POLICY BRIEFINGS

Recently Introduced Health Legislation

H.R.3793 — To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require manufacturers of life-saving drugs to submit data and information to assess the stability of the drugs and determine their longest supported expiration date, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Slotkin, Elissa [Rep.-D-MI-7]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.3794 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to award follow-on production contracts or transactions, procure supplies for experimental or test purposes, and acquire innovative commercial products and commercial services, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Garcia, Robert [Rep.- D-CA-42]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.3795 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the development of a diagnostic testing preparedness plan to be used during public health emergencies, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Pence, Greg [Rep.-R-IN-6]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.3798 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to inform employers of flexible health insurance benefits; Sponsor: Tenney, Claudia [Rep.-R-NY-24]; Committees: House - Ways and Means

H.R.3799 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for health reimbursement arrangements integrated with individual health insurance coverage; Sponsor: Hern, Kevin [Rep.-R-OK-1]; Committees: House - Ways and Means

H.R.3800 — To codify Internal Revenue Service guidance relating to treatment of certain services and items for chronic conditions as meeting the preventive care deductible safe harbor for purposes of high deductible health plans in connection with health savings accounts; Sponsor: Wenstrup, Brad R. [Rep.-R-OH-2]; Committees: House - Ways and Means

H.R.3805 — To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a demonstration project testing Whole Child Health Models, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Blunt Rochester, Lisa [Rep.-D-DE-At Large]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.3807 — To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to device shortage notifications; Sponsor: Castor, Kathy [Rep.-D-FL-14]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.3810 — To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to enhance drug manufacturing amount information reporting, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Eshoo, Anna G. [Rep.-D-CA-16]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.3811 — To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the quality of care difference between behavioral and mental health care provided by health care providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs compared to non-Department providers; Sponsor: Fallon, Pat [Rep.-R-TX-4]; Committees: House - Veterans’ Affairs

H.R.3813 — To accelerate the applicability of the requirement that the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention be appointed by the President, by and with the consent of the Senate; Sponsor: Guthrie, Brett [Rep.-R-KY-2]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.3817 — To increase language access to behavioral health services at eligible health centers, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Meng, Grace [Rep.-D-NY-6]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.3820 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to strike the requirement that the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; Sponsor: Pallone, Frank, Jr. [Rep.- D-NJ-6]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.3821 — To reauthorize the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018; Sponsor: Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [Rep.-D-NJ-9]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.3829 — To streamline the process for institutions of higher education to research marijuana; Sponsor: Titus, Dina [Rep.-D-NV-1]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Judiciary; Agriculture; Education and the Workforce

H.R.3832 — To establish a program at BARDA for developing medical countermeasures for viral threats with pandemic potential; Sponsor: Trahan, Lori [Rep.-D-MA-3]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

S.1810 — A bill to establish a grant program for family community organizations that provide support for individuals struggling with substance use disorder and their families; Sponsor: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [Sen.-D-NY]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.1820 — A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide a consistent standard of health care to incarcerated individuals, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Booker, Cory A. [Sen.-D-NJ]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.1828 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recognize nurse registries for purposes of the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rubio, Marco [Sen.-R- FL]; Committees: Senate - Veterans’ Affairs

S.1832 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes outpatient self-management training services, to require the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test the provision of virtual diabetes outpatient self-management training services, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Shaheen, Jeanne [Sen.-D-NH]; Committees: Senate – Finance

H.Res.475 — Expressing support for the designation of the first Tuesday in June as “National Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day”; Sponsor: Schneider, Bradley Scott [Rep.-D-IL-10]; Committees: House - Oversight and Accountability

H.Res.476 — Supporting the designation of June 6, 2023, as National Naloxone Awareness Day; Sponsor: Trone, David J. [Rep.-D-MD-6]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce H.R.3836 — To facilitate direct primary care arrangements under Medicaid; Sponsor: Crenshaw, Dan [Rep.-R-TX-2]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.3837 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to delegate primary responsibility for maintaining the Strategic National Stockpile to the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [Rep.-R-IA-1]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.3838 — To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Burgess, Michael C. [Rep.-R-TX-26]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.3839 — To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to increase transparency in generic drug applications; Sponsor: Dunn, Neal P. [Rep.-R-FL-2]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.3840 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize certain contracts and cooperative agreements with clinical laboratories for purposes of delivery of medical products to the Strategic National Stockpile; Sponsor: Dunn, Neal P. [Rep.-R-FL-2]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.3841 — To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children’s hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs; Sponsor: Schrier, Kim [Rep.-D-WA-8]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.3842 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes outpatient self-management training services, to require the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test the provision of virtual diabetes outpatient self-management training services, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Schrier, Kim [Rep.-D-WA-8]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means

