Lawmakers in both the Senate and the House of Representatives are working to advance legislation to reauthorize key pandemic preparedness programs before they expire at the end of the fiscal year. The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee each approved their respective Pandemic and All- Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) reauthorization bills last week. While the Senate-version (S. 2333) garnered bipartisan support, Democrats on Energy and Commerce voted against the bills (H.R. 4420, H.R. 4421) during markup on Wednesday. They criticized the legislation for the absence of provisions to address the nation’s ongoing drug shortages. It is the first time that PAHPA reauthorization has not moved on a bipartisan basis through the House committee of jurisdiction. The Senate bill is broader in scope than the House proposal. It would require pharmaceutical manufacturers to notify the Food and Drug Administration about potential drug shortages stemming from increased demand for a product. It also includes a provision backed by HELP Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to study funding models for biomedical research that delink R&D costs from the price of a drug, as well as a proposal from Ranking Member Bill Cassidy (R-La.) to extend the priority review voucher program for five years.
E&C Advances Bipartisan SUPPORT Act Reauthorization
The House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously advanced legislation (H.R. 4531) to reauthorize the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, “landmark” legislation originally passed in 2018 to respond to the opioid crisis, before the program authorizations expire at the end of September. The legislation would also remove the institutions for mental disease (IMD) exclusion, which prohibits states from using Medicaid money to pay for substance use disorder treatment in large mental health institutions. It also includes proposals to bar states from unenrolling individuals from Medicaid while they are incarcerated awaiting trials, and to permanently require Medicaid coverage of every form of medication-assisted treatment. Xylazine would be scheduled as a Schedule III substance under the reauthorization bill, which would subject the drug to oversight by the Drug Enforcement Administration.
FY 2024 Appropriations Update
The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced its fiscal year (FY) 2024 State-Foreign Operations appropriations bill last week with bipartisan support. The legislation would increase funding for global health security to $900 million. This contrasts with the House version of the bill, which includes cuts to global health funding. The Senate bill also funds the Biden administration’s global health workforce initiative and appropriates $300 million for the vaccine alliance Gavi. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS and the President’s Malaria Initiative would receive a $1.65 billion contribution.
The House of Representatives is set to consider its FY 2024 Agriculture-Rural Development-Food and Drug Administration and Military Construction-Veterans Affairs appropriations bills on the floor this week. This would leave the remaining 10 annual spending bills for consideration in September. House leaders plan to pass each bill individually rather than combine them into an omnibus package. Appropriators in the Senate aim to complete their spending bill markups in July, but are not expected to consider any of the measures on the floor before the August recess.
HELP to Consider Sweeping Community Health Center, Workforce Package This Week
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) released an $86 billion health care workforce and primary care package last week. The panel is scheduled to mark up the legislation on Wednesday. The bill would reauthorize and significantly increase funding for community health centers, providing $20 billion in annual spending for the Community Health Center Fund over the next five years. In addition to reauthorizing the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program, and the Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program, the bill includes site neutrality policies to bar hospitals from charging facility fees for services provided by off-site physicians, and prohibit such hospitals and physicians from billing separately for a service. A section-by-section summary of the bill can be found here.
Ranking Member Bill Cassidy (R-La.) has characterized the proposal as irresponsible legislating, criticizing the total amount of spending authorized by the package. Cassidy’s own reauthorization proposal mirrors the narrower measures advanced by the House Energy and Commerce Committee as a part of the PATIENT Act (H.R. 3561). The House measure reauthorizes the NHSC, THCGME program, and Community Health Center Fund, providing only a slight increase for community health centers from $4 billion to $4.2 billion annually for the next two years.
House VA Panel Advances Health Legislation
The House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health forwarded a slate of health-related bills last week. The Expanding Veterans’ Options for Long Term Care Act (H.R. 1815) would create a three-year pilot program to offer assisted living to veterans who are not eligible for nursing home care. The VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act (H.R. 1639) would establish the Zero Suicide Initiative pilot program to improve veteran safety and suicide care. The Veteran Care Improvement Act (H.R. 3520) aims to increase access to and transparency around community care outside the VA. The VA Emergency Transportation Act (H.R. 1774) would mandate that veterans be reimbursed for emergency transportation delivered by non-VA providers. The bills will now advance to the full committee for consideration. They could potentially be included in a bipartisan veterans’ health care package being drafted in the Senate.
