| Latest Action: 04/22/2008 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3267-3268; text as passed Senate: CR S3267-3268; text of measure as introduced: CR S3262)
Bill TextA resolution designating April 20 through 26, 2008, as "National Community Health Aide, Community Health Practitioner, and Dental Health Aide Week". 4/22/2008--Passed Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates April 20-April 26, 2008, as National Community Health Aide, Community Health Practitioner, and Dental Health Aide Week. | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Budgets, Child health, Children, Community health services, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Dentistry, Dentists, Education, Federal aid to child health services, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to health facilities, Health education Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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A bill to expand the dental workforce and improve dental access, prevention, and data reporting, and for other purposes.
| | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Administrative procedure, Affordable housing, Afghanistan, Aged, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Aid to dependent children, AIDS (Disease), Alternative energy sources, Animals, Appropriations, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces reserves, Auditing Latest Action: 03/14/2008 - S.AMDT.4380 Amendment SA 4380 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 - 57. Record Vote Number: 79.
Bill TextAn 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. 3/14/2008--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2009, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2008 and FY2010-FY2013. Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Lists recommended budgetary levels and amounts, for FY2008-FY2013, with respect to: (1) federal revenues; (2) new budget authority; (3) budget outlays; (4) deficits; (5) public debt; and (6) debt held by the public. (Sec. 102) Lists the appropriate levels of new budget authority, outlays, and administrative expenses for Social Security, U.S. Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses, and specified major functional categories for FY2008-FY2013.[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Budgets, Child health, Children, Community health services, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Dentistry, Dentists, Education, Federal aid to child health services, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to health facilities, Health education Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the commi
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To expand the dental workforce and improve dental access, prevention, and data reporting, and for other purposes.
| | Also tagged in: Child health, Children, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Criminal statistics, Ex-offenders, Government information, Governmental investigations, Juvenile delinquency, Medical care, Medical statistics, Medicine, Methamphetamine, Prisoners, Rehabilitation of criminals Latest Action: 07/31/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill TextA bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to understand and comprehensively address the inmate oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use, and for other purposes. 7/31/2007--Introduced. Meth Mouth Correctional Costs and Reentry Support Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics to: (1) include in criminal justice system statistics data about the oral health of federal inmates and dental care provided in federal correctional facilities; and (2) conduct a study on how methampehtamine use affects the demand for (and provision of) oral health care in such facilities.Provides for Department of Justice (DOJ) grants to states and local, territorial, and tribal governments for: (1) oral health dental programs for federal inmates; (2) evaluating the extent to which poor oral health undermines or impedes an inmate's successful reentry into [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Authorization, Budgets, Business, Child health, Children, Citizenship, Corporation taxes, Department of Health and Human Services, Employee health benefits, Executive departments, Families, Federal aid to child health services, Federal-state relations, Federal-territorial relations, Finance, Government trust funds Latest Action: 09/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. 7/31/2007--Introduced. Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Reauthorizes the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) (also known as SCHIP) under title XXI of the Social Security Act (SSA) through FY2012. Provides allotments for the 50 states and the District of Columbia.Revises funding for the territories under CHIP and Medicaid (SSA title XIX).Provides incentive bonuses for states. Phases out coverage for nonpregnant childless adults under CHIP and sets conditions for coverage of parents. Gives states the option to cover low-income pregnant women under CHIP through a state plan amendment.Establishes in the Treasury the CHIP Contingency Fund.Provides for the two-year availability of allotments. Provides for limitation on matching rate for states that [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Alcoholism, Budgets, Dentists, Drug abuse, Drug abuse prevention, Drug abuse treatment, Drug addiction, Education, Federal aid to health facilities, Federal aid to Indians, Health education, Higher education, Indian medical care, Medical care, Medical education, Medical research Latest Action: 07/31/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextA bill to understand and comprehensively address the oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use. 7/31/2007--Introduced. Meth Mouth Prevention and Community Recovery Act - Requires the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention to make grants to enable public and private nonprofit entities to determine whether educating youth about meth mouth (oral decay that is commonly associated with methamphetamine use) is an effective strategy for preventing or reducing methamphetamine use. Reserves a portion of appropriated funds for Indian tribes and tribal organizations.Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and intensify the clinical research, health services research, and public health research on associations between substance use disorders, oral health, and the provision of dental care.Requires the Secretary to study the effect methamphetamine use has on the demand for, and provision [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Case management, Defense policy, Disabled, Families, Head injuries, Health policy, Iraq compilation, Job training, Medical care, Medicine, Mental health services, Military dependents, Military hospitals, Military medicine Latest Action: 09/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Bill TextTo provide medical care and other benefits for members and former members of the Armed Forces with severe injuries or illnesses. 