Health Care - Legislation
- Bill Sent To President: H.R.5919 To make technical corrections regarding the Newborn Screening ...
To make technical corrections regarding the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007.
May 02, 2008: Cleared for White House.
(April 30, 2008) - Bill Sent To President: H.R.493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment.
May 01, 2008: Cleared for White House.
(April 29, 2008) - Bill Enacted: S.793 Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2008
A bill to provide for the expansion and improvement of traumatic brain injury programs.
April 28, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-206.
(April 26, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2921 Caring for Wounded Warriors Act of 2008
A bill to require pilot programs on training and certification for family caregiver personal care attendants for veterans and members of the Armed Forces with traumatic brain injury, to require a pilot program on provision of respite care to such veterans and members, and for other purposes.
(April 26, 2008) - Bill Enacted: S.1858 Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted, to reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of such Act, and for other purposes.
April 24, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-204.
(April 22, 2008) - Bill Enacted: S.845 Safety of Seniors Act of 2007
A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and intensify programs with respect to research and related activities concerning elder falls.
April 23, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-202.
(April 21, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.Res.526 A resolution designating April 20 through 26, 2008, as ...
A resolution designating April 20 through 26, 2008, as "National Community Health Aide, Community Health Practitioner, and Dental Health Aide Week".
(April 20, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2853 A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the ...
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the cap on disproportionate share adjustment percentages for certain rural hospitals.
(April 12, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.Res.510 A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Cystic ...
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month.
(April 8, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.Res.509 A resolution recognizing the week of April 7, 2008 to April 13, ...
A resolution recognizing the week of April 7, 2008 to April 13, 2008, as "National Public Health Week".
(April 7, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.1593 Second Chance Act of 2007: Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention
To reauthorize the grant program for reentry of offenders into the community in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry planning and implementation, and for other purposes.
April 09, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-199.
(April 7, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2799 Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2008
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
(March 31, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5613 Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008
To extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009, and for other purposes.
(March 11, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.J.Res.30 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under ...
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating to optional State plan case management services under the Medicaid program.
(March 11, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.J.Res.78 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, ...
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating to optional State plan case management services under the Medicaid Program.
(March 11, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2742 National Diabetes Coordinator Act of 2008
A bill to reduce the incidence, progression, and impact of diabetes and its complications and establish the position of National Diabetes Coordinator.
(March 9, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.312 Budget resolution FY2009
Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013.
(March 5, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.70 Budget resolution FY2009
An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.
(March 5, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5549 Deamonte Driver Dental Care Access Improvement Act of 2008
To expand the dental workforce and improve dental access, prevention, and data reporting, and for other purposes.
(March 4, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2723 Deamonte Driver Dental Care Access Improvement
A bill to expand the dental workforce and improve dental access, prevention, and data reporting, and for other purposes.
(March 4, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.299 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Cystic Fibrosis ...
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month.
(February 12, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5176 Community Mental Health Services Improvement Act
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to mental health services.
(January 27, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.4986 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
To provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.
January 28, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-181.
(January 26, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2532 Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 2007
An original bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to improve health care provided to Indians under the Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Programs, and for other purposes.
(January 6, 2008) - Bill Enacted: S.2499 Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007
A bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend provisions under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes.
December 29, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-173.
(December 27, 2007) - Bill Vetoed: H.R.1585 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
December 28, 2007: Pocket Vetoed by President.
(December 26, 2007) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.2764 Omnibus Appropriations bill
Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
December 26, 2007: Signed by President.
(December 24, 2007) - Bill Enacted: S.2484 A bill to rename the National Institute of Child Health and Human ...
A bill to rename the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development as the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
December 21, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-154.
(December 19, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4899 Community-Based Mental Health Infrastructure Improvements Act
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for community-based mental health infrastructure improvement.
(December 17, 2007) - Bill Vetoed: H.R.3043 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and ...
Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
November 13, 2007: Vetoed by President.
(November 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2333 Health Care Safety Net Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Public Health Services Act to reauthorize the Community Health Centers program, the National Health Service Corps, and rural health care programs.
(November 6, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4107 Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
(November 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4053 Mental Health Improvements Act of 2007
To improve the treatment and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.
(October 30, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2270 Community Health Center Capital Investment Act
A bill to include health centers in the list of entities eligible for mortgage insurance under the National Housing Act.
(October 29, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2253 Urban Health Care Delivery Act of 2007
A bill to provide adjustments in payment to certain hospitals under the Medicaid program.
(October 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2183 Community-Based Mental Health Infrastructure Improvements Act
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for community-based mental health infrastructure improvement.
