Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Health

Bill Signed by President: S.622 Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2013

2013-06-12T20:00:00Z

An original bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs and generic new animal drugs.

June 12, 2013: Signed by President.

Bill Enacted: S.622 Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2013

2013-06-12T20:00:00Z

An original bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs and generic new animal drugs.

June 12, 2013: Became Public Law No: 113-14.

Bill Sent To President: S.622 Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2013

2013-06-05T20:00:00Z

An original bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs and generic new animal drugs.

June 05, 2013: Presented to President.

Bill Introduced: S.Res.162 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to childhood stroke and recognizing May 2013 as "National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month".

2013-06-03T20:00:00Z

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to childhood stroke and recognizing May 2013 as "National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month".

Bill Introduced: S.1028 Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013

2013-05-22T20:00:00Z

A bill to reauthorize and improve the Older Americans Act of 1965, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.1064 Medicare Mental Health Access Act

2013-05-22T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services under the Medicare program.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.237 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to childhood stroke and recognizing May 2013 as "National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month".

2013-05-22T20:00:00Z

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to childhood stroke and recognizing May 2013 as "National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month".

Bill Introduced: S.1061 Veterans Access to Care Act

2013-05-22T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to designate certain medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs as health professional shortage areas, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.1060 Veterans to Paramedics Transition Act

2013-05-22T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to facilitate emergency medical services personnel training and certification curriculums for military veterans.

Bill Introduced: S.1053 Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act of 2013

2013-05-22T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to strengthen and protect Medicare hospice programs.

Bill Introduced: S.Res.152 A resolution designating November 28, 2013, as "National Holoprosencephaly Awareness Day" to increase awareness and education of the disorder.

2013-05-21T20:00:00Z

A resolution designating November 28, 2013, as "National Holoprosencephaly Awareness Day" to increase awareness and education of the disorder.

Bill Introduced: S.1027 A bill to improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research at the National Institutes of Health.

2013-05-21T20:00:00Z

A bill to improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research at the National Institutes of Health.

Bill Introduced: S.1012 Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013

2013-05-21T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare integrity program, to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.1019 Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act

2013-05-21T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize Federal assistance to State adult protective services programs, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.998 Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights Act

2013-05-20T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish a Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights, to establish State Home Care Ombudsman Programs, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.989 Strengthening Health Disparities Data Collection Act

2013-05-19T20:00:00Z

A bill to eliminate the prerequisite of direct appropropriations relating to collection of health data and to modify standards for measuring sexual orientation and gender identity.

Bill Introduced: S.Res.145 A resolution promoting minority health awareness and supporting the goals and ideals of National Minority Health Month in April 2013 to bring attention to the health disparities faced by minority populations such as American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asians, Blacks or African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, and Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.

2013-05-15T20:00:00Z

A resolution promoting minority health awareness and supporting the goals and ideals of National Minority Health Month in April 2013 to bring attention to the health disparities faced by minority populations such as American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asians, Blacks or African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, and Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.

Bill Introduced: S.972 Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2013

2013-05-15T20:00:00Z

A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services replacing ICD-9 with ICD-10 in implementing the HIPAA code set standards.

Bill Introduced: S.963 Preventing an Unrealistic FMAP Act

2013-05-14T20:00:00Z

A bill preventing an unrealistic future Medicaid augmentation plan.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1984 Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2013

2013-05-14T20:00:00Z

To amend the Public Health Service Act to raise awareness of, and to educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery, especially patients who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups, regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options.