7/27/2007--Introduced. Wounded Warriors Expansion of Care Act of 2007 - Entitles any recovering member and any former member with a severe injury or illness to medical and dental care in any military medical facility or through any civilian health care provider authorized by the Secretary of Defense to provide health and mental health services, including services for traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. Authorizes such medical and dental care for three years beginning on the date: (1) of enactment of this Act, for those whose injury or illness was incurred on or after October 7, 2001, and before the enactment of this Act; and (2) on which the injury or illness is incurred, for those whose injury or illness occurs on or after the enactment of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to waive any limitation on the provision of such [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Alcoholism, Budgets, Dentists, Drug abuse, Drug abuse prevention, Drug abuse treatment, Drug addiction, Education, Federal aid to health facilities, Federal aid to Indians, Health education, Higher education, Indian medical care, Medical care, Medical education, Medical research Latest Action: 07/26/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill TextTo understand and comprehensively address the oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use. 7/26/2007--Introduced. Meth Mouth Prevention and Community Recovery Act - Requires the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention to make grants to enable public and private nonprofit entities to determine whether educating youth about meth mouth (oral decay that is commonly associated with methamphetamine use) is an effective strategy for preventing or reducing methamphetamine use. Reserves a portion of appropriated funds for Indian tribes and tribal organizations.Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and intensify the clinical research, health services research, and public health research on associations between substance use disorders, oral health, and the provision of dental care.Requires the Secretary to study the effect methamphetamine use has on the demand for, and provision of,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Child health, Children, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Criminal statistics, Ex-offenders, Government information, Governmental investigations, Juvenile delinquency, Medical care, Medical statistics, Medicine, Methamphetamine, Prisoners, Rehabilitation of criminals Latest Action: 09/10/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Bill TextTo amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to understand and comprehensively address the inmate oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use, and for other purposes. 7/26/2007--Introduced. Meth Mouth Correctional Costs and Reentry Support Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics to: (1) include in criminal justice system statistics data about the oral health of federal inmates and dental care provided in federal correctional facilities; and (2) conduct a study on how methampehtamine use affects the demand for (and provision of) oral health care in such facilities.Provides for Department of Justice (DOJ) grants to states and local, territorial, and tribal governments for: (1) oral health dental programs for federal inmates; (2) evaluating the extent to which poor oral health undermines or impedes an inmate's successful reentry into the community;[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Accreditation (Medical care), Adult day care, Aged, AIDS (Disease), Alabama, Ambulances, Ambulatory care, American Samoa, Armed forces, Birth control, Budgets, Business, Cancer, Cardiovascular diseases, Child health Latest Action: 09/04/2007 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 338.
Bill TextTo 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. 8/1/2007--Reported to House amended, Part I. (There are 2 other summaries) Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act of 2007 - Title I: Children's Health Insurance Program - (Sec. 100) States that it is the purpose of this title to provide dependable and stable funding for children's health insurance under titles XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP) (also known as SCHIP) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) in order to enroll all six million uninsured children who are eligible, but not enrolled, for coverage today. Subtitle A: Funding - (Sec. 101) Prescribes formulae for new base CHIP allotments for states and territories beginning with FY2008. (Sec. [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Business, Child safety, Children, Consumer protection, Consumers, Death, Defective products, Fines (Penalties), Food, Food industry, Food safety, Governmental investigations, Imports, Interstate commerce, Law, Medical care Latest Action: 07/20/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1585)
Bill TextTo amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Consumer Product Safety Act to increase the safety of food, toothpaste, and toys. 7/19/2007--Introduced. Import Safety Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to increase civil monetary penalties for introducing into interstate commerce or delivering for introduction into interstate commerce food that is adulterated. Authorizes additional appropriations for the examination by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of processed food and toothpaste which is being imported or offered for import into the United States. Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to: (1) increase fines for knowing and willful violations of prohibited acts related to consumer product safety standards; and (2) establish separate fines for offenses that result in death. Authorizes additional appropriations for inspection of toys imported or offered for import into the United States. | | Latest Action: 07/20/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1584-1585)
Bill TextTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow reimbursement from flexible spending accounts for certain dental products. 7/19/2007--Introduced. Dental Health Promotion Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow reimbursement from flexible spending accounts for products used to diagnose, cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent the onset of tooth decay (caries), periodontal diseases, and conditions ailing the teeth, gums, and mouth, or affecting their functioning. | | Also tagged in: Alcoholism, Authorization, Biological warfare, Boundaries, Budgets, Children, Communicable diseases, Communication in medicine, Communications, Community health services, Congressional reporting requirements, Counterterrorism, Disasters, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Education Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 7/18/2007 S9473-9474)
Bill TextA bill to establish grant programs to improve the health of border area residents and for all hazards preparedness in the border area including bioterrorism in the border area including bioterrorism and infectious disease, and for other purposes. 7/17/2007--Introduced. Border Health Security Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary), acting through the U.S. members of the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission, to award grants to improve border residents' health. Requires the Secretary to award grants to states, local or tribal governments, trauma centers, regional trauma center coordinating entities, or public health entities for all hazards preparedness in the border area, including bioterrorism and infectious disease. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act. Allows the Secretary to coordinate with the Secretary of Homeland Security in establishing a [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Abortion, Access to health care, Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Aged, Ambulances, Ambulatory care, Auditing, Birth control, Bonds, Breast cancer, Budgets, Business, Capital budgets, Capitation (Medical care), Case management Latest Action: 09/11/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Bill TextTo 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. 