The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee advanced four legislative proposals to strengthen generic drug competition and address pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) practices last week. The bills passed out of committee include:
- The RARE Act(S. 1214), to codify that the scope of orphan drug exclusivity aligns with the approved use or indication of an orphan drug, rather than the disease or condition for which the drug received orphan drug designation.
- The Ensuring Timely Access to Generics Act of 2023(S. 1067), which would permit the Food and Drug Administration to deny a citizen petition submitted with the primary purpose of delaying the approval of a follow- on generic or biosimilar application, or if the petition does not raise valid scientific or regulatory issues.
- The Expanding Access to Low-Cost Generics Act of 2023(S. 1114), which aims to prevent a practice known as generic -parking” by allowing generic companies that are not first filers to enter the market if the first filer who otherwise received 180-day exclusivity has failed to come to market by 33 months since the date of submission of the application when there is another applicant who is otherwise ready to market their product.
- The Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act(S. 1339), to increase oversight and transparency of entities that provide pharmacy benefit management services on behalf of group health plans and health insurance coverage. The bill would ban spread pricing and require PBMs to pass through all manufacturer rebates to insurance plans. The panel also adopted seven amendments to S. 1339, including an amendment to direct the Department of Labor to study PBMs.
Lawmakers will now work to compile a drug pricing package comprised of related legislation from the Senate Commerce, Judiciary, and Finance committees and potentially a measure to lower Americans’ out-of-pocket costs for insulin.
Ways and Means Republicans Push to Strengthen CMMI Oversight
The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health convened a hearing last week to consider policies that inhibit innovation and patient access. During the hearing Republicans called for increased oversight of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), criticizing a recent CMMI proposal to reduce Medicare reimbursement for drugs cleared via the Food and Drug Administration’s accelerated approval process. The agency believes the policy would incentivize manufacturers to complete confirmatory trials in a timelier manner, but Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) argued that it would slow innovation and reduce access to life-saving therapies. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) has stated plans to introduce legislation on the issue. Lawmakers also questioned CMMI’s ability to evaluate new payment and service delivery models, highlighting that only six of the more than 50 models tested since the creation of CMMI have resulted in statistically significant savings.
HELP Holds Health Care Workforce Roundtable
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee convened a field roundtable last week to discuss health care provider shortages and ways to diversify the medical workforce. The event was held at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta and featured leaders from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, who argued that physician shortages are particularly acute in minority communities and have an adverse impact on health outcomes. Witnesses expressed support for the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (S. 1302/H.R. 2389), which would increase the number of Medicare-supported graduation medical education positions. Panelists also asked lawmakers to provide funding to strengthen the R&D infrastructure of academic health sciences centers at historically Black graduate institutions, and to address student debt and fair pay for medical residents.
IL Delegation Pushes for ARPA-H Hub
Sens. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) have sent a letter to administration officials on behalf of the Illinois congressional delegation expressing support for the placement of an Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) hub in the Chicago area. The new biomedical innovation agency will be organized in a hub-and- spoke model comprised of three main hubs, with the first hub located in the Washington, D.C. area. The lawmakers argue -Chicago’s robust and diverse distribution networks, combined with an impressive and talented workforce, helps explain why the region has become home to a strong manufacturing sector, particularly pharmaceuticals and medical equipment manufacturing.”
Sen. Feinstein Returns to Washington
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), 89, returned to D.C. last week for the first time since February when she was diagnosed with shingles and subsequently hospitalized. While her doctors have advised her to work on a lighter schedule now that she has returned to the Capitol, Feinstein’s presence restores Democrats’ one-seat advantage in the full chamber and their majority on the Judiciary Committee. Feinstein has come under criticism in recent weeks because of the impact of her extended absence on the ability of the Judiciary Committee to advance Biden administration nominees. With her return, the Judiciary Committee advanced three judicial nominees for consideration by the full Senate. Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) previously called on her to resign, citing her inability to carry out her responsibilities as a senator. Feinstein, who is still experiencing some side effects from the shingles virus, announced earlier this year that she would not seek a sixth term in the Senate in 2024.
Upcoming Congressional Hearings and Markups
House Ways and Means Committee hearing -Health Care Price Transparency: A Patient’s Right to Know;” 10:00 a.m.; May 16
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law oversight hearing to examine A.I., focusing on rules for artificial intelligence; 10:00 a.m.; May 16
House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Oversight hearing -Reviewing VA’s Implementation of the PACT Act;” 10:30 a.m.; May 16
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing -Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Cyberattacks: Examining Expertise of Sector Specific Agencies;” 2:00 p.m.; May 16
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security hearing to examine a crisis in mental health and substance use disorder care, focusing on closing gaps in access by bringing care and prevention to communities; 10:00 a.m.; May 17
House Oversight and Accountability Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic hearing -Like Fire Through Dry Grass: Nursing Home Mortality & COVID-19 Policies;” 10:00 a.m.; May 17
House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health hearing -VHA Recruitment and Retention: Is Bureaucracy Holding Back a Quality Workforce?” 10:30 a.m.; May 17
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs business meeting to consider 15 bills including the Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act; 10:30 a.m.; May 17
House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health hearing -Why Health Care is Unaffordable: Anticompetitive and Consolidated Markets;” 2:00 p.m.; May 17
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations hearing to examine health care denials and delays in Medicare Advantage; 2:00 p.m.; May 17
Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care hearing to examine improving health care access in rural communities, focusing on obstacles and opportunities; 2:30 p.m.; May 17
Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing -Residents at Risk: The Strained Nursing Home Inspection System and the Need to Improve Oversight, Transparency, and Accountability;” 9:30 a.m.; May 18
POLICY BRIEFINGS
Recently Introduced Health Legislation
H.Res.360 – Recognizing the role of loneliness and isolation in public health; Sponsor: Flood, Mike [Rep.-R-NE-1]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.Res.361 – Expressing support for the designation of May 7 each year as -Brain Donation Awareness Day”; Sponsor: Blumenauer, Earl [Rep.-D-OR-3]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.Res.364 – Expressing support for the goals of Sports Eye Safety Month by promoting the importance of playing sports with the proper protective eyewear; Sponsor: Hudson, Richard [Rep.-R-NC-9]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.Res.365 – Supporting State, local, and community initiatives to encourage parents, teachers, camp counselors, and childcare professionals to take measures to prevent sunburns in the minors they care for, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that State, local, and community entities should continue to support efforts to curb the incidences of skin cancer beginning with childhood skin protection; Sponsor: Joyce, David P. [Rep.-R-OH-14]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce; Education and the Workforce
H.Res.367 – Designating the week of May 1, 2023, through May 7, 2023, as -Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week”; Sponsor: Peters, Scott H. [Rep.-D-CA-50]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.R.3080 – To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to expand services provided at community health centers, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Blunt Rochester, Lisa [Rep.-D-DE-At Large]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.R.3083 – To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to maintain a National Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury Clearinghouse; Sponsor: Connolly, Gerald E. [Rep.-D-VA-11]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.R.3086 – To provide for health coverage with no cost-sharing for additional breast screenings for certain individuals at greater risk for breast cancer; Sponsor: DeLauro, Rosa L. [Rep.-D-CT-3]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means; Armed Services; Veterans’ Affairs
H.R.3093 – To require persons who undertake federally funded research and development of a biomedical product or service to enter into reasonable pricing agreements with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Hoyle, Val T. [Rep.-D-OR-4]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.R.3094 – To terminate the requirement imposed by the Secretary of Homeland Security for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Huizenga, Bill [Rep.-R-MI-4]; Committees: House – Homeland Security
H.R.3100 – To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a scholarship and loan repayment program to incentivize physicians to enter into the field of sickle cell disease research, treatment, and patient care, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Lee, Barbara [Rep.-D-CA-12]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.R.3104 – To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a charitable deduction for the service of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical and rescue personnel; Sponsor: Molinaro, Marcus J. [Rep.-R-NY-19]; Committees: House – Ways and Means
H.R.3114 – To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for quarterly town hall meetings for veterans to meet with appropriate employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs at each medical center of the Department; Sponsor: McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [Rep.-R-WA-5]; Committees: House – Veterans’ Affairs
H.R.3118 – To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of monitoring devices to detect and alarm when a venous needle dislodgement occurs during home dialysis for hemodialysis patients; Sponsor: Smith, Adrian [Rep.-R-NE-3]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means
H.R.3120 – To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care; Sponsor: Steel, Michelle [Rep.-R-CA-45]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce; Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means
H.R.3122 – To require criminal background checks on all firearms transactions occurring at gun shows; Sponsor: Takano, Mark [Rep.-D-CA-39]; Committees: House – Judiciary
H.R.3126 – To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exclude from income certain funds received under the Social Security Act; Sponsor: Tokuda, Jill N. [Rep.-D-HI-2]; Committees: House – Agriculture
S.Res.201 – A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week, to be observed from May 6 through May 12, 2023; Sponsor: Merkley, Jeff [Sen.-D-OR]; Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
S.1475 – A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit certain acts related to fentanyl, analogues of fentanyl, and counterfeit substances, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Grassley, Chuck [Sen.-R-IA]; Committees: Senate – Judiciary
S.1476 – A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the transparency of pharmaceutical research costs, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Stabenow, Debbie [Sen.-D-MI]; Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
S.1489 – A bill to establish the National Task Force on the Response of the United States to the COVID-19 Pandemic; Sponsor: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [Sen.-D-NY]; Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
S.1491 – A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of pharmacist services; Sponsor: Grassley, Chuck [Sen.-R-IA]; Committees: Senate – Finance
S.1493 – A bill to amend title V of the Public Health Service Act to secure the suicide prevention lifeline from cybersecurity incidents, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Sinema, Kyrsten [Sen.-I-AZ]; Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
S.1497 – A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish insulin assistance programs, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Smith, Tina [Sen.-D-MN]; Committees: Senate – Finance
H.Res.372 – Expressing support for the designation of May 2023 as -Mental Health Awareness Month”; Sponsor: Napolitano, Grace F. [Rep.-D-CA-31]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.Res.374 – Supports the designation of -ALS Awareness Month”; Sponsor: Crow, Jason [Rep.-D-CO-6]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.Res.375 – Supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week, to be observed from May 6 through May 12, 2023; Sponsor: Joyce, David P. [Rep.-R-OH-14]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.Res.379 – Expressing support for the designation of May 6, 2023, as -National Sport Brain Health Day”; Sponsor: Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [Rep.-D-NJ-9]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.Res.381 – Supporting the mission and goals of National Fentanyl Awareness Day in 2023, including increasing individual and public awareness of the impact of fake or counterfeit fentanyl pills on families and young people; Sponsor: Trone, David J. [Rep.-D-MD-6]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce; Judiciary
H.R.3129 – To ensure health care fairness and affordability for all Americans through universal access to equitable health insurance tax credits, reformed health savings accounts, and strengthened consumer protections, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Sessions, Pete [Rep.-R-TX-17]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce
H.R.3131 – To prohibit the use of funds to seek membership in the World Health Organization or to provide assessed or voluntary contributions to the World Health Organization; Sponsor: Arrington, Jodey C. [Rep.-R-TX-19]; Committees: House – Foreign Affairs
H.R.3133 – To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for acupuncturist services under the Medicare program; Sponsor: Chu, Judy [Rep.-D-CA-28]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means
H.R.3134 – To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish insulin assistance programs, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Craig, Angie [Rep.-D-MN-2]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means
H.R.3150 – To permit the Attorney General to award grants for accurate data on opioid-related overdoses, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Lee, Laurel M. [Rep.-R-FL-15]; Committees: House – Judiciary
H.R.3157 – To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to issue obligations to make Medicare and Social Security payments, veterans disability benefits, and military benefits, despite the debt limit being reached; Sponsor: Nunn, Zachary [Rep.-R-IA-3]; Committees: House – Ways and Means
H.R.3160 – To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the transparency of pharmaceutical research costs, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Raskin, Jamie [Rep.-D-MD-8]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce; Financial Services
H.R.3164 – To amend title V of the Public Health Service Act to direct the Center for Mental Health Services to develop and disseminate a strategy to address the effects of new technologies on children’s mental health; Sponsor: Steil, Bryan [Rep.-R-WI-1]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
S.Res.205 – A resolution supporting the designation of May 10, 2023, as -National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day”; Sponsor: Hirono, Mazie K. [Sen.-D-HI]; Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
S.1522 – A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on the designation of biosimilar biological products as interchangeable; Sponsor: Marshall, Roger [Sen.-R-KS]; Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
S.1527 – A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that members of the Armed Forces and their families have access to the contraception they need in order to promote the health and readiness of all members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Shaheen, Jeanne [Sen.-D-NH]; Committees: Senate – Armed Services
S.1532 -A bill to suspend the entry of covered aliens in response to the fentanyl public health crisis; Sponsor: Scott, Tim [Sen.-R-SC]; Committees: Senate – Judiciary
S.1534 – A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make adjustments to payment rates for skilled nursing facilities under the Medicare program to account for certain unique circumstances; Sponsor: Schatz, Brian [Sen.-D-HI]; Committees: Senate – Finance
S.1542 – A bill to improve services provided by pharmacy benefit managers; Sponsor: Marshall, Roger [Sen.-R-KS]; Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Recently Introduced Health Legislation Contd.
S.1543 – A bill to require regulations concerning the disclosure of direct and indirect compensation from entities providing pharmacy benefit management services or third party administration services; Sponsor: Marshall, Roger [Sen.- R-KS]; Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
S.1544 – A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure equitable payment for, and preserve Medicare beneficiary access to, diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals under the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system; Sponsor: Blackburn, Marsha [Sen.-R-TN]; Committees: Senate – Finance
S.1545 – A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to improve the ability of veterans to access medical care in medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs and in the community by providing veterans the ability to choose health care providers; Sponsor: Blackburn, Marsha [Sen.-R-TN]; Committees: Senate – Veterans’ Affairs
S.1547 – A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally; Sponsor: Collins, Susan M. [Sen.-R-ME]; Committees: Senate – Foreign Relations
H.Res.385 – Supporting the designation of May 10, 2023, as -National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day”; Sponsor: Chu, Judy [Rep.-D-CA-28]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.Res.386 – Expressing support for the designation of May as -National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month”; Sponsor: Dingell, Debbie [Rep.-D-MI-6]; Committees: House – Oversight and Accountability
H.R.3176 -To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to improve the ability of veterans to access medical care in medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs and in the community by providing the veterans the ability to choose health care providers; Sponsor: Biggs, Andy [Rep.-R-AZ-5]; Committees: House – Veterans’ Affairs
H.R.3189 – To increase language access to behavioral health services at eligible health centers, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Meng, Grace [Rep.-D-NY-6]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.R.3197 -To make demonstration grants to eligible local educational agencies or consortia of eligible local educational agencies for the purpose of increasing the numbers of school nurses in public elementary schools and secondary schools; Sponsor: Titus, Dina [Rep.-D-NV-1]; Committees: House – Education and the Workforce; Energy and Commerce
H.R.3198 – To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make adjustments to payment rates for skilled nursing facilities under the Medicare program to account for certain unique circumstances; Sponsor: Tokuda, Jill N. [Rep.-D-HI-2]; Committees: House – Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce
S.1558 – A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the brave women who served in World War II as members of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps and U.S. Navy Nurse Corps; Sponsor: Baldwin, Tammy [Sen.-D-WI]; Committees: Senate – Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
S.1560 – A bill to require the development of a comprehensive rural hospital cybersecurity workforce development strategy, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Hawley, Josh [Sen.-R-MO]; Committees: Senate – Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