E&C Republicans Probe FDA Foreign Drug Manufacturing
Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are asking Administrator of Food and Drugs Robert Califf for information about his agency’s foreign drug inspections in India and China. The lawmakers express concern that the nation is “overly reliant on sourcing from foreign manufacturers with a demonstrated pattern of repeatedly violating FDA safety regulations.” The letter was signed by Republican members of the Health and Oversight and Investigations subcommittees. They request details from Califf about the FDA’s foreign inspection activities by August 1.
Lawmakers Continue Push for PEPFAR Reauthorization
Abipartisan group of 75 members of Congress have sent a letter to the State Department expressing support for the reauthorization of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and highlighting the urgency of continuing to address mother-to-child HIV transmission. The lawmakers specifically discuss the potential of reviving the Saving Mothers, Giving Life program – an Obama administration-era pilot program that successfully reduced maternal mortality and prevented vertical HIV transmission. The letter, led by Reps. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) and Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.), follows a similar bipartisan letter sent by members on the Senate last month.
Upcoming Congressional Hearings and Markups
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law hearing “Oversight of A.I.: Principles for Regulation;” 3:00 p.m.; July 25
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee business meeting to consider 21 bills, including AI and cybersecurity related legislation; 9:00 a.m.; July 26
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee markup of S.__, The Primary Care and Health Workforce Expansion Act; 10:30 a.m.; July 26
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing “Governing AI Through Acquisition and Procurement;” 11:00 a.m.; July 26
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property hearing “Oversight of the United States Patent and Trademark Office;” 2:30 p.m.; July 26
Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing “Implementing the PACT Act: One Year Later;” 3:00 p.m.; July 26
House Judiciary Committee hearing “The Dangers and Due Process Violations of ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Children;” 10:00 a.m.; July 27
House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance hearing “Oversight of the Drug Enforcement Administration;” 10:00 a.m.; July 27
House Oversight and Accountability hearing “Oversight and Reauthorization of the Office of National Drug Control Policy;” 10:00 a.m.; July 27
Joint Economic Committee hearing to examine the economic impact of diabetes; 2:00 p.m.; July 27
House Oversight and Accountability Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic hearing “Because I Said So: Examining the Science and Impact of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates;” 2:00 p.m.; July 27
House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services hearing “Hemp in the Modern World: The Yearlong Wait for FDA Action;” 2:00 p.m.; July 27
House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs hearing on H.R. ___, Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2023; 2:15 p.m.; July 27
POLICY BRIEFINGS
Recently Introduced Health Legislation
H.R.4638 – To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise the definition of the term clinical social worker services. Sponsor: Davis, Danny K. [Rep.-D-IL-7]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means
H.R.4646 – To reauthorize the rural emergency medical service training and equipment assistance program, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Joyce, David P. [Rep.-R-OH-14]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.Res.594 – Recognizing the value of the Older Americans Act of 1965 nutrition program in addressing hunger, malnutrition, and isolation, and improving the health and quality of life for millions of our Nations seniors each year; Sponsor: Bonamici, Suzanne [Rep.-D-OR-1]; Committees: House – Education and the Workforce
H.R.4680 – To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the period for certain teaching hospitals to establish full-time equivalent residency caps for new residency training programs impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Harder, Josh [Rep.-D-CA-9]; Committees: House – Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce
H.R.4692 – To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prevent the use of patents, trade secrets, or other intellectual property to inhibit competition; Sponsor: Slotkin, Elissa [Rep.-D-MI-7]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.R.4697 – To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response related to the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response and certain programs with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response related to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Schrier, Kim [Rep.-D-WA-8]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.R.4699 – To establish within the Department of Health and Human Services a Division on Community Safety, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Bush, Cori [Rep.-D-MO-1]; Committees: House – Judiciary; Energy and Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure; Financial Services; Education and the Workforce
H.R.4701 – To codify the temporary scheduling order for fentanyl-related substances by adding fentanyl-related substances to schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act; Sponsor: D’Esposito, Anthony [Rep.-R-NY-4]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce; Judiciary