7/11/2007--Introduced. Josephine Butler United States Health Service Act - Establishes the United States Health Service as an independent executive branch entity to provide health care and supplemental health services to all individuals within the United States. Requires the President to appoint members to a National Health Board to exercise the authority of the Service. Establishes an Office of the Inspector General for Health Services. Requires the Service to ensure that every individual is given certain basic health rights, including the right to receive high quality care and supplemental services from any facility within the Service capable of providing such services without charge and without discrimination. Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Afghanistan, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Authors and authorship, Budgets, Case management, Children, Clinics, Communications, Community health services, Congressional reporting requirements, Counseling, Counterterrorism, Criminal justice, Day care Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Bill TextTo amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the provision of health care to veterans, and for other purposes. 7/30/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Veterans' Health Care Improvement Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to private, nonprofit entities to conduct workshop programs to assist in the therapeutic readjustment and rehabilitation of veterans who served on active duty in a theater of combat operations after the Persian Gulf War, or in combat during a period of hostilities after November 11, 1998, and are discharged or released from active duty on or after September 11, 2001 (covered veterans). Limits grant amounts to $100,000. Requires annual reports from the Secretary to the congressional veterans committees on the use of such grants and their benefits to covered veterans. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary to establish [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Aliens, Birth control, Block grants, Budgets, Child health, Children, Cigarettes, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumers, Contraceptives, Drug abuse, Drug abuse prevention, Drugs, Employee health benefits, Federal aid to child health services Latest Action: 06/15/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill TextTo amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide States with the option to expand or add coverage of pregnant women under the Medicaid and State children's health insurance programs, and for other purposes. 6/15/2007--Introduced. Prevent Prematurity and Improve Child Health Act of 2007 - Amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to give states new options to cover: (1) low-income pregnant women; and (2) low-income legal immigrant pregnant women and children under Medicaid and SCHIP. Extends coverage under Medicaid of prescription drugs and counseling services to tobacco cessation medications to help pregnant women enrolled in the program quit using tobacco. Requires coverage of tobacco cessation counseling services for pregnant women, and exempts such services from cost-sharing charges. Gives states the option under Medicaid to: (1) provide family planning services [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Administrative procedure, Afghanistan, Armed forces, Army, Brain, Building construction, Caregivers, Communication in medicine, Communications, Congress, Congress and military policy, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Defense economics, Defense policy Latest Action: 07/25/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9858)
Bill TextA bill to provide for the establishment of a comprehensive policy on the care and management of wounded warriors in order to facilitate and enhance their care, rehabilitation, physical evaluation, transition from care by the Department of Defense to care by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and transition from military service to civilian life, and for other purposes. 6/18/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Dignified Treatment of Wounded Warriors Act - Title I: Policy on Care, Management, and Transition of Servicemembers With Serious Injuries or Illnesses - (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs (Secretaries) to: (1) jointly develop and implement a comprehensive policy on the care and management of members of the Armed Forces (members) who are undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, are in medical hold or holdover status, or are otherwise on the temporary disability retired [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Budgets, Business, Charitable contributions, Child health, Children, Executive departments, Federal aid to child health services, Federal aid to health facilities, Federal-state relations, Health policy, Income tax, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Medicaid, Medical care, Medical instruments and apparatus Latest Action: 05/24/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the commi
Bill TextTo amend titles V and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals under the Maternal and Child Health Program and the Medicaid Program and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to dentists for dental services provided to low-income individuals. 5/24/2007--Introduced. Essential Oral Health Care Act of 2007 - Amends title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to up to six entities to participate as pilot sites for the Community Dental Health Coordinator model developed as a new mid-level allied dental professional who will work in underserved communities where residents have no or limited access to oral health care. Requires the Secretary also to award grants to eligible entities to: (1) purchase portable or mobile dental equipment; and (2) pay for appropriate operational costs for the [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Cemeteries and funerals, Disabled, Education, Education savings accounts, Elementary and secondary education, Employment of the disabled, Higher education, Housing, Housing for the disabled, Income tax, Job training, Labor, Law, Medical care, Medicine, Relocation Latest Action: 05/17/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1075)
Bill TextTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the establishment of financial security accounts for the care of family members with disabilities. 5/17/2007--Introduced. Financial Security Accounts for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish tax-exempt financial security accounts for individuals with disabilities to pay certain expenses of such individuals, including expenses for education, medical care, and employment training. | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Budgets, Building construction, Child health, Children, Clinics, Construction costs, Continuing education, Dentistry, Dentists, Education, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to health facilities, Health policy, Higher education, Hospitals Latest Action: 05/23/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5687, E1140-1141)