S.1571 – A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore State authority to waive for certain facilities the 35-mile rule for designating critical access hospitals under the Medicare program, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Durbin, Richard J. [Sen.-D-IL]; Committees: Senate – Finance
S.1573 – A bill to reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act; Sponsor: Bennet, Michael F. [Sen.-D-CO]; Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
S.1574 – A bill to establish the Mental Health Excellence in Schools Program to increase the recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Shaheen, Jeanne [Sen.-D-NH]; Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
S.1586 – A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a national graduate nurse education program; Sponsor: Stabenow, Debbie [Sen.-D-MI]; Committees: Senate – Finance
S.1590 – A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, regardless of how long the veterans had such disease prior to death, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Coons, Christopher A. [Sen.-D-DE]; Committees: Senate – Veterans’ Affairs
H.Res.389 – Acknowledging the essential contributions of frontline health workers to recovering progress and further expanding and sustaining gains in global health, saving the lives of millions of women, men, and children around the world, and strengthening the United States national security and global economic prosperity; Sponsor: Bera, Ami [Rep.-D- CA-6]; Committees: House – Foreign Affairs
H.Res.391 – Expressing support for the designation of May 2023 as -Arthritis Awareness Month”; Sponsor: Dingell, Debbie [Rep.-D-MI-6]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.Res.395 – Recognizing the work and contributions of doulas towards improving pregnancy, birth, and postpartum outcomes; Sponsor: Moore, Gwen [Rep.-D-WI-4]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.Con.Res.42 – Honoring Mary Eliza Mahoney, America’s first professionally trained Black nurse; Sponsor: Bush, Cori [Rep.-D-MO-1]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.R.3226 – To reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act; Sponsor: Eshoo, Anna G. [Rep.-D-CA-16]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.R.3227 – To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act with respect to nursing facility requirements, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Estes, Ron [Rep.-R-KS-4]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means
H.R.3228 – To establish the Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program to increase the recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [Rep.-R-PA-1]; Committees: House – Education and the Workforce
H.R.3237 – To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require each off-campus outpatient department of a provider to include a unique identifier on claims for items and services, and to require providers with a department of a provider to submit to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services an attestation with respect to each such department; Sponsor: Joyce, John [Rep.-R-PA-13]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means
H.R.3248 – To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase price transparency of clinical diagnostic laboratory tests under the Medicare program; Sponsor: Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [Rep.-R-IA-1]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means
H.R.3258 – To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities for creating or enhancing capacity to treat patients with Long COVID through a multidisciplinary approach; Sponsor: Pressley, Ayanna [Rep.-D-MA-7]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.R.3260 – To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to increase the payment limit under Medicaid for the Northern Mariana Islands; Sponsor: Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [Del.-D-MP-At Large]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.R.3262 – To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to increase transparency of certain health-related ownership information; Sponsor: Schakowsky, Janice D. [Rep.-D-IL-9]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means
H.R.3263 – To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to increase and support nurse faculty and clinical preceptors, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Schiff, Adam B. [Rep.-D-CA-30]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.R.3267 – To authorize the provision of non-medical counseling services to a member of the Armed Forces, or a dependent of such member, by a mental health professional, without regard to the location of the provider or recipient of such services; Sponsor: Slotkin, Elissa [Rep.-D-MI-7]; Committees: House – Armed Services
H.R.3268 – To amend the Public Health Service Act, to establish within the Office of Minority Health, the position of Outreach Coordinator, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Smith, Adam [Rep.-D-WA-9]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.R.3272 – To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the brave women who served in World War II as members of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps and U.S. Navy Nurse Corps; Sponsor: Stefanik, Elise M. [Rep.-R-NY-21]; Committees: House – Financial Services; House Administration