| US | SB581 | Engross | Jessie's Law This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and disseminate standards for hospitals and physicians regarding displaying the history of opioid addiction in the medical records of patients who have provided in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-08-04
To House Energy And Commerce Committee |
| US | HB1628 | Engross | American Health Care Act of 2017 TITLE I--ENERGY AND COMMERCE Subtitle A--Patient Access to Public Health Programs (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to eliminate funding after FY2018 for the Prevention...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-28
Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 120. |
| US | HB3615 | Intro | Vaccine Safety Study Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-28
To House Energy And Commerce Committee |
| US | HB767 | Intro | SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a pilot program, to be known as Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training (or SOAR to Health and Wellness T...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-27
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
| US | HB931 | Intro | Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017 This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop and maintain a voluntary registry of firefighters to collect history and occupational information that can be linked to existin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-27
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
| US | HB2810 | Engross | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 This bill authorizes FY2018 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget aut...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-25
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S4165) |
| US | HB3360 | Intro | Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2017
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-24
To House Energy And Commerce Committee |
| US | HB1492 | Engross | Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| US | SB1554 | Intro | Safer Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-13
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee |
| US | SB833 | Intro | Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-07-11
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. |
| US | HB3042 | Intro | Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-23
To House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Committee |
| US | HB1222 | Intro | Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to replace the authorization for a National Congenital Heart Disease Surveillance System with a requirement for the Department of Health and Human Ser...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-07
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
| US | HB2410 | Intro | Sickle Cell Disease Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants to states to: (1) collect data on the prevalence ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-06-07
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. |
| US | SB585 | Engross | Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-26
To House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee |
| US | HB2574 | Intro | Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award matching grants to enable states to implement scholarship programs to ensure an a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-26
To House Subcommittee on Health Committee |
| US | HB1545 | Engross | VA Prescription Data Accountability Act 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to disclose information about an individual who is dispensed medication prescribed by a VA employee or by a non-VA provider authorized to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-24
To Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee |
| US | HB1725 | Engross | Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 This bill requires (current law authorizes) the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to accept, for purposes of establishing a claim for veterans disability benefits, a report of a medical examination adm...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-24
To Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee |
| US | HB2503 | Intro | AIM Act of 2017 Accelerating Innovation in Medicine Act of 2017
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-19
To House Subcommittee on Health Committee |
| US | HB2535 | Intro | Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to extend lifespan respite care programs (services for family caregivers of children and adults with special needs) through FY2022. Each state agency awa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-19
To House Subcommittee on Health Committee |
| US | SB1188 | Intro | Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to extend lifespan respite care programs (services for family caregivers of children and adults with special needs) through FY2022. Each state agency awa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-18
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee |
| US | SB23 | Intro | Biological Implant Tracking and Veteran Safety Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: adopt the unique device identification system developed for medical devices by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), or impleme...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-17
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. |
| US | SB1147 | Intro | Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2017
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-17
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee |
| US | SB681 | Intro | Deborah Sampson Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-17
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. |
| US | HB2452 | Intro | Deborah Sampson Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-16
To House Veterans' Affairs Committee |
| US | HR320 | Intro | Expressing support for the designation of May 2017 as "Mental Health Month". Supports the designation of Mental Health Month to remove the stigma associated with mental illness and to place emphasis on scientific findings regarding mental health reco...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-12
To House Subcommittee on Health Committee |
| US | SB1112 | Intro | Maternal Health Accountability Act of 2017
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-11
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee |
| US | SB1106 | Intro | National Nurse Act of 2017
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-11
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee |
| US | HB2163 | Intro | Medical Device Guardians Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-05
To House Subcommittee on Health Committee |
| US | HR304 | Intro | Expressing support for designation of May as "National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month". Expresses support for: (1) the designation of National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, and (2) investment in asthma research. Salutes health care professi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-05
To House Subcommittee on Health Committee |
| US | HB244 | Pass | HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division of this bill refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill e...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-05
Became Public Law No: 115-31. |
| US | HB2337 | Intro | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for a State Medicaid option to enhance administrative matching funds to support statewide behavioral health access program activities for children under 21 years of age, and for other purposes....
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-05
To House Subcommittee on Health Committee |
| US | HB1982 | Intro | Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2017
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-01
To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee |
| US | SB652 | Intro | Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2017
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-01
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 44. |
| US | HB1882 | Intro | Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2017
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-26
To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee |
| US | HB1853 | Intro | Kalief Browder Reentry Success Act of 2017 Kalief's Law This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a pilot program to provide pre-release mental health screenings and post-release mental heath and social services to individuals who are ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-24
To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee |
| US | HB1854 | Intro | Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2017 This bill requires a state that receives grant funds under the prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) or the controlled substance monitoring program to comply with specified requirements, including a requ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-24
To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee |
| US | HB1954 | Intro | Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-24
To House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee |
| US | SB544 | Pass | A bill to amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to modify the termination date for the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes. (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-19
Became Public Law No: 115-26. (TXT | PDF) |
| US | HB1757 | Intro | Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act of 2017
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-12
To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee |
| US | HB1984 | Intro | Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Research and Education Act of 2017 This bill requires the National Institutes of Health to expand, intensify, and coordinate programs for research on triple-negative breast cancer (the cells of these breast cancers are n...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-07
To House Subcommittee on Health Committee |
| US | HB2047 | Intro | Behavioral Health Infrastructure Improvement Act This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to temporarily increase the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for behavioral health infrastructure and systems improvements u...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-07
To House Subcommittee on Health Committee |
| US | HB1704 | Intro | ACCESS Act of 2017 Accessible Care by Curbing Excessive lawSuitS Act of 2017
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-06
To House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee |
| US | SB865 | Intro | FRAC Act Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-06
To Senate Environment And Public Works Committee |
| US | HB1912 | Intro | Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2017
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-05
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| US | HB1316 | Intro | Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-05
To House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee |
| US | SB855 | Intro | Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2017
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-05
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee |
| US | HB1766 | Intro | Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services or any state from requiring a health care provider, as a condition of the provider's licensure, to participate in a health plan or comply with requir...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-31
To House Subcommittee on Health Committee |
| US | HB1834 | Intro | Cancer Care Payment Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish the Oncology Medical Home Demonstration Project, through which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall make specia...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-31
To House Subcommittee on Health Committee |
| US | SB778 | Intro | Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2017 This bill requires a state that receives grant funds under the prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) or the controlled substance monitoring program to comply with specified requirements, including a requ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-30
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee |
| US | SB788 | Intro | Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (or another private, not-for-profit entity with comparable experti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-30
To Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee |
