POLICY BRIEFINGS

Recently Introduced Health Legislation Contd.


H.R.4132 — To provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to forced organ harvesting within the People’s Republic of China, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Perry, Scott [Rep.-R-PA-10]; Committees: House - Foreign Affairs; Judiciary

H.R.4134 — To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a process to allow the holders of abbreviated new drug applications to make labeling changes to include new or updated safety-related information, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Schiff, Adam B. [Rep.-D-CA-30]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

S.Res.255 — A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 19, 2023, as “World Sickle Cell Awareness Day” in order to increase public awareness across the United States and global community about sickle cell disease and the continued need for empirical research, early detection screenings, novel effective treatments leading to a cure, and preventative care programs with respect to complications from sickle cell anemia and conditions relating to sickle cell disease; Sponsor: Booker, Cory A. [Sen.-D-NJ]; Committees: Senate - Foreign Relations

S.Res.257 — A resolution designating July 19, 2023, as “Glioblastoma Awareness Day”; Sponsor: Graham, Lindsey [Sen.-R- SC]; Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.2009 — A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize a national network of statewide senior legal hotlines, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Casey, Robert P., Jr. [Sen.-D-PA]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2012 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of dental services under the Medicare program; Sponsor: Cardin, Benjamin L. [Sen.-D-MD]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.2016 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Schatz, Brian [Sen.-D-HI]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.2024 — A bill to provide for the establishment of an education program to expand abortion care training and access; Sponsor: Baldwin, Tammy [Sen.-D-WI]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2026 — A bill to provide support for programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to the coordination of maternity health care, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Duckworth, Tammy [Sen.-D-IL]; Committees: Senate - Veterans’ Affairs

S.2039 — A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan (or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan) to provide for cost-sharing for oral anticancer drugs on terms no less favorable than the cost-sharing provided for anticancer medications administered by a health care provider; Sponsor: Smith, Tina [Sen.-D-MN]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

H.Res.514 — Expressing support for the designation of June 19, 2023, as “World Sickle Cell Awareness Day” in order to increase public alertness across the United States and global community about sickle cell disease, the continued need for empirical research, early detection screenings for sickle cell trait carriers, novel effective treatments leading to a cure, and preventative care programs with respect to complications from sickle cell anemia and conditions related to sickle cell disease; Sponsor: Davis, Danny K. [Rep.-D-IL-7]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.4146 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of dental services under the Medicare program; Sponsor: Barragan, Nanette Diaz [Rep.-D-CA-44]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means

H.R.4147 — To provide for the establishment of an education program to expand abortion care training and access; Sponsor: Bera, Ami [Rep.-D-CA-6]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.4150 — To improve the provision of health care furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans diagnosed with diabetes and heart disease, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Brownley, Julia [Rep.-D-CA-26]; Committees: House - Veterans’ Affairs

H.R.4157 — To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prepare an annual report on suicide prevention, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Connolly, Gerald E. [Rep.-D-VA-11]; Committees: House - Veterans’ Affairs

H.R.4182 — To improve men’s health initiatives, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Payne, Donald M., Jr. [Rep.-D-NJ-10]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.4189 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Thompson, Mike [Rep.-D-CA-4]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means



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