H.R.4702 – To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prescribe a regulation reducing the risks in gene synthesis products, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Eshoo, Anna G. [Rep.-D-CA-16]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.R.4703 – To require research into the health consequences of the environmental impacts of nuclear war, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Eshoo, Anna G. [Rep.-D-CA-16]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.R.4704 – To require the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response shall conduct risk assessments and implement strategic initiatives or activities to address threats to public health and national security due to technical advancements in artificial intelligence or other emerging technology fields; Sponsor: Eshoo, Anna G. [Rep.-D-CA-16]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.R.4710 – To require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to accelerate the collection and publication of data on suicide and drug overdoses; Sponsor: Green, Mark E. [Rep.-R-TN-7]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.R.4712 – To provide for increased oversight of entities that provide pharmacy benefit management services on behalf of group health plans and health insurance coverage; Sponsor: Harshbarger, Diana [Rep.-R-TN-1]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce
H.R.4713 – To codify the Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Program of the Department of Agriculture; Sponsor: Jackson, Ronny [Rep.-R-TX-13]; Committees: House – Agriculture
H.R.4714 – To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institutes of Health to make awards to outstanding scientists, including physician-scientists, to support researchers focusing on pediatric research, including basic, clinical, translational, or pediatric pharmacological research, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Joyce, John [Rep.-R-PA-13]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
S.2372 – A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to streamline enrollment under the Medicaid program of certain providers across State lines, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Grassley, Chuck [Sen.-R-IA]; Committees: Senate – Finance
S.2374 – A bill to exclude certain individuals subject to certain deferred action from eligibility for health plans offered on the Exchanges, advance payments of the premium tax credit, cost-sharing reductions, a Basic Health Program, and for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Programs, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Vance, J. D. [Sen.-R-OH]; Committees: Senate – Finance
S.2377 – A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve coverage of audiology services under the Medicare program, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Warren, Elizabeth [Sen.-D-MA]; Committees: Senate – Finance
S.2379 – A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain cognitive impairment detection in the Medicare annual wellness visit and initial preventive physical examination; Sponsor: Capito, Shelley Moore [Sen.-R-WV]; Committees: Senate – Finance
S.2383 – A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish a grant program for supporting local communities in detecting, preparing for, communicating about, or mitigating the environmental and public health impacts of wildlife smoke and extreme heat, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Merkley, Jeff [Sen.-D-OR]; Committees: Senate – Environment and Public Works
S.2386 – A bill to require health insurance coverage for the treatment of infertility; Sponsor: Booker, Cory A. [Sen.-D-NJ]; Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
S.2397 – A bill to amend section 495 of the Public Health Service Act to require inspections of foreign laboratories conducting biomedical and behavioral research to ensure compliance with applicable animal welfare requirements, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Schmitt, Eric [Sen.-R-MO]; Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
S.2398 – A bill to require research into the health consequences of the environmental impacts of nuclear war, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Markey, Edward J. [Sen.-D-MA]; Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
S.2399 – A bill to require the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response to conduct risk assessments and implement strategic initiatives or activities to address threats to public health and national security due to technical advancements in artificial intelligence or other emerging technology fields; Sponsor: Markey, Edward J. [Sen.-D-MA]; Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
S.2400 – A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prescribe a regulation reducing the risks in gene synthesis products, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Markey, Edward J. [Sen.-D-MA]; Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
H.Res.603 – Supporting the ideals of Bump Day, a global day of maternal health awareness, action and advocacy, and reaffirming United States leadership to end preventable maternal deaths in the United States and globally; Sponsor: Houlahan, Chrissy [Rep.-D-PA-6]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.R.4726 – To terminate the COVID-19 vaccination requirement for aliens, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Massie, Thomas [Rep.-R-KY-4]; Committees: House – Judiciary; Energy and Commerce
H.R.4727 – To exclude certain individuals subject to certain deferred action from eligibility for health plans offered on the Exchanges, advance payments of the premium tax credit, cost-sharing reductions, a Basic Health Program, and for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Programs, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Brecheen, Josh [Rep.-R-OK-2]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means
H.R.4730 – To provide grants for the conduct of demonstration projects designed to provide education and training for eligible individuals with an arrest or conviction record to enter and follow a career pathway in the health professions through occupations that are expected to experience a labor shortage or be in high demand, under the health profession opportunity grant program under section 2008 of the Social Security Act; Sponsor: Davis, Danny K. [Rep.-D-IL-7]; Committees: House – Ways and Means
