POLICY BRIEFINGS

Recently Introduced Health Legislation Contd.

H.R.4883 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the disclosure of certain ownership information relating to health care provider and pharmacy ownership, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Murphy, Gregory [Rep.-R- NC-3]; Committees: House - Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce

H.R.4884 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a behavioral and mental health outreach and education strategy to reduce stigma associated with mental health among the Hispanic and Latino population, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Napolitano, Grace F. [Rep.-D-CA-31]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.4885 — To improve training requirements for health profession opportunity grant programs and exclude assistance provided by those programs from income tax, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Panetta, Jimmy [Rep.-D-CA-19]; Committees: House - Ways and Means

H.R.4886 — To provide for a study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on the prevalence and mortality of cancer among individuals who served as active duty aircrew in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Pfluger, August [Rep.-R-TX-11]; Committees: House - Veterans’ Affairs

H.R.4892 — To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide a higher Federal matching rate for increased expenditures under Medicaid for behavioral health services (including those related to mental health and substance use), and for other purposes; Sponsor: Tonko, Paul [Rep.-D-NY-20]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

S.2510 — A bill to improve supply chain resiliency for critical drug products with vulnerable supply chains and ensure that reserves of critical drugs and active pharmaceutical ingredients are maintained to prevent supply disruptions in the event of drug shortages or public health emergencies; Sponsor: Peters, Gary C. [Sen.-D-MI]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2511 — A bill to expand psychological mental and behavioral health services to Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP beneficiaries by permitting reimbursement of psychological services provided by certain supervised psychology trainees, and facilitating the reimbursement of those services; Sponsor: Barrasso, John [Sen.-R-WY]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.2536 — A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide training materials for the use of health care professionals to inform their patients about the availability of benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Lujan, Ben Ray [Sen.-D-NM]; Committees: Senate - Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

S.2538 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to regional biocontainment laboratories for maintaining surge capacity for purposes of responding to outbreaks of infectious diseases or acts of bioterrorism; Sponsor: Casey, Robert P., Jr. [Sen.-D-PA]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2539 — A bill to clarify that, in awarding funding under title X of the Public Health Service Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may not discriminate against eligible States, individuals, or other entities for refusing to counsel or refer for abortions; Sponsor: Lankford, James [Sen.-R-OK]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2544 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve reproductive health care of individuals with disabilities; Sponsor: Murray, Patty [Sen.-D-WA]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

H.R.4895 — To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to expand the drug price negotiation program, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Pallone, Frank, Jr. [Rep.-D-NJ-6]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce

H.R.4901 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve reproductive health care of individuals with disabilities; Sponsor: Bush, Cori [Rep.-D-MO-1]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.4905 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Public Health Service Act, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to promote group health plan price transparency; Sponsor: Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [Rep.-R- PA-1]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means

H.R.4911 — To provide for the establishment of a pilot program to provide grants to community mental health centers for the placement of social workers with law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Harder, Josh [Rep.-D- CA-9]; Committees: House – Judiciary

H.R.4914 — To provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among the South Asian population of the United States, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Jayapal, Pramila [Rep.-D-WA-7]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.4917 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide no-cost coverage for PFAS testing under the Medicare program; Sponsor: Kildee, Daniel T. [Rep.-D-MI-8]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means

H.R.4918 — To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide grants to medical and other health profession schools to expand or develop education and training programs for substance use prevention and treatment, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Kim, Andy [Rep.-D-NJ-3]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.4930 — To provide grants for the conduct of demonstration projects designed to provide education and training for eligible individuals to enter and follow a career pathway in the field of pregnancy, childbirth, or post-partum, under the health profession opportunity grant program under section 2008 of the Social Security Act; Sponsor: Moore, Gwen [Rep.- D-WI-4]; Committees: House - Ways and Means

H.R.4933 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to modify the loan repayment program for the substance use disorder treatment workforce to relieve workforce shortages; Sponsor: Napolitano, Grace F. [Rep.-D-CA-31]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.4941 — To amend title V of the Public Health Service Act to establish within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration a Center for Unhoused Individuals, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Schiff, Adam B. [Rep.-D- CA-30]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.4942 — To provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Schneider, Bradley Scott [Rep.-D-IL-10]; Committees: House – Judiciary

