POLICY BRIEFINGS

Recently Introduced Health Legislation Contd.

S.2079 — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the label of a drug intended for human use to identify each ingredient in such drug that is, or is derived directly or indirectly from, a major food allergen or a gluten-containing grain, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Blumenthal, Richard [Sen.-D-CT]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2080 — A bill to reauthorize and improve the pilot program to support State medical stockpiles, to ensure that State, local, Tribal, and territorial public health departments or officials are consulted by the Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Hassan, Margaret Wood [Sen.-D-NH]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2081 — A bill to amend section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require venue-specific heat illness emergency action plans for any institution of higher education that is a member of an athletic association or athletic conference, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Cardin, Benjamin L. [Sen.-D-MD]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2084 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to establish an outreach program to inform members of the Armed Forces assigned to work near burn pits of the risks of toxic exposure, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Welch, Peter [Sen.- D-VT]; Committees: Senate - Armed Services

S.2085 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests; Sponsor: Crapo, Mike [Sen.-R-ID]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.2093 — A bill to establish a program at BARDA for developing medical countermeasures for viral threats with pandemic potential; Sponsor: Baldwin, Tammy [Sen.-D-WI]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2101 — A bill to provide for an earlier effective date for the requirement of Senate confirmation of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Sponsor: Cruz, Ted [Sen.-R-TX]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

H.Res.530 — Expressing support for the designation of June 21, 2023, as National ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day to promote children’s health and safe storage of guns in the home; Sponsor: Crow, Jason [Rep.-D-CO-6]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.4240 — To require that opioid overdose rescue kits be located at public elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Carter, Earl L. “Buddy” [Rep.-R-GA-1]; Committees: House - Education and the Workforce; Energy and Commerce

H.R.4242 — To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to issue guidance on considerations for conducting clinical trials for psychedelic assisted therapy; Sponsor: Crenshaw, Dan [Rep.-R-TX-2]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.4249 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish hospital care and medical services to veterans and dependents who were stationed at military installations at which the veterans and dependents were exposed to perfluorooctanoic acid or other per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, to provide for a presumption of service connection for certain veterans who were stationed at military installations at which the veterans were exposed to such substances, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Kildee, Daniel T. [Rep.-D-MI-8]; Committees: House - Veterans’ Affairs

H.R.4256 — To amend section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require venue-specific heat illness emergency action plans for any institution of higher education that is a member of an athletic association or athletic conference, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Mfume, Kweisi [Rep.-D-MD-7]; Committees: House - Education and the Workforce

H.R.4261 — To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of peripheral artery disease screening tests furnished to at-risk beneficiaries under the Medicare and Medicaid programs without the imposition of cost-sharing requirements, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Payne, Donald M., Jr. [Rep.-D-NJ-10]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means

H.R.4262 — To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for the online administration of the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Peters, Scott H. [Rep.-D-CA-50]; Committees: House - Veterans’ Affairs

H.R.4263 — To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the label of a drug intended for human use to identify each ingredient in such drug that is, or is derived directly or indirectly from, a major food allergen or a gluten- containing grain, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Phillips, Dean [Rep.-D-MN-3]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.4269 — To direct the Secretary of Labor to conduct a study on the effectiveness of spending by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to provide technical assistance and compliance assistance in relation to heat-related illness; Sponsor: Tenney, Claudia [Rep.-R-NY-24]; Committees: House - Education and the Workforce

S.Res.270 — A resolution designating July 15, 2023, as “National Leiomyosarcoma Awareness Day”; Sponsor: Stabenow, Debbie [Sen.-D-MI]; Committees: Senate – Judiciary

S.Res.271 — A resolution designating June 15, 2023, as “World Elder Abuse Awareness Day” and the month of June as “Elder Abuse Awareness Month”; Sponsor: Grassley, Chuck [Sen.-R-IA]; Committees: Senate – Judiciary

S.Res.276 — A resolution expressing opposition to the use of State power against people in the United States seeking essential health care, including criminalization of the full range of sexual and reproductive health care such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraceptive care, and disapproving of State punishment of people for their pregnancy outcomes; Sponsor: Duckworth, Tammy [Sen.-D-IL]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.Res.283 — A resolution recognizing June 28, 2023, as the 125th anniversary of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine and commending the work of the association to improve the health of the people of the United States; Sponsor: Risch, James E. [Sen.-R-ID]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2107 — A bill to allow grantees under the HIV Health Care Services Program to allocate a portion of such funding for services to individuals at risk of acquiring HIV; Sponsor: Scott, Rick [Sen.-R-FL]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2112 — A bill to make the Care Compare internet website and its data more accessible by individuals using search engines; Sponsor: Braun, Mike [Sen.-R-IN]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.2115 — A bill to authorize the President to enter into trade agreements for the reciprocal elimination of duties or other import restrictions with respect to medical goods to contribute to the national security and public health of the United States, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Carper, Thomas R. [Sen.-D-DE]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.2117 — A bill to allow participants in the National Health Service Corps to defer their obligated service in order to receive training in palliative care services; Sponsor: Rosen, Jacky [Sen.-D-NV]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2118 — A bill to clarify the inability of the President to declare national emergencies under the National Emergencies Act, major disasters or emergencies under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and public health emergencies under the Public Health Service Act on the premise of climate change, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Capito, Shelley Moore [Sen.-R-WV]; Committees: Senate - Environment and Public Works

