POLICY BRIEFINGS

Recently Introduced Health Legislation

H.R.4638 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise the definition of the term clinical social worker services. Sponsor: Davis, Danny K. [Rep.-D-IL-7]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means

H.R.4646 — To reauthorize the rural emergency medical service training and equipment assistance program, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Joyce, David P. [Rep.-R-OH-14]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.Res.594 — Recognizing the value of the Older Americans Act of 1965 nutrition program in addressing hunger, malnutrition, and isolation, and improving the health and quality of life for millions of our Nations seniors each year; Sponsor: Bonamici, Suzanne [Rep.-D-OR-1]; Committees: House - Education and the Workforce

H.R.4680 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the period for certain teaching hospitals to establish full-time equivalent residency caps for new residency training programs impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Harder, Josh [Rep.-D-CA-9]; Committees: House - Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce

H.R.4692 — To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prevent the use of patents, trade secrets, or other intellectual property to inhibit competition; Sponsor: Slotkin, Elissa [Rep.-D-MI-7]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.4697 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response related to the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response and certain programs with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response related to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Schrier, Kim [Rep.-D-WA-8]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.4699 — To establish within the Department of Health and Human Services a Division on Community Safety, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Bush, Cori [Rep.-D-MO-1]; Committees: House - Judiciary; Energy and Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure; Financial Services; Education and the Workforce

H.R.4701 — To codify the temporary scheduling order for fentanyl-related substances by adding fentanyl-related substances to schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act; Sponsor: D’Esposito, Anthony [Rep.-R-NY-4]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Judiciary

H.R.4702 — To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prescribe a regulation reducing the risks in gene synthesis products, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Eshoo, Anna G. [Rep.-D-CA-16]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.4703 — To require research into the health consequences of the environmental impacts of nuclear war, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Eshoo, Anna G. [Rep.-D-CA-16]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.4704 — To require the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response shall conduct risk assessments and implement strategic initiatives or activities to address threats to public health and national security due to technical advancements in artificial intelligence or other emerging technology fields; Sponsor: Eshoo, Anna G. [Rep.-D-CA-16]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.4710 — To require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to accelerate the collection and publication of data on suicide and drug overdoses; Sponsor: Green, Mark E. [Rep.-R-TN-7]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.4712 — To provide for increased oversight of entities that provide pharmacy benefit management services on behalf of group health plans and health insurance coverage; Sponsor: Harshbarger, Diana [Rep.-R-TN-1]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce

H.R.4713 — To codify the Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Program of the Department of Agriculture; Sponsor: Jackson, Ronny [Rep.-R-TX-13]; Committees: House – Agriculture

H.R.4714 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institutes of Health to make awards to outstanding scientists, including physician-scientists, to support researchers focusing on pediatric research, including basic, clinical, translational, or pediatric pharmacological research, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Joyce, John [Rep.-R-PA-13]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

S.2372 — A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to streamline enrollment under the Medicaid program of certain providers across State lines, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Grassley, Chuck [Sen.-R-IA]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.2374 — A bill to exclude certain individuals subject to certain deferred action from eligibility for health plans offered on the Exchanges, advance payments of the premium tax credit, cost-sharing reductions, a Basic Health Program, and for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Programs, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.2377 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve coverage of audiology services under the Medicare program, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Warren, Elizabeth [Sen.-D-MA]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.2379 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain cognitive impairment detection in the Medicare annual wellness visit and initial preventive physical examination; Sponsor: Capito, Shelley Moore [Sen.-R-WV]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.2383 — A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish a grant program for supporting local communities in detecting, preparing for, communicating about, or mitigating the environmental and public health impacts of wildlife smoke and extreme heat, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Merkley, Jeff [Sen.-D-OR]; Committees: Senate - Environment and Public Works

S.2386 — A bill to require health insurance coverage for the treatment of infertility; Sponsor: Booker, Cory A. [Sen.-D-NJ]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2397 — A bill to amend section 495 of the Public Health Service Act to require inspections of foreign laboratories conducting biomedical and behavioral research to ensure compliance with applicable animal welfare requirements, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Schmitt, Eric [Sen.-R-MO]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2398 — A bill to require research into the health consequences of the environmental impacts of nuclear war, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Markey, Edward J. [Sen.-D-MA]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2399 — A bill to require the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response to conduct risk assessments and implement strategic initiatives or activities to address threats to public health and national security due to technical advancements in artificial intelligence or other emerging technology fields; Sponsor: Markey, Edward J. [Sen.-D-MA]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2400 — A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prescribe a regulation reducing the risks in gene synthesis products, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Markey, Edward J. [Sen.-D-MA]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