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to expand and improve the provision of pediatric dental services to medically underserved populations, and for other purposes. 5/17/2007--Introduced. Deamonte's Law - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to federally qualified health centers to expand and improve the provision of pediatric dental services to medically underserved populations by: (1) recruiting dentists, pediatric dentists, or dentists with pediatric training to provide pediatric dental services; (2) purchasing or renting dental equipment; (3) constructing and expanding space; and (4) allowing contractual relationships between such health centers and private dental providers to increase access to dental care for adults.Requires the Secretary to make grants to schools of dentistry and hospitals with accredited training programs to increase the number of individuals who pursue academic programs [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Adult education, Budgets, Business, Child development, Child nutrition, Children, Community and school, Community health services, Community schools, Compensatory education, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Day care, Dropouts Latest Action: 05/15/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6129)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants for the support of full-service community schools, and for other purposes. 5/15/2007--Introduced. Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to: (1) eligible entities to assist public elementary or secondary schools to function as full-service community schools; and (2) state collaboratives to support development of full-service community school programs. Requires such schools to: (1) participate in community-based efforts to coordinate educational, developmental, family, health, and other comprehensive services through community-based organizations and public and private partnerships; and (2) provide access to such services to students, families, and the community. Gives local grant priority to entities that: (1) will serve [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Adult education, Budgets, Business, Child development, Child nutrition, Children, Community and school, Community health services, Community schools, Compensatory education, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Day care, Dropouts Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Bill TextTo amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants for the support of full-service community schools, and for other purposes. 5/15/2007--Introduced. Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to: (1) eligible entities to assist public elementary or secondary schools to function as full-service community schools; and (2) state collaboratives to support development of full-service community school programs. Requires such schools to: (1) participate in community-based efforts to coordinate educational, developmental, family, health, and other comprehensive services through community-based organizations and public and private partnerships; and (2) provide access to such services to students, families, and the community. Gives local grant priority to entities that: (1) will serve at least [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Child health, Children, Citizenship, Communications, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to child health services, Government information, Government publicity, Health insurance, Health policy, Home care services Latest Action: 05/10/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5937-5938)
Bill TextA bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and streamline enrollment under SCHIP and Medicaid, and for other purposes. 5/10/2007--Introduced. Healthy Kids Act of 2007 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to extend the SCHIP program. Provides for two-year initial availability of SCHIP allotments and redistribution of unused allotments to address state funding shortfalls.Provides for bonus payments for states that implement administrative policies to streamline enrollment procedures under Medicaid and SCHIP. Gives states the option to provide for "express lane" and simplified determinations of a child's financial eligibility for medical assistance under SSA title XIX (Medicaid) or child health assistance under SCHIP. Gives states the option to expand or add coverage of certain pregnant women [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, AIDS (Disease), Budgets, Congressional reporting requirements, Cost effectiveness, Demography, Dentistry, Dentists, Education, Federal aid to education, Finance, Health policy, Higher education, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Loan defaults, Medical care Latest Action: 05/04/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E956-957)
Bill TextTo authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a dental education loan repayment program to encourage dentists to serve at facilities with a critical shortage of dentists in areas with a high incidence of HIV/AIDS. 5/3/2007--Introduced. Dedicated Dental Service for HIV/AIDS Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into an agreement under which an individual agrees to serve as a dentist for a not less than two years at a facility with a critical shortage of dentists in an area with a high incidence of HIV/AIDS in exchange for the Secretary making payments on the individual's dental education loans. Requires such payments to equal 30% of the principal and interest on such loans after the first and second years of service and 25% after the third year of service. | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Ambulatory care, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Brain, Budgets, Business, Case management, Congress, Congress and military policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer complaints, Consumers, Continuum of care, Counseling, Curricula Latest Action: 05/03/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5570-5571)
Bill TextA bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members of the Armed Forces who are receiving medical care in an outpatient status, and for other purposes. 5/3/2007--Introduced. Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2007 - Requires a member of the Armed Forces (member) in an outpatient status at a military medical treatment facility (facility) to be assigned a medical care case manager and a service member advocate, each of whom have completed a training program and curriculum for such management. Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a: (1) Department of Defense (DOD)-wide Ombudsman Office; (2) toll-free hotline for reporting deficiencies in medical services and medical support facilities; (3) standardized training program and curriculum for military personnel and health care professionals involved in the disability evaluation system; and (4) pilot program to track and assist [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Child health, Children, Consumer protection, Consumers, Equipment and supplies, Hazardous substances, Health warnings, Labeling, Medical care, Medicine, Mercury, Natural resources, Pregnant women, Product safety, Warning labels, Women Latest Action: 05/01/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo prohibit after 2008 the introduction into interstate commerce of mercury intended for use in a dental filling, and for other purposes. 5/1/2007--Introduced. Mercury in Dental Fillings Disclosure and Prohibition Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem any drug or device to be adulterated if it contains mercury intended for use in a dental filling, effective January 1, 2009. Deems a device that contains mercury intended for use in a dental filling to be misbranded, effective December 31, 2007, unless it bears a specified warning label that it: (1) contains mercury, a highly toxic element; (2) should not be administered to children under age 18 or to pregnant or lactating women; and (3) poses health risks. | | Also tagged in: Afghanistan, Aged, Ambulatory care, Armed forces, Authorization, Blind, Brain, Budgets, Case management, Coinsurance, Colorado, Commemorations, Community health services, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Congressional tributes Latest Action: 09/20/2007 - Star Print ordered on the reported bill.