(October 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2186 Community Health Center Employee Health Coverage Act of 2007
A bill to permit individuals who are employees of a grantee that is receiving funds under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act to enroll in health insurance coverage provided under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
(October 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2188 Medicare Access to Community Health Centers (MATCH) Act of 2007
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a prospective payment system instead of the reasonable cost-based reimbursement method for Medicare-covered services provided by Federally qualified health centers and to expand the scope of such covered services to account for expansions in the scope of services provided by Federally qualified health centers since the inclusion of such services for coverage under the Medicare Program.
(October 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2182 Community Mental Health Services Improvement Act
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to mental health services.
(October 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2162 Veterans Mental Health Improvements Act of 2008
A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.
(October 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2161 Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007
A bill to ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by making the antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers (including health plans under parts C and D of the Medicare Program) in the same manner as such laws apply to protected activities under the National Labor Relations Act.
(October 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2141 Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program, and for other purposes.
(October 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3647 To delay for 6 months the requirement to use tamper-resistant ...
To delay for 6 months the requirement to use tamper-resistant prescription pads under the Medicaid Program.
(September 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2085 Patient and Pharmacy Protection Act of 2007
A bill to delay for 6 months the requirement to use of tamper-resistant prescription pads under the Medicaid program.
(September 19, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3507 States' Right To Innovate in Health Care Act of 2007
To amend the Social Security Act to provide grants and flexibility through demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, cost-effective systems of health care coverage, with simplified administration.
(September 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2031 States' Right To Innovate in Health Care Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide grants and flexibility through demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, cost-effective systems of health care coverage, with simplified administration.
(September 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2013 Patient and Pharmacy Protection Act of 2007
A bill to initially apply the required use of tamper-resistant prescription pads under the Medicaid Program to schedule II narcotic drugs and to delay the application of the requirement to other prescription drugs for 18 months.
(August 1, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3341 Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2007
To ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by exempting health care professionals from the Federal antitrust laws in their negotiations with health plans and health insurance issuers.
(July 31, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1899 Universal Health Coverage Act of 2007
A bill to require every American to have health insurance coverage.
(July 28, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3162 Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007
To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the children's health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes.
(July 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3090 Patient and Pharmacy Protection Act of 2007
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to limit to class II narcotics the required use of tamper-resistant prescription pads under the Medicaid Program.
(July 16, 2007) - Bill Signed by President: S.1701 A bill to provide for the extension of transitional medical ...
A bill to provide for the extension of transitional medical assistance (TMA) and the abstinence education program through the end of fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes.
July 18, 2007: Signed by President.
(July 16, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3061 Medicare Part D Drug Class Protection Act of 2007
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require that Medicare prescription drug plans using formularies cover all drugs included in 6 specified therapeutic categories, to establish protective requirements for coverage determinations, reconsiderations, and appeals related to such drugs, and to require annual reports on such determinations, reconsiderations, and appeals.
(July 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3025 Medicare Prescription Drug Savings for Our Seniors (Medicare ...
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide comprehensive improvements to the Medicare Prescription Drug Program, and for other purposes.
(July 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3023 Drug and Medical Device Company Gift Disclosure Act
To require the manufacturers, packers, and distributors of prescription drugs and medical devices to disclose certain gifts provided in connection with detailing, promotional, or other marketing activities, and for other purposes.
(July 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3000 Josephine Butler United States Health Service Act
To establish a United States Health Service to provide high quality comprehensive health care for all Americans and to overcome the deficiencies in the present system of health care delivery.
(July 9, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2970 Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2007
To ensure integrity in the operation of pharmacy benefit managers.
(July 8, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2945 Medicare Advantage Truth in Advertising Act of 2007
To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program.
(June 26, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1710 Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2008
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, 2008, and for other purposes.
(June 25, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2860 Health Care Access and Rural Equity (H-CARE) Act of 2007
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers under the Medicare Program, and for other purposes.
(June 24, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act
A bill to enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States.
(June 24, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1564 All Healthy Children Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide health insurance converge for children and pregnant and post-partum women throughout the United States by combining the children and pregnant women health coverage under Medicaid and SCHIP into a new All Healthy Children Program, and for other purposes.
(June 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2580 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act ...
To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system.
(June 4, 2007) - Bill Enacted: H.R.2206 Small Business and Work Opportunity Tax Act of 2007
Making emergency supplemental appropriations and additional supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.
May 25, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-28.
(May 23, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2524 Asthma Act
To provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Education with increased authority with respect to asthma programs, and to provide for increased funding for such programs.
(May 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.15 Second Look at Wasteful Spending Act of 2007
A bill to establish a new budget process to create a comprehensive plan to rein in spending, reduce the deficit, and regain control of the Federal budget process.
(May 20, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2357 MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007
To amend the Social Security Act to guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children born after 2008.