H.R.4946 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services under the Medicare Program; Sponsor: Tonko, Paul [Rep.-D-NY-20]; Committees: House - Ways and Means

H.R.4950 — To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to encourage appropriate prescribing under Medicaid for victims of opioid overdose; Sponsor: Trone, David J. [Rep.-D-MD-6]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

S.Res.319 — A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis; Sponsor: Brown, Sherrod [Sen.-D-OH]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.Res.323 — A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day on August 21, 2023; Sponsor: Grassley, Chuck [Sen.-R-IA]; Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.2556 — A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure Medicaid coverage of mental health services and primary care services furnished on the same day; Sponsor: Carper, Thomas R. [Sen.-D-DE]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.2559 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a stewardship fee on the production and importation of opioid pain relievers, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Manchin, Joe, III [Sen.-D-WV]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.2560 — A bill to address and support research on Long COVID; Sponsor: Kaine, Tim [Sen.-D-VA]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2569 — A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify that the possession, sale, purchase, importation, exportation, or transportation of drug testing equipment that tests for the presence of fentanyl or xylazine is not unlawful; Sponsor: Cornyn, John [Sen.-R-TX]; Committees: Senate – Judiciary

S.2580 — A bill to support programs for mosquito-borne and other vector-borne disease surveillance and control; Sponsor: King, Angus S., Jr. [Sen.-I-ME]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2584 — A bill to establish a commission on long-term care; Sponsor: Rosen, Jacky [Sen.-D-NV]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2586 — A bill to address prescription drug shortages and improve the quality of prescription drugs, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Cardin, Benjamin L. [Sen.-D-MD]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2590 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide additional funding for the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service; Sponsor: Wyden, Ron [Sen.-D-OR]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2602 — A bill to limit the scope of regulations issued by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to control communicable diseases, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Paul, Rand [Sen.-R-KY]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2617 — A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from restricting direct access by health care facilities to medical countermeasures; Sponsor: Rubio, Marco [Sen.-R-FL]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2621 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and improve health savings accounts, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Cruz, Ted [Sen.-R-TX]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.2622 — A bill to clarify the application of the appointment and confirmation requirements for the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Sponsor: Cruz, Ted [Sen.-R-TX]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2624 — An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Baldwin, Tammy [Sen.-D-WI]; Committees: Senate – Appropriations

S.2638 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to build safer, thriving communities, and save lives, by investing in effective community-based violence reduction initiatives, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Booker, Cory A. [Sen.-D-NJ]; Committees: Senate – Judiciary

S.2639 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out activities to establish, expand, and sustain a public health nursing workforce, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Markey, Edward J. [Sen.-D-MA]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2644 — A bill to establish standards for trauma kits purchased using funds provided under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program; Sponsor: Cornyn, John [Sen.-R-TX]; Committees: Senate – Judiciary

S.2645 — A bill to reduce the health risks of heat by establishing the National Integrated Heat Health Information System within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Integrated Heat Health Information System Interagency Committee to improve extreme heat preparedness, planning, and response, requiring a study, and establishing financial assistance programs to address heat effects, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Markey, Edward J. [Sen.-D-MA]; Committees: Senate - Commerce, Science, and Transportation

S.2646 — A bill to expand access to health care services for immigrants by removing legal and policy barriers to health insurance coverage, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Booker, Cory A. [Sen.-D-NJ]; Committees: Senate – Finance

S.2647 — A bill to improve research and data collection on stillbirths, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Booker, Cory A. [Sen.-D-NJ]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2649 — A bill to improve community care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Tester, Jon [Sen.-D-MT]; Committees: Senate - Veterans’ Affairs

S.2650 — A bill to establish a Commission on the Federal Regulation of Cannabis to study a prompt and plausible pathway to the Federal regulation of cannabis, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Hickenlooper, John W. [Sen.-D-CO]; Committees: Senate – Judiciary