Bill TextA bill to provide and enhance intervention, rehabilitative treatment, and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes. 8/29/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury and Health Programs Improvement Act of 2007 - Title I: Traumatic Brain Injury - (Sec. 101) Expresses the sense of Congress that, among other things: (1) the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) should have the capacity and expertise to provide veterans who have a traumatic brain injury (TBI) with health care, rehabilitation, and community integration; (2) family support is integral to the rehabilitation and community reintegration of such veterans; and (3) the VA should provide a system for life-long case management for such veterans. (Sec. 102) Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop individualized plans for the rehabilitation and reintegration of veterans with TBI, and to provide [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Appropriations, Budgets, Child health, Children, Citizenship, Communications, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to child health services, Government employees, Health information systems, Health insurance, Health policy, Immigrant health, Immigration Latest Action: 07/30/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10213-10214)
Bill TextA bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. 4/25/2007--Introduced. Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to make appropriations for CHIP for FY2008-FY2012. Revises requirements for annual state CHIP allotments to create a formula including: (1) a coverage factor, based on a state's prior spending adjusted for health care cost growth and child population growth; and (2) an uninsured children factor, based on the number of low-income uninsured children. Requires: (1) a two-year initial availability of CHIP allotments for all states and territories; and (2) reallocation to a shortfall state or territory of amounts equal to the projected shortfall. Extends the authority for qualifying states to use CHIP allotments for certain expenditures [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Budgets, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Child health, Children, Civil rights, Community health services, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Dentistry, Dentists, Department of Health and Human Services, Disabled, Discrimination in medical care, Education, Elementary and secondary education Latest Action: 04/10/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo provide disadvantaged children with access to primary dental care services. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Children's Dental Health Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) of the Social Security Act to: (1) direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to states to improve dental services to children enrolled in Medicaid or the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP); (2) include dental services as a basic service under SCHIP; and (3) allow states to provide wrap-around coverage under SCHIP for dental services to privately-insured children.Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise Graduate Medical Education (GME) payments for dental residency programs.Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary, acting through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to establish a grant program to expand the availability of primary dental care services in dental [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Aged, Aid to dependent children, Birth control, Budgets, Business, Case mix (Medical care), Cash welfare block grants, Child health, Children, Civil rights, Coinsurance, Consumer education, Consumers, Department of Health and Human Services, Discrimination in insurance Latest Action: 07/09/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo 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. 3/29/2007--Introduced. AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2007 - Adds a new title XXII to the Social Security Act (SSA) entitled "AmeriCare Health Benefits." Makes all U.S. residents eligible for AmeriCare benefits, including prescription drugs and biologicals. Requires the development of an AmeriCare enrollment mechanism that includes automatic enrollment at birth and the issuance of AmeriCare cards for identification and claims processing purposes.Provides that an individual may elect not to be enrolled for benefits under AmeriCare if the individual has health benefits coverage under a group health plan at least equivalent to AmeriCare coverage.Provides the same benefits under AmeriCare as are provided under parts A (Hospital Insurance) and B (Supplementary Medical [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Aged, Budgets, Clinics, Communication in medicine, Community health services, Conferences, Congregate housing, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Health and Human Services, Distance education, Education, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal-state relations, Grants-in-aid Latest Action: 04/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo facilitate the provision of telehealth services, and for other purposes. 3/20/2007--Introduced. Telehealth and Medically Underserved and Advancement Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) increase the type of originating sites allowed to offer telehealth services, including skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and county or community health clinics; and (2) remove the requirement that such originating sites must be in rural areas. Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to convene a conference of state licensing boards, local telehealth projects, health care practitioners, and patient advocates to promote interstate licensure for telehealth projects. Authorizes the Director of the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth to award grants to: (1) demonstrate how telehealth technologies can be used to expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Budgets, Child health, Children, Citizenship, Clinics, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Employee health benefits, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to child health services, Health insurance, Health policy, Immigrant health, Immigration Latest Action: 03/16/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes. 3/15/2007--Introduced. Children's Health First Act - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)) of the Social Security Act to grant states the option to expand coverage of children whose family income is any percentage up to 400% of the poverty-line. Authorizes states to offer purchase of coverage for uncovered children under SCHIP who are not otherwise eligible for assistance under SCHIP or Medicaid. Provides subsidies for employment-based coverage of children eligible for SCHIP or Medicaid. Requires coverage of early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment services, including dental services, federally-qualified health services, and rural health clinic services. Establishes the Medicaid-SCHIP Payment Advisory Commission. [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Budgets, Child health, Children, Citizenship, Clinics, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Employee health benefits, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to child health services, Health insurance, Health policy, Immigrant health, Immigration Latest Action: 03/15/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3204)