(May 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2351 HealthCARE Act of 2007
To expand the number of individuals and families with health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.
(May 14, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2307 Preventing Medicare Seniors from being Confused due to Abusive ...
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide broader and more informed protection to Medicare eligible individuals from abusive marketing practices of Medicare prescription drug plans and MA-PD plans to permit enrollees under Medicare prescription drug plans that have been sanctioned to elect to enroll under other plans.
(May 12, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1221 Countdown to Coverage Act of 2007
A bill to provide for the enactment of comprehensive health care reform.
(April 23, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2034 Medicare for All Act
To provide quality, affordable health care for all Americans.
(April 23, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1218 Medicare for All Act
A bill to provide quality, affordable health care for all Americans.
(April 23, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1200 Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2008
A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend the Act.
(April 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1944 Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act of 2007
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to screen certain veterans for symptoms of traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes.
(April 17, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1841 AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2007
To amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an AmeriCare that assures the provision of health insurance coverage to all residents, and for other purposes.
(March 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1688 All Healthy Children Act of 2007
To amend the Social Security Act to provide health insurance coverage for children and pregnant women throughout the United States by combining the children and pregnant woman health coverage under Medicaid and SCHIP into a new All Healthy Children Program, and for other purposes.
(March 24, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1467 10,000 Trained by 2010 Act
To authorize the National Science Foundation to award grants to institutions of higher education to develop and offer education and training programs.
(March 7, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1332 Small Business Lending Improvements Act of 2007
To improve the access to capital programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
(March 4, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1328 Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007
To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend that Act.
(March 4, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1200 American Health Security Act of 2007
To provide for health care for every American and to control the cost and enhance the quality of the health care system.
(February 25, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1078 Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act of 2007
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of comprehensive cancer care planning under the Medicare Program and to improve the care furnished to individuals diagnosed with cancer by establishing a Medicare hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs, provider education, and related research.
(February 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.676 United States National Health Insurance Act (or the Expanded and ...
To provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, and for other purposes.
(January 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.15 National Health Insurance Act
To provide a program of national health insurance, and for other purposes.
(January 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5886 AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2006
To amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a AmeriCare that assures the provision of health insurance coverage to all residents, and for other purposes.
(July 23, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.3713 Privacy Rights and OversighT for Electronic and Commercial Transactions ...
A bill to protect privacy rights associated with electronic and commercial transactions.
(July 19, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5605 10,000 Trained by 2010 Act
To authorize the National Science Foundation to award grants to institutions of higher education to develop and offer education and training programs.
(June 12, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5548 Empowerment of Iraqi Women Act of 2006
To authorize assistance for women and girls in Iraq, and for other purposes.
(June 5, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5465 Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act of 2006
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of comprehensive cancer care planning under the Medicare Program and to improve the care furnished to individuals diagnosed with cancer by establishing a Medicare hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs, provider education, and related research.
(May 22, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.410 Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the enactment of ...
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the enactment of legislation that provides access to comprehensive health care for all Americans.
(May 17, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4683 Medicare for All Act
To provide quality, affordable health care for all Americans.
(January 30, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.2229 Medicare for All Act
A bill to provide quality, affordable health care for all Americans.
(January 29, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3055 MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2005
To amend the Social Security Act to guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children born after 2006.
(June 21, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1303 MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2005
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children born after 2006.
(June 21, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3000 Josephine Butler United States Health Service Act
To establish a United States Health Service to provide high quality comprehensive health care for all Americans and to overcome the deficiencies in the present system of health care delivery.
(June 18, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2133 Health Security for All Americans Act
To guarantee for all Americans quality, affordable, and comprehensive health insurance coverage.
(May 3, 2005) - Bill Signed by President: S.256 Bankruptcy Reform bill
A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.
April 20, 2005: Signed by President.
(April 18, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.810 SAFE-ID Act
A bill to regulate the transmission of personally identifiable information to foreign affiliates and subcontractors.
(April 12, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1381 Medicare Nursing Facility Pay-for-Performance Act of 2005
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide incentives linking quality to payment for skilled nursing facilities and to establish a Long-Term Care Financing Commission.
(March 15, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1166 Long Term Care Quality Improvement Act of 2005
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the quality of care in skilled nursing facilities under the Medicare Program through development of quality measures and changes in reimbursement.
(March 6, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.75 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the illegal importation ...
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the illegal importation of prescription drugs severely undermines the regulatory protections afforded to United States consumers, and for other purposes.
(February 15, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.685 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
To amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.
(February 7, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.676 Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act
To provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, and for other purposes.
(February 6, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.15 National Health Insurance Act
To provide a program of national health insurance, and for other purposes.
(January 2, 2005)