H.R.4731 – To require health insurance coverage for the treatment of infertility; Sponsor: DeLauro, Rosa L. [Rep.-D- CT-3]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce; Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means; Oversight and Accountability; Veterans’ Affairs; Armed Services
H.R.4732 – To ensure that health professions opportunity demonstration projects train project participants to earn a recognized postsecondary credential, and to clarify that community colleges are eligible for grants to conduct such a demonstration project; Sponsor: Doggett, Lloyd [Rep.-D-TX-37]; Committees: House – Ways and Means
H.R.4733 – To amend the Clean Air Act to establish a grant program for supporting local communities in detecting, preparing for, communicating about, or mitigating the environmental and public health impacts of wildfire smoke and extreme heat, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Eshoo, Anna G. [Rep.-D-CA-16]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce; Science, Space, and Technology
H.R.4734 – To require preference to be given to applicants for health profession opportunity grants under section 2008 of the Social Security Act who have certain kinds of business and community partners; Sponsor: Evans, Dwight [Rep.-D- PA-3]; Committees: House – Ways and Means
H.R.4735 – To provide for the use of peer support, peer mentoring, and career coaching in demonstration projects conducted under the health profession opportunity grant program under section 2008 of the Social Security Act; Sponsor: Evans, Dwight [Rep.-D-PA-3]; Committees: House – Ways and Means
H.R.4736 – To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide support for facilities providing healthcare, education, child care, public safety, and other vital services in rural areas; Sponsor: Fischbach, Michelle [Rep.- R-MN-7]; Committees: House – Agriculture
H.R.4752 – To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain cognitive impairment detection in the Medicare annual wellness visit and initial preventive physical examination; Sponsor: Sánchez, Linda T. [Rep.-D-CA-38]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means
H.R.4753 – To ensure an evidence-based funding approach to study the effects of health profession opportunity grant demonstration projects, and to evaluate the demonstration projects; Sponsor: Schneider, Bradley Scott [Rep.-D-IL-10]; Committees: House – Ways and Means
H.R.4757 – To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the National Institutes of Health from awarding any support for an activity or program that uses live animals in research unless the research occurs in the United States, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Titus, Dina [Rep.-D-NV-1]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.R.4758 – To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to streamline enrollment under the Medicaid program of certain providers across State lines, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Trahan, Lori [Rep.-D-MA-3]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
S.2404 – A bill to improve the operation of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network; Sponsor: Young, Todd [Sen.-R-IN]; Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
S.2405 – A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assure pharmacy access and choice for Medicare beneficiaries; Sponsor: Thune, John [Sen.-R-SD]; Committees: Senate – Finance
S.2406 – A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve oversight of formulary development and management under Medicare part D; Sponsor: Carper, Thomas R. [Sen.-D-DE]; Committees: Senate – Finance
S.2407 – A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Carper, Thomas R. [Sen.-D-DE]; Committees: Senate – Finance
S.2408 – A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient-focused listening sessions to improve prescription drug plan transparency, access, and choice; Sponsor: Scott, Tim [Sen.-R-SC]; Committees: Senate – Finance
S.2415 – A bill to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Capito, Shelley Moore [Sen.-R-WV]; Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
S.2418 – A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to increase access to services provided by advanced practice registered nurses under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Merkley, Jeff [Sen.-D-OR]; Committees: Senate – Finance
S.2427 – A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to permit enrollees to obtain a 365-day supply of contraceptives; Sponsor: Fetterman, John [Sen.-D-PA]; Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
S.2429 – A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase the ability of Medicare and Medicaid providers to access the National Practitioner Data Bank for the purpose of conducting employee background checks; Sponsor: Rubio, Marco [Sen.-R-FL]; Committees: Senate – Finance
S.2432 – A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the medical expense deduction, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Markey, Edward J. [Sen.-D-MA]; Committees: Senate – Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
S.2433 – A bill to reauthorize certain programs under the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Cassidy, Bill [Sen.-R-LA]; Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
S.2434 – A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to continue the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Marshall, Roger [Sen.-R-KS]; Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
S.2436 – A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assure pharmacy access and choice for Medicare beneficiaries; Sponsor: Manchin, Joe, III [Sen.-D-WV]; Committees: Senate – Finance.
