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Active Legislation
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Bill Number
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Summary
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Health Reform Related
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No Subsidies Without Verification Act
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H.R. 2775
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Prohibits the distribution of premium tax credits and cost reduction subsidies under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) before a program is in place to verify household income and other coverage qualifications is operational.
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Helping Sick Americans Now Act
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H.R. 1549
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Amends the Public Health Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to transfer unobligated amounts of from the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF) for fiscal years (FY) 2013 through 2016 to help carry out a program that provides temporary health insurance for qualified individuals with pre-existing health conditions.
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Fairness for American Families Act
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H.R. 2668
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Amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the PPACA, to delay until 2015 the requirement that individuals maintain minimal essential health care coverage.
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Authority for Mandate Delay Act
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H.R. 2667
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Delays by one year the implementation of the employer mandate requiring employers of 50 or more employees to provide essential minimum coverage.
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Health Workforce
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Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2013
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H.R. 235
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Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide demonstration grants to states with Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) shortages.
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Children’s Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013
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H.R. 297
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Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend and reauthorize appropriations for payments associated with operating approved graduate medical residency training programs.
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Medicare
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| The Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013 |
H.R. 2810 |
Repeals the sustainable growth rate (SGR) system for payment to participating physicians in the Medicare program, and replaces it with a system based on quality performance. |
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Mental Health
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| Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2013 |
S. 689 |
Reauthorizes and improves programs administered by the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services (HHS) related to awareness, prevention, and early identification off mental health conditions. |
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Nutrition Issues
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Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act of 2013
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H.R. 3102
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Reauthorizes for three more years the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and makes significant programmatic changes that would reduce spending by $39 billion over the 2014-2023 periods.
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Pharmaceutical Issues
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Drug Quality and Security Act
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H.R. 3203 |
Amends the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act clarify the laws related to human drug compounding in response to the nationwide meningitis outbreak, and strengthens the prescription drug supply chain.
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Pharmaceutical Quality, Security, and Accountability Act
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S. 959
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Broadens the regulatory authority of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) relating to the compounding of prescription drugs, and establishes national standards for monitoring the movement of prescription drugs through the “drug distribution system.”
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Compounding Clarity Act of 2013
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H.R. 3089
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Proposes a structure for federal oversight of compounding pharmacies
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Public Health Issues
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Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Reauthorization Act
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S. 252
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Reauthorizes the PREEMIE Act which provides funding for research, education to reduce preterm labor through fiscal year 2018.
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HIV Organ Policy Equity Act
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H.R. 698; S. 330
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Amends current law prohibiting the acquisition and procurement of donated organs that are infected with the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome, and requires the Secretary to develop guidelines for conducting research relating to organ transplants from donors who are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act
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H.R.2094
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Amends the Children’s Asthma Treatment Grants Program and other asthma programs to encourage schools to plan for severe allergic reactions.
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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
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Preserving the Welfare Work Requirement and TANF Extension Act of 2013
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H.R. 890
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Extends the authorization for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program through December 31, 2013.
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Veterans
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A bill to improve the processing of disability claims by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes
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H.R. 2189
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Extends VA pensions for veterans covered by Medicaid plans for services furnished in a nursing facility.
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Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2013
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S. 131, H.R. 958
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Includes the provision of fertility counseling and treatment within authorized Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical services.
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Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2013
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H.R. 235 |
Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide demonstration grants to states with Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) shortages.
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