H.Res.603 — Supporting the ideals of Bump Day, a global day of maternal health awareness, action and advocacy, and reaffirming United States leadership to end preventable maternal deaths in the United States and globally; Sponsor: Houlahan, Chrissy [Rep.-D-PA-6]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.4726 — To terminate the COVID-19 vaccination requirement for aliens, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Massie, Thomas [Rep.-R-KY-4]; Committees: House - Judiciary; Energy and Commerce

H.R.4727 — To exclude certain individuals subject to certain deferred action from eligibility for health plans offered on the Exchanges, advance payments of the premium tax credit, cost-sharing reductions, a Basic Health Program, and for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Programs, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Brecheen, Josh [Rep.-R-OK-2]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means

H.R.4730 — To provide grants for the conduct of demonstration projects designed to provide education and training for eligible individuals with an arrest or conviction record to enter and follow a career pathway in the health professions through occupations that are expected to experience a labor shortage or be in high demand, under the health profession opportunity grant program under section 2008 of the Social Security Act; Sponsor: Davis, Danny K. [Rep.-D-IL-7]; Committees: House - Ways and Means

H.R.4731 — To require health insurance coverage for the treatment of infertility; Sponsor: DeLauro, Rosa L. [Rep.-D- CT-3]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means; Oversight and Accountability; Veterans’ Affairs; Armed Services

H.R.4732 — To ensure that health professions opportunity demonstration projects train project participants to earn a recognized postsecondary credential, and to clarify that community colleges are eligible for grants to conduct such a demonstration project; Sponsor: Doggett, Lloyd [Rep.-D-TX-37]; Committees: House - Ways and Means

H.R.4733 — To amend the Clean Air Act to establish a grant program for supporting local communities in detecting, preparing for, communicating about, or mitigating the environmental and public health impacts of wildfire smoke and extreme heat, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Eshoo, Anna G. [Rep.-D-CA-16]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Science, Space, and Technology

H.R.4734 — To require preference to be given to applicants for health profession opportunity grants under section 2008 of the Social Security Act who have certain kinds of business and community partners; Sponsor: Evans, Dwight [Rep.-D- PA-3]; Committees: House - Ways and Means

H.R.4735 — To provide for the use of peer support, peer mentoring, and career coaching in demonstration projects conducted under the health profession opportunity grant program under section 2008 of the Social Security Act; Sponsor: Evans, Dwight [Rep.-D-PA-3]; Committees: House - Ways and Means

H.R.4736 — To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide support for facilities providing healthcare, education, child care, public safety, and other vital services in rural areas; Sponsor: Fischbach, Michelle [Rep.- R-MN-7]; Committees: House – Agriculture

H.R.4752 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain cognitive impairment detection in the Medicare annual wellness visit and initial preventive physical examination; Sponsor: Sánchez, Linda T. [Rep.-D-CA-38]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means

H.R.4753 — To ensure an evidence-based funding approach to study the effects of health profession opportunity grant demonstration projects, and to evaluate the demonstration projects; Sponsor: Schneider, Bradley Scott [Rep.-D-IL-10]; Committees: House - Ways and Means

H.R.4757 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the National Institutes of Health from awarding any support for an activity or program that uses live animals in research unless the research occurs in the United States, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Titus, Dina [Rep.-D-NV-1]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.4758 — To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to streamline enrollment under the Medicaid program of certain providers across State lines, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Trahan, Lori [Rep.-D-MA-3]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

S.2404 — A bill to improve the operation of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network; Sponsor: Young, Todd [Sen.-R-IN]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2405 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assure pharmacy access and choice for Medicare beneficiaries; Sponsor: Thune, John [Sen.-R-SD]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.2406 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve oversight of formulary development and management under Medicare part D; Sponsor: Carper, Thomas R. [Sen.-D-DE]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.2407 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Carper, Thomas R. [Sen.-D-DE]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.2408 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient-focused listening sessions to improve prescription drug plan transparency, access, and choice; Sponsor: Scott, Tim [Sen.-R-SC]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.2415 — A bill 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: Capito, Shelley Moore [Sen.-R-WV]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2418 — A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to increase access to services provided by advanced practice registered nurses under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Merkley, Jeff [Sen.-D-OR]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.2427 — A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to permit enrollees to obtain a 365-day supply of contraceptives; Sponsor: Fetterman, John [Sen.-D-PA]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2429 — A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase the ability of Medicare and Medicaid providers to access the National Practitioner Data Bank for the purpose of conducting employee background checks; Sponsor: Rubio, Marco [Sen.-R-FL]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.2432 — A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the medical expense deduction, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Markey, Edward J. [Sen.-D-MA]; Committees: Senate - Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

S.2433 — A bill to reauthorize certain programs under the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Cassidy, Bill [Sen.-R-LA]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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