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The "Harm Reduction Through Community Engagement Act of 2025" amends the Controlled Substances Act, focusing on opioid treatment program registration. It emphasizes community input and patient needs. The bill introduces requirements for stakeholder engagement, location restrictions, telehealth promotion, and community …
The Supplemental Benefits for Individuals Act of 2025 aims to amend the Public Health Service Act to include certain supplemental coverage provided to individual health insurance coverage as an excepted benefit. This means that these supplemental coverages would be treated …
The Relief of Chronic Pain Act of 2025 aims to improve access to non-opioid pain management drugs under Medicare Part D. It amends Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure appropriate cost-sharing and prohibits step therapy and prior …
The Legacy Act of 2025 directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to seek an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study. This study would focus on establishing a national, confidential, …
The CATCH IT Act aims to improve healthcare access in rural areas by increasing the federal share of costs for preventative health care equipment purchased through the Community Facilities Grant Program of the Department of Agriculture. This bill amends the …
The Dads Matter Act of 2025 aims to increase awareness and engagement of fathers in pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care. It directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct a public awareness campaign and issue guidance to …
The Rural Hospital Fairness Act aims to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, specifically concerning the treatment of certain hospitals under the Medicare program. It focuses on maintaining the 'Critical Access Hospital' (CAH) status for facilities that met …
The District of Columbia Medicaid Fairness Act aims to adjust the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for the District of Columbia under Title XIX of the Social Security Act. It proposes setting the FMAP at 70% for fiscal years before …
H.Res. 830 is a resolution providing for the consideration of H.R. 999, a bill designed to protect an individual's ability to access contraceptives and a health care provider's ability to provide them. The resolution outlines the procedures for debating and …
The Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Modernization Act of 2025 (H.R. 5813) aims to amend existing laws to require group health plans and health insurance issuers to provide comprehensive coverage for breast or chest wall reconstruction related to breast cancer …
This House Resolution expresses support for recognizing October 26, 2025, as Intersex Awareness Day. It aims to promote understanding, respect, and the human rights of intersex individuals. The resolution encourages federal, state, and local entities to observe the day with …
Senate Resolution 465 designates September 2025 as "National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month." The resolution acknowledges the significant impact of childhood cancer, noting that thousands of children are diagnosed each year, and approximately 1,600 lose their lives to the disease annually. …
Senate Resolution 464 designates September 2025 as "National Cholesterol Education Month" and September 30, 2025, as "LDL-C Awareness Day." The resolution aims to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease and the importance of knowing one's LDL-C number. It highlights the prevalence …
The "Health Care Workforce Real-Time Data Dashboard Act" aims to establish a real-time data dashboard for graduate medical education training positions. The goal is to improve healthcare workforce planning and distribution, particularly in medically underserved communities. The Act mandates the …
The "Restoring Rural Health Act" (S. 3047) addresses the treatment of certain critical access hospitals (CAHs) that may have been found noncompliant with distance requirements. Specifically, it amends Section 1820(c)(2)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act to ensure that CAHs designated …