S.2119 — A bill to reauthorize the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018; Sponsor: Menendez, Robert [Sen.-D-NJ]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2128 – A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase Federal Medicaid funding for States that provide intensive community-based services for adults with serious mental illness, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [Sen.-D-NY]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.2129 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require PDP sponsors of a prescription drug plan and Medicare Advantage organizations offering an MA-PD plan under part D of the Medicare program that use a formulary to include certain drugs and biosimilar biological products on such formulary, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Lankford, James [Sen.-R-OK]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.2131 — An original bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Heinrich, Martin [Sen.- D-NM]; Committees: Senate – Appropriations

S.2133 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Demonstration Program to test a payment and service delivery model under part A of Medicare to improve clinical health outcomes and reduce the rate of readmissions of certain individuals; Sponsor: Stabenow, Debbie [Sen.-D-MI]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.2137 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure stability in payments to home health agencies under the Medicare program; Sponsor: Stabenow, Debbie [Sen.-D-MI]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.2157 — A bill to repeal prescription drug price control provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act; Sponsor: Lee, Mike [Sen.-R-UT]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.2163 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to study student mental health at institutions of higher education and to issue guidance on compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 for mental health and substance use disorder policies of institutions of higher education, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Markey, Edward J. [Sen.-D-MA]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2164 — A bill to increase oversight and transparency with respect to Medicare billing codes; Sponsor: Kennedy, John [Sen.-R-LA]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.2172 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain federally-subsidized loan repayments for dental school faculty; Sponsor: Cardin, Benjamin L. [Sen.-D-MD]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.2183 — A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an exposure registry and conduct epidemiological studies to assess health outcomes associated with the Red Hill Incident; Sponsor: Schatz, Brian [Sen.-D- HI]; Committees: Senate - Armed Services

S.2186 — A bill to require the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test allowing blood transfusions to be paid separately from the Medicare hospice all-inclusive per diem payment; Sponsor: Rosen, Jacky [Sen.-D-NV]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.2188 — A bill to increase access to pre-exposure prophylaxis to reduce the transmission of HIV; Sponsor: Smith, Tina [Sen.-D-MN]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2191 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure the consensual donation and respectful disposition of human bodies and human body parts donated or transferred for education, research, or the advancement of medical, dental, or mortuary science and not for use in human transplantation, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Murphy, Christopher [Sen.-D-CT]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2194 — A bill to remove limitations under Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and the Department of Veterans Affairs on benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges; Sponsor: Markey, Edward J. [Sen.-D-MA]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.2198 — A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report on price- related compensation and payment structures in the prescription drug supply chain; Sponsor: Bennet, Michael F. [Sen.-D- CO]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.2205 — A bill to regulate human cadaveric islets for transplantation as organs; Sponsor: Lee, Mike [Sen.-R-UT]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2213 — A bill to address the health of cancer survivors and unmet needs that survivors face through the entire continuum of care from diagnosis through active treatment and posttreatment, in order to improve survivorship, treatment, transition to recovery and beyond, quality of life and palliative care, and long-term health outcomes, including by developing a minimum standard of care for cancer survivorship, irrespective of the type of cancer, a survivor’s background, or forthcoming survivorship needs, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Klobuchar, Amy [Sen.-D-MN]; Committees: Senate – Finance

H.R.4272 — To provide public awareness and outreach regarding the dangers of fentanyl, to expand the grants authorized under the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program, to expand treatment and recovery services for people with opioid addictions, and to increase and to provide enhanced penalties for certain offenses involving counterfeit pills; Sponsor: Jackson Lee, Sheila [Rep.-D-TX-18]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Judiciary

H.R.4274 — To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to improve the detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues among public safety officers, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Bera, Ami [Rep.-D-CA-6]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Science, Space, and Technology

H.R.4275 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure the consensual donation and respectful disposition of human bodies and human body parts donated or transferred for education, research, or the advancement of medical, dental, or mortuary science and not for use in human transplantation, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Bilirakis, Gus M. [Rep.-R-FL-12]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.4279 — To establish the National Commission on Critical Supply Chains, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Brown, Shontel M. [Rep.-D-OH-11]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.4281 — To establish the Office of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Well-Being within the Department of Health and Human Services, to generate a whole-of-government approach to protecting and affirming sexual and reproductive rights, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Bush, Cori [Rep.-D-MO-1]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.4286 — To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage under State plans under the Medicaid program for annual lung cancer screening with no cost sharing for individuals for whom screening is recommended by U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines, to expand coverage under Medicaid of counseling and pharmacotherapy for cessation of tobacco use, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Higgins, Brian [Rep.-D-NY-26]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means

H.R.4300 — To clarify the inability of the President to declare national emergencies under the National Emergencies Act, major disasters or emergencies under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and public health emergencies under the Public Health Service Act on the premise of climate change, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Pfluger, August [Rep.-R-TX-11]; Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure; Energy and Commerce

H.R.4304 — To regulate human cadaveric islets for transplantation as organs; Sponsor: Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [Rep.-R- MT-2]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.4306 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish presumptions of service connection for diseases associated with firefighting; Sponsor: Spanberger, Abigail Davis [Rep.-D-VA-7]; Committees: House - Veterans’ Affairs

H.R.4307 — To authorize the President to enter into trade agreements for the reciprocal elimination of duties or other import restrictions with respect to medical goods to contribute to the national security and public health of the United States, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Steel, Michelle [Rep.-R-CA-45]; Committees: House - Ways and Means; Rules

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