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WORK to Save Lives Act

House

Establishes the WORK to Save Lives Act as a labor and workplace policy measure referred to the House Education and Workforce Committee

Latest action: Tue Feb 10 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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WORK to Save Lives Act

Senate

Establishes the WORK to Save Lives Act as a labor and public health measure tied to workplace protections and safety

Latest action: Thu Mar 19 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Veterans Equal Access Act

House

Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to let VA health care providers give veterans recommendations and complete forms for participation in state marijuana programs

Latest action: Fri Mar 14 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish an opioid antagonist to a veteran without requiring a prescription or copayment.

House

Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to give veterans an opioid antagonist without a prescription or copayment

Latest action: Thu May 14 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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End Veterans Overdose Act of 2026

Senate

Reduce overdose deaths among veterans by creating targeted veterans overdose prevention and response measures

Latest action: Wed Mar 18 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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A resolution designating June 6, 2025, as National Naloxone Awareness Day.

Senate

Designates June 6, 2025, as National Naloxone Awareness Day to recognize naloxone awareness

Latest action: Tue Jun 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to update the policy of the Coast Guard regarding the use of medication to treat drug overdose, and for other purposes.

House

Directs the Coast Guard to update overdose response policy by making naloxone available across installations and operations, tracking distribution and illegal controlled substance use, and reporting progress to Congress

Latest action: Tue Jun 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2025

House

Requires the VA to obtain a National Academies report on suicide and other deaths among veterans who recently received VA care

Latest action: Mon Feb 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

House

Provides full-year FY2025 continuing appropriations for federal agencies and extends multiple expiring health and other federal programs and authorities through FY2025

Latest action: Sat Mar 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027

House

Continues FY2027 appropriations for federal agencies through early December 2026 or until regular appropriations are enacted, while extending several expiring programs and authorities

Latest action: Wed Jul 22 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026

House

Extends continuing appropriations for agriculture, the legislative branch, and military construction and veterans affairs, while continuing related extensions for fiscal year 2026

Latest action: Wed Nov 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

House

Implement reconciliation under title II of H. Con. Res. 14 through an enacted budget reconciliation measure

Latest action: Fri Jul 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027

House

Continues FY2027 funding for federal agencies through December 11, 2026 or until regular appropriations are enacted, while extending multiple expiring federal programs and authorities

Latest action: Mon Aug 10 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026

Senate

Provides continuing fiscal year 2026 funding for federal agencies, permanently extends expanded health insurance tax credits, and extends several expiring programs and authorities

Latest action: Thu Oct 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026

House

Extends FY2026 federal funding through a short-term continuing resolution while permanently extending expanded health insurance premium tax credits and continuing several expiring programs

Latest action: Thu Sep 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026

House

Reauthorizes through FY2031 and revises federal ALS and neurodegenerative disease therapy programs, including grant oversight and FDA planning for investigational drug development and access

Latest action: Thu Jul 23 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026

Senate

Reauthorizes through FY2031 and revises federal ALS and rare neurodegenerative disease therapy research programs, including grant conditions, FDA planning, and impact reporting

Latest action: Mon Aug 10 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Reproductive Freedom for Veterans Act

House

Expand reproductive freedom protections for veterans through Department of Veterans Affairs policy and care access

Latest action: Wed Mar 18 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Ending Chemical Abortions Act of 2025

House

Prohibit the mailing or interstate distribution of chemical abortion drugs as proposed in the Ending Chemical Abortions Act of 2025

Latest action: Wed Jan 22 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Access to Birth Control Act

House

Expand access to birth control by creating a federal measure on contraceptive availability

Latest action: Mon Jun 23 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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PLASMA Act

Senate

Phases in Medicare Part D manufacturer discount requirements for plasma-derived products over several years

Latest action: Mon Feb 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Safe Step Act

Senate

Establishes requirements for step therapy protocols used in health insurance coverage to protect patient access to prescribed treatments

Latest action: Thu Mar 19 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Safe Step Act

House

Establishes federal requirements for step therapy practices under health plans to create safer exceptions and review standards

Latest action: Fri Sep 19 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Alternatives to PAIN Act

Senate

Reduces Medicare Part D cost sharing and utilization controls for certain non-opioid pain management drugs

Latest action: Thu Feb 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Access to Birth Control Act

Senate

Establishes federal protections for obtaining and using birth control and limits barriers to contraceptive access

Latest action: Fri Aug 01 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Veterans Health Administration Novel Therapeutics Preparedness Act

Senate

Strengthens Veterans Health Administration preparedness for novel therapeutics used in veterans health care delivery

Latest action: Wed Apr 29 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Reaffirming the freedom to decide and expressing continued support for medication abortion access.

House

Expresses continued support for access to medication abortion and reaffirms the freedom to make reproductive health care decisions

Latest action: Fri Jan 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Jamie Reed Protecting Our Kids from Child Abuse Act

Senate

Prohibit certain forms of child abuse involving minors under the Jamie Reed Protecting Our Kids from Child Abuse Act

Latest action: Wed Jan 29 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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To nullify the modifications made by the Food and Drug Administration in January 2023 to the risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for the abortion pill mifepristone, and for other purposes.

House

Nullifies the FDA's January 2023 mifepristone REMS changes and bars similar future changes to dispensing requirements for the abortion pill

Latest action: Thu Jan 23 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Protecting Life from Chemical Abortions Act

House

Nullifies FDA changes to mifepristone dispensing rules, restricts loosening REMS protections, and generally bars abortion-related public health emergency declarations

Latest action: Mon Feb 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Protect Children’s Innocence Act

House

Establishes federal criminal offenses for providing gender-transition procedures or medications to minors and broadens federal prohibitions on female genital mutilation involving minors

Latest action: Thu Dec 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Alternatives to PAIN Act

House

Reduce Medicare Part D patient costs and plan restrictions for non-opioid pain management drugs by requiring favorable coverage terms

Latest action: Wed Feb 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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PLASMA Act

House

Phases in Medicare Part D manufacturer discount requirements for plasma-derived products over several years instead of applying the full discounts immediately

Latest action: Fri Feb 21 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025

Senate

Establishes a federal framework to improve mental health policy and oversight in the aviation sector

Latest action: Tue Apr 14 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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INSULIN Act of 2026

Senate

Establishes the INSULIN Act of 2026 as a Senate bill on insulin policy and regulation

Latest action: Fri Aug 07 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Medicare IVIG Access Enhancement Act of 2025

House

Extends Medicare coverage to in home intravenous immune globulin administration for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy and multifocal motor neuropathy treatment

Latest action: Fri Feb 07 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Women’s Protection in Telehealth Act

House

Excludes providers of abortion inducing drugs from Medicare unless a physician conducts an in person exam is present for administration and schedules a follow up visit within 14 days

Latest action: Thu Feb 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act of 2025

Senate

Expands FDA authority over pediatric studies for orphan drugs used in rare pediatric diseases and strengthens related research, enforcement, and reporting requirements

Latest action: Tue Feb 25 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025

House

Requires the FAA to update pilot and air traffic controller mental health rules and special issuance policies using task force recommendations

Latest action: Tue Sep 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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I CAN Act

Senate

Allows nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other nonphysician clinicians to perform certain Medicare and Medicaid documentation, supervision, and certification duties

Latest action: Thu Feb 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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