S.2439 – A bill to establish a grant program to fund reproductive health patient navigators for individuals seeking abortion services; Sponsor: Cortez Masto, Catherine [Sen.-D-NV]; Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
S.2444 – A bill to establish an interactive online dashboard to improve public access to information about grant funding related to mental health and substance use disorder programs; Sponsor: Fischer, Deb [Sen.-R-NE]; Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
S.2447 – A bill to reauthorize the distance learning and telemedicine grant program, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Rosen, Jacky [Sen.-D-NV]; Committees: Senate – Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
S.2448 – A bill to establish a grant to provide mental and behavioral health services and diversion programs to at-risk youth, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Booker, Cory A. [Sen.-D-NJ]; Committees: Senate – Judiciary
S.2454 – A bill to require reports on and investments in pharmaceutical supply chain resiliency to reduce reliance on the People’s Republic of China for finished pharmaceutical products and active pharmaceutical ingredients; Sponsor: Lankford, James [Sen.-R-OK]; Committees: Senate – Foreign Relations
S.2456 – A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit beneficiary cost-sharing to the net price of covered part D drugs; Sponsor: Casey, Robert P., Jr. [Sen.-D-PA]; Committees: Senate – Finance
H.R.4771 – To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to permanently extend the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Barragan, Nanette Diaz [Rep.-D-CA-44]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.R.4775 – To amend title XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of comprehensive tobacco cessation services under such titles, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Blunt Rochester, Lisa [Rep.-D-DE-At Large]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.R.4779 – To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy; Sponsor: Chu, Judy [Rep.-D-CA-28]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means
H.R.4788 – To make opioid treatment programs eligible for grants under section 2008 of the Social Security Act; Sponsor: Higgins, Brian [Rep.-D-NY-26]; Committees: House – Ways and Means
H.R.4794 – To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit expenditures from health savings accounts, flexible spending arrangements, and health reimbursement arrangements for dietary supplements; Sponsor: LaHood, Darin [Rep.- R-IL-16]; Committees: House – Ways and Means
H.R.4796 – To establish a grant program to fund reproductive health patient navigators for individuals seeking abortion services; Sponsor: Lee, Susie [Rep.-D-NV-3]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
H.R.4803 – To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and improve health savings accounts, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Roy, Chip [Rep.-R-TX-21]; Committees: House – Ways and Means
H.R.4813 – To require geographical diversity in the provision of health profession opportunity grants under section 2008 of the Social Security Act, and to require the support services provided through the use of the grants to include a transportation assistance plan; Sponsor: Sewell, Terri A. [Rep.-D-AL-7]; Committees: House – Ways and Means
H.R.4815 – To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the medical expense deduction, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Trahan, Lori [Rep.-D-MA-3]; Committees: House – Agriculture
H.R.4816 – To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to permit enrollees to obtain a 365-day supply of contraceptives; Sponsor: Underwood, Lauren [Rep.-D-IL-14]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce
H.R.4818 – To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes; Sponsor: Wenstrup, Brad R. [Rep.-R-OH-2]; Committees: House – Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means