Bill TextA bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes. 3/15/2007--Introduced. Children's Health First Act - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)) of the Social Security Act to grant states the option to expand coverage of children whose family income is any percentage up to 400% of the poverty-line.Authorizes states to offer purchase of coverage for uncovered children under SCHIP who are not otherwise eligible for assistance under SCHIP or Medicaid.Provides subsidies for employment-based coverage of children eligible for SCHIP or Medicaid.Requires coverage of early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment services, including dental services, federally-qualified health services, and rural health clinic services. Establishes the Medicaid-SCHIP Payment Advisory Commission.[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Ambulatory care, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Brain, Budgets, Business, Case management, Congress, Congress and military policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer complaints, Consumers, Continuum of care, Counseling, Curricula Latest Action: 09/05/2007 - Senate ordered measure printed as passed.
Bill TextTo amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members of the Armed Forces who are receiving medical care in an outpatient status, and for other purposes. 7/25/2007--Passed Senate amended. (There are 3 other summaries) Dignified Treatment of Wounded Warriors Act - Title I: Wounded Warrior Matters - Subtitle A: Policy on Care, Management, and Transition of Servicemembers With Serious Injuries or Illnesses - (Sec. 111) Directs the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs (Secretaries) to: (1) jointly develop and implement a comprehensive policy on the care and management of members of the Armed Forces (members) who are undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, are in medical hold or holdover status, or are otherwise on the temporary disability retired list for a serious injury or illness (recovering members); (2) jointly update the policy on a [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Accounting, Administrative remedies, Air pollution, Alabama, Alaska, Architecture and the disabled, Armed forces, Arts, Auditing, Authorization, Black colleges, Budgets, Business, Child abuse, Child development Latest Action: 12/12/2007 - Signed by President.
Bill TextTo reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other purposes. 12/12/2007--Public Law. (There are 5 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since the Conference Report was filed in the House on November 14, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 - Amends the Head Start Act (the Act) to revise and reauthorize Head Start programs. (Sec. 2) Includes among the aims of Head Start programs children's growth in language, literacy, mathematics, science, social and emotional functioning, creative arts, physical skills, and approaches to learning. (Sec. 3) Includes community-based organizations and financial literacy training within the definitions of Head Start delegate agencies and family literacy services, respectively. Adds definitions of Head Start deficiencies, homeless children, institutions of higher education,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Affordable housing, Alternative energy sources, Armed forces, Block grants, Budget deficits, Budgets, Children, Community health services, Congress, Day care, Defense budgets, Defense economics, Disabled, Earned income tax credit, Education, Elementary and secondary education Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2910-2913)
Bill TextA bill to expand the middle class, reduce the gap between the rich and the poor, keep our promises to veterans, lower the poverty rate, and reduce the Federal deficit by repealing tax breaks for the wealthiest one percent and eliminating unnecessary Cold War era defense spending, and for other purposes. 3/8/2007--Introduced. National Priorities Act of 2007 - Rescinds after 2008 income tax reductions enacted under the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 and the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 for taxpayers with gross incomes in 2008 of over $400,000. Reduces funding for the Department of Defense by $60 billion in FY2008. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to make reductions by eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse, and weapon systems and other programs determined to be no longer a national security priority. Exempts from such reductions the needs of military personnel, including pay increases and health care. Dedicates [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Aliens, Birth control, Block grants, Budgets, Child health, Children, Cigarettes, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumers, Contraceptives, Drug abuse, Drug abuse prevention, Drugs, Employee health benefits, Federal aid to child health services Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill TextA bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide States with the option to expand or add coverage of pregnant women under the Medicaid and State children's health insurance programs, and for other purposes. 3/7/2007--Introduced. Prevent Prematurity and Improve Child Health Act of 2007 - Amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to give states new options to cover: (1) low-income pregnant women; and (2) low-income legal immigrant pregnant women and children under Medicaid and SCHIP. Extends coverage under Medicaid of prescription drugs and counseling services to tobacco cessation medications to help pregnant women enrolled in the program quit using tobacco. Requires coverage of tobacco cessation counseling services for pregnant women, and exempts such services from cost-sharing charges. Gives states the option under Medicaid to: (1) provide family planning [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Administrative procedure, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Bank reserves, Bonds, Budgets, Business, Business ethics, Community development, Conflict of interests, Corporation directors, Defense policy, Depressed areas, Economic policy, Energy Latest Action: 05/01/2007 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 129.