H.R.3843 — To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize grants to address dental workforce needs; Sponsor: Kelly, Robin L. [Rep.-D-IL-2]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.3851 — To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage from imposing cost-sharing requirements with respect to diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations; Sponsor: Dingell, Debbie [Rep.-D-MI-6]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means

H.R.3860 — To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide a consistent standard of health care to incarcerated individuals, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Kuster, Ann M. [Rep.-D-NH-2]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Judiciary

H.R.3875 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the scope of practitioners eligible for payment for telehealth services under the Medicare program, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Sherrill, Mikie [Rep.-D-NJ-11]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means

H.R.3876 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for expanded coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Smith, Adrian [Rep.-R-NE-3]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means

H.R.3879 — To establish a grant program for family community organizations that provide support for individuals struggling with substance use disorder and their families; Sponsor: Trone, David J. [Rep.-D-MD-6]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

S.Res.239 — A resolution designating May 2023 as “ALS Awareness Month”; Sponsor: Whitehouse, Sheldon [Sen.-D-RI]; Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

S.1840 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and improve the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program for fiscal years 2024 through 2028, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Baldwin, Tammy [Sen.-D-WI]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.1844 — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs and generic new animal drugs; Sponsor: Baldwin, Tammy [Sen.-D-WI]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.1845 — A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for the testing of a community-based palliative care model; Sponsor: Rosen, Jacky [Sen.-D-NV]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.1849 — A bill 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: Hoeven, John [Sen.-R-ND]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.1851 — A bill to address maternity care shortages and promote optimal maternity outcomes by expanding educational opportunities for midwives, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Lujan, Ben Ray [Sen.-D-NM]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.1852 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a sickle cell disease prevention and treatment demonstration program; Sponsor: Scott, Tim [Sen.-R-SC]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.1855 — A bill to reauthorize the Special Diabetes Program for Type 1 Diabetes and the Special Diabetes Program for Indians; Sponsor: Collins, Susan M. [Sen.-R-ME]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.1869 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure fair billing practice for items and services furnished by off-campus hospital locations, to amend such title XVIII to provide for payments for graduate nursing education costs, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Braun, Mike [Sen.-R-IN]; Committees: Senate – Finance

H.R.3884 — To amend title XI of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program providing for sickle cell disease and other heritable blood disorders research, surveillance, prevention, and treatment; Sponsor: Burgess, Michael C. [Rep.- R-TX-26]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.3887 — To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children’s hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Crenshaw, Dan [Rep.-R- TX-2]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.3888 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to strengthen benefits for children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Baird, James R. [Rep.-R-IN-4]; Committees: House - Veterans’ Affairs

H.R.3892 — To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to make permanent the State plan amendment option to provide medical assistance for certain individuals who are patients in certain institutions for mental diseases, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Burgess, Michael C. [Rep.-R-TX-26]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.3910 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to give a preference, with respect to project grants for preventive health services, for States that allow all trained individuals to carry and administer epinephrine, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Grothman, Glenn [Rep.-R-WI-6]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.3912 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the health coverage tax credit permanent; Sponsor: Kildee, Daniel T. [Rep.-D-MI-8]; Committees: House - Ways and Means

H.R.3916 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and improve the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program for fiscal years 2024 through 2028, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Morelle, Joseph D. [Rep.-D- NY-25]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

S.1884 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend projects relating to children and to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs; Sponsor: Smith, Tina [Sen.-D-MN]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.1894 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the coinsurance requirement for certain colorectal cancer screening tests furnished under the Medicare program; Sponsor: Booker, Cory A. [Sen.-D-NJ]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.1906 — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a time-limited provisional approval pathway, subject to specific obligations, for certain drugs and biological products, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Braun, Mike [Sen.-R-IN]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.1913 — A bill to expand access to health care for veterans in the Freely Associated States, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Schatz, Brian [Sen.-D-HI]; Committees: Senate - Veterans’ Affairs

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