S.2657 — A bill to provide for green and resilient health care infrastructure, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Markey, Edward J. [Sen.-D-MA]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2665 — A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to provide to firefighters of the Department of Defense medical testing and related services to detect and prevent certain cancers; Sponsor: Carper, Thomas R. [Sen.-D-DE]; Committees: Senate - Armed Services

S.2666 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for requirements for electronic-prescribing for controlled substances under group health plans and group and individual health insurance coverage; Sponsor: Hassan, Margaret Wood [Sen.-D-NH]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2672 — A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a strategic framework to improve the development and distribution of diagnostic tests in response to chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear threats; Sponsor: Smith, Tina [Sen.-D-MN]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2683 — A bill to establish requirements for purchasing certain generic drugs from manufacturers who produce the drug domestically; Sponsor: Scott, Rick [Sen.-R-FL]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2684 — A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to verify whether a health care provider is licensed in good standing before issuing the provider a unique health identifier, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Scott, Rick [Sen.-R-FL]; Committees: Senate - Finance

S.2686 — A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the economic impact and health outcomes associated with the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States; Sponsor: Braun, Mike [Sen.-R-IN]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2688 — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Mullin, Markwayne [Sen.-R-OK]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2699 — A bill to combat the fentanyl crisis; Sponsor: Scott, Rick [Sen.-R-FL]; Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.2714 — A bill to establish the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Heinrich, Martin [Sen.-D-NM]; Committees: Senate - Commerce, Science, and Transportation

H.Res.632 — Recognizing July 28, 2023, as “World Hepatitis Day”; Sponsor: Velazquez, Nydia M. [Rep.-D-NY-7]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.4953 — To reduce the health risks of heat by establishing the National Integrated Heat Health Information System within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Integrated Heat Health Information System Interagency Committee to improve extreme heat preparedness, planning, and response, requiring a study, and establishing financial assistance programs to address heat effects, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Bonamici, Suzanne [Rep.-D-OR-1]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Science, Space, and Technology

H.R.4968 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt qualifying physicians from prior authorization requirements under Medicare Advantage plans, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Burgess, Michael C. [Rep.-R-TX-26]; Committees: House - Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce

H.R.4975 — To establish a grant to provide mental and behavioral health services and diversion programs to at-risk youth, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Cárdenas, Tony [Rep.-D-CA-29]; Committees: House – Judiciary

H.R.4985 — To establish a grant program to support schools of medicine and schools of osteopathic medicine in underserved areas; Sponsor: Costa, Jim [Rep.-D-CA-21]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.4988 — To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to modernize the methods of authenticating controlled substances in the pharmaceutical distribution supply chain, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Davis, Donald G. [Rep.-D- NC-1]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.5002 — To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program for the cognitive care of veterans, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Harshbarger, Diana [Rep.-R-TN-1]; Committees: House - Veterans’ Affairs

H.R.5003 — To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to build safer, thriving communities, and save lives, by investing in effective community-based violence reduction initiatives, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Horsford, Steven [Rep.-D-NV-4]; Committees: House - Judiciary; Education and the Workforce

H.R.5007 — To provide for green and resilient health care infrastructure, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Jayapal, Pramila [Rep.-D-WA-7]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.5008 — To expand access to health care services for immigrants by removing legal and policy barriers to health insurance coverage, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Jayapal, Pramila [Rep.-D-WA-7]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means

H.R.5010 — To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to submit to the Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health; Sponsor: Kelly, Robin L. [Rep.-D-IL-2]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.5012 — To improve research and data collection on stillbirths, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Kim, Young [Rep.-R- CA-40]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

H.R.5013 — To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise certain regulations in relation to the Medicare shared savings program and other alternative payment arrangements to encourage participation in such program, and for other purposes; Sponsor: LaHood, Darin [Rep.-R-IL-16]; Committees: House - Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce

H.R.5027 — To improve the understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Miller, Carol D. [Rep.-R-WV-1]; Committees: House - Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce

H.R.5066 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to evaluate, develop, and expand the use of technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models to improve maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Williams, Nikema [Rep.-D-GA-5]; Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

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