Bill TextTo improve the access to capital programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. 4/25/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Small Business Lending Improvements Act of 2007 - Title I: 7(A) Program - (Sec. 101) Amends the Small Business Act relating to the 7(a) (business start-up loan) program to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to offset (contribute to) borrower and lender fees associated with 7(a) loans when funds are made available to the SBA for such contributions. Requires the quarterly adjustment of any contributions made. (Sec. 102) Directs the Administrator to carry out a rural lending outreach program to provide up to an 85 percent guaranty for loans of $250,000 or less made by lenders to small businesses in rural areas. Requires the SBA to approve or decline such loan within 36 hours. (Sec. 103) Directs the Administrator to carry out a permanent [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Budgets, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Child health, Children, Civil rights, Community health services, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Dentistry, Dentists, Department of Health and Human Services, Disabled, Discrimination in medical care, Education, Elementary and secondary education Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2505-2507)
Bill TextA bill to provide disadvantaged children with access to dental services. 3/1/2007--Introduced. Children's Dental Health Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to states to improve dental services to children enrolled in Medicaid or the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary, acting through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to establish a grant program to expand the availability of primary dental care services in dental health professional shortage areas or medically underserved areas. Authorizes retention bonuses for eligible dental officers of the Indian Health Service. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of HRSA and the Director of the Indian Health Service, to establish demonstration projects to increase access [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Administrative remedies, Admission of nonimmigrants, Advice and consent of the Senate, Aged, AIDS (Disease), Alcoholism, Aliens, Ambulances, Ambulatory care, Anesthetics, Armed forces, Birth control, Block grants, Budgets, Business Latest Action: 04/24/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4034-4035)
Bill TextTo provide for health care for every American and to control the cost and enhance the quality of the health care system. 2/27/2007--Introduced. American Health Security Act of 2007 - Establishes the State-Based American Health Security Program to provide every U.S. resident who is a U.S. citizen, national, or lawful resident alien with health care services. Requires each participating state to establish a state health security program. Eliminates benefits under: (1) titles XVIII (Medicare), XIX (Medicaid), and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act; (2) the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program; and (3) the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS). Requires each state health security program to prohibit the sale of health insurance in that state that duplicates benefits provided under the program. Establishes the American Health Security Standards Board to: (1) develop policies,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Advertising, Agriculture, Budgets, Business, Business records, Cancer, Carcinogens, Cardiovascular diseases, Chemicals, Child health, Children, Cigarettes, Civil liberties, Communications Latest Action: 04/02/2008 - Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Bill TextTo protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. 2/15/2007--Introduced. Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of tobacco products by the Secretary of Health and Human Services through the Food and Drug Administration, including through disclosure, annual registration, inspection, recordkeeping, and user fee requirements. Sets forth criteria by which tobacco products are deemed adulterated or misbranded. Allows the Secretary to require prior approval of all label statements. Allows the Secretary to restrict the sale or distribution of tobacco products, including advertising and promotion, if the Secretary determines that such regulation would be appropriate for the protection of the public health. Prohibits such regulations from: (1) limiting product sales or distribution to authorization [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Annuities, Civil service retirement, Department of Veterans Affairs, Executive departments, Federal employees, Government employees, Medical care, Medicine, Nurses, Paramedical personnel, Part-time employment, Pensions, Physicians' assistants, Veterans, Veterans' medical care Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2039)
Bill TextA bill to clarify the effective date of the modification of treatment for retirement annuity purposes of part-time service before April 7, 1986, of certain Department of Veterans Affairs health-care professionals. 2/15/2007--Introduced. Makes January 23, 2002, the effective date of the modification of treatment for retirement annuity purposes of part-time service performed before April 7, 1986, by certain health-care professionals of the Veterans Health Administration pursuant to the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001. | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Advertising, Agriculture, Budgets, Business, Business records, Cancer, Carcinogens, Cardiovascular diseases, Chemicals, Child health, Children, Cigarettes, Civil liberties, Communications Latest Action: 08/01/2007 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Bill TextA bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. 2/15/2007--Introduced. Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of tobacco products by the Secretary of Health and Human Services through the Food and Drug Administration, including through disclosure, annual registration, inspection, recordkeeping, and user fee requirements. Sets forth criteria by which tobacco products are deemed adulterated or misbranded. Allows the Secretary to require prior approval of all label statements. Allows the Secretary to restrict the sale or distribution of tobacco products, including advertising and promotion, if the Secretary determines that such regulation would be appropriate for the protection of the public health. Prohibits such regulations from: (1) limiting product sales or distribution to authorization [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Affordable housing, Budgets, Case management, Community health services, Congregate housing, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuum of care, Counseling, Crime prevention, Criminal justice, Disabled, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Education, Employment Latest Action: 02/14/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals, and for other purposes. 2/14/2007--Introduced. Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to design national strategies for providing services in supportive housing that will assist in ending chronic homelessness and to implement programs that address chronic homelessness. Requires the Secretary to make matching grants to eligible entities to provide services that promote recovery and self-sufficiency and that address barriers to housing stability to chronically homeless individuals in, or who are scheduled to become residents of, permanent supportive housing and to other individuals and families who have [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Administrative procedure, Agricultural labor, Agriculture, Armed forces, Authorization, Budgets, Child abuse, Child health, Child nutrition, Child safety, Children, Communications, Computer literacy, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements Latest Action: 04/10/2007 - By Senator Kennedy from Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions filed written report. Report No. 110-49.
