect public health and human safety by prohibiting the farming of mink for their fur, to compensate farmers as they transition out of the industry, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Espaillat, Adriano [Rep.-D-NY-13]; Committees: House - Agriculture; Budget

H.R.3791 — To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to public health data accessibility, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Underwood, Lauren [Rep.-D-IL-14]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce



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