Bill TextA bill to reauthorize the Head Start Act, and for other purposes. 3/29/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Head Start for School Readiness Act - Amends the Head Start Act (the Act) to revise and reauthorize Head Start programs. (Sec. 2) Includes children's growth in language, preliteracy, premathematics, emotional, and physical skills among the aims of Head Start programs. (Sec. 3) Includes community-based organizations and financial literacy training within the definitions of Head Start delegate agencies and family literacy services, respectively. Adds definitions of Head Start deficiencies, homeless children, institutions of higher education, interrater reliability, limited English proficient (LEP) children, and unresolved areas of noncompliance. Removes Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau from the list of program participants. (Sec. 4) Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, AIDS (Disease), Alaska, Asian American ethnic groups, Black colleges, Blacks, Cancer, Cardiovascular diseases, Chronically ill, Civil rights, Communication in medicine, Communications, Conferences, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Health and Human Services, Discrimination in medical care Latest Action: 02/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Men's Health, and for other purposes. 1/31/2007--Introduced. Office of Men's Health Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Office of Men's Health within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Office, to collaborate with relevant federal agencies and offices to identify and report on men's health data, including health disparities for chronic diseases and health conditions related to men of color. Requires the Secretary to make grants to institutions of higher education to: (1) conduct conferences on men's health; (2) conduct public education campaigns to reduce health disparities relating to men's health; (3) evaluate the effectiveness of resources that focus on men's health; and (4) report on the gaps and problems that men of color have in utilizing [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 02/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextExpressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Orthodontic Health Month. 1/30/2007--Introduced. Calls for estblishment of a National Orthodontic Health Month. Commends orthodontists' commitment to improving public health by promoting high-quality orthodontic care. Encourages children and adults throughout the United States to learn more about the benefits of such care. | | Also tagged in: Alcoholism, Alternative medicine, Asthma, Authorization, Breast cancer, Budgets, Cancer, Cardiovascular diseases, Cervical cancer, Child health, Children, Chronically ill, Colleges, Communicable diseases, Community health services, Congress Latest Action: 01/30/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1332)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend that Act. 1/30/2007--Introduced. Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Reauthorizes for for FY2007-FY2012 and revises the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act. Requires any Department of Health and Human Services grant to or contract with Papa Ola Lokahi (an organization of public agencies and private organizations focused on improving the health status of Native Hawaiians) to support community-based initiatives that reflect holistic approaches to health. Requires Papa Ola Lokahi to report to Congress on the impact of federal and state health care financing mechanisms and policies on the health and well-being of Native Hawaiians. Makes Papa Ola Lokahi eligible to receive research endowments under the Public Health Service Act. Adds to authorized services the support of culturally appropriate activities enhancing health and wellness, including [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Accreditation (Medical care), Advice and consent of the Senate, Aged, Ambulatory care, Appropriations, Bonds, Budgets, Building construction, Capital budgets, Capital investments, Capitation (Medical care), Children, Chiropractic and chiropractors, Civil liberties, Clinics Latest Action: 02/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, and for other purposes. 1/24/2007--Introduced. United States National Health Insurance Act (or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act) - Establishes the United States National Health Insurance (USNHI) Program (the Program) to provide all individuals residing in the United States and in U.S. territories with free health care that includes all medically necessary care, such as primary care and prevention, prescription drugs, emergency care, and mental health services. Prohibits an institution from participating in the Program unless it is a public or nonprofit institution. Allows nonprofit health maintenance organizations (HMOs) that actually deliver care in their own facilities to participate in the Program. Gives patients the freedom to choose from participating physicians and institutions. Prohibits a private health insurer from selling health insurance coverage that